The Birth of Shanghai's First Conglomerate

April felt like it went by incredibly fast; it's already the end of April.

After leaving her younger brother's house, the eldest sister, Chen Yao, said goodbye to her younger sister, Chen Qi, and drove her Cullinan home.

The car was bought by her younger brother, and even the house was a gift from him.

Xiao Ping'an, who initially felt embarrassed, has now become more obedient.

While diligently managing those rent-free supermarkets, Chen Yao also opened a shop on Nanjing Street while raising her daughter.

I chat and laugh with my younger sister Chen Qi every day. As life gets better, it feels like each day goes by faster than the last.

The May Day holiday is just around the corner, and her two family members will be coming back soon.

Xiao Le inexplicably wanted to go to Shenzhen University, while her younger sister Xiao Ya didn't want to go anywhere and just wanted to stay in Shanghai under the protection of her uncle's powerful influence.

After Xiao Le and Xiao Ya returned, they reported to each other on their progress. Xiao Le's grades were as good as ever.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, she will definitely be able to get into Shenzhen University.

As for Xiao Ya, it's the same. It would be a lie to say she's not gratified to see her two daughters raised like this.

A moment later, Chen Yao's phone rang, and she thought it was her younger sister calling again.

Unexpectedly, it was Peng Qing. She wasn't looking for anything else; she had just found a boyfriend.

They met when they were both internet celebrities.

He's hardly an internet celebrity; he doesn't even have over 50,000 followers.

As for Peng Qing herself, her whole family knew that while she was working, she was also filming short videos every day and even going to do live broadcasts under the overpass.

No one stopped her, mainly because everyone thought she was quite ambitious.

It's been almost a year since I graduated from university. It's not surprising that I found a boyfriend, but what's surprising is that I found one who specializes in making videos.

Other people are different from her; they don't even have a proper job.

If anyone dares to criticize him, I'll retort with "Don't underestimate a young man's potential; once he becomes a big internet celebrity, I'll blow your mind!"

Peng Qing wasn't particularly pretty, and she was a little chubby.

They've known each other for almost half a year, but she didn't dare tell her family directly, so she decided to try contacting Chen Yao first.

After all, Chen Yao is the easiest person to talk to in the family; she won't say anything as long as things are going well.

Chen Yao really didn't have anything wrong, so let her bring it back to see first.

The young man is quite handsome. As anyone who works as an internet celebrity knows, if you become famous, you have everything; if you don't, you're nothing.

In Chen Yao's mind, whether she becomes famous or not is entirely up to her brother's word.

Therefore, she doesn't value money; as long as someone isn't inherently bad, she feels it's acceptable.

It has to be said that she is indeed the easiest to talk to in the family. If Chen Pingsheng were told this first, he would be shocked to hear that a person in his twenties who doesn't even have a job is still asking his parents for everything.

They would chase them away without saying a word.

Even if such a person becomes famous, they won't be able to maintain their composure, and may even become so arrogant that they disrespect their parents.

……

May Day holiday.

We all went to the Red Star Hotel, owned by Comrade Lao Chen, for a gathering.

Regardless of their circumstances, all these relatives who come to Shanghai will find it easy to find a girlfriend.

Not only did Peng Qing find an internet celebrity as her boyfriend, but Peng Yu, who had been doing quite well in his career, did too.

Since hiring Milk Chestnut as their spokesperson, this company has seen a surge in online sales of its sexy lingerie.

Earning several hundred thousand a month wouldn't be a problem, and he especially enjoys taking photos with that beautiful DJ.

After a while, the two got together.

Peng Yu was really interested in her. Naili's looks were indeed stunning, and she had a great figure. If she were to beckon to any man, they would be hard to escape.

As for her personal income, it is much higher than that of her cousin Peng Yu.

Milk Chestnut's real name is Ning Xue. She is not old, but she has worked in nightclubs for many years.

To say that someone like her is very serious or even spotless is a joke.

Regardless, she is a very beautiful woman with a high income.

Today marks my first time attending a family gathering at the Chen family home.

The reason she was attracted to Peng Yu wasn't because he earned hundreds of thousands a month, but because he had the entire Chen family backing him. Ning Xue knew how to dress for different occasions, and today she was dressed very conservatively.

As for Peng Yu, he's probably overjoyed to have such a beautiful wife.

He didn't think much of it; in fact, he knew that Ning Xue had her eye on Chen Pingsheng, who was behind him.

Otherwise, I wouldn't be with him.

Peng Qing, who was initially uneasy, felt a huge weight lifted off her shoulders when she saw that Peng Yu was also with his internet celebrity girlfriend.

In fact, Chen Pingsheng had already seen them, but he didn't go to greet them.

He reminded everyone long ago that marriage is not just about getting married; finding the right partner can bring blessings to three generations.

If you don't find a good partner, you'll hurt your parents and yourself.

Let's not even talk about Ningxue, the DJ girl who came from nightclubs, although she became a big internet celebrity.

If he did a little research, he would find that this woman had been with at least eight or ten wealthy men.

Do you really think that working in nightclubs is so easy, and that getting generous tips from rich people is so easy?

Even under these circumstances, Peng Yu was still captivated by her looks. What else can be said?
As for Peng Qing, his eldest sister Chen Yao had already spoken to him.

If Ning Xue's flaw is that she's slept with too many people, then the man she found really has nothing but a silver tongue.

Sometimes he wanted to ask those two if they had eyes in their butts.

Why look for this kind of person when you can't find anyone else?

After thinking about it, I decided against it. Life is something you have to experience little by little on your own. How much can he really help you?

Ning Xue was relatively well-behaved, but Peng Qing's boyfriend came directly to toast Chen Pingsheng.

He didn't care at all that he was surrounded by elders, and what made him think he would drink with him?

"Brother Chen, I heard from Peng Qing that you are the boss of Tengyou Media. I'd like to offer you three drinks, please feel free to drink as you please."

No wonder he was so excited; becoming a major internet celebrity is indeed just a matter of a word from Tencent Media.

This is a dream for ordinary people, but for those of them who actually control half of the platform's resources.

All internet celebrities are just commodities; they can rise to fame whenever they want.

Chen Pingsheng didn't drink a drop.

The man wasn't satisfied with that, and even directly asked him when he would be given resources, promising that he would definitely become a super internet celebrity.

Ning Xue had seen her share of fools, but she had never seen anyone this foolish before.

She's such a big internet celebrity, yet she doesn't even have the right to toast Chen Pingsheng. How did he manage to become so naturally familiar with her?

He even went directly to ask for resources; he probably had no idea who was sitting in front of him.

Chen Pingsheng put down his wine glass and stopped looking at the man, without even a hint of pretense.

He called Peng Qing over directly and asked, "How do you two know each other?"

Before Peng Qing could speak, the man tried to interrupt, but Chen Pingsheng simply glanced at him and said, "Did I ask you?"

"Peng Qing, you tell me yourself!"

Peng Qing is actually quite hardworking and is well-liked by his mother, Peng Ying.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have bothered asking at all today.

"Ming is a really nice guy. He helped me a lot when I was doing live streams under the overpass."

"He's helped you a lot, what can someone like him do to help you?"

Chen Pingsheng retorted without any politeness: "Do you know that I often bring my little brat to watch your live stream under the overpass? Chen An'an even said that her cousin Peng Qing is amazing. With so many people around, she deliberately tries to please everyone even though she can't dance, without being afraid of losing face at all. And after dancing for a few months, you found this kind of trash. Are you blind?"
“Someone like him, who has nothing but thinks too highly of himself, would forget his own name immediately if I made him a big internet celebrity.”

Chen Pingsheng solemnly reminded her: "You must never forget that your surname is Peng, the same as my biological mother's."

No wonder he got angry; he is, after all, a college graduate.

Is it really necessary to have such poor judgment in judging people?
She dares to bring just anyone home, does she really want to get married or what?!

Let's not talk about him. Almost all the older generation are like that. They may not be able to articulate profound truths, but after living for so many years, they can tell what kind of person someone is at a glance.

This is clearly terrible.

In Shanghai parlance, they're clueless.

(End of this chapter)