Reaching the age of thirty, my income randomly doubled

Chen Pingsheng drove the family SUV as the pilot to drop her off, and they encountered traffic from afar.

A quick look outside revealed most of the congestion was caused by parents driving their kids to school.

Don’t be fooled by the fact that it’s just an inner four-ring primary school; after all, it’s in Capital City.

The parents who can send their children to such a school are themselves quite extraordinary.

Those who drive Volkswagens are in the system, and mostly business people drive cars like theirs.

Or they’re in leadership positions at big companies.

Little An’an, who played carefree for two whole months, is now somewhat confused about starting school.

She’s just carrying a big backpack and rushing toward the school with her little plump legs.

Well, for primary school, as long as the parents don’t pressure them, there’s not much stress involved.

Chen Pingsheng and Song Yanxi met the teachers at the entrance and exchanged knowing glances.

I’ve given the red envelope, take good care of my child.

Received, received, I will definitely take care of it.

Do you think these teachers can buy a house in Capital City with their school income?

Do you think any of the parents outside would believe it?

The rules of society have long changed. If other parents give and you don’t, how can your child progress?

And this is just primary school; there’s still middle school, high school, and even university to come.

In a word, without the parents’ effort, their child won’t even have the chance to attend a good school.

“Pingsheng, do you think An’an will cry on her first day of primary school?”

“Cry about what? Her backpack is filled with snacks.”

“That’s true. As long as the Little Fart Kid has plenty of snacks, she won’t cause any trouble.”

Song Yanxi then said, “I see many tutoring classes around this school. There are painting classes, piano, and even those swan dance classes. Should we sign her up for a couple?”

“Forget it. She’s so young, and you’re already forcing her to learn all these things. When she grows up, she might not be interested in any of them.”

Being a parent is never easy.

After seeing Chen An’an enter the school, the couple prepared to leave in their car.

Along the way, quite a few parents initiated greetings.

It’s the beginning of September, the start of the school year, and all the parents are busy with their own calculations.

When they got back to the company, the ten community shops they invested in Shijingshan were already getting ready for their openings.

There wasn’t much celebration; it had become routine.

Previously, Chen Pingsheng personally fronted the investment for these ten shops. Now that they were opening, Zhang Tao and Liu Jing each had to contribute four hundred thousand according to their shares.

Old Guo had to pay four hundred and fifty thousand.

The money was all handed to Song Yanxi, who, without saying a word, took it and flipped an eighty-square-meter house by the third ring.

Once a woman gets hooked on house flipping, she can go as crazy as she gets.

Chen Pingsheng didn’t bother with her, mainly because flipping houses really was profitable.

By mid-September, when it was An’an’s birthday,

Chen Pingsheng even made her a small birthday cake at home—it certainly didn’t look as good as one from a bakery.

But since he made it himself, Little An’an ate it happily.

“Brother, I’ve spoken to our eldest sister on the phone; she’s coming over in a few days.”

His eldest sister had been married for nearly ten years, with two kids already, and both she and her husband had settled down in Sha City.

If it were not for them doing reasonably well in Capital City, she probably wouldn’t consider coming over.

The eldest sister had a grocery store, and her husband drove for Didi.

Nowadays, driving for Didi can be quite lucrative, with various subsidies adding up to twenty thousand a month.

“Is she planning to stay in Capital City long-term this time, or is it just for a visit?”

The eldest sister, Chen Yao, had always taken care of them and was a bit of a nag.

But her heart was truly kind.

Chen Qi had a hard time convincing her to come to Capital City, naturally hoping she would stay for the long term.

“I told the eldest sister to stay here long-term anyway. Running Didi in Sha City or running it here in Capital City is the same, and besides, with you here, you wouldn’t let her down.”

“Every day you’re thinking up these crooked ideas. Do you think she’s like you, single without a care? She has two kids; if she comes to Capital City, what about the children?”

Chen Qi had considered this too, just not very thoroughly.

Besides, both of her sister’s kids were almost in middle school.

It would be better to find a way to transfer them to Capital City.

Transferring schools might sound easy, but when it comes down to it, you wouldn’t believe how much effort it requires.

Chen Pingsheng hadn’t seen his eldest sister for almost a year, so he planned to see how things would be arranged after she arrived.

In the village, as per custom, those who prosper first should help others to prosper later.

He couldn’t just live a good life by himself and not care about others.

What kind of person would that make him?

There used to be someone in the village who made a fortune selling oil elsewhere, and in the following years, the entire area started doing the same.

Even in the worst year, they would make a small two hundred thousand.

This person was considered a forefront representative of their village.

People respected such a person wherever they went.

Now that the Chen Family had a member making big money in Capital City, it was natural for relatives to come and seek refuge.

His eldest sister was his closest kin, so he would definitely arrange everything well for her.

Eldest sister Chen Yao came alone, which was a way to scout things out in advance and to avoid causing any trouble for her younger brother.

Her days in Sha City were also bearable.

Her brother-in-law was not an educated man but a simple and industrious person.

He earned a decent income by driving Didi for over ten hours a day.

Plus her own grocery store, life in Sha City was far from the worst.

It was barely manageable with a little surplus.

Add to that the cheap house prices in Sha City, with the current average price in the urban area being only five thousand.

The couple didn’t feel much pressure financing a more than one hundred square meter three-bedroom apartment.

“Big sister.”

Chen Qi was very happy; having her big sister around meant she’d have company again.

And crucially, no one would say she was living off her brother alone anymore.

Chen Yao carried a huge burlap bag in her left hand, filled with local specialties from Sha City.

In her right was her own luggage.

Though she was just over thirty, with no maintenance, she looked as though she was over forty.

“Little Qi, where’s Pingsheng?”

“He went with your sister-in-law to buy water for you.”

Their car was parked outside, and Chen Qi quickly took her luggage.

“Big sister, you’re not in a hurry to go back this time, are you?”

“How could I not be? What could I, without any education, possibly do in Capital City?”

“Hey, you mustn’t say that. Isn’t brother just a junior high school graduate? Did that stop him from making a fortune in Capital City?”

Chen Qi said, “Sister-in-law just bought another apartment in Capital City this month. If you guys come here, you won’t even need to buy a house in the future.”

“You really shouldn’t think that way. Your brother is already settled down. What’s his is his. Don’t let sister-in-law take offense.”

“Of course not; sister-in-law is a kind person. Just the other day she asked me if I liked that apartment, planning to give it to me as a dowry.”

“An apartment in Capital City with such high prices, she’s giving you one?”

Chen Yao was somewhat surprised; generosity has its limits, right?

“What’s so surprising about that? Although property is expensive, it’s no match for how fast brother earns money.”

Chen Qi whispered, “Let me tell you a secret, brother and sister-in-law keep their finances separate. Sister-in-law takes a share of the profits from the fruit shop every month. At its highest, she made several million a month, and even though it’s been a little less these past two months, she still makes hundreds of thousands.”

And that’s considered a little?

Chen Yao wondered who taught her math.

Several million to several hundred thousand?

A difference of more than ten times.

But hearing it with her own ears was still quite shocking.

After all, it had spread all around their hometown, with various versions of the story.

The most sensational was that her brother in Capital City had bought a villa.

With an annual salary of a million, he was the pride of the family.

And that already sounded extremely exaggerated back home.

Yet upon arriving, she learned that her sister-in-law made more than a million a month.

Buying houses was a routine monthly expense.

Buying cars, which depreciated in value, was discouraged by the family.

But it was different for relatives visiting; the car given to the younger sister who came over was an Audi A4.

For her eldest sister, Song Yanxi would certainly make arrangements.

She was always very considerate in this regard.