Chapter 576: Chapter 319 I Disagree Over Here
"Dad, what nonsense are you saying? Sure, Yang Wenqi is pretty, but does Chen Feng have to chase after her? Where’s the logic in that? You’re judging a gentleman’s heart with a petty mind."
Mr. Jin’s words made Jin Xinyan quite angry. Her own father said Yang Wenqi was much prettier than her, and right in front of the man she’s interested in, making her feel embarrassed.
Additionally, Mr. Jin’s words clearly cast doubt on Chen Feng’s character, suspecting him of dishonesty. Being so against Chen Feng would certainly make Chen Feng displeased, thus affecting Jin Xinyan’s image in Chen Feng’s eyes.
Her dad is really sabotaging his daughter!
Jin Xinyan felt a wave of bitterness in her heart. It was already difficult for her to become Chen Feng’s real girlfriend, possibly even marry him. Now, thanks to her dad’s antics, it’s even harder.
"Exactly, if you don’t know, don’t speak recklessly." Seeing her daughter upset, Mrs. Jin also blamed her husband, "Where’s that roommate of our daughter prettier? What kind of taste do you have? Our daughter is not worse off than that girl."
Chen Feng, of course, felt a bit uncomfortable at this moment, but he isn’t overly sensitive. After all, he slept with the man’s daughter and even struck the first blow. Mr. Jin’s attitude and verbal disrespect are still within Chen Feng’s tolerance.
"I think you might be misunderstanding, Uncle. I just mentioned Yang Wenqi is a signed artist at my company; I’m her boss. Although I value her highly and she is indeed pretty, there’s nothing between us, let alone me chasing her. The reason is quite simple: I never mix business with personal matters. She’s part of my company now, and as her boss, I can’t be in a relationship with her, let alone exploit her. That’s my basic principle as a person."
"Well said." Mrs. Jin praised generously, "Little Chen is absolutely right; a business can’t be sustainable if personal and professional matters are mixed. The fact that Little Chen is aware of this shows his company must be quite successful."
Jin Xinyan quickly added, "Mom, I forgot to tell you earlier, the TV series produced by Chen Feng’s company is currently trending online, very popular, and even the two male leads are starting to gain recognition."
"Oh, what TV series? What’s it called?" Mrs. Jin asked curiously.
"’Mountain Order,’ aired on Tencent Video. You can see the poster right on the homepage when you open the Tencent app. It’s very popular; I’ve been following it too—it’s quite good."
"Then I’ll take a look too. After all, it’s produced by Little Chen’s company."
Chen Feng saw this and expressed his thanks: "Thank you, Auntie, for the support."
"It’s the least I can do. I’ll recommend this TV series to my friends and family."
"Thank you very much!"
The three chatted for a while longer, and the ordered dishes finally arrived. Mrs. Jin warmly introduced the dishes while enthusiastically urging Chen Feng to eat.
During this time, Mr. Jin kept a stern face but thankfully didn’t speak recklessly again nor targeted Chen Feng anymore.
This made Jin Xinyan secretly breathe a sigh of relief.
After about half an hour, Mrs. Jin had basically asked all the questions she wanted to. Overall, she was fairly satisfied with Chen Feng.
The biggest issue was that Chen Feng was several years older than their daughter. This was something they had previously been concerned about, especially Mr. Jin, who developed a distaste for the idea of his daughter potentially dating an older man.
Even though he had been informed by his daughter about some details regarding Chen Feng earlier, like how he wholly owns a film company, has shares in another company worth billions, and owns at least two luxury villas.
In total, Chen Feng’s personal assets amount to at least over a billion.
While there are many people in the bustling city of Xiu Zhou with assets upwards of a billion, someone like Chen Feng—single, with a clear standing, reasonably young—is quite rare.
Moreover, Chen Feng meets Jin Xinyan’s aesthetic preferences, making her feel comfortable around him.
In front of her parents, although she didn’t admit she had slept with Chen Feng, she did express that she’s considering accepting Chen Feng’s pursuit.
Her attitude, of course, made her parents take Chen Feng seriously, causing them to urgently insist on meeting him.
However, after Mr. Jin met Chen Feng in person, despite thinking in his heart that Chen Feng looked good, he still couldn’t help but find him objectionable.
This might be a common trait among many fathers: they often find future sons-in-law disagreeable.
Mr. Jin felt the main issue was Chen Feng being several years older than his daughter. Additionally, Chen Feng still had a rural household registration, which somewhat lowered his opinion of him. Although the household registration issue is better left unsaid.
After all, many wealthy rural entrepreneurs are richer than these urban city folks.
Anyway, he was dissatisfied with Chen Feng as a potential son-in-law.
Chen Feng got up to go to the restroom. He had just stepped out of the private room when Mr. Jin quickly followed.
The two of them arrived at the restroom, standing side by side, separated by a spot.
Chen Feng glanced sideways at him without saying anything, minding his own business.
However, Mr. Jin started speaking: "Little Chen, I’ll be honest with you, I’m against you associating with my daughter. If you want to pursue her, date her, I won’t agree."
Hearing this, Chen Feng secretly rolled his eyes, amused that it was actually his daughter pursuing him.
Chen Feng initially ignored him, but after finishing his business and zipping up, he looked at Mr. Jin, who hadn’t moved for a while, and asked with a half-smile: "So you’re saying I should cut ties with your daughter and not contact her again?"
Mr. Jin managed a bit of a trickle, let out a breath, and then looked at Chen Feng saying, "That would be ideal. My daughter is not suitable for you. We prefer to find her a local and a peer, both of which you don’t fit."
"Alright, understood." Chen Feng nodded and turned towards the door.
Mr. Jin, one could tell, was the kind of old-generation city person with a traditional sense of superiority, looking down on rural folk and outsiders, especially those from less economically developed provinces.
This had little to do with whether rural folk or outsiders had money; even if he himself was receiving support funds, as long as he had a city registration and was a city person, he felt entitled to look down on these rural people and outsiders, regardless of their wealth.
This mindset was prevalent among at least half of the older generation city residents in the past, with some expressing it overtly, others more covertly. But the notion always existed.
Having lived in Xiu Zhou for so many years, Chen Feng was well aware of the thought patterns and mindsets of the local older generation, so he didn’t bother arguing.
Moreover, Chen Feng never intended to become his son-in-law from the start, nor even considered being Jin Xinyan’s official boyfriend.
Just as he reached the restroom door, someone approached him head-on.
This person was in his forties, wearing black-rimmed glasses, with a high hairline, neither fat nor thin, dressed casually.
Chen Feng glanced at him and actively moved to the side to let him pass.