The Birth of Shanghai's First Conglomerate

They also have a home in Shacheng.

The villa covers an area of ​​over 1,000 square meters, with a garden in front and a lake in the back.

The housing prices in Shacheng are relatively low; this large villa only cost a little over five million yuan when it was first purchased.

It even comes with interior decoration.

I didn't pass by there on my way back this time; I went straight home.

When a customized Coaster is brought to the countryside, it's impossible to stay low-key.

Given his current status, every time he returns, his neighbors and relatives in the village will come out and set off several strings of firecrackers.

Chen Pingsheng would also give them a red envelope containing tens of thousands of yuan.

This money is nothing to him, but it means a lot to his relatives who have been farming in their hometown for a long time.

Chen Pingsheng was just going home for a short trip; he was going to visit Song Yanxi's grandfather that afternoon.

For some reason, the old man's health has suddenly deteriorated a lot this year.

She stayed in the hospital for several months, all paid for by her family. After seeing the medical expenses, she refused to stay in the hospital again.

I have to come out no matter what.

What a joke! He could die right now, but he absolutely cannot lie in a luxury ward spending tens of thousands of yuan every day.

Isn't this a burden on future generations?

Even if you're rich, there's no reason to spend money like that.

Grandpa Song's attitude on this matter was very clear: he was unwilling to spend another penny of their family's money.

The old man, in his final moments, became stubborn once again.

Unlike her younger sister Song Wu, Song Yanxi's sister was brought to Beijing at a very young age.

She was raised by her grandparents; her grandmother passed away years ago.

Her grandfather was left all alone, and now it seems he's finally starting to take his time.

No one can avoid birth, aging, sickness, and death in this world.

Even if his family is that rich, it's still not acceptable.

Song Yanxi doesn't go anywhere; she stays home with her grandfather every day.

The old man looked more and more haggard and aged every day.

If I had stayed in the hospital, I might have been able to hold on for several more months or even a year.

The medical expenses that will likely amount to over ten million yuan are probably the result.

But now that he's been discharged from the hospital, his health is clearly deteriorating rapidly.

Under such circumstances, it's likely they won't even be able to last three days.

Many elderly people face a dilemma when they are on their deathbeds, torn between their children's loyalty to the country and their filial duty to them.

Those who are rich are fine.

If you don't have money, this kind of old age disease can't be cured.

I've been spending all my time in the hospital, and it costs several thousand yuan a day.

It's possible for several elderly people in rural areas to continue receiving treatment like this.

The old man's last wish before he passed away was simply to hear one more performance of Huagu Opera.

Coincidentally, Song Yanxi's grandmother sang this song.

Perhaps for him, leaving this world means going to find his old partner in another world!
That's how rural couples are; they often argue fiercely over trivial matters and the necessities of life.

But when they get old, they'll still help each other cross the street.

His wife would also remind him, "Old man, be careful, there's a car ahead."

Perhaps this is the best outcome for love.

My dear spouse, we've grown old together, from our youth to our gray hair.

Grandpa Song's passing was considered a happy occasion.

He lived to be over eighty years old before passing away.

Chen Pingsheng and Song Yanxi personally helped carry the coffin for their grandfather.

The commotion in the village was enormous.

Everyone knows that Song Yanxi grew up here.

Chen Pingsheng would often come over and take her to catch fish and shrimp.

The two childhood sweethearts, despite their age difference, eventually married and had a daughter.

All of this was personally supported by Grandpa Song.

Even when he had nowhere else to eat, he would eat here.

The old man's passing wasn't entirely sudden, and now his eldest granddaughter and grandson have both rushed back from Beijing to bid him farewell.

The old man can now rest in peace.

On the day of his final burial, countless luxury cars arrived in the village.

It stretches as far as the eye can see, with no end in sight.

Even big stars like Yang Mi and Zhao Liying came all the way from Shanghai.

There were also a series of senior executives within the group, as well as his relatives and friends.

Chang Fu hadn't planned to come back; he didn't know Song Yanxi's grandfather would pass away so quickly.

That very night, they took the fastest plane to Shacheng.

This includes Zhang Tao and Liu Jing, among others.

The event lasted three days, culminating in the final burial ceremony.

Leaders from the local town and even the county came to visit.

They even wrote a special eulogy, filled with praise for Grandpa Song's life.

Grandpa Song was the eldest of six brothers.

He fought against the Japanese invaders, resisted looting, and shouldered his responsibilities as the eldest son during the famine years.

Chen Pingsheng didn't know who wrote the eulogy; he just felt it was exceptionally well-written.

This not only demonstrates the local government's recognition of the elderly man, but also highlights the remarkable and moving nature of his ordinary life.

Afterwards, Chen Pingsheng announced a donation of 30 million yuan to the local area.

His main responsibility was to build three Hope Primary Schools and a new rural health clinic.

In addition, ten million was used for subsidies to local impoverished households.

Most of the impoverished households in rural areas today have some kind of health problem.

Like the deaf old woman in the corner of the village, or the sixth uncle who became disabled in a work accident on the west side.

If there are no health problems, as long as you are a little diligent, you should be able to eat your fill without any problems.

As for the large number of single men in rural areas, the bride price is getting higher and higher.

He was powerless and unable to change anything.

This is clearly a major trend of the times, and it has even given rise to a business of making money from bride prices by exploiting women.

He's not exaggerating. The divorced woman with a child who asked for 18 yuan in dowry last year is divorced again this year.

The strange thing is, she's going on blind dates again this year.

What's even stranger is that quite a few people are actually willing to go.

Even more bizarrely, the dowry for a third marriage has been increased to 220,000 yuan.

Chen Pingsheng really couldn't understand which fool would dare to marry someone like that.

This is clearly a good way to make money.

They can earn hundreds of thousands of yuan every year just from the bride price.

It's also less tiring to go out and work.

He felt that if this trend were to develop, it would be a tremendous devastation for ordinary rural families.

Marriage leaves you with a mountain of debt, divorce ruins two generations.

The old man's funeral lasted for three whole days.

The scene was unlike anything the villagers had ever witnessed in their lives, and it was only at this moment that many truly understood Chen Pingsheng's influence outside the village.

Let's not even talk about the 30 million that was donated.

A large number of big stars who are usually only seen on TV and in the news also came.

Although they didn't stay for very long, it's remarkable that a big star like them would show up in such a small village.

This demonstrates its terrifying influence.

……

After finishing the joyous funeral for Grandpa Song, Chen Pingsheng didn't go anywhere else.

Many people wanted to see him, including town leaders and county representatives.

When an official personally comes to your home to see you, that's a matter of prestige.

The confidence to simply not see someone when you don't want to is true confidence.

He simply disappeared.

In addition, relatives from both sides came to visit him. Social interactions in the village are usually very simple; people bring gifts and exchange pleasantries upon arrival.

Then they started talking about the difficulties.

My son is getting married this year, and his fiancée must buy a house in the city.

They couldn't even afford the bride price, let alone the down payment for a house.

There's no other way now but to borrow it from Chen Pingsheng.

No matter who it is, he just put up a million-dollar vault in front of his house, so it doesn't matter who comes.

Take 30,000 home. If you're still not satisfied, turn left as you leave.

If you're ever asked to lend money, either don't lend it at all, or don't expect it to be repaid.

Otherwise, if you try to get the money back after the repayment deadline, years of friendship will be gone.

It's hard to be friends.

He also has quite a few cars parked in his rural hometown, as many of his relatives' children get married there.

Many people come to his house to borrow his car as a wedding car.

Just a couple of days ago, a young man in his early twenties got married and borrowed a BMW X5 from his father to use as his wedding car.

He was still not satisfied even after being lent a BMW.

His words were clearly asking why he wasn't given a convertible Rolls-Royce.
This car is so polite; it will definitely shock the bride's whole family when it arrives at her house.

And then, before the wedding even started, that young man in his early twenties was drinking and driving.

They also happened to collide with another car.

Guess how he handled it?
He was driving under the influence of alcohol and crashed into someone else's car, then ran to the toilet to hide.

And then, what was originally a private settlement would have only cost a few thousand yuan.

Because of his evasive maneuver, Xi received a punishment from the police officer: his driver's license was confiscated and he was banned from taking the test for five years.

His family immediately came to his door to plead for leniency, hoping he could use his connections to settle the matter.

Chen Pingsheng calmly sipped his tea, wondering how they had the audacity to suggest such an idea.

Just because someone has money doesn't mean they can trample on the law at will.

Then what's the point of laws? Besides, he sees this kind of behavior as particularly dangerous.

It's not that this drunk driving incident is insignificant.

But himself.

Outsiders can't understand how much he can break the rules once he reaches that level.

For example, this younger generation only needs to make a small gesture to easily get his lost driver's license back.

Don't underestimate the power of billionaires.

This is something that can be done very easily.

Once trampled, it's easy for it to be trampled again and again.

Ultimately, this fosters an arrogant and superior personality.

He felt that this kind of person was bound to get into trouble sooner or later.

His relatives all knew how capable he was, and after the incident, their first thought was not to reflect on their actions.

They actually told him to use his connections to smooth things over.

Chen Pingsheng thought to himself, if he really helped them settle things this time...

Someday in the future.

He had barely even met a relative, yet after causing such a huge disaster, he still spoke to others with great arrogance.

“My uncle is Chen Pingsheng, do whatever you want with him.”

He felt that the possibility was very high, and that one should not do evil even if it is insignificant.

Isn't the point to nip these things in the bud?

After putting down his teacup, Chen Pingsheng looked at his eldest cousin and said, "I understand what you mean. You've been talking for so long, but you haven't mentioned my family's BMW that's still sitting in someone else's fishpond. Drunk driving can't be claimed by insurance, so why haven't you mentioned it at all?"

My older cousin and his wife also work in the city, earning a combined monthly income of 15,000 to 16,000 yuan.

Life wasn't great, but it wasn't terrible either.

At least 80% of couples in the city are actually in a similar situation.

Not every man is as diligent as he used to be.

“Hey bro, what’s wrong with you? Your family is so rich, and my son hit someone with your car. You didn’t even offer to help, and now you’re asking us to compensate you for your beat-up X5. You’re rich but heartless.”

"Oh, so you all think it's all my family's problem."

Chen Pingsheng nodded in acknowledgment, "My family does have problems. The biggest problem is that we shouldn't have lent you the car. Also..."

He paused and said, "The BMW X5 is indeed not a good car, at least not for my family. But I really want to ask you, with your combined monthly salary of just over ten thousand yuan, how do you have the courage to say it's a piece of junk?"

"You're probably putting yourself in my shoes, so I should make you realize your place, so you won't come home and yell at me for not helping your son!"

Chen Pingsheng turned to Zhao Yimin and instructed him: "Call the group's legal department. If they pay even a penny less, send their son out for New Year's Eve dinner."

"Good boss."

Zhao Yimin turned and glared at his older cousin, wondering how he had the audacity to come over and say such stupid things.

it's good now.

His son was completely irresponsible; after the car accident, he was terrified.

They didn't even turn off the car, causing it to simply roll into someone else's fishpond.

The fishpond owner, recognizing Chen Pingsheng's fish, immediately came over and asked if he needed help scooping them up.

The car is now totaled. It would have been better if Chen Pingsheng hadn't sued, because if he had, he would definitely have to pay hundreds of thousands of yuan.

"Chen Pingsheng, are you out of your mind?"

The older cousin's face darkened: "My son is getting married soon. If you sue him now, how will he get married?"

"Remember this: the one who made the mistake was not me, but your son."

Chen Pingsheng stood up and said, "And who gave you the courage to come to my house and act so arrogantly? Just because your grandfather is here, I have to call him great-grandfather too?"

"childish."

Some things don't need him to say too much.

As the saying goes, with his status, a single glance from him would send countless people rushing to do things for him.

It can even speed up the process to an unimaginable degree.

At least, as soon as he finished speaking, someone took his older cousin's son to the police station.

Someone filed a civil lawsuit against him, and the evidence was conclusive.

You have to pay money to avoid going to jail.

Even if they don't pay compensation, they can still be detained in a detention center for drunk driving, and that wouldn't be a problem at all.

Even in the end, Chen Pingsheng himself didn't know which grassroots talent had filled in the details so perfectly.

Make sure that no one can find any fault with it.

By evening, his family had a large number of relatives.

Grandpa, including that great-grandpa, also came over.

Many of his family members of the same generation were also there.

No one dared to stand up and say another word. In this world, the only people people dare to bully are good people.

Only after he was no longer as good did he earn everyone's respect.

And stand at attention.

The huge living room extends into the courtyard, and it feels like a family meeting is being held. There's a lot of noise, and everyone has to be quiet when he starts to speak.

Chen Pingsheng said, "I know you all can't understand why I did this, and you might even think that I'm petty and narrow-minded for suing him over a few hundred thousand."

“But let me tell you, not to mention hundreds of thousands, even millions or tens of millions are nothing to my family. What makes me angry is just your attitude.”

“A young man in his early twenties, after getting into trouble, doesn’t think about taking responsibility. Instead, he immediately asks me to find connections to smooth things over. If I help him find connections today, and he commits even bigger crimes in the future, won’t he say to others, ‘My uncle is Chen Pingsheng, so I have power beyond that of ordinary people’”

"You too, don't think that just because I only come back once a year, I don't know how inflated your egos have become."

"From now on, if anyone from the Chen family or the Song family dares to use my name to commit crimes outside, I will personally send them to prison without anyone else needing to do it."

"You must always remember one thing: everyone is equal before the law. You must be wary of thinking that you are superior just because you have money."

"Only those with great virtue can bear great responsibilities."

If he hadn't given that reminder, quite a few people might have fallen into that trap.

The older generation is still the older generation.

His grandfather clearly knew the significance of what he was doing: to warn all the Chen family relatives.

Behave yourself when you're out there.

No one can be above the crowd.

Furthermore, the rights of ordinary people should not be trampled upon at will.

The past serves as a lesson; we must be extremely careful about this kind of thing.

(End of this chapter)