1994: From a young man from a small town to a second-generation resident of Shanghai

Bai Susu's house.

I just got home from get off work, I'm exhausted, and I still have to cook for the kids.

She and her husband can eat at work and come home, but the children have nowhere to eat.

They didn't hire a nanny, and their parents didn't live with them.

Although she was a little tired, the woman was very satisfied with her life.

Having endured so much hardship in one's youth, one cherishes all that is good now.

But when I came back today, I saw that there were already people in the kitchen.

"Mr. Jiang, what brings you here to cook today?"

"Ms. Bai, couldn't I have come back a little earlier? That way, I could have eased your burden a bit." Jiang Xuetao was a decent husband.

She is successful in her career and also takes good care of her family.

Their 14-year-old daughter, who is in junior high school, ran over. She had pigtails and her skin was glowing. "Dad, the food you made tonight smells so good."

"Have you finished your homework? It's time to eat."

"It's not finished yet. I'll finish eating first."

Their daughter, Jiang Lingling, is very well-behaved and doesn't require much of their attention.

After finishing my meal, I went to do my homework.

The couple remained in the living room.

"Old Jiang, you must have something on your mind today, right?"

Jiang Xuetao chuckled, "I couldn't escape your sharp eyes after all, you were right. But this matter is related to you."

"What does this have to do with me? Does it mean I'm going to be promoted to a higher position?" Bai Susu thought it was something to do with her career, which was why Jiang Xuetao had taken the initiative to cook for her.

"You've only been the mayor's assistant for less than two years, and you already want to be promoted? It's not that easy. I'm talking about Chen Yong."

"What happened to Chen Yong?" Bai Susu almost deliberately avoided talking about Chen Yong, just to be considerate of Jiang Xuetao's feelings.

On the contrary, Jiang Xuetao often mentions Chen Yong, but I don't know what his intentions are!

"My friend at Fudan University said that Chen Yong has recently done something really big! It's getting a lot of attention from the college leadership."

"What's the big deal?" Bai Susu still didn't know. She hadn't been in contact with Chen Fang recently, and all her news came from Chen Fang. She wasn't familiar with anyone at Fudan University. However, if she called, someone would definitely take it seriously, but that would expose her relationship with Chen Yong.

"While Chen Yong was in school, he started a business consulting company with a pretty good name: the 'China Private Enterprise Development Promotion Center.' Do you know how he did it?"

When Bai Susu heard that Chen Yong had started such a company, she immediately realized that it might be a scam!

The market economy is too hot right now, and there have been many cases of fraudulent activities. The most outrageous one is that of the man surnamed Shen, who is involved in more than a dozen small-scale financial crimes!

She was most worried about whether Chen Yong knew he was breaking the rules.

Seeing the faint smile on Jiang Xuetao's lips as he spoke, Bai Susu instantly became furious!

He scolded him, "What are you laughing at! Chen Yong isn't your biological son, so how can you laugh?!"

She was the last person who wanted to see others laugh at Chen Yong, and she felt deeply indebted to this son!

Fortunately, Chen Yong lived up to his potential and was admitted to Fudan University, so his life wouldn't be stuck in that small place.

"You misunderstood. I wasn't laughing at Chen Yong. I just thought this kid was unexpected!"

Jiang Xuetao knew Bai Susu had misunderstood, so he patiently explained, "Chen Yong's company really teaches those bosses real skills. They start by giving them certificates and having them bring their own activity funds to collect them, then use that opportunity to give them courses on business management and operations. It's not like something a recent college student would do!"

"And guess what happened in the end!"

"What's wrong?" Bai Susu became nervous. Why couldn't this person just say it all at once?

Jiang Xuetao continued, "The things Chen Yong taught them really worked! They not only solved their business problems but also made a profit! They are all very grateful to Chen Yong."

As he spoke, he praised Chen Yong's actions highly, even slapping his thigh in admiration.

"I rarely admire a young person this much; Chen Yong is the first. He's only a freshman in college, and I heard he's already made millions through this mutually beneficial arrangement."

Bai Susu remained calm. "You're just making it sound nice. This approach is still risky. And if the school finds out, if it weren't for Chen Fang's sake, and if it weren't for our sake, Chen Yong probably wouldn't be able to get away with this so easily."

Chen Yong's decision to open a consulting firm is a borderline case of skirting the line.

A business with no investment and huge profits is fine if it's done well and people are satisfied, but if you teach the wrong person and they lose money, it'll be hard to clean up the mess.

Bai Susu felt that Chen Yong probably didn't tell them about this before because he planned to make a quick buck and run away.

Unexpectedly, the school discovered it.

In a place as small as Shanghai, if a business becomes popular, it's bound to attract attention.

After thinking it through, Bai Susu was quite happy. Although the process was a bit thrilling, the result seemed to be quite good.

How did the school handle this matter?

"I heard that the college leadership directly acquired 70% of Chen Yong's company's shares to jointly run training courses, and even hired Chen Yong as a lecturer!"

Bai Susu was both amused and exasperated. "Are all the teachers at their school just sitting around doing nothing? They can't find any talent."

Jiang Xuetao clicked his tongue and said, "Talent isn't something everyone has. Chen Yong is definitely a genius in the financial field. He's not necessarily worse than those teachers who only have an undergraduate degree. 99% of the talents in our country today are just more knowledgeable than the average person."

Things will get better in the future, Bai Susu silently said to herself.

Chen Yongcai is only a freshman in college, yet he has already achieved career success that others pursue their whole lives. As his mother, she is very happy for her child.

Chen Yun must have known about this long ago.

He's remained calm for so long, truly befitting a big boss, so cold-blooded!

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Huanghe Road International Hotel.

A Mercedes was parked at the entrance. A waiter saw it and came over to open the door for them. "Sir, would you like us to park your car?"

"Thanks."

"Let's go downstairs and have the driver park the car for us," Chen Yong said to Xiao Hong.

Xiao Hong was wearing a blue evening gown today, which Chen Yong had bought for her so that she could wear it out for dinner.

Chen Yong took Xiao Hong's slender hand and got out of the car. "Just give the car keys to Mr. Chen in a bit."

"Okay, Mr. Chen."

Chen Yong led Xiao Hong into the International Hotel.

This was the first time Xiao Hong had dressed so formally to dine at a high-end restaurant. She couldn't help but look slightly nervous.

Her looks were stunning enough that the two attracted a lot of attention as soon as they entered.

"Don't be nervous, it's just a meal."

"But so many of them are looking at me," Xiao Hong said nervously.

"That means you're beautiful. People look at you more when you're pretty." Chen Yong took the initiative to put his arm around her fair, white shoulder, asserting his ownership. Other men looked away.

He thought to himself, "What a pity, such a beautiful woman."

Chen Yong ordered a bottle of Bai Liang Di and two well-done steaks.

After they sobered up, the waiter proactively poured them red wine.

When the steak arrived, Chen Yong skillfully used a knife and fork to cut it.

Xiao Hong's movements with a knife and fork were somewhat clumsy, as she felt that chopsticks were more effective. This was her first time eating steak, and she was doing so with her boss.

"Is the steak delicious?"

"It's delicious."

Chen Yong raised his glass and clinked it with Xiao Hong's.

"I heard steaks come in medium-rare and medium-well, so why did we order well-done?"

"Of course, well-done steak is tastier and more hygienic. Medium-rare and medium-well are how foreigners eat it; they like to eat raw meat and blood. We Chinese have thousands of years of culinary culture, so we definitely can't eat like that."

"Mr. Chen, I've also noticed that you are very patriotic! You exude a strong confidence in our history and culture."

Although Xiao Hong was praising him, she still seemed puzzled, wondering where Mr. Chen's confidence came from. "The most powerful country right now is the United States. Don't you like the United States at all?"

"What's so great about America? It's precisely because I've been there that I know the situation there. Although America is the most developed capitalist country in the world, from a historical perspective, a country that neglects its ordinary people is destined to be surpassed by other emerging civilizations. And our country may be able to seize this opportunity."

Xiao Hong still couldn't understand, but since President Chen had said so, she would definitely support him 100%!

After finishing a bottle of Bo Liangdi, Xiao Hong was a little drunk; her alcohol tolerance was still not good.

Chen Yong seized the opportunity and took Xiao Hong to book a room.

Good luck and may you have chicken tonight!

Two hours later, Chen Yong, full of energy, drove Xiao Hong to her dormitory building.

Watching Xiao Hong stagger upstairs, it was fortunate that Xiao Hong's dormitory was not in Building 1 of the North District, but in Building 8 of the South Corner.

Fortunately, Fudan University is large enough that even though we are in the same university, it feels like we are at opposite ends of the same city.