Reaching the age of thirty, my income randomly doubled-Chapter 741 - 549: Changes

Chapter 741 -549: Changes

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After returning to Magic City, Chang Fu unexpectedly fell seriously ill.

No one knows the cause, but the illness came like a mountain collapsing, and left like threads being pulled. At their age and with their current social status, they’re actually very mindful about maintaining their health.

Whether it’s their habits or lifestyle and diet, everything has already been geared toward wellness.

Normally, they wouldn’t easily catch a cold, and it’s rare for him to rest at home for two days.

Yang Qian stayed by his side the whole time. As for his son, Chang Dalin, the chubby little guy is already five years old now.

Same age as Er Piya.

Yang Qian peeled a pear and handed it to him, and Chang Fu gobbled it up in just a few bites.

“Why are you eating so fast?”

“You haven’t peeled fruit for me in years. I’m touched.”

“Cut the sweet talk. Do you even need me to peel for you? Aren’t there plenty of beauties scrambling to peel fruit for you?” Yang Qian felt secretly pleased but still rolled her eyes at him.

Staring at the ceiling, Chang Fu sighed and said, “Taozi leaving—Old Chen definitely didn’t expect it would turn out like this.”

“Who could have anticipated it? When Song Yanxi talked to me about it, I was just as surprised.”

“Song Yanxi spoke to you about it too?”

“She told me when Zuo Yao begged her, and she also let Old Chen know. Old Chen was clear about wanting to give Zhang Tao a lesson, but who would’ve thought he’d go and jump to end it all?”

“Out of the four of us, he’s the one who’s always had the smoothest sailing. Who knew that the very smooth sailing he’s experienced growing up would ruin him in the end.”

“Is there something you’re thinking about?” Yang Qian looked at him suspiciously.

Chang Fu replied, “Not just me—Old Chen has surely thought about it too. His older daughter, Chen An’an, is probably not a worry anymore. That big girl has been terrible at academics since childhood, so much so that being scolded by teachers has become routine for her.

“As for classmates’ ridicule and relatives constantly joking about her grades—although her shortcomings are obvious, those experiences have unconsciously built up her resilience under pressure. It’s his second daughter, Er Ya, who’s the real concern.”

Yang Qian thought for a moment and agreed, “Their second daughter has indeed had it way too smooth—she’s never met adversity. Two of my friends’ kids have been diagnosed with depression in the past two years. This kind of illness seems specifically targeting rich kids; I’ve never seen children from poor families get it.”

“Poor families face constant setbacks everywhere—they don’t have the luxury to suffer from these random psychological problems.”

By the end, Chang Fu even started worrying about his own son, Chang Dalin.

This little guy is no different—all smooth sailing so far.

“Why don’t we head over to Old Chen’s house tomorrow? He’s probably already planning to change up his approach to raising the kids.”

“He’ll definitely adjust, but who knows what he’s planning to do? Out of all of us, he’s always been the most invested in his children’s education.”

…

Chen Pingsheng indeed intended to change the educational plans for Er Piya and Little Third.

To put it bluntly, he couldn’t allow them to live so comfortably that they grew up without any resilience under pressure.

The only one from the family who wasn’t a concern was Chen An’an.

Due to her poor grades, she’s essentially been scolded all the way throughout her childhood.

You’ll find that children like her are noticeably more capable of handling stress compared to those who excel academically.

Someone like Er Ya is the real headache—outstanding grades everywhere, and constantly praised wherever she goes.

On the surface, it’s obviously good; underneath, though, it carries quite a bit of harm.

Children are growing day by day. A true prestigious family doesn’t just compete in one generation but in the second and third generations as well.

Only through crafting three generations of elite education can the Chen Family transform from a nouveau riche household into a true legacy of wealth.

Chen Pingsheng had discussed it at length with Song Yanxi before deciding to transfer Er Piya from her international school to a public school.

Most of the students there come from middle-class families, unlike her current international school, where annual miscellaneous fees amounted to at least a million.

The parents at that school are uniformly either rich or powerful—this enrollment fee itself already performs a filter of social class.

The benefit of attending public school is that she would interact with classmates from all social strata.

She wouldn’t grow up believing that everyone around her was wealthy. Plus, it’d be ideal for her to face some setbacks.

Academic competition would be an added bonus.

Chen Pingsheng thought about it—if random distribution couldn’t provide her with a worthy rival, surely he could go to impoverished regions to find particularly diligent and hardworking kids to bring into the fold, right?

That idea was solid. At her young age, Er Piya practically had a figurative sign on her forehead reading: “Unbeatable in the West.”

The little girl’s talent was over-the-top; it was about time she found some real opponents.

The urban rich kids wouldn’t do. But those hardworking kids from the hills? He wouldn’t believe they’d fall short.

This was only the first step.

Chen Pingsheng also decided that during this summer break, he’d take her to work a summer job.

Maybe as a little bit-part actor unafraid to deal with hardship.

The family had always made the children’s future education their highest priority.

Chen Pingsheng called over his elder sister, Chen Yao, and his younger sister, Chen Qi, for a discussion.

His elder sister had two kids. Xiao Le, since being taken by him to Sha City to resolve her childhood traumas, had become much more cheerful overall.

This September, she’d be entering her freshman year at university. As for her second daughter, Xiao Ya, she’d soon be starting her sophomore year of high school.

Both daughters had excellent grades. Oddly enough, it didn’t even seem like she had to put much thought into raising them, yet these two daughters turned out to be outstandingly brilliant.

Was this just a matter of innate talent?

To say that his elder sister had exceptional parenting skills—Chen Pingsheng definitely didn’t buy that.

As for his brother-in-law, Xiao Ping’an, he was hardly educated himself and could only handle work that required little thought.

Yet they raised daughters with both high academic achievement and excellent character. Honestly, some things really seemed predestined.

As for the younger sister’s son, Hu Qilin—I mean, this kid was adorably bumbling, resembling his father and mother both.

Apart from the fact that he never caused trouble, he regularly got bullied to tears by Er Ya.

Out of all of them, it was the second daughter, Er Ya, who posed the biggest problems.

Despite her fear of death, she was always the one stirring up trouble.

Chen Pingsheng brewed tea in the tea room, discussing extensively with Song Yanxi before finalizing his thoughts.

“Big sister, has Xiao Le decided not to apply to Modu University?”

“She wants to go to Shenzhen University; trying to stop her is pointless.”

Chen Pingsheng couldn’t understand the girl’s thoughts. Staying in Magic City was clearly better, yet she insisted on going to Shenzhen.

“It’s fine if she goes there—I have a house that’s empty there anyway. When she moves, she can just live in it.”

“Yo, big brother, you didn’t drag us here late at night just to talk about this, did you?”

“Of course not. I’m planning to take Er Ya to work a summer job during break—see if your Hu Qilin wants to come along!”

“Him? Come join you? My Qilin is so mild-mannered; he’s afraid of your Er Ya even at the sight of her.”

“Er Ya is indeed a little too much sometimes.”

Chen Pingsheng wanted to say that she didn’t just bully their family’s kids—she wouldn’t even spare her own siblings.

She bullied everyone indiscriminately. Little Third would cry immediately after seeing her.

Nowadays, Er Ya had learned to be strategic: behaving obediently only in front of her big sister while treating everyone else like younger brothers.

“Actually, what I wanted to say is that our Old Chen Family doesn’t lack money anymore, and all these kids will end up being second-generation wealth. I hope they can all undergo some training to develop better resilience under pressure. If we hadn’t discovered Xiao Le’s troubles earlier, it’s possible she might have been diagnosed with depression already.”

Well… this definitely deserved consideration.

Since Chen Pingsheng was leading the way, it seemed they just needed to send the kids over to him to work it out.