After the divorce, I became a mountain god

Li Ruiming looked at Xu Bo'an with a puzzled expression and said, "This is a villa area! Do you live here?"

After hearing Li Ruiming's words, Xu Bo'an smiled and nodded, saying, "That's right, I live here!"

Li Ruiming was stunned when he heard Xu Bo'an's words. He looked at him with great suspicion and said, "Bo'an, don't joke with me. I've heard that you're doing well, but even if a child from an ordinary family like us is doing well, we could never afford to live in a mansion like this! Especially in the newest and best villa area in Dongjiang City!"

Xu Bo'an looked at Li Ruiming and said, "Why is it impossible?"

Li Ruiming laughed and said, "Bo'an, don't joke with your brother. This villa area isn't a place that ordinary people can just enter. We might not even get to the gate before the security guards kick us out!"

As soon as Li Ruiming finished speaking, the young security guard at the door saw Xu Bo'an and quickly opened the door for him, saying respectfully, "Welcome home, esteemed resident!"

Those who can afford a villa in the Central Courtyard are the elite of Dongjiang City, and Xu Bo'an's status is quite high even in the villa area. The security guards at the gate have seen many homeowners showing goodwill to Xu Bo'an on several occasions!

Therefore, he respected Xu Bo'an very much when he saw him.

Xu Bo'an nodded politely to the security guard, and then led Li Ruiming through the villa's main gate. The moment Li Ruiming stepped into the villa, he could hardly believe his eyes. Before him stood a row of magnificent villas, and the feeling of being surrounded by money was something he had never even dared to dream of in his life.

He followed Xu Bo'an somewhat blankly forward until they reached Xu Bo'an's house and stopped. Only after Xu Bo'an opened the door of his villa and went inside did Li Ruiming believe that it was all real.

After entering the room, he couldn't help but exclaim to Xu Bo'an, "Poverty has truly limited my imagination. You've actually managed to live in a villa!"

Xu Bo'an looked at Li Ruiming and said, "Cousin, don't exaggerate!"

Li Ruiming knew Xu Bo'an's family background all too well. They were very ordinary, and Xu Bo'an had only completed a master's degree. For someone like Xu Bo'an, who had no family support, even if he was quite well-off, at his age, even if he did very well, he could only afford a large apartment, which would be quite an achievement. But now he lived in a villa, which was unbelievable to anyone.

In fact, Li Ruiming's reaction was perfectly normal. Delivery drivers like him usually deliver ordinary meals from ordinary restaurants. They simply don't have the right to enter such high-end villas. After all, people who live in such upscale villa areas wouldn't order food from ordinary restaurants. They would order from high-end restaurants that deliver meals to their door, arrange all the food neatly, and even clean up everything after the customer finishes their meal. Rich people appreciate the most high-end, full-service experience. Delivery drivers who just deliver dinner and leave are only fit to be errand runners for ordinary people.

So when Li Ruiming, a food deliveryman, entered such a large villa area for the first time and saw what the villas looked like, he had a visually shocking experience, like a poor man's eyes being opened.

Li Ruiming looked at Xu Bo'an and said, "Bo'an, it's not an exaggeration at all. I've only heard people say that you're doing quite well now, but I thought you'd at most live in a small apartment. I never expected you to live in a big villa. It's truly an eye-opener! Can I take a look at your villa?"

Xu Bo'an nodded and said to Li Ruiming, "Of course, feel free to visit!"

Hearing Xu Bo'an's agreement, Li Ruiming was overjoyed. He first toured the first floor, and then went up to the second floor to visit every place. Seeing such a high-end residence, he was incredibly shocked. It was no exaggeration to say that he was a country bumpkin visiting the city.

After thoroughly exploring the entire house, Li Ruiming went downstairs, still looking like he hadn't had enough, his eyes scanning the whole place up and down.

Xu Bo'an looked at his cousin Li Ruiming and said with a smile, "How about it? Your brother here isn't doing too badly, is he!"

Li Ruiming looked at Xu Bo'an with admiration and said, "It's not just good, it's unbelievable! Even if all the people in our village were combined, we wouldn't have achieved what you have today!"

Then, as if he had just realized something, Li Ruiming's expression changed from one of admiration and respect for Xu Bo'an to one of nervousness. He said to Xu Bo'an, "Bo'an, tell me honestly, you bought this house through legitimate means, right? You didn't take out a high-interest loan to save face or get it through improper channels, did you?"

Xu Bo'an knew that Li Ruiming was worried about him when he asked him this question. He couldn't help but laugh out loud when he saw Li Ruiming's nervous expression and said to him, "Don't worry, cousin. Do I look like the kind of person who would do bad things? I bought this house with money I earned honestly, and I paid for it in full. There was no loan or usurious loan!"

Upon hearing Xu Bo'an's words, Li Ruiming was incredulous again and said to Xu Bo'an, "Bo'an, did I hear that right? You mean you bought this villa without taking out a single loan?"

Xu Bo'an said with a smile, "Yes, do you want me to be burdened with a loan?"

Upon hearing Xu Bo'an's words, Li Ruiming quickly explained, "No, that's not what I meant. Seeing such a luxurious house really feels like a dream, it's unreal. I never imagined that I, Li Ruiming, would one day have such a wealthy relative. By the way, I heard before that you were in the construction industry and even became a leader. Are all leaders in the construction industry this rich now? It seems that the construction industry is quite lucrative!"

Xu Bo'an said, "That was so long ago. I quit my job and started my own business a long time ago!"

Li Ruiming looked at Xu Bo'an with a wave of confusion, thinking that there was something wrong with his hearing, and said to Xu Bo'an again, "What did you say? You resigned? I didn't hear wrong, did I!"

Xu Bo'an looked at Li Ruiming and said again, "You heard me right, I resigned and am no longer in the engineering industry. I'm starting my own company and working independently!"

Li Ruiming still looked at Xu Bo'an with a suspicious gaze and said, "You quit such a good job? The market is so bad right now, running a company is nowhere as worry-free as being a leader in engineering projects."

Li Ruiming wanted to say something critical of Xu Bo'an, but he was just a low-level deliveryman, his own life a mess. How could he have the nerve to criticize others? Besides, today was the first time he and Xu Bo'an had met in years. For a deliveryman to belittle a man living in a villa—wouldn't people laugh their heads off? Thinking this, Li Ruiming swallowed back the words he was about to say and instead asked Xu Bo'an, "So, what kind of company do you run now? What kind of business do you do?"

Xu Bo'an truthfully told Li Ruiming, "Have you heard of hangover remedies? That's the kind of business they do!"

Kangtai Pharmaceutical Factory's hangover remedy is now famous in Dongjiang; almost everyone has heard of it to some extent.

Although Li Ruiming hasn't been in Dongjiang for a particularly long time, as a food delivery rider, he has traveled to almost every street and alley in Dongjiang. Naturally, he has heard of hangover remedy and knows that the biggest buzzword in Dongjiang City right now is this hangover remedy.

They also know that getting involved in the hangover remedy business is not something just anyone can do. It is said that to become a hangover remedy distributor, you need at least 20 million yuan to qualify.

Then Li Ruiming said to Xu Bo'an, "Could it be that you have successfully become a distributor of hangover remedy? That's quite something. I've heard that to get the distribution rights for hangover remedy, you need at least 20 million yuan, and even with that much money, you're not guaranteed to succeed. I heard there's even an election or something? You're really something, Bo'an!"

After hearing Li Ruiming's words, Xu Bo'an looked at him and said, "Do you think I, your younger brother, am only qualified to be an agent for hangover remedy?"

Li Ruiming said to Xu Bo'an, "We both come from ordinary families. Although you went to school more than me and have a better education, for people like us who don't have our parents' help, getting the agency rights for hangover remedy is already a remarkable achievement. Do you really think you can become the boss there? That's just wishful thinking!"

Xu Bo'an looked at Li Ruiming and said with a smile, "Cousin, you're right this time, I really am the boss there!"

Li Ruiming was so shocked by Xu Bo'an's words that he almost choked on his own saliva. After coughing violently a few times, he said to Xu Bo'an with red eyes, "Bo'an, you're joking with me, right?"

Xu Bo'an said to Li Ruiming, "Do I look like I'm joking? I'm telling the truth, the truth that's more real than gold!"

Li Ruiming carefully examined Xu Bo'an and found that Xu Bo'an did not seem to be joking with him. He then said to Xu Bo'an with some doubt, "I heard that the current manager there named Lin Kangtai is not the real boss. The real boss is someone else. Could it be that the big boss behind Kangtai Group is you?"

After listening to Li Ruiming's words, Xu Bo'an nodded to him and said, "That's right, the big boss behind Kangtai Pharmaceutical Factory is none other than your cousin, me!"

Li Ruiming was completely shocked after hearing Xu Bo'an's words. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he was struck by lightning. Xu Bo'an looked at his incredulous expression, then took out the contract about Kangtai Pharmaceutical Factory from the table next to him and handed it to Li Ruiming, saying, "Take a look, this is the contract!"

Li Ruiming took the contract from Xu Bo'an and carefully opened it. He then saw the striking words: Xu Bo'an was actually the legal representative of the company and the largest shareholder of Kangtai Pharmaceutical Factory, holding 90% of the company's shares, while Lin Kangtai only held 10% of the company's shares.

After seeing the contract, Li Ruiming finally believed Xu Bo'an's words. He looked at Xu Bo'an and stammered, "Cousin, you...you're not just doing well, you're doing incredibly well!"

Upon hearing Li Ruiming's words, Xu Bo'an said calmly, "Don't exaggerate. I'm just doing so-so!"

For Xu Bo'an, his current level of success is only average, because he is pursuing a higher level and a higher platform.

But for Li Ruiming, a lowly food delivery worker struggling at the bottom of society, Xu Bo'an's current status is already an unattainable dream.

This is why people at different social and economic levels have different perspectives and pursue different goals.

Just as they were chatting, the doorbell rang. Xu Bo'an saw through the video call that it was a supermarket deliveryman. Xu Bo'an opened the door and asked him to put the items in the designated location before the man left.

Then Xu Bo'an went to the sofa and chatted with his cousin Li Ruiming. Xu Bo'an asked, "How are you doing now? Do you only deliver food every day, or do you have other jobs?"

Upon hearing Xu Bo'an's words, Li Ruiming's eyes dimmed instantly. He said to Xu Bo'an, "I only graduated from elementary school, and I kept hitting walls when I looked for a job. I used to work in logistics in my small county, but the wages there were too low. After working there for several years, I hadn't saved any money, and I hadn't even found a wife. In the end, I thought about it and quit. I'm planning to come to Dongjiang City."

After all, there are more job opportunities in the city than in the county town, right? But reality is far from what I imagined. Even in the city, because of my low level of education, I can't find a suitable job. So, for now, I've been working as a food delivery driver, earning whatever I can to make money quickly so I can buy a house and eventually find a wife!

When Xu Bo'an heard that his cousin was having a hard time, he said to him, "How about this, if you're willing, I'll arrange for you to work at my company. If you want to go, I'll talk to President Lin about it!"

Although Xu Bo'an's cousin didn't have a high level of education, he was a pretty good person. He said to Xu Bo'an, "No need, I don't want to trouble you. My education level is too low. I'm afraid I'll embarrass you if I go to a big company like yours!"

Xu Bo'an looked at his cousin and said, "A big company not only needs people with high academic qualifications, but also many departments that need people, such as the security department, logistics department, and catering department. These positions do not require academic qualifications. Someone like you who has worked in logistics before can definitely find a job in the logistics department!"

Li Ruiming's eyes lit up after hearing Xu Bo'an's words, and he asked Xu Bo'an, "Are you serious? Do I really have a chance to get into the logistics department of Kangtai Pharmaceutical Factory?" (End of Chapter)