Chapter 112 Twenty Years Ago
Tang Dou studied abroad, and his knowledge of the Shen family was limited to what he had browsed online when he was looking for a job.
The first entry that came up was about Shen Minyan's various achievements, followed closely by the news of his divorce from Chu Ying three years ago.
After the two divorced, the outside world made a lot of news reports based on hearsay, such as "division of property after marriage" and "discord within the Shen family".
During the time he worked at the Shen family, Tang Dou had come to understand that those news reports were just nonsense to attract attention.
At least from his perspective as an outsider, the relationship between Chu Ying and Shen Minyan is not as strained as rumored by the outside world, not to mention the relationship between the two young masters. Although the second young master is a little naughty, he is obedient most of the time.
Not long after the notice was released, enthusiastic netizens who have been surfing the Internet for many years found out the life experience of Shen Minyan.
[I actually found the news from more than 20 years ago. Shen Minyan was really an orphan. When Shen Tailun adopted him, he booked the two largest restaurants in North City and set up a banquet for two days. ]
Netizens posted photos from that year. Shen Minyan, who was in his early twenties, was full of vigor and vitality. He wore a pencil-gray suit and his every move was very dignified.
In order to show his importance, Shen Tailun also invited all the reporters, media and TV stations in North City on the day of the recognition.
The young Shen Minyan has deep brows and a faint smile on his rebellious and handsome face. Even when facing interviews from dozens of media outlets, he can still look as calm as the sea, without any of the immaturity of a young man in his twenties who has just entered the society.
Twenty years is a very long time.
These years have changed Shen Minyan a lot. He is still handsome, but wrinkles are gradually creeping up to the corners of his eyes.
The young and energetic man has restrained his edge, and his immaturity has faded away, replaced by maturity, stability, confidence and composure.
Shen Minyan's adoptive parents retired from the public eye and moved overseas shortly after adopting him.
As for why Shen Minyan has such a great influence, we have to start with his entrepreneurial journey:
Shen Minyan studied civil engineering in college and worked in a construction team during his internship, moving between steel bars and concrete and mingling with migrant workers. Although life was difficult, he never slacked off for a single day.
This continued until he graduated. Some people advised him not to do civil engineering anymore. Shen Minyan just read boring professional books and studied complicated architectural drawings...
Opportunities always come to those who are prepared. Three years later, Shen Minyan got an opportunity that could change his life.
His small company undertook a large commercial construction project, and Shen Minyan became one of the project leaders.
During the construction process, they encountered many difficult problems, including complex geological conditions and bad weather that affected progress, but he led his team through them all.
After the project was successfully completed, it won many architectural awards, and the name Shen Minyan began to spread widely in the industry.
Chen Minyan never knew where he came from. He heard from the old nurse who was in charge of taking care of them in the welfare home that he was abandoned at the door of the welfare home by his biological parents.
This kind of child abandonment happened frequently in that era, and Shenminyan was just like a speck of dust that was thrown away at random and no one cared about it.
In his memory, having enough food was an unattainable luxury, and the pain brought by hunger was deeply engraved in his bones.
While children of the same age were acting coquettishly in their parents' arms, he was worrying about his daily survival. He might have food to eat today, but not necessarily tomorrow.
Fortunately, Chen Minyan has always had good grades since he was a child, and someone once came to the welfare home and said they wanted to adopt him.
A smart, healthy and handsome little boy should have been someone that many people would want to adopt.
However, every time Chen Minyan was taken home by his adoptive parents for "trial adoption", he would be returned after a few days.
The adopters had regrets in their eyes, and the reason for their rejection was the same - Shen Minyan was too cold, even aloof, and they were afraid that they would not be able to raise him well.
During his growing years, poverty followed him everywhere, like an impenetrable net, trapping him in endless darkness.
Those days when he was hungry and naked made him feel inferior from the bottom of his heart. This inferiority complex was like a demon, constantly gnawing at his heart.
He met Chu Ying when he was nineteen years old.
It is a very old-fashioned story. Chu Ying is a rich lady, and he is just a part-time waiter in a hotel.
She was wearing a seven-figure dress and walked past him with a smile on her face. The soft hem of her skirt brushed against the cheap suit he bought from a second-hand website for a few dozen dollars.
He learned her name from others - Chu Ying.
Perhaps the fire in his eyes burned too brightly, so his colleague teased him: "That's the second daughter of the Chu family. The nobles chasing after her can circle around North City several times. You..."
The colleague's eyes were like a slippery poisonous snake, looking him up and down, and then he snorted contemptuously from his nose.
Of course, Shen Minyan couldn't have any thoughts about Chu Ying.
He is the lowly mud, and Chu Ying is the most shining gem inlaid in the most expensive crown.
The smell of poverty on his body will never be erased from his mind.
That project was an opportunity, and he met Shen Tailun, a man who always had a shrewd smile on his face that belonged only to businessmen.
He saw the obsessive desire for money in Shen Minyan's heart, and admired that an orphan with no background could take every step correctly and come to him in his early twenties.
Out of appreciation, Shen Tailun proposed to send a team to help him with the project, and he did not want a penny of the proceeds.
Shen Minyan looked at him warily: "What about me?"
Shen Tailun flexed his joints and knocked on an architecture book on his desk, and said in a deep voice: “I only give you two years to learn what you want to learn.”
Only a fool would believe what he said. They were just business partners and there was no need for the other party to help him.
Without any hesitation, Shen Minyan stood up to leave.
"I do need your help."
Shen Tailun stood up and stated his purpose: "I have no children. At my age, I am destined not to have any offspring. You and I both have the surname Shen. I want to recognize you as my godson."
Shen Minyan shook his head and looked at him deeply: "With your status and power, what kind of godson do you want?"
Why is it him?
What on earth did Shen Tailun see in him?
Shen Tailun shook his head, walked over slowly, and talked about his wife.
"My wife likes you very much. After she had dinner with us last time, she kept asking you if you were married. She wanted to introduce you to an excellent girl."
Shen Minyan: “…”
He never expected that a man like him who was considered aloof and cold by his adoptive parents would be said to have a good impression by an aunt who he had only met once.
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