A life of success begins with being a landlord.

"You bastard, you're trying to take advantage of me."

Sister Li blushed and pushed me away.

"No, Sister Li..." I chuckled awkwardly, rubbing my chest. "It's broad daylight, I wouldn't dare to take advantage of you."

"You dare to do it tonight, huh? I see you're incredibly daring and itching to make a move."

Sister Li chuckled softly and pulled me to sit down: "Do you think Aunt Lan's suggestion is really feasible? Can we really expand our business in the future?"

I sat down next to Sister Li and nodded: "Yes, we will become great entrepreneurs in the future, richer than Li Hanwen."

Sister Li's expression suddenly changed, her eyes blazing with murderous intent: "When we become a big company, we'll catch that old scoundrel Li Hanwen, give him five hundred yuan a month, and make him clean toilets!"

I chuckled: "You hate him that much?"

What do you think?

Sister Li sighed, "That old bastard deceived me, took my clean body, wasted several years of my youth, and stole my son... I, I wish I could kill him."

As she spoke, Sister Li suddenly lost control of her emotions, lay on my lap, and began to sob.

That's how Sister Li is; her emotions fluctuate greatly, sometimes crying and sometimes laughing.

Of course, you could also say that this is simply being genuine and unpretentious.

I gently patted Sister Li's shoulder and leaned down to say, "Sister Li, don't say that. In my eyes, you're still innocent and pure. Besides, you're still young, and there's still time for everything."

Although Sister Li had a man before, I really didn't think she was dirty.

She is ultimately different from those shampoo girls.

Sister Li raised her head and shook her head: "You think I'm clean? Then I'll marry you, do you want me?"

"Ah, me?"

I was startled and stammered, "Sister Li, Xiao Gang and I are sworn brothers. I do want you, but... I can't let Xiao Gang down."

Xiao Gang treats me like a brother, but I treat him like my brother-in-law. Isn't that worse than being an animal?

"I knew you were scared. Don't worry, I won't cling to you."

Sister Li chuckled: "I'll cook. It's been a long time since we ate together."

I nodded and called Yue Qiaoyun to accompany Sister Li to cook.

While cooking, I called the old squad leader over again, asking him to deepen his relationship with Yue Qiaoyun.

The old squad leader was clumsy with words, so it was only thanks to Sister Li and me that the atmosphere was lively and we acted as go-betweens.

Sigh, being a matchmaker is tiring too.

Yue Qiaoyun is illiterate, but she can cook, and she cooks quite well.

During the meal, Uncle Ding was also present and praised Yue Qiaoyun's cooking skills.

Yue Qiaoyun said with some pride, "Back in my hometown, I worked as a kitchen helper in a restaurant and secretly learned a few dishes..."

I was relieved. This girl wasn't stupid; it was just her nature. She was a bit simple-minded and a bit naive.

Sister Li smiled at the old squad leader and said, "Old squad leader, your wife can cook. You're so lucky in the future."

The old squad leader could only chuckle foolishly, his face flushed red, and he dared not look at Yue Qiaoyun.

This idiot, he can't even pick up girls.

After lunch, I went to work in Sanlichuan, taking the old squad leader and Yue Qiaoyun with me.

When we arrived at Jin Sang Zi, I immediately shoved the old squad leader and Yue Qiaoyun into a small private room on the third floor:

"Old squad leader, you can sing with Qiaoyun. I'm giving you the day off. The fruit platter and drinks will be delivered later, they're all free."

Young girls like Yue Qiaoyun are inexperienced and have never seen the world.

Show her the world, and we'll win her over soon.

"Brother Zu, wait a minute..."

The old squad leader grabbed me, frowning, and said, "Kuai Dafa's wife is looking for you, asking if you have time... She wants to see Kuai Dafa as soon as possible, and then take the children home."

I thought for a moment and said, "You keep playing, I'll go check on Sister-in-law Kuai."

The old squad leader nodded, closed the door, and sang with Yue Qiaoyun.

The restaurant had just opened, and there weren't many customers.

I went to room 204 to see Sister-in-law Kuai.

Sister-in-law Kuai, with her two children, was sitting in room 204, lost in thought and utterly bored.

"Landlord, you're here?" Sister-in-law Kuai quickly greeted me when she saw me.

I nodded and gestured for Sister-in-law Kuai to speak with me alone.

Actually, I don't know how to say anything about Kuai Dafa's matter; it's quite a dilemma.

After pondering for a while, I said:

"Sister-in-law Kuai, I can take you to see Kuai Dafa, but... I hate Kuai Dafa. He's a complete liar, extremely cunning, and a lecherous man."

"Landlord, I know he's a bad person, and I hate him... but he is, after all, my husband and the father of my children."

Sister-in-law Kuai wept.

I waved my hand: "After Kuai Dafa was arrested, there was another batch of goods that I handled. It was about... more than 20,000 yuan."

Sister-in-law Kuai was taken aback: "So much money?"

"Yes." I nodded.

"I'm giving you this money. Take the child and go home to live a good life. Don't worry about Kuai Dafa here. I promise he'll be back in good health in a while."

"Landlord, you're a good person, thank you so much."

Sister-in-law Kuai was still concerned about her husband: "How about we spend some money to have Kuai Dafa come back with me?"

"no."

I shook my head: "Have you thought it through? If Kuai finds out he's going home with you, he'll take the 20,000 yuan and spend it on other women."

At that time, 20,000 yuan was no small sum.

Bringing Sister-in-law Kuai home will allow us to live a good life.

But all that Kuai Dafu could do with the 20,000 yuan was sleep with more women; it would be gone in a flash.

Sister-in-law Kuai hesitated and remained silent, seemingly in a difficult position.

I sighed, "Sister-in-law Kuai, I'm doing this for your own good. If Kuai Dafu takes that 20,000 yuan and spends it on prostitutes, how will your family survive?"

After a long pause, Sister-in-law Kuai finally nodded: "Brother, I know you mean well, I'll listen to you... but it might not be safe for me to go home with so much money on the road."

"It's alright, I'll help you send it back from the post office. You can pick up the money when you get home."

I've finalized things with Sister-in-law Kuai, so I'll call the people at Zhangshutou first.

Last time, Director Nie gave me a number. It belonged to the person in charge of Zhangshutou, named Lao Lin, or Director Lin.

The call went through, and I introduced myself as Director Nie and explained my purpose.

Old Lin was probably busy. After asking a few simple questions, he told me to go see him tomorrow morning and we could talk more when we met.

After hanging up the phone, I looked at Sister-in-law Kuai and said, "Tomorrow morning, I'll go with you to visit Kuai Dafa."

This matter needs to be resolved sooner or later; I can't keep dragging it on like this.

"Landlord, thank you so much..." Sister-in-law Kuai shed tears again.

"Just call me 'brother,' no need to be so polite."

I waved my hand: "You guys stay put and don't wander off."

Sister-in-law Kuai nodded and saw me out.

As I was leaving, I happened to see Gao Jianfeng and Chen Feng, so I called Gao Jianfeng over and asked them to do some work.

The main purpose was to buy some jars and pots, and also to have my honorary principal appointment letter and goodwill ambassador certificate framed.

Gao Jianfeng accepted the task and chuckled, "Brother Zu, I heard you introduced a girlfriend to the old squad leader?"

That bastard, he's got all the inside information.

"Yeah, the old squad leader's girlfriend is all set up, she's pretty."

I patted Gao Jianfeng on the shoulder: "You better work hard, and when I make my fortune, I'll get you a wife!"

"Thank you, Brother Zu!"

Gao Jianfeng didn't react for a moment, then grinned and nodded his thanks.

I laughed out loud and walked away.

Back at Jin Sangzi, I used the excuse of delivering a fruit platter to push open the door to the private room where the old squad leader and Yue Qiaoyun were.

"Holy crap..."

As soon as I entered the door, I was startled.