A life of success begins with being a landlord.

I told Lei to bring cold water and wash these guys' faces.

I washed my hands and face, lit a cigarette, and kicked Wang Kun: "You little bastards, you old bastards. You want to go to Sanlichuan Detention Center? I sent you there yesterday, and I can send you there again today, believe it or not?"

Having suffered yesterday, Wang Kun pleaded on the spot, "Brother Zu, please have mercy on us, spare my father..."

Ah Xiang also clung to my arm, pleading desperately for my life.

"Alright, Ah Xiang." I glared at him and pointed at Wang Kun:

"They were the ones who caused trouble yesterday, smashing up the arcade and causing us huge losses. What, are you being unreasonable? Just because they smashed up the arcade doesn't mean they got away with it?"

Wang Kun lowered his head, not daring to speak.

I then scolded Wang Kun's father: "Old Wang, I'm not trying to be mean, but you have to educate your son properly, right? Your son is immature, but are you immature too? Your Tao family village cares about face, but we run an arcade and we don't care about face either? I don't want to bully you, but you can't bully me, right?"

"Yes, yes, you're right." Old Wang tried to get closer to me again: "I'm the son-in-law of the Tao family, I married into the family. Your surname is Wang, and mine is Wang... Actually, we're family."

Holy crap, they're a family now?

I laughed out loud: "Alright then, Brother Wang. You pay the 50,000 yuan for the arcade's losses, and I'll get the police station to release him. From now on, we'll keep to ourselves."

Old Wang sighed, "Fifty thousand yuan, that's too much."

"Brother Zu, I'll pay for this." Ah Xiang sighed, taking my hand. "Brother Zu, let them go. I'll give you the money."

I rolled my eyes: "Do you even have that much money?"

Ah Xiang thought for a moment, then pulled me into the Golden Throat Hall, her eyes red and whispering, "Brother Zu, if all else fails, just listen to Dao Zai Xiong and let me sit here and sell my services slowly... to earn money to pay you back."

Ah Xiang could only weep.

"Alright, I'll help you."

I finally softened, patted Ah Xiang on the shoulder, walked out, and in front of Lao Wang and the others, called Director Nie and asked him to release the person.

Nie didn't say anything, but agreed to release the man in the afternoon.

Old Wang and the others breathed a sigh of relief and thanked me profusely.

"Don't thank me, just thank Ah Xiang. She begged me for help; otherwise, it wouldn't have been so easy." I kicked Wang Kun again.

"From now on, when you and your cronies come to Sanlichuan, you'd better behave yourselves. Want to be my friends? Welcome. Want to be my enemies? I'm not afraid either!"

Wang Kun nodded and bowed, "Thank you so much, Brother Zu!"

I waved my hand and said, "Then go to Sanlichuan Depot and wait to be released this afternoon. I'm busy here and don't have time to invite you to stay for lunch."

Old Wang offered me a cigarette: "Brother Wang, I'll treat you to dinner another day. We're all one family, Old Wang. If you're so capable, help me deal with that bastard Wang Kun."

"Help you discipline your son? Sure!" I chuckled and patted Wang Kun on the shoulder. "You little rascal, did you hear me? I'm your uncle now. If you dare to cause trouble again, I'll slap you across the face."

Wang Kun, being quick-witted, immediately nodded: "Uncle Wang, I will definitely listen to you from now on."

Upon seeing this, Ah Xiang beamed with joy.

Wang Kun and the others left.

I also took Ah Xiang to the bank to withdraw money.

Seventy-five thousand, all of it was withdrawn.

"Brother Zu, here's all the money... please ask Daozai Xiong to let me go." Ah Xiang was reluctant, but dared not refuse.

After receiving the money, I pondered for a moment and said, "I'll talk to Daozai Xiong when I have time; it shouldn't be a big problem."

After leaving the bank, I took Ah Xiang and drove back to Sanlichuan.

At Fatty's place, Ah Xiang and I ate some fried noodles and then went upstairs to work in room 302.

Ah Xiang is grateful and wants to thank me again.

I declined, laughing, "It's broad daylight, let's get down to business."

Ah Xiang laughed and said, "What important business is it? I'll take care of it."

I took out the prepared medicinal wine and asked Ah Xiang to repackage it for me using beverage bottles.

Ah Xiang asked me, "What kind of wine is this?"

"Aphrodisiac wine. For men."

"You're so amazing, why do you need aphrodisiacs?" Ah Xiang chuckled as she looked at me. "You always last for tens of minutes..."

"Do you like it?" I asked.

"I like him." Ah Xiang blushed and said softly, "Dao Zai Xiong is no good. Sometimes... he's just willing but unable to do anything. Even medication doesn't work. I thought all men were like that..."

Looking at Ah Xiang's shy appearance, I suddenly didn't want to do anything serious anymore.

After drinking a cup of medicinal wine, Ah Xiang and I tried it out.

There was lightning and thunder outside, and it was pouring rain.

The flowers in the corner, unable to withstand the storm, sway precariously, looking pitiful.

It took a full hour and a half for the storm to pass.

Ah Xiang was exhausted, but also incredibly happy. She whispered in my ear, "Brother Zu, can I follow you for the rest of my life?"

"I don't have any money, I can't afford to support you." I wiped the sweat off Ah Xiang's body.

"I don't want money, I want you. I'd be willing to eat coarse food and sleep under bridges with you."

Ah Xiang breathed softly, "With a man like you, I've finally realized the happiness of being a woman. Now, even if Dao Zai Xiong knelt down and begged me, I wouldn't go back. He's a eunuch, a useless piece of trash!"

"If you like it, you can come with me."

I felt a mix of pride and emotion.

Moreover, I've come to understand a principle.

A man doesn't necessarily need money or power to conquer a woman.

A woman's happiness does not necessarily stem from money; it may also come from her body's instinctive feelings.

Sometimes, things in bed can be more important to a woman.

In my hometown village, there lived a man named Erluzi. He wasn't good at making money, but he was exceptionally healthy. Therefore, his wife worked tirelessly and never complained. It's said that in the dead of night, the neighbors could hear Erluzi's wife's happy moans.

I was smoking a cigarette afterward when there was a knock on the door.

I thought it was the old squad leader or Gao Jianfeng, so I asked Ah Xiang to open the door.

Ah Xiang slipped on Sister Li's nightgown and went downstairs to open the door: "Who is it... Ah, Sister Li?"

Is Sister Li here?

I was also taken aback, and hurriedly jumped out of bed, frantically putting on my clothes!

Sister Li has already come in, looking at me and Ah Xiang in astonishment.

Ah Xiang had regained her composure and smiled, "Sister Li, it's raining heavily outside, why...why are you here?"

"If I hadn't come, you probably... would have already given birth to your son."

Sister Li glared at Ah Xiang, pushed me into the bedroom, and slammed the door shut.

I knew something was wrong.

What happened today can no longer be kept secret; Sister Li will probably come after me.

Sure enough, Sister Li glanced at the large bed, lifted the sheet and shook it, her face full of disgust and anger: "Wang Yaozu, you and Ah Xiang are doing such shameless things on my bed? This is my bed, aren't you... too shameless?"

I crouched down, covering my head, and pretended to be pitiful: "Sister Li, we didn't."

"You still say you don't? See for yourself!"

Sister Li got angry, rolled the bed sheet into a ball, and threw it over my head: "Look for yourself!"