The Birth of Shanghai's First Conglomerate

The traditional courtyard houses in Beijing have not changed.

It still retains its antique charm, as always, but as for the Song dance, it has completely stopped after she got older.

Her two sons, the elder of whom, Song Chaoqun, was imprisoned for several years after hitting someone with his car during college and was also suspected of intentional injury. After his release, he was depressed for a long time.

But later on, he became somewhat unpredictable, and his personality became quite unstable.

He's always ready to hit someone; if it weren't for Song Wu's wealth, he would have been imprisoned twice already.

As for her youngest son, Song Siming, he is equally troublesome, having already divorced twice and lost a significant portion of the family assets.

Song Wu can't control them now, as long as they don't cause any major trouble.

Song Yanxi came to Beijing intending to settle down for a while and also to reconnect with her former colleagues and friends.

Even though Song Wu is almost sixty, she still knows how to dress up very well, unlike her sister who has completely abandoned these things.

Chen Pingsheng went to the tea room to make tea so as not to disturb the two sisters' gathering, and he also called Bai Xin over.

After achieving financial freedom, Bai Xin retired and lived an extravagant life in her later years, becoming a veritable tycoon in the entertainment industry.

Over the past twenty years, I've had quite a few boyfriends.

These boyfriends are mostly handsome minor celebrities in the entertainment industry.

After the divorce, she completely let herself go, which is why Chen Pingsheng didn't contact her for many years.

I came to the capital this time hoping to have a chat with her.

Bai Xin drove herself here without anyone else. The person she respects most in her life is Chen Pingsheng.

I followed him during my university years and eventually became the president of Tencent Entertainment.

After a few years, they achieved financial freedom.

The tea room remained unusually quiet, with the faint sounds of birdsong and flowers outside easily audible.

Bai Xin couldn't hide the joy on her face when she came in.

"Uncle Chen, you haven't contacted me for many years."

"You're living such a carefree life, will you still remember me?"

"Where is it."

Bai Xin said, "I just don't want to have any regrets when I get old. Everything has changed now, even Uncle Chen, you have completely retired."

"The group is on the right track, and Zhang Wanyi is doing quite well now."

Bai Xin laughed heartily, "The two luckiest things in my life are becoming your chief secretary and recommending Zhang Wanyi to your side. Her achievements are far greater than mine now."

There's something I've been meaning to ask you.

Chen Pingsheng handed her a cup of tea. "Back then, you didn't even know Zhang Wanyi. Why did you recommend her out of so many interns?"

"Of course it's because she's smart and persevering!"

Bai Xin said, "Zhang Wanyi is quite resourceful. When she knew that the president's office was going to select a secretary, she would squat downstairs at my house every night. At that time, she couldn't afford to give any gifts, so she would bring me some financial reports and business information from the group every day to report to me."

"I saw how hard this girl was working, so I removed one of the originally planned spots and promoted her. I never expected that once she was promoted, she would become unstoppable. Now she has even become the dean of the Economic Research Institute. Even though I left Tengying Group twenty years ago, I am still a legend!"

Bai Xin is always very gratified when this matter is mentioned, and importantly, Zhang Wanyi is also very grateful.

I still remember her kindness in helping me.

This also means that even though Bai Xin left Tengying Group twenty years ago, she has never lost any resources or power.

It's no exaggeration to say that if she takes a fancy to any minor celebrity in the industry, that minor celebrity will be following her around like a puppy the next day.

"She really works incredibly hard; out of all my secretaries, she's the best." "Uncle Chen, why did you specifically ask about that again?"

"It's just a bit of nostalgia."

Chen Pingsheng said, "I have lost all ambition. The rest can only be accomplished by people like Zhang Wanyi. After I finish spending time with my wife in Beijing, we should go on a trip around the country. I have some bad news for you: my wife may not have many years left."

For some reason, Chen Pingsheng felt this way very strongly.

It was as if his luck was deliberately reminding him that if it weren't for this thing, Song Yanxi's fate should have ended before she turned sixty.

The fact that I'm still alive and well in my sixties is entirely due to some protection from good fortune.

Bai Xin's eyes widened. "That's unlikely. Sister Yanxi runs such a large health industry on her own, and Uncle Chen, the technology for the longevity project you invested in is already mature. Even if you can't achieve immortality, you can easily extend your lifespan by twenty years."

The rich can easily live to be 100, let alone 90.

This technology has never been made available to ordinary people; it exists only among the wealthy.

Chen Pingsheng said, "Yanxi has been strong-willed for most of her life. If you ask her to watch herself grow old and lose her beauty, relying on medical means to save her life, I'm afraid she wouldn't be willing."

Song Yanxi has no regrets. She can spend the rest of her life with him and live an ordinary life. Even if she leaves, she will be happy.

Everyone has to come to this day eventually; there's no need to force it or be sad.

All you need to do is happily accompany her through her final years and fulfill your final responsibilities as a husband.

That's better than anything else.

As for himself, he still needs to watch Tengying Group go on for another twenty years, and he also needs to see the day when Chen Jiye and his team can truly stand on their own two feet.

Song Yanxi is in very good health right now. She can eat, drink, and sleep well, and she can even jump around occasionally.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, it should be within five years!
At sixty, one is supposed to know one's destiny. At that time, Chen Pingsheng was already over seventy. What was there to regret?

"Uncle Chen, does that mean you haven't gone anywhere for the past few years and have just stayed by Sister Yanxi's side the whole time?"

"Pretty much. I won't refuse her whatever she wants to do."

Bai Xin was deeply moved. If a woman could have a husband like this in her lifetime, what more could she ask for?

Song Yanxi does indeed have many things she wants to do in her later years. She has been wealthy for too many years, and ordinariness has become precious to her.

She wanted to be like she was when she was twenty, living together in a rented room, working hard every day from dawn till dusk to earn their daily meals.

If they make a little extra money one day, they'll grin like idiots for ages.

They even went so far as to buy two large chicken legs as an extra meal.

As people get older, they especially miss those ordinary days and hope to experience them again.

After she shared her thoughts with Chen Pingsheng, he naturally supported her.

It's easy to be ordinary, but what kind of business should you start?

Song Yanxi thought for a moment and said, "I can set up a stall at the university gate and sell those fake luxury handbags!"

Do you have counterfeit goods?

"No, there aren't any fakes. Can't real ones be sold as fakes?"

Chen Pingsheng: "..."

good idea.

(End of this chapter)