The Birth of Shanghai's First Conglomerate

The National Day holiday lasts seven days.

There are still many fun places to visit in Hong Kong.

For example, Chen An'an and her parents spent three days and two nights at sea on their family's superyacht, and it wasn't until October 3rd that they finally docked.

After getting ashore, she didn't go home, but instead took Shen Youwei and Zhao Yingying and wandered around outside.

"An'an, there are many fun places to visit in Hong Kong. Do you want to go to Disneyland?"

"No, those are for little kids."

Nine-year-old Chen An'an no longer likes to play like a little kid and go to amusement parks everywhere.

"So what are you going to do?"

The Great Phantom led them around Central three times, but Chen An'an still hadn't decided where to go.

"I want to eat at a street food stall."

He patted his little belly, looking smug and expectant.

She's been to Hong Kong several times, but she's never tried the authentic local cuisine.

It was all made by the family's chef.

The most famous place for Hong Kong snacks is undoubtedly Temple Street in Yau Ma Tei!
Temple Street is divided into north and south sections, and there is a Tin Hau Temple in the middle section, hence the name Temple Street.

Interspersed between Yau Ma Tei and Jordan.

Tin Hau Temple is located in Banyan Tree Head, Yau Ma Tei. To the south of the temple, there is a row of fortune-telling and face-reading stalls.

This place is also known as the "people's nightclub".

It gathers young men and women who don't have high incomes or not much money at home.

Chen An'an really likes this place. "Sister Youwei, when my dad was little, he often brought me and my mom here to eat at the street stalls. But it's become less common now that I'm older."

"That's good, isn't it?"

Shen You smiled and said, "The big boss is getting richer and richer, so An'an's life is naturally getting better and better too."

Chen An'an has a strong affection for this kind of food street, but her younger sister, Xiao Piya, doesn't.

I don't like crowded and noisy places at all.

There was no way around it; the little one had lived in a rented apartment for a few years, but she had lived in a villa since the moment she was born.

The house is big and spacious.

How can I get used to suddenly being in such a crowded and noisy place?

"Sister, shall we go back?"

The little girl tugged at her sister's trouser leg, and Chen An'an picked her up and tossed her to Zhao Yingying, who was standing nearby, in less than a minute.

"You're gaining weight so fast, I can't even carry you anymore."

The little brat was looked at with disdain again, and looked aggrieved.

Temple Street was still very lively, with people coming and going, and a lot of noise.

Chen An'an passed by a food stall and decisively ordered local delicacies such as curry fish balls, shark fin soup, and pan-fried stuffed three treasures.

To be honest, the food here is quite delicious.

She also saw those fortune tellers wearing sunglasses; with a snap of her fingers, a bodyguard in a suit handed her a hundred-yuan bill.

He touched the bones in his hand.

"Wonderful! This little girl's life is truly wondrous!"

Chen An'an liked to hear the truth, so he took out several hundred-yuan bills again and handed them to the fortune teller.

Now I can praise him for a few minutes.

She also had her fortune told for the little girl, and the result was the same.

Chen An'an found it uninteresting and took her younger sister to the next destination.

"Sister Youwei, don't any of you have relatives in Hong Kong?"

Seriously, she does have it.

Shen Youwei said, "My aunt does business in Hong Kong. She is the richest relative in our family. Every time I go back, she gives me a big red envelope and buys me a lot of nice things."

"Where is your aunt?"

"I don't know, I haven't been able to contact her."

Chen An'an said, "Oh, I see." As they passed a snack stall, a plump auntie was squatting by the alley washing dishes.

After a few seconds of stunned silence, Shen Youwei looked at her with great confusion, "Aunt?"

What a coincidence.

As soon as I mentioned my aunt, she appeared.

The plump aunt was very efficient at her work and dressed very simply. Her daily job was to wash dishes for several shops in the area.

Contracting out the cleaning and hygiene of other people's kitchens.

Despite her less-than-stellar career in Hong Kong, she always appears glamorous and sophisticated whenever she returns.

Who can blame them when the wages are higher here?

The Shen family didn't know she was just washing dishes here to earn money; they always thought she was doing some big business.

The plump aunt had no children and had divorced ten years ago.

"Xiaowei, what brings you to Hong Kong?"

The plump aunt wiped her hands on her clothes, still feeling a little embarrassed.

She didn't want her family to know she was doing this kind of work in Hong Kong.

“I’ve been here for several months now, and my parents still want me to contact you, but I haven’t been able to reach you.”

"Ah!" It's always a happy thing to see my eldest niece in a foreign land.

The chubby aunt wanted to chat with her for a bit, but the boss inside kept urging her to hurry up and get to work.

"Youwei, wait a minute. Your aunt will come and keep you company after she finishes these chores. You've just arrived in Hong Kong and don't have much money yet, right? Your aunt will give you 20,000 yuan for emergencies later. Your parents are really something, they didn't even tell me you were coming to Hong Kong. Don't they know how expensive this place is? By the way, where are you staying?"

The hardest thing for people coming to Hong Kong is not anything else, but being unable to afford accommodation.

The chubby aunt was alright; she lived in a pigeon coop.

There wasn't even room to turn around inside; eight people were crammed into a small room.

It's worse than university dormitories, or even factory buildings.

After she finished her work, the plump aunt even took Shen Youwei to her place, mainly because Shen Youwei's card wasn't with her.

How can I withdraw money without a card?

Shen Youwei felt a pang of sadness when she saw where she lived.

Even Chen An'an, who was standing to the side, was shocked. This place had a very strong, pungent smell. Was this really a place for people to live?
The little brat is even worse; she feels uncomfortable all over when she comes to a place like this, compared to her upbringing.

It was like seawater and fire.

"Auntie, why didn't you tell the family?"

"say what?"

The plump aunt said, "People like us, with no education and nothing special, are already quite fortunate to be able to come to Hong Kong. Don't look down on me just because I wash dishes for people here every day. I still make more than 20,000 yuan a month. The bosses treat me very well and even provide me with two meals a day."

More than 20,000 a month, that's definitely considered a high salary in mainland China.

In Hong Kong, however, it would be just an ordinary income.

"Alright, let's not talk about Auntie anymore. How's your trip to Hong Kong?"

"I'm doing alright. This is my boss's daughter. I'm just accompanying them shopping today."

"Your boss's daughter, your boss must be quite wealthy."

The chubby aunt had lived in Hong Kong for a long time, so she had a lot of experience and knowledge.

The two little girls immediately covered their noses when they arrived, which clearly indicates they weren't born in this kind of environment.

That's how it is in Hong Kong; half the population can't even find a place to live.

The place I lived in was only good for lying down and sleeping; there was nothing else I could do.

The other half of them, dressed in suits and ties and looking more respectable than the women, are actually trapped in a capitalist game meticulously designed for them by the wealthy their whole lives.

From the moment they start school, they strive to buy a house, and after buying the house, they spend decades paying off the mortgage.

A lifetime is spent working for a house.

There is also a very small group of people who are truly Teamfight Tactics players.

These kinds of people all live in the mountains.

From this vantage point, all the mountains appear small, and those below can only look up in awe.

These people, amidst the aromas and fine wines, meticulously designed a lifelong lifestyle for them.

For example, the current housing price of over 500,000 yuan per square meter.

Shen Youwei nodded. "The big boss is indeed quite wealthy."

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore."

The chubby aunt saw that she was just a nanny who took care of children, not much better than herself. The only college graduate in the Shen family was still more successful than herself.

"Your aunt will take you to buy clothes."

The plump aunt was really good to her; Chen An'an didn't say much the whole way.

She seemed to recall the rented room her parents lived in when she was a child.

I lived there until I was five years old before we moved away from that place.

"Sister, why don't they live in big houses? This place smells so bad."

The little girl looked disgusted, which is actually quite normal.

You should know that where she lives, even breathing fresh air is a luxury for Aunt Pang.

That kind of place isn't one she can enter with her status.

Didn't you see the nanny in the movie, going out to buy groceries every day, always in a Rolls-Royce?

And again, it's Alpha.

"Shut up!"

Chen An'an still has some experience of life at the bottom of society, even though so much time has passed.

At that time, all her parents thought about was buying a small house in Beijing.

Then I left early and returned late every day, constantly busy.

"I'm sorry, my sister is only two and a half years old, she doesn't understand these things."

Chen An'an explained to her.

The chubby aunt thought she was very sensible and polite.

"It's alright, it's alright. My place isn't very good anyway. I'll rent a better single room tomorrow."

For these mainlanders living in Hong Kong, the only purpose is to make money.

After making money, go home in style.

If there were high salaries in mainland China, she wouldn't have been washing dishes here for over ten years.

"No need to rent, I'll have Dad give you a small apartment."

Chen An'an took out her phone from her pocket. Perhaps she was thinking about where she used to live. She still felt a little reluctant to leave that kind of living environment.

I wonder if the people living here still have any dignity or self-respect.

Perhaps for them, money is the only thing that matters.

The plump aunt was shocked; who would arrange a house for someone they'd just met?

When she first came to Hong Kong, she dreamed of buying a house and then bringing Shen Youwei and the others to stay with her for a while when they were on vacation.

Later, hope gradually turned into despair.

Five hundred thousand yuan per square meter, washing dishes for fifteen hours a day, 365 days a year.

Enough to buy half a square meter.

It would take a full twenty years to accumulate ten square meters, and that was without eating or drinking.

"No, no, no, you're a princess. How could our lowly lives be worthy of your help?"

It's frustrating, but that's the truth.

The chubby aunt was afraid that if she made this call, it would affect her niece's work here.

Having lived in Hong Kong for a long time, she understood this very well.

Those people living on the mountaintop drink champagne and fine wine every day; they wouldn't care about the lives of these people.

For them, perhaps simply throwing a few hundred-yuan bills out of the car would attract a bunch of people eager to grab them.

This is the hierarchy of people.

It's obvious that this little girl also lives on the mountaintop.

That level is simply beyond their reach.

Not even a tiny bit.

(End of this chapter)