A life of success begins with being a landlord.

I waved my hand and laughed, "Sister Li, don't worry. Your little brother isn't the weakling he was when he first arrived. Now, I can stand on equal footing with Dao Zai Xiong, and even go toe-to-toe with him. Dao Zai Xiong would rather offend Ah Xiang than make things difficult for me."

"That's awesome?"

Sister Li laughed: "Since you put it that way, then I'll go back to Sanlichuan with you and see what my little brother is like there."

I called out to Sister Li and Erxia, "Come on over, I'll show you around the wonderful world!"

Erxia and Sister Li laughed and joked as they got into the car with me.

When we arrived at Sanlichuan, I asked Sister Li and Erxia to go back to 302 first for a nostalgic visit.

Then, I went to Dao Zixiong's big villa.

When I got to the second floor, I was surprised.

Ah Xiang knelt on the ground with disheveled hair, her face pale and her whole body trembling.

Dao Zixiong sat on the sofa smoking, his face dark.

"Brother Xiong, what's wrong?" I had a premonition, but I didn't dare to be sure.

This time, Dao Zai Xiong should kick Ah Xiang out and discard her like trash.

"Hey bro, take that bitch to Jin Sangzi and make her sell herself!"

Dao Zai Xiong, furious, pointed at Ah Xiang: "I run a business, and she vandalizes it; I work hard to earn money, and she extorts it from me. I didn't come this afternoon; if I had, I would have killed all those thugs!"

Sure enough, Ah Xiang, that stupid and clueless idiot, completely enraged Dao Zai Xiong.

Ah Xiang knelt on the ground, pleading in a trembling voice, "Brother Xiong, I know I was wrong, please..."

"It's no use begging. I've had my fun, and you should get out of here!"

Dao Zixiong roared, "In the past six months, you've spent hundreds of thousands of my money. You smashed up my arcade, causing me another hundred thousand. Go and sell off the money slowly. I'll let you go when you've paid it all back. Otherwise, I'll kill your whole family!"

Ah Xiang dared not say anything more and looked at me pitifully.

I thought for a moment, then said in a low voice, "Brother Xiong, this isn't right. Sister Xiang is, after all, your woman..."

"Bullshit!" Daozai Xiong glared, then realized it wasn't right and explained to me:

"I'm not saying you're talking nonsense, I'm saying Ah Xiang... she's not my woman. To me, she's like toilet paper, I use her and then throw her away."

Damn, what a great analogy.

Couldn't you use a more elegant analogy?

Dao Zaixiong stood up and said again, "Next time something like this happens, you can beat me to a pulp. They used my name and wrecked my place; they're not friends, they're enemies!"

I nodded: "I understand, Xiong Ge."

"Take Ah Xiang away, take her to Jin Sang Zi, and make her work at the counter from now on!" Dao Zai Xiong waved his hand, seemingly never wanting to see Ah Xiang again.

I looked Ah Xiang up and down, and after a moment of silence, I said, "Come with me, Ah Xiang."

Ah Xiang still wanted to beg for mercy, looking at Dao Zai Xiong.

But Dao Zai Xiong turned away without even looking at her.

I grabbed Ah Xiang's arm and led her downstairs.

Ah Xiang was still somewhat resistant and dragged her feet.

I whispered, "If you don't leave now, and you anger Brother Xiong, he'll beat you to death."

Ah Xiang finally gave up and followed me out the door.

I put Ah Xiang into the car and took her to 302.

Sister Li opened the door and was taken aback when she saw Ah Xiang: "Ah Xiang, what's wrong with you...?"

"Little fox, Xiong-ge... he... he doesn't want me anymore," Ah Xiang cried.

"Ahem!" I said sternly, "Ah Xiang, you should know your place. 'Little fox,' is that how you address someone? Call her Sister Li!"

"You..." Ah Xiang is really clueless, still looking at me with confusion.

So, what do you mean, I've been calling you "Little Fox" for so long, why do I have to call you "Sister Li" now?

I lifted Ah Xiang's chin:

"You used to be Dao Zai Xiong's woman. People were afraid of you and gave way to you because of Dao Zai Xiong's influence. Now, you're like a stray dog ​​on the street, anyone can kick you around, understand? Little fox? She's now Sister Li, whom you can't even dream of befriending, understand?"

If she dares to call me "little fox" again, I can have Erxia pull out her teeth one by one.

"Sister Li, I...I understand..." Ah Xiang then realized her identity and obediently nodded and bowed to Sister Li.

"Ah Xiang, don't be so polite," Sister Li said, as was her habit.

"Sister Li, ignore her."

I shook my head and pointed at Ah Xiang: "Dao Zixiong doesn't want her anymore. He'll make her pay back the money and go work at Jin Sangzi to earn money. From now on, she'll be no different from the women in roadside hair salons."

Li Jie and Er Xia were both astonished.

I smiled and told Ah Xiang, "Go to the bathroom and wash your face. I'll take you to Jin Sangzi for work later."

"I understand." Ah Xiang wiped away her tears and walked towards the bathroom.

"Come back," I called to Ah Xiang. "From now on, call me Brother Zu."

"Oh, Brother Zu, I... I understand." Ah Xiang nodded fearfully.

Sister Li sighed, took Ah Xiang to wash her face, and helped her tidy her clothes.

Erxia looked at me and chuckled softly, "Axiang is quite pretty. Without Jin Sangzi, I'm afraid..."

"What are you afraid of?"

"You're probably her first customer, aren't you?" Erxia rolled her eyes.

Customer? I'm the boss, you know!

Are you jealous?

I chuckled and said, "I'm a manager at Jin Sangzi, not a customer. I don't have to pay for anything at Jin Sangzi."

Erxia glared at her: "What's it to me? I'm not your wife."

It's none of your business, so why are you asking?

As for how I deal with Ah Xiang, that's my business.

Not long after, Ah Xiang came out after washing her face.

She is indeed a beautiful young woman with delicate features and a petite figure.

Sister Li pulled me aside and whispered, "Just now, Ah Xiang begged me to help her..."

I asked, "How does Sister Li plan to help her? Dao Zixiong said she needs to refund several hundred thousand yuan for the past six months' expenses, plus one hundred thousand yuan in damages for the arcade. Let's say three hundred thousand yuan in total. Will you cover that?"

Sister Li glared at me: "Do you think I have the money to pay? Why should I pay?"

Sister Li sighed: "What I mean is, could you plead with Dao Zai Xiong on my behalf?"

"Knife-tsung is in a bad mood and wants to take it out on Ah-heung. If I plead for her now, I'll only be making a fool of myself."

"So what are you planning to do? Really take Ah Xiang to Jin Sang Zi?"

"Otherwise what?"

I sighed and said, "Knife-boy-hung is angry, so we can only listen to him and let him vent his anger first. In a few days, when he's calmed down, I'll talk to him again."

Sister Li is so kind.

Ah Xiang looked down on us so much back then, and yesterday she was still making things difficult for me and cursing at me.

Now, Sister Li is pleading for her.

To be honest, I was already being quite generous by not kicking Ah Xiang when she was down!

Sister Li nodded: "Alright, I can't control this, you handle it."

I nodded and called to Ah Xiang, "Let's go, Ah Xiang. I can't disobey Dao Zai Xiong's arrangements. I'll take you to Jin Sang Zi now to earn money to pay off our debts."

"Brother Zu, I don't want to..."

Ah Xiang knelt down and hugged my leg: "Brother Zu, please help me, please say a good word for me in front of Brother Xiong. I can leave, but I really don't have the money to pay him back."