Reaching the age of thirty, my income randomly doubled-Chapter 742 - 550: Family Matters

Chapter 742: Chapter 550: Family Matters

April went by in a flash, and it was already the end of the month before anyone realized it.

After leaving her younger brother’s place, Chen Yao bid farewell to her younger sister Chen Qi and drove the Cullinan back home.

The car was bought by her brother, and even her house was a gift from him.

At first, Xiao Ping’an felt ashamed by all of this, but now she had gotten used to it.

She diligently managed those rent-free supermarkets, while Chen Yao juggled taking care of her daughter and running a store on Nanjing Street.

She spent her days chatting and laughing with her younger sister Chen Qi, and once life improved, the days seemed to pass quicker and quicker.

The May Day holiday was just around the corner, and her two kids were coming back too.

Xiao Le inexplicably wanted to attend Shenzhen University, while her sister Xiao Ya didn’t want to go anywhere and just wanted to stay in Magic City, comfortably sheltered under her uncle’s immense influence.

When Xiao Le and Xiao Ya returned, they updated each other on their lives. Xiao Le’s academic performance remained excellent as always.

Unless something unexpected happened, she was a shoo-in for Shenzhen University.

As for Xiao Ya, the situation was similar. Raising two daughters like this — it would be a lie to say she wasn’t proud.

Before long, Chen Yao’s phone rang. She thought it was her younger sister calling her again.

But it turned out to be Peng Qing, and it wasn’t about anything else — she had found herself a boyfriend.

She met him while both of them were trying to make it as internet celebrities.

But calling him an internet celebrity was a stretch — he didn’t even have 50,000 followers.

As for Peng Qing, everyone knew that alongside her job, she was constantly filming short videos and even live-streaming under a bridge.

No one stopped her since they all thought she was quite hardworking.

It had been nearly a year since she graduated, and finding a boyfriend wasn’t strange — what was odd was that she found herself a guy who specialized in making videos.

And he wasn’t like her — he didn’t even have a proper job.

If anyone dared criticize him, he’d retort with something like, “Don’t look down on a young guy while he’s broke. Just wait until I become a big shot, and I’ll blind you all with my success.”

Peng Qing wasn’t particularly pretty and was on the chubbier side.

The two of them had been seeing each other for almost half a year, but she didn’t dare tell her family directly. So, she came to Chen Yao first to test the waters.

After all, Chen Yao was known as the easiest person to talk to in the family. As long as the situation wasn’t too outrageous, she wouldn’t say much.

Sure enough, Chen Yao didn’t have much to say. She told her to bring him over so they could meet first.

The lad was good-looking, but everyone knew this about internet celebrities — if they make it big, they can have anything, but if they don’t, they’re left with nothing.

In Chen Yao’s mind, whether someone succeeds or fails as an internet celebrity could all boil down to one word from her younger brother.

So, she didn’t care much about money. As long as the guy wasn’t inherently bad, she thought it was acceptable.

You had to admit, she really was the easiest one to deal with in the family. If Peng Qing had told Chen Pingsheng first, he would’ve immediately questioned how a young man without a job in his twenties could live off his parents.

Without a second thought, he would’ve chased him away.

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Even if such a person succeeded later on, they wouldn’t be able to handle it, and they might even become so arrogant that they wouldn’t respect their parents anymore.

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During the May Day holiday, everyone gathered at the Red Star Restaurant run by Comrade Lao Chen.

Whenever relatives came to Magic City, regardless of their financial status, no one seemed to have trouble finding a girlfriend.

Not only did Peng Qing find herself an internet celebrity boyfriend, but even Peng Yu, who had been doing decently, did too.

Ever since he hired Nai Li to represent his brand, sales of his lingerie had skyrocketed online.

Making hundreds of thousands each month was no longer a problem, and he especially enjoyed taking pictures with that DJ beauty.

One thing led to another, and the two of them ended up together.

Peng Yu genuinely seemed to like her. Nai Li’s looks were undeniably top-tier; with her figure and appearance, just a wave of her finger could make most men fall for her.

As for her personal income, it far surpassed that of Peng Yu.

Nai Li’s real name was Ning Xue. She was still young but had worked in nightclubs for several years.

To think she was completely innocent and pure would be a joke.

But no matter what, she was a stunning woman with a high income.

And today marked her first appearance at a Chen Family gathering event.

The reason she agreed to be with Peng Yu wasn’t for his hundred-thousand-a-month earnings — it was for the power of the Chen Family that stood behind him.

Ning Xue knew how to dress appropriately for different occasions, and today, she opted for a very conservative outfit.

As for Peng Yu, he couldn’t have been happier to land such a gorgeous girlfriend.

Why dwell on it? He knew deep down that Ning Xue was interested in the Chen Family’s Chen Pingsheng.

Otherwise, it was impossible she’d be with him.

Peng Qing, who had been feeling uneasy, was greatly relieved when she saw that even Peng Yu had brought his internet celebrity girlfriend along.

Actually, Chen Pingsheng had already noticed everyone, but he didn’t bother approaching them to say hello.

He had long warned them all: marriage isn’t just about getting married — finding the right partner could benefit three generations, while finding the wrong one could ruin both parents and oneself.

Nai Li, or Ning Xue, didn’t need further explanation. A nightclub DJ turned mega influencer — just a bit of investigation would reveal she had dated anywhere between eight to ten rich men.

Did they really think it was so easy to survive in nightclubs, or that tips from wealthy clients came so effortlessly?

Under these circumstances, Peng Yu was still smitten with her looks. What else was there to say?

As for Peng Qing, Chen Yao had already spoken to him about her.

If Ning Xue’s flaw was her history, then the man Peng Qing found was worse — he was nothing but talk and had nothing else to offer.

Sometimes, Chen Pingsheng wanted to ask them if their eyes were growing out of their backsides.

Of all the people in the world, why did they have to choose these kinds of partners?

But then he figured, forget it — life is something you have to experience yourself, so how much could he really manage?

At least Ning Xue was straightforward, but Peng Qing’s boyfriend went so far as to approach Chen Pingsheng to toast to him.

Completely ignoring the fact that he was surrounded by family elders, the guy brazenly thought it was appropriate to introduce himself.

“Chen, I heard from Peng Qing that you’re the boss of Teng You Media. Allow me to toast you three glasses — feel free to drink as much as you’d like.”

No one could blame the guy for being so eager. After all, becoming a mega influencer was indeed just a matter of Teng You Media deciding it so.

What might seem like a dream to ordinary people was a casual matter for those who controlled half the resources of the platform.

To the platform owners, all influencers were commodities — they could make anyone successful with just a word if they wanted to.

Chen Pingsheng didn’t take a single sip.

The guy wasn’t discouraged; instead, he pushed further, directly asking when he could be given resources to become a superstar influencer.

Ning Xue, who thought she’d encountered all kinds of fools, had to admit this was the most foolish one yet.

Even she, a major influencer, didn’t think she qualified to toast Chen Pingsheng, yet this guy showed no hesitation in asking outright for resources. Did he have any idea who he was standing before?

Chen Pingsheng calmly set down his wine glass, not even sparing the guy another glance. He didn’t bother with putting on even the slightest pretense.

He simply called Peng Qing over and asked, “How did you meet him?”

Before Peng Qing could answer, the guy tried to interject, but Chen Pingsheng shot him a look and cut him off, “Did I ask you?”

“Peng Qing, you tell me yourself!”

Peng Qing was actually a hard worker and had even won the favor of her mother, Peng Ying.

If not, Chen Pingsheng wouldn’t have even wasted his breath today.

“Ming helped me a lot. I met him while I was live-streaming under the bridge,” she replied hesitantly.

“Helped you? A guy like him — what could he possibly help you with?”

Chen Pingsheng didn’t mince words as he scolded, “Do you even realize I often took the brat down to watch your live streams under the bridge? Chen An’an even said, ‘My Aunt Peng Qing is so impressive! So many people watching, and even though she can’t dance, she still tries so hard to entertain them and never seems embarrassed.’ And after a few months of trying, this is the kind of guy you bring home? Are you blind?”

“This guy has nothing but arrogance. Even if I made him a superstar influencer, he’d immediately forget his own last name.”

Chen Pingsheng issued her a stern warning: “Never forget your own last name is Peng — the same as my mom’s.”

You couldn’t blame him for losing his temper. After all, she was a college graduate.

But when it came to judging character, could she really be this blind?

Bringing home someone like this — did she actually want to get married?

Let’s not even talk about Chen Pingsheng; even the elders in the family, despite their lack of formal education, had lived long enough to size people up at a glance.

This kind of guy? Obviously, he was a nonstarter.

In Magic City slang, he was nothing but *ling bu qing* — out of touch and clueless.