Chapter 52 Zhang Qiren
living room.
The two brothers sat opposite each other across the coffee table.
The durians rolling on Chugo's belly and back had been taken away, but the durians on his head and shoulders were still there. He sat there with his hands in his pockets and looked constipated.
Zhang Qiren looked left and right, clicking his tongue.
He was familiar with the utensils here. Seeing that Chu Ge looked uncomfortable, he simply made tea for himself, just like half the owner.
After all, how long had he been away? Less than a month? This was the norm for most people who came home after a long business trip.
Qiu Wuji simply hid in the house and did not show her face. She had no intention of socializing with mortals. Besides, most of these mortals would start by saying "Hello, sister-in-law", which she did not want to hear.
Although she knew that this mortal was somewhat interesting and seemed to have become the final focus of various recent stories. If this person didn't come, Chu Ge would probably try to find him, so it would be easier if she came herself.
Just then, Zhang Qiren outside heard someone say, "Hey, Brother Chu, your home design is quite creative..."
"You don't understand what's popular this year." Chu Ge said, "Oh, by the way, leave the key behind..."
Zhang Qiren said: "Of course, my sister-in-law can use it..."
I knew it!
Who is your sister-in-law?
What’s even more infuriating is that Chu Ge didn’t refute it, but just acquiesced: “Well, she just said she wanted a key a few days ago, but she forgot about it in a hurry…”
Bah! Qiu Wuji angrily turned on the computer and went to watch a movie.
The two brothers outside fell into a brief silence, with only the sound of Zhang Qiren pouring tea.
This time it was Chu Ge who spoke first: "Are you still used to drinking this ten-dollar bag of tea?"
Zhang Qiren didn't even raise his head: "We've only had a good month, how can it be so precious."
"So how did you manage to survive for half a year when you came to share the house? That was truly a transition from luxury to frugality, right?" Chu Ge took a breath as if his teeth were aching. "Strange, I didn't feel you were that delicate at the time. You acted quite like it."
"Because I'm not spoiled." Zhang Qiren poured tea and gave a cup to Chu Ge. He smiled and said, "It's true that I deliver food, and it's true that I write. I'm not the second generation to inherit the family property. Well... I'm the second generation, but I'm a bastard, the kind that can't enter the family."
Chu Ge was stunned: "Is there still such a saying these days?"
"It's normal. The mistress is an illegitimate child, and the first wife is more powerful, so it's natural that this happens."
“…”
Zhang Qiren smiled and said, "But that legitimate son, my brother... is pretty useless, and makes my father very disappointed. I graduated from college two years ago, and they wanted me to take charge of some things, but I was not happy."
Chu Ge asked, "Because you want to rely on yourself?"
"It's not that noble. Who doesn't want money and power? Even for my mom, I want to be the owner of that family." Zhang Qiren said calmly, "The reason why I'm not happy about it is because the double standards make me sick... You see, we both manage a crappy nightclub, but my useless brother's name is so hidden that even a dog can't find it. When it's my turn, I have to be the legal representative and deal with all kinds of people in the open, under the euphemism of training."
Chu Ge was silent.
Zhang Qiren spread his hands and said, "I didn't expect Lin Wuyang to be your classmate. He has investigated me, so he naturally knows that you and I have rented together. He will probably tell you something... So I won't hide it from you. That nightclub is indeed not so clean. At least there are still young models in the club."
Chu Ge laughed: "So if you're not popular, you're just a young model. Do you mean you're the boss of young models?"
Zhang Qiren also laughed: "This is a prophecy that has come true."
After a pause, he continued, "Anyway, since he's not clean, I don't know whether they are training me or they think that I'm a good scapegoat because of my identity. If something goes wrong, you see, my son has been thrown out for you to catch. Is that the end of it?"
Chu Ge said: "After all, they are father and son, it shouldn't be that serious..."
"God knows. Maybe it's just for the tigress at home, or maybe I'm just a conspiracy theorist and it's just training. Anyway, I can't guess the reasons and I'm too lazy to guess. Even if I want money, I don't want to be a scapegoat, right?"
Chu Ge nodded. He was not happy about this either: "Yes, it's not like I can't work hard on my own."
Zhang Qiren slapped his thigh and said, "I think so too. I like writing books, and writing books happens to be a rare kind of career that doesn't cost any money but has the potential to soar to fame. Maybe no matter how high my career soars, they won't look down on it, but it's enough for me."
Chu Ge said: "It's difficult. If I knew you at that time, I might have advised you not to think like that."
Zhang Qiren laughed: "Haha... Every newcomer is full of confidence and thinks he can kill gods and prove his truth. At that time, even if you advised me, I probably wouldn't listen. Although now I know that writing a book is indeed a dead end."
Chugo also shook his head and laughed.
Zhang Qiren smiled and said, "Brother Chu, you know, when I first started writing books, I was a newbie and didn't know anything. I wrote tens of thousands of words at the time, and only one reader voted for me every day. I was very encouraged at the time, and I thought that even for this one reader, I had to finish the book."
Chu Ge said: "I had the same idea when I first wrote the book... Just don't tell me that the reader is actually a voting robot..."
"It's not a robot..." Zhang Qiren's eyes showed a touch of tenderness: "Later, my mother and I talked about writing a book. That time she let it slip, and I knew that the only reader... was my mother."
Chu Ge: “…”
Qiu Wuji in the room put down his mouse and listened quietly.
"I thought at that time that I would definitely make some achievements in this industry, I would." Zhang Qiren sighed: "Half a year ago, my brother instigated a few people to bully me, but I awakened my superpowers and beat them down. Now they all follow me - don't look at me like that, I know you understand superpowers."
Chu Ge stopped talking and continued to listen to him.
"When my superpowers awakened, my father wanted me to take on more responsibilities. I didn't want to, so we had a big fight and moved out. You know what happened next." Zhang Qiren looked a little strange: "But I didn't realize that you actually have superpowers. It's really strange... I should have felt it..."
Chu Ge asked, "So the one who reported you in the end was one of your family members?"
Zhang Qiren shook his head slightly, "No. They wouldn't and don't need to use such means, it's too low... My father also wanted me to experience for myself how hard it is to make money and do things, instead of letting me find out that he was making trouble for me, which would only lead to stronger resistance. That report must have really been made by a villain."
Chugo sighed: "So you finally accepted something that you considered 'dirty', even if you had to take the blame."
"We already had an agreement... Of course, I woke up too." Zhang Qiren's smile slowly faded, and his face had a bit of gangster sternness: "If you don't hurt others, others will hurt you. We are naive to want to do our own thing honestly."
Chu Ge pursed his lips, not knowing how to refute this self-evident reason for turning evil.
Don’t advise others to be kind unless you have experienced their suffering. Zhang Qiren was the one who understood the despair and pain at that time most clearly.
Zhang Qiren suddenly smiled again: "But Brother Chu, your later writing style is very similar to mine, I am very happy. Well, although it is mainly due to your own ability, I really can't do that sharp group portrait. But it also blends a part of me, right? Watching you slowly move towards success, it feels like that part of me has also been affirmed."
Chu Ge said seriously: "You deserve to be recognized."
Zhang Qiren happily raised his teacup and clinked it with Chu Ge’s tea. “Come on, brother Chu. I feel like you’re about to become a god. I’m very happy to think that I have a share of this godhood.”
Chu Ge looked into his eyes and felt a strong sense of disconnection between this innocent heart and the black boxing boss of Miracle Nightclub. He couldn't even tell how much of Zhang Qiren's behavior was acting.
But he was still willing to believe Zhang Qiren's smile at the moment, so he raised his glass and drank it all: "Thanks, brother, I finally know who helped me attract traffic when I just started the transformation."
Zhang Qiren laughed loudly: "Those are just a few streams, not worth mentioning. The subsequent big push is the key."
"The thought is what matters most." Chu Ge said with a smile, "You weren't the one who asked the website to interfere with the recommendation, were you?"
"...Hey, you really think I'm some big boss, where do I get that influence?" Zhang Qiren laughed dumbly: "Although I know that I am a boss in your eyes, because you know that Miracle Nightclub has more than just young models - a few days ago you picked up someone in the black fist elevator, and this boss saw it, but I didn't chase you."
Chu Ge's pupils shrank slightly.
No wonder no one chased after him at that time.
In fact, this should be the main topic of today.
(End of this chapter)
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