The Birth of Shanghai's First Conglomerate

Jiang Peiyao adopted two daughters; the elder, Jiang Wangzhi, was adopted when she was five years old.

Back then, she was incredibly thin and barely spoke a word all day long.

At such a young age, he couldn't feel the warmth and beauty of the world at all. It was only after Jiang Peiyao's careful care that he slowly opened his heart at the age of eight.

Jiang Wangzhi started playing and frolicking with his peers, but when his biological parents came looking for him again, he was terrified.

She may be young, but that doesn't mean she's forgotten the nightmarish feelings from her family of origin.

Her father was a gambler, and he would beat her if he lost money gambling.

My mother wasn't a good person either. When my father beat her, he not only wouldn't try to stop him, but he would also yell at her to beat him even harder.

This was completely different from her experience being with Jiang Peiyao.

Jiang Peiyao was kind-hearted; after giving them some money to leave, she would come looking for them every year thereafter.

This made her very tired, but she didn't want to bother her brother-in-law again over such a small matter.

As for the younger one, Jiang Wangchu, she was adopted by Jiang Peiyao when she was two years old.

Her origins are even more dramatic.

Jiang Wangchu's mother was a foot masseuse. By chance, she met a rich second-generation heir and they had a wild time together.

Later, she became pregnant and attempted to use the child in her womb to ask her second-generation family for money, or to have them take her home.

Unfortunately, given her profession, it's impossible for a wealthy family to accept her, including the child in her womb.

This woman was completely reckless, taking her child everywhere to cause trouble, and even going to the door of a wealthy man's house to cry every day.

Over time, even that second-generation rich kid became a well-known joke in the industry.

Jiang Wangchu and her mother lived a life of constant wandering, and later she was abandoned by her mother at the gate of an orphanage.

For this mother, Jiang Wangchu's existence has always been a bargaining chip for her to blackmail the wealthy family.

Once she loses that value, the child becomes nothing more than a burden to her.

It would be perfectly normal for her to abandon her.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Wangchu returned to the wealthy family again on her eighteenth birthday.

It's still the Chen family of Shanghai, known as the most prestigious family in China.

Chen Pingsheng was destined to disappoint his little cousin in this life, but he would do his best to fulfill her last wish after she left.

Many people speculate that these two are his illegitimate daughters, but he is too lazy to explain.

He announced to the world at the end of March that he would allow his two adopted daughters to rejoin the Chen family in Shanghai.

This was a major event for both Jiang Wangzhi and Jiang Wangchu, and it was also a matter of great importance to their happiness in the second half of their lives.

An'an and Er Ya Chen Xinyi both knew about their background, so they naturally wouldn't object to their father's decision.

It's just unclear why Aunt Pei Yao suddenly left.

Now that she's gone, she's left behind two adopted girls who have no one to care for them. Now, her father wants to take over her responsibilities.

This is understandable no matter how you look at it.

As the eldest sister, An'an gave each of her two younger sisters a small gift.

In each of China's top-tier cities, there is a top-tier villa.

These are all basic courtesies. Although her father's adopted daughter was not his biological daughter, she was raised by Aunt Pei Yao from a young age.

This little bit of stuff is just enough to meet their most basic needs.

Besides the house, they gave away three flying cars, two top-of-the-line land sports cars, and all sorts of jewelry and other valuables.

Chen Xinyi didn't make things that complicated; she simply gifted each of her two new adopted sisters five prime storefronts in Hong Kong.

They're probably worth a few billion. With these five storefronts in Hong Kong, they'll never lack money again, even if they do nothing.

They live far better than most people just by collecting rent.

Chen Lu naturally had to give a gift as well, but he was the poorest in terms of financial situation. He certainly had money, but compared to the vast wealth of the Chen family in Shanghai, his gift was insignificant.

Chen Lu continued to run his small company. He had many illegitimate children, all of whom he sent to the Economic Research Island for training. The gifts he gave to his two new adopted sisters were pitifully small compared to his two older sisters.

Each person owns a sports car worth over 20 million yuan, plus two watches worth over 5 million yuan each.

Having seized another opportunity, Chen Xinyi naturally wouldn't let go of such a good excuse to mock him.

"Chen Lu, are you really going to take so little? You should have your wife come instead. It's your fault for being so poor all these years."

Chen Lu stopped arguing; the best thing he could do was never squander money.

In this respect alone, they already surpass more than 80% of the wealthy children in China.

"Alright." An'an still maintained her composure and stopped them in time, saying, "You two shouldn't quarrel over such a small thing. Father still has so many things to deal with, and the family reunion banquet for your two adopted sisters is a big event. Chen Lu's financial situation is limited right now, so as long as the sentiment is there, that's enough. But your wife did give them a very generous gift."

Su Xiaoxi was busy outside and didn't come back. She dropped off at a small shopping mall in Hong Kong.

The shares are each calculated at 50%, and all future operating profits of the mall will be handed over to the two sisters.

Their future will be free from any financial worries.

Chen Pingsheng handed over the responsibility of hosting the family reunion banquet to An'an, as it was both a family reunion banquet for his two younger sisters.

It was also a grand gathering of the country's top elite families.

For the two younger sisters, this is the best time for them to reveal their identities as members of the Chen family in Shanghai.

For Yu An'an, this was the perfect moment for her father to make his return to the big stage of the business world.

For the past five years, my father has completely neglected his company's business in order to spend time with my mother.

This has led many people to speculate whether he has truly retired completely.

Is the Chen family of Shanghai about to lose their protector?

Regardless of outside speculation, as long as the father steps forward again, he can immediately dispel the restless thoughts of countless people.

A father's influence, including his network of connections, is something that outsiders can never fathom.

As long as he's around, no one will dare to openly make a move against the Chen family of Shanghai.

Business battles at their level certainly aren't about how much a product sells for.

Or if a cup of milk tea is cheaper by two or three yuan, that would seem too low-class.

If the Chen family of Shanghai were to engage in conflict with outsiders, it would inevitably be a business and political struggle at the highest levels of society.

This is hard to explain clearly, but as long as everyone understands, that's fine.

High-end business competition is no longer about price or business models.

It's not about strategy, but about the struggle for connections and resources.

The latter two, taken together, can be explained more clearly as political infighting.

This kind of war is generally invisible to outsiders, and only an economic war of this scale can have a certain impact on the Chen family in Shanghai.

Otherwise, relying solely on business competition, the Chen family of Shanghai would never use resources to pressure others.

If he incurs losses or mismanages his business in an industry, it only proves that a more powerful product or business model has emerged in that industry.

If they are eliminated at this point, it must be a sign of social progress.

The Chen family of Shanghai must always maintain this competitive business mindset.

Being surpassed does not mean incompetence; it only means that there are more outstanding or more focused people in the industry.

Once such a person appears, it's either because he's selling a company in the industry to him.

Alternatively, they package the companies together and use this as a medium to complete the acquisition with a large sum of money.

They will bring more outstanding people into the Chen family in Shanghai.

In any case, Chen Pingsheng would absolutely not allow the Chen family of Shanghai to become the destroyers of innovation.

(End of this chapter)