The Birth of Shanghai's First Conglomerate

The saying "wealth doesn't last three generations" has been around since ancient times.

This is not a false rumor, but based on facts.

The first generation of entrepreneurs accumulated countless experiences and insights, and many of them rose step by step from hardship.

Naturally, they would be very strict with their children, but this is completely different with the second generation.

People like Chen Lu and Erpiya, who are born into wealth and privilege, will inevitably develop a somewhat undisciplined personality no matter how they are raised.

By the third generation, things are completely different. Let's not even talk about whether the group's wealth can withstand the risks over such a long period of time.

The children raised by the wealthy second generation have, to some extent, completely detached themselves from the ordinary social class.

The saying that the second generation is worse than the first because they lack grassroots experience actually stems from family education.

This is the main reason why Chen Pingsheng insisted that Chen Lu and Erpiya have children as soon as possible.

While he, as the grandfather, still has the energy, he should thoroughly raise the three generations.

Only then can the family's century-long plan be truly completed, and the family's legacy be thoroughly established.

Even though Chen Lu had already married Su Xiaoxi, Song Yanxi did not meet any of Su's relatives, and even Su's mother did not have the opportunity to meet her.

Sometimes Chen Pingsheng felt that she was being a little too persistent, but Song Yanxi had already reached her limit in terms of tolerance by allowing the two of them to get married smoothly.

It's not good to ask for more.

In the following years, he and his wife retired and spent most of their time raising three generations.

"Hey Lao Chen, you're already moving to a small place, why do you have to become a security guard? Is that really necessary?"

"Absolutely necessary."

Given the failure to raise his son Chen Lu, Chen Pingsheng redesigned a three-generation training plan.

That means for the first twelve years, we must be grounded in reality and not let them enjoy their privileged status.

They are only brought into the family during high school and college years and trained according to the standards of a wealthy family heir.

The first twelve years are the most important stage for cultivating human character.

Once this stage is established, it is actually quite easy to cultivate the necessary skills for higher education starting in high school.

Even now, Chen Pingsheng believes that An'an's filial piety and understanding are mainly due to her five years of experience living in a rented house when she was a child.

“Honey, I know what you’re worried about. You’re just afraid that if they receive this kind of ordinary education, they won’t be able to keep up with the knowledge and experience of the wealthy in the future. But you’re probably worrying too much about that. Not to mention that the two of us will always be by their side, with our family’s resources, you don’t need to worry about business matters.”

This time, Chen Pingsheng is extremely serious, even more so than when he started his own business.

Chen Lu is already in this state; if they don't raise the next three generations well, it's hard to say how many more years their family can continue.

"If you're going to be a security guard, what kind of job am I supposed to do?"

"You can just find any job in the mall, and you can hire a nanny at home."

"Fine..." Song Yanxi said reluctantly. What kind of status does she have now? She never thought that in her old age, she would have to work as an ordinary worker in a shopping mall because of the three-generation training program.

This time, Chen Pingsheng didn't buy a house in the residential complex, but instead settled in an urban village.

The new identity he set for himself was not one of poverty and destitution.

Instead, they own their ancestral home, a two-story building in an urban village.

The decor isn't luxurious, but it's not bad either.

The two floors together are about five or six hundred square meters, which is very large.

To be honest, even in a top-tier city like Shenzhen, such living conditions would at least be considered average.

There is no need for a life of hardship as an educational experience, nor does he need to place his family in a state of extreme poverty.

With such average family conditions, three generations can already live close to the circle of ordinary people.

Decades have passed in the blink of an eye, and I never imagined they would one day settle in an urban village. Isn't this the kind of place where migrant workers from the city gather?

Chen Jiye, who had just arrived here, seemed to be having some trouble adjusting and was crying a lot.

He wasn't very old, but he was two and a half years old, so he had some impressions in his mind.

I always felt that my family shouldn't be like this, so I cried.

She cried a lot for the first three days, and Chen Pingsheng and Song Yanxi were in a panic. Even An An often came over to tell them that there was no need to do this.

The little guy stopped crying on the eighth day.

They probably knew that crying was useless.

That's how babies are; if they cry, they get milk. They can cry indefinitely, but if they cry and don't get milk, they'll stop crying after a while.

Chen Jiye will not start kindergarten until he is three years old, and during this period, he will be personally cared for by his grandmother, Song Yanxi.

Chen Pingsheng himself successfully applied for a security guard job in a large residential community outside.

While her job was easy and she still received her regular salary, Song Yanxi took on the role of store manager for a women's clothing store in the small shopping mall next door.

I'm usually quite free.

The couple also need to adapt to ordinary life along with their grandson.

Time flies, and several months have passed in the blink of an eye.

When March came again, Chen Lu and Su Xiaoxi were already in the second semester of their junior year.

Unsurprisingly, Su Xiaoxi is now pregnant as well.

Her child is at least nine months away from being born. When the child is two or three years old, he will be sent to Chen Pingsheng's place to receive direct education from his grandparents.

Not only is she pregnant, but Erpiya has also found a new boyfriend, a rich second-generation with a super high level of education.

Her determination to leave the father and keep the child was exceptionally firm; once the child was born, the father would be irrelevant.

He entrusted his upbringing to his own father, and he could only feel at ease leaving it to his father.

Everything in the Chen family is still proceeding according to Chen Pingsheng's established plan.

All three generations of children spend the first three years of their lives with their parents.

After they turn three, Chen Pingsheng and Song Yanxi will take over and raise them until they turn eighteen.

Everything is planned and standardized, and adjustments are made continuously according to the child's personality and growth trajectory.

In summary, the training resources for the third generation will be even greater than those for the second generation.

Because Chen Pingsheng himself had complete educational experience.

Several months passed, and not only did he adapt to the leisurely life of a security guard, but his wife also gradually adapted to the life of an ordinary store manager in the mall.

Fortunately, they had both lived a life of luxury for decades, and for the sake of the three-generation upbringing plan, they were both able to accept their current ordinary life.

They even found this kind of life quite interesting.

After all, they were just ordinary people among the masses before.

Now it's just a return to that ordinary path.

There's nothing you can't adapt to naturally.

When Chen Pingsheng was at work, he would probably sit in a pavilion, open the door for the residents every day, and when he had nothing to do, he would read the news or play games.

He was just like any other security guard.

(End of this chapter)