Mixed in 1980

Chapter 472 Chen Fan Teaches His Son
After hanging up the phone, Chen Yanyin went back to the neighboring compound.

The weather has warmed up, and Grandpa and Grandma are sitting in the yard, while Dad and their three mothers chat with them.

Chen Yanyin really liked this atmosphere.

A family should be together. She treated her in-laws the same way, bringing them over several times, but they always said they weren't used to it and would go back after a while.

Chen Yanyin moved a stool over and sat between her grandparents. With just a few words, she made the old couple beam with joy.

Before long, all the brothers and sisters returned.

Chen Fan was somewhat surprised and joked, "You guys agreed to come back together? Tsk tsk... What, are you planning to stage a coup for me?"

"You're just being a busybody."

Guan Yuemei asked her grandchildren to bring over chairs, glared at her son, and said, "Speak properly to the children. You're not acting like a father at all."

"You're really unreasonable," Chen Fan said with a wry smile.

He looked at his children and said, "Tell me what happened. It can't be that the sky is falling and none of you brothers and sisters can handle it."

"It's not as mysterious as you make it out to be."

Chen Yanyin opened Douyin, searched for Zhou Jingshu, and handed the video to her father: "Public opinion has already taken shape. Take a look and see how to respond."

"Do you need to ask me that?" Chen Fan scoffed.

Chen Lao Er picked up the conversation: "Our family's money is clean, and the response is simple, but we need to find a balance. I need your guidance."

Zhou Jingshu continued, "Uncle, I'm sorry. At the time, I was only thinking about letting my biological parents see that my parents treat me very well. I didn't expect it to turn out like this."

"You silly girl, it's no big deal."

Chen Fan smiled and shook his head: "A clear conscience fears no accusation. Our Chen family's daughter-in-law can go out wearing clothes worth hundreds of millions without any problem."

"As for a response, it is still necessary."

"This uproar is not good for our family or for public opinion in society as a whole."

Upon hearing this, Chen Lao Er nodded: "We still need to handle this properly. Society is quite restless now, and there is a strong sense of resentment towards the rich."

"Bullshit about hating the rich, who hates the rich?"

Chen Fan picked up a slipper and threw it directly at his son: "The public's hatred of the rich stems from their hatred of those whose income comes from illegitimate sources or who use public resources for personal gain."

"Who hates those whose income is reasonable and legal?"

"The most despicable people are those capitalists. Just open any internet search and you'll see how they package their hatred of the rich as something else."

"Jealousy, low self-esteem, and even mental illness."

"Screw it! They're allowed to plunder, but ordinary people aren't allowed to criticize them. If they do criticize, they're accused of being resentful of the rich. They're sick in the head. Who's the sick one here?"

“All of you, remember this: never utter a word about hating the rich. Our family has no right to say those words.”

“Our family’s wealth all comes from plunder. The only difference is that we plundered from abroad, but we kept it clean in China, so we can live a peaceful life.”

"If we were abroad, our family would only have two paths: one is to influence politics through capital, just like those dead squid, and the other is to be killed and devoured alive."

"Our family values ​​its reputation; that's the fundamental reason."

"Don't say that resentment towards the rich is something those stupid capitalists have packaged into a way to control the general public through public opinion. Even if it's genuine resentment towards the rich, so what?"

"We have to join in the chanting; hating the rich is the right thing to do!"

After being hit by a slipper, Chen Lao Er was sullen and only dared to speak after his father finished speaking: "Dad, I just misspoke. Let's get down to business. How should we respond to this?"

"Leave a little bit of information. Jing Shu's image needs to be established. You guys handle the specifics yourselves. Alright, go discuss it yourselves," Chen Fan said impatiently.

The brothers and sisters exchanged glances and then got up to go to the west courtyard.

Chen Yanxi slapped Chen Lao Er: "You got punished, didn't you? You should think before you speak, and don't take the wrong stance. Our family is on the side of the country and the people."

"They're not aligned with capital."

"It was just a slip of the tongue!" Chen Lao Er said with a wry smile.

Upon arriving at the west courtyard, we invited everyone to sit down and began discussing how to respond. The matter was not complicated; the key was how much to reveal.

Before long, a plan was formed.

After Zhou Jingshu finished filming and uploaded the video, Chen Lao Er immediately called Douyin (TikTok) to push it to a wider audience and respond to the public more quickly.

Zhang Yi is an ordinary office worker.

When I was slacking off, I habitually opened Douyin (TikTok), scrolled through a few short videos, and then a video posted by Zhou Jingshu appeared.

"That girl on the missing persons program, the one who was abducted and whose clothes were worth millions?" Zhang Yi's heart stirred, and she curiously read on.

"Hello everyone, thank you very much for your concern." "I am very sorry that my outfit has caused so much controversy, as it has wasted a great deal of social resources."

"I will explain in detail here."

"First of all, there were questions from everyone: What kind of family do we come from? Why do we have money and can afford to wear clothes worth millions?"

"Fanli's clothes, Liyuan's shoes, and Qiuli's belts—these three brands were all founded by my aunt, who is also my future mother-in-law."

"My eldest aunt's name is Zeng Ali, and my uncle's name contains the character 'Fan', so we named her Fanli; my youngest aunt's name contains the character 'Yuan', so we named her Liyuan; and my second aunt's name contains the character 'Qiu', so we named her Qiuli."

"As for the jewelry I wear, it was mostly given to me by my older brothers and sisters from my uncle's side. It's not as complicated as people think."

"I wore this outfit when I was recording the show. The reason was simple: if I find my biological parents, I need to let them know that my mom and dad treat me very well."

"If I don't find it, I will tell the audience that my parents are very good to me and that they don't need to worry about me."

That's all, thank you for your concern.

Seeing this, Zhang Yi suddenly felt envious. They were all girls, but Zhou Jingshu was so lucky to have such an aunt and a group of older brothers and sisters.

Wearing luxury goods as everyday clothes and accessorizing with expensive jewelry... it's practically the life of my dreams. If I were in that situation, I'd be laughing in my sleep.

Shaking her head, Zhang Yi continued reading.

"As for my family, my father is an ordinary high school teacher, and my mother works at my second aunt's private charitable foundation, but my second aunt doesn't publicize it, so I can't say."

"Of course, our family is considered relatively well-off."

"Mainly because my uncle doted on my mother. When my mother married my father, my uncle gave her a courtyard house and a piece of land in Hong Kong."

“That piece of land was later developed into a residential complex for rent, and my mother was in charge of collecting the rent.”

"This is outrageous!" Zhang Yi exclaimed, her eyes wide.

How high are the property prices and rents in Hong Kong? How much can a single apartment complex generate in a month?

Little did they know, a whole bunch of people were holding their phones, eyes wide with disbelief, saying, "Can I have a dozen uncles like that?"

This is also the effect that Chen Lao Er wanted.

Having money and always hiding it isn't a good thing; it's okay to show off a little when necessary.

To avoid spending more money later and ending up trending on social media again.

For the Chen family, this was actually a very low-key thing. Even if officials saw it, they wouldn't think the Chen family was showing off their wealth, and they wouldn't even dare to criticize them.

The Chen family is truly wealthy.

But she puts her life on the line when it comes to charity. If you add up the donations of all the other wealthy people, it probably wouldn't be as much as Xu Jinqiu alone. There's no way to find fault with her.

I've helped so many people!

To put it bluntly, if Xu Jinqiu were to step into the limelight, she could walk with impunity in China, and if she were to pass away one day, she would certainly receive a state funeral.

In the video, Zhou Jingshu continued speaking.

“My mother is very kind. When she brought me back, she went to the welfare home first. Seeing that the environment there was not good, she donated 100 million yuan.” Zhou Jingshu also showed a receipt.

Then, she produced two more receipts: "After returning home, Mom took another 3000 million yuan, which was originally intended to be donated to my second aunt's foundation, but my second aunt refused to accept the donation."

"In the end, my mother donated the money to Project Hope. At that time, my aunt did the same, donating 3000 million yuan to Project Hope."

"Please look carefully at the receipts. They are all stamped with the official seal. If you still have any questions, you can check with Project Hope."

"Holy crap!" Zhang Yi slapped herself.

Wow, before, there were tons of people online saying that he had problems, but now that there's been some exposure, it's all positive, and there's no way to discredit him.

They may be wealthy, but their donations are genuine.

Moreover, in the video, Zhou Jingshu also produced a number of receipts, which were Guan Xiaoyu's donation records during disasters in the past 20 years.

All in all, it exceeds 2 million yuan.

In addition, she also revealed that her aunt, whom she mentioned, is the founder of Shengxiang Home Furnishings City and has donated more than 2 billion yuan over the past 20 years.

Chen Min's charity work is always publicized, and donations are made in the name of the company. However, no one usually keeps track of these donations, and when all the money is put together, the amount is quite astonishing.

Zhou Jingshu's revelation can be seen as a form of advertising for Shengxiang Home Furnishings City. In any case, Chinese people always have a certain fondness for companies that genuinely donate money to charity.

"This one is really hard to refute!"

As the video was released, online public opinion changed drastically, but Guan Xiaoyu was furious: "Good heavens, you guys don't show yourselves, but throw me out to take the fall?"

(End of this chapter)