Zhou Yongtao paused, then said slowly, "You probably don't know this, but there are five children in our family. I have four older sisters, and I'm the youngest. When I was born, my dad was already thirty-eight. My eldest sister is a full twenty years older than me."
Chen Yunming was taken aback. Zhou Yongtao was forty-five this year, which meant his eldest sister was already sixty-five! He hadn't known much about Zhou Yongtao's family background. However, for his father's generation, people married early and had many children. Having four or five children was the norm.
"With four sisters in the family and me being the only boy, I'm the pillar of the household," Zhou Yongtao said. "The old man is getting on in years, but he's never really gotten to enjoy any blessings from me."
"Don't say that. You must be the pride of your family now," Chen Yunming said.
