The Birth of Shanghai's First Conglomerate

After returning to Shanghai, Chang Fu even fell seriously ill.

For some reason, illness comes on suddenly and goes slowly. At their age and with their current status, they are actually very health-conscious.

Whether it's daily habits or diet, we're already moving towards a healthy lifestyle.

He doesn't usually catch a cold easily, and it's rare for him to stay home and rest for two days.

Yang Qian has been by his side all along. As for his son, Chang Dalin, the chubby guy is now five years old.

She's the same age as Erpiya.

Yang Qian peeled a pear and handed it to him, and Chang Fu finished it in a few bites.

Why are you eating so fast?

"You haven't peeled fruit for me in years, I'm so touched."

"Stop being so glib. Do you still need me to peel it for you? There are plenty of beautiful women scrambling to peel it for you." Yang Qian was secretly pleased, but still gave him a disdainful look.

Chang Fu stared at the ceiling and sighed, "Old Chen certainly didn't expect Taozi to leave like this."

"Who would have thought that I hadn't expected it either when Song Yanxi told me?"

"Song Yanxi told you that?"

"When Zuo Yao came to her for help, she told me about it. She also told Lao Chen. Lao Chen's intention was clear: to teach Zhang Tao a lesson. But no one expected him to just jump off like that."

"This guy was the one who had the smoothest life among the four of us, but I never expected that his smooth-sailing growth would ruin him."

"Are you thinking about something?" Yang Qian looked at him suspiciously.

Chang Fu said, "It's not just me who thought of that, Old Chen probably thought of it too. I don't think we need to worry about his eldest daughter, Chen An'an. She's always had terrible grades, and the teachers have gotten used to scolding her."

"As for the ridicule from classmates and the jokes that relatives make about her grades all the time, although her shortcomings are obvious, they have also helped her develop her resilience. His second daughter is the one who is really worrying."

Yang Qian thought about it and agreed. "Their second daughter has indeed had a very smooth life. She has never experienced any setbacks. Two of my friends' children were diagnosed with depression in the past two years. It seems like this disease is specifically targeting children from wealthy families. I have never seen a poor family get this disease."

“People who are broke face setbacks everywhere they go, so they don’t easily develop these kinds of weird mental illnesses.”

In the end, Chang Fu even became a little worried about his son, Chang Dalin.

This kid is having a smooth and successful life too.

"Let's go visit Old Chen's family tomorrow. He should adjust his training plan accordingly."

"Adjustments are definitely necessary, but I don't know how he plans to do it. Among all these people, he is the one who cares the most about his child's education."

……

Chen Pingsheng is indeed planning to adjust his educational plans for Erpiya and Xiaosan.

To put it bluntly, we can't let them live too smoothly, so that they won't have any resilience when they grow up.

The only one in the family you don't have to worry about is Chen An'an.

Because of her grades, she has been constantly criticized since childhood.

You'll find that these kinds of children are significantly more resilient to stress than those who excel academically.

People like Er Ya are the most troublesome; they get praised wherever they go because their grades are too good.

On the surface, it seems like a good thing, but there are also many disadvantages behind the scenes.

As children grow up, a truly wealthy family needs to compete not only in the first generation, but also in the second and third generations.

Only by providing elite education for three generations can the Chen family truly transform from a newly rich family into a prestigious and established one.

Chen Pingsheng discussed it with Song Yanxi for a long time before deciding to transfer Erpiya from the international school to a public school.

Most of the children there come from middle-class families, unlike the international schools we attend now, where the miscellaneous tuition fees add up to at least a million a year.

The parents are all either rich or noble; this fee threshold alone constitutes a class-based screening.

The advantage of public schools is that they allow her to interact with classmates from all walks of life from a young age.

It's not that she thinks everyone around her is rich, and it would be best if she were to experience some setbacks.

It would be even better if she had rivals in the exam. Chen Pingsheng thought about it and realized that it would be difficult to find someone of equal ability for her solely through job assignment. Since assignment wasn't an option...

He should be able to find a few particularly hardworking and eager-to-learn people in the mountains, right?

That's a great idea! Erpiya, at such a young age, practically wants to have those four words written all over her head.

The West is invincible.

This little girl is too talented; it's time to find her some rivals.

He doesn't believe in the rich kids in the city, but he also believes in the exceptionally hardworking children in the mountains.

This is just one of them.

Chen Pingsheng also decided to take her to work during this summer vacation.

I was a small, hardworking extra.

Their child's future education has always been a top priority for their family.

Chen Pingsheng called his eldest sister Chen Yao and his younger sister Chen Qi over to discuss the matter.

The eldest sister has two children. Since Xiao Le was taken to Shacheng by him to resolve his childhood trauma, he has become much more cheerful.

She will be starting her freshman year of college this September, and her second daughter, Xiao Ya, will soon be entering her second year of high school.

Both of her daughters had excellent grades, which was strange, considering she didn't seem to put in much effort, yet her two daughters were exceptionally outstanding.

Is this also a talent?
Chen Pingsheng simply didn't believe that his older sister had a high level of education.

As for his brother-in-law, Xiao Ping'an, he himself is not very educated and can only do things that don't require much brainpower.

The daughter they raised has both excellent grades and good character; you have to admit, some things really are destined.

As for my younger sister's son, Hu Qilin, that kid is adorably clumsy, resembling both his father and mother.

Aside from not causing trouble, he is often bullied to tears by Er Yatou.

Of these two, his second daughter has the biggest problem.

Despite being terrified of death, he's still a troublemaker.

Chen Pingsheng brewed tea in the tea room and discussed it with Song Yanxi for a long time before finally confirming some of his thoughts.

"Big sister, is Xiao Le sure he doesn't want to apply to Shanghai University?"

“She wanted to go to Shenzhen University herself, and it was no use me saying anything.”

Chen Pingsheng couldn't understand this girl's thinking. Staying in Shanghai was clearly the best option, but she insisted on going to Shenzhen.

“It’s fine for her to go there. Anyway, no one lives in my house there. Let her stay there when she goes.”

"Hey brother, you didn't call us here so late just to say this, did you?"

"Of course not! I'm planning to take Er Ya to work during the summer vacation. I'll see if your Hu Qilin wants to come along!"

"Where is he going? My Qilin is very well-behaved. He's even afraid of your Erya."

"Second daughter really went too far."

Chen Pingsheng really wanted to say that she not only bullied your family, but she also bullied her own family.

She bullies whoever she can, and even mistresses cry when they see her.

Er Ya is smart now. She behaves well in front of her older sister, but treats everyone else like a younger brother.

"What I really want to say is that our Chen family is not short of money. These children will all be second-generation rich kids in the future. I hope they can all get some exercise and increase their resilience. If Xiao Le hadn't been diagnosed early, she would probably be suffering from depression by now."

This... definitely needs to be carefully considered.

Since Chen Pingsheng was leading the way, it seemed that all they had to do was let the children pass.

(End of this chapter)