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

Chen Yun's home.

He lives in an old two-story house.

These old-style houses are very sought after.

Although some policies on commercial housing were introduced in 93, the real estate market had not yet taken off.

Housing supply remains consistently scarce.

Shanghai residents have a high demand for housing, but the supply of housing is extremely tight.

The whole family was crammed into a lane, a place like a shikumen (stone gate house).

Chen Yun's wife, Jiang Qiao, found him in the study.

Music was playing in the room, and the equipment used was a Kodak record player, also known as a film record player.

The medium for sound is a film.

In the 1990s, Kodak was still the undisputed leader in the entire music market.

"Why are you interested in playing songs by young people? I have to say, they're actually quite good."

"You think it sounds good too? This song is called '1994,' a new song that the music company is about to release."

"Oh? Then this song has a good chance of becoming a hit. But judging from the voice, the female vocals sound a bit like Chen Fang's?"

Chen Yun was somewhat surprised, "You could tell that from that?"

"I was right! I knew it! Why is Chen Fang thinking of releasing a song? Does she want to be a star? Who's the other person she's collaborating with? Has she found a boyfriend? It's been a long time since I've seen Chen Fang. I'm going to see her today."

Jiang Qiao is currently a full-time stay-at-home mom and doesn't have much work.

With Chen Yun running such a large company, why would she need to work so hard? With so much money, her family could live off it for generations.

"They've been quite busy lately, why would you bother them?" Chen Yun said calmly. He didn't want Jiang Qiao to go looking for Chen Fang and then accidentally discover Chen Yong's existence.

After Chen Yong graduates from university and starts working, he plans to confront Jiang Qiao.

At that time, he could gradually bring Chen Yong into the group, cultivate him into a senior executive, and then have him take over his position.

Having built such a large empire, are you really going to pass it on to a foreigner?

His daughter, Chen Li, is going abroad and will most likely not return.

There was a wave of people going abroad in the 1980s, but how many of them came back?

Less than 10% of them returned. Those who went abroad on government funding were unwilling to return. Chen Li, who went abroad on her own expense and has a particular love for Western culture, it's no wonder she's unlikely to come back.

He saw this very clearly.

On the contrary, Chen Yong, who suddenly appeared, proved to him with his actions that he would definitely stay in his own country in the future.

Although Chen Yong never had any such intention, and never even mentioned him.

Chen Yun knew that Chen Yong should know of his existence, but a smart person wouldn't point it out.

Besides, what's the point of recognizing each other now? It would only result in an awkward meeting.

"Why can't you even visit your own sister? You must have time, no matter how busy you are. You must know something, right? Does Chen Fang have a boyfriend or not? She's 24, not young anymore. Why doesn't she bring a boyfriend home to meet the family?"

"Alright, alright, it's her own business, why should we worry so much?" Chen Yun said impatiently.

At this moment, her daughter Chen Li walked in. She was in her own room and couldn't hear the music from the study, as each room had been specially soundproofed.

"Dad, what song are you playing? The melody is so good, and the lyrics are great too."

"You like it too? This is the new album '1994' that the music company is about to release. I have the original version here, you can take it and listen to it."

"Thank you, Dad."

Chen Li only showed this rare friendly side when she received favors from him.

They are usually quite indifferent.

Perhaps this is a downside of wealth; it dilutes the bonds between people, leaving only connections based on self-interest.

After Jiang Qiao left, she secretly made a phone call: "Did you find out?"

"We have news."

The next day, in a coffee shop.

Jiang Qiao sat down inside beforehand, with two cups of coffee in front of her. A few minutes later, a man sneaked over to her.

"Mrs. Chen, here are the things you wanted; they're all in the envelope."

Jiang Qiao hurriedly reached out to take it, but the other party immediately withdrew it. "Mrs. Chen, have you forgotten?" He cracked his fingers, the meaning of which couldn't be clearer.

"How could I possibly shortchange you!" Jiang Qiao took out a thick envelope from her bag, which looked like it contained quite a lot. "This is your payment, it's all inside, but I need to check it before you can take it."

"Don't worry about that." Once the man saw the money, he naturally had no more complaints. Working for the rich meant making money quickly.

Jiang Qiao then took the envelope handed to her by the man and opened it right in front of him.

Inside were several photos, and the people in them were Chen Fang and Chen Yong.

However, Chen Yun wasn't among them. "These photos of yours aren't worth that much money! My sister's boyfriend is perfectly normal! You're just trying to fool me with these things?"

Jiang Qiao thought this private investigator would be able to get some good footage, but this is all! Does he even deserve her to pay 30,000 yuan?

She got up and prepared to leave.

"Oh, Mrs. Chen, don't rush off. The man is panicking. Tell me quickly, and take a closer look at him."

"Take a closer look? What's so interesting about it?" Jiang Qiao glanced casually at the photo she had thrown on the table, but this glance made her realize something was wrong. The man in the photo looked a bit like Chen Yun, especially his forehead, eyebrows, and nose, which were almost identical.

Do you know this person?

"Mrs. Chen, I've already inquired about him for you. He's a student at Fudan University, quite close to Chen Fang, and they even live together."

Jiang Qiao has recently been suspecting that her husband is having an affair. Although she didn't quite believe that men become bad when they have money before, she wondered how Chen Yun got to where he was. Wasn't it because her parents provided him with convenience when they were still working?

Now that his parents have retired, this man can't stay still.

But the moment Jiang Qiao saw Chen Yun, her suspicions were confirmed. Before their marriage, Chen Yun had told her he had never had a girlfriend or been married before. But this man looked so much like Chen Yun that she couldn't help but suspect that Chen Yun might have already had a child before their marriage.

The plot is the same as a TV series she recently watched.

In the end, the scenario I saw on TV happened to me!

"What's this person's name?"

"His name is Chen Yong, a freshman at the School of Economics and Management, Fudan University."

"Fudan University?" Jiang Qiao was still somewhat surprised. Being able to get into this university proved that the child was quite capable.

If this person is Chen Yun's son, no wonder he treats him like a treasure.

Chen Yun has recently spent a lot of money on Chen Fang, and she knows all of this, including buying Chen Fang a Mercedes-Benz. In total, he has spent more than two million yuan on his sister.

How could Chen Fang spend all that money by herself? Chen Fang is just a university teacher, she doesn't need to start a business, so how could she spend so much money?

"Is there any other important information?"

"This timeframe is too short; I need to go and inquire further."

"I'll give you 10,000 first. Your information is only worth that much. I'll give you the remaining 20,000 after you've found out more."

The man felt it was a bit of a pity; this rich person was too stingy, unwilling to give even 20,000, but 10,000 would be enough.

An average person can't even earn 10,000 yuan a year.