34: Chapter 34 Brother from Back Then

When he went downstairs, the few tables of customers had already finished eating and left.

Seeing that there were no customers, Zhang Shan turned and walked into the kitchen.

His mother was washing dishes at the sink, while Old Zhang was prepping vegetables.

Zhang Shan walked up to his mother, took the dish from her hands, and said, "Mom, I'll wash them. You go take a break."

"Alright, haha, it's still my eldest son who knows how to care for me."

His mother, Liu Xiumin, smiled and stepped aside. Before leaving, she didn't forget to tell Zhang Shan to rinse them a few extra times to get them clean.

Zhang Shan worked skillfully and quickly finished washing all the plates and bowls. He turned to look at Old Zhang and asked, "Dad, is there anything else that needs washing?"

Old Zhang, who was busy chopping vegetables, didn't even look up as he said, "No, you go take a break once you're done."

"Alright."

Zhang Shan wiped his hands, edged closer to Old Zhang, and watched the kitchen knife flying in his hands, feeling hesitant.

Old Zhang saw his son hovering nearby without saying a word for a long time and knew he was definitely up to no good.

He glanced at Zhang Shan and said, somewhat testily, "Just say what you want to say. You look like you're struggling to hold it in."

Seeing that Old Zhang asked, Zhang Shan no longer hesitated and told him about his plan to resign.

Plans couldn't keep up with changes. He was now a super-rich guy with an annual income of ten million; why would he still need to work a job?

"What? Say that again."

Old Zhang, whose hand had just put down the kitchen knife, subconsciously grabbed it again.

That little brat—if he didn't have a reasonable explanation today, he would chop him up.

Zhang Shan had been watching him closely. Seeing this, he hurriedly pressed down on Old Zhang's hand and said, "Dad, Dad, Dad, don't get excited yet. Take a look at this first."

Zhang Shan showed Old Zhang the bank deposit text message he had processed right before coming downstairs.

When Old Zhang saw the notification for over 30,000, he finally loosened his grip on the knife.

"So much money, where did it come from?"

Seeing Old Zhang put the knife down again, Zhang Shan told him the excuse he had prepared long ago.

He said that when he was bored, he wrote a novel, and unexpectedly, his literary talent was exceptional, making the novel a huge hit. This was just the first month's royalties, and there would be more later, and so on.

He also explained that working a full day and then needing to catch up on sleep for a day would delay the novel's updates and affect his royalties.

He added that his irregular schedule made his mind unclear, which really affected his writing, and so on, leaving Old Zhang feeling dizzy.

"Alright, alright, alright. I don't understand all that. I'll just ask you one thing: is this novel royalty income stable?

Don't let it be good this month and bad next month. If you resign and then want to go back, you might not have the chance."

Zhang Shan swore and guaranteed that it was absolutely stable and would only get better. He continued, "Dad, look, my monthly royalties are already over 30,000, and they'll be even more later. How much is that in a year? Hundreds of thousands, right?

I only make a few thousand a month at work; it would take me 10 years to earn this much. Which is more and which is less, right?"

Old Zhang might not understand other things, but he was very sensitive to numbers, especially monetary ones.

After Zhang Shan finished speaking, he had already done the math, and he couldn't help but nod; what his son said made sense.

However, to keep his son from getting cocky, he had to give him a reality check: "Are you showing off to me now? When I was earning over a hundred thousand a month, did I say anything?

Don't think that just because you earned a little pocket money, you can get arrogant and go around showing off everywhere, you hear me?"

"I know, I know. I promise to stay home and focus on writing, and I definitely won't mess around. What about Mom?"

The reason Zhang Shan told Old Zhang about this first was that if Old Zhang didn't nod, his mother couldn't make the decision either.

In their family, his mother called the shots on small matters, but for big things, Old Zhang had to give the nod.

"Don't worry about your mom. If I agree, she will definitely agree. Let's hold a family meeting tonight; it'll be a good time to discuss your affairs."

Seeing that Old Zhang agreed, Zhang Shan breathed a sigh of relief. As for what they would discuss about him at night, it was definitely going to be about finding a partner, and nothing else.

He didn't know what these parents were thinking; they didn't let you date while in school, but the moment you graduated, they started nagging, nagging, nagging.

Afterwards, Zhang Shan kept helping out in the shop until 7:30 in the evening, when there were no more customers.

However, their restaurant didn't close until 9:30 every day, and the old couple wanted to stay a bit longer, so he couldn't do anything about it.

With nothing to do, he ran back upstairs.

At this time, the daily PKs of Brilliant 101 should have already started.

He opened Douyin, and the recommendation pushed to him was exactly the Brilliant 101 Livestream Room, so Zhang Shan clicked right in.

"Welcome Brother Qingshan home."

Da Zhuang saw Zhang Shan return and hurriedly shouted.

Zhou Zhou, who was currently campaigning for votes, also hurriedly said, "Welcome Brother Qingshan home. Zhou Zhou is 2500 Talent Points away from passing the mic..."

[Lv52 Qingshan: Pass!] (Floating Screen)

"Ah, thank you Brother Qingshan, thank you." Zhou Zhou jumped up in excitement.

She didn't have many votes when she was building up her score, and it was only with Brother Yuanzhang's help in the first round that she passed the mic.

She didn't expect that just as she got the mic for the second round, Brother Qingshan would return.

She had originally just wanted to try, but she didn't expect Brother Qingshan to actually help her pass.

[Lv52 Qingshan sent a Private Jet × 1 to Shi Zhou Zhou Ya] (3000 diamond)

After sending the gift, Zhang Shan took a look at the system panel.

Hmm, confirmed, Zhou Zhou has no rewards.

Da Zhuang: "What? Thank you to Brother Qingshan for your friendly support with a Private Jet. Thank you, Brother Qingshan.

Zhou Zhou has passed the mic, and there are 1 minute and 20 seconds left. Family who like Zhou Zhou can help Zhou Zhou build the tower and add more to the pot."

Zhou Zhou bowed to the camera and then said, "Brother Qingshan has already helped Zhou Zhou pass the mic, but Zhou Zhou cannot always rely on other people's big brothers.

Can the family of the Zhou Shop help Zhou Zhou build the tower again? The higher the score, the safer it is. Zhou Zhou doesn't want to be the first one eliminated every time..."

Zhou Zhou kept acting pitiful on stage, and the family from the Zhou Shop in the comments were also helping her campaign for votes.

[Is there any big brother who can help our Zhou Zhou?]

[Zhou Zhou gets eliminated first every time; it's really too miserable.]

[Zhou Zhou is so cute, why doesn't any big brother like Zhou Zhou?]

[Lv53 Xinian: Huh, is there no one supporting such a cute beauty?]

Da Zhuang: "Welcome Brother Xinian. We haven't been livestreaming for long, so Zhou Zhou hasn't met a big brother to support her yet. Brother Xinian, are you looking to show some support?"

Although the Level 53 big brother's comment didn't have a floating screen, it still couldn't escape Da Zhuang's sharp eyes.

The family of the Zhou Shop in the comments also hurriedly @ the big brother to ask for support.

[@Xinian: Zhou Zhou doesn't have a big brother supporting her yet. Big brother, can you support Zhou Zhou?]

[@Xinian: Zhou Zhou is just missing a big brother like you.]

"Welcome Brother Xinian. Zhou Zhou is really too miserable. Brother Xinian, can you support Zhou Zhou and help her build the tower?"

Zhou Zhou's voice was full of hope. A Level 53 big brother was a rare find; she had to seize the opportunity.

[Lv53 Xinian: Since you are so miserable, then I'll help you out.]

[Lv53 Xinian sent a Luxury Cruise × 1 to Shi Zhou Zhou Ya] (6000 diamond)