The Birth of Shanghai's First Conglomerate

"Grandpa, Jiye bought ice cream to come see you."

It's only March, and ice cream is already available at the roadside convenience stores.

Little Jiye is very well-behaved and chubby. Because he doesn't like washing his hair, he still has a shaved head.

"Jiye...why aren't you home? Why did you come all the way to see Grandpa?"

"Of course I want to treat Grandpa to ice cream."

Xiao Jiye probably inherited An'an's personality; he's been quite sensible since he was little.

He even knows how to care for his grandfather.

Chen Pingsheng was very pleased. "Jiye, be good. When Grandpa gets off work, I'll buy a big grass carp and make soup for you."

"Okay, Grandpa, didn't you say my parents went bankrupt? Won't the big grass carp be too expensive? A smaller one is fine too."

Because of his childhood memories of wealth, Chen Pingsheng simply told Xiao Jiye that his parents had gone bankrupt and that they had to rely on him, their grandfather, working as a security guard to help them.

Xiao Jiye was absolutely convinced of it.

"No need, just buy the big one. Did you forget that Grandpa got paid today? It's a full six thousand yuan."

Xiao Jiye was overjoyed. After Chen Pingsheng finished his shift and handed over the work to the others, he immediately took Xiao Jiye to the vegetable market.

Erpiya and Chen Lu rarely come here, but Xiao Jiye will still haggle with people.

He's three years old now, and he'll be starting kindergarten in September.

"Jiye, besides fish soup, what else would you like to eat?"

"I want to eat grilled chicken wings."

"Okay, then we'll buy roasted chicken wings."

Small families have their own warmth, and the wealthy have their own difficulties.

Chen Pingsheng enjoys this ordinary life of taking his grandson to and from get off work and cooking for him.

Because both husband and wife work during the day, they have a nanny at home.

This nanny is exceptionally capable; she's a 23-year-old graduate of Tsinghua or Peking University.

Born into an ordinary family, he overcame numerous obstacles and eventually became a celebrity in the village.

Later, during the group's recruitment process, she was selected from among thousands of top students to be the family's nanny.

Firstly, she has a very good education, and secondly, this girl grew up in poverty, relying on her grandmother for support while studying and taking care of her family.

A girl like this is a gift from heaven to an ordinary family.

It's rare to find one like them in a million families; to say they were raised by their families is an understatement—it's more accurate to say they were blessed by God.

She has a good education, good character, and has undergone three months of training, which is why she was able to work as a nanny in families like theirs.

Of course, she wasn't positioned as a nanny, but rather as the younger cousin who inherited the business.

Besides taking care of him, the most important thing for me is to tutor him in his studies.

Teach him basic learning skills.

"Aunt Qingqing, my dad bought a lot of groceries today."

Xiao Jiye proudly displayed the dish in front of Liu Qingqing, his two small, protruding tiger teeth were simply too much to bear.

"Jiye is in for a treat today."

"Um... Grandpa gets paid today, and my mom is coming too."

An'an, who had gone bankrupt, parked her luxury car outside and rode in on a dilapidated bicycle.

His clothes were patched up here and there, not a single piece was intact.

She's currently playing the role of a bankrupt mother who relies on her grandfather for support every month.

Whenever her grandfather received his salary, she would come over to freeload.

They also took half of Grandpa's salary. This broken family is only kept afloat by this big house that hasn't been demolished yet.

"Jiye, your mother has come to see you."

"Mom...did you try your best today?"

"Then we must work hard."

"Mom...you should try less hard!"

"What do you mean?" "The harder you try, the more tired Grandpa seems to be."

Xiao Jiye really wanted to say, "Grandpa's monthly salary of several thousand yuan isn't enough for your frequent spending, is it?"

Sigh... I guess I'll be the only one who can save my own mother from now on.

An'an's lips twitched slightly. "If it weren't for your grandfather's instructions, your mother would definitely have shown you my true strength."

"Jiye, your mother suffered because I didn't get to study. You must study hard from now on, you know?"

"Hmm... I'll definitely try my best."

Xiao Jiye nodded earnestly; he looked truly remarkable.

Chen Pingsheng went to the kitchen to cook, and An'an went over to help him, telling him about some recent events.

She didn't even dare tell her mother the first thing: Su Xiaoxi's mother was going to remarry.

She hasn't remarried for the past ten years or so, mainly because she's afraid to start a new family after learning that her daughter has been taken by her brother.

An'an is certain that if she were to find Su Xiaoxi a stepfather, her mother would never agree to Su Xiaoxi marrying Chen Lu.

Now that her daughter's most important matter has been perfectly resolved, Su's mother has begun to consider remarrying.

Her idea was supported by Su Xiaoxi.

The man she found wasn't rich; he was just a colleague who had been pursuing her for years.

Su Xiaoxi is very filial; she doesn't want her mother's life to be wasted because of her.

Chen Lugang and Su Xiaoxi had only been married for a short time, and their relationship was still very good.

Su Xiaoxi herself was also wholeheartedly devoted to the Xiangjiang Tenghui Capital that Chen Pingsheng had given her, attempting to carry forward this long-established investment fund.

Erpiya is different; the father she chose for her child is a rich second-generation heir with an exceptionally high IQ, just like her.

Erpiya simply wouldn't go home with anyone, nor would she mention marriage at all. According to her thinking, no one was worthy of her marriage.

No matter who she marries, she will be marrying down.

Since that's the case, it's better to leave the father and keep the son. Marriage is out of the question; she wants to be the second princess of the Chen family for the rest of her life.

An'an tried to persuade her several times, but to no avail; Er Ya's determination not to get married was very strong.

Her current wealth is also terrifying. If she were willing to spend more time and energy on her work, Erpiya's future achievements would be limitless.

That's the advantage of being highly talented.

As for Chen Lu, he will finish his junior year in July. He doesn't have much talent for investment, let alone entrepreneurial genes.

After he finishes his junior year, he will most likely go to Tengfei AI Group and start from scratch.

If he can successfully become a vice president there in the next ten years, it will be a blessing from heaven.

Given his status, as long as he performs even slightly well, his future will be smooth sailing.

It's impossible for anyone to stop him, the absolute majority shareholder.

If he can't achieve anything, then Chen Pingsheng can't help him either.

No conglomerate in the world would dare to hand over a tech company with a market value of over 500 billion US dollars to a completely incompetent second-generation heir.

Even if he owns a large number of shares, it's still the same; not to mention that the minority shareholders in the company would collectively oppose it.

Even for ordinary shareholders, the moment the second generation of the group turns against each other, anyone with a modicum of common sense will immediately liquidate all their shares.

Even someone as powerful as Chen Pingsheng couldn't stop this situation.

Chen Lu took over without sufficient ability, and the moment he took office was the moment the stock price plummeted.

Unless Chen Pingsheng can come up with trillions to take over, he can't take on any amount that others throw at him.

Otherwise, no one could stop this situation.

Therefore, whether Chen Lu can truly take the lead of Tengfei AI Group depends entirely on himself.

His parents had already paved the way for him.

If he's not capable, being a lazy second-generation heir of a conglomerate would be best.

Given the group's current talent selection mechanism, it is impossible to choose an ordinary leader.

(End of this chapter)