Actually, he was doing quite well during those two years. No matter how powerful the Cheng family was, they couldn't possibly pull him out of there.
Two years later, his maternal grandparents, paternal grandparents, and his parents tried every possible method, including crying, making a scene, and threatening suicide.
Finally, he went home.
Cheng Yuanshan's parents are not pushovers.
He had the capital to start his own business because of his parents. Even though he built a large family business, it was still far inferior to the long history and solid foundation of the Cheng family.
The elderly couple never expected Cheng Yuanshan to do such a thing.
Who would abandon their own child to raise someone else's, and then send their own child to a remote town, causing the child to become estranged from their parents?
After learning about this, Cheng Yuanshan's parents, who had originally planned to retire abroad, decided not to go. They pressured Cheng Yuanshan to divide his assets.
They were terrified that their son, in his moment of folly, would give away the family fortune they had worked so hard to build to strangers for no reason.
The Cheng family is a very old, traditional, and feudal family.
But the Cheng family firmly believes that their own money should only be spent by their own family.
If Cheng Yuanshan were to raise a child from a different family as his successor, he would be condemned to the pillory of shame.
Upon learning that Cheng Yanzheng had left without a word, Cheng Yuanshan's parents complained that their son and daughter-in-law were foolish for raising their child to be like this.
By resorting to moral blackmail, Cheng Yanzheng finally returned.
The family found an opportunity to sit down and have a proper talk about the division of their assets.
First of all, Cheng Yuanshan was not so foolish as to leave his family property to Gao Yaohong; he knew who his real child was.
In fact, the question of whether the debt of gratitude for raising someone or the debt of gratitude for giving birth is greater has been discussed before.
For parents, there was once a very popular topic online: If your child was switched at birth and you found out that the child had been raised for several years or even more than ten years, would you still be willing to switch them back?
Logically speaking, many parents would probably choose to agree.
But in fact, a significant number of parents chose not to.
In their view, the children they raise are their own, and since the babies have already been switched at birth, if they can't raise them together, then they won't switch them back.
Accompanying a child through their growth is a crucial stage for nurturing a strong bond. Watching a child grow from babbling to adulthood, the love parents pour into their child and the profound memories they share make it impossible for them to part with that child.
Since the babies were switched at birth, it means they were destined to meet but not to be together.
Cheng Yuanshan and Luo Nianzhen both belong to this type of person.
Luo Nianzhen was a very emotional person. Gao Yaohong was prone to illness since childhood and needed careful care. Luo Nianzhen devoted a lot of effort to him.
She wanted to raise a fair-skinned child, but Cheng Yanzheng was a bit dark-skinned and prone to crying. If there were no comparison, Luo Nianzhen wouldn't have said anything.
However, Gao Yaohong was an angel baby, very easy to take care of. He didn't cry or fuss when he went to the hospital. Gradually, Luo Nianzhen developed an emotional attachment to this child.
Cheng Yuanshan had already told her that the two children should be raised together until they grew up, and that they should be treated equally regardless of whether they were born to her or someone else.
Since Luo Nianzhen chose to accept it, she was mentally prepared.
Later, after Luo Nianzhen's parents took Cheng Yanzheng away, Luo Nianzhen surprisingly felt a sense of relief.
Cheng Yuanshan used to have to face two children when he got home and help take care of them, but now he only has to face one, which makes him feel much more relaxed.
In his view, as long as enough money is invested in the children, neither child will be bad off.
Cheng Yuanshan sent a lot of money to Cheng Yanzheng, enough for him to live a wealthy life.
However, Luo Nianzhen's parents had their own educational philosophy. They believed that raising a child should not only involve spending money, but also equipping him with the ability to make a living on his own.
They have been strictly demanding of Cheng Yanzheng to cultivate his normal personality and to make him a person with sound values.
Luo Nianzhen's father was a strict man who always adhered to the old ideas of raising children: "Spare the rod and spoil the child." He believed that a man should be upright and capable, and that crying and weakness should be rejected.
Cheng Yanzheng was beaten a lot when he was a child.
It can be said that Cheng Yanzheng's tough personality is inseparable from his maternal grandparents.
During the most crucial years of Cheng Yanzheng's growth, his parents were absent.
When Cheng Yuanshan wanted to take him back, Cheng Yanzheng naturally wouldn't listen to him.
Cheng Yuanshan and Luo Nianzhen were very disappointed by their son's indifference towards them. However, when they returned home and saw their well-behaved and polite youngest son, their relationship softened even further.
After several attempts, Luo Nianzhen and Cheng Yuanshan even grew to dislike Cheng Yanzheng.
They didn't want to see their eldest son's cold face, as if they owed him something.
But subconsciously, they knew very well that they did owe Cheng Yanzheng.
If you give birth but don't raise the child, why give birth at all?
Cheng Yuanshan's parents saw perfectly well how foolish the couple was.
They used the most direct method—since you've already missed out on the child's growth, the only thing you can do is give money.
Cheng Yuanshan originally planned to give a small portion of his group's shares to Gao Yaohong and the rest to Cheng Yanzheng, but Cheng Yuanshan's parents decisively dissuaded him from doing so.
They didn't go too far with Gao Yaohong. They allowed Cheng Yuanshan to regularly send money to Gao Yaohong through a growth fund, but they absolutely forbade Gao Yaohong from getting involved in any of the Cheng family's businesses.
At the same time, they also do not allow Gao Yaohong to work at the Cheng family's company.
Cheng Yuanshan's parents still had some control over their son. After several rounds of negotiation, Cheng Yuanshan finally gave in.
Thus, the property division agreement was formally signed, with Cheng Yuanshan guaranteeing that all his properties would be left to Cheng Yanzheng in his later years.
To prevent Cheng Yuanshan from secretly altering the agreement, Cheng Yuanshan's parents forced him to give Cheng Yanzheng a portion of the property they could afford.
Cheng Yanzheng did not express his opinion, but simply acquiesced.
Cheng Yuanshan and Luo Nianzhen were very dissatisfied to see him accept most of the property without hesitation.
In their view, what they earned was what they earned, and how the property was distributed was none of the elders' business, let alone Cheng Yanzheng's.
Since he has backbone, then he should go and earn it himself.
In short, at that time, both Cheng Yuanshan and Luo Nianzhen loathed Cheng Yanzheng.
Does Cheng Yanzheng yearn for parental love? It would be a lie to say he doesn't.
From a young age, his maternal grandparents taught him that his parents were not wrong and that he should accept his fate.
But what could Cheng Yanzheng do when he saw the cold and disgusted looks in his parents' eyes?
Later, Cheng Yanzheng entered the university he was originally scheduled to attend, and it was during that time that their relationship improved somewhat.
The reason their relationship was able to recover somewhat was quite simple—Cheng Yanzheng protected Luo Nianzhen during the crisis.
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