Reaching the age of thirty, my income randomly doubled-Chapter 877 - 663: Black Tie_3

"Believe it or not, I’m actually quite familiar with him. Honestly, he’s not that extraordinary. In everyday life, he even likes to tell some small jokes and is very lenient with his daughter."

"Ugh, nonsense..." The girl who was dating someone rolled her eyes at her with an exaggerated expression.

"You’re really bragging without any preparation. ’Not that extraordinary’? My dad says he’s absolutely one of the greatest bosses in the domestic business world. He’s just so modest, shuns hype and avoids online exposure. Otherwise, given his achievements, he could inspire the worship of millions!"

An’an shook her head, "He’s not as remarkable as you’re making him out to be, but he’s truly a great father. Being his daughter must surely be the greatest happiness anyone could have in their life."

"Chen An’an, are you seriously saying he’s not remarkable?"

The dating girl felt her idol was being insulted and stood up, ready to duel.

"My dad has been working at his company since 2014. Our family only started doing better financially from that point onward. No matter what happens outside, he ensures employee benefits first every year, and even for employees who leave, the compensation is at least N+8."

"Our house was built by him and sold to us at cost price—128 square meters, no wasted space, fully renovated, in the core area of Golden Mountain, for only 1.3 million. If employees can’t afford to pay in full, they can apply to the company for a ten-year interest-free loan. And you dare say he’s ’not that extraordinary’? Chen An’an, stand up! I want to duel with you."

"You want to duel with me? Have you forgotten that I alone can take on all three of you?"

An’an didn’t want to waste her evening in a fight, "Even if he’s remarkable, what does that have to do with you? Do you really need to fight me over this? Also, you admire him so much; does he even know? Haven’t you mentioned you’ve met him before? Surely, you must’ve seen the little girl who’s always by his side?"

"Of course it matters! My dad said that without him, our family wouldn’t have the stable life we enjoy now."

The girl continued, "An’an, maybe you don’t understand how people like us feel, just as you can’t comprehend my dad’s admiration for him. Don’t look down on my dad, even though he earns a million annually. In that company, earning a million a year is incredibly common. There are even many older employees who don’t have much capability anymore but still earn hundreds of thousands annually. According to him, the group became what it is today because of the efforts of those who started at the bottom. Without the dedication of those early employees from the group’s infancy, the empire would never have been built. That’s why, whenever the company undergoes layoffs or optimization, it’s always aimed at the management level. No matter how much optimization is needed, it’s always extremely hard, requiring full justification to lay off older employees who’ve worked for the company for over five years. My dream is to become an ordinary employee at this group someday."

"You call that a dream? Can it be any more unrealistic?"

"What’s unrealistic about it? Not everyone is born to be management material. Just working as an ordinary HQ staff member at his company is better than being a manager at most regular corporations. The welfare is unmatched, and there’s no need to worry about being abruptly let go at 35. Weekends come with guaranteed two days off, daily work hours are capped at nine with high overtime pay for any extra time, and you get 25 days of personal leave a year. A regular HQ staff salary is a minimum of 150,000, including bonuses! What more do you want? My dad even said once I graduate, I shouldn’t work anywhere else. He’ll figure out a way to get me in."

The other two girls asked curiously, "Is the welfare really that good?"

"Of course! Which Golden Mountain local wouldn’t want their child to land a job there? Once you’re in university, you’ll understand."

At the end of her enthusiastic talk, the girl sighed helplessly, "But my dad also said their annual recruitment numbers are getting tighter. Nowadays, their primary hires are in research and technology roles, particularly in the AI sector. When you get to your senior year of high school and pick your majors, make sure to aim for AI-related fields. Don’t say I didn’t warn you; graduates in this field will find jobs easily. If you choose an obscure major, you’ll regret it later."

Honestly, there was some logic to what she was saying.

She even revealed insights about selecting high school majors. Any field related to AI would soon be as popular as choosing internet-related majors in the early 2000s.

Graduates could expect high-paying jobs.

Such is the foresight that comes from parental advice.

An’an was watching videos of her father. She’d never known before that her father could inspire admiration in high schoolers her age.

In the past, her father would often talk about how inheritance wasn’t just about making money—it was about a larger social responsibility.

Working alongside her father in inner-city village restaurants made her feel she understood. Later, during the summer, she participated in several special activities arranged by her father.

Each time brought different feelings, and this time even more so. Imagine the corporate empire her father built—it wasn’t just for one or two employees.

It involved hundreds of thousands, even millions, including countless people who’d been growing and striving alongside her father since their youth.

If the company were to collapse, all their youthful efforts and hard work would go to waste.

Countless older group employees hoped their children would grow up to join the same company.

Inheritance is equivalent to responsibility.

She could now say confidently that amongst those her age across the country, she was undoubtedly the richest.

The reason? She had inherited the Tengchao Commercial Management her father entrusted to her.

This company could bring in net profits of three to four billion annually just from rental income alone, with a net worth exceeding a trillion.

Tengchao Commercial Management had been her father’s best fallback plan for her—a path requiring neither excessive thinking nor extraordinary intellect.

Whoever possessed such assets could live lavishly for generations, as long as they avoided gambling or engaging with risky ventures.

As for the more operational businesses within her family, perhaps only when she truly developed the capability to bear responsibility would her father let her slowly start to engage with them.

For her, it might just be a question of making money or not, but for the ordinary employees, especially those older ones who’d spent half their lives dedication to the group...

This was their only secure haven. If the group faltered, tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands, of people would face unemployment all over again.

This level of consequence was far more severe than her losing tens or even hundreds of billions.

A second generation wanting to inherit such a legacy must first be capable of shouldering the responsibility.

Otherwise, it would only hurt those elder employees who’d dedicated so much to the group over the years.