A life of success begins with being a landlord.

After hanging up the phone, I turned around and saw Sister Li walking towards me.

"Hey bro, who were you talking to on the phone for so long?" Sister Li asked me.

"Oh, it's Chunyan."

I shook my phone: "Sister Li, you lost. Chunyan just said that her grandfather's funeral arrangements have been completed, and they are currently building a few houses at home. Once the houses are finished, she will come back to work."

"Building a house, and they're asking you for money again, aren't they? How much?" Sister Li was very sensitive.

"No, I didn't ask for any money."

I lied, shaking my head and laughing, "Sister Li, Chunyan and Sister Ling are both kind people, they have no bad intentions, and they would never lie to me."

"Heh... I'm afraid I can't fool you enough."

Sister Li pursed her lips and shook her head: "Don't believe in feelings, feelings are worthless. Fifty yuan, and you can get a shampoo girl from Sanlichuan to sleep with you. Three hundred yuan, and you can pick any girl you want at Jin Sangzi..."

"Sister Li, don't put it so harshly."

I rolled my eyes: "If I wanted to find women at Jin Sangzi, I wouldn't have to spend a single penny!"

If I have to spend money on Jin Sang Zi (a Chinese throat lozenge), how pathetic am I!

As they were talking, Chen Feng arrived with Sun Qianqian, and Gao Jianfeng arrived with Sun Tingting; the two young couples came together.

I quickly changed the subject, calling Chen Feng and Gao Jianfeng aside and asking in a low voice, "How did you two sleep last night?"

"Brother Zu, it's just... that kind of thing, don't ask." Chen Feng grinned foolishly.

Gao Jianfeng chuckled and whispered, "We're together now, Brother Zu."

"You've already slept. That's good!"

I nodded: "You two continue your relationship, the deeper the better. In a couple of days, I'll send Tingting and Qianqian to work."

Once a man and a woman break the ice and consummate their marriage, their relationship becomes more stable.

Gao Jianfeng smiled and said, "I came to ask if there's any work to do today."

Having tasted success, this guy's work enthusiasm also increased.

"All four of you go back to Sanlichuan and work with the old squad leader to give buildings 26 and 27 a thorough cleaning, from the top floor to the bottom, including the stairwells and walls. Make sure the environment is clean and tidy."

I had no choice but to assign them some tasks: "Also, cooperate with the old squad leader to collect all the rent and utility fees that are due."

In name only, I am still the manager of Buildings 26 and 27, and I still have to do the work that needs to be done.

"Okay, Brother Zu!" Gao Jianfeng and Chen Feng both readily agreed, "We guarantee we'll complete the mission!"

"etc!"

I called Gao Jianfeng over again: "That fat bastard Kuai Dafa, you two young couples used to live in room 404. You should contact a worker to fix that bathroom, and we'll reimburse you for the cost."

Young couples need a room together so they can do things they love.

I'm such a good old godfather, I'm speechless. I'm even moved by my own words.

After arranging work for Gao Jianfeng and the others, I went to the post office to send money to Chunyan.

Coincidentally, I ran into Bingbing, the beautiful singer with the golden voice, as I entered.

I don't know Bingbing's surname, but I do know that she is from the same province as me.

Bingbing has an artistic and literary style, wears glasses every day, and dresses like an elementary school teacher.

The night before last, Bingbing asked the restaurant owner to make me some soup for supper, saying it was good for my stomach.

"Hi, Brother Zu!" Bingbing said happily, coming closer with a smile, "Are you at the post office to send money home?"

"Oh, sending money to a friend." I looked Bingbing up and down and smiled, "You're sending money home?"

Bingbing nodded: "Yes, they send a little every month."

I took the remittance slip and filled it out with Bingbing.

Bingbing didn't write, but watched me write and exclaimed, "Brother Zu, your penmanship is really good... I never expected that you are both literate and martial."

"Both scholarly and martial?" I was a little embarrassed and laughed, "What's the use of being both scholarly and martial? You can't even find a wife if you're not skilled in both."

"Brother Zu, how could you possibly lack wives in the future? I'm just afraid that if you have too many wives, they'll be jealous and fighting every day, and you won't be able to handle it." Bingbing pushed her remittance slip over as well.

"Brother Zu, can you help me fill out this form? My handwriting is terrible."

I nodded, filled out my own remittance form first, and then filled out a form for Bingbing.

Bingbing has two bills, one for 1200 yuan, which was sent to her home.

The other 800 yuan note was sent to their hometown elementary school. They wouldn't let me fill in the remitter's name or address, meaning it was an anonymous remittance. The note said it was for the students' lunch.

I was a little confused and asked, "Bingbing, what's the deal with sending 800 yuan to the elementary school?"

Bingbing smiled shyly, "My hometown is very poor. Many children go to school but can't afford to eat lunch. This donation is... to do my best to help those left-behind children."

"Bingbing, so you're also an ambassador of goodwill!" I exclaimed with deep respect.

Even in the midst of worldly affairs, there are those with true character.

Although her profession is not honorable, Bingbing's humanity is beyond reproach.

Bingbing became even more shy and hurriedly shook her head: "This little bit of money...it's actually not much, very little."

I nodded and then asked, "This money is sent to the school principal. Can you guarantee that it will be spent on the students?"

"The principal is a good person. I used to study there, I know that."

Bingbing nodded: "Back then, the principal often paid out of his own pocket to make lunch for the students. For two years, I didn't pay any living expenses and ate the principal's food."

"That's good." I was relieved.

After making the remittance, I drove Bingbing back to Sanlichuan.

"Brother Zu, could I ask you for a favor?"

Walking down the street, Bingbing suddenly spoke up: "Xie Xia is my supervisor. She... withheld 11,000 yuan from me and hasn't paid me back... I want to get that money back, and then... quit and find a proper factory job."

I frowned: "Why did Xie Xia deduct your pay?"

"She said she'd give it to me at the end of the year, but I know she doesn't want to," Bingbing sighed. "Xie Xia and I aren't from the same province. Sometimes they gang up on me and deliberately bully me."

"Okay, I'll get it for you." I nodded.

"Brother Zu, what are you planning to do with it?" Bingbing suddenly smiled and whispered, "Why don't you tell Xie Xia that I'm your girlfriend, and she'll give you the money?"

I laughed and said, "But you're not my girlfriend!"

Bingbing blushed: "It's just an excuse. I'm afraid Brother Zu wouldn't be interested in me being your girlfriend. You know, no man would respect us in this line of work."

"It's okay, I don't care, as long as we can make a living in the future."

Seeing how pitiful Bingbing sounded, I felt too embarrassed to joke around anymore.

In the spirit of saving money, I planned to have a meal at Fatty's place.

But then the old squad leader called and said that his comrade-in-arms Ye Xiaotian had arrived. He was at Changhong Restaurant, hosting a welcome dinner for Ye Xiaotian, and asked me to keep him company and chat about Ye Xiaotian's work.

I patted Bingbing on the shoulder: "Bingbing, a sucker is treating us to lunch, so we don't need to eat fried noodles."

Bingbing was still worried and asked, "Who's treating us to dinner? Is it appropriate for me to go?"

"Of course it's suitable!"

Without saying a word, I grabbed Bingbing and left.

The private room on the second floor of Changhong Restaurant was full of people.

The old squad leader and Yue Qiaoyun, Chen Feng and Sun Qianqian, Gao Jianfeng and Sun Tingting, one pair after another.

There was also a single guy, about 1.75 meters tall, with a straight back, a buzz cut, a square face, regular features, and an aura of righteousness.

No need to ask, this is Ye Xiaotian.

"Brother Zu, this is my comrade-in-arms Ye Xiaotian..." the old squad leader introduced to me.

Ye Xiaotian also stepped forward, nodded and greeted him: "Hello, Brother Zu, please take care of me in the future."

I nodded, sat down, and asked, "I heard from the old squad leader that you're pretty good at kung fu. How many people can you take on?"