Shen Li

Shen Li is a recurring character in. He is the father of Wen Li and the estranged husband of Sunshine Li.

Appearance
Shen Li is an elderly man. He has receding, thinning gray hair, alongside a long, wispy mustache. He often wears sweaters over white collared shirts. He relies on a cane for mobility.

Personality
Shen is generally a quiet, closed-off man. Sometimes, however, his humorous side does show.

Background
Shen was born to a rich family in Hala. He was eventually wedded to Sunshine Meng in an arranged marriage and they had a son, Tengfei, in 247 TP. Two years later, Wen Li was born. After being fed up by Sunshine's antics and abusiveness, in 255 TP, Shen and Wen boarded a ferry to Thales, where Shen acquired a job as a textile merchant in Port City. Sunshine kept their firstborn, Tengfei, in Hala.

However, in 268 TP, a recession started. His son Wen stepped up and became employed as a taxi driver. After the recession ended, Shen realized Li had grown up and turned into a better person. Pleased with this, he told his son to go live his own life.

He later became involved with the Changs, becoming a close friend of theirs. When they had Da Chang, they hired Shen as his personal mentor. One time when visiting the Aiolan Scholar's Literary Repository, Shen and Da uncovered an ancient book. Upon opening it, a wind unleashed itself upon Shen, his future flashing before his eyes.

In his later life, he became more involved with his son, Wen, and daughter-in-law, Yu Li. Li, too, was aging, and Shen suggested he hire Da Chang.