Reaching the age of thirty, my income randomly doubled

The two daughters adopted by Jiang Peiyao, the elder Jiang Wangzhi, were claimed when she was five.

At that time, she was very thin and barely spoke a word all day.

At such a young age, she couldn't feel the warmth and beauty of the world. It was only under Jiang Peiyao's careful care that she slowly opened up at the age of eight.

She started playing with peers, but when her biological parents came looking for her again, Jiang Wangzhi was terrified.

She was young but hadn't forgotten the nightmare of her original family.

Her father had a gambling problem, and whenever he lost money, he'd come home and hit her.

Her mother wasn't a good person either. Instead of stopping him, she would egg him on to hit harder.

This was completely different from how she felt with Jiang Peiyao.

Jiang Peiyao, being kind, gave them some money to leave, but they came looking for more every year afterward.

This exhausted her, yet she didn't want to bother her brother-in-law over such minor issues.

As for the younger Jiang Wangchu, she was adopted by Jiang Peiyao at the age of two.

Her backstory is even more dramatic.

Jiang Wangchu's mother was a foot masseuse who, by chance, met a wealthy second-generation heir and had a wild relationship.

Later, she got pregnant, hoping to use the child to get money from the heir's family or to have them take her in.

Unfortunately, given her profession, the wealthy family couldn't possibly accept her, including the child she was carrying.

The woman was desperate, taking the child everywhere causing scenes, even crying at the wealthy family's doorway day by day.

In time, even the heir became a widely known joke in their circle.

Jiang Wangchu, following her mother, led such a wandering life until she was finally abandoned by her mother at an orphanage entrance.

For this mother, Jiang Wangchu was always a bargaining chip to threaten the wealthy clan.

Once the value was gone, the child was nothing but a complete burden to her.

Abandoning her was therefore almost inevitable.

Who would have thought that Jiang Wangchu would return to the wealthy family at the age of eighteen?

Moreover, it was the country's foremost wealthy Modu Chen Family.

Chen Pingsheng, in his lifetime, was destined to let down his little cousin's wishes but would do his utmost to fulfill her last wishes after she's gone.

Many speculated that the two were his illegitimate children from outside, but he couldn't be bothered to explain.

Only that at the end of March, he publicly announced that he would have these two adopted daughters recognized by the Modu Chen Family again.

For Jiang Wangzhi and Jiang Wangchu, it was a significant event, impacting their happiness for the rest of their lives.

An'an and Erya, Chen Xinyi, understood their backgrounds, so they naturally wouldn't oppose their father's decisions.

Just unsure why Peiyao suddenly left.

Now she was gone, leaving behind two adopted girls without anyone to care for them, and their father wanted to take on finishing the task she started.

This was entirely understandable.

As the eldest sister, An'an presented each of the two sisters with a small gift.

A top-tier villa in every major ultra-first-tier city in the country.

This was a basic gift. Although their father's adopted daughters weren't his biological children, they were raised under the care of their Aunt Peiyao from a young age.

These "basics" were just to meet their fundamental needs.

Apart from houses, she gave them three flying cars, two top-notch land sports cars, and jewelry, all well-provided.

Chen Xinyi didn't make it so complicated. She gave the two new step-sisters five golden storefronts each in Xiangjiang.

Roughly worth billions, having these storefronts meant even if they did nothing in the future, they would never lack money.

Just from rent, their living would far surpass most people.

Chen Lu, of course, also had to send gifts. However, he had the poorest economic conditions—while he surely had money, compared to the grand estate of Modu Chen Family, what he had was insignificant.

Chen Lu had been running his small company, and he had many illegitimate children, all sent to Research Island for nurturing.

The gifts he gave the new step-sisters, compared to the two elder sisters, could only be described as measly.

Just a sports car worth over twenty million each and two watches valued over five million each.

Seizing the chance, Chen Xinyi certainly wouldn't pass up such a good opportunity for ridicule.

"Chen Lu, do you even dare to give so little? Let your wife come, who's long poor like you over these years."

Chen Lu no longer argued; his best achievement was never being wasteful.

In this alone, he surpassed more than 80% of the rich second generation in the country.

"Alright." An'an, with grandeur, promptly intervened, saying, "Don't quarrel over such a trivial matter now. Father still has so many things unresolved; the recognition banquet for the two adopted sisters is yet another big event. Given Chen Lu's current economic ability, as long as the intention is there, it's enough. However, your wife did send them a big gift."

Su Xiaoxi, being busy outside, didn't come back. She gave a small shopping mall in Xiangjiang.

Each sister would hold a 50% share, and for the future, the profits from this mall's operation would go to the two sisters.

Their future would no longer pose any financial worries.

Chen Pingsheng handed over the hosting of the recognition banquet to An'an to take charge of, which was essentially the two sisters' recognition banquet.

It was also an extravagant gathering of the nation's top elite families.

For the two sisters, it was the perfect opportunity to publicize their identity with the Modu Chen Family.

For An'an, it was the best moment for her father to make his grand return to business.

The father hadn't been involved with the group's affairs for five years, being by her mother's side.

This led many to speculate whether he'd already completely retired.

And if the Modu Chen Family would soon lose its guardian.

No matter the speculation outside, just having the father step forward again would immediately dispel countless people's lurking ambitions.

His energy and network relations were entirely unimaginable to outsiders.

As long as he was around, no one dared openly stretch their hands toward the Modu Chen Family.

Their level of business competition definitely wasn't about how much a product sold for.

Or whether a cup of milk tea was two or three yuan cheaper; that was too low-level.

Once the Modu Chen Family engaged in competition with outsiders, it would definitely be a commercial-political struggle in the top-layer realm.

This couldn't be explained too clearly, as long as everyone understands.

High-end business struggles were no longer about price or business model competition.

It was a battle of strategy, connections, and resources.

When combined, put simply, it became political strife.

This kind of warfare was usually invisible to outsiders, and only such a scale of economic war could have a certain impact on the Modu Chen Family now.

Otherwise, with just commercial competition, the Modu Chen Family never used resources to oppress others.

If they incurred losses in an industry or were poorly managed, that would only prove that industry ushered in better products or business models.

At such times, their being eliminated would certainly signify societal progress.

The Modu Chen Family must always maintain this awareness of commercial competition.

Being surpassed doesn't mean incompetence, but rather that the industry has even better or more dedicated individuals.

When such a person emerges, either they sell their companies to him.

Or they package the companies and, using that as collateral, raise large sums for acquisition.

Integrating even superior individuals into their Modu Chen Family.

Anyway, Chen Pingsheng absolutely forbade the Modu Chen Family from becoming that innovation destroyer.