The Birth of Shanghai's First Conglomerate

With a large family, problems naturally arise as the number of people increases.

Like Chen Lu, all he can do is not squander his family's wealth.

His daughter, Chen Wuyou, however, spent too much money on chasing after celebrities.

Spending money is fine, but spending money and then sacrificing yourself is simply unthinkable in wealthy families.

Especially for top-tier wealthy families like theirs in Shanghai.

From the time Chen Pingsheng gradually relinquished power, the education of Chen's descendants relied on their parents.

As for Chen Wuyou's parents, let's not even talk about his father, Chen Lu, whose behavior was not very upright, so he could not be a role model for his children in this respect.

For decades, Su Xiaoxi has been busy with her career and has had no time to take care of her daughter's growth and education.

Even if they hire the best tutors, it doesn't change the fact that these children lack parental companionship.

It can be said that Chen Wuyou was a princess of three generations from the moment she was born, and was incredibly wealthy.

The only way Su Xiaoxi could make up for the lack of companionship was by constantly giving her money.

This is completely different from how Chen Pingsheng educated his own children.

As a result, when she later became a fan of celebrities, Su Xiaoxi thought it was a small matter and that she would naturally change as she grew up.

She never expected things to develop to this point after graduating from university. This not only caught her, as a mother, off guard, but also enraged the Chen family.

In short, the Chen family of Shanghai would never accept a celebrity from the entertainment industry into their family tree.

In their view, the entertainment industry is not a respectable job at all; it only attracts the attention of some uninformed people.

An'an made a clear decision: Chen Wuyou could marry the person she loved, but she had to give up everything in the Chen family.

They can't take anything with them, and they only receive a small amount of basic living expenses each month.

It's roughly ten million.

This was simply not enough for Chen Wuyou, who had been pampered since childhood.

She didn't dare to make a scene in front of An'an, and even her father and mother didn't dare to breathe loudly when An'an was throwing a tantrum.

Not to mention her.

This kind of authority is not something that is formed in a day, but rather something that is accumulated over a long period of time.

The Chen family has grown to more and more over the third and fourth generations. Rules are rules; if they can be easily broken, then they are not rules.

"I will wait for Grandpa to come back. Grandpa will definitely not stop me from pursuing my own happiness."

Chen Wuyou was almost in tears when Chen Pingsheng returned, looking travel-worn.

He's almost eighty now; time waits for no man.

It is said that people grow old easily when they return to Nanshan.

“Little Wuyou, you called for Grandpa so loudly, I could hear you from far away.”

From childhood to adulthood, Chen Wuyou always felt that her grandfather was the one who loved her the most.

Therefore, she was unrestrained and willful in front of her grandfather.

"Grandpa, you're finally back! My aunt won't let me marry the person I love. Please talk to her for me."

"Oh...Is that so!"

Chen Pingsheng took off his gray coat and asked An'an what was going on. An'an also looked troubled. After giving a brief explanation, she decided to let her father make the decision.

“Dad, Wuyou is going too far now. I don’t know why she was raised like this.”

"When you eat too much rice, you're more likely to do some outrageous and unconventional things."

It's true that Chen Pingsheng likes Xiao Wuyou, but that doesn't mean she can break family rules, much less bring someone from the entertainment industry home.

"Where is her father, Chen Lu?"

An'an replied, "He went to Hong Kong. He said the family should make the decision." "Hmm!" Chen Pingsheng nodded. "That little star dares to lie to Wuyou like that, he must not be a good person. You should find a way to make sure he can never come out again. Also, Wuyou, if you want to jump off a building because of this, then go ahead and jump. You can be reincarnated and see if you can still live such a good life now."

Chen Wuyou's face turned pale. "Grandpa, how could you do this?"

"It's not that I want to be like this, it's that you're being incredibly foolish."

Chen Pingsheng said, "The Chen family can squander their money, but they absolutely cannot be fools, let alone threaten suicide like you. Reincarnation is a skill. If you think life in the Chen family is bad, go and be reincarnated into an ordinary family after you die and see if you will be happier."

"I'm giving you all a serious warning: whoever dares to threaten their parents with death, then don't interfere. The Chen family has no shortage of descendants. If she wants to die, let her die. I think you've really eaten too much and don't understand the hardships of ordinary people at all."

"They're even capable of using their parents' deaths to pressure them."

After Chen Pingsheng finished speaking in a very calm tone, no one dared to cause any more trouble.

After he finished dealing with Chen Wuyou's matter, he said again, "Look at your children now. The Chen family has only developed to the fourth generation, and I am not even dead yet, and all sorts of things have started to happen. Why can't you even manage your own children?"

"Is it really that hard to be a good father or mother?"

"Life is not just about making money, and the responsibilities on our shoulders are definitely not just about making money. There are also the responsibilities of being a father and mother. Don't wait until your children grow up to regret it."

Not only Chen Wuyou was scolded, but Chen Jiye, Chen Youcai, and Si Ke were all scolded on the spot.

The family's atmosphere gradually deteriorated, which was essentially due to problems with the inheritance of traditions.

The Chen family is not afraid of spendthrift sons, but they will never tolerate those who wantonly break the rules.

But someone like Chen Wuyou clearly broke the rules.

This is what they mean by "if the upper beam is crooked, the lower beam will be crooked too."

Chen Lu himself is unreliable, and as a result, the daughter he raised has also become unreliable.

If this were Chen Xinyi's daughter, she would probably beat her to death.

Given Chen Xinyi's pride, she would never allow her daughter to do such a thing.

Once discovered, they would immediately kill that minor celebrity, and then proceed to attack their own daughter.

Just kidding, if her daughter starts making such basic mistakes, then she doesn't deserve to be her daughter at all.

Such a blatant attempt to woo a celebrity deserves to be condemned.

Now, including Chen Jiye, they have all become fathers, and three generations of the Chen family have reached the age of becoming parents.

There are several generations in total, and the more children there are, the more obvious the importance of parents setting a good example becomes.

The problem of each generation being worse than the last has ultimately occurred in the Chen family of Shanghai.

Chen Pingsheng went to offer incense to his wife and also told her about the current difficulties and problems facing the Chen family in Shanghai.

As long as the family rules are not broken, the Chen family will not fall.

Once the family loses its rules and acts recklessly, the Chen family's existence may pose a great threat to the current Economic Research Island.

It will also harm the development of Tengying Group.

Those who once slay dragons may one day become dragons themselves.

By then, it's uncertain whether the Chen family will even have any reason to exist anymore.

If that day ever comes, Chen Pingsheng will definitely use his last remaining strength to clean everything up.

The rise and fall of a wealthy family often happens in just a few decades.

For a family as large as the Chen family in Shanghai, the impact of internal strife is far greater than that of external competition.

If internal strife were to break out within the Chen family, it would inevitably involve Chen Lu's descendants and people like Chen Jiye.

These are all essential steps that must be taken after a family grows stronger.

I just wish that day would come later.

(End of this chapter)