A life of success begins with being a landlord.

I gave Luo Hongyu a chance before, and I really want to help her get out of this mess!

Liu Haomei, Bobo, and Aping, aren't they all doing very well now?

Luo Hongyu is my classmate. If she had wanted to leave the company, we definitely would have taken her along when we were setting up Zhongyao Company. She would have been a founding member if the company had grown bigger!

"What I mean is, I'm changing careers right now!" Luo Hongyu said angrily.

"Changing careers now is a forced move, because the operation was raided, the pimp was arrested, and it won't be easy to sell anymore, right?"

"You son of a bitch!"

Luo Hongyu gritted her teeth: "Once my leg heals, I'll go find a job. I never want to talk to you again in this lifetime."

"You think I want to talk to you? You're Lin Daiyu."

I shook my head: "Look at the woman next to me, she's prettier than you, and cleaner too. I could give her to me anytime, I wouldn't want her."

Luo Hongyu closed her eyes: "Fine, I need your help now. You can treat me however you want. I'm not human, I have no shame, just don't treat me like a human being."

I treated you like a human being, but unfortunately...

When they arrived at the Second Hospital, Ye Xiaotian was also there.

I asked Ye Xiaotian to come and take care of Luo Hongyu.

I gave Ye Xiaotian 10,000 yuan and asked him to take Luo Hongyu to see a doctor. I also told Luo Hongyu in person, "Be a decent person and don't seduce Ye Xiaotian. He just arrived; don't let him catch a disease from you!"

"Fuck your grandpa!"

"I don't have an uncle, I only have a second uncle. You can go see him anytime." I sneered and returned with Ah Xiang.

Back at Jin Sangzi, I stayed until 1:30 a.m. before taking Ah Xiang home from get off work.

I'll be staying in room 302 tonight.

Ah Xiang is very sensible. She helped me take a bath and then helped me stretch my muscles.

Exhausted, I patted Ah Xiang's bottom and said, "Go to sleep early. I'll go with you to withdraw the money tomorrow."

Ah Xiang hummed in agreement and snuggled closer to me.

……

Ah Xiang's hometown is a small mountain village thirty miles away.

The scenery is quite nice.

Ah Xiang borrowed 300 yuan from me and bought some gifts for her parents and grandparents.

Unexpectedly, Ah Xiang, who was arrogant, domineering, lacked intelligence, and was shallow and ignorant, was actually a filial daughter and a sensible granddaughter.

As we approached the village, I asked Ah Xiang, "Do your family members know that you're being kept by Dao Zai Xiong?"

"You should know, even though I didn't say it."

Ah Xiang sighed, "I often send money home, and my parents know it. A girl like me can't earn that much if she just works a regular job."

I nodded and then asked, "How did you and Daozaixiong meet?"

"I used to be a temporary worker at a bank," Ah Xiang said thoughtfully, seemingly recalling the past.

"That day, I was robbed after leaving the bank, and I happened to run into Dao Zixiong. Dao Zixiong helped me, treated me to dinner, and told me to mention his name if I ever got into trouble. After a while, Dao Zixiong... forced himself on me. Then, Dao Zixiong brought me back and gave me 20,000 yuan a month."

I understand.

Daozai Xiong rescued Ah Xiang as a hero, and then took her as his own.

I asked again, "Was Daozaixiong your first man?"

"Of course, I'm only nineteen years old this year, and I've never been in a relationship before."

"Okay, I understand."

I suddenly felt a little sorry for Ah Xiang.

Dao Zixiong isn't human either. She followed you cleanly and honestly. Now that you're tired of her, you can kick her out, but you can't let her go sell her throat lozenges, can you?

When I arrived at Ah Xiang's home, her parents warmly welcomed me.

Perhaps they think I'm the sugar daddy who's keeping Ah Xiang?

I didn't dare linger and urged Ah Xiang to go get the passbook.

After hesitating for a while, Ah Xiang took out two bankbooks. One contained 35,000 yuan, and the other 40,000 yuan.

I frowned and shook my head: "Ah Xiang, this amount of money isn't enough."

"Brother Zu, that's all I have."

Ah Xiang pulled me into the bedroom, hugged me, and pleaded, "Over the past few months, I've taken over a hundred thousand from Dao Zai Xiong. After personal expenses, this is all I have left. This money was originally intended for my parents' retirement... Now that I'm asking for the money back, I'm too ashamed to face anyone."

I remained silent, lost in thought.

Ah Xiang continued to pester me: "Brother Zu, please. I know I've helped you this time. I'll be grateful to you for the rest of my life. Whenever you want, just say the word and I'll come to be with you."

I thought about it for a moment, then pulled Ah Xiang to sit down on the bed.

Ah Xiang misunderstood, blushing as she said, "Brother Zu, this is my home... isn't it a bit inconvenient?"

I smiled without saying a word.

Ah Xiang thought for a moment, then chuckled and said, "If you really want it, I can give it to you, but you have to be quick. At most... twenty minutes, not like yesterday, which took an hour..."

"You're so young, yet your mind is full of unhealthy thoughts." I tapped Ah Xiang on the head and said seriously, "I'm different from you, I'm a decent person."

Ah Xiang chuckled: "So... what do you want to do?"

"I'm asking you, how much money did you win from my older sister when you cheated at mahjong with that pimp named A-Ping?"

"No, no," Ah Xiang stammered nervously.

"My older sister is all looks and no brains. You can fool her, but you can't fool me."

I rolled my eyes: "You give back the money you swindled from my sister and compensate for the losses at the arcade, and I'll plead with Dao Zai Xiong on your behalf."

Ah Xiang breathed a sigh of relief and hugged me affectionately, "Brother Zu, I only have a few tens of thousands of yuan, I'll give it all to you. Please help me with the specifics of what to do..."

Ah Xiang had me all excited and I started getting a little restless, touching her roughly: "Is that all? Let me search."

But just then, the door was pushed open.

Ah Xiang's mother held a plate of grapes and looked at us awkwardly.

I quickly pushed Ah Xiang away and gave an awkward smile.

"It's alright, I just brought you some fruit..." Ah Xiang's mother forced a smile, put down the grapes, and left.

Ah Xiang blushed and whispered, "My mom saw me, it's so embarrassing."

"Let's go back to the city."

I shook my head and took my leave with Ah Xiang.

Ah Xiang's parents saw me off, and earnestly told me, "Xiao Wang, come visit often when you have time, and spend time with Ah Xiang..."

"Okay, okay." I waved and drove away.

Then, at the bend in the road at the village entrance, I was stopped by seven or eight villagers.

Several villagers carried carrying poles and wooden sticks, and two other villagers, carrying hunting rifles, pointed them at my windshield.

I was taken aback and turned to ask Ah Xiang, "Ah Xiang, what does this mean?"

"This is bad, they're from our village." Ah Xiang said nervously in a low voice, "Those kids who were arrested yesterday, they're from their family."

I frowned: "I didn't catch them, why are you holding me accountable?"

As they were talking, another young man with blond hair walked over.

Damn it, how did he get out?

Nie Suo, you let that little blondie out, why didn't you tell me?

Ah Xiang understood and whispered, "I know, this young man is called Wang Kun. He must have recognized you and sent someone to stop you."

I reached into my pocket, opened the eye drop bottle, squeezed the cartilage powder into my palm, and got ready.

"Don't be afraid, Brother Zu. I'll go down and talk to them first. They're all villagers."

Ah Xiang comforted me as she opened the door and got out of the car.