The Birth of Shanghai's First Conglomerate

Chapter 48 Wan Liu
Chen Ping was furious.

On the way home, she ignored Chen An'an completely; the chubby girl must have done something wrong.

This even led to her father coming to help her with her homework.

And then... a big pig and a little pig were running in the sky.

Song Yanxi felt that way anyway, since Xiao An'an was already in first grade and was still learning very basic things.

For example, the 26-letter pinyin.

Chen Pingsheng glanced at it, not quite ready to leave decisively.

Now, only the three of them are left in their small villa. Chen Qi has moved to live in a dormitory with Zhou Chun and the others.

The eldest sister, Chen Yao, moved into his newly bought house. Chen An'an, at his age, is enthusiastic about everything except studying.

She's almost filled the backyard with flowers and plants.

Anyway, she just dug randomly.

Chen Pingsheng touched Song Yanxi's belly; it had only been a little over a month and there was still no sign of pregnancy.

"Honey, do you think An'an's lack of interest in studying is related to the prenatal education she received?"

There's a reason for this; many prenatal education centers even teach these kinds of weird things.

That's right, the competition among children begins as early as their tadpole stage.

"Believe in this stuff? You might as well say she inherited your father's talent for learning."

Song Yanxi rolled her eyes at him; her academic performance was excellent.

If I hadn't been influenced by him to get married early, I would definitely have gotten into a 985 university.

Although Chen Pingsheng did not acknowledge what she said, he did not deliberately refute it.

Pregnant women's personalities tend to change.

The only way to make her happy is through the simplest and most down-to-earth methods.

"Honey, I recently made a lot of money, but I don't know if I should tell you!"

That's a really offensive statement.

Song Yanxi listened intently, sensing a pleasant surprise. Besides, her man had inexplicably bought another Aston Martin.

This looks like a windfall.

Touching his hand, Song Yanxi said gently, "Honey, there shouldn't be any secrets between husband and wife. How much money have you made this time? Have you earned five million?"

That's superficial.

Chen Pingsheng said smugly, "A mere five million doesn't seem worth mentioning to you anymore. Be bold and add a zero."

"What? Fifty million??"

Song Yanxi was shocked. Chen Pingsheng made up some nonsense, saying that the TV series he had invested in in the entertainment industry had made a profit again.

The filming of "Legend of Lu Zhen" is almost finished.

He still has nearly 200 million yuan in savings, and even if he wanted to start Tencent Entertainment, he wouldn't be able to spend that much money in a short period of time.

A good man should know how to be respectful.

He only handed over a quarter of it, and look how shocked his wife was.

She's practically become a fangirl.

"Honey, shall we go buy another luxury house in the Second Ring Road?"

Song Yanxi previously owned a small apartment of about 200 square meters in the Dongcheng District of the Second Ring Road.

In just a few months, the price has increased by nearly 10,000 yuan per square meter.

That adds up to almost two million.

She has great confidence in the properties within the Second Ring Road.

Chen Pingsheng was only slightly interested in these things; he knew that housing prices would continue to rise.

Nobody knows exactly when the price will stop rising.

Anyway, nowadays, people with spare money at home are all investing in real estate.

Their family doesn't engage in stock trading.

The main problem is that many listed companies in China were only interested in scamming people from the very beginning.

From the moment the listing application was submitted, they had already been secretly manipulating things behind the scenes.

I can't go into too much detail, but basically, from the very beginning, some people had already discussed how to divide the cake.

After listing, they use various kinds of news to drive up the stock price.

Then they quickly sold off the large amount of stocks they held.

The losses were taken over by unsuspecting retail investors.

By the time the scandal finally broke, these speculators had already made a fortune.

Tens of thousands of retail investors either jumped off buildings or went bankrupt.

Therefore, their family does not participate in the stock market.

If I were to buy, I would only buy large companies that I understand.

Those little-known small companies are too prone to going bankrupt.

Large villas within the Second Ring Road now average around 50,000 yuan per square meter.

Among the more well-known ones is Ziyufu, located north of the zoo in HD District, which was the best-selling property in 2008 and 2009. Other famous ones include Wanliu Academy, Jingcheng No.1 Courtyard, and Zhonghai Kaixuan.

Now that she has 50 million, she has many options to consider.

The primary consideration is still appreciation.

After all, they already have a place to live.

A small villa of over 500 square meters is big enough for a family of three.

Anything bigger is purely for making money.

Chen Pingsheng transferred money to her, and Song Yanxi even tried to sneak a peek at his account balance.

This must be kept completely covered up.

If his wife knew he had over 100 million yuan, she'd be lucky if he could at least leave him 100,000 yuan as pocket money, let alone hand it all over.

Song Yanxi is pregnant after all, so she has to drive more slowly.

The next day, after dropping Chen An'an off at school, she went to ask Liu Fen to go house hunting with her.

Liu Fen hesitated several times before speaking, as she was at an age where she didn't really have many desires.

She couldn't understand her eldest daughter's success even if she looked up at her.

Didn't you see that when people call, they just want to buy a house, as if houses are as common as cabbages?

They just casually stuff a few bags of stuff into their homes.

What she was really worried about was her youngest daughter, Song Wu.

Song Wu graduated some time ago, and ever since Song Yanxi gave her a BMW, she really hasn't cared about her anymore.

Compared to Chen Qi and Chen Pingsheng's sister Chen Yao, this treatment was worlds apart.

When other women come over, they give away a house, a car, and a career all at once.

Then I looked at her daughter's BMW, which cost hundreds of thousands of yuan, and suddenly it didn't seem so appealing anymore.

"Xiao Xi, where are you planning to buy a house this time?"

"Let's go and take a look at Wanliu Academy first."

Goodness, isn't this a famous luxury residence within the Second Ring Road?

Everyone who lives there is either extremely wealthy or powerful.

Besides, the location of Wanliu Academy is right next to the Third Primary School and the Affiliated Primary School of Renmin University.

It's practically surrounded by prestigious universities.

Living in a place like this, even a pig's grades would improve a little.

Wanliu Academy is located in Haidian District, and the houses here are not villas.

It's a six- or seven-story building, which looks like a factory dormitory and employee residential area from the outside.

The apartment sizes are generally between 300 and 700 square meters, with the top floor being the largest.

Many internet tycoons live in this place.

In a few more years, it will be very difficult to buy a house here, even if you have the money.

Song Yanxi chose one of the few remaining penthouse apartments, which is 680 square meters in size.

The interior design is exquisite, and all the appliances and other configurations are top-of-the-line.

She can move in right away, and she wants to buy another one.

This one set cost nearly 40 million in full.

In a few more years, it will be over 100 million.

So, once you have money, making more money really isn't difficult.

Even if their education level is not high and their abilities are not particularly outstanding.

Song Yanxi used to work as a customer service representative, but now she can easily earn millions a year.

This is entirely due to the rapid rise in housing prices during this era.

To some extent, real estate speculation is a foolproof way to make money.

I still have ten million left in my account after buying this house.

She plans to open another branch in the Second Ring Road area after Shuiyunjian is successful.

There are more wealthy women within the Second Ring Road.

We're not worried about a lack of customers.

Liu Fen was completely numb, and she thought about her previous attitude towards Chen Pingsheng.

It's understandable that her mother-in-law doesn't enjoy any of the benefits brought by her son-in-law from out of town.

It's all because of the bad things I did in the past.

Otherwise, given the eldest daughter's situation, it would be great to buy a luxury house like this in the Third Ring Road and lend it to them to live in.

Anyway, it's just sitting empty.

They have so many empty houses in their house, but they won't let her live there. It's incredibly frustrating.

It's just as frustrating as seeing mountains of gold and silver right in front of you but being unable to pick them up.

(End of this chapter)