A life of success begins with being a landlord.

Niu Jie quickly pulled out a cigarette: "Brother Zu, I still want to discuss Sister Liang's matter with you..."

I nodded and led Niu Jie to the Jin Sangzi office on the fifth floor.

Niu Jie visited my office and showered me with praise and flattery.

"Brother Niu, just say what you want to say, I'm very busy." I sat down.

"Brother Zu, it's like this."

Niu Jie sighed, "I just spoke with Liang Laosi. You're a magnanimous person, please let him off the hook. As for compensation, make him give us 20,000 yuan..."

I interrupted Niu Jie: "Twenty thousand yuan? You think you can give that to a beggar? Tell Liang Laosi it's 134,400 yuan, not a penny less. He can refuse to give the money, but I can send Liang Sanjie to jail for three and a half years. Not a single day less, and I'll admit I'm incompetent."

Niu Jie was so anxious that he scratched his head and pleaded, "Brother Zu, please give me some face."

I shrugged: "I've already given you face. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have met with Liang Laosi today."

Niu Jie sighed and changed the subject: "By the way, Brother Zu, what are your plans for developing Wuwei Alley in the future?"

"Integrate resources and build a large bar and KTV."

I put on airs and said, "Songyuli has a large population flow, and the population will increase significantly in the future. Let's get this going first, and we can make a lot of money later."

Niu Jie hesitated, "Large bars and KTVs require buildings. Songyuli is full of small houses, how can we manage?"

"The house can be built, it'll be done quickly," I said in a very old-fashioned tone.

Actually, Daozai Xiong and I have discussed this issue, and we do need to build a house.

Buy two houses and expand them a bit; with Director Song's help, the paperwork will be easy to handle.

"Building houses is fine, I have land, I can contribute it as investment." Niu Jie got excited: "Then I'll wait for Brother Zu to take me under his wing."

I smiled and said, "Just wait and see, the better days are yet to come."

After chatting for a while, Niu Jie insisted on inviting me to dinner.

I firmly declined, telling Niu Jie to do as he pleased.

Niu Jie sighed, shook his head, and walked away.

I went down to check and found Bingbing. Taking a moment, I asked, "Bingbing, has Xie Xia paid you back the money she owes you?"

"They still owe me three thousand, saying they'll pay next month. Thanks for your help, Brother Zu."

Bingbing was very happy and whispered, "When Xie Xia gave me the money, she had a long face and was furious. If it weren't for your help, she wouldn't have given it to me at all..."

"Very good." I patted Bingbing's head: "Bingbing, you don't have to work here anymore, come work for me, and you can stay with me from now on."

"Follow you?" Bingbing was overjoyed and whispered with a smile, "Brother Zu, will you marry me? I do!"

Holy crap, are you serious?

"Bingbing, I already have a fiancée, so I can't marry you. If we meet again in the next life, I will definitely marry you." I smiled bitterly.

Bingbing is a good girl, but I don't dare to marry her.

A girl like that can only marry an honest man who doesn't know the truth in the future.

"Brother Zu, I know I'm not good enough for you. I was just joking." Bingbing forced a smile, then asked, "So, what kind of work will I do if I follow you, Brother Zu? Will I be able to earn a thousand yuan a month?"

"One or two thousand a month, I can guarantee that."

I suddenly felt a pang of heartache and felt sorry for Bingbing, so I hugged her and said, "We're planning to start a large-scale recycling company. You can do whatever you want."

"Brother Zu, you're a good person." Bingbing nestled in my arms, suddenly bursting into tears: "Just like me, Gege."

I wiped away Bingbing's tears, and suddenly my eyes lit up: "What's your brother doing? If he's honest and hardworking, he can come work for me too."

Once the supplies company is established, it will require a lot of people.

Ideally, they should all be your trusted confidants!

My brother... is dead.

Bingbing cried even harder, sobbing against my chest: "A few years ago, he was working in Jiangsu and Zhejiang when he was beaten to death, and the murderer has never been found."

This……

I sighed.

It seems that the security situation along the coast of Jiangsu and Zhejiang is not very good these days.

Bingbing nodded: "Brother Zu, when do I go to report?"

"Resign now and come to my office. I'll take you home after get off work tonight, and you'll start getting paid tomorrow."

"Thank you, Brother Zu."

Bingbing wiped away her tears and went to say goodbye and resign.

Resigning here is very simple; just tell the supervisor, there are no procedures involved.

With me protecting Bingbing, Xie Xia wouldn't dare refuse to let her go.

Bingbing and I ate our work lunch in the office and chatted along the way.

While we were chatting, Qian Yuhuai called downstairs, saying someone was looking for me, named Liu Haomei.

"Oh, let her come up."

I was puzzled. Why didn't Liu Haomei call me, but instead directly contacted Jin Sangzi?

Bingbing was very conscious of her surroundings and avoided the situation first.

A few minutes later, Liu Haomei appeared in my office.

"Good sister, you've come to see me! I'm so touched." I smiled and pulled Liu Haomei to sit down. "I've been too busy these days to spend time with you, please don't mind."

"Brother Zu, I've been busy these days and haven't had time for you. Please don't mind." Liu Haomei smiled and sat down awkwardly.

"Huh, didn't you used to call me Old Wang? Why are you being so polite today, calling me Brother Zu?" I couldn't help but wonder.

"It's all the same. Calling him Brother Zu shows more respect." Liu Haomei's eyes flickered.

"Hey sis, is there something you want to say?" I felt something was off about Liu Haomei, so I pressed her shoulder and said, "Just say it."

"No, no, no... It's nothing, I just came to see you." Liu Haomei was a little flustered.

I shook my head: "Good sis, that's a bit strange. Is there anything we can't talk about?"

Liu Haomei gave an awkward smile: "Um... has Chunyan called you recently?"

I shook my head: "No, did Chunyan call you?"

"No, I actually miss her quite a bit." Liu Haomei sighed, tilting her head as she said, "She hasn't rested for so long, could... something have happened?"

"Probably not." I smiled.

"After Chunyan returned home, she called me once. She said that there are only telephones in the county town. But it takes one or two days to go to the county town, which is very inconvenient. During this time, they should be building a house at home, so they probably won't have time to go to the county town to make a phone call."

"Oh, that's good." Liu Haomei nodded and then fell silent.

I observed Liu Haomei's expression and suddenly realized something: "Haomei, do you work in a factory and have a boyfriend?"

"Brother Zu, I didn't!"

Liu Haomei was startled and stood up.

I laughed and helped Liu Haomei sit down in a chair. "Don't be nervous, I was just saying it offhand. Actually, I hope you find a boyfriend, a reliable man, so you can live a peaceful life together. I'm not a good person, I can't be relied on, Haomei."

Liu Haomei was taken aback: "Brother Zu, do you really think so? If I... had a boyfriend, wouldn't you be angry?"

Just as I guessed, Liu Haomei has a boyfriend.

At least, she met a man who made her heart flutter!