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The next day, at daybreak, Zhang Tianhao looked at the somewhat tired Ahua, smiled, and without saying much, went directly to Cuiyun Tower.

"Manager Huang, you've arrived!"

"Xiao Yu, why don't you go to the kitchen and become an apprentice? I hope you can learn some great culinary skills."

He glanced at Xiao Yu, who was already standing at the door, smiled, and led her directly to the kitchen, since the chefs hadn't all arrived yet.

"Master Liu, I'm entrusting this young man to you. Let him be your apprentice and see if he can learn from you!"

As he spoke, he directly made Xiao Yu kneel down in front of Master Liu, and said with a smile, "I know that Xiao Yu is a filial child, so I brought him here to become your apprentice."

As he spoke, he still took out two silver dollars and handed them over.

"I know the rules, please forgive me."

"There! There!"

Seeing Xiao Yu's quick wit and looking at the two silver dollars in his hand, Master Liu said with considerable satisfaction, "Xiao Yu can learn from me, but I can't guarantee how well he'll learn."

"That!"

Upon seeing this, Xiao Yu immediately kowtowed, doing so three times heavily. It can be said that this time, his life was completely changed.

No longer that little beggar, no longer that little beggar who was easily frozen to death, now he can sit upright and even say goodbye to the past.

As for the house, Zhang Tianhao had already left it for him. He hadn't told anyone about the house, and Zhang Tianhao had already changed the registration for him and given it directly to Xiao Yu.

After all, it's just two rooms and a small courtyard, a plot of land with four rooms.

After leading Xiaoyu out of the kitchen, he finally took a good look at her.

"Xiaoyu, your house and job have been arranged. In addition, you need to learn to read, understand? Try to learn to read whenever you have the chance!"

"Thank you, Uncle. I will definitely live up to your expectations."

Xiao Yu bowed deeply to him before returning to the kitchen to help.

……

After leaving the restaurant, he slowly strolled towards the areas in the east of the city that he hadn't explored the previous night. As for the restaurant's affairs, Ah Hua was basically in charge, so he didn't need to take any responsibility.

If you're interested, you can stay here for a while and have some tea. If you're not busy, you can travel around to different places.

"Sir, would you like to buy a flower?"

"Sir, do you need someone to show you the way?"

"Hello sir, do you need me to help you find someone?"

Walking along a vegetable market, he glanced around casually for a few moments before settling down and slowly continuing forward, since this was only a temporary stop for him.

As for stopping, he hadn't thought about it yet.

"Isn't this Brother Huang? What are you doing here? I heard you went out and made your fortune?"

Just then, an unfamiliar voice rang in his ears, causing him to turn his head involuntarily.

"It's you. I just got back and I'm doing odd jobs at a restaurant now. You look like you're doing pretty well. You've even changed into nicer clothes."

"This outfit cost me a full three dollars. How about it, isn't it impressive!"

Zhang Tianhao smiled and gave him a thumbs up.

"Absolutely impressive, you're the most successful among us brothers."

"Oh, no, I'm nothing compared to Er Gouzi. He's doing really well now. He's got money and even got a wife."

"Er Gouzi, you're amazing!"

Zhang Tianhao followed up on his words, since he didn't know the person in front of him at all, but the other person seemed to know him quite well. "By the way, what's Er Gouzi doing now? He's making so much money."

"He works for the Itō Trading Company and is now a small leader. His monthly salary is quite high, more than double mine."

"Not only that, I heard he even bought a house, do you believe it?"

"Believe me!"

Zhang Tianhao laughed heartily, walked over to him, put his arm around him, and said, "What are you doing now?"

"Me too, I work for Er Gouzi. I just supervise the workers now, and those days are really comfortable!"

"I see, congratulations!"

"Want to join the brothers? I've switched to debt collection now. Seriously, every debt collection is a hassle, but there's a lot of money involved."

"If you want a high income, those people won't dare utter a single word, really!"

"Casinos and opium dens are places where people owe money every day. Once they owe money, they have to pay it back. But what if they can't pay it back? They end up selling their homes!"

"Oh, I see. Brother, you've changed careers. Aren't you afraid of going on like this...?"

"Brother, this era belongs to the Japanese. Who cares about these things? Who gave them the right to owe money? Don't even think about paying it back!"

"Work with me, and I'll guarantee you'll get married very quickly. What do you say?"

"Okay!"

I originally wanted to go to the Ito Shokai to learn more, but I never expected to run into this idiot. I could just sneak in.

"Good brothers, we share the good times and the bad!"

Zhang Tianhao walked over and put his arm around him, showering him with flattery. He even said some things that made him feel a little embarrassed.

But this person didn't feel uncomfortable at all; on the contrary, they were quite happy.

"Okay, let's go. I'll take you for drinks today."

Clearly, he hadn't expected Zhang Tianhao's flattery to turn out this way; it was something he never imagined.

Inside a small tavern, the two began to drink.

A dish of peanuts, a dish of tofu, a plate of pickled vegetables, and two jin of loose liquor.

And so the two began to drink, and the more they drank, the happier they became.

"Brother, you're my brother. From now on, I'll be counting on you. You have to protect me!"

"Brother, what did I call you before? Now I call you brother."

"You used to call me 'Third Rabbit,' but do I look like a rabbit to you now? I'm your brother now, you know?"

"Brother, I won't call you 'Three Rabbits' anymore, I'll call you 'Brother' instead, okay?"

"That's more like it. Keep drinking, keep drinking."

Seeing that most of the two bottles of wine in front of him had already been swallowed, Zhang Tianhao couldn't help but laugh.

This third rabbit, I don't know how he turned his life around, is now helping the Japanese to extort money. Damn it, does he have any humanity or brains? How could he do such a despicable thing?

"Brother, can you tell me how you usually collect the money?"

"This..."

Then he began to loudly recount his collection process in the tavern, becoming increasingly excited as he spoke, almost animatedly.

But the way people looked at him had changed; they looked at him with unfamiliarity, and even hatred. (End of Chapter)