The Birth of Shanghai's First Conglomerate

Chen Pingsheng discovered something.

Although the three members of the second generation in his family each have their own shortcomings, their character is still fine thanks to his upbringing over the years.

It's just that Erpiya is lazy, and her only son's tendency to lie down is a bit frustrating.

To be honest, this is actually quite normal for super-rich second-generation heirs.

After all, they were born with a silver spoon in their mouths, and they have never had to worry about food or clothing for the rest of their lives, so they don't need to struggle for anything.

Under such circumstances, it is completely unrealistic to expect them to work hard, burdened by mortgage and car loan payments, and on call 24/7.

It was completely unrealistic from the perspective of birth.

Chen Lu's true nature hasn't changed over the years, which is giving Song Yanxi a headache.

"Old Chen, what are we going to do? He's our only son. If he can only lie down and enjoy the dividends from now on, wouldn't that be a huge waste of his potential?"

"It's not that bad, is it?"

Chen Pingsheng said, "With his personality, as long as you don't expect him to expand his business, he is still very outstanding among the rich second generation and can be considered a qualified heir."

"You really know how to make excuses."

Song Yanxi is almost fifty years old. Apart from worrying about her family, she has no other worries in her daily life.

"With the wealth our family has accumulated, we could lie low for generations without any problem if we wanted to, but I'm just not willing to accept it."

He was indeed unwilling to accept this, because if he gave up, it would mean that Chen Lu would only be able to enjoy the group's dividend rights in the future.

He had no control over the matter, and even his opinions could be completely ignored.

"Honey, I think our family should start planning for the upbringing of three generations!"

"Three generations of training, who is it? Chen Jiye?"

Chen Jiye has kept Chen Pingsheng by his side all these years, and Song Yanxi had long since noticed this and roughly understood his intentions.

"Besides him, there's also Chen Lu's child, whom I hope to raise as soon as possible."

"Chen Lu doesn't have any children."

"If you don't have it now, you'll have it once you get married."

"Marry, with whom?"

"Su Xiaoxi!"

"Who?"

"Su Xiaoxi!"

Chen Pingsheng repeated, "Wife, let's change our mindset. I've watched Su Xiaoxi grow up all these years. She spends 12 hours a day studying, 8 hours looking for money-making opportunities, and the remaining few hours dreaming about making money."

"Hmph... Old Chen, so all that talk was just a prelude to my arrival?"

Song Yanxi's opposition to Su Xiaoxi has been going on for more than a year or two, and there's no way she would agree to Su Xiaoxi marrying into their family.

"It's not that I'm waiting for you here, but your son's most suitable marriage partner right now is indeed this Su Xiaoxi."

Chen Pingsheng analyzed, "Su Xiaoxi was indeed just average before, but she's the same kind of girl as you were back then. As long as you give her resources and an opportunity, she will definitely do her best to seize it. And as it turns out, she did seize it. You've been clinging to Shen Xi all these years, which has also delayed that girl for many years."

"No matter what, I will not agree. Just give up on that idea."

Despite her stubbornness, Song Yanxi left after saying that.

Chen Pingsheng also had to deal with the following matters. Putting everything else aside, Shen Xi's situation had been delayed for too many years, and he had to give an explanation to the Shen family and to Shen Xi herself.

Such a wonderful girl, that silly boy Chen Lu is probably destined to miss out.

Hopefully, he will continue to treat Su Xiaoxi the same way after marriage.

However, the two have vastly different personalities.

Given Su Xiaoxi's personality, she probably wishes she could spend all her time on work.

Judging from Chen Lu's own personality, he might be just like his second sister.

I work five hours a day and get ten days off a month.

If these two really get married, such a big difference in values ​​will probably cause problems.

There was nothing he could do; even if Chen Pingsheng could foresee this outcome, he couldn't stop Chen Lu from marrying Su Xiaoxi.

Who told this guy to be such a pure-hearted warrior when he's head over heels in love?

All those who fight for pure love have already ended their relationship before they even get married.

In married life, what matters most is the compatibility of the two people's spirit and personality.

This silly boy still doesn't know what his mother has been against all along?
It's nothing more than some experience from someone who's been there.

Both he and Song Yanxi could see this, which is why they kept trying to match him with Shen Xi, who was more suitable for him.

Unfortunately, the foolish boy didn't know how to cherish it.

Even now, Chen Pingsheng still believes that Shen Xi is more suitable for his son. The more Su Xiaoxi likes to work hard, the more he feels that she is not suitable for Chen Lu.

A seemingly lazy, easygoing personality combined with a workaholic attitude; a pitiful, strong-willed female protagonist who believes her fate is in her own hands.

To be born into a family where you can achieve complete financial freedom without any effort at all.

Couples who marry under these circumstances will likely find it difficult to avoid divorce in the future.

Putting aside his initial hesitation, Chen Pingsheng took the initiative to contact Shen Xi and asked her to come over to his place.

Shen Xi has a very gentle personality; she doesn't compete or fight, and she dislikes scheming and intrigue.

She was a true campus goddess at another university, but because of the Chen family, she was arranged to work at a very young age.

It's fair to say that Song Yanxi was chosen from among countless wealthy second-generation individuals after numerous screenings.

Even someone as picky as Chen Pingsheng was extremely satisfied with her.

The Shen family has truly raised an exceptionally outstanding girl.

Unfortunately, Chen Lu didn't know how to cherish it.

Chen Pingsheng was in his office, which was full of books, and he would only occasionally look through them.

When Shen Xi came in, her secretary had already prepared tea for her.

"Uncle Chen..."

"Xiao Xi, Uncle Chen called you here today to apologize to you."

Shen Xi was very smart, and she understood what he meant as soon as she heard it. She smiled faintly and said, "Uncle Chen, you don't need to apologize to me. I can only say that I am not fortunate enough to be your daughter-in-law."

"It's not that you're not lucky enough, it's that my son isn't lucky enough to marry you."

Chen Pingsheng pulled a document from the drawer and handed it to Shen Xi, saying, "This is a small investment fund I set up overseas. It's been six years now. I've already signed the document. If you like it, just sign your name. Consider it a small compensation from your Uncle Chen for all the years of hard work you've done for me."

Shen Xi took it and looked at it. If this investment fund was considered small, it would only be small compared to the person in front of him.

Its net worth actually includes a building in the heart of Wall Street and stocks worth approximately $20 billion.

This fund is now equivalent to more than half of the Shen family's assets.

Having tens of billions in assets means you can be considered a wealthy family anywhere.

However, even among wealthy families, there are different levels.

Without a doubt, the compensation Chen Pingsheng gave to Shen Xi would leave the Shen family with no complaints whatsoever.

This would also allow Shen Xi to achieve complete financial freedom.

When she left, Song Yanxi came out and said "what a pity" three times.

It's not that they regret spending that little bit of money; tens of billions are nothing to them anymore.

When she said it was a pity, she was referring to Shen Xi, her excellent daughter-in-law.

This conversation has ended, which also means that Shen Xi no longer needs to wait for Chen Lu to marry her.

She is free, completely free.

……

The moment she stepped outside, Shen Xi felt that even the air was fresh.

Having been assigned to Chen Lu's side for so many years, it would be a lie to say that I have no good feelings towards him at all.

However, in reality, she had to act like the most magnanimous young princess from a noble family and not ask Chen Lu about Su Xiaoxi.

She didn't even ask him if he liked her.

Everything was done quietly, with the family making arrangements without anyone noticing.

Only in this way can the Shen family gain the guilt of the entire Chen family because of her. Don't underestimate this guilt; if it weren't for the arrangements made for her, the Shen family wouldn't have had such smooth sailing all these years.

The Chen family of Shanghai is an extremely wealthy and powerful family.

This applies universally; to become their prospective daughter-in-law would be a great fortune for the Shen family.

Apart from Shen Xi herself.

From junior high school onwards, she was like a puppet to be manipulated, arranged by her family and chosen by others.

From today onwards, Shen Xi no longer has to accept anyone's arrangements; she is finally free.

The first thing Shen Xi did after leaving was to announce her independence from the Shen family.

She has an older brother and sister. The reason why the Shen family has been able to live a smooth and prosperous life for the past ten years is because she served as the Chen family's backup wife for ten years.

Today, she can finally live a different life.

They can now build their own wealthy family, relying on the overseas investment fund provided by Chen Pingsheng.

Among the post-15 generation in China, she is the richest.

His net worth reached 30 billion.

If she remains steady and mature in the future, she can live a carefree life.

Shen Xi had many suitors at school, but she dared not and could not accept any of them.

Now she wants to have her first real relationship.

You also need to choose someone you like and who also likes you a lot.

After Shen Xi finished talking, Chen Pingsheng invited Su Xiaoxi to his office.

He didn't waste any words and told her his decision directly.

She could marry Chen Lu, on the condition that she must have children within two years and at least two to three within five years.

There must be at least one boy among them, and it's best to have two.

He's already fifty-three; he needs to use the rest of his time to train the third generation.

Only in this way can the family's grand plan for a century be truly completed.

As the number of children in the family increases, the choices become more numerous.

Su Xiaoxi already knew about this step when she started receiving training from Chen Pingsheng, but she didn't expect it to come so smoothly.

"Would Chen Lu's mother agree?"

“I was initially not in favor of her, but you do look a lot like her when she was young, and I said a lot of nice things to her, so she will eventually agree.”

Su Xiaoxi's family can hardly be considered good relatives.

It was even more troublesome than when his sister Chen Qi married Hu Lin in the beginning.

However, for a family like theirs, this kind of trouble is nothing more than a minor matter.

Chen Lu will no longer need to deal with Su Xiaoxi's relatives, simply because the gap between their families is too large.

They only accepted Su Xiaoxi as a person, not her family members.

"Uncle Chen, I'm willing."

Su Xiaoxi is very grateful. Without Chen Pingsheng's guidance, no matter how good her grades were, she would have had to start working after graduation.

Achieving something higher simply means working for a few years and earning a million-dollar annual salary.

Even if you're highly successful, it just means you're good at managing your finances; you might become a multi-millionaire by the time you're thirty.

It would have been impossible to invest tens of billions of yuan every year and enjoy billions of yuan in risk-free profits as it is now.

She has already achieved complete financial freedom, even if she doesn't marry Chen Lu.

The future is pretty much the same.

The happiest person was Chen Lu, that silly boy, since the two of them simply skipped the dating phase.

Get the marriage certificate first, then talk things over slowly.

Their childhood sweetheart relationship had already been delayed for too many years due to family opposition, and now they clearly didn't want to delay it any longer.

After getting married, they become a real couple.

However, before getting married, Su Xiaoxi also signed a bunch of prenuptial agreements.

It's either about feelings or it involves Chen Lu's future family fortune.

Even if Su Xiaoxi becomes Chen Lu's wife, she will have no right to inherit the premarital property.

Of course, as the only daughter-in-law in her family, Su Xiaoxi still deserves a certain level of respect.

Chen Pingsheng handed over Tenghui Capital, which he had established in Hong Kong, to her.

The annual profit dividends they can enjoy are approximately eight billion.

She can only receive dividend shares, but these dividend shares are subject to certain conditions.

Once she divorces Chen Lu, the shares will automatically disappear.

Chen Lu was born late; if he didn't have a child soon, he would be too old.

It was also because time was of the essence, and his wife was still holding a grudge, so he didn't even arrange a grand marriage for Su Xiaoxi.

We'll do it after she has her baby.

Chen Lu hurriedly arranged his marriage, and the bride was Su Xiaoxi, whom he had liked since childhood.

He has no regrets.

As soon as he gets married, Erpiya wants to run away to a foreign country overnight.

She knew that her parents would no longer give her any extra time.

Regardless, she's going to get married and have children.

She wasn't wrong. After Chen Lu secretly got married, Chen Pingsheng and Song Yanxi came to her place every day.

"Dad, I'm only twenty-three. Don't be so pushy."

“You are indeed only twenty-three. When your mother was your age, your sister was already almost three years old.”

"You can't compare me to Mom."

“Dad is getting old. If you wait until you’re over thirty to have a child, I’ll be over sixty by then and won’t be able to take care of the child for you anymore. Er Ya, your parents have never asked anything of you since you were little. This time, we just want you to have a child sooner!”

Chen Xinyi knew she couldn't escape it this time; there was no way she could avoid it.

"Dad, I don't want to get married, but I can have children."

"Fine... You can choose the father of the child yourself. With your personality, I believe you will only find those like-minded second-generation rich kids. While your dad still has the energy, you should also give yourself an explanation."

It's just having a baby, it's a simple thing.

Chen Xinyi will be hosting a grand charity gala in Guangdong tonight.

That very night, she brought out many of her collection items, ostensibly for charity, but secretly to find a suitable father for her child.

Chen Xinyi is very smart. If she gets married, the child will most likely take the father's surname, no matter what.

If she doesn't get married, her child can only have the surname Chen, which means inheriting the father's surname.

Don't underestimate this difference; only those with the surname Chen have the greatest right to inherit the family fortune.

Just look at the older sister's two children and you'll know.

The eldest son, Sun Sile, was raised in the Sun family since he was a child.

The younger Chen Jiye was always taken care of by her father.

Why should her child have a different surname? He can only have the surname Chen, and he must have the surname Chen.

Erpiya was born into a good family; she's destined for happiness and has progressive ideas.

It doesn't matter whether the child's father is there or not; the grandfather can take care of him.

As long as you have enough money, childbirth becomes painless.

For families like theirs, the goal is to expand and multiply from the second generation onwards.

There must be at least five descendants with the surname Chen across three generations.

(End of this chapter)