A life of success begins with being a landlord.

Dao Zixiong came up to me and whispered, "It's Prince Mei, Mei Hongju. He called me and invited you and me to dinner tomorrow night..."

Holy crap, Mei Hongju invited me to dinner? Do I have that much influence?

I frowned slightly: "Inviting you to dinner for no reason? Is there something you need?"

"I don't know." Dao Zixiong shrugged and frowned. "I've already agreed to it."

I gave a wry smile: "But I don't have time tomorrow night, I have an appointment..."

"I won't agree, okay?"

Dao Zaixiong rolled his eyes: "This guy is someone neither you nor I can afford to offend. If he turns on us, he could crush us."

I gave a wry smile.

In Mei Hongju's eyes, we are all ants, easily crushed?

"Okay, Xiong-ge, I'll go drinking with you tomorrow night." I could only nod in agreement.

Going for a drink is better than getting strangled, right?

Once in the taxi, Sister Li asked me, "Did Mei Hongju invite you for drinks because of what happened the day before yesterday, as revenge?"

I told Sister Li about what happened the day before yesterday afternoon.

"I don't think so... This kind of arrogant and domineering son of a high-ranking official wouldn't wait until tomorrow to seek revenge. If he wanted to retaliate against me, he probably wouldn't have waited until now." I pondered, "I guess Mei Hongju might find me amusing, so..."

"So you want to play with me?"

"No, that's not it." I shook my head and smiled. "He probably wants to include me in the fun."

"So you've managed to latch onto this young master's coattails? That's a good thing!" Sister Li said happily, hugging my arm.

"A loss may turn out to be a blessing in disguise. Being targeted by that young master isn't necessarily a good thing. Sigh." I closed my eyes.

"Hey, cheer up!"

Sister Li shook me and laughed, "Tonight, our negotiations were a great success, all thanks to you. I keep my word; once we get the apartment in Building 27, you get half. From now on, whatever we own, we'll split it 50/50."

I opened my eyes and looked at Sister Li.

Unwittingly, my gaze drifted down to Sister Li's collar.

So fair-skinned.

"No matter what it is, we'll split it in half?" I had a slightly distorted thought.

I don't like sharing things in half; I prefer to possess all the beautiful things and then enjoy and appreciate them to my heart's content!

"What, you don't believe me?" Sister Li pouted. "I'm serious, I'm not joking."

"I know." I rubbed my rumbling stomach. "Let's find a place to eat quickly, buy a roast duck, and split it half!"

The negotiation lasted for several hours, and I was starving.

Sister Li smiled, called Erxia, and asked her to book a meal at the Hongxing Village Restaurant so we could celebrate when we got back.

Around 10 p.m., we returned to Hongxing Village.

Erxia booked a private room to welcome us back.

Sister Li raised her glass to celebrate our victory today.

Erxia inquired carefully about the negotiation process and outcome, then asked, "Sister Li won't be in danger anymore, right? Yuan Guizhen won't send anyone to harm her again, will she?"

Sister Li was unsure and looked at me.

"I feel that Sister Li is safe now, but it's still better to be cautious." I'm still rather conservative.

Logically speaking, Yuan Guizhen has been completely defeated by us. As long as she has any sense, she won't cause any more trouble.

But this woman is too assertive, and her jealousy and competitiveness are too strong; she may not be able to swallow this insult.

Sister Li asked, "So, should I continue hiding in Hongxing Village from now on?"

"It's best to stay in Hongxing Village; it's quite nice here." I nodded. "You can go out too, just be careful."

Sister Li nodded, then suddenly sighed, "It's just that I'm afraid I'll never see Liangliang again in my life."

"Sister Li, you're too pessimistic."

I chuckled and said, "I'll say it again: there's plenty of time ahead. The good days of motherly love and filial piety between you and Liangliang are still to come."

Sister Li was overjoyed and grabbed my hand: "You have a plan? You have a backup plan?"

I tapped the table with the bottom of my chopsticks and said in a low voice, "Make backups of all the evidence. Then save them and show them to Liangliang when he grows up. Yuan Guizhen is very competitive and has a bad temper; I don't think she'll live a long life. Once she's dead, Liangliang will be grown up. Are you worried that you and your son won't be reunited?"

Sister Li was pleasantly surprised: "Wow, young man, you can even read faces! You knew Yuan Guizhen wouldn't live long?"

I feigned profundity and gave a faint smile.

I can't read faces, but I can certainly make wild guesses. My jinx is blessed; whoever I curse will die.

Upon hearing this, Erxia's eyes suddenly lit up: "Sister Li, Brother Zu, I have a plan..."

I was taken aback, then stood up, clasped my hands in a salute, and said, "I would like to hear your brilliant plan, strategist!"

Sister Li burst out laughing.

Erxia rolled her eyes at me and laughed, "Sister Li packed up all the relevant evidence and evidence and sent it to herself via registered mail from the post office."

I was completely baffled: "Send it to yourself from the post office? Isn't that pointless and unnecessary?"

Too much money to spend? A boost to the postal and telecommunications industry?

"Let me finish," Erxia shook her head and explained:

"The postmark is an authoritative authentication. Sister Li, don't open your registered mail after you receive it. Let Liangliang open it himself when he's older. He'll then be able to confirm that it's evidence from when he was a few years old, and not a forgery!"

It turned out to be the case.

Li Jie and I exchanged a glance and suddenly realized what was going on.

Sister Li happily hugged Erxia and gave her a kiss: "People who have gone to university always have so many clever ideas!"

Sigh, such good treatment, why don't you give it to me?

I gave him a thumbs up: "This is a move most people wouldn't think of. Okay, let's do it this way."

We were talking when the phone rang.

When I answered the phone, it was actually Luo Hongyu calling.

"Old classmate, I heard you've become incredibly powerful lately, the big boss of Sanlichuan, managing Jin Sangzi and Yin Meiduo?"

"You're the one who's awesome, I'm not awesome at all." I said impatiently, "What's wrong?"

"Of course there's something going on. Liang Sanjie, Niu Jie, Niu Erge, and I are at Jin Sangzi in Sanlichuan." Luo Hongyu smiled ingratiatingly.

"Old classmate, Brother Niu Er and Sister Liang San both want to meet you. Could you do them the honor?"

Want to see me?

I've been wanting to deal with Sister Liang for a while, but I haven't had the chance yet!

Now that Yuan Guizhen has been dealt with, it's time to settle accounts with Liang Sanjie.

I thought for a moment and calmly said, "I'm not in Sanlichuan right now; I'm having dinner in the new development zone. Sister Liang and Niu Jie are looking for me, is there something you need?"

"Let's talk business, let's make money together. Old classmate, wait a minute, Brother Niu Er wants to talk to you."

The voice on the phone then switched to Niu Jie's (Niu Lao Er's) voice: "Brother Zu, this is Niu Jie, Niu Lao Er. Do you still remember me? I've been wanting to invite you to dinner, but I haven't been able to get a reservation..."

"Brother Erniu, hello there!"

I chuckled awkwardly, "How about this, you guys wait for me at Jin Sangzi for a bit, about half an hour, and I'll be back, okay?"

Niu Lao Er was flattered: "Okay, Brother Zu, we'll wait for you. Don't worry, it's okay if you come back a little later."

I hung up the phone and looked at Sister Li.

Sister Li frowned and said, "Why are you looking at me like that?"

I smiled faintly: "Sister Liang San contacted me, supposedly wanting to partner up to make money. What do you think we should do?"