A life of success begins with being a landlord.

Daozai Xiong looked at Sister Li again:

"Sister Li, you've taken the house in Building 27. From now on, cut all ties with Li Hanwen. As for Liangliang... just forget about him. You can't mention visitation rights or custody anymore. You can't contact the child, and you can't mention his background again."

Sister Li's eyes reddened, and she turned her head away.

I sighed and handed Sister Li a tissue.

Dao Zixiong paused for a moment, then stared at Li Hanwen and his wife: "I've finished speaking. What do you think?"

"No!"

Yuan Guizhen stated firmly, "Hu Xiaoli has taken more than enough money from our family over the years. Wanting 27 houses? She's dreaming!"

I sneered and remained silent.

Now is not the time for me to retaliate.

Dao Zixiong frowned and gritted his teeth, saying, "Sister-in-law Yuan, I think this is about right. After all, you have Liangliang. As for Hu Xiaoli... she's so young, getting into this kind of mess will affect her for life; at the very least, she'll be unhappy."

"A factory girl like her has taken at least a million yuan from us, what's there for her to be unhappy about?"

Yuan Guizhen sneered, pointing at Sister Li: "Even if she sells herself outside every day, she wouldn't earn much money after all these years!"

Snapped!

With a flick of my wrist, the lighter flew out and shattered the teacup in front of Yuan Guizhen across the large round table.

Teacup shards and tea splashed everywhere, soaking Yuan Guizhen.

Yuan Guizhen stood up, trembling with fear, and screamed, "You bastard, you scoundrel, what do you want to do?"

Dao Zixiong was also taken aback. He stood up, frowned, and looked at me: "Brother Wang, why did you actually attack? You're not giving me any face at all!"

"Brother Xiong. Yuan Guizhen has a sharp tongue; you heard what she just said, didn't you?"

I stood up: "I didn't lay a hand on her, I just broke the teacup to give her a warning, to tell her to watch her mouth. I'm a man, and I won't allow anyone to insult my sister in front of me, not even the Emperor himself!"

By the end, I was practically roaring, glaring fiercely at Mr. and Mrs. Yuan Guizhen.

Dao Zixiong glanced at Yuan Guizhen but didn't say anything.

Enraged, Yuan Guizhen grabbed Li Hanwen and tried to leave: "Old Li, let's go! Let's see what Hu Xiaoli dares to do! Let her sue if she wants!"

Dao Zixiong reached out to stop her: "Sister-in-law Yuan, I think it's better to talk things out calmly. I'm also very busy. Today is the last time I'll mediate your matter."

Li Hanwen, still behaving like a coward, pulled Yuan Guizhen along, saying, "Madam, don't be angry, let's talk again."

"Li Hanwen—!"

I pointed at Li Hanwen and shouted, "If you're a man, a real man who can pee standing up, then you'd better make things clear today. From the moment you walked in until now, you haven't said a word; your wife has been in charge the whole time. What a coward! Why did you even bother coming here? You could have let your wife come alone!"

"You...me!"

Li Hanwen, feeling pressured by me, stomped his foot and said, "I think we should do as Zhan Shixiong suggested and cut all ties from now on."

Snapped!

Yuan Guizhen waved her hand, and Li Hanwen received a slap across the face.

"Why did you hit me?" Li Hanwen covered his face, angry but unable to speak.

I was in a great mood and chuckled.

This old shrew didn't dare hit me and Sister Li, so she vented her anger by hitting her own husband.

Yuan Guizhen pointed at me, gritting her teeth: "I know, it was you who sabotaged things. Tell me, are you and Hu Xiaoli planning to get married?"

"It's none of your business whether Sister Li and I are husband and wife, is it?"

I laughed again, calmly saying, "How about Aunt Yuan grants Li Hanwen and my older sister's wish? You get a divorce, and Li Hanwen marries my older sister. At that time, I promise to keep my distance from Sister Li."

Sister Li realized what was happening, grabbed my arm, and laughed, "Yeah, I'm not Li Hanwen's wife, nor am I his former concubine. Who I marry in the future is none of your business."

Knock knock knock!

Daozai Xiong slammed his fist on the table angrily: "Can you guys stop arguing and get down to business?"

"Okay, I agree with Xiong Ge's suggestion."

I solemnly declare: "On behalf of Hu Xiaoli, I accept Xiong Ge's mediation. The house at No. 27 Sanlichuan will belong to Sister Li from now on; Liangliang will belong to the Li family and has nothing to do with Sister Li."

Dao Zixiong was very satisfied and nodded repeatedly.

Yuan Guizhen was still roaring, "No way! The value of a building is too high! I won't accept it!"

Li Hanwen looked at Sister Li pitifully: "Ah Li, how about... I give you another 500,000 yuan, and you give the house back to us?"

"Li Hanwen, you promised me that I would manage this house for ten years and all the rental income would be mine. Now, please keep your word."

Sister Li wouldn't budge an inch: "Besides, you admitted that I can visit Liangliang anytime. If I give up Liangliang now, you give up this house. It's fair."

Li Hanwen fell silent and looked at Yuan Guizhen.

Yuan Guizhen kept chattering on and on, repeating the same things over and over, but she just couldn't let go of the 27th building.

Dao Zixiong was extremely frustrated, shaking his head repeatedly: "Sister-in-law Yuan, we agreed on the phone, how come you changed your mind once we got here?"

Yuan Guizhen pointed at Sister Li: "I get angry every time I see her!"

Sister Li sneered, "Me too."

"Alright, stop arguing!"

Dao Zixiong yelled, "If you keep arguing, my head's going to explode! Give me some face and let's settle this like this. Draft the contract and sign it!"

Yuan Guizhen finally calmed down. After thinking for a moment, she sighed and said, "The contract isn't finalized yet. We'll sign it tomorrow morning. Let's do it according to Ah Xiong's suggestion, okay?"

I know this is Yuan Guizhen's delaying tactic.

She still wouldn't give up, hoping that Zhang Bazi and his gang would succeed in killing me and Sister Li!

Dao Zixiong was overjoyed and clasped his hands in thanks, saying, "Thank you for your kindness."

I pretended to be confused, stood up, nodded, and said, "Okay, we'll come back tomorrow to sign."

Li Hanwen sighed, glanced at Sister Li, and pulled Yuan Guizhen to leave.

"Boss Li, Sister-in-law Yuan, and so on."

I called out to Mr. and Mrs. Li Hanwen.

Li Hanwen and his wife looked at me together.

I waved my phone: "I just received a text message. A guy named Yuan Bing spent 400,000 yuan to hire some thugs to kill me and Sister Li."

Yuan Guizhen was shocked, her face turning deathly pale: "What nonsense are you talking about?"

Dao Zai Xiong was also shocked: "No way, someone wants to kill you?"

"Absolutely true."

I held up my phone and showed Dao Zai Xiong the text message: "It's quite a coincidence that those desperate thugs are my friends. They demanded a million dollars from me in exchange for sparing my life and Sister Li's."

Dao Zixiong read the text message and stared at Yuan Guizhen: "Yuan Bing, who is that?"

"How would I know who it is? It's all Wang Yaozu's nonsense..." Yuan Guizhen dared not admit it and turned to leave.

"Aunt Yuan, wait a moment."

I laughed heartily: "That guy named Yuan Bing has already been brought here by those desperate thugs. He's right at the hotel entrance. You don't recognize him? I'll take you to see him."

Zhang Bazi is quite capable; he kept his promise to me.

Just now, Zhang Bazi and his men captured Yuan Bing and brought him here.

"What? You've arrested my brother?" Yuan Guizhen was truly terrified, trembling so badly she could barely stand.

"Oh, Yuan Bing is your brother? Are you sure you're not mistaken?"

I sneered, "Let's go out and check, verify their identities, maybe... it's just someone with the same name?"

Dao Zixiong's face darkened, and he turned to leave: "Go out and see!"