The Birth of Shanghai's First Conglomerate

Chapter 163: Parents have shortcomings
After visiting the newly built Wangcai Primary School.

Chen Pingsheng allocated another five million yuan to build the collective Wangcai Village Public Health Center.

As soon as the news came out, many people came to his house to beg for alms.

From the village chief of the neighboring village to the town mayor, and even the second-in-command of the county, they all called.

They hoped he could go to the county, but Chen Pingsheng refused without hesitation.

His businesses are all in the capital, and he has no intention of getting too close to the county.

The reason he donated money to Wangcai Village is because it is where he grew up.

Every hometown is different.

He spent another two days idly at home, and on the third day, Chen Qi asked him to go see Chen Bufan's new girlfriend.

How did the blind date go so quickly?
It was a bit unexpected.

Even Chen An'an found it strange. Chen Bufan was someone she could only play with, so who would be interested in him?

Chen Pingsheng went to his grandfather's house.

Chen Bufan laughed heartily, using the same laugh he had with his big kid at home.

He chuckled loudly.

The little brat is only seven years old, while he's twenty-five; you can imagine how strange that is.

The girl was from the next village; she was quite thin.

My father was partially blind, and my mother was a notorious garbage collector in the village.

A "garbage collector" is someone who makes a living by collecting garbage.

Her father was not only partially blind, but also a gambler.

In today's society, as long as you are diligent, you will basically not go hungry anymore, and you can build a decent little house.

Because of his love for gambling, he lost everything.

The girl has two older brothers. The eldest brother drowned while swimming in the river, and the younger brother was in a car accident.

Nobody knows who hit them.

Goodness, who arranged this match?
As if they weren't miserable enough, they even introduced Chen Bufan to the situation.

The fate of the unfortunate is often decided from the moment they are born.

Take this girl, for example. She had excellent grades but was unable to attend school.

She's quite pretty; with a little grooming, she could be a beautiful girl.

She married him anyway! It's a complicated story.

Chen Pingsheng asked, "How much was the bride price?"

"Eighty thousand."

Chen Qi told him that this girl's daily life consisted of all sorts of gossip; wherever there was gossip, there she was.

"Isn't 80,000 too little?" Chen Pingsheng frowned.

"That's all they've said in their family."

Chen Qi whispered, "Didn't you see that the girl didn't say a word? It was all agreed upon by her parents."

Fine.

Human life is not the right path; the joys and sorrows of life are inexplicable.

His third uncle and aunt were determined to find their son a normal wife, and he couldn't very well try to sabotage their relationship.

The only thing we can do is build a decent-looking house for them.

You can't really expect parents to sell their daughter for 80,000 yuan.

Chen Pingsheng also asked Chen An'an to come and see, saying, "If it weren't for your dad working hard to earn money, you wouldn't be living such a comfortable life."

Chen An'an nodded firmly, everything her father said was right.

If it's not right, my allowance will be halved.

Can she resist?
Another day passed, and Uncle San held a banquet at home, inviting only a few people.

The main event was Chen Bufan's engagement banquet.

It's enough that everyone knows about this. The matchmaker is quite something; she even came to his house to propose marriage.

I'll still help Chen Qi find a partner.

Peng Ying's sharp gaze drove her away.

This isn't introducing a potential partner; it's practically begging to be a kept man.

Given her daughter's conditions, she'll definitely have to negotiate them herself.

Unless the man is an extremely morally questionable person, he generally won't object.

It's up to her.

The next day, Chen Pingsheng drove his black Jetta to Song Yanxi's grandfather's house.

Her father, Song Huamin, didn't come back last year, but he did this year.

Song Wu and Liu Fen also rushed back to celebrate the New Year.

The old man was quite happy. To be honest, as people get older, they can't enjoy life anymore, and their health isn't very good either.

The only time we look forward to all year is these few days when our children come home.

Visiting home often is the greatest act of filial piety.

Song Wu has filmed quite a few TV series in the past two years, but unfortunately she has played dead bodies. She even paused to point out which corpse she was playing when there was a pile of corpses on the ground.

After being relentlessly beaten down by society for two years, my sister-in-law has truly changed.

“Ping Sheng, thank you so much for taking care of Pei Yao in the capital. These are eggs laid by my old hen these past two days. Please don’t mind them; they’re the only decent eggs I have at home.”

Jiang Peiyao also came with her parents.

Nineteen-year-old girls are still a bit shy and don't talk much.

"Oh, thank you so much, Auntie."

"My dear, can my Yao'er really become a big star?"

"Yes, definitely."

Song Wu jumped out proudly again, saying, "Pei Yao is so beautiful, and with my brother-in-law taking care of her, she can do whatever she wants in the entertainment industry. She can act in any role she wants in the future."

"It's not as exaggerated as you say."

Song Yanxi rolled her eyes at her sister: "Auntie, Pei Yao is still in the learning stage. It's hard to say whether she can become a big star. We can only do our best to help."

Smart people don't speak in a way that leads to certain death.

Not to mention that it also involves the parents' earnest hopes for their children, which cannot be said to be absolute.

"Well, thank you anyway. We country folk don't know much. Let alone becoming a star, even just getting into the entertainment industry would be a huge blessing."

"It's alright, we're all family, we'll do our best to help each other."

"Cousin, what kind of role do you think I'd be suitable for?"

My younger cousin, Song Jun, who is only 21 years old, has jumped out again, clearly showing that he also has great expectations for the entertainment industry.

Perhaps what he's really thinking about is how many beautiful women there are in the entertainment industry. As long as he can become famous, he could sleep with a different one every day for two hundred days straight.

Song Yanxi is quite good at handling these kinds of things. With so many relatives in her family, she can bring all sorts of people to Beijing.

What happened?

Now, that old aunt Liu Xiu'ai from Beijing is still scolding their whole family.

Han Fei was already dead, so they couldn't say anything.

But I have to refuse those relatives from my hometown.

I'd give you tens of thousands of yuan, but don't get involved in this mess.

They don't even care how ordinary they look.

"You're not suited for anything."

Song Yanxi simply and directly refused.

"That can't be right."

Song Jun's mother jumped out again: "Yanxi, when you were little, your second aunt treated you very well. She would often hold you in her arms and play with you. Whenever my son had something to eat, she would give it to you first. Now you're helping Pei Yao but not my son. That doesn't make sense, does it?"

Song Wu's actions are a classic example of good intentions gone wrong.

Few people knew about their family's situation in the capital.

Even when Jiang Peiyao returned, she didn't say anything.

As soon as she arrived, she told everyone that her older sister owned Tengying Entertainment in Beijing, which was one of the top entertainment companies in the industry.

Even popular actress Zhao Liying is under their management.

How much insight can rural people have? They see such a good opportunity right in front of them.

Then why don't you just keep pushing forward?

Anyone who tries to stop her at this time is cutting off her source of income, which is tantamount to killing her parents.

Although my second aunt was uneducated, she was willing to risk everything for her own son.

You either don't help anyone, or she won't say anything.

What does it mean to help one person but not her?
Isn't this blatant disrespect?

"Second Aunt, these are two different things."

Song Yanxi patiently explained, "Although my family has opened an entertainment company, it has only been established for one or two years and its foundation is not yet stable. Besides, Pei Yao is only allowed to work at the entertainment company because she is suitable for it."

It's almost unspoken, but Jiang Peiyao's looks are top-notch even in the entertainment industry.

Your son would only be good at pulling radishes if he were an ordinary person.

How do we arrange this?
"I don't care, your family has to make arrangements for my son!"

"Go to Boiling Sheep, Boiling Sheep should be quite suitable for him."

"Boiling Sheep? What's that?"

"There are restaurants here in Shacheng too."

"A restaurant?" Auntie asked. "What would he be doing there? As the owner or the head chef?"

Song Yanxi was speechless: "Go be an apprentice first."

Auntie was immediately displeased. "I'm telling you, Yanxi, if Peiyao follows your family, she'll become a big star, but if my son follows you, he'll only become a lowly cook, starting as an apprentice. If he wants to be a chef, do you really need to arrange that for him?"

"Stop messing around, okay?"

Song Huamin, the aunt's own brother, couldn't stand it anymore.

He had previously been criticizing Liu Xiu'ai's side, but now, his own sister is doing the same thing.

Liu Fen simply stopped talking. Now look what happened, there are such strange relatives everywhere.

No one needs to curse anyone anymore.

"Fei Yang Yang is a very famous catering group in Beijing, with a valuation of over a billion. Look at what you're saying."

Song Huamin was the only educated person in his family; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to go to the capital to marry Liu Fen, a local woman.

“My daughter meant well, and you don’t appreciate it, fine, but why are you being so sarcastic? If your son is really capable, he can succeed anywhere. If he’s hopeless, who can help him?”

The second aunt was quite afraid of her own brother, having been suppressed since childhood.

Her parents both favored sons over daughters, what could she do?
Now that I hear that Boiling Sheep is worth over a billion, my mind is immediately set on something new.

"I was just saying that. He's been good at making fried rice since he was little, so he must have a natural talent for cooking."

Despite saying that, Chen Pingsheng still made a deal with him: when he went to Boiling Sheep, he must not tell anyone that he was the boss's cousin.

If someone dares to use this as an excuse to pick up girls at the shop, then no one's face will matter.

No joke, this is happening in a large corporation.

Anyone who gets in because of their relationship with the boss, even if they're just cleaning toilets, is good enough to have a lot of girls hook up with.

This must be avoided.

Song Jun's mouth twitched noticeably twice.

He wanted to work in the entertainment industry, and always felt like he was the chosen one.

He's entered the entertainment industry, and I wouldn't say he's comparable to Jackie Chan.

Someone like Donnie Yen can definitely be surpassed.

Who doesn't have lofty ambitions but frail fate when they're young?

He also needs to go to Shacheng in the next couple of days.

Let's see how Gao Hu is doing over there.

This guy is really getting creative these days.

He's already hooked up with two or three flight attendants, changing them every time he flies with one. He's got some skills.

Men with money are always philandering; there's no way you can sleep with all the women you want.

It's just that he keeps himself clean and doesn't get involved in these kinds of things.

I should try to avoid eating at my grandpa's house as much as possible in the future.

The entire story begins with how well he treated his wife when they were children.

Then she changed the subject and said that her son and daughter were both smart and talented.

If you go there to study for a few years, you might not become a general manager, but you'll definitely be able to become a store manager or even a junior executive.

He understands the parents' feelings, but he really can't bring himself to say that when running a business.

Anyone who wants to work for his company can only start as an apprentice.

Ultimately, there's a pragmatic approach: working as an apprentice in your own family business is better than working outside.

As long as you can learn it, why worry about not being able to make money in the future?

If you can't learn it, then let's not talk about it.

Go back to where you came from.

Thank you so much to AAA Wang Wenchao for the generous donation of 6666 Qidian coins! Thank you for your support.

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(End of this chapter)