Rescuing an Old Man Who Up and Calls Me Son

Fu Yanzhi walked out of the fighting arena holding the card he had just won, and smiled. "Is your 127 big brother awesome or what? I made 610,000 in a single day."

[Little Zhizhi, you really are awesome. I didn't expect you to be able to make 610,000 in a day.]

Fu Yanzhi raised an eyebrow and smiled. "That's right, your big brother is the top assassin on the dark web after all."

[Then what are you going to do next, Little Zhizhi?]

Fu Yanzhi rubbed his stomach and said, "My stomach is really empty right now. I want to go eat hot pot."

[Okay, Little Zhizhi. I'll send you the address right now.]

Fu Yanzhi pointed forward and said, "Let's go, set off right now to chow down."

Fu Yanzhi headed toward the hot pot restaurant based on the address 127 gave him. As he walked, Fu Yanzhi noticed a crowd of people ahead, gathered together and wondering what they were doing.

Driven by curiosity, Fu Yanzhi squeezed in. He saw three punks in the middle of the crowd grabbing an old man by the collar. Fu Yanzhi asked a bystander watching nearby, "What's wrong with this old grandpa?"

Bystander Number 1 said, "This old man seems a bit off in the head. Just now he kept saying, 'I want to find my son, I want to find my son.'"

Fu Yanzhi said, looking somewhat baffled, "Then what does that have to do with these people?"

Bystander No. 2: "Didn't he see them and say one of them was his son? And then they wanted to beat him up."

Hearing this, Fu Yanzhi was somewhat speechless. He originally didn't want to get involved, but seeing the old man's expression, he still walked up. He stepped forward first to persuade the punks to let go.

Punk Number 1 said with disdain, "Kid, who the hell are you? Daring to stick your nose into other people's business—watch out or I'll beat you up."

Hearing this, Fu Yanzhi laughed on the spot. You're actually more arrogant than me. Then Fu Yanzhi pointed at him and said, "You have only two choices: ① let go of him right now and get lost, or ② I'll beat you until you're willing to let go."

Punk No. 2: "Kid, you're pretty fucking crazy. Asking to die, aren't you?"

Finished speaking, Punk No. 2 and No. 3 both threw blows at Fu Yanzhi. Fu Yanzhi kicked Punk No. 3 down with one foot, then grabbed Punk No. 2's fist with his left hand, and swung his right fist toward Punk No. 2's face. Punk No. 2 was knocked to the ground with a single punch.

Fu Yanzhi looked at Punk Number 1 and said, "Can you let go now?"

Seeing that they couldn't beat this kid, Punk Number 1 could only let go of the old man's clothes and run off with his two underlings.

Fu Yanzhi looked at the old man with a smile and said, "Old grandpa, where is your home? I'll send you home."

The old man looked at Fu Yanzhi. "Son, you're my son."

Fu Yanzhi was somewhat helpless. How did saving someone turn the guy into his son?

Fu Yanzhi: "Old grandpa, I'm not your son. Do you have your family's phone number?"

The old man pointed at Fu Yanzhi with his finger and said, "Aren't you just my family?"

With no way around the old man, Fu Yanzhi had no choice but to take him along for now and send him to the police station.

The moment Fu Yanzhi led the old man away, he heard a sound coming from a stomach. Fu Yanzhi heard that it wasn't his own stomach, then looked at the old man and said, "Old grandpa, are you hungry?"

The old man nodded. "Mhm, son, I'm hungry. I want to eat."

With no moves left against the old man, Fu Yanzhi said, "Old grandpa, I told you, I'm not your son. If you're hungry, I'll take you to get some food first. Alright?"

Hearing that there was food to be eaten, the old man nodded and said, "Okay, son, whatever son says goes."

Then Fu Yanzhi led the old man into a restaurant. Fearing that the old man had a poor digestive tract, Fu Yanzhi didn't go eat hot pot. Fu Yanzhi ordered a portion of braised pork, a portion of Mapo tofu, a portion of tomato and egg soup, and then asked for two portions of rice. The dishes were served very quickly, arriving in a short while.

After tying a bib on old grandpa, Fu Yanzhi used serving chopsticks to pick up a piece of braised pork for him. Then he picked up a piece for himself as well. It tastes alright, but it's not as delicious as what I make. If I quit being an assassin in my past life, I actually could have become a chef.

The meal was quickly finished. While helping old grandpa take off his bib, Fu Yanzhi saw a necklace worn around old grandpa's neck.

Fu Yanzhi said, "Old grandpa, can you take the necklace off and let me take a look?"

Upon hearing Fu Yanzhi's words, the old man directly unbuckled the necklace from his neck and handed it into Fu Yanzhi's hands.

Fu Yanzhi glanced at the necklace. "Qiao Jingxing" was written on it, along with a photo beside it, and a phone number at the bottom.

The old man smiled and said, "Yanyan said if we can't find her, just call the number above, and she'll come find me and then take me home."

Fu Yanzhi nodded and said, "Alright, I'll call and have Yanyan pick you up and take you home in a moment, old grandpa."

The old man: "Let's go home together, son. Let's go home together."

Fu Yanzhi paid no further attention to old grandpa, instead taking him to a mobile phone store. Fu Yanzhi selected three Pear-brand phones of the same model and also bought three Little Study Ace watches, preparing to take them back to the hospital for his younger brothers. After putting SIM cards into both the phones and the watches, Fu Yanzhi dialed the phone number on the necklace.

After the phone rang for a moment, a woman's voice came through.

Qiao Shuyan said breathlessly, "Hello, may I ask who you are?"

Fu Yanzhi said, "Hello, is your father's name Qiao Jingxing by any chance? I'm right beside him now."

Regaining her breath, Qiao Shuyan said, "Yes, yes, yes, that's my father. I've been looking for him all afternoon. Thank you so much. Where are you two right now? I'm coming over immediately."

Fu Yanzhi glanced at the mall sign and said, "We're currently at the mobile phone store on the 2nd floor of Great Xia Shopping Mall. We'll wait for you here."

Qiao Shuyan said anxiously, "Alright, alright, alright, I'll be there right away."

Not long after, a stylishly dressed woman hurried over. The moment she saw the old man, her eye sockets instantly turned red. She stepped forward quickly, hugged the old man, and said, "Dad, you gave me such a hard time looking for you. You were about to worry me to death."

The old man also patted her back happily. "Yanyan, I found a son."

Only then did Qiao Shuyan notice Fu Yanzhi, and she gratefully said, "Thank you so much, little friend. If not for you, I truly wouldn't know what kind of trouble my dad would have gotten into."

Fu Yanzhi said with a smile, "It's nothing, just a small effort."

At this, the old man grabbed Fu Yanzhi's arm again and said, "Let's go, son, come home with us."

Qiao Shuyan said somewhat awkwardly, "I'm sorry, ever since my older brother left, my dad sees everyone and says they're his son."

Fu Yanzhi smiled. "It's fine."

Qiao Shuyan took a stack of cash out of her bag, handed it into Fu Yanzhi's hands, and said, "This is a token of my appreciation. Please accept it."

Fu Yanzhi refused, saying, "No need. I didn't help your father for money."

Seeing Fu Yanzhi decline, Qiao Shuyan had no choice but to say, "Then let's leave contact information. If you need anything in the future, just feel free to look for me. My name is Qiao Shuyan. What's your name, little friend?"

Fu Yanzhi said with a smile, "My name is Fu Yanzhi, older sister."

Qiao Shuyan put the money back into her bag and said, "Alright then, younger brother Yanzhi, I still have matters to attend to. If you need anything in the future, just call me. Whatever I can help with, I definitely will."

Fu Yanzhi: "Alright, Sister Yan."

After seeing old grandpa off, Fu Yanzhi prepared to buy a few changes of clothes. Right now, both he and his younger brothers were still wearing hospital gowns. Fu Yanzhi walked into a clothing store and picked out a few tracksuits for himself. Fu Yanzhi didn't know his brothers' clothing sizes, so he could only simply select a few items. After buying everything, Fu Yanzhi hailed a taxi and returned to the hospital.

Arriving at the hospital, Fu Yanzhi saw his younger brothers sitting together eating. Seeing their eldest brother holding things, Bo Qing and Wen Shiming put down what they were eating and came over to help their eldest brother carry the items.

Bo Qing came forward anxiously and said, "Eldest Brother, where did you go? You came back so late. The other younger brothers and I were worried about you."

Fu Yanzhi patted Bo Qing's head and said, "I went out to make money. Your eldest brother here, you see, made a lot of money today, oh."

Finished speaking, Fu Yanzhi took the phones and watches out of the bag. "Second and Third Younger Brother, you two get one phone each. The watches are for Xingxing, Yueyue, and Huanhuan."

Hearing that he had a present, Huanhuan immediately jumped down from the bed, and upon seeing his watch, immediately strapped it onto his wrist. Meanwhile, Xingxing and Yueyue also looked at the watches in their hands with eyes shining bright.

Huanhuan put the watch on his left wrist and said, "Older brother, does my watch look good? Do I look even cooler wearing it?"

Everyone smiled and nodded. "Cool, Huanhuan is the coolest."

Fu Yanzhi took out the clothes and said, "That's right, I also bought clothes. You guys try them on first. I didn't buy that many because I was afraid it would be hard for us to carry them out of the hospital. Tomorrow big brother will go out and find a place, and after we move, big brother will buy you even more."

Bo Qing asked with puzzlement, "Eldest Brother, where did you get this much money? Leaving aside a house for the moment, just these phones, watches, and clothes alone must cost fifty or sixty thousand, right?"

Not knowing how to answer, Fu Yanzhi said nervously, "That, that... don't worry about where the money came from for now, Second Younger Brother. You have to believe that all this money was earned by your eldest brother."

Wen Shiming suddenly said, "It's not that, Eldest Brother. Second Older Brother doesn't not believe you, but there are many ways to make money and you can't break the law. If worse comes to worst, tomorrow Second Older Brother and I will go pick up junk together."

Fu Yanzhi said with puzzlement, "? No, who told you that your eldest brother broke the law?"

Bo Qing and Wen Shiming asked skeptically, "Then how did you get all this money?"

Seeing the two brothers' persistent attitude, Fu Yanzhi said helplessly, "I won it by entering a competition and placing a bet."

Bo Qing asked uncomprehendingly, "What competition, Eldest Brother? Is there any danger?"

Fu Yanzhi waved his hand and said, "Don't worry about it, Second Younger Brother. Rest assured, there won't be any danger."

Wen Shiming still wanted to say something more, but was interrupted by Bo Qing. "Alright then, Eldest Brother, be careful out there by yourself." Then Bo Qing pulled Wen Shiming along.

Wen Shiming accordingly followed up by saying, "Eldest Brother, you've been busy all day. Have you eaten? Do you want me to go buy something?"

Fu Yanzhi took out his phone and said, "No need, I've already eaten. That's right, my contact information has been added to both the phones and the watches. If anything comes up, just send a message to your eldest brother."

Except for Bo Qing, none of the other younger brothers knew how to use electronic products, so Fu Yanzhi and Bo Qing began teaching everyone. The younger brothers were all very smart, and in less than half an hour they had all learned how to use the phones and watches.

Fu Yanzhi transferred three thousand yuan each to Bo Qing and Wen Shiming, telling them to buy things they liked. For Huanhuan, Xingxing, and Yueyue, he bound Fu Yanzhi's card to their watches so they could also buy things.

Bo Qing and Wen Shiming wanted to return the money to Fu Yanzhi, but were refused by him.

Fu Yanzhi raised an eyebrow and smiled. "You guys go ahead and spend it with peace of mind. If it's not enough, come ask me for more. Big brother makes money precisely to be spent on you guys."

Bo Qing still said with worry, "Eldest Brother, there will still be many places we need to use money in the future. We can't spend recklessly like this."

Fu Yanzhi patted his chest and said, "Rest assured, Little Second Younger Brother, it won't be spent out. Big brother still has 500,000 in his card, rest easy. Alright, the hour is getting late; take the younger brothers to rest early, and I need to rest as well."

Hearing that his eldest brother still had 500,000, Bo Qing was quite shocked. He hadn't expected his eldest brother to be able to make this much in a single day. He nodded. "Alright, Eldest Brother, you rest early too."

Fu Yanzhi returned to his hospital bed and lay down, thinking about the events that had happened today, the corners of his mouth turning upward on their own. With money, he could give his younger brothers a better life; this big brother role of his could be considered well-fulfilled.

Fu Yanzhi opened his phone, wanting to look for a place to rent. He originally thought about buying a house, but after thinking it over, decided against it; his younger brothers hadn't found a school yet, so they couldn't settle down permanently.

After searching for a while, Fu Yanzhi found a suitable house. It was a detached villa with many rooms, convenient transportation, and both a primary school and middle school nearby. Glancing at the price, Fu Yanzhi felt it was also very suitable.

Glancing at the time, 9:20 wasn't considered too late yet, so Fu Yanzhi picked up his phone and dialed. After the phone rang for a moment, he heard an old man's voice: "Yanyan, your phone."

A woman's voice came from the other side: "Alright, thanks, Dad." Fu Yanzhi felt the voice sounded somewhat familiar, but he figured it shouldn't be such a coincidence.

Fu Yanzhi said with a smile, "Hello, sorry to disturb you this late, but I saw on your phone listing that you have a house up for rent, and I thought it looked quite nice from the pictures. Can I go take a look at the house tomorrow?"

The woman: "You can, yes, but you'll have to come in the afternoon. I have matters in the morning and free time in the afternoon. Do you think three o'clock in the afternoon works?"

Thinking it over and finding it acceptable, Fu Yanzhi said, "Alright, then we'll see each other tomorrow afternoon."

The woman: "Alright, see you tomorrow."