Mixed in 1980

Chapter 518 Future
The veil has been lifted on the philanthropic family.

Blogger "Amu" has been following the Chen family ever since the Xu Jinqiu Charity Foundation was exposed, and he watched today's live stream from the beginning.

The result was quite unexpected.

When other entrepreneurs were interviewed, they talked about their past experiences, how they worked hard, persevered, and achieved great success. In short, it was very inspiring.

The Chen family is different.

Just like the fourth princess said, my father likes to fight and argue, and then he fights and robs all over the world.

He seems like a very interesting person.

The next generation of the Chen family is also quite interesting. The eldest is a girl, but she likes to fight and doesn't care about family matters. She is nothing like a traditional lady from a prominent family.

The second child is domineering, cunning, and vengeful...

The fact that he married two women instantly ignited Amu's gossip-loving instincts. He stared intently at the screen, afraid of missing a single detail.

"Ye Wan and Ye Ling are twin sisters."

There's no need to hide it; Chen Fan has three wives. He just doesn't publicize it in mainland China, but he has never concealed it. In Hong Kong, it's common knowledge.

Concealing information is unfair.

If the second son dares to marry two women, he must be able to withstand the corresponding public opinion. If he doesn't even have that courage, why should he marry two women and inherit the family business?
Ni Ping then deliberately asked, "Many wealthy people say that having many children brings many blessings. Do you also hope that your sons will marry several women?"

Chen Fan pondered for a moment, then said, "Between us, we didn't get a marriage certificate. The second son had gotten one before, but we made him get a divorce. That's fair."

"As for how many wives..."

At this point, Chen Fan shook his head slightly: "The second one was just a coincidence. Wanwan looks exactly like the A-Ling sisters, which caused some trouble."

“The two sisters have a very close relationship and will not cause any trouble, which is why they were allowed to have a child. Even so, the second sister did not come without a price.”

Chen Fan asked the broadcaster to turn on the video.

In the scene, Chen Yanjin takes off his shirt, and Chen Yanxi walks to his younger brother's side with a bamboo stick: "Second brother, do you know what you did wrong?"

"Big sister, just do it!" Chen Yanjin gritted her teeth; admitting her mistake was out of the question.

Chen Yanxi laughed and said, "That's right, it doesn't matter whether it's right or wrong. The deed has already happened. Even if we're wrong, we have to stand up for ourselves, take responsibility, and give people an explanation."

The words had barely left his mouth when the bamboo stick was already pulled out.

With a crisp sound, a bloodstain more than 20 centimeters long appeared on Chen Yanjin's back, with beads of blood seeping out from both sides of the bloodstain.

"Hiss..." Chen Yanjin gasped.

Nevertheless, he didn't shout it out. He was mentally prepared for the beating and was determined to get through it no matter what. The pleasure of having multiple wives wasn't so easy to enjoy.

"Remember this, today is the day I'll teach you a lesson."

Chen Yanxi gritted his teeth and pulled out the bamboo stick again, one stroke after another, until he stopped after nine more strokes.

Chen Yanjin's back was covered with ten bloody welts.

Even so, aside from gasping in shock, Chen Yanjin remained silent. He could do the work and take responsibility, but he could not admit his mistakes.

Upon seeing this, Ni Ping, Xiao Sa, and the viewers watching the live stream all gasped in shock; the eldest son of the Chen family was ruthless.

Chen Lao Er was even more ruthless.

The bamboo stick lashed out, leaving a bloody welt with each flick, yet the person remained completely silent. He was definitely a ruthless individual; most people couldn't do that.

Many wealthy people and entrepreneurs were watching the live stream. Seeing Chen Lao Er's ruthlessness, they couldn't help but feel secretly alarmed. If he was so ruthless to himself, how could he be so ruthless to others?
I can't afford it!

Just then, an off-screen voice came through the screen, as Chen Laosi leaned close to his younger brother: "Xiao Wu, do you still want to marry two more?"

Xiao Wu immediately responded, "Fourth Sister, jokes shouldn't be taken seriously. Your brother is very devoted."

Chen Yanyin sneered: "Just remember that!"

Hearing this, many people laughed. Men are all the same, but the Chen family's education is quite ruthless; look how scared they are.

In the video, Chen Yanxi didn't stop. Someone counted that he was whipped a total of 36 times. There were 36 bloody marks on Chen Lao Er's back, and blood kept seeping out from the intersections.

"Your second child is amazing!"

Xiao Sa didn't know how to comment, so she simply praised him, feeling very impressed. She had never seen someone so tough; if it were her, a single slap would make her wail for a long time.

Chen Lao Er remained silent.

"It's nothing special. His father got a couple of beatings back then," Chen Fan waved his hand.

Zhao Yuanyuan said disdainfully, "Stop flattering yourself. The second son is much better than you. Back then, you would scream and wail if you were hit by a single blow."

Chen Fan was sullen and remained silent.

Xiao Sa deliberately teased, asking, "Was this how you got beaten up back then?"

"My mom and my sister, women's doubles!"

Chen Fan rolled his eyes and said irritably, "Everything comes at a price. The second brother got a beating, so the third and fifth brothers didn't dare to have any crooked thoughts."

Next, the marital status of the third, fourth, and fifth sons was briefly introduced, and the two generations of the Chen family officially entered the public eye.

A large family that has been hidden for decades.

"This family is really amazing!"

After listening to the introduction, blogger Amu muttered to himself, "The first generation goes without saying, but the second generation is also terrifying. They are all graduates of prestigious universities, and their spouses are also graduates of prestigious universities."

After a brief chat, Ni Ping changed the subject, addressing what the audience was most eager to know: "Professor Xu, what were the reasons that led to the establishment of the foundation back then?"

"That goes back to 1983."

Xu Jinqiu tilted her head and thought for a while: "Back then, I was studying at Beijing Normal University. In the first semester of my senior year, I went to Mentougou Middle School for an internship and teaching."

"There were two students at the time. One of them was named Gu Xiaoyan. She was very diligent in her studies. She would get up before dawn to read aloud, and after the dormitory lights were turned off every night, she would still take her books and continue reading under the streetlights in the dormitory corridor."

"Gu Xiaoyan especially likes New Year pictures, especially landscape pictures. She said that every Spring Festival, she likes to visit other people's homes and look at their New Year pictures."

"See the outside world through New Year pictures."

"I've never even left Mentougou in my entire life. The reason I studied so hard was that I wanted to get into university and see the world outside."

"Unfortunately, after only one month of high school, her family took her back home, saying they had arranged a marriage for her and wanted her to come back to get married."

"That day, she was dragged back while crying."

At this point, Xu Jinqiu sighed: "Actually, her parents treated her very well, and they weren't sexist. It's just that their family was poor and couldn't afford to support her."

"Otherwise, she wouldn't have had the chance to finish junior high school."

"In those years, many people started working in the fields after finishing primary school, or even before finishing primary school."

This is unimaginable today. Especially when Xu Jinqiu said that the little girl liked New Year pictures because she wanted to see the outside world through them, it made one's heart ache.

"There is another male student named Yan Hua. He was the top student in the whole school when he was in high school, but his family was poor. This year, his father was injured while doing farm work and was bedridden, so there was no strong laborer in the family."

“He’s the eldest son, he has to go back to work.”

"I remember it very clearly. Yan Hua walked out of the school gate with his luggage that day, turning back every three steps, and each time he turned back, he had a smile on his face."

"No one knows what he was laughing about. Maybe he was just being stubborn and wanted to leave with some dignity."

"Anyway, people were poor back then."

“Poverty makes people lose their ambition, which is the most helpless situation. At that time, I thought that I should sponsor their studies. With their grades and efforts, they could all get into university.”

Chen Fan picked up the thread and teased, "Teacher Xu was so funny back then. She was in charge of the money at home, but she insisted on using her own salary to help others."

"That's what she said: I don't earn much money myself, and if I use my family's money to help others, wouldn't that make me a saint?"

“That’s how it is.” Xu Jinqiu pouted.

Then he added, "Next, Chen Fan proposed to set up a charitable foundation, and choosing the education sector at that time was the most correct decision."

"Education at that time was indeed very backward."

"Mentougou is a suburb of Beijing, and the educational conditions are not very good, let alone in the poor mountainous areas. In many places, a school only has one classroom and one teacher."

"Everyone was crammed together for class."

"The teachers took turns teaching first grade and then second grade. The desks and chairs were all broken and dilapidated, and even the blackboard was full of pits and bumps."

Upon hearing this, Ni Ping nodded: "At the beginning of the reform and opening up, we were indeed poor. Even in the capital, many people's clothes were full of patches."

"Making money back then was really difficult."

"Professor Xu's foundation must have invested a lot of money back then, right?"

A total of 15862 Spark Hope schools were established, 10876 Spark teaching buildings were donated and constructed, as well as 239 welfare homes, and 578 million impoverished students were sponsored.

No matter how you calculate it, it's a huge sum of money.

Xu Jinqiu nodded slightly: "It was actually okay at the beginning. Like the first year when we went to Dali, we could build a primary school with 5, 10, or 20 yuan."

"After prices were deregulated, investment began to double."

"The funding kept doubling, especially for the impoverished students we sponsored. The number of students increased every year. Fortunately, we succeeded in taking over Japan in 88, which provided us with a large source of funding."

We talked for a long time about the foundation.

After discussing many things thoroughly, Xu Jinqiu finally said at the end, "Each generation has its own tasks, and my task is now complete."

"From now on, it's all about Wanwan."

"She carved her name in the Taklamakan Desert. The desert border protection project is expected to be completed in 2024. It's quite a feat for this child."

"Desertification control is indeed a huge project, requiring a large investment, right?" Ni Ping then asked.

Xu Jinqiu nodded slightly: "Indeed, the investment is huge. Our country started investing in it in 1978, and we are only responsible for a part of it."

"The edge sealing is almost finished. The next step is to extend it deeper into the desert, which is not a matter of one or two years, but a lifetime."

After discussing the Xu Jinqiu Charity Foundation, Ni Ping changed the subject again, asking about Zeng Ali and Zhao Yuanyuan, who are also major donors.

In addition to making donations to external organizations, she also poured a lot of money into the Xu Jinqiu Charity Foundation.

The two of them only gave a brief introduction.

It's all family stuff.

It wasn't until the very end of the program that Ni Ping remembered the task assigned to her by her superiors and asked Chen Fan, "As someone who has robbed the whole world, what are your thoughts on the future of the domestic economy and the global economy? Could you share them?"

"The future?"

Chen Fan touched his nose, took out a cigarette, handed one to Ni Ping, lit one for himself, and took a few deep drags: "The future is bright, but also difficult."

"How can it be good?" Ni Ping lit a cigarette.

Chen Fan pondered for a moment: "The US is already on the decline, while we are on the rise. The next twenty years will be a period of great change for the world."

"The only possibility is that the United States will, like Britain in the past, have its influence gradually diminished and relinquish its status as a global hegemon."

"We will surely replace the big boss, America."

"This statement is grand and abstract, and many people will think it's impossible. But just watch, within seven or eight years, everyone will see this change."

"This process is very difficult."

"As you can see, there will be more and more conflicts between us and the big shots in the future. Economic wars and information wars will continue."

"In addition, biological warfare may occur."

"Biological warfare?" Xiao Sa was stunned, a hint of confusion in her eyes. Was it possible?
"Didn't I just say that the source of the information, Lu Jin, is unreliable and cannot be verified? Who knows if it's true or not?" Chen Fan took a drag of his cigarette.

He slowly exhaled a plume of smoke and then said, "Let's take an example. If there really were a biological war, what would the future look like? Or rather, what would be the direction it would take?"

Ni Ping shook her head, unable to imagine it.

Xiao Sa took a sip of tea and pondered for a moment: "It's just a hypothetical scenario, treat it as fun. If something like that were to actually happen, the economy would definitely be the first to be affected."

"The global economy will be affected."

"What will happen if the economy is bad?" Chen Fan squinted and continued smoking.

"I know the answer to this question, it's definitely war!"

Xiao Sa pretended to be relaxed and joked: "The reason why World War I and World War II could break out was ultimately due to the imbalance of capitalist economy and politics."

"If the global economy is bad, the distribution will be unbalanced."

"You will think about it." Chen Fan smiled.

He took a drag of his cigarette and continued, "War is inevitable, though it's unlikely, but in many places where there are geopolitical conflicts, war is bound to break out."

"Of course, these are all hypothetical."

"Take it as a joke and have some fun. After you've had your laugh, if you're really interested, just go to the pharmacy and buy some masks and alcohol to stock up. It won't cost much."

"We keep them at home."

Upon hearing this, many viewers in the live stream felt uneasy. If an ordinary person said this, it would probably be a joke. But who said this?
The head of a super conglomerate.

The source of the information is unreliable and cannot be verified. Often, these unreliable and unverifiable messages are the ones that are true.

Is it really impossible to verify Chen Fan's statement?

(End of this chapter)