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Sienna Thornton smiled slightly, not arguing with him, and just said lightly, "There are always some people who need to stand up and do what they can for the country's trade and regulatory interests, and it just so happens that I am one of them."
Faced with the other's tricky and superficial question, her response appropriately highlighted her indifference without embarrassing the other party, maintaining the goodwill she wanted to extend to them.
Quentin Thorne looked at his daughter with admiration in his eyes.
The hot pot continued to simmer, and lunch continued...
Although the round table was almost full, everyone was very polite. Apart from Sienna Thornton and her cousin, the lawyer, occasionally talking about matters in their circles, and the two elders constantly urging their two grandchildren to eat, there was not much conversation most of the time.
