A life of success begins with being a landlord.

"Sister Liang the Third?"

Sister Li frowned and gritted her teeth, saying, "Old Fourth Liang caused Xiao Gang to go to jail and suffer so much. Therefore, I strongly oppose your cooperation with Third Sister Liang!"

"Of course I won't cooperate with her."

I lowered my voice: "What I mean is, can you deal with Sister Liang now?"

Sister Li looked at me and said, "You're a man, you should make the decision."

"Alright, I'll go to Sanlichuan first and see what kind of nonsense Sister Liang is spouting!"

I stood up and drank the wine in my glass in one gulp.

Sister Li grabbed me: "Yaozu, your car isn't fixed yet. Be careful on your bike, lest Yuan Guizhen send people to deal with you again."

I laughed: "Yuan Guizhen will definitely be very well-behaved during this time and won't make any moves."

In this contest, Yuan Guizhen suffered a severe blow.

I estimate that she will completely admit defeat, and the possibility of her causing trouble again is very small.

We went back to the company to retrieve the motorcycle.

Gao Jianfeng happened to be helping out here, so I asked him to accompany me to Sanlichuan.

Walking along the road, Gao Jianfeng said, "Brother Zu, the old squad leader's comrade-in-arms, Ye Xiaotian, will arrive tomorrow. What kind of job do you plan to arrange for him, Brother Zu?"

My old squad leader told me last time that he had a comrade-in-arms who was very loyal and was looking for a job, and asked me to take care of him.

I agreed at the time and asked his comrade to come over.

"Just one comrade-in-arms, that'll be easy to arrange. He can start by working as a security guard or waiter at Jin Sangzi, to get used to the environment in Sanlichuan." I nodded and briefly mentioned it to Gao Jianfeng:

"We're starting a new company and will be hiring a lot more people in the future. Do you have any other comrades-in-arms you can introduce to us?"

The old squad leader and Gao Jianfeng's comrades-in-arms were all experts, and their combat skills were formidable.

These people are usable; as long as they are not mistreated, they will be willing to help when needed.

Li Jie and I will need these people when we start a big business in the future.

Upon hearing this, Gao Jianfeng smiled and said, "With Brother Zu's words, I'm relieved. I'll call a few more of your comrades over."

I nodded: "Just call your men over; this place is paved with gold, I guarantee you'll make money. And if you want wives, we'll provide them!"

Gao Jianfeng laughed heartily.

When I arrived at Jin Sangzi by bike, Qian Laogui told me that Niu Jie and others were in the Haitang Hall on the third floor.

I led Gao Jianfeng up to the third floor and into the Begonia Hall.

Niu Jie and Liang Sanjie, along with Luo Hongyu and two very young girls, were singing loudly and wailing in the private room.

Upon seeing me, Niu Jie quickly put down the phone, bowed and shook hands to greet me, saying, "Brother Zu, I'm sorry to have taken up your time, making you come all night."

Sister Liang also bowed and nodded to me, her face beaming with a smile.

Luo Hongyu, needless to say, swayed her hips and said in a coquettish voice, "Old classmate, I've finally waited for you."

The two little girls I didn't recognize also stood up and obediently watched me from the side.

I waved and smiled, "Don't be shy, please sit down."

Everyone sat down again.

Niu Jie turned off the music and handed me a cigarette: "Brother Zu, you're the boss of Sanlichuan now, and also the boss of Hengjie. Please take care of me in the future."

"You appointed me as the boss?"

I shook my head and laughed, "Brother Xiong is too busy, so I'm just helping out for now. I only know Nan Batian on Heng Street, and I'm certainly not the boss there. Don't talk nonsense in the future, or Brother Xiong and Sang Kun will kill me."

Niu Jie rubbed his hands together and chuckled awkwardly, "How could that be? Brother Zu is too modest."

I shook my head and cut to the chase: "You guys say you're going to cooperate to make money, how do you plan to cooperate?"

Sister Liang leaned closer to me and said with a smile, "We have some pretty girls. We'll send them over, put them in Jin Sangzi (a throat lozenge company), and let Brother Zu arrange them. We'll split the profits equally, how about that?"

I sized up the two girls that Sister Liang had brought, but didn't say anything.

The service staff at Jin Sang Zi are of higher quality than the shampoo girls on the street.

What good stuff could Sister Liang's younger sisters, who are just transient people in the alleys, possibly have?

But the two that Sister Liang brought tonight were indeed quite good.

He looked about sixteen or seventeen years old, as if he were still untainted.

Sister Liang moved closer to me again and whispered in my ear, "Brother Zu, these two are both virgins. I brought them here as a gift for you... If you don't mind, Brother Zu, you can train these two newcomers."

"Both of them are...young women?" I was somewhat surprised.

"Of course! If Brother Zu doesn't believe me, we can check right now," Sister Liang said with a smug smile.

"Okay, I believe you."

I looked at Sister Liang and asked, "Are these two girls from our hometown? Did you call them over?"

Sister Liang is from our hometown, and I strongly suspect that the people she found are also from our hometown.

"What's wrong? Are you hesitant to try it because you're from our hometown? Or have you had enough of the taste of home and it's not fresh anymore?"

Luo Hongyu interjected, raising an eyebrow and smiling, "These two beauties are from Xifei County next door. You could say they're from our hometown, or you could say they're not. Feel free to have some fun, I guarantee nothing will happen."

Gao Jianfeng, who was sitting in the corner, was slightly startled upon hearing this.

The county next to ours is Gao Jianfeng's hometown!

Sister Liang moved aside and beckoned to the two beauties, "Xiao Ying, Xiao Jing, come over and sit here with Brother Zu."

Crystal clear? It sounds like a flower name.

I really admire people like Sister Liang. She racks her brains every day to come up with nicknames for the beauties under her command. It must be very tiring.

Two beautiful women walked over together and sat on my left and right sides respectively.

I stood up, pulled up the two Jingying sisters, and brought them to Gao Jianfeng: "Old Gao, take these two beauties out for a chat. You're from the same hometown, so get to know each other better."

Gao Jianfeng doesn't have a girlfriend, so I let him choose one.

Gao Jianfeng had never seen anything like this before, nor did he understand what I meant. He stood up, grinning foolishly, and dared not move.

I glared at them: "Take them out, get another private room, it's on me."

After much hesitation, Gao Jianfeng finally took the two Jingying sisters out.

I followed them out and called to the waiter, "Get a small private room so the three of them can have some fun."

The waiter nodded and led Gao Jianfeng and the other two away.

I ordered a few more bottles of imported liquor, returned to Sister Liang and Niu Jie's private room, and said with a smile, "It's rare for you to come see me, come on, let's drink to our hearts' content tonight! Tonight's expenses are all on me, you don't need to worry about it!"

Liang Sanjie was flattered and overwhelmed: "Brother Zu, how can you accept this?"

"Yes, old classmate, didn't this make you spend money?" Luo Hongyu continued to whine.

I pinched Luo Hongyu: "Damn it, this isn't the first time you've made me spend money. That night, you even asked me for three hundred yuan!"

Liang Sanjie and Niu Jie burst into laughter.

Luo Hongyu rolled her eyes: "How annoying, you hurt me... What three hundred yuan? That was a gift from you, I didn't ask you for it."

I opened the bottle and poured everyone a full glass: "Cheers!"

I only drink and talk about our shared hometown ties; I don't discuss business collaborations.

Liang Sanjie tried to get closer to me: "Brother Zu, Hongyu told me that you used to study in our county, is that right?"

"Yes, I went to high school in the county town."

"Back then, I often went to your school, but I don't think I ever saw you there," Sister Liang said with a smile. "Brother Zu was so handsome and dashing, tall and strong, he must have had many girlfriends back then, right?"

I shook my head: "When I was in school, I was very honest. You can ask Hongyu if you don't believe me. It was only after coming to Dongguan that I was corrupted by the people here. Sigh!"

That's half true and half false.

When I was in school, I wasn't exactly a good student, but I wasn't a bad one either.

Arriving at Sanlichuan, I was indeed led astray.

Sister Liang chuckled and asked, "Have you heard of my younger brother, Liang Laosi? He's quite well-known in the county town, isn't he?"

Damn it, it's better not to mention Liang Laosi. Just mentioning Liang Laosi makes me want to give Liang Sanjie a good beating right here!

"Liang Laosi?"

I deliberately frowned and pretended to be deep in thought, then suddenly realized, "Oh, so Liang Laosi from the county town is your brother? He's quite famous and very powerful in the county!"