A life of success begins with being a landlord.

Bobo glared at him: "What do you mean by 'scammers'? That's awful! We're doing a good deed, sharing our wealth-building experience. Those materials only cost a little over twenty yuan a copy; our customers are making a killing!"

I shrugged, hesitating to speak.

Twenty-odd yuan isn't much, but it's enough to get a hair wash from a forty-year-old woman in the alleys of Sanlichuan or Wuwei Lane.

The materials that Bobo sells are only good for making toilet paper, and they're a bit too stiff to even wipe your bottom comfortably!

Ah Ping was very happy and whispered, "In the past three or four days, we've received over ten thousand in remittances, almost twenty thousand. Teacher Qian said there will be even more later..."

Li Jie and I exchanged a glance.

This world is indeed a place where crooked and unethical ways of making money are the fastest.

If you were screwing in screws in a factory, you couldn't stop even if it started smoking!

Ah Xiang was also there, and upon hearing this, she said, "What kind of business is so profitable? Can you take me along?"

For the past two days, Ah Xiang has been staying at our company and sleeping with me at night.

I don't have anywhere to put Ah Xiang here, so let her stay.

I shook my head at Ah Xiang: "Ah Xiang, you shouldn't do this business. You might end up in jail."

Bobo glared at him: "You're the one who's going to jail."

Everyone understands that this small-scale incident is basically harmless.

Bobo did take the money, but he also provided the information. Even if readers realize they've been scammed, they have nowhere to seek redress.

Besides, who would sue you over such a small amount of money as twenty or thirty dollars?

Without saying a word, Bobo dragged us out for a late-night snack.

Sister Li and Erxia also liked to play, so they dragged me and Axiang along.

A group of people ordered barbecue and beer, drinking and singing, completely absorbed in their enjoyment.

Just as they were getting into the swing of things, they suddenly heard shouts and fighting coming from the alley.

I stood up and looked back. I saw a group of young men from Hongxing Village grabbing a young man and punching and kicking him as they approached.

The young man was beaten until his nose bled profusely, and he cried out for mercy.

The barbecue restaurant owner glanced at it and laughed, "It's a thief! We caught a thief!"

I shook my head and continued drinking.

The thief was taken to the roadside, where the crowd hurriedly tied him to a utility pole and continued to beat and verbally abuse him with cork sticks.

Sister Li said in a low voice, "Won't this kill someone?"

I shrugged, shook my head, and smiled: "This is beyond our control."

The residents of Hongxing Village have always been united. It's normal for a thief caught here to be beaten half to death.

Just then, clan chief Ruan Chaoxiong arrived.

The old man still held considerable authority; as soon as he arrived, everyone immediately quieted down.

The old man sized up the thief and shouted, "You scoundrel, how dare you steal from our Red Star Village? You don't want to live anymore?"

The thief trembled and pleaded, "Sir, please stop hitting me and take me to the police station."

Erxia chuckled upon hearing this: "Such high awareness! This is the first time I've seen a thief voluntarily go to the police station. Shouldn't this be considered turning himself in?"

The old man slapped the thief twice and shouted:

"Stop hitting him! Tie him up here and release him at dawn. If we don't teach him a lesson, then even the most worthless cats and dogs will dare to run wild in our Red Star Village!"

Everyone nodded and assigned two patrol members to guard the area.

The thief hung his head and pretended to be dead with his eyes closed.

Ah Ping sighed, "How pitiful."

"There's always a reason why someone is pitiful. If he hadn't been a thief, this wouldn't have happened." I shook my head and led Sister Li and Erxia away.

It's better to mind your own business than to get involved in other people's affairs.

Back at Zhongyao Company, everyone went to sleep.

Ah Xiang is still sleeping in my room.

Sister Li and Erxia seemed to have gotten used to it and no longer had any emotions.

The next morning, I signed a house transfer contract with Li Hanwen.

We met at Changhong Restaurant around 9 a.m.

Yuan Guizhen didn't come; only Li Hanwen and his brother, along with Li Hanwen's sister-in-law Zhan Xiuzhi, who is also Dao Zixiong's sister, came.

This is the first time I've seen Dao Zixiong's sister and Li Hanwen's younger brother, Li Lao Er.

Because Yuan Guizhen wasn't there, Li Hanwen was actually quite relaxed today, and even asked Sister Li, "Ah Li, how have you been lately?"

Sister Li sighed: "Still alive, it's neither good nor bad."

Li Hanwen also sighed, then fell silent.

Zhan Xiuzhi looked me up and down and said in a lukewarm tone, "Because you saved Awen's life, otherwise, I really wouldn't want to help you."

I smiled and said, "Thank you!"

At this point, arguing is pointless; signing the contract is the real business.

What do you mean by helping me? All of this was achieved through the desperate efforts of Sister Li and me!

I'm lucky to be alive, otherwise Yuan Guizhen would have killed me long ago!

Building 27 is a small property rights house, built on village collective construction land, and registered under Zhan Xiuzhi's name.

Therefore, we signed two copies of the contract.

I signed one contract with Zhan Xiuzhi and another with Li Hanwen.

Even so, Li Jie and I were still worried because without a property ownership certificate, the house could not be transferred.

The so-called contract is actually a private transaction and may not be protected by law.

After the contract was signed, I said goodbye to Sister Li.

"Ali..." Li Hanwen called out to Sister Li, as if he had something to say.

Sister Li stopped and sighed, "We have nothing to do with each other anymore, Mr. Li. Please do as you see fit."

"Ali, I..." Li Hanwen's eyes reddened, and he choked up.

Sister Li shook her head, took my hand, and quickly left.

Once on the bus, Sister Li suddenly covered her face, speechless and bursting into tears.

I drove away from Sanlichuan and arrived at the new development zone. I pulled over to the side of the road to let Sister Li calm down.

After a while, Sister Li raised her head, her eyes red.

"Sister Li, you and Li Hanwen have feelings for each other, and you can't bear to leave him, right?"

"No, I just feel sad because I won't be able to see Liangliang anymore." Sister Li shook her head.

Sister Li sighed and turned to look out the window: "Let's not talk about this anymore. When you have time, transfer the water and electricity accounts to my name first. Then go ask Director Song if it's possible to get the property ownership certificate."

I nodded: "Don't worry, I'll take care of these things."

Back at Zhongyao Company, Sister Li was in a bad mood and went to sleep in silence.

With nothing else to do, I went to watch a recycling expert give a live demonstration and learn how to classify materials.

Sister Li got up during lunchtime.

I pointed at Ah Xiang: "Sister Li, if you're bored, you can play mahjong this afternoon. I'm free this afternoon, I'll play a round with you guys."

Sister Li nodded and smiled, "Okay, it's been a long time since I played mahjong."

After lunch, we set up a mahjong table and started playing.

I had just played two rounds when the phone rang.

The number is unfamiliar.

I answered the phone and asked, "Who is it?"

"Hey bro, remember me? Mei Hongju!" Mei Hongju's sly laughter came through the phone. "You made some money last time, got cocky, huh?"

"Brother Hong, it's you! Of course I remember you."

Not daring to offend this arrogant young master, I asked, "Brother Hong, is there something you need?"

"It's nothing, I just want to treat you to drinks. Come on over now, I'll take you out for some fun."

"Brother Hong, I have something to take care of here..."

"I'll be waiting for you at Wanghailou at four o'clock this afternoon. If you don't give me face, I'll shut down the KTV in Sanlichuan." Mei Hongju was very domineering and hung up the phone without giving me a chance to explain.

Damn it!

I cursed into the phone, but there was nothing I could do.