Chapter 599 - 629: The Ex Is Living Too Well
Chapter 599: Chapter 629: The Ex Is Living Too Well
The fact that they had disowned each other wasn’t public knowledge. However, after years of seeing no interaction between the two, people could probably guess at the discord between father and son.
The fact that the son he refused to acknowledge was becoming increasingly successful and accomplished was frustrating enough for Shen Zhengfeng.
What frustrated him even more was that woman, Du Liya. The woman who had once professed her undying love for him, claiming she couldn’t live without him, had divorced him and, not long after, married a man so much younger than her!
She even had a daughter with him!
Rumor had it that this man, Beidou, was not only younger than Du Liya but also wealthier. He supposedly doted on her as if she were a little girl, either taking her on trips around the world or buying her a private Rose Manor.
As far as Shen Zhengfeng was concerned, this Beidou was a complete fool!
’What could he possibly see in Du Liya? Her bad temper and spoiled attitude? Or the fact that she was a divorcée who’d had a son with another man?’
Although Shen Zhengfeng looked down on Beidou, deep inside, the fact that Du Liya was living so well made him feel even more suffocated.
He snapped out of his thoughts and looked at the son standing before him—the one who hadn’t grown up by his side.
It had been several years now, but the relationship between father and son had never been close.
’It’s because he didn’t grow up by my side,’ Shen Zhengfeng told himself. ’And compared to Shen Yi, who disowned me, this boy is my only son now.’
Shen Zhengfeng mustered a little more patience.
He said, "Xiao Feng, if you try to start a business right after graduation, you’ll likely make a lot of mistakes due to inexperience. It’s a good thing that you want to start your own company and be ambitious, but don’t be hasty. How about this: first, you can get some experience working at the paint factory. Once you have that under your belt and find a suitable project, I’ll support you and invest in your venture."
"How long would I have to train for?"
"At least a year or two."
Shen Feng clenched his fists.
’Shen Yi’s company is already well-established,’ he thought. ’In two years, it will be at an even more advanced and stable stage.’
’If I only start my own business then, I’ll never be able to catch up.’
At this thought, Shen Feng felt a pang of regret. He shouldn’t have wasted his four years of university just loafing around campus, juggling two women, Lin Nian and Sun Lili.
’It was all their fault,’ he thought, ’for making me waste all that time for nothing.’
But Shen Feng seemed to forget that Shen Zhengfeng had previously suggested he get some experience at the paint factory during his summer and winter breaks. At the time, it was Li Xiaomei who had said, "Our son just needs to focus on his studies for now. What’s the point of him training in a workshop during his holidays? It’s not like you’re going to make him a manager right off the bat."
As for Shen Feng, he himself had disdained the idea, finding the factory floor dirty and smelly. He wanted an office job.
Seeing the hesitation on his son’s face, Shen Zhengfeng said, "Anyway, the choice is yours. Either come to the paint factory for two years of training, after which I’ll back your start-up, or go work the job you were assigned at the Civil Affairs Bureau. You decide."
"I’ll think about it."
"Mm."
**
When Qin Jiao and Shen Yi graduated, they were both assigned jobs as well. Shen Yi’s professor even recommended he stay on at the university to pursue a master’s degree while working.
However, they both passed on these opportunities to others.
Most people wouldn’t have understood if someone else had done this, but for these two, it made perfect sense to everyone.
After all, everyone knew that given their family backgrounds, they could do nothing for the rest of their lives and still have more money than they could ever spend.
But that’s just how things are sometimes. Some people, despite already being incredibly well-off, continue to work extremely hard.
Qin Jiao and Shen Yi were busy working on their tea restaurant venture.