The Birth of Shanghai's First Conglomerate

Chapter 28 Family Gathering
I was busy until the early hours of the morning before I finally managed to replace all the home appliances and kitchen and bathroom fixtures.

The remaining beds in the various rooms will have to be changed the next day.

The first day in a small villa is always a particularly exciting time.

Song Yanxi plopped down on her new bed, shifting and swaying from side to side.

It's as if they're testing its elasticity.

Night had fallen, and only a warm nightlight shone in the room.

After Song Yanxi came out of the shower, she stopped pretending to be a policewoman and leaned against Chen Pingsheng in a warm and cozy way.

"Honey, when will your parents arrive tomorrow?"

"Around four or five in the afternoon."

Chen Pingsheng touched her wet hair; she was wearing a very thin silk nightgown in the middle of summer.

It's also a bit see-through, all white.

"We'll get the house all ready as soon as possible tomorrow morning, then pick them up together in the afternoon, and have a get-together the day after tomorrow."

This arrangement is not bad, since the train station is quite a distance from their place.

It takes about half an hour to drive there.

"Dong dong~"

It was so late and only the little one would knock on the door, so Chen An'an tiptoed in.

We've moved to a new house; it's big and beautiful.

Having gotten used to living in that rented room, she couldn't fall asleep at all on her first night.

I had no choice but to ask my parents to help me set up a bed.

Chen Pingsheng pulled her into his arms. Time really flies; the little one is almost six years old now.

Now that things are better, he wants to discuss having another child with Song Yanxi.

……

At dawn, the first rays of sunlight appeared.

After Chen Pingsheng got up and stretched, he still had to busy himself with changing the bed in the room.

Then replace all those tables and chairs with new ones.

There's a lot to do, but I'm happily and joyfully busy.

By noon, after the beds were changed, all that was left were the tables and chairs.

All things considered, the new furniture I bought in just the last two days cost nearly 200,000 yuan.

If you add the tree you bought for Xiao An'an's backyard, it'll be close to 300,000.

That's right, that tree is worth 100,000.

It was planted specifically in the backyard. Chen An'an even carefully dug up the soil with a special sense of ceremony before planting it herself.

By the time the sapling grows up, she will have grown up too.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, my younger sister arrived at the Beijing Railway Station with her parents.

Chen Pingsheng specially drove his Panamera to pick her up; his younger sister was only twenty-one this year, nine years younger than him.

She also finished high school and has been working in Shacheng ever since. She did nothing else but work as a receptionist at a professional beauty salon.

The salary isn't high, but the ability to save money is a strength.

Over the years, he only managed to save a little money, as for his parents...

My dad started doing business driving tractors in the 1990s.

They sell watermelons in summer and sugarcane in winter.

These conditions wouldn't be considered bad in their hometown, but in Beijing, they would be considered typical rural people.

His mother, Peng Ying, had always helped him with his small business.

I also suffered a lot when I was young, and now I see my son is so successful.

What could be more gratifying than this?

"Brother, no one believes me when I tell others that you bought this Porsche."

Chen Qi was very excited; she never expected that her own brother could drive a Panamera.

"Hurry up and get your driver's license. Once you get it, I'll give you one."

"Really?" Chen Qi asked excitedly.

"Of course it's true. Now that you're here, don't leave. Stay in the capital from now on. With me here, I'll definitely treat you well."

He only has a few close relatives, and his parents are getting old.

Both of my older sisters are married and didn't come along this time.

Chen Pingsheng turned his head and said, "Mom and Dad, you must be tired after a long train journey. Go back and rest today, and I'll take you to the Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square tomorrow."

Chen Jianjun is almost sixty years old. Ever since his grandfather's generation, he has been saying that he must come to Beijing to see the world.

It wasn't until today that we had the opportunity to realize it.

"You own a fruit shop, right? Let's go check out your shop first."

"What's so interesting about that?"

Starting in June, the Dongjie No. 2 store ended its recharge promotion, while the other three stores simultaneously launched it.

Chen Pingsheng's income this month will definitely not be lower than last month's; it just depends on how many times the random increase he can get.

“Your dad is just worried and wants to see your own stores with his own eyes,” his mother, Peng Ying, advised. Chen Pingsheng then went to the second store on East Street, a high-end fruit supermarket of over 400 square meters, which was definitely not available in his hometown.

Even in Shacheng, it would definitely be one of the best.

The first store is about the same size; only the third to fifth stores are smaller.

Of course, it's not much smaller either.

After all, the three stores together represent an investment of 1.6 million yuan.

The location is worse than the second store, but better than other fruit stores.

Currently, his publicly disclosed investments are these five fruit supermarkets.

Not to mention a year or so, earning three or four million a month shouldn't be a problem.

His wife received over two million yuan.

With this money, Song Yanxi could live a comfortable life.

Chen Jianjun and Peng Ying were amazed. They never expected that their son could build such a large business in just a few years.

With these five stores around, things will definitely be good from now on.

When I got home, that was when I was truly shocked.

I heard that the house costs 15 million and it's all paid in full.

Chen Qi almost jumped three meters high.

What's going on? Did his brother win the lottery?
If you know the trick, you could teach this silly little sister.

The train journey was truly exhausting, so Chen Jianjun and Peng Ying stayed on the first floor.

My younger sister, Chen Qi, also lives on the first floor; two rooms are just right.

By the time Song Yanxi finished cooking, it was already 7 p.m.

The elderly couple ate their meal and went to sleep, but Chen Qi wanted to go for a stroll around the neighborhood.

Song Yanxi took her and Xiao An'an to a large shopping mall outside.

In addition to buying her two new outfits, I also gave her a Longines Elegance watch.

Around 16,000.

She, as the sister-in-law, has never been this generous to her own younger sister, Song Wu.

They were very willing to spend money on Chen Qi.

When Xiao An'an saw that her aunt had a gift, she also clamored to buy one.

After looking around, she picked out a large doll.

Song Yanxi said to her, "You already have so many dolls that they almost fill a room, and you still want to buy more?"

Little An'an was very clever: "Those are for hugging, this is for looking at."

Okay, you win.

Big doll, small one thousand.

Chen An'an chuckled foolishly.

After the three returned home, Chen Pingsheng was playing chess with his father, Chen Jianjun, in the backyard. Upon seeing them, he said:
"Yanxi, teach your little sister to drive in a couple of days, and then I'll go with her to enroll in driving school. Once she's learned to drive, I'll give her that Audi."

Chen Qi had never lived in Beijing, and the driving test wasn't as strict back then.

You can buy them in plenty of places; it just costs a little money.

As for the Audi A4, he felt it was very suitable for his younger sister, Chen Qi.

I only bought it six months ago, and it looks exactly like new.

"Brother, you're being too generous! I have my own money, I don't need you to give me anything. Look, this is a Longines watch my sister-in-law bought me, isn't it beautiful?"

Chen Qi showed off the new quartz watch he had just bought.

A price of over ten thousand isn't too high-end; it should last for at least ten years without any problems.

"It's beautiful. A girl can't live without a car."

Chen Pingsheng said, "Besides, you're at the age where you should be looking for a partner. If you don't have something to rely on, you'll easily be looked down upon."

He himself suffered a great loss because of this.

For six whole years, his mother-in-law's family never gave him a second glance.

She's my only sister, how can I not treat her well?

"Brother, can you give me your wife's car? What does she drive?"

"Of course, it's my Panamera."

Chen Pingsheng explained, "I still need to buy a bigger car myself. You see, after you all came, my car is not big enough to fit everyone. It's so inconvenient."

Song Yanxi really likes her Porsche.

Since I got it, I've driven my Audi A4 much less.

So I might as well give it to her; he still wants to buy a seven-seater car himself.

The target has already been chosen.

Land Rover Range Rover, BMW X7, and Lincoln Navigator.

Choose from these few; a man should drive a big car.

Its main selling point is its domineering presence.

(End of this chapter)