Family

After Wang Zijin left, Yang Wu found an empty private room and sat down.

As the head of security for this bar and a senior student at the martial arts gym himself, naturally, no one would dare to disturb Yang Wu.

Sitting in the room, Yang Wu pondered quietly.

Having lived two lives, Yang Wu was perfectly clear about Wang Zijin's intentions.

However, Yang Wu did not feel the slightest bit of resentment.

Wang Zijin was a decent man.

Three years ago, when Yang Wu had just transmigrated into this world, he was in the hospital.

At that time, Yang Wu had been working security at a bar and got into a conflict with thugs from other venues, leaving him hospitalized with serious injuries. The scar on Yang Wu's face was a souvenir from that very clash.

Wang Zijin had not only visited him in person several times but also covered all his medical expenses and nutritional costs.

Afterward, he rewarded everyone who had been injured with a sum of money, and naturally, Yang Wu received the largest share.

It was precisely because of this that after Yang Wu recovered, he didn't choose to leave the bar but continued with the job.

However, while joining the Wang Family would come with much better benefits, the constraints would certainly be far greater than his current simple employment relationship.

Moreover, he would inevitably be drawn into various power struggles, which ran contrary to Yang Wu's "salted fish" plan of living a low-key, comfortable life.

When it came down to it, it was because Yang Wu's talent wasn't enough.

If he possessed the strength of a War God, he wouldn't be agonizing over these problems.

After thinking for a long time, Yang Wu couldn't reach a final conclusion, so he decided to just take things one step at a time.

In any case, Luo Feng's rise would happen very quickly. Regardless of what happened, if he truly encountered trouble he couldn't solve on his own, he would just have to swallow his pride and ask Luo Feng for help.

After staying in the bar for a while longer, at nine o'clock in the evening, Yang Wu got up to head home.

Yang Wu's family originally lived in a low-rent housing complex, but three years ago, after Yang Wu transmigrated, he used the rewards and reimbursements from Wang Zijin, along with the family's savings, to finally move into a mid-range residential area.

Lanta Residential Area was the name of the complex where Yang Wu's family now lived.

As a mid-range residential area, the land usage wasn't as cramped as the old low-rent housing, and the complex even featured some greenery and small gardens.

Taking the elevator, Yang Wu quickly returned to his home on the 26th floor.

"Click!" Yang Wu turned the key, opened the door, and walked inside.

"Big brother!" A young boy was doing his homework in the living room and called out happily when he saw Yang Wu enter.

The boy was Yang Wu's younger brother, Yang Fan, who was currently in his third year of middle school. Yang Wu also had an older sister, Yang Yun, who was already married and had her own family.

Hearing the boy's shout, a middle-aged couple walked out from one of the rooms.

"Wu is back. Have you eaten yet? There's still food in the kitchen; I'll go heat it up for you!" the middle-aged woman said with a smile.

"Dad, Mom! I really haven't eaten today; I was about to starve to death!"

Yang Wu looked at his parents, Yang Yuande and Liu Yuhua.

"Then just wait a moment!" Liu Yuhua said with a smile. "Mom will go heat it up right now!"

The fact that their family could live in such a mid-range complex was entirely the result of their eldest son's hard work. Although she couldn't help with much else, she could at least ensure her son had a hot meal when he returned home.

Yang Wu couldn't help but smile. Three years after transmigrating, he had completely integrated into this family.

Father, mother, sister, brother—everyone cared for him deeply, and this feeling was wonderful.

Thinking of this, Yang Wu couldn't help but recall his parents from his previous life.

He wondered how his original parents were doing now that he had transmigrated. Fortunately, he still had an older brother, so his parents wouldn't be left without support in their old age.

"Wu, didn't you go to watch Xiao Feng take the college entrance exam today? How did he do?" Yang Yuande walked over and asked while his mother was heating the food.

He knew a little about his son's close friend, Luo Feng, who had visited their home a few times.

Nearby, Yang Fan also pricked up his ears to listen.

Aside from his second brother, Yang Wu, the person Yang Fan admired most was Luo Feng.

Coming from an ordinary family, yet becoming a senior student at the martial arts gym while still in high school—that was an achievement even his second brother hadn't reached.

Yang Fan's goal was to be like Luo Feng!

Of course, Yang Wu was unaware of this; if he knew, he would surely be shocked by his younger brother's grand ambition.

"Ah Feng ran into some trouble during the exam today. He fainted in the exam hall while taking the math test!" Yang Wu shook his head and said calmly.

"Ah!" Yang Fan let out a cry of surprise and quickly asked, "Second brother, is Brother Feng okay?"

"It's nothing serious. By the time I came back from the hospital, Ah Feng had already woken up and was preparing to be discharged!" Yang Wu nodded in response.

"That's good!" Yang Fan let out a sigh of relief and then whispered, "But... if Brother Feng fainted in the exam hall, he probably didn't finish the paper. What will happen to his grades?"

"Why are you worrying about others!" Yang Yuande gave Yang Fan a light slap and scolded him with a laugh. "Even if Xiao Feng missed one exam, his grades would still be much better than yours! Look at you, all you know is practicing martial arts. You lose focus the moment you start studying. If this continues, I'm afraid you won't even be able to get into a vocational college in three years!"

"Second brother didn't go to college either, and isn't he doing just fine now? I'm not going to college either; I want to be a martial artist!" Yang Fan retorted.

"I'll show you 'not going to college'!" Yang Yuande suddenly reached out and gave Yang Fan a few light slaps, though he didn't use much force. "Hurry up and do your homework! If you don't finish it today, see if I don't tan your hide!"

Yang Fan had no choice but to retreat to the side to continue his homework, though his ears remained tuned to the conversation between Yang Wu and his father.

After shooing Yang Fan away, Yang Yuande asked Yang Wu with a hint of worry, "A-Wu, Xiao Feng's exam shouldn't be a problem, right? Didn't the kid say he planned to apply to a military academy? I wonder if he'll still be able to make it."

Military academy? University? Yang Wu chuckled to himself. What university? You probably don't know that in four years, Luo Feng will be able to possess the Golden Horned Beast!

However, Yang Wu certainly couldn't say that. "Dad, don't worry, it should be fine! Besides, Luo Feng is still young; at worst, he can just repeat a year!"

Just then, Liu Yuhua suddenly called out from the kitchen, "Yuande, the food is heated up, come help me bring it out!"

Yang Yuande hurriedly stood up and headed toward the kitchen, and Yang Wu quickly followed behind him.

Walking into the dining room, Yang Wu saw a table full of food.

Although his parents and younger brother had already finished dinner, more than half of every dish remained.

At the same time, there was a large amount of rice left in the pot.

Yang Yuande and the others all knew that Yang Wu's daily training required a massive amount of energy, so they always saved more than half of the meal for him.

Except for Yang Fan, who was in a growth spurt and ate more, Yang Yuande and his wife ate very little; even when they were hungry, they mostly just ate rice.

If Yang Wu had already eaten dinner, these leftovers would become breakfast for the family of four the next day.

Although living conditions were much better now, Yang Wu's parents still refused to waste a single grain of food.

After helping his father bring the dishes to the table, and after his parents declined to eat any more, Yang Wu began to enjoy his dinner.

Watching Yang Wu eat while Yang Fan quietly did his homework nearby, Yang Yuande and Liu Yuhua exchanged glances, happy smiles appearing on their faces.