Chapter 168 I can’t bear to let your mother be sad...
After dinner, Liu Qing took Chen Shuhui to the morning market to buy vegetables.
This is one of her few hobbies.
Cooking has become a habit. Their family still cooks by themselves and does not hire any nanny.
Except for cleaning, which Chen Shaohua asked a housekeeping company to clean every three days, Liu Qing took care of all other housework.
Seeing that their mother and daughter were gone, Chen Shaohua stood up and made himself a cup of tea.
"Why do you suddenly want to go abroad?" he asked.
Chen Ping'an shook his head, "I didn't suddenly want to go abroad, but I suddenly thought of this possible option and said it casually.
In fact, I have never thought about studying abroad or anything..."
Chen Shaohua nodded and said it didn't matter, "It's not impossible to go abroad, but what your mother said was very reasonable, so I didn't say anything.
The Chen family is not really a wealthy family, do you know why I say that? "
Chen Pingan shook his head.
He thought that in this place in the capital, in terms of wealthy families, the Chen family was second only to the Huo family and should be a being that many people were in awe of.
But when he heard Chen Shaohua say this, he was confused.
Chen Shaohua sighed and continued: "A truly wealthy family is a family that has been passed down for thousands of years, such as the Cui family or the Wang family mentioned in history books.
In the past 100 years or so, no family in the country that can be called aristocratic has a heritage that exceeds 200 years.
Even the Huo family, the largest in the capital, is only over 140 years old.
The Chen family... is not worth mentioning. "
Chen Ping'an looked at his adoptive father and said nothing. He knew that when this kind of conversation happened, he just had to listen.
Chen Shaohua continued: "My generation from the Chen family is only the fifth generation.
In terms of wealth accumulation, it cannot compare with the Huo family, or even the Ma family in the Northeast, or the Yang family or the Chen family in Tianjiang.
Judging from the genealogical relationships of various families, the Chen family is even more inferior in comparison.
The key lies in the relationship between the main family and the side branches.
In this regard, the Huo family is better than us.
Coupled with their family's background in politics and the military, the Chen family is indeed worse than them.
What's even worse is that the next generation of family heads still hasn't found a suitable candidate.
I once discussed with your third uncle and your grandfather that if we want to train Chen Xiaolong to be the head of the family in the future, you are one of the options.
But the last time you two met was probably not interesting, right? "
He turned his head to look at Chen Pingan, studying his expression.
Chen Ping'an narrowed his eyes slightly, and the guy who looked indifferent to him but loved Huihui suddenly appeared in his mind.
"He is in Europe?" He raised his voice slightly.
Chen Shaohua nodded.
“I don’t know much about his situation, it’s all information from before he went abroad.
After he got out, there wasn't much information about him at home.
In addition, he also has a sister, Chen Yangyang, who is 15 years old this year. She is a little younger than Huihui, but she is a genius and is also in Europe.
I need to ask your third aunt about the specific situation. "
Chen Shaohua took out his cigarette and signaled to him. Chen Pingan quickly shook his head to express that he didn't want it.
After lighting a cigarette, Chen Shaohua pointed to the balcony, and the two of them walked out and stood on the balcony.
"Before Huihui, we had a son..." Chen Shaohua's voice was hoarse, "but he died less than a week after he was born.
I adopted you because Liu Qing couldn't bear the blow at that time and had some mental problems. "
He pointed to the position of his head, "After I brought you back, Liu Qing almost immediately regarded you as our first son.
She protects you very well.
She thinks everything outside will hurt you, and even I haven't been able to get close to you mother and son for two years.
Peace...do you know what that feeling is? "
Chen Pingan was shocked.
He was stunned and didn't know what to say.
He had no memory of this at all.
Chen Shaohua continued: "After she slowly returned to normal, we had Huihui.
You two are everything in her life.
Do you think I've ever lost my temper with you two?
When did I ever hit you?
I have never even touched you, let alone Huihui.
Liu Qing couldn't bear to let me slap you. Even when you were naughty as a child, I never slapped you. "
He took a deep breath and said, "I don't want your mother to be sad..."
Chen Ping'an felt a sour feeling in his heart.
My father pierced my eardrum, my mother raised me like a waste, my sister thought I was a thief...
"Dad..." He wanted to say something, but didn't know what to say.
Chen Shaohua waved his hand, "It's okay. I just want to tell you that Liu Qing and I have never regarded you as our adopted son.
From the beginning, Liu Qing has treated you as our son.
So I want you to try, try, and try harder.
Just like I have been working hard during the more than 20 years in Yuncheng.
You have to work hard to be the future head of the Chen family.
You want the Chen family to have the ability to become a truly wealthy family, but not the kind of wealthy family in history.
You have to be able to support the family but not harm the national interests.
You must be patriotic and love your family.
Without a patriotic foundation, a family will soon be disintegrated. This is a cruel thing, but it is also a reality.
This is what a qualified head of an aristocratic family should do...
When I left the capital for your mother, on the one hand I was unwilling to marry the Huo family, and on the other hand I looked down on the family's style.
There is no bottom line for profit.
But now looking back at what happened back then, my father did the right thing and I did the right thing too.
Your mother is not wrong!
So when we returned to the capital, the old man apologized to your mother, and she could only accept it, but she couldn't tell her what my father had done wrong.
Can you understand the logic behind this? "
Chen Pingan nodded slightly.
The reason is not complicated, it can even be said to be very simple.
No family can survive without the soil.
The quality of the soil determines whether the family can grow smoothly.
Chen Shaohua continued: "You should adapt to your role as the future head of the Chen family as soon as possible. Even if you don't need to be high-profile, all your efforts should be in this direction.
Even if you have other ideas, when you become the head of the family, you still have the final say?
You see, your third uncle looks like a successful entrepreneur, but he has done a lot of bad things.
Does anyone know? "
Chen Pingan couldn't help complaining: "Dad, I'm not that bad, and I didn't study family management, I majored in finance.
I don't really like dealing with people, as you know. "
Chen Shaohua chuckled and said, "Then you need to practice your ability to deal with people.
Otherwise, you may not even be able to hold a normal job in the future.
Let’s not talk about big principles, just hone your skills at Beijing University.
You should also start to accumulate connections.
Even if you don't need to look at anyone's face, you should know what to do for your own future. "
After he finished speaking, he turned around and went back.
Chen Pingan stood on the balcony and looked at the scenery and sky outside.
what is this?
Doesn’t this force me to be the head of the family?
Since you are optimistic about Chen Xiaolong, then train him!
Why bring me along?
I just want to read more books and live alone in the future!
I can't handle this complicated relationship between a wealthy and aristocratic family.
I was feeling sad when my cell phone rang.
He took a look and saw that it was Ding Junzhe calling.
"Brother Zhe, didn't you sleep in on the weekend?" he asked with a smile.
