The Birth of Shanghai's First Conglomerate

Mid-August.

After visiting Tengnong Aquaculture in three provinces, Chen Pingsheng returned to Shanghai.

If nothing unexpected happens, most people will choose to build houses in the countryside in the future.

After all, compared to more than 100 million yuan in the city, this amount of money can build a very decent house in the countryside.

They used to live in large villas, but now that houses in the city are no longer as desirable.

Young people returning to their villages to build houses has become an inevitable choice.

Tengnong has invested 30 to 40 billion yuan in the past and present, and has always been the largest agricultural enterprise in China.

As Chinese people become more health-conscious, green-grown vegetables in rural areas will become increasingly sought after.

According to research from the Economic Research Institute, Tengnong Aquaculture will achieve full profitability and complete its domestic development in at most two years.

He has spent a lot of time on this project, and finally, he can see the light at the end of the tunnel.

On August 17th, his eldest sister, Chen Yao, came to see him to celebrate Xiao Ping'an's father's 70th birthday in Shanghai.

Xiao Ping'an has been married to his older sister for many years and has always been a reliable and down-to-earth person. This time, it's because his elderly father's health is not good and he is afraid that he won't live much longer.

I was thinking of throwing a big celebration for my father's 70th birthday, which would be a way to make up for the regrets of the past.

Old people, who doesn't want to have a glorious old age?

Especially for people of their generation, they really grew up going hungry, sometimes going two days without eating three meals a day.

Now that our child has finally achieved success, we have to throw a grand celebration.

Chen Pingsheng said, "You can handle this yourself. Is it necessary to ask me?"

"Your brother-in-law is thinking of inviting all the elderly uncles and elders from his village to Shanghai for a while. And if possible, I would also like you to find a couple of celebrities to help make it more interesting."

"It's simple. Just call Bai Xin and tell her who you want to call."

After a pause, Chen Pingsheng said, "Could his father have some serious illness?"

"You still found out. It was late-stage cancer, the kind that couldn't be cured. The old man didn't want to be treated anymore. He just wanted to come and see his son's situation in Shanghai in a grand manner, and also wanted to put a perfect end to his life."

Late-stage cancer... Chen Pingsheng muttered to himself. People of their wealth all valued their health extremely highly.

Putting everything else aside, Hong Kong's Li family needs a blood transfusion every year or two, with the blood being replaced by young people.

There are also many different kinds of organ transplants for younger people, which are basically just spending money to buy life and prolong life.

"We should make it a big event. Just tell Bai Xin and Tang Jing what resources you want. Don't let the old folks have any regrets."

Chen Yao went to attend to this matter, and her two daughters, Xiao Ya and Xiao Le, naturally went along with her.

After all, he was their grandfather.

As for Xiao Ping'an, there's no need to mention him; his father was born in the 1950s.

I was born after the founding of the People's Republic of China, a time when red portraits were plastered everywhere.

The slogan everyone was chanting was "The East is Red, the Sun Rises."

An era of trial and error, but also the beginning of a great era.

In just a few decades, we have gone from the era of communes where people could not even meet their basic needs to the present day, a time of great prosperity.

Only those who have truly experienced all of this know the hardships and difficulties of that era.

Chen Pingsheng didn't want to complain about anything; he just thought that time was passing by so quickly.

Before he knew it, he was almost forty, and his wife was thirty-two.

Among the younger children in the family, Chen An'an will be starting the second year of junior high school in September.

Erpiya will be in third grade soon, while Xiaosan Chenlu is still in kindergarten.

Perhaps in another ten years, he will be nearing retirement age.

By then, the greatest joy in life will be watching An'an and the others grow up, get married, and have children.

The legacy has been passed down from generation to generation.

Chen Yao, the eldest sister, went to Shanghai to accompany Xiao Ping'an's father, along with Xiao Ping'an's two older sisters and one younger brother. Over the years, Xiao Ping'an's brother-in-law, Xiao Ping'an, built a large villa worth over three million yuan for their rural hometown.

He also bought Mercedes-Benz and BMWs for his two older sisters, and bought a house and a car for his younger brother in Shacheng.

He can be considered a typical example of someone who doesn't forget his hometown even after becoming wealthy.

Under his care, the Xiao family lived a fairly good life.

A typical example of something that is neither good enough nor bad enough.

As for Chen Yao, her daughter-in-law, she helps whenever she can. It's not easy for a family to produce a wealthy person, so naturally, they'll want to help their relatives after they become rich.

Mr. Xiao was accompanied by a large group of people this time.

They first had a meal at the famous Peace Hotel in Shanghai to experience the story of Du Yuesheng, a powerful figure in the Green Gang during the Republic of China era.

I also took a ride on a private superyacht on the Huangpu River.

This is the car that Chen Pingsheng parked over there, and the price wasn't high, only a little over 200 million.

Compared to the multi-billion dollar superyachts in Hong Kong, this is just a small toy.

After the first day of the trip ended, on August 21st, Mr. Xiao celebrated his 70th birthday.

The event was held at Chen Pingsheng's super private estate, where a group of relatives toasted each other, and many celebrities came to sing and celebrate.

It was quite a lively and bustling event.

On August 25th, Mr. Xiao passed away peacefully, having lived an ordinary life. It was only because of his daughter-in-law, Chen Yao, that the entire Xiao family was able to escape poverty.

When he left, Chen Pingsheng specially took a private plane with his family to Shacheng to attend his white funeral.

The funeral was a grand affair, with about three or four hundred people in attendance. The old man had lived an ordinary life, but his passing was a grand affair.

That's pretty good.

Chen Pingsheng stayed here for two days, only leaving after the burial was over.

Although burial is no longer permitted in rural areas, the older generation is reluctant to stop it, and most people still practice burial.

In Shacheng, housing prices are still quite affordable, averaging around 10,000 yuan per square meter, which is very low for a provincial capital.

He only stayed there for a day or two because school was about to start.

I rushed back to Shanghai.

When Big Fart's teacher wanted to make a home visit, Chen An'an even specially prepared a small house for him.

Her parents also became ordinary middle-class people.

The teacher came over mainly to ask how the summer vacation went and about the family's educational plans.

Chen An'an didn't want too many people to know her identity during junior high school, so she just gave a casual explanation.

Her grades aren't bad now, but they're definitely not particularly good either.

She was in the top fifteen in her class, but to get into the best high school in Shanghai, she still needed her father's connections.

Otherwise, things might really be in serious trouble.

As for Erpiya, she doesn't care about grades at all. After recruiting Shen Xiaoyu and An Xiaoxiao, there's no one in the class who can fight.

Chen Lu, the mistress, was still scratching his head, asking Su Xiaoxi questions. This little guy is something else.

After the teacher left, Chen An'an raised her little hand again and said she would work hard.

If she doesn't work harder, she'll be going to Harvard.

In fact, families like theirs usually have children living abroad.

As for why, it's not appropriate to ask or explain.

If Chen An'an doesn't get into a good university, she'll end up only being able to attend Harvard anyway.

(End of this chapter)