True Brothers

Back upstairs, Zhou Qianqian's sudden appearance didn't dampen the father and daughter's good mood.

Su Chen took charge of washing vegetables and cooking in the kitchen.

Su Zihan, meanwhile, was responsible for organizing the daily necessities they bought from the supermarket and packing away the dishes they wouldn't be eating tonight into the refrigerator with fresh-keeping bags.

The father and daughter worked together, and soon, it was seven-thirty in the evening.

Three dishes and one soup were served, hot and steaming.

There was stir-fried yellow beef with chopped chili, spicy fried fish, egg-fried tofu, and seaweed egg drop soup.

All were home-style dishes.

Zhou Qianqian had said that he used to love clear fish head soup, but it wasn't actually that he liked it.

It was because Zhou Qianqian liked it.

That's why he liked it.

As someone born and raised in Xiang Province, he couldn't enjoy food without spice.

His daughter had inherited this trait from him.

During lunch, when they had barbecue, his daughter had eaten very spicy food.

So tonight, only the soup was not spicy; the other dishes all contained sour chili.

As soon as the food was served, the little girl's eyes lit up with anticipation.

"Dad, these dishes look super delicious!"

"I'll go get the rice and chopsticks~"

With that, the little girl skipped off to the kitchen.

Su Chen smiled and pulled out two dining chairs.

A moment later, the little girl came out with two bowls of rice.

The father and daughter sat down.

From time to time, the little girl let out satisfied exclamations of enjoyment, "Dad, wow, this yellow beef is so flavorful, it's so delicious~"

"The fried fish is also delicious! The skin is crispy, and the inside is tender and smooth, it's simply wonderful~ It's no less delicious than Mom's cooking."

Seeing the little girl with oil all over her mouth, Su Chen dotingly took out a napkin.

The little girl cooperatively leaned her mouth towards Su Chen. Su Chen wiped her mouth, which was red from the chili, and asked with a smile, "What dishes does Mom usually make for you?"

He wanted to understand the child's mother's preferences.

"Mom's usual cooking consists of home-style dishes, like boiled meat slices, kung pao chicken, scrambled eggs with chili, and shredded pork with garlic sauce."

"Mom always manages to make them taste fresh."

"They're also super delicious."

Su Chen quickly jotted down these names on his phone.

Su Zihan saw her dad typing on his phone. Although she couldn't see his screen, she guessed with 99% certainty that her dad was recording these dish names.

Dad was truly so heartwarming.

Knowing they liked these dishes, he specifically remembered them to make for them in the future~~

She also took out her phone and stood up to take a picture of the food on the table.

Then she continued eating.

"Dad, this egg-fried tofu is amazing! The crispy skin on the outside of the tofu is so delicious, and inside the tofu, the chili and salt flavors have also penetrated, it's so good~~"

"Dad, ever since I started university in the Imperial Capital, I haven't eaten anything this delicious."

"The food in the Imperial Capital's cafeteria either has flour, sugar, or various sauces in it~~"

"It made my mouth feel so bland."

"Hehe, I didn't expect that not only did I get to eat delicious barbecue at noon, satisfying my cravings, but I also get to eat such delicious and authentic southern cuisine made by Dad tonight. I'm so happy~~"

If her fifth sister, that little foodie, were here, she would probably be constantly calling out 'Dad' while eating.

She would work hard to pull her four younger sisters to her side.

Hehe~~

After dinner, Su Zihan went to take a bath, while Su Chen stood on the balcony smoking.

Leaning against the balcony railing, he looked at his brightly lit home, everything in order, with remnants of the meal on the dining table.

He took a deep drag of his cigarette.

This, this was a home.

It had the warmth of life.

Not just being alone, isolated.

Even if the house is small, it's still lonely.

But with a daughter, even if the house is large, it's lively and warm.

"Ding ding..." the phone rang.

It was an old classmate, Chen Peng, calling.

Su Chen answered the phone.

"Old Su, I've thought of a great way for your bookstore to make easy money, haha."

"What way?" Su Chen asked with a smile.

Now that he had the system, making money was as simple as doing 1+1=2.

Chen Peng excitedly told Su Chen about this easy money-making method.

Su Chen currently owned a bookstore, and Chen Peng suggested that Su Chen hire an employee to specifically use a computer to register the information of people who came to buy materials.

Categorize them.

For example, those who buy accounting books would definitely be taking an accounting certification exam.

Those who buy finance books would definitely be taking a finance certification exam.

Those who buy postgraduate entrance exam books would definitely be taking the postgraduate entrance exam.

Those who buy IELTS and TOEFL books would definitely be taking the IELTS and TOEFL exams, and so on.

They could ask them to leave their contact information, and then offer them a discount for registering, as many students liked to do so.

Then, they could sell the registered information to the corresponding training institutions.

For example, accounting information to accounting training institutions, and so on.

And then take a commission fee from it.

After listening, Su Chen smiled and said, "Old Chen, thanks."

He had also thought of this idea recently, with a slight upgrade.

That is, changing from selling books to renting books.

Because after students finished their exams, they wouldn't need these reference books anymore.

In the end, they could only be sold as scrap, which was a waste for the students.

If they used the rental method, it could attract more students.

Moreover, the profit model, in addition to earning intermediary fees from training institutions, also included the cash flow from student deposits when renting books.

And attracting fans through a WeChat official account, etc.

He had been preparing for this for the past month.

It was just that the preparations weren't finished yet, so he hadn't told anyone.

After all, there were competitors in everything nowadays.

The first one to take the plunge would earn more money.

Old Chen was a good friend. Even though he wasn't in the bookstore business, he always thought about Su Chen's career.

He truly lived up to being Su Chen's good buddy of over 10 years.

"What are you being so polite about? You have to treat me when you make money," Chen Peng said with a smile.

Su Chen laughed heartily, "Haha, no problem! Absolutely!"

"How's your new novel doing recently?"

Chen Peng was a fantasy web novel author.

He had made tens of millions by writing novels and bought a small apartment in the Imperial Capital.

However, he divorced five years ago.

The reason for the divorce was that Chen Peng's wife cheated on him. Because Chen Peng stayed at home typing every day, he suffered from kidney deficiency.

Chen Peng's wife was in her thirties, at the prime of her life.

She hooked up with a big client at the bank and then openly cuckolded Chen Peng, divorcing him.

Coincidentally, Chen Peng's new book flopped, plunging him into the depths of both love and career.

After the divorce, Chen Peng's luck in writing seemed to have run out, and his new books always flopped.

They had flopped for five consecutive years.

Fortunately, he still had the royalties from his old books to support him, otherwise the apartment he bought with a loan would have been repossessed by the bank.

"This new book is doing okay. Although it's not as popular as my previous ones, it's passable. If I'm diligent for a month, I can still earn 20,000 yuan," Chen Peng said with a smile.

"It's just that I've been losing money in the stock market recently. Fortunately, I didn't invest much, only 50,000 yuan, and I've already lost 10%. I want to cut my losses and leave, but I'm not willing to, it's frustrating."

Su Chen said, "For stocks, I'll recommend one to you. Buy it and hold it for half a year, don't trade frequently, just hold on tightly. It's no problem to earn 30% in half a year."

Chen Peng was concerned about helping Su Chen make more money, and since Su Chen had a money-making project, he naturally wouldn't forget his brother.

This was a true brother.

Not a 'fake' brother who wished the other person was doing slightly worse than himself.