A life of success begins with being a landlord.

I sighed because I had fallen into depravity, and I even felt a little disgusted with myself.

That once innocent boy is gone forever!

The next morning, Ah Xiang woke up, scratched my nose, and chuckled softly, "Get up, Brother Zu. If Sister Li sees you later, she'll scold you again."

"Ignore her, go back to sleep."

With a sudden pull, I scooped Ah Xiang up and covered her with a blanket.

Ah Xiang laughed and said, "Brother Zu, please spare me, I really can't take it anymore... all my bones feel like they're falling apart."

I then sat up and lit a cigarette.

The phone rang; it was Aunt Lan calling.

I suddenly remembered that today was the day we were supposed to visit the nursing home and the orphanage!

"Good morning, Aunt Lan." I quickly answered the phone, trying to sound calm. "I'm getting ready here, Aunt Lan. Where should we meet?"

"At 8:40, wait for me at the entrance of the Xiyanghong Nursing Home in Hengjie Town. I'll be there at 8:50 sharp." Aunt Lan hung up the phone.

I checked the time; it was already 7:30. I was so scared I almost wet myself. I scrambled out of bed, dressed, and yelled as I opened the door:

"Erxia, Sister Li, quickly prepare the gifts and go visit them. Hurry, there's no time!"

Erxia stood in front of the office door, rolling her eyes at me: "President Wang, I've already prepared everything for you."

When I looked, I saw that Erxia had already changed into her secretary outfit.

Sister Li walked out of the office, dressed in a domineering female CEO suit.

Ding Zhili was wearing a yellow vest with the four large characters "Zhongyao Company" on the front and back.

Gao Jianfeng, along with the old squad leader, Chen Feng, and Ye Xiaotian, also wearing yellow vests, filed out one after another.

Damn, it turns out everyone was prepared all along, watching Ah Xiang and me get up!

Ah Xiang, with her fluffy hair, peeked out and saw so many people outside the door, then shrank back in fright.

"Sorry, I went to bed late last night."

I chuckled and quickly went to wash up.

Erxia prepared a small truck, and together with Ding Zhili's own van, prepared more than 20,000 yuan worth of gifts, claiming to have spent 100,000 yuan.

The gifts sent to the nursing home included several wheelchairs, dozens of straw mats, dozens of walking sticks, as well as blankets and pillows...

The gifts from the orphanage, besides some snacks, were mostly toys. There was also a batch of unsold books being disposed of by the Sihai Printing Factory, which we bought as garbage.

After I finished washing up, changed my clothes, and dressed myself up smartly, I called everyone to set off.

Sister Li and Erxia sat in my car, neither of them saying a word.

I didn't say anything either.

I know that Sister Li is unhappy because I've become too bold and brazenly slept with Ah Xiang without asking her permission; as for Er Xia, she's obviously jealous.

I really don't understand what Erxia is jealous of. Although we've been intimate, there were no promises between us.

Sigh, I'm reminded of the swallows again.

I did promise Chunyan that I would marry her. But now... Chunyan has flown away and hasn't contacted me at all!

Along the way, the three of us, each with our own ulterior motives, remained silent, as still as a stagnant pool!

At 8:30, I arrived at the entrance of the Xiyanghong Nursing Home on time and waited for Aunt Lan.

Aunt Lan arrived at the nursing home ten minutes later, accompanied by a large convoy of cars and reporters.

In addition to our Zhongyao Company, there were seven or eight other large companies participating in this event, all of whose CEOs personally attended.

After a brief greeting, Aunt Lan took the lead in the event, gave a speech, and then offered her condolences to the elderly.

Li Jie and I were interviewed by the TV station as "outstanding young entrepreneurs".

Then, a group of us "philanthropic entrepreneurs" took a group photo together.

Next, without stopping, we visited a nearby orphanage and went through the same process again.

During the visit, my phone kept ringing.

I simply turned off my phone and focused on cooperating with the event.

The visit concluded at 11:00 AM.

Aunt Lan smiled and said, "At noon, we'll have a simple working lunch and get together with you enthusiastic entrepreneurs to chat and get to know each other."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Of course I couldn't run away, so I followed Aunt Lan's arrangements.

We had lunch at a hotel on Heng Street.

I took a moment to turn on my phone, and it was bombarded with calls again.

One of them was Kuai Dafa, who invited me to Sanlichuan. I gave him a good scolding and told him to wait.

Another one is Liang Laosi, who asked me to meet him to discuss Liang Sanjie's matter.

I thought for a moment and told Liang Laosi, "I'm running errands this morning. Wait for me to call you."

And Niu Jie, he was actually with Liang Laosi, wanting to see me.

I shut down my computer again, putting aside all these messy worries, and focused on eating.

Aunt Lan took care of me and introduced me to General Manager Zhang, General Manager Wang, General Manager Li, General Manager Zhao, and General Manager Liu present at the event…

There is a boss named Liu Shulin who runs a cable factory in Dongguan City. He is also the president of the Dongguan Anhui Entrepreneurs Association and the vice president of the Gangzhou Anhui Entrepreneurs Association.

Liu Shulin also knew that Aunt Lan had taken care of me, so he was very polite to me and invited me to visit his cable factory. He also said that he would arrange for me to be the vice president of the "Anhui Entrepreneurs Association in Dongguan".

I suggested that Sister Li be the vice president, and I be the secretary, serving everyone tea and water.

Liu Shulin laughed and said, "That would be too unfair to you, brother. How about this, Miss Hu will be the vice president, and you will be the deputy secretary-general."

As a result, Sister Li and I both successfully secured official positions!

As the saying goes, "Once you put on an official hat, your mouth will become crooked."

On the way back, Vice President Ms. Hu Xiaoli was full of energy, pointing out the big picture and exuding an air of superiority that even the entire city of Dongguan couldn't contain.

Erxia laughed and said, "It seems Sister Li has a knack for officialdom. She's become quite different since she got a title!"

"Ahem!" Sister Li said seriously, "During work hours and in the workplace, you must always address me by my title. From now on, you should call me Vice President!"

I suppressed a laugh: "Sister Li, did you know that old man at the Sanlichuan vegetable market who repairs shoes and changes zippers is from our hometown?"

"I don't know him, why?"

"Oh, he's also the vice president of our province's chamber of commerce in Dongguan. He might sit next to you at the next meeting."

To be honest, the position and title of Vice President of the Dongguan-Anhui Entrepreneurs Association is really ordinary and only fools migrant workers.

First of all, Dongguan is a small place, not comparable to Hong Kong or Shenzhen.

If you are a vice president in Hong Kong, Zhoukou or Shenzhen, then the title is more valuable.

Secondly, if there's a chamber of commerce for entrepreneurs from Anhui, then there must be chambers for entrepreneurs from Jiangxi, Hunan, Guangxi, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Heilongjiang, Hainan, and so on. Which of these chambers of commerce doesn't have a dozen or more vice presidents?

If you shout "Vice President" on the street, I bet seven or eight people will rush to answer!

"You're talking nonsense." Sister Li chuckled. "I'm the vice president, I still have some value, right? Going back to redo my business cards, there'll be another line of text!"

Erxia laughed and said, "Whether it's valuable or not, having another title is never a bad thing."

Sister Li nodded: "That's right. I've been in school since I was little, and I've never even been a group leader. Now that I'm the vice president, it's like my ancestors' graves are emitting auspicious smoke!"

We chatted and laughed all the way, as if we had forgotten the awkward silence we had shared that morning.

After dropping Sister Li and Erxia off at Zhongyao Company, I pondered for a moment and said, "Sister Li, Niu Jie and Liang Laosi are hanging out together. They want to meet with me to talk about Sister Liang San. Do you want to go?"