"Hahaha..."
Fan Zheyu saw Lin Fan silent and thought Lin Fan was at a loss for words, feeling very smug again.
"Country bumpkin, you probably donât even know what a finance department is. Talking to you about financial knowledge is downright bullying. But thatâs the reality, you have to accept it. Youâre a dead broke country bumpkin. The money you earn in your lifetime isnât enough for me to buy a car. Tell me, what qualifications do you have to compete with me, what qualifications do you have to fight with me for a woman!"
Fan Zheyu laughed, trying to belittle Lin Fan.
He originally thought that with his robust physique, he could easily knock Lin Fan down with force, but he ended up suffering a big loss.
He was careless, not expecting this country bumpkin to be so strong.
This time, it was foolproof. If a punch couldnât defeat Lin Fan, surely money could crush him, right? He graduated from the finance department of Harvard University, dealing with a country bumpkin was indeed easy, almost felt a bit unfair and lacking in style.
However, to win against Lin Fan, he didnât care about style anymore.
Wei Yueâer was a bit angry and also somewhat contemptuous of Fan Zheyu. Didnât he say he wouldnât compete with Lin Fan on financial knowledge? He lost in force, and then went back on his word. It was such a slap in the face, and too shameless!
"Mr. Fan, youâre too shameless. Didnât you say earlier that youâd only compete with Lin Fan in force? Arenât you embarrassed to go back on your word?"
Wei Yueâer couldnât help but speak.
Fan Zheyu chuckled, "I just want this country bumpkin to face the reality. He has brute force but will never be able to compare to me. Iâm standing on a high ground heâll never reach; he can only gaze up at me. A country bumpkin from the countryside, what right does he have to compete with a promising student like me!"
"Yueâer, I also want you to face reality. Heâs a poor country bumpkin, heâs not worthy of you. Thereâs no possibility between you two. Only I am worthy of you. You should recognize your own position, reduce your interactions with these poor folks, youâll lower your own class! At this time, you shouldnât be in such a rural place, you should be in a villa, lying by the pool, enjoying coffee and afternoon tea, admiring the magnificent sea view. Thatâs the life we rich people should be living!"
Wei Yueâer felt very disgusted and coldly said, "What kind of life I lead and what choices I make regarding my life is my own matter. You have no right to point fingers."
She hated when others tried to dictate to her, telling her whatâs right or wrong. She wasnât a three-year-old child, she didnât need others to arrange her life.
This Fan Zheyu, a self-absorbed egotist, was presuming to arrange her life. It was so annoying.
Fan Zheyu laughed lightly and said, "No problem, after we get married, you will gradually change your mind. You will eventually agree with me."
Fan Zheyuâs tone was filled with confidence.
Wei Yueâer snorted, "Fan Zheyu, rest assured, weâre not the same kind of people. Itâs impossible for me to marry you. Even if I really marry a poor man, it would be my own choice, nothing to do with you. Whatâs more, you have no idea what kind of person youâve provoked."
Fan Zheyu seemed not to pay attention to the latter part of Wei Yueâerâs words, only hearing the first part, and said with a smile, "Donât speak too soon. Families like ours care about matching social status. Across Jiangnan, I donât believe thereâs anyone more suitable to be your husband than me. I trust your brother thinks the same. You must understand, sometimes for people like us, marriage is not fully within our control."
In some wealthy families, the marriage of children is not necessarily more free than regular families. Regular people can freely choose who to love, while for the wealthy, marriage might not be as simple as merely tying the knot.
Like the daughters of ancient emperors, even as noble princesses, they did not have freedom in marriage. Often, they were used as diplomatic tools and married off far away.
Even in a second-rate family like the Su Family, Su Jinjin almost had to marry into the Li Family, as a pawn for the marriage alliance between the Su and Li Families. Luckily, Su Jinjin met Lin Fan, staging a spectacular escapade from marriage.
Wei Yueâer sneered, "Fan Zheyu, are you showing off?"
Fan Zheyu chuckled, "Think whatever you like, Iâm just stating the truth. Country bumpkin, I advise you to have some self-awareness, and donât provoke Yueâer. Sheâs beyond your reach, Iâm afraid you canât bear the consequences! You, coming from the countryside, should find a simple countryside girl. City girls, are they even within your reach!"
Fan Zheyu was very smug. If he couldnât compete with Lin Fan physically, he would compete in family background, wealth, and knowledge. In these areas, he overwhelmingly triumphed over Lin Fan, leaving Lin Fan with no chance of countering.
Just when Fan Zheyu was feeling pleased with himself.
"Did you say youâre a graduate of Harvard Universityâs finance department?"
Lin Fan suddenly asked out of the blue.
Fan Zheyu sneered and said, "Country bumpkin, you probably havenât even left Tianhai. I studied in the United States, and you, a country bumpkin, mentioning Harvard only taints Harvardâs name."
Lin Fan smiled, "From my understanding, Harvard is indeed a good university, but itâs just so-so, not top-tier. After all, they have people like you, an idiot. Oh, maybe Harvard isnât bad, itâs just youâre too bad, disgracing Harvard."
Fan Zheyuâs face darkened, and he shouted angrily, "Stupid country bumpkin, what are you saying?"
Then, he seemed to realize something, chuckled coldly, "You stupid country bumpkin, can only boast with words, what do you know!"
Lin Fan said, "Youâre a graduate from Harvard Universityâs finance department and youâre working in an investment bank. So Iâll ask you a simple calculation question. Here we have about twenty villagers, keep in mind they are all currently destitute. Iâll give you one million in funds, how would you make them all millionaires within a day?"
There were twenty villagers, and funds were only one million, yet they were to become millionaires within a day, which was simply impossible!
Dividing the one million would only mean each person gets 50,000!
This is the most basic thinking of ordinary people.
Whereas investment thinking would be to find a way to turn one million into twenty million, so the twenty villagers would get an average of one million each, solving the problem.
Then the question becomes how to turn one million into twenty million within a day, a net profit of nineteen million?
Fan Zheyu snorted, "Lin Fan, that question is foolish. Turning one million into twenty million within a dayâhow could there be such a good thing in this world? If that were possible, there wouldnât be any poor people in the world. Your question is simply unrealistic!"
Lin Fan smiled, "Is that so, what if I say I can do it?"
Fan Zheyu laughed, "Hahaha... what a big joke. Thatâs the funniest joke Iâve heard this year. Putting everything else aside, Lin Fan, you country bumpkin, where would you get one million? You probably donât even have a hundred bucks on you!"