MTLNOVEL Chapter 472: These Two Goods
Children of the wealthy aren't just rich by inheritance.
The education they receive from an early age, along with the insights learned from the influence of their family elders.
These things simply aren't comparable to the common folk.
Aside from the frequent TV drama scenes of rich girls falling for college students from the countryside or company colleagues.
In reality, the children of affluent families generally prefer well-matched marriages.
Meaning, their future marriages are mostly decided by their parents.
The trope of a wealthy young master falling in love with Cinderella.
Or falling for a middle-aged woman who is divorced, with children, and post-menopausal.
Such things, barring scriptwriters with mush for brains, would never happen in reality.
Meng Yuanyuan, for instance, was particularly obedient from a young age, and after university, her mother took charge and introduced Chen Tan to her.
The word "love" itself is nebulous and intangible, and for the rich, it's all about finding a suitable and agreeable match.
She's relatively lucky compared to others.
Zhou Ziyi, for instance, had a different situation.
Her match was the son of her aunt by marriage, facilitated by Song Yanxi.
The girl is quite attractive with a certain cool aloofness.
She was essentially forced by her family into this arrangement.
Zhou Ziyi's family was not as well-off as Meng Yuanyuan's; they had no major properties.
They just owned two large supermarkets.
In college, she had a boyfriend whom she even brought home.
Mr. Zhou and Mrs. Zhou wasted no time in driving the boyfriend away.
According to Zhou Ziyi, her boyfriend was very good; not only did he play basketball well, but he also excelled in the student council.
She didn't understand why her parents objected so strongly to him.
Mrs. Zhou just did a quick calculation with her, saying even if this boyfriend of hers was outstanding,
firstly, he wasn't a local from Magic City, and secondly, he lacked connections in Magic City.
For someone like him, not to mention success, even finding a decent job would be incredibly hard.
Suppose he did find a good job and was indeed very capable.
Starting at an annual salary of 100,000 in the first year, 150,000 in the second year, and continuing to earn between 200,000 and 300,000 thereafter.
That'd seem quite impressive!
Realistically speaking, a working-class individual making 300,000 a year would indeed be considered very capable.
Even if we assumed he was more impressive and pegged his annual income at 500,000.
Graduating at 23, he'd be 53 in thirty years.
If he earned an average annual salary of 400,000, that would be 12 million over thirty years.
12 million might seem like a lot, but you should know that the starting price for a house in the center of Magic City is 100,000 per square meter.
That means if he worked for thirty years, no eating or drinking,
He could only afford a small apartment of 100 square meters, not to mention interest on home loans.
After presenting her with this sobering calculation, Mrs. Zhou then asked Zhou Ziyi if she still found him impressive.
Zhou Ziyi was dumbfounded; she only saw her boyfriend's confident demeanor on the basketball court.
But her parents shattered that image with just a calculator, making her face reality.
Perhaps her boyfriend would start his own business in the future, maybe even become a big boss or something.
But such chances are so slim as to be negligible.
Put it this way, if you have an apartment in Magic City, you're already at what would be the finish line for these so-called upstart men from outside the city.
It's not just a gulf; it's an insurmountable barrier.
Zhou Ziyi was ultimately persuaded by her parents and was then introduced to her aunt's son.
According to Mr. Zhou and Mrs. Zhou's thinking, even if her boyfriend was also from a rural background,
having a direct relative in the Tengying Group made all the difference.
Being capable doesn't mean you'll get rich.
Lacking ability doesn't mean you'll be utterly mediocre all your life.
It all depends on who is willing to give you a lift.
Clearly, the angle from which the older generation considers issues, the young college-going girls simply cannot compete with.
Following the parents' wishes may not lead to extreme wealth,
But the lower limits of life are sure to not be too low.
On the contrary, if they choose for themselves, it's a whole different ballgame.
Chen Pingsheng doesn't judge their choices too harshly.
Just like Chen Tan, who after finding Meng Yuanyuan, will definitely be able to receive help from the Meng Family.
And in turn, he would support the Meng Family at some critical moment.
As for Zhou Ziyi, her cousin would likely manage a supermarket in the future.
Similarly, his cousin would receive support from the Zhou Family.
The Zhou Family, during difficult times or when aspiring to climb, would likewise receive his assistance.
That's the benefit of marital alliances.
Chen Pingsheng had the kitchen serve the dishes and also asked them to share their entrepreneurial experiences over the past two years.
There was an interesting observation: those who truly made money spoke very little.
Whereas those who earned less talked a big game.
His younger aunt Song Wu had indeed changed and had become both lower-profile and less distinctive.
Among these more than thirty people, all sorts of careers were represented.
Including someone who sold sexy lingerie online and aspired to be the domestic king of adult products. Discover exclusive tales on My Virtual Library Empire
If not for certain things being off-limits, his ultimate aspiration would probably be to become an adult film boss.
Leading an entire domestic modeling group.
While selling sexy lingerie doesn't sound like much, this cousin from the Liu family managed to thrive.
He simply took two million from the family fund and dived into his kingdom of adult products.
He also recruited two brothers who had once aspired to be adult film bosses and together, they opened their lingerie store on Taobao.
Their annual income was not extraordinarily high, but they still brought in five or six hundred thousand.
He was one of the few who had never lost money after receiving the first investment.
Next, he even plans to expand across platforms, selling these items on Pinduoduo as well.