The Birth of Shanghai's First Conglomerate

The next day.

A heavy rainstorm hit Shanghai.

The sky was overcast and gloomy, exuding a sense of oppression.

With no business at Wuyou Restaurant, Chen Pingsheng sat at the restaurant entrance watching the busy pedestrians on the street.

Chen An'an was still resting her chin on her hands to the side. She had made three small wishes yesterday, and she didn't know if they would come true today.

The construction site appears to have been forced to halt operations due to the heavy rain.

Guo Shuai's migrant worker father, however, came over with several fellow workers, his face beaming with joy.

This morning his son received an acceptance letter from Tencent Film Group.

This was unexpected. He felt that his son was very outstanding, and only a large group like Tencent was worthy of his son's many years of hard work.

Who working in Shanghai doesn't know Tengying? It's a truly big company.

The old father's usual gloomy expression vanished, and he even called his coworkers over for a couple of drinks.

To celebrate.

Chen An'an laughed heartily, finding great enthusiasm even in being a waiter.

They even specially gifted them a bottle of Moutai that was over twenty years old.

This was the wish she made, and I could genuinely feel the indescribable joy on other people's faces.

In the afternoon, Yang Wei also passed by their door.

She didn't linger or come in for a meal. Instead, she hurriedly left the urban village wearing a new dress and carrying a large umbrella.

When she came back that night, her roommates said she had cried.

Shuiyunjian headquarters sent her a message personally, officially hiring her as a Shuiyunjian employee.

Enjoy all the benefits and perks that Shuiyunjian employees are entitled to.

She also met the owner of Shuiyunjian, the female CEO, Song Yanxi.

It seemed like they knew about her situation, and they even wrote down some blessings for her joining the company.

The gears of fate began to turn.

The girl who would work hard on her own every day after get off work finally left the urban village and moved into Shuiyunjian University Apartment at the best age of her life.

Everything will start over.

She will receive the best education and enjoy the highest level of welfare there.

Once she completes her studies, it may only take a few years for her to transform from that girl who used to fix screws into one of the city's high-income earners.

The dream of carefree bliss reveals its true meaning at this moment.

The concept of corporate responsibility is now being imprinted on Chen An'an's restless little heart.

Her father is showing her through his actions that an excellent company is not just about pursuing profits, but also about realizing a dream built by countless employees.

Protecting these dreams is equivalent to protecting this company.

Chen An'an happily pulled the little girl along and made her do a butt dance in the store.

She also sang a song she's best at, "Nunchucks."

Not only Yang Wei left the urban village, but Guo Shuai and his migrant worker father also left.

Ah Qiang was still frying his egg fried rice in the heavy rain, but this time he was also hit with a huge bolt from the blue.

His college girlfriend, who was spending his money, came to say goodbye in a Ferrari.

They thanked him for his years of dedication, but also told him that they weren't a good match.

She's going to pursue her urban dream; to put it bluntly, she's in a Ferrari and doesn't want to get out.

Even if the man is not good-looking, he has a big belly.

As long as I can sit in a Ferrari, none of this matters.

The moment she got off the bus, she could enjoy the envious glances of everyone, which was all she wanted.

Ah Qiang chased after her for quite a while, shouting "Swallow, swallow, how can I live without you?" a few times.

Years of hard work have turned into a joke in an instant.

Licking the dog, licking the dog, licking until there is nothing left.

Chen An'an was so overjoyed by the joy above that she almost forgot about the existence of A-Qiang.

Of the three, he was undoubtedly the most miserable.

Yesterday she made a wish, and today that woman drove away in a Ferrari. It's obvious that it was her father's arrangement.

Only her father has the ability to easily manipulate the love stories of ordinary people.

undoubtedly.

Her father was also using the most direct method to make him completely sever ties with the relationship.

If you can still accept things like this, why would you still want to be a simp?

Then even God couldn't save them.

As for that woman, she will pay the price for her choice in three days.

The price doesn't need to be too high; just making her pay for a meal costing a few hundred thousand yuan would suffice. When she can't afford it, all the pretense of face and substance she's been pursuing will be completely lost.

Everything is arranged.

The games played by the wealthy are far beyond the reach of a naive, gold-digging young woman like her.

Ah Qiang cried his heart out, and a girl actually appeared in his life, taking care of him silently all along.

She's Fang, a female worker at a shoe factory who often buys fried rice from him.

Chen An'an didn't ask her father if he had also arranged for this girl.

The whole village knew what happened next: after losing A-Qiang, the college student woman was quickly abandoned by the middle-aged man in the Ferrari.

She also owed over 100,000 yuan in bills at a high-end restaurant in Shanghai, and the customer told the receptionist she would pay the bill before entering the restaurant.

She herself admitted it.

All of this was just her way of giving people the impression that she didn't value money that much.

She tried to cultivate an innocent image to please the man in the Ferrari, but ended up getting herself into trouble.

When Ah-Qiang received her tearful phone call, he couldn't help but want to go and pay for her bill.

His two childhood friends, who had come all the way from their hometown, tied him up at home.

I absolutely refused to let him go.

After hearing that he had broken up with this troublemaker, his childhood friend even came all the way from his hometown to "comfort" him.

It's to prevent him from doing anything foolish again. Childhood friends are brothers who grew up together.

These kinds of people are often closer than blood brothers.

They refused to let him spend any more money on that woman.

The city's prosperity has captivated people's hearts.

Many women may have been simple and unpretentious before coming to this city, but the charm of the Bund lies in the fact that money is paradise.

If you don't have money, you're just a passerby in it.

Chen An'an and her little girl witnessed this scene together. She didn't know why her father would specifically show her A-Qiang's story.

Perhaps this is the love of ordinary people.

It was just a game, just a dream.

Ah-Qiang hasn't set up his stall for a week, but Wu-You Restaurant is open every day.

Li Qian also started coming every day, instead of once every two days.

Chen An'an is not stupid; on the contrary, she is very smart.

She could tell from the change in Li Qian's eyes that she had discovered her father was no ordinary chef.

After much deliberation, Chen An'an decided not to send her Romanée-Conti again, nor to send her those expensive teas that she couldn't afford.

Instead, he took out a set of keys and handed them to her.

"Sister Qian, if you could live near the company and spend your time on more meaningful things every day, you'd definitely get promoted and get a raise faster in the future."

Chen An'an continued to laugh heartily, but her eyes would occasionally reveal a shrewdness that was not appropriate for someone her age.

"An'an, what's wrong?" Li Qian asked, puzzled.

Chen An'an said, "This is the last gift I'm giving you. It's a small two-bedroom apartment of about 90 square meters on the Bund. Since you know who my father is, you should know that my family has many such small apartments."

"You, you, you knew I found out?"

“Not only do I know, my dad knew the moment you found out.”

Chen An'an struck her signature pose with her hands on her hips. "He's my dad, and the founder of Tengying Group. How could you possibly keep him in the dark? Consider this little house my last gift to you."

Li Qian wanted to refuse, because she knew that if she accepted the gift, her connection with this family would be severed.

Just like the sudden turning point in the lives of those ordinary people here, so too did she.

just.

She was just an ordinary office worker after all.

How could anyone possibly refuse an apartment on the Bund in Shanghai?

Accepting the gift and leaving is her best option.

Chen An'an wasn't too disappointed.

Before she knew it, she had been in this urban village for almost forty days.

This summer vacation seems to have gone by very quickly.

It felt like half a century had passed.

Her father took her along, and they witnessed firsthand the joys and sorrows of many ordinary people throughout their lives.

Life is a journey with no turning back. Whether you like it or not, time will silently push you forward.

The amount of time her father spent in this lesson was more than she spent in all four years of elementary school combined.

Father, a great and reliable shoulder.

(End of this chapter)