Shen Cheng could easily determine that these items weren't purchased by Han Lie. Regardless of whether he could afford them, his age alone made it impossible for him to have spent money on such things.
What was originally an eight on his attention scale instantaneously skyrocketed to a twelve.
This wasn't snobbery, but rather the most basic value judgment.
Wealthy upstarts were treated one way, while scions of established families with deep roots were treated another. Han Lie, who had built his own foundation from scratch, naturally deserved the highest level of respect.
Consequently, their conversation flowed extremely smoothly and harmoniously.
