The Birth of Shanghai's First Conglomerate

Even the grandest funeral is still just a funeral; it cannot conceal the sorrow of those still alive.

Chen Pingsheng, with his white hair, recovered after three days.

He also began to quickly deal with everything Song Yanxi left behind, as well as the things that needed his care.

They've been together their whole lives; it would be a lie to say they're not heartbroken now.

However, he had too many responsibilities and could not leave with her at this time.

Just two days later, he was shocked to hear more bad news from Chengdu.

Jiang Peiyao, the younger cousin who retired from the entertainment industry early, quietly went to Chengdu to open a bookstore.

Later, she adopted two more girls, one who is now twenty-two years old and the other who is eighteen.
Jiang Peiyao spent the rest of her life raising them together, relying on them for support.

Now, the older one has opened the diary that Pei Yao has kept all along.

Only then did I learn the reason why she would never get married: she had a silent lover she couldn't express.

And now, she rests in peace.

The adopted eldest daughter was very filial; after much thought, she took the initiative to make the first phone call to Chen Pingsheng.

She used her adoptive mother's phone to make the call.

Jiang Peiyao has passed away, and all she wants is to be buried back in her hometown village with a simple tombstone.

Chen Pingsheng went to Chengdu alone without notifying anyone, and only then did he learn about the impoverished life his little cousin had been living all these years.

Jiang Peiyao achieved financial independence early on, but she has never had much ambition in the entertainment industry. Despite having access to top-tier resources, she has never squandered them.

After retiring from the entertainment industry, she devoted most of her assets to supporting orphans in welfare homes.

I only have a little money left to live on.

It wasn't until later, when she adopted her two daughters, that her remaining life gained some meaning, and she became a mother herself.

The two young girls still have no idea that the person their mother has always been so concerned about is actually the founder of the famous Tengying Group.

It's that same man who held a grand sea burial for his wife before.

Chen Pingsheng is over seventy years old, and apart from his graying temples, his face hasn't changed much.

He still maintains the same low-key demeanor as a gentle and refined CEO.

The two daughters also took the surname Yao, with the eldest named Jiang Wangzhi.

The youngest daughter is only eighteen years old now. Her name is Jiang Wangchu, and she is studying at a pretty good university. She cried terribly after Jiang Peiyao left.

The three of them lived together in a small three-bedroom apartment, and even the decoration was the simplest kind with white walls.

After Chen Pingsheng arrived, his eldest daughter, Jiang Wangzhi, handed him her mother's treasured little diary and said:
“My mother used to stare at it blankly, and I only found your phone number by looking through it.”

Did your mother say anything when she left?

"No, she just said she really envied her cousin, and then she passed away."

Jiang Wangzhi was also heartbroken. She had just graduated from university and hadn't had a chance to properly repay her adoptive mother, but she had already left.

There is no greater suffering in the world than this.

The child wishes to care for his parents, but they are no longer there.

The diary was well preserved, though it was clearly quite old. When Chen Pingsheng opened it, he saw a date from 2014.

At a young age, Jiang Peiyao was tricked into working at a shady small factory. Later, her cousin's daughter, An'an, made an exaggerated appearance.

Then, with her father, they rescued her from the dire situation.

Later, her brother-in-law asked her to join his entertainment group.

She also started learning from scratch there, and later, her brother-in-law's business grew bigger and bigger. She would hardly see him more than a few times a year, but Jiang Peiyao still kept a record of these little things.

And regard it as a beautiful memory.

One day, she mustered up the courage to apologize to her cousin, but was relieved by her brother-in-law's response.

After that, she withdrew from the entertainment industry, lived a normal life, and then adopted her two daughters.

To be an ordinary mother and to raise them with care.

Jiang Peiyao closed her eyes after hearing about her cousin's passing on television.

He left this world in a rather dramatic way.

At the end of her diary, she also wrote a sentence.

"Brother-in-law, I know you will come and sort through my belongings after I leave. Peiyao has caused you trouble all her life, and in the end, she will leave you with a little trouble."

“The two girls I adopted are very obedient, but they also have quite a few troubles. Pei Yao is no longer able to solve them for them. I only hope that you, brother-in-law, can take good care of them for me for a while.”

"Brother-in-law, please forgive Pei Yao's willfulness one last time."

Chen Pingsheng closed the thick diary, looked up and remained silent for a long time before finally saying:

"Your mother left a will, asking me to take good care of you for the rest of my life, and also saying that you are both in trouble. Tell me about it!"

Chen Pingsheng sat down calmly, but that did not mean he was at peace inside.

In just a few days, he lost the most important woman in his life, as well as his little cousin who had loved him all her life.

Anyone would be upset in this situation.

Jiang Wangzhi said, "We both have biological parents, but they treated us very badly, and their motives for recognizing us were not pure. My sister and I only want to recognize Pei Yao as our mother for the rest of our lives."

"You two will definitely not regret your decision today."

After Chen Pingsheng finished speaking, he took Jiang Peiyao's urn and her two daughters back to his hometown.

A tombstone was erected for her in her hometown. Compared to Song Yanxi's grand sea burial, Jiang Peiyao's life can only be described as simple.

It's so simple that there's nothing there.

Her parents had passed away long ago, and her relatives hadn't contacted her for many years.

Jiang Peiyao, the least ambitious person in the entertainment industry who relied on connections, left in the most peaceful way.

Chen Pingsheng stayed with her for three days before taking her two daughters back to Shanghai.

He then announced in Shanghai that he had gained two goddaughters, one of whom was 22-year-old Jiang Wangzhi.

Another one is Jiang Wangchu, who is eighteen years old. Chen Pingsheng did not explain to anyone where the two of them came from.

On just one day at the end of March, Yu announced a family reunion banquet in Shanghai.

If Jiang Wangzhi and Jiang Wangchu had the status of his adopted daughter, it would mean that their lives would be very different.

To put it simply, they were both just ordinary people in the past.

From now on, she will be the adopted daughter of a wealthy family, with an extremely noble status.

Chen Pingsheng took them to his rooftop garden and let them live downstairs, where they would enjoy the highest level of socialite treatment in Shanghai.

"Wangzhi, you two will be my goddaughters from now on, just like An'an and the others. I will arrange for people to give you the best education and training. No matter what you like or want to do in the future, just bravely pursue your dreams."

"Don't have any reservations."

In his life, Chen Pingsheng could not do much for his little cousin. Helping her take care of her two daughters was probably one of the few things he could do for her in the end.

(End of this chapter)