The Birth of Shanghai's First Conglomerate

Chapter 364 Worry-Free Restaurant
Not all big cities are bustling areas.

It also has many places like urban villages, which generally refer to those forgotten corners of the city.

The most distinctive feature of this type of place is its dense cluster of old buildings.

Because of the cheap rent, many migrant workers are forced to live in various urban villages.

There's no bustling CBD here, but there are food stalls everywhere.

There are no shopping malls here, but there are lively pedestrian streets.

This is an urban village, a place where countless people say their dreams take flight.

It is also the place in the city that is most vibrant and down-to-earth.

The house that Chen Pingsheng chose was very large, with two floors and a huge rooftop terrace.

There are a total of seven rooms, upstairs and downstairs. Apart from the exterior facade, the interior has undergone a series of adjustments.

For example, the previously dirty and messy bathroom has been replaced with a huge shower room and a toilet seat.

There are four separate restrooms on both floors.

The kitchen has also undergone a series of renovations to ensure at least a clean and hygienic environment.

The room was also designed to be very cozy.

For migrant workers, such a house is nothing short of paradise.

But for Chen Xinyi, who had lived in a large villa since childhood, she burst into tears.

She wants to go back; she doesn't like living in places like this.

It's not just the house that's unsatisfactory, but also the surrounding environment.

How wonderful it is to have a villa at home! There's a huge garden right outside your door, and every corner is a scenic view.

The view outside here is different; it's all densely packed with old buildings.

She also lived in countless factory workers and factory girls whom she couldn't understand.

We didn't eat any fancy seafood set meal, but rather the ubiquitous fried rice noodles and egg fried rice.

People here only have one requirement when it comes to food: as long as it fills their stomachs.

I don't really expect anything else.

If you want to live a little better, you can only order a couple of dishes of street food that are neither clean nor hygienic, during the few days when you get paid.

Then I had two bottles of beer for a late-night snack.

This is an urban village, a place that my little girl finds extremely difficult to adapt to.

Chen Pingsheng made her cry, but he wasn't going to take her home.

Chen An'an laughed like a pig; she could enjoy the good and live in the bad.

Compared to the rented rooms I lived in as a child, these conditions are many times better.

At least here you still live in detached villas, it's just a bit crowded.

"Sis, don't cry. In our family, only Mom has the right to say what Dad decides. Let's just accept it as it is!"

"Wow, not bad, you can still remember such a three-character phrase."

"Dad, you underestimate me. I just don't do well on exams, it doesn't mean I'm ignorant."

Chen An'an clapped her hands. She figured she wouldn't be able to go anywhere for the next two months, so she'd just stay here.

Even though her father is so busy, he still came to spend two months with her. What else could she complain about?

Be content, we're only staying for two months.

Others are trapped in this kind of place and can't get out.

She went inside and saw that the oil and rice in the house were still up to the standard of a villa in Shanghai.

According to his father, the domestic food safety standards are so poor that it's unbelievable.

People in her family's social standing basically don't eat any food produced domestically.

All of them are imported from abroad.

The side dishes, chicken, duck, fish, and meat are all specially supplied by our own Tengnong Fresh Food Company.

Even after they arrived here, the food situation remained unchanged. It seems someone regularly delivers food to them.

In addition, the quality of the items in the room has not changed; the bed sheets and duvet covers are basically the same as those in the villa.

The bathroom was also super clean, and she and her sister each had their own private bathroom.

The rooftop terrace has also been renovated, and it's quite comfortable to lie there at night.

It's just not that quiet, and there are just too many buildings around.

This house is far superior to the birdcage-like houses she saw in Hong Kong.

It's still just a detached house.

Chen An'an thought to herself, her father had given up so much work, surely he wouldn't just let them stay here for two months.

"Dad, two months will go by quickly. You're not just going to let us stay here for two months and do nothing, are you?"

"of course not."

Chen Pingsheng said, "Your dad still runs a small restaurant here. You'll be working with me there for the next two months. You don't need to force anything. Once you've been here for two months, you'll understand why your dad insisted on having you and your sister come over."

"I'm fine with it, the problem is with her."

Chen An'an pointed to the little girl crying beside her.

Chen Pingsheng said, "She'll adapt quickly. Urban villages are an essential part of every city, and they're also known as the place where dreams take flight. Take a look around. Once you've settled in, I'll take you to my Worry-Free Restaurant."

Alright... Chen An'an has no objections anyway.

If Song Yanxi hadn't been eight months pregnant, she definitely would have come too.

Now he's the only one left to take care of the two little ones.

Just as I finished thinking that, a super cute little thing peeked in from outside the door.

Jiang Peiyao only found out when she went to her cousin that her brother-in-law had actually moved to the urban village with the two little ones.

For the past two months, my brother-in-law has only used the computer to contact people outside, and he won't go out unless there's something really important.

Perhaps in the next few years, whenever he has a holiday, he will take An'an and the others to experience the mundane world that her cousin talked about.

It's also about following in the footsteps of our parents.

Besides their own careers, nothing is more important for parents than watching their children grow up.

Jiang Peiyao has just finished filming. She is only a minor celebrity in the entertainment industry, and she plays only minor roles.

She's not in a high position, but she earns several million a year, and she's quite satisfied with that.

That's why I would go to chat with my cousin whenever I had a spare moment, and also visit my cousin's husband.

"Aunt Pei Yao, you've come to be a homeless person too?"

Chen An'an chuckled mischievously, thinking that Jiang Peiyao had also been sent here because of some mistake.

Jiang Peiyao shook her head, "No, I just went to see my cousin and she told me that you were all here. She also said that it wasn't convenient for my brother-in-law to take care of you two by himself, so she asked me to come and help take care of you."

"That's great!"

Chen An'an chuckled, "You have no idea, my dad hasn't cooked in so many years, his skills are now terrible. Look at him, all flustered in the kitchen, he's nothing like the efficient person he used to be."

The little brat complained that her dad was the best at it.

Jiang Peiyao thought to herself, "It's already a rare thing that my brother-in-law can cook."

It's all for the children.

"An'an, you can't just keep complaining, you have to help too."

“I went there. I had washed all the vegetables, but then my sister threw them all over the place. My dad just kicked us all out.”

Chen An'an looked helpless, but Jiang Peiyao thought to herself that her cousin had a good reason for asking her to come over.

It's a bit too hard for my brother-in-law to take care of two kids all by himself.

Since she doesn't have much to do these past two months, she might as well stay here and help out for two months.

I don't know why my brother-in-law insisted on moving to this kind of urban village.

What exactly is its special significance?
(End of this chapter)