Chapter 58: A Family

After finishing speaking, Zhang Xian's gaze landed on the top of Han Ziwei's head, and he activated his "Bagua Eye."

A single red thread.

But what surprised Zhang Xian somewhat was that this red thread was actually connected to Han Ziwei's right hand.

This was not the first time Zhang Xian had seen such a situation; during the first few days after he acquired the Bagua Eye skill, he often scanned the tops of everyone's heads with a gossipy mentality.

Once, he specifically staked out the entrance of a high school, wanting to see what the state of the motherland's flowers was like nowadays.

Then he saw that many boys had a red thread on top of their heads connecting to their right or left hands.

The meaning was all too obvious: these young boys had never had a girlfriend, at least they had no experience with "playing cards," but they knew about this knowledge and had already used their hands to practice in a pretentious way.

Right now, Han Ziwei was in the same situation.

After this discovery, Zhang Xian felt that this female friend, Han Ziwei, might actually be worth befriending.

Han Ziwei sat in a taxi heading home, lost in thought.

Zhang Xian, on the other hand, hummed a little tune as he walked home; it was his first time attempting to be a "scumbag," and he felt his performance was decent enough—at least he hadn't been slapped in the face by Han Ziwei on the spot.

In his view, this was a success.

"Brother Xian, how did the talk go?"

Passing by the entrance of the Liu family home, Liu Dongxu suddenly darted out from the courtyard.

With such juicy gossip, he had to take a few bites.

"I turned her down."

Zhang Xian said with a serious face: "You know what kind of person your brother is; she is Chu Yourong's best friend. How could I start dating her best friend right after breaking up with Chu Yourong!"

"Ah?"

"You really turned her down? You rejected Han Ziwei?"

Liu Dongxu was greatly shocked; he had assumed that after he left, the two of them would have been able to come to an agreement.

After all, Han Ziwei's personal conditions were right there; if it were him, he would have agreed without the slightest hesitation.

"As if there's anything fake about this."

"Just broke up, better to take it slow."

Zhang Xian patted Liu Dongxu's shoulder lightly: "By the way, how was the driving today?"

"Made over two hundred today."

Bringing up the subject of driving for the ride-hailing app, Liu Dongxu immediately became spirited: "Brother Xian, let me tell you, this ride-hailing job has its tricks too. I feel like I've already mastered the basics..."

Liu Dongxu rambled on about his own insights.

Zhang Xian left behind a "keep up the good work" and slipped away, while in his heart he couldn't help but silently lament: sure enough, the environment can change a person.

Brother Dong Xu, who used to have his heart set higher than the heavens, had only been driving for the ride-hailing app for two days and had already integrated into this circle, able to feel smug over receiving a job worth over sixty.

However, for Liu Dongxu, this wasn't necessarily a bad thing; being down-to-earth is better than being unrealistic. If he could really drive the ride-hailing car well, earning ten or twenty thousand a month was still no problem.

"Xiaoxian, why are you only just back!"

"Xiaoxian, we were just waiting for you; Dad and Eldest Sister made a table full of delicious food!"

The Zhang Family was exceptionally lively today; upon returning home, Zhang Xian discovered that except for his second sister who was far away in Heng Dian, all his other sisters had actually returned.

His only married sister had also brought her husband, Zhao Shuyang, back, and the dining table was set with a whole table full of sumptuous dishes.

"Whoa, what kind of day is it today?"

It had been a long time since the family was this complete; Zhang Xian was both surprised and happy. He was actually someone who quite liked the liveliness.

Especially when his sisters were all at home, it gave him a feeling that he was still a child.

And that stage of being a child is often the happiest.

"Everyone had time today, so we came home to gather."

"Xiaoxian, go wash your hands, we're eating right away!"

Eldest Sister Zhang Xinan walked out of the kitchen carrying a plate of braised carp, smiling as she instructed Zhang Xian to wash his hands.

"Got it!"

Zhang Xian responded and went to wash his hands before sitting at the table.

Soon, the whole family was seated around the dining table.

His father, Zhang Dongshan, seemed to be in a good mood and had even specifically opened a bottle of Moutai. His brother-in-law, Zhao Shuyang, nimbly poured wine for his father-in-law, then poured a glass for himself and Zhang Xian.

"Except for Shengnan not being here, our family can be considered reunited today. Let me say a few words."

Zhang Dongshan raised his wine glass, looked at Zhang Xian, and then said: "Because of Xiaoxian's creative talent, our family's life is getting better and better. Not only have I become a so-called famous singer, but we've also established a music company!"

"Now, under our family's company, besides me, there are two artists, Chu Yourong and Han Ziwei. Calling them artists is really just calling them cash cows!"

"So, from now on, our family won't be short of money!"

"Number Four, Number Five, you two—one is interning, one is in grad school—neither of you earns much money. You used to always live frugally, but now you don't need to. Eat what you want, drink what you want, buy clothes when you want. If you run out of money, you still have your old man!"

"Xinan, haven't you and Shuyang always wanted to change houses? Go ahead and look for one; if you're short on money, just tell Dad!"

"This first glass of wine, here's to our family's good life!"

Having said this, Zhang Dongshan pushed the small wine cup in his hand forward. The whole family raised their glasses one after another and then downed the wine in one gulp.

Putting down his glass, Zhang Dongshan's gaze landed on Zhang Xian, and he spoke again: "Our family being able to have this good life today is all thanks to Xiaoxian. I'm not bragging, but Xiaoxian's talent, if placed in the Tang Dynasty, would be on the level of Li Bai or Du Fu."

"Other people cry and wail when they break up, acting like they're going to die, but our Xiaoxian doesn't!"

"Not only does he not, but he can even use it as subject matter to write a song that became popular all over the country. If you ask me, Xiaoxian is a Star of Literature descended to earth, and he landed in our family!"

"Yes, yes, yes, Xiaoxian is our family's Star of Literature!"

Eldest Sister Zhang Xinan hurriedly echoed.

"I agree, that song 'Decency' that Xiaoxian wrote is just too good to listen to; I had it on repeat for a whole day!" Zhang Laidi followed up.

"After my classmates found out that 'Decency' was written by my younger brother, they all asked me to help them get an autograph!"

"Zhang Xiaoxian, help me sign a few more autographs in a while; I'm taking them back to school tomorrow," Zhang Pandi quickly chimed in.

Regarding the fact that his sisters had all suddenly returned home, Zhang Xian hadn't thought much of it at first, truly believing that everyone just happened to have time and had arranged to come back together.

But after hearing the "abnormal" remarks from his old man and three sisters, Zhang Xian finally realized—what "having time"!

Everyone had seen the news and knew that he had broken up with Chu Yourong, so they had specifically rushed back to comfort him, constantly emphasizing his importance.

They were likely worried that he might have some bad thoughts!

And this point was most obvious in his old man, Zhang Dongshan; he rarely praised him usually, and even when "Apple Fragrance" became a huge hit and catapulted him into becoming a "famous singer," he hadn't said many words of praise.

Yet today, he had directly praised him to the high heavens.

"Zhang Xiaoxian, a breakup really isn't anything; before I married your eldest sister, I also went through a breakup, and look what happened—it led me to meet your eldest sister!"

"So, a breakup isn't necessarily a bad thing!"

"When the old man lost his horse, who was to say it wasn't a blessing? Perhaps there is some huge stroke of good fortune waiting for you ahead!"

His eldest brother-in-law, Zhao Shuyang, stopped pretending and spoke up to comfort him directly.