In the video, Wei Zijin's interview was still going.
"Now that you have no income, how do you cover your everyday expenses?"
It was a very practical question.
"My mom gave me her salary card!"
Wang Xiaoliang had heard about this from his mother. Even though he already knew, hearing it now still struck him hard.
He knew she was definitely going to get flak for it.
"Would you mind telling us roughly how much your mother's pension is?"
"A little over three thousand."
Wei Zijin immediately followed up, "Does giving you that money affect their original standard of living?"
"No." Zhao Nan shook her head, her expression as matter-of-fact as if she were saying one plus one equaled two. "My dad hasn't retired yet, and he earns way more than my mom. Our family always spent my dad's salary and saved my mom's. Now the only difference is that the money we would've saved from my mom's pension goes to me instead."
Wei Zijin asked, "Are you still making your social security contributions?"
"Yes, of course." Zhao Nan nodded. "I use the interest on that money in the bank to pay them. That's also why my family hasn't rushed to buy a different home. My parents already planned out my safety net."
Wei Zijin smoothly steered the conversation toward her daily life.
"Without work, you must have a pretty full daily life, right?"
"I wouldn't really say that." Zhao Nan thought for a moment. "I'm like most people. I scroll through short videos, follow TV shows, read CEO romance novels and stuff. It just takes up a bigger share of my time."
"Other than that, I go out with friends to see a movie or have a few drinks. They're under a lot of stress at work, so they