[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-my-restarted-life-1992":3,"chapter-my-restarted-life-1992-my-restarted-life-1992-chapter-973":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","My Restarted Life: 1992",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2280523,4460,"Chapter 973: What","my-restarted-life-1992-chapter-973",973,"\u003Cp>“What’s wrong?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jian Qiu tilted her head and followed Zhou Andong’s gaze to see a beggar limping toward them, holding a small aluminum basin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would stop anyone who looked wealthy and say a few lucky phrases if they gave money; if not, he wouldn’t press them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If someone cursed him, he wouldn’t get angry—just bowed and smiled apologetically before moving on to the next target.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Andong stared fixedly at the beggar: “I might know that beggar.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just Jian Qiu—even Wu Hongkang and Zhang Shenghui became interested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zhou Dong, you really have friends everywhere—can’t help but admire you,” Zhang Shenghui teased. “Just now, I and Old Wu gave him two yuan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait to wipe later!” Zhou Andong stood up and walked over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boss, boss! May you have good luck every day, fortune every month, prosperity every year, and wealth flowing through your lineage!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh my!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A tall man—barely one meter fifty—who wore a thick gold chain around his neck and six massive gold rings on his fingers, holding a brick phone, burst into loud laughter. He casually pulled a hundred-yuan note from his pocket and tossed it into the beggar’s aluminum basin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Such smooth talker—rewarded!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you, boss! Thank you, boss!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beggar bowed repeatedly, beaming with joy, his mouth stretched ear to ear, revealing a full set of yellow teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t brushed his teeth in at least half a year—otherwise, they wouldn’t look so vividly discolored.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fellow reached out to pick up the hundred-yuan note and was about to shove it into his pocket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he saw a hand that didn’t belong to him shoot out and snatch the note with a swift motion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fuck your mother!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beggar instantly panicked, roaring angrily as he spun around—and saw a smiling face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He froze, eyes widening in utter disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes revealed tension, fear, and dread—all at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abandoning his bowl, he slammed it onto the ground with a clang and turned to run.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Andong grabbed his hair: “Where are you running to?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ow! Ow! Ow!” The beggar was yanked back, grimacing in pain. “Let go! Let go! Quick, let go, or I won’t be nice!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh?” Zhou Andong sneered. “Not nice? Fine, go ahead—show me how you’re going to be not nice.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beggar deflated like a punctured balloon and plopped onto the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re here to arrest me, aren’t you?” He looked around frantically. “Where are the cops?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Andong crouched down and jabbed his finger hard into the beggar’s forehead, knocking him off balance—but the beggar dared not retaliate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who the hell are you, Zhou Anlei? You want me to bring cops to arrest you? Use that pig brain of yours—do you even deserve it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You… didn’t bring cops?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Anlei’s fear vanished. He raised his hand to pat Zhou Andong’s shoulder—but seeing Zhou Andong’s cold expression, he awkwardly pulled it back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I knew it—we’re from the same grandfather, both surnamed Zhou, and I’m your older brother. How could you possibly bring cops to arrest me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Andong snorted, stood up, and kicked Zhou Anlei. “Get up!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Anlei rose, grinning. “Hey, Dongzi, I haven’t eaten since morning. Take me somewhere for a good meal.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Andong asked coldly: “When you left, how much money did Zhao Guifen give you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“N-not much,” Zhou Anlei’s eyes darted away, avoiding Zhou Andong’s gaze. “She only gave me two hundred yuan for travel.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Andong stared at Zhou Anlei without expression, saying nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That made Zhou Anlei’s nerves fray—he forced himself to speak: “Six hundred. She gave me six hundred.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Won’t tell the truth, huh?” Zhou Andong grabbed Zhou Anlei’s shoulder. “Come with me to the police station—you’ll tell the truth there.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey hey hey!” Zhou Anlei panicked, yanking his shoulder free. “Two thousand six! She gave me two thousand six!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Zhou Anlei’s pathetic state, Zhou Andong’s anger surged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two thousand six hundred yuan was no small sum—especially in Yangcheng. Even without job ads everywhere, with that money he could start a small business and live comfortably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Look at the shoe shiners—they easily earn ten or twenty yuan a day. Yet Zhou Anlei had sunk this low—begging with a basin for pocket change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“With over two thousand yuan, you’ve become this trash in just over a year?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Anlei opened his mouth to reply—then his body began trembling violently, his eyes filled with terror as he stared fixedly behind Zhou Andong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Andong frowned, slowly turning—and saw five youths standing there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each was tattooed from head to toe; one, clearly the “boss,” stood out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He smoked a cigarette, wore flip-flops, had his hair cut short enough to show his blue scalp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lei Zi!” He spoke in broken Mandarin, smiling at Zhou Anlei. “What a surprise—running into an acquaintance here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Anlei turned pale, his body shaking, yet his face forced a grin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother Chang, I don’t know him!” Zhou Anlei grabbed Zhou Andong’s collar, glaring and shouting: “Fucking asshole, bumped into me and didn’t even apologize? Think you can just walk away?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment these guys appeared, Zhou Andong felt fear radiating from Zhou Anlei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, Zhou Anlei was in deep trouble here—and his current state might be tied to these men.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Andong stared at Zhou Anlei, seeing desperation on his pale face—as if silently begging him to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking back to the past—was this really the same Zhou Anlei? The idiot with a brain full of holes, zero IQ, selfish, who treated him like an enemy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You fucking idiot!” Zhou Anlei shouted again. “Apologize right now, or I’ll make you regret it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Zhou Anlei’s anxious face, Zhou Andong smiled. His cold gaze softened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Laugh your ass off,” Zhou Anlei snarled again, tilting his head slightly and glaring hard at Zhou Andong. “You think I won’t hit you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Erlei!” Zhou Andong patted the hand gripping his collar. “Tell me—what’s my name?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Anlei froze. He opened his mouth to curse—but seeing Zhou Andong’s calm expression, especially those deep eyes, suddenly gave him courage he’d never felt before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your name is Zhou Andong!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s right!” Zhou Andong smiled again. “If you know my name is Zhou Andong, why are you still afraid?”\u003C\u002Fp>",1031,"2026-06-20T01:18:52.456Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","e082a152b341467d58dafcc6fe8da46f0a800047a717dfcd03c57248698a76ad","my-restarted-life-1992-chapter-974","my-restarted-life-1992-chapter-972",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmy-restarted-life-1992-cover.jpg"]