The divine beast started elementary school on the first day, and the whole family mobilized.
Chen Pingsheng drove the big navigator vehicle to drop her off, and traffic started backing up from afar.
Looking out, it was almost all parents dropping off their children for school.
Although it was only the First Elementary School within the Fourth Ring Road, it was still in Beijing after all.
Parents who could send their children to this kind of school wouldn't be too ordinary themselves.
Those driving Volkswagens were from the system, and those driving vehicles like theirs were mostly businessmen.
Or they were leaders in large companies.
Xiao Anan had purely played for two months, and was still a bit dazed at the start of school.
She just carried a large backpack and rushed towards the school with her little chubby legs.
It's elementary school; as long as parents don't put pressure on them, there isn't too much pressure to speak of.
Chen Pingsheng and Song Yanxi saw the Teacher greeting at the entrance and exchanged knowing glances.
I gave the red envelope, please take good care of my child.
Received, received, I will definitely handle it.
Are you saying these Teachers can buy houses in Beijing just by relying on school income?
Do you see any parent outside who would believe that?
The rules of society have long changed; if other parents send gifts and you don't, how can you expect your child to improve?
This is just elementary school; there will be middle school, high school, and even university in the future.
In a word, if parents don't work hard, their children won't even have the qualification to attend a good school.
"Pingsheng, do you think Anan will cry on her first day of elementary school?"
"Why would she cry? Her backpack is full of snacks."
"That's true, too. As long as this Small Butt Kid has enough snacks, she won't make a fuss."
Song Yanxi added, "I see a lot of tutoring classes near this school. There are painting classes, piano classes, and even those ballet dance classes. Should we sign her up for two?"
"Forget it. If you force her to learn these useless things at such a young age, she won't love any of them when she grows up."
It's not easy being a parent.
Only after watching Chen Anan enter the school did the two prepare to drive away.
Along the way, many people actively greeted them.
With the school season starting in early September, these parents were also making their own calculations.
Back at the company, the ten community stores that Shijing Mountain invested in were already ready to open.
There wasn't much celebration; this had become a habit.
Previously, these ten stores were personally funded by Chen Pingsheng. Now that they were opening, according to the share ratio, Zhang Tao, Liu Jing, and the others all had to pay 400,000 yuan.
Guo, on the other hand, had to pay 450,000 yuan.
All the money was handed to Song Yanxi, who, without even a greeting, used it to speculate on an 80-square-meter small apartment on the Third Ring Road.
Once a woman becomes obsessed with speculating on real estate, she can truly be as crazy as possible.
Chen Pingsheng was too lazy to manage her, mainly because speculating on real estate was indeed profitable.
By mid-September, when Anan's birthday arrived.
Chen Pingsheng even specially made her a small birthday cake at home. Naturally, it wasn't as good-looking as the ones made by cake shops.
But since he made it himself, Xiao Anan ate it very happily.
"Brother, I've called Da Jie, she'll be here in two days."
Da Jie had been married for almost ten years, had two children at home, and she and her Sister's husband had long settled down in Sha City.
If they hadn't seen that they were indeed doing well in Beijing, they probably wouldn't have come.
Da Jie opened a small convenience store, while her Sister's husband drove Didi on the street.
Driving Didi now offered quite good income, with various subsidies adding up to ten to twenty thousand a month.
"Is she coming this time to stay in Beijing long-term, or just to visit?"
Eldest Sister Chen Yao had taken care of them since childhood and was usually a bit naggy.
But her heart was truly kind.
Chen Qi had finally persuaded her to come to Beijing, so she naturally hoped she could stay here long-term.
"Anyway, I told Da Jie that she should stay here long-term. Sister's husband drives Didi in Sha City, and he can drive in Beijing too. Besides, with you here, you wouldn't treat Da Jie badly."
"You're always coming up with these crooked ideas. Do you think Da Jie is single like you? She has two children. If she comes to Beijing, what about her two kids?"
Chen Qi had considered this, but her consideration wasn't very thorough.
Besides, Da Jie's two children were almost ready for middle school.
Wouldn't it be better to find a way to transfer them to Beijing?
Transferring schools sounds easy, but when you actually do it, you don't know how much effort it will take.
Chen Pingsheng hadn't seen Da Jie for almost a year. He'd see how to arrange things after she arrived.
After his family's situation improved, according to village customs, those who get rich first should help those who get rich later.
He couldn't live a good life alone and ignore everyone else.
What kind of person would that make him?
There used to be someone in the village who made a fortune running oil in another place. A few years later, everyone in their area followed him to run oil.
Even in the worst year, they made nearly 200,000 yuan.
He was considered an advanced representative of their village.
This kind of person is respected wherever they go.
Now that the Old Chen Family has someone making a lot of money in Beijing, it's natural for relatives to come and seek refuge.
Da Jie is a close relative, so he will definitely arrange things properly for her.
Eldest Sister Chen Yao came alone, considering it a reconnaissance trip, and also to avoid causing trouble for her own younger brother.
Her life in Sha City was acceptable.
Sister's husband wasn't someone with much education, just an honest and hardworking person.
Driving Didi for over ten hours a day, his monthly income was decent.
Plus, she herself ran a small convenience store. Life in Sha City was far from the best.
Compared to the worst, they could barely save a little.
Adding to that, housing prices in Sha City were cheap, with the average price in the urban area only five thousand yuan per square meter even now.
The couple paid for a three-bedroom, one-living-room apartment of over a hundred square meters without too much pressure.
"Da Jie."
Chen Qi was very happy; now that Da Jie had come, she had company again.
More importantly, no one would say she was freeloading off her brother alone anymore.
Chen Yao carried a large burlap sack on her left, filled with local specialties she brought from Sha City.
On her right, she carried her own luggage.
Although she was only in her early thirties, without any skincare, she looked like she was in her early forties.
"Xiao Qi, where's Pingsheng?"
"He went with Sister-in-law to buy you water."
Their car was parked outside, and Chen Qi quickly helped her carry her luggage.
"Da Jie, now that you're here, you're not in a hurry to go back, are you?"
"How could I be? What could I do in Beijing without education?"
"Heh, Da Jie, please don't say that. Didn't Brother only graduate from junior high? Did that stop him from making a fortune in Beijing?"
Chen Qi said, "Sister-in-law bought another apartment in Beijing this month. If you guys come, you won't even need to buy a house in the future."
"You absolutely must not think that way. Your brother has already started his own family; what's his is his. Don't let your Sister-in-law have any opinions."
"She won't! Sister-in-law is really nice. The day before yesterday, she even asked me if I liked that apartment, planning to give it to me as dowry."
"Housing prices in Beijing are so high, and she can give you an apartment?"
Chen Yao was a bit surprised; no matter how generous, she couldn't be this generous, could she?
"What's the big deal? Although housing prices are high, Brother makes money fast."
Chen Qi whispered, "Let me tell you quietly, Brother's and Sister-in-law's money is separate. Sister-in-law gets dividends from the fruit store every month. When it was high before, she could get a few million a month. It's been a bit less these two months, but she still gets over a hundred thousand a month."
You call that a bit less?
Chen Yao didn't know who she learned her math from.
From a few million to over a hundred thousand?
The difference was more than tenfold.
However, hearing it firsthand, she still felt quite shocked.
After all, it had spread throughout their hometown, with various versions.
The most exaggerated one was that her brother had even bought a small villa in Beijing.
With an annual salary of millions, bringing glory to their ancestors.
Even that was incredibly exaggerated back home.
Only after coming here did she realize that her Sister-in-law made more than a million a month.
Buying a house was a daily expense every month.
Buying cars depreciated, so the family didn't encourage it.
It was different when relatives came; the Audi A4 given to Xiao Mei when she came.
Song Yanxi would definitely make arrangements for Da Jie as well.
She was very thoughtful in this regard.