The Birth of Shanghai's First Conglomerate

Chapter 793 Father, Oh Father

"Dad, why did you come on an electric scooter?"

"What, you think I'm embarrassing you?"

"No, I just think riding an electric bike is unsafe."

Chen Lu found a coffee shop downstairs and planned to invite his father over for a drink.

When Chen Pingsheng left, he made a point of locking up the little donkey, as if he was afraid that someone might steal it from him.

"Don't worry, with all the things your dad has done, if he still gets hit by a car, then it really proves the old saying that good people don't get good rewards."

What his father did was indeed great, and Chen Lu admired that, but he simply didn't have the ability to inherit his greatness.

Among the top-tier rich second-generation heirs, he is definitely a breath of fresh air.

The longer time goes by, the more you'll realize this.

"Dad, what would you like to drink?"

"I'll have a cappuccino, less ice and less sugar."

“Okay…” Chen Lu stood at the bar of Deer Antler Coffee and ordered two drinks. This store belongs to one of their companies.

The staff are all young, and there are quite a few customers, mostly white-collar workers from nearby companies.

Chen Pingsheng remained seated by the window. "Are you happy with your job in the HR department?"

"I'm quite happy."

Chen Lu smiled and said, "I've recently recruited quite a few people into the company, and they're all very grateful to me. I'm happy to see them all working hard in the group."

"Well... every job has value. If you can find enjoyment and value in it, you can find the meaning of your efforts. It's just that the value varies."

Chen Pingsheng said, "Our family's companies are located all over the world. Your father even wants to invest 300 billion in Hong Kong and reclaim an island to improve Hong Kong's technology industry, including basic technology, and connect with R&D geniuses from all over the world."

"I'm not telling you this to brag, but just to tell you something: when you have enough money, any decision you make can change a place or even hundreds of thousands or millions of people."

"...I understand."

Chen Lu knew that his father was subtly reminding him that he shouldn't set his ambitions or even his values ​​on helping one or a few people.

Even if he wanted to do work that helps others, it should be for a city, a province, or even a country.

Only in this way can he truly announce to the public that he is Chen Pingsheng's only son.

Otherwise, Chen Lu would no longer attend those gatherings of top-tier rich second-generation individuals.

He would never say in the company that his father's name is Chen Pingsheng.

Even if he said it, no one would believe him.

The reason is simple: the name Chen Pingsheng is a household name in both the business and legitimate worlds.

Its weight and symbolic meaning can no longer be described simply as a person's name.

Looking at everything he has done over the years, every single one of them is truly admirable.

People have very high expectations for him, and the same goes for his son.

In other people's minds, his son should be destined for great things, not just holding onto an HR position.

"Good that you understand. At my age, I can only support the family for another twenty years at most. In twenty years, I will be almost eighty. At that time, our Chen family will really be handed over to the three of you."

Everyone will grow old one day, whether they like it or not, they cannot change this established fact.

Chen Lu still has time, but he will eventually have to shoulder some responsibilities.

Even if this thing doesn't make money.

My father is indeed not young anymore; he has quite a few gray hairs at his temples. What a stalwart man he is.

In the end, will we still succumb to the passage of time?
Chen Lu watched his father leave from the roadside. After returning to the company, his department head told him that there was a party that evening and invited him to join them for dinner.

The event was held at a large barbecue restaurant, and the group funded the event. All companies under the Tengying Group offer excellent benefits.

In addition to internship signing bonuses, there is also regular activity funding to organize outdoor or team-building dinners.

These kinds of events usually happen once every two weeks, and there are even more newcomers.

Chen Lu has participated several times. He likes this atmosphere, which is simple and stress-free.

However, his father's arrival today still brought him a lot of worries.

My father is right. With such an extraordinary background, how can I yearn for the ordinary like everyone else?
His father was genuinely planning to invest hundreds of billions more in land reclamation and island building in Hong Kong.

He certainly has the capability; given the current property prices and location in Hong Kong, such an investment is unlikely to result in a loss.

My father is no longer like he and his two older sisters; his investments are mostly in the hundreds of billions.

Chen Lu sat silently to the side, but Zhao Kai came to him for a drink. "What's wrong, Fourth Brother? You're not happy at the gathering?"

"No, it's just that my dad came to see me today and said some things that left me unsure of what to do."

"Uncle Chen is here. What did he say to you that made you look so worried?"

"My dad's almost sixty, and look at me, don't I look pretty useless?" Chen Lu said with a self-deprecating laugh.

Zhao Kai touched his forehead and said, "What do you mean 'useless'? I think you're pretty amazing. Everyone in our company thinks you're great."

“What’s the use of you thinking I’m great? My dad, my sister, and even my mother who loves me the most, don’t think I’m great.”

"Isn't this possible?"

Zhao Kai counted on his fingers and said, "You're not a spendthrift, you don't squander money, and you have no bad habits. What more do you want from someone like you?"

"You don't understand now, but you might understand in the future."

Chen Lu didn't like talking about these things with them. Only he knew the pressure he was under. Given his status and the resources he had enjoyed since childhood, it was indeed quite disappointing if this was all he had to offer.

"Brother Chen Lu, let me toast you. If it weren't for you, I really wouldn't know what to do now."

A rural girl who had recently graduated came to toast Chen Lu, holding a cup in both hands.

She was stuck in the job market for a long time. Her family had no background and no resources. Even if she wanted to work very hard, she couldn't find any platform to demonstrate her work value.

And that is the significance of Chen Lu's current work.

It was also the first time he felt that he could actually do something meaningful.

But this seems a little too insignificant. Perhaps he should follow in his father's footsteps and go take another look.

What we see when we're young is different from what we see now.

"You're welcome. It's our company's good fortune to have such a hardworking female employee as you, not yours."

"Thank you, Senior Brother Chen Lu. You are nothing like the HR people I've met before. You are a really good person."

Is he a really good person?

This was the first time Chen Lu had heard such a title. Just like what he had heard from outsiders, it was always about how amazing his father was.

He changed an era and influenced another, but his father never publicized these things, much less boasted about them.

There has never been a single person who said that Chen Lu could be a good person.

Perhaps it wouldn't be so bad if I just kept being a great person.

"Back to 1993, I Became a Second-Generation Rich Kid"

A friend wrote a piece about the period; those interested can take a look.

Thank you.

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(End of this chapter)