xiǎo shuō / zhōng / de / fù qīn / bǎ / xiǎo nǚ ér / shì wéi / zhǎng shàng míng zhū / shǐ zhōng / zūn zhòng / tā / de / xuǎn zé

小说中的父亲把小女儿视为掌上明珠，始终尊重她的选择。

In the novel, the father regards his youngest daughter as the apple of his eye and always respects her choices.