A life of success begins with being a landlord.

I pulled Sister Li along as we left Daozixiong's large villa.

Sister Li's steps were unsteady, and she staggered.

I took Sister Li's hand, squeezed it gently, and whispered to comfort her, "Sister Li, calm down. The sky won't fall. We'll make a comeback."

Sister Li nodded: "Let's go back to 302 first."

Erxia has already returned to 302 and is waiting for us here.

Seeing Li Jie's expression, Erxia knew something was wrong and asked in a low voice, "Li Jie, are you alright?"

Sister Li sat down on the sofa, looked around, and suddenly burst into tears: "Li Hanwen entrusted Dao Zaixiong to sell the house, we have to move out."

Erxia frowned: "So, we still lost?"

"That's not necessarily true. Let's wait for news from Attorney Hu."

I reassured Sister Li and Erxia again, and said with a smile, "Daozi Xiong has given us ten days to move, but we don't need to rush. Maybe things will change in ten days."

Sister Li shook her head: "There won't be any changes. I have a feeling that Dao Zai Xiong is the buyer!"

I disagreed: "It doesn't count until they've signed a contract."

Signing a contract would involve Sister Li and dozens of tenants here, so it wouldn't be that easy.

Sister Li nodded and told me to contact Attorney Hu to inquire about the progress.

I called Attorney Hu to inquire about the progress of the case.

Attorney Hu stated, "I have already arranged for a private investigator to take pictures of Li Hanwen and his wife taking Liangliang out. I will send a lawyer's letter within three days."

I explained the situation here and then asked, "Can you hurry up?"

Attorney Hu pondered for a moment: "I'll organize the materials and send the lawyer's letter tomorrow."

Li Jie and I exchanged a hopeful glance.

Erxia suggested to us: "There are still ten days left. Sister Li can renegotiate the contracts with the tenants and collect an extra year and a half's rent."

I flatly refused: "No, even if we collect tens of thousands more in rent, it won't help Sister Li much. On the contrary, it will make Dao Zixiong and Li Hanwen look down on us."

Sister Li sighed, "Yaozu is right, there's no need for this unnecessary trouble."

I thought for a moment and said, "I'll go to Director Song's house this afternoon and have a chat with him. He's the only one who can help us right now; maybe he can give us some advice."

Hiring a lawyer was Director Song's suggestion.

Sister Li nodded repeatedly: "Yes, you should talk to Director Song. We can't just sit here and wait to die; we have to put up a fight."

As they were talking, someone knocked on the door.

When I opened the door, I saw that Bobo had been discharged from the hospital and returned, with Aping following behind her, carrying her luggage.

Sister Li looked at Bobo listlessly: "Bobo's back? Are you done yet?"

"Thank you so much, Sister Li. I'm basically all better now." Bobo walked in, smiled at me and Sister Li, and said, "I can't repay your life-saving grace. How about I kowtow to you?"

"Screw you." Sister Li shook her head and asked me, "How much did we spend in total on Bobo's medical treatment?"

I did the math: "It's about 21,000 yuan, and we still owe A-Ping 1,000 yuan for nursing care."

"Brother Zu, I don't need your nursing fees, just find me a job." Ah Ping was very generous.

"Keeping my word is my principle." I counted out a thousand yuan and handed it to A-Ping: "Here you go!"

After receiving the money, A-Ping bowed and thanked him, saying, "Thank you, Brother Zu."

Bobo's eyes reddened, and she lowered her head with a bitter smile: "So much money, I think... I really can't pay it back."

Sister Li glanced at me sideways and grinned mischievously: "Yaozu, let Bobo repay your debt with her body."

Bobo looked at me and asked, "Does Brother Zu want me?"

"Sure." I nodded. "I'll send you to work at an electronics factory tomorrow. I'll pay your wages. Once you've paid back what you owe us, I'll let you go."

Bobo sighed, "It'll probably take three or four years to pay it off, right?"

Sister Li said again: "I work during the day and come back at night to warm Yaozu's bed, so I can get up faster that way."

Bobo shook Sister Li's arm: "Stop messing around, Sister Li, help me think of a legitimate way to make money."

"What's the proper way? First, sell your run-down shop and get some living expenses." Sister Li rolled her eyes.

I called the two clients who wanted to transfer their stores last time and asked them to come in for a meeting.

After settling things here, I took a shower and, under the pretext of visiting Ah Mei, went to see Director Song.

I arrived at the Song family's house at 5 p.m.

Director Song hadn't left work yet, but Aunt Lan was at home.

"Is Xiao Wang here?"

Aunt Lan was very happy and pointed to a beautiful woman on the sofa: "Let me introduce you, this is my sister, Amei's aunt, Lan Xin."

"Hello, Auntie." I greeted her politely.

"You are... Wang Yaozu?" Lan Xin stood up, pushed up her glasses, and looked at me in astonishment.

Holy crap, it's her!

I was also taken aback and almost ran away in fright!

This woman is the one who mistook me for a gigolo at the Qingshan Club last time!

That day, I drank a cup of tea from Director Tang, and the drug took effect. I fled, but ended up in another private room and got entangled with this woman for an hour or two.

At the time, I thought she looked a lot like Aunt Lan. I never expected that she really was Aunt Lan's sister!

Aunt Lan was getting some fruit when she smiled and said, "Oh, you two know each other?"

"Ah, I vaguely recognize you..."

Lan Xin quickly recovered and rubbed her temples: "I remember now, I should have seen this young man at the hospital the night Amei was injured."

I breathed a sigh of relief and nodded with an embarrassed smile: "There were so many people that day, I didn't notice my aunt..."

Aunt Lan suddenly realized, "Yes, yes, Xiao Wang was also at the hospital that night. Everyone was busy with Amei and didn't notice him."

Lan Xin put on a smiling face: "Sit down, Xiao Wang. We're all family here, so don't be shy and relax."

"Thank you, Auntie," I said, and sat down nervously.

If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have come.

Aunt Lan went upstairs to call Amei and Xue Meiying.

Lan Xin stared straight at me and chuckled softly, "You brat, you don't want Amei and my sister to know about what happened at the Qingshan Club, do you?"

My mouth was dry, and I pleaded in a low voice, "Auntie, it was a misunderstanding..."

"We won't talk about misunderstandings, we'll only state the facts."

Lan Xin chuckled coldly: "So the Xiao Wang my sister kept talking about is actually quite the player. Poor sister, she always said you were an honest, country boy, kind and honest."

I gritted my teeth and said, "Auntie, what are you trying to do?"

I don't want anyone to know about what happened that day, and I'm afraid you don't either!

Honestly, if I were to say it out loud, I wouldn't be the only one who would feel embarrassed.

"Don't be afraid, be good."

Lan Xin chuckled, "The phone number you gave me last time was fake; I couldn't get through. Can you give me a real number later, okay?"

I nodded: "No problem."

As they were talking, Aunt Lan called to Amei and Xue Meiying and came downstairs.

Amei was a little surprised: "Why is Azu here?"

"Call him Brother Zu."

I rolled my eyes and laughed, "I was just passing by and thought I'd drop in to see you and Mei-ying. Mei-ying's older sister is Mei-hua; have Mei-ying give her a call."

After saying that, I handed the phone to Xue Meiying and told her to go outside and make a call.

Xue Meiying thanked her, took the phone, and went outside.

I asked Amei, "How's your studies going lately?"

"It's a bit tough. My dad found a science tutor to give me and Xiaoying extra lessons every night," Amei sighed. "I've fallen behind so much in the past, I can't catch up."

"Take it slow. If it doesn't work this year, there's always next year. What's there to be afraid of?" I comforted Amei.

Lan Xin laughed and said, "Xiao Wang is right. As long as you are determined, you will definitely be able to get into university."

Aunt Lan instructed the cook to add a few dishes for dinner and invited me to eat.

Lan Xin stood up and said to Aunt Lan, "Sister, I have something to do tonight, so I'll be leaving now. Xiao Wang, see you another day."