Anderson hung up the phone, slumped onto the sofa, and stared blankly at the empty living room.
A house with family is called a home; without family, it's just a house.
Only now did he realize he was truly getting old. Like countless men transitioning from middle age to their later years, he increasingly understood the importance of family and cherished every moment with them.
But now, it was all too late. Just a few days ago, he had been high-spirited and commanding—a powerful figure intricately connected to both the commercial world and the criminal underworld. Nowadays, he only wanted to "give up the old business" and settle down as a good husband and father.
He had picked up the term "give up the old business" while researching "Chinese Kung Fu." To this day, he still didn't fully understand why the Chinese would use such a peculiar ritual to signify leaving their former life behind.
