The Birth of Shanghai's First Conglomerate

Two more days passed.

After Song Yanxi had more free time, she would leave work early every day to take care of her child.

She also liked to stroll around the neighborhood with her mistress, Chen Lu, in the evenings.

The Bund residential community has more than 800 households, including quite a few one-year-old girls.

Song Yanxi was shocked by the mistress; this little guy was being bullied to tears by a girl who was almost the same age as her all the time.

This is outrageous! The worst part is, they didn't do anything to him!

Even though the mistress is bullied by that young girl every day, she still likes to stick around and want to play with her.

Doesn't this sound a bit like being a simp?
Will her son still be like this when he grows up?
When Chen Pingsheng returned, Song Yanxi reported the situation to him again.

This is not a good sign.

The only boy in the family, surprisingly, has always been a sycophant since childhood.

Is this still available?

Chen Pingsheng was helpless. After returning, he observed his mistress for two days and wondered who she took after in terms of personality.

It's really unusual for them to be so honest!
It's no use talking to a one-year-old baby; let's wait until he's older.

……

Time flies, and a few more days have passed in the blink of an eye.

When she had some free time, Song Yanxi introduced Song Shuiqing to a suitable partner, a rich second-generation who had returned from studying abroad.

At twenty-nine years old, he was also a handsome and dashing man.

Chen Pingsheng asked her what her family did for a living, and Song Yanxi said her family was in the real estate business.

Chen Pingsheng felt uneasy when he heard the word "real estate." He thought that it was better if he were a Hong Kong real estate developer, but most domestic real estate developers built houses with loans, resulting in high debt and high operating costs.

As housing prices continue to rise, everyone makes money. But if housing prices collapse, the first to suffer, besides those who bought houses with loans, will be the real estate developers.

“Pingsheng, I checked this. Although he is in the real estate business, his family’s debt is not high. His family only has some properties in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai.”

"That's alright. You know how the real estate market works. Housing prices have already reached the limit that ordinary people can afford. Everyone understands the principle that things will turn around when they reach their extreme."

"I know!"

Song Yanxi asked him to go with her to meet someone. Song Shuiqing had always had the best relationship with her family in the capital.

Both Chen Pingsheng and she herself took Shui Qing's future marriage very seriously.

She is arguably second only to her own younger sister, Song Wu.

Song Wu introduced many good potential partners to Chen Pingsheng back then. Chen Pingsheng even brought her to his company to ask her if she had any crushes.

Unfortunately, after much deliberation, this sister-in-law still chose Yang Changwen, such an unreliable guy.

It's not that he's bad, it's just that if he hadn't kept his distance, he probably would have had a whole bunch of mistresses outside.

Song Shuiqing actually admires her brother-in-law the most; she has admired him ever since he first went to the capital.

Watching him grow step by step to this scale, it would be a lie to say I don't admire him.

Women are destined to get married, and she was no exception.

I wouldn't say I really liked the guy my cousin introduced me to, but he was also quite pleasing to the eye.

He has a gentle and refined demeanor, and his speech is also quite perceptive.

After all, they grew up abroad, so their knowledge and experience are definitely not lacking.

It had only been half a month since the two were introduced to each other.

If Song Yanxi hadn't personally introduced her, Tang Li's mother would never have liked Song Shuiqing.

In her opinion, no matter how powerful Song Yanxi's husband is, he is still just Song Shuiqing's cousin-in-law.

If she were someone of Song Wu's status, she would definitely have agreed without hesitation.

They will be quite happy.

The difference between a biological sister and a cousin is not small.

When the two families met this time, Tang's mother made it clear that Song Shuiqing's parents should not come.

She needs to talk to Song Yanxi first.

She would only consider whether or not to let her son marry Song Shuiqing once the two of them had reached an agreement.

Men in Shanghai are, to some extent, very obedient to their mothers.

Especially in such a major life event as marriage, Tang Li is a typical mama's boy.

If his mother disagrees, he definitely won't agree either.

The two families arranged to meet in a large private room at the Peace Hotel.

Tang's mother, adorned with jewels, even wore a Patek Philippe watch full of diamonds and a striking sapphire necklace.

She wanted to use these things to show Song Yanxi that her family was also well-off.

She wouldn't agree to Song Shuiqing marrying into her family unless she secured certain resources from the Chen family.

"Yanxi, you've finally decided to bring your husband along."

Tang's mother deliberately placed the limited edition Hermès bag on the table.

After she sat down, she made a couple of jokes.

She was also a regular at Shuiyunjian, so she naturally knew Song Yanxi long ago and used to often invite her husband to get together.

Song Yanxi refused with a light laugh.

Don't be ridiculous. If it weren't for Song Shuiqing, why would her husband be having dinner here with a small-time real estate developer's rich wife?

"Sister Tang, we're not the main characters today, we're here to discuss your son's wedding!"

"What's there to discuss with them? Isn't it your family's decision how the marriage will proceed?"

Chen Pingsheng didn't like Tang Li very much when he saw that Tang Li didn't say a word.

Hearing this now makes him even more unhappy.

Chen Pingsheng said, "There's no need to beat around the bush, just say what you want to say!"

Tang Ma knew very well that if she tried anything fancy with the person in front of her, it would backfire.

"Mr. Chen, let me first tell you about my son. He started studying abroad at the age of ten and has always attended prestigious universities. After returning to China, although he only joined our family company, his abilities are obvious to all. His father and I only have this one son, and he will definitely inherit our family's real estate company in the future."

"With my son's excellence, he could easily find a lot of socialites in Shanghai. The reason he chose Shui Qing, to be honest, is entirely because she has you two as her support."

Song Shuiqing was clearly taken aback.

What do you mean? It makes it sound like she's begging someone to marry her.

She could barely accept what was said above, but what followed made her want to curse.

Tang's mother continued, "Mr. Chen, your business is so big. If Shuiqing were your own sister, even if our family had a ten-mile-long wedding procession, we probably wouldn't be able to afford it. But she is, after all, your wife's cousin. I just want to ask, if my son marries her, would you be willing to give her something commensurate with her?"

This is a complete humiliation of Song Shuiqing!

Only online girls would think it's easy to marry into a wealthy family; in reality, it's basically a matter of whether your family is of equal social standing.

You simply can't get past someone's mother.

Especially in a place like Shanghai.

Chen Pingsheng asked with a smile, "I wonder what kind of thing you would like to be worthy of it?"

Tang's mother wouldn't laugh; she was very serious about arranging her son's wedding.

If we can't reach an agreement on these things, then we can remain friends.

Let's not become in-laws anymore.

She was more than willing to climb up the Chen family's coattails.

The key issue is that Song Shuiqing's kinship is a bit distant.

This was the only thing she disliked.

If something really happens to the Tang family in the future, the Chen family has no obligation or responsibility to help a cousin who has married out of the family.

Therefore, she wanted to agree on the terms from the very beginning.

Tang's mother's meaning was very clear: she hoped that the Chen family could set up a 100 million yuan network economy company specifically for Song Shuiqing before their marriage.

The Tang family will contribute another 50 million. To put it bluntly, this 100 million is the dowry they will provide.

Moreover, the Tang family is very clever; even a fool knows that short videos can make money.

Chen Pingsheng arrested two such large internet celebrity management companies.

If he were willing to take out 100 million yuan to help Song Shuiqing establish her own influencer economy company.

Even if the Tang family's real estate business fails in the future, they will still have an excellent way out.

Moreover, with Tencent Group backing it up, there's no reason for this company to lose money.

The Tang family's idea was excellent.

Or perhaps Tang's mother had a very good idea.

She had a very clear plan, and Chen Pingsheng was unlikely to agree immediately.

He wanted to ask Song Shuiqing for his opinion first.

If Song Shuiqing agrees, what does it matter if he gives her 100 million?

After all, when he went to the capital alone with his wife, only Song Shuiqing truly regarded him as his brother-in-law.

In his heart, she was no different from his own sister.

He just doesn't like such materialistic negotiations.

Didn't you see that Song Shuiqing was almost crying from anger?
When they got back, Song Yanxi specifically called her cousin to ride in the same car with her, just to ask her what she thought.

"Shuiqing, what do you think?"

"This is outrageous! Am I really that unmarriageable? Why should my brother-in-law have to pay an extra 100 million yuan in dowry?"

Song Shuiqing's teeth-gritting expression was actually quite cute.

Perhaps to comfort her, Chen Pingsheng talked about the time when Chen Qi got married.

"You're lucky. My sister's wedding was even more outrageous. Even the diamond ring was bought by your sister-in-law. The wedding cost two or three hundred million."

"Huh? You actually agreed to that?" Song Shuiqing looked at her cousin in confusion.

Song Yanxi nodded, "That's true. At that time, your brother-in-law didn't say it on the surface, but he was actually unhappy inside. But later, Hu Lin treated Chen Qi wholeheartedly, and now he praises his good judgment to everyone he meets."

Song Shuiqing understood; her cousin was indirectly telling her that money wasn't an issue.

Ultimately, it has to be something she's satisfied with.

And despite how pragmatic the Tang family is, they definitely have assets worth over a billion yuan.

Tang's mother only has one son, so all her future money will definitely be left to him.

All things considered, a loss of 100 million is not a loss.

In the past, marriages in wealthy families, even if they were slightly respectable, would require dowries of tens of millions.

This is not surprising at all.

Song Shuiqing understood, for her cousin and cousin-in-law.

The dowry of 100 million is actually quite normal. What they can't accept is that Tang's mother didn't give her any face at the dinner party.

It was just to make her feel a little embarrassed.

That's why they didn't agree directly, but instead asked for her opinion later.

It would be a lie to say that Song Shuiqing wasn't moved. If it weren't for her brother-in-law, she would never have been able to marry into the Tang family.

It's not that she necessarily has to marry a rich man.

It was only because of her brother-in-law's connection that her criteria for choosing a partner were raised infinitely higher.

Song Shuiqing did not act impulsively; she wanted to inform her parents first and then ask for their opinions.

Of course, Mr. and Mrs. Song would agree.

The Tang family is a prominent family in Shanghai, and he is an only son.

Marrying into a family like this means you'll never have to worry about daily necessities.

Mr. and Mrs. Song even made a special trip to Chen Pingsheng's home to buy him a lot of gifts.

It's basically a thank you message.

They definitely can't afford a dowry of 100 million.

But she also knew that such an opportunity was rare and precious for Song Shuiqing.

Chen Pingsheng set up an online celebrity agency in Shanghai for Song Shuiqing in his wife's name.

This can be considered as raising her status first.

The Tang family also allocated 50 million yuan to the company and transferred Tang Li there as well.

Anyone who's been in the real estate business for a few years can sense the current situation.

The real estate economy is no longer sustainable; influencer marketing companies are the current trend.

Song Shuiqing became CEO Song in one step, and the Tang family officially announced their marriage relationship to the public.

They have set the wedding date for December of this year.

She's living the high life now, and many people are envious, especially her relatives who came from the capital with her.

If they can give a dowry of 100 million, will they be able to get married like that in the future?
This is probably the first thought that comes to everyone's mind.

Chen Pingsheng didn't care about these things; for him, resolving Shuiqing's marriage was ultimately a good thing.

Of all the younger cousins ​​who were close to him, only Jiang Peiyao remained.

Jiang Peiyao has been with Tencent Entertainment for five years. She's not too old, but she's not too young either. It's about time she found a boyfriend.

Chen Pingsheng called her to the company for a private talk.

"Peiyao, your brother-in-law told you not to find a boyfriend for three years, but he didn't tell you not to find one for four or five years!"

"Ah?" Jiang Peiyao's face flushed red instantly.

"Brother-in-law, I'm still filming, how can I have time to look for someone..."

"Don't use filming as an excuse."

Chen Pingsheng said, "Don't I know you? If you really wanted to be a top-tier player, with your connections, you could have as many resources as you wanted."

"Brother-in-law, I'm already very satisfied. If I were to use your identity to snatch resources, wouldn't that be bullying me?" Jiang Peiyao said obediently.

"Alright, stop changing the subject."

Chen Pingsheng told her to sit down and not stand there with those long legs.

"Tell your brother-in-law honestly, do you have someone you like?"

“No…” Jiang Peiyao replied softly, her head still lowered.

Chen Pingsheng was too lazy to ask her anymore. "You haven't been to our house for a while. No matter how busy you are, you should visit us more often."

"Oh..." Jiang Peiyao responded softly, her thoughts unknown.

Chen Pingsheng simply told her to keep it to herself.

It's best to avoid dating people in the entertainment industry; for other circles, the key is to look at their character.

You shouldn't hire someone if they have bad character, no matter how rich they are.

She wasn't a girl who grew up rich, so finding someone more ordinary wouldn't be bad.

Of course, Chen Pingsheng didn't say that.

The main reason is that his little cousin is too beautiful. If an ordinary person were to marry her, it would be hard to feel at ease.

Just when he had finally put those two things behind him, his wife sent him another message.

Some of the relatives in the group were deliberately trying to get information out of us.

We can't be biased. If one side receives a dowry of 100 million, the other side should also receive something.

Wanting fairness in something like this? What are you thinking?

If he really thought it was a money-making company, Chen Pingsheng wouldn't bother replying to a single one.

(End of this chapter)