The Birth of Shanghai's First Conglomerate

Mid-June 2026.

After more than half a year of the wealthy heiress's inheritance of the family business and the ensuing power struggle within the conglomerate officially came to an end.

Major financial media outlets, including short video platforms, are giving Chen An'an overwhelmingly positive coverage.

Even the Anle Charitable Foundation, which she founded when she was a child, was exposed.

Even after graduating from junior high school, he held a concert in Shanghai for 10,000 people to mark the end of their adolescence.

Even in high school, he started his own business again and again.

While ordinary people were stunned, they were also deeply impressed by the young lady's incredibly exciting life.

It has to be said that the daily life of a wealthy heiress is quite eye-catching, especially one with such a good reputation.

Most importantly, her father is extremely wealthy and holds an exceptionally high position in the business world.

This young lady of such high status has been trending on social media for almost half a year.

This shows just how much ordinary people yearn for her life.

When the group's veterans finally retired, Chen An'an didn't actually feel much of a sense of victory.

She could never forget the look of satisfaction on the faces of the group's senior employees when they looked at her at the end.

In their words, we never intended to truly compete with the young lady; we simply didn't want the company to be handed over to an incompetent second-generation heir.

Even if you are the daughter of a big boss, it's the same.

Because the big boss once said that if his daughter or son is incompetent, then everyone can stand up and oppose him.

If she has the ability, then you should support her without hesitation.

The best way for us to support this is to leave the group.

Just like the big boss once did, they have never forgotten the big boss's kindness, nor have they forgotten the big boss's support.

The reason we've come to this point is not only due to selfish motives, but more importantly, we all want to give our descendants a decent life.

Just as a big boss invites you to inherit the family business, they also hope that their descendants can protect the place where they have fought for.

Now that everything has settled, the young lady has given them a dignified exit, and they can fulfill the big boss's instructions.

It's a win-win situation; neither of us really hurt the other.

Chen An'an seems to have grown up a bit more. It feels like after this change, even the biggest difficulties seem less daunting to her.

Just like when she first arrived, she had already walked the most difficult path.

The rest will be smooth sailing.

"Jiang Tang, what kind of person do you think my father is?"

“Him?” Jiang Tang thought about it seriously for a moment, then said, “Your father is hard to judge, but he is definitely the best father in the world to you.”

"Yes, my father's life has been full of ups and downs. I am lucky to be his daughter, but he will eventually grow old. I just hope that day will come later."

"An'an, you don't need to think about this right now. University is about to end for summer vacation. What are your plans for this summer?"

"This summer, I just want to stay quietly by my father's side. I hope to be with him every summer from now on."

Chen An'an said earnestly, "I don't want to wait until he's really old to realize that I've spent too little time with him."

"Well... Uncle Chen has been coming to see you all year. Now that you've resolved the issue of the snack delivery, it's only right that you go back to Shanghai and spend more time with Uncle Chen."

When university holidays came, Chen An'an took her own private jet back to Shanghai.

Shanghai is still the same Shanghai; not much has changed.

Her father, on the other hand, remained the same calm father, and it was difficult to see much emotion on his face.

The news of Chen An'an's return home still caused quite a bit of joy at home, and even Erpiya, who usually didn't want to see her, happily hugged her.

Chen Lu also put down his game and came over to reunite with his sister.

Erpiya didn't think her sister had done anything particularly remarkable, because if it were her, she would have acted swiftly and decisively, firing anyone who disagreed with her.

It's that simple. It will never be like what my sister is doing now, leaving those people with even a shred of dignity.

An'an inherited her father's kind nature, while Erpiya has no sympathy for others and only knows how to do things for money.

The two sisters' personalities from a young age determined that they would inevitably have different management styles in the future.

This also determined their different styles of dealing with the world.

It's not a matter of which is better or worse; it's just that they each have their own advantages and disadvantages.

Chen Pingsheng remained outwardly calm, but inwardly he was quite happy. He even asked An'an how long she planned to stay at home this time.

An'an said she doesn't plan to go out this time and will go to Guangdong when her sophomore year starts.

"Dad, don't you always plan activities for summer vacation? You won't stop just because I'm in college, will you?"

Chen Pingsheng was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, "There must be an event! This year, let's take a family trip, the kind that doesn't cost too much money, is that okay?"

An'an said happily, "Dad, you decide. I'm fine with anything."

"I have no objection to anything else, but it seems like I can't avoid spending money recklessly. I always spend money carefully and never spends money recklessly."

Erpiya voiced her objections, while Xiaosan Chenlu said he was fine with anything as long as there was a game.

They said the family was going on a trip, but their first stop turned out to be Beijing.

Returning to the old courtyard house and the small villa in Shijingshan.

Chen Pingsheng also personally took An'an to perform on the street; she played the erhu, and he sang.

Erpiya, on the other hand, was shaking her legs, clearly not liking this kind of down-to-earth street activity.

The Chen family originally started their business in Shijingshan District, and now they are revisiting the old place.

Aside from An'an and the others having grown up, not much has changed.

Shijingshan is still the same Shijingshan, and the best fruit shop here is still the same Shijingshan.

It's still Tengsheng Fruit.

But things have changed, and people are no longer the same. Zhang Tao, who once braved wind and rain with them.

He's gone forever.

Chen Pingsheng took An'an and Erpiya to pay their respects to him again. Zhang Tao's departure was both due to his own carelessness and the resentment of being set up.

It's hard to explain in a few words.

No one stays forever, not even Yang Qian and Chang Fu, who had such a good relationship at the beginning.

We're all living our own lives now.

Gao Hu and Xiao Chundan, who reunited for their son, could never go back to the way things were.

Once someone is lost, they are lost forever. Even if they come back, things will never be the same.

These people, after becoming wealthy, have been tempted by so many external factors, yet they have managed to stay true to themselves.

It can only be said that there are very few of them.

Although Chen Pingsheng didn't say much on the surface, he demonstrated his point of view to his children through his actions.

The importance of being strict with oneself lies in staying true to one's principles.

There's no way to persuade Chang Fu now; it's useless to try.

His biggest risk isn't going bankrupt because of womanizing; very few people actually go bankrupt because of that.

Its risk lies in the ease with which it can contract diseases; once you get sick, it's basically the end of your life.

As for Gao Hu, he is already working hard to get back on track, but Gao Hu is still somewhat bothered by the fact that Xiao Chun had been married twice.

(End of this chapter)