Chapter 27: Playing with Balls Late at Night?

At the very beginning, Zhou Yi had also fantasized about what kind of rewards the system might give, such as the Lamborghini Veneno most popular in web novels, or some grand mansion at Tomson Riviera... although he wasn't in Modu.

One residential unit in Yuefu Residential Quarter, Guangming District, Jingzhou City.

This was the reward the system gave; it wasn't some grand mansion, nor was it anything like a Lamborghini Veneno or other items for the super-rich, but rather a perfectly ordinary residential unit.

But truthfully speaking, it wasn't ordinary at all; after all, this was a house in Jingzhou City!

As the provincial capital of Handong Province, although housing prices in Jingzhou City are a generation behind places like Modu and Beijing, for ordinary people—especially those who came from out of town to Jingzhou City to struggle and develop—it is truly something that requires a lifetime of effort!

In fact, Zhou Yi didn't know why now; perhaps it was because many people had read too many "super-rich" novels, where every word out of their mouths was about grand villas, and they seemed unable to look upon the ordinary houses that required emptying "six wallets" to afford.

However, for him, Zhou Yi, this was already a massive leap in his life!

His family was naturally not native to Jingzhou, but rather from Lincheng, Handong Province.

He attended university in Jingzhou City, an ordinary undergraduate degree; when he graduated, he failed the postgraduate entrance exam, failed the civil service exam, and in the end, had to find just any job, only to end up falling into a massive trap.

In fact, many university students are like Zhou Yi, especially when graduation season arrives—very panicked and very anxious.

Seeing those around them either getting into graduate school, landing a Public Servant position, or signing on for an awesome job, plus the urging of their parents, they are truly anxious inside.

Once they get anxious, they want everything, and then they end up with nothing.

Fortunately, now that he had a house, he felt steady inside; even if his career as an Up Master couldn't support him, relying on the reward given by the system, he should be able to strive for a moderately prosperous life...

Claiming the reward, the Real Estate Ownership Certificate and the keys were already in hand; needless to say, moving, he had to move immediately!

But before that, there were still some things that needed to be arranged; he had to tell the landlord in advance that he wouldn't be renting next month, so the landlord could find a new tenant ahead of time.

When out in the world, it is often better to be kind to others; Zhou Yi had known about such small details for a long time.

After notifying the landlord, Zhou Yi went downstairs, hailed a taxi, and headed straight for Yuefu Residential Quarter!

Upon arriving at the residential quarter, he looked at the environment; it went without saying, the environment here was top-tier, and there were even exercise areas like basketball hoops and ping-pong tables inside—it couldn't be more awesome!

He immediately began looking for his house, Building 2, Unit 1, 1602, on the sixteenth floor, and the moment Zhou Yi opened the door, he was stunned.

A three-bedroom, two-living-room, finely decorated apartment, 140 square meters; even after subtracting that extremely annoying common area, the space still felt very large!

At this moment, who cared about things like decoration style? Zhou Yi had only one thought: I actually have a house!

I don't know how it is abroad, but in the country, for a young person, being able to have a house of one's own—that feeling is truly wonderful...

The house was not only already decorated, but all the furniture was basically complete; he only needed to buy some bedding, and he could move in immediately with just his bags.

Moving, definitely moving!

However, it was already late today, so he would have to wait until the next day.

And early the next morning, Zhou Yi began to pack; as a bachelor, there were very few things to pack—just a few clothes, a set of bedding, and things like his computer.

He called a Lalamove, and everything was transported over in one trip.

But even though there were few things, he was busy for an entire day; by the time everything was settled, it was already night.

Zhou Yi pulled up a chair and sat on the balcony, looking at the thousands of lights outside the window, feeling as if his life had reached its peak!

It was just like a dream, or rather, one could say that even in his dreams, there hadn't been such a wonderful thing.

If he were to complete a few more system events...

However, just as Mr. Zhou was lost in his fantasies, the ringing of his phone shattered this illusion.

Picking it up to look, it was actually his dear mother.

"Hey Mom, what's up? Is something wrong?"

A son doesn't need any polite words in front of his parents; it was just that casual.

On the other end of the phone, Zhou Yi's mother, Wang Fengxia, started shouting directly: "What's up? Can't I call you if nothing is wrong? Didn't you only call home when you were short on money back in university!"

Ah, this... Zhou Yi racked his brain but couldn't figure out what logical connection there was between him calling home when short on money and his mother calling him for no reason...

However, when your parents are lecturing you, it's best not to speak, because your resistance will cause your parents to extend the original three-minute lecture to three hours—don't ask me how I know!

Finally waiting for the person on the other end to finish, Zhou Yi then said habitually: "So, Mom, what is it exactly?"

That passage above, that's called the opening dialogue between mother and son...

"Mom is asking you, were you fired by your Company?"

Zhou Yi's expression changed upon hearing this: "Mom, how did you know? Has this matter spread all the way to Lincheng?"

"Don't try to change the subject. I'm asking you, what's going on with you? How did you get fired? People say you were often absent from work, fishing for three days and drying nets for two; tell me, is that true?"

Huh? Zhou Yi was completely stunned; so the former Company had actually called his home!

Although he did seem to have filled out some form when he joined, leaving his parents' names and contact information, the Company had made him fill it out in the name of an emergency contact in case something happened.

As a result, now that he had been dismissed, the Company had actually called his home; was this an attempt to put pressure on his family?

This was something Zhou Yi couldn't imagine; he had stayed at that Company for a year, working overtime countless times during that year, but he wasn't clear about these things after an Employee left.

But this Company was going a bit too far, right? You fired me, and after I went to Labor Arbitration, you actually contacted my home and even said I was absent from work?

"Mom, did my Company contact you? Saying I was absent from work?"

"Yes, your Wang Zong called me. The person spoke very politely, saying that although you have this or that flaw, as long as you go back to work, everything from before can be ignored."

Wang Zong, Wang Pengrui, that is, that Director Wang; he actually wanted him to go back to work?

Did the sun rise from the west? It was he who told him to get lost back then, saying "No need to come to work tomorrow."

Could this be a sudden discovery of conscience?

No, Zhou Yi would rather believe a man's lying mouth than believe a capitalist would have a conscience!

Hesitating for a moment, Zhou Yi still said: "Mom, you don't know what happened before; this Wang Zong you're talking about is the one who told me to get lost, so I don't intend to go back!"

"As for him calling you, it's probably because I'm currently filing a Lawsuit against them; they fired me and didn't give me a single cent."

After roughly explaining the situation in between, Wang Chunxia on the other end of the phone remained silent.

After a long while, she finally said: "Forget it, Mom won't ask too much about your affairs. Since you've already graduated, you should decide your own matters, but can you tell Mom what your plans are next?"

"Are you looking for a job, or do you intend to continue taking the civil service exam?"

Zhou Yi looked at the house in front of him and immediately replied: "Mom, I don't intend to look for a job anymore; I want to be an Up Master."

Zhou Yi's mother: "What thing? What pig? You want to slaughter pigs?"

Zhou Yi: "..."

After exerting the strength of nine bulls and two tigers, he finally managed to explain this profession clearly: freelance, making videos to earn money.

And before the other party could ask that question, "This doesn't seem like a proper profession," Zhou Yi laid his cards on the table: "Mom, I've already used this profession to buy a house in Jingzhou City."

"Full payment!"

"I just knew my son was smart since he was little; doing this is the most suitable thing for him!"

Hanging up the phone, Zhou Yi truly felt that talking to his mother was more tiring than topping up a million on a whim.

However, those people in the Company were going a bit too far; they were all adults, so why were they still into calling parents!

Just then, Fang Dazhuang notified him that the Arbitration tribunal would open in two days, and Zhou Yi intended to go and meet the other party.

He wanted to try, to see if he could trigger an event through this method!

Between making the phone call and thinking about things, it was already late; after casually ordering takeout to fill his stomach, Zhou Yi was about to start his single life in his new home.

Just as Zhou Yi was lying on his two-meter-wide bed, wondering if it was a bit of a waste of space, a commotion suddenly came from upstairs.

Bang bang bang! All sorts of sounds, it sounded like someone was bouncing a ball upstairs!

No, what is this situation, playing with a ball at home in the middle of the night?

Today's first update, thanks to Dream Broken Little Brother, Clear Wind, Shuo Wind 1994, Small Building Cloud Smoke, and Mo Ge for their tips.

Also, I added an extra update yesterday, and you actually said I only added one centimeter; who are you looking down on! We are all adults, is that one centimeter or whatever even worth mentioning?

(End of chapter)