I know you finally fell for a girl, but this kind of person is not only unsuitable for you, but also unsuitable for our Shen family.

Even though your grandparents have never mentioned dividing the family property, to be honest, our current situation is no different from dividing the family property.

Just like when your third aunt led everyone to make money, every share was clearly divided, for fear that money would cause estrangement between brothers.

As for this girl, there's really nothing she can't do in other areas.

But this kind of shallow thinking, and having thoughts about things you shouldn't be thinking about, is unacceptable in our family.

Although your grandparents do live in the hutongs year after year, they were able to live there not because of their own abilities.

Even with their own abilities, they wouldn't be able to reach that level.

It was because of the contributions your third aunt made that she was rewarded by the higher authorities.

Without your third aunt's sacrifices, you wouldn't have had it any better than others when you were young.

Your parents certainly had some resources, but the circumstances back then might not have allowed you to grow up safely, let alone have everything you have now.

We must not forget our roots, and we must not covet things we shouldn't covet.

I know you two brothers aren't like that, but if your future spouses are like that, can you guarantee they won't affect you?

Won't this affect the next generation? To be honest, I can't guarantee it.

Our Shen family was able to gain a foothold in Beijing in the past, indeed because of your grandparents.

But the reason you're getting noticed by those in power and being able to exchange a few words with them now and then isn't because of your grandparents.

The older generation, including your grandparents, were definitely in the lower-middle class.

The person who truly lets others know who the Shen family is is your third aunt.

Although your third aunt never takes credit, that is indeed the truth.

However, on the other hand, what will become of our Shen family in the future depends on your own efforts.

We're getting old, and no matter how much your grandparents have contributed, they won't be able to play a significant role in your generation.

It's not that I'm demanding that you two brothers reach some high position.

Rather, I want to tell you that within your current capabilities, try not to tarnish your own reputation.

If you two brothers meet someone you like, regardless of how popular that person is, you've decided that person is the one.

We, as parents, won't interfere; we'll just tell you how you plan to proceed from here on out.

Don't worry about our family's finances. We only have you two brothers as children, and the money we have will be divided equally between you two sooner or later.

As for the connections I have, I know I should apologize.

Over the years, we, as parents, have neglected your discipline and education.

The fact that you have all grown up to be so successful is inseparable from the upbringing and education of your third aunt over the years.

Don't be fooled by your third aunt's wealth; your third uncle also has a lot of connections.

But for the future of our Shen family, your fourth uncle and I have discussed this.

Entrust your network of contacts to the most capable person.

Ye was just saying, whether it's you two brothers, or your fourth uncle's two younger brothers, or even your third uncle's three brothers.

We don't care whose child the other person is; we only look at their abilities.

I originally thought your eldest brother was a good person, but due to health reasons, he had to leave his original workplace and choose to become a teacher.

His career will not improve within the next twenty years.

But twenty years later, those students became his greatest network of connections.

Therefore, he is no longer needed in this area. As for the rest of you, each of you is under our consideration.

Whether you can support the Shen family depends on your own abilities.

As for how you choose your next path, that's your own decision.

However, there is one thing we in the Shen family will not allow brothers to kill each other.

If none of you want that and you want to rely on your own abilities, that would be best.

After saying that, he left without waiting for the two brothers to say anything more. To be honest, he didn't want to say those words at all today.

But he never expected that the girl he finally saw, whom he liked, would be a money-grubber.

You can't say she's wrong, but she just can't be accepted in their family.

The Shen family is a military family; how could they accept someone so shallow?

Once such a person is married into the family, the consequences will be endless.

In today's society, with economic development, frankly speaking, the temptations are too great.

He can guarantee that his own child isn't like that, but how can he guarantee that others aren't?

Moreover, he's eyeing something that doesn't even belong to her. If he were to marry her, the entire Shen family would likely face utter ruin.

Let alone any talk of brotherhood; it would be good enough if they didn't become enemies.

However, this incident also reveals that some people have their eyes on the Shen family.

And they even dared to target children; they deserve to die.

Fortunately, the other party slipped up in their words; otherwise, it would have been discovered after they were married, even if the other party hadn't done anything.

He has to find a way to send the children far away, otherwise, the Shen family might be accused of some crime one day.

Even if she doesn't do anything to harm the country, she's just eyeing money that doesn't belong to her.

I'm afraid the Shen family will fall apart by then, and if anyone tries to take advantage of them, the Shen family will only be able to passively take the beating.

"Don't worry, our two children aren't the kind of people who don't know what's important."

"It is because I know this that I feel sorry for them and I am worried for them."

To be honest, I never imagined that someone would actually be eyeing our family's property.

Even though they weren't targeting the third son's child, once this child becomes a member of the Shen family, the consequences will be dire.

"That's true. Originally, we thought that since they were both in the army, it was rare for them to meet girls they liked. We thought that as long as they had feelings for each other, we parents wouldn't interfere with anything else."

But now it seems that whether or not to intervene, we need to thoroughly investigate the other party's family situation.

Otherwise, this isn't marrying a daughter-in-law, it's marrying a troublemaker.

"Who says otherwise? I think it's best if we marry our two children to people of similar social standing."

Especially among children from military families, there's a general consensus, both among the young people themselves and among our parents.

"Fine, I don't want them to marry those so-called rich girls into our family anyway."