"Cough, cough." Seeing the obvious disbelief in her father's eyes, Shen Fangli immediately changed the subject. "Come to think of it, I also asked Yan Xianjue about the collaboration."
President Shen's attention was indeed diverted. He gestured for Shen Fangli to continue.
Shen Fangli shook her head. "He denied it. And he told me that the Yan Household was currently run by his eldest brother, who wasn't someone ruled by emotion. If he chose to work with you, it had to be because there was profit to be made."
Upon hearing the words "profit to be made," President Shen's mouth twitched.
He couldn't help asking, "Were those his exact words?"
Shen Fangli nodded.
President Shen: "..."
For a moment, President Shen didn't know what to say. Did President Yan know how his younger brother evaluated him?
But it was someone else's family business, so it wasn't his place to say much.
So he chose to skip over the topic as well.
Ever since hearing that Shen Fangli was dating someone, his brows had not relaxed. He said softly, "Lili, I'm not saying this to make you feel inferior, but our family and the Yan Household are not equally matched."
"Actually, I would rather you marry a man you can keep under control, or at least one who is evenly matched with you."
"People say women should marry up and men should marry down, but in that case, the weaker party in the marriage will inevitably suffer grievances."
"And more often than not, those grievances aren't intentional. They simply come from differences in perception caused by social class."
Shen Fangli nodded again. "I understand what you mean, Dad."
"But he's the only one I'm interested in."
She told her father what was truly in her heart. "Actually, when Mom asked whether