A life of success begins with being a landlord.

Holy crap, are you trying to kill me?

"No need, I wet the bed and I even hit people in my dreams, you can't afford to pay for that."

I struggled free and fled in panic.

I know Bingbing and the others aren't joking; they mean what they say and they really dare to sleep with you!

Back in room 505, Liu Haomei was waiting for me.

She wore a light red dress and her hair was styled in an updo, making her look both pure and elegant.

"Okay, I'm sorry, I've been just too busy these past few days..."

"It's okay, it's my birthday today... but it's already past midnight, so my birthday is over."

Liu Haomei sighed softly, "Chunyan and Sister Ling are gone, and I'm all alone here. I'm so lonely... I couldn't help but call you."

"It's your birthday, I'm so sorry."

I felt even more guilty and held Liu Haomei's hand, saying, "I didn't prepare anything today, I'll make it up to you with a birthday present tomorrow."

"No."

Liu Haomei hugged my waist, stood on tiptoe and kissed me: "Just give yourself to me, that's all."

"No problem, I'll take a shower first..."

"I want you to give it to me forever, okay?"

"Okay, I'll take you home tomorrow to meet my parents," I said without hesitation.

At this moment, I have no choice but to deceive Liu Haomei. Otherwise, wouldn't I be ruining this beautiful moment and breaking her heart?

"You big liar, I know you're lying to me, but I'm still very happy."

Liu Haomei pushed me away and said with a smile, "Go take a shower, I'll wait for you."

I nodded, found some clean clothes, and went to the bathroom to take a shower.

……

An hour later, Liu Haomei, her face flushed, lay contentedly in my arms and chuckled softly, "This time, I can guarantee I won't crave anything for half a month."

I chuckled.

I'm not braised pork, how can I satisfy my cravings?

"What are you laughing at?" Liu Haomei slapped me, then suddenly asked, "By the way, have Chunyan and Sister Ling called you these past few days?"

"No, did I call you?"

"No, not at all."

Liu Haomei was silent for a moment, then sighed, "After they went back, we almost completely disappeared. Do you think they might... never come back?"

"No, Chunyan and Sister Ling will definitely come back!" I said with certainty.

With me taking care of them, Chunyan and Sister Ling are living happily and radiantly.

Their hometown is very poor, and there are no opportunities to earn money. Are they planning to starve to death at home instead of coming to work?

"Okay, I hope so."

Liu Haomei hugged me and said, "Go to sleep, Lao Wang, it's almost dawn."

I nodded and gradually fell asleep.

When I woke up, it was already bright daylight.

Liu Haomei had already made breakfast and came over to spank my bottom: "Get up, you lazybones! The sun's already high in the sky. I made you some noodles, come and eat."

I grabbed Liu Haomei and pulled her onto the bed.

"You beast, you've gone mad again..." Liu Haomei laughed, raising her little fist to punch me.

As we continued beating each other, we merged back into one.

This time, I can guarantee that Liu Haomei won't crave anything for a month.

When the dust settled and I got up, both bowls of noodles on the table were completely cold.

"No wonder Chunyan isn't coming back. You're making me suffer like this; even an iron man couldn't handle it. Don't touch me for the next month."

Liu Haomei heated up the noodles, complaining to me, "I'm late today, and my salary will be docked. It's all your fault."

"Don't go to work, I'll support you."

"You've already supported a lot of people, haven't you? I won't add to your burden." Liu Haomei rolled her eyes.

After breakfast, I rode my bike to take Liu Haomei to work, and then returned to Hongxing Village.

In the company office, Sister Li was pacing back and forth, her brows furrowed.

The negotiation with Li Hanwen is tonight, so Sister Li is very nervous.

"Sister Li, what are you wandering around for?" I raised my hand, ready to pat Sister Li's butt, but I didn't dare.

"Brother, why are you only just getting back?"

Sister Li pulled me to sit on the sofa, looking worried. "The negotiations are tonight, and I'm very concerned. Have you arranged everything?"

"Don't worry, Sister Li, everything is arranged."

I comforted Sister Li, saying, "If anything goes wrong, I'll die with you. On the road to the underworld, we'll be a pair of star-crossed lovers."

"Get lost! Who said you're a couple with me?"

Sister Li slapped me, then pondered for a moment and said, "The Hong Kong government's lawyer, Mr. Hu, just called me. He's all prepared and asked if we want to file a lawsuit immediately?"

Without hesitation, I said, "Sue immediately, no need to wait."

"But if we negotiate while simultaneously filing a lawsuit, won't Dao Zai Xiong be angry?"

"Don't worry about Dao Zai Xiong. I'll explain myself when the time comes."

The relationship between me and Dao Zai Xiong has undergone a subtle change.

This bastard seems to need me now.

I have a feeling that Dao Zai Xiong will eventually help me and Sister Li to suppress Li Hanwen and his wife.

"Okay, whatever you say." Sister Li stood up and asked, "Is there anything else we need to prepare?"

I shrugged: "Get some rest, we can negotiate tonight."

Before lunch, Erxia returned on her little motorcycle.

A couple of days ago, we bought two more motorcycles in the company's name to make it easier for Sister Li and Erxia to get around.

Erxia now has a private car.

"Brother Zu, Sister Li, I've closed two more small deals with photo studios."

Erxia was very happy and said with a smile, "We've basically secured all the business in Dongguan. The film and fixer supply, wastewater recycling—it's all ours. Next, we'll get some small business from hospitals."

I gave a thumbs up: "Awesome!"

Actually, the photo studio's business isn't very big. Their film is for photography only, and it's all from major international brands; we can't get involved.

We can't get involved in the hospital's film production; we can only collect wastewater and earn a small fee for our labor.

However, we must also do these small businesses dealing with wastewater and waste materials, in order to achieve a monopoly in the market.

A small leak can sink a great ship. If we give up our small business, others will squeeze in and eventually grow bigger and bigger, competing with us for the printing factory's business.

Erxia sat down, took a sip of water, and said, "I've also finished the market research and feasibility analysis report on the material recycling company. Brother Zu, let me show it to you."

Sister Li laughed and said, "Are you happy, Brother Zu? Your Erxia is so capable!"

Erxia immediately sensed something was wrong and said with a mischievous smile, "Sister Li can do it too! As long as you're willing to work hard, you'll definitely do a great job! Right, Brother Zu?"

"Yes, yes, you two are both capable." I pretended to be confused and asked for Erxia's material recycling analysis report to look at it item by item.

Erxia explained from the side.

It must be said that Erxia's report was very detailed and the analysis was quite comprehensive.

After carefully reading it, I threw the report back:

"This business is indeed feasible, but the investment is substantial. It requires renting a large plot of land and even building a factory, because the recovered materials take up a lot of space."

Large-scale material recycling cannot be carried out without dozens of acres of land.

We've rented such a large factory just to recycle waste from printing plants.

To conduct large-scale material recycling, the site area needs to be more than ten times the size of the existing factory buildings.

Erxia laughed and said, "We can rent a suitable abandoned factory building at the beginning. There are some in the new development area."

I nodded: "That can be taken care of. We can also handle the interpersonal relationships; discussing business won't be a problem. However, we lack professional technical personnel, specifically in waste sorting and the differentiation and identification of various metals and plastics."

Erxia said, "Ding Zhili will take charge of resolving this. He will invite industry professionals to provide guidance and mentor apprentices."

"That's the problem. We don't have anyone available right now."

I sighed and looked at Erxia: "In this kind of business, the biggest fear is an inside job. If our own employees embezzle or steal, like the workshop foreman and warehouse manager in the printing factory, we'll have worked for nothing."

It's hard to guard against a thief within your own household; he can steal crops and disrupt your harvest.

In business, the worst thing is to have traitors or internal saboteurs.

Erxia frowned: "Why didn't you and Sister Li ask some reliable relatives from your hometown for help?"

Sister Li smiled bitterly, speechless, unable to express her feelings.

I shrugged: "I don't want people in our hometown to know about the mess between Sister Li and Li Hanwen, so..."