A life of success begins with being a landlord.

Aunt Lan sat on the sofa and laughed: "You kids, do you even know what a full-fledged department head is? Old Song still hasn't even reached the deputy department head level."

I turned around and smiled, "Soon, very soon!"

"Thank you for your kind words," Aunt Lan said with a smile.

I should go now, otherwise, seeing Ah Mei's exposed skin under her skirt will make me feel awkward.

Aunt Lan didn't try to stop me, she just told me to drive slowly.

Today, Dao Zixiong gave me the day off. I didn't have to go to work at Jin Sangzi Hospital and went straight back to Hongxing Village.

Sister Li, Ah Xiang, Bo Bo, and Er Xia, four beautiful women, are playing mahjong. They asked me to go up and play a couple of rounds.

Aping and Bingbing watched from the sidelines.

I glanced at the six beautiful women present and chuckled, "Scrub? Scrub who?"

Erxia rolled her eyes: "Why don't you rub Sister Li? Ah Xiang rubs her every day, isn't she tired of it?"

Sister Li rolled her eyes: "Erxia's being sarcastic again. Are you getting anxious because nobody's teasing you?"

"You guys are busy, I'm going to take a shower." Seeing that things weren't going well, I quickly made my escape.

These past two days, I've been harassed by Kuai Dafa and had to entertain the Taoist priest, serving him like a lackey. It's been quite tiring.

After taking a shower, I quickly went to sleep.

Ah Xiang finished playing mahjong and came over in the middle of the night. She slept next to me without me even knowing.

The next morning, while I was still asleep, the phone rang.

Dao Zixiong roared into the phone, "Go find that Kuai Dafa and chop him up!"

I was startled, all sleepiness gone: "Brother Xiong, has Kuai Dafa called to bother you again?"

"He didn't just harass me, he even called my entertainment center and harassed the receptionist, the calls never stopped!" Dao Zai Xiong shouted, "I'm giving you a week off. Go find him and chop him up!"

"Okay, Xiong-ge, I'll figure something out right away." I hung up the phone.

Ah Xiang was also startled awake. She sat up and hugged my arm, saying, "Brother Zu, Dao Zai Xiong is so angry, what if... he turns against you and sends someone to chop you up?"

"It's alright, it'll be fine in a couple of days."

I lifted Ah Xiang's chin: "Brother Xiong has always been good to me, he won't kill me. He also knows that this isn't my fault, it's just bad luck."

Suddenly, I remembered something and broke out in a cold sweat.

Could this Ah Xiang... be a ruse, an undercover agent planted by Dao Zai Xiong to monitor me?

But... someone as worthless as me doesn't seem worth Ah Xiang using her beauty or self-inflicted injury to achieve, does she?

Sigh, it's always best to be careful. I shouldn't say anything carelessly in front of Ah Xiang.

After getting up and washing up, the phone rang again; it was Ke Cailian calling.

I suspect they've come to collect a debt.

Because Huo Yandong has not yet paid the Taoist priest the one million he promised.

Sure enough, Ke Cailian asked, "Mr. Wang, has my father's payment for yesterday's work arrived?"

"Sister Lian, I was just about to ask you about this." I smiled.

"Mr. Huo said he has the money and can give it to you anytime. He's just asking how you want it done? Will he transfer it directly to you, or transfer it to me and then to you? Or will he give you cash? Mr. Huo said he can personally deliver the check to Yinping Mountain. I wonder if that's convenient?"

Mr. Huo had already told me about this, and he wanted to personally deliver the check to Yinping Mountain.

And let me accompany you.

"No need for that. Just transfer it to your account. I'll come over at 3 PM, and you can transfer it back to me then," Ke Cailian said.

"But the Taoist priest told me to go to Yinping Mountain and bring back a few more books to read..." I was still unwilling to give up.

"I'll go with you in a couple of days. Give me the money first." Ke Cailian hung up the phone.

I shrugged, called Sister Li and the others, and headed to Guofeng Woodcarving Factory to sign the contract.

Today is the day we agreed upon.

When it was time to sign the contract, Niu Jie called, and Zhang Bazi also called.

They all wanted to discuss the development of the entertainment industry in Songyuli with me.

I told them that Daozai Xiong was in a bad mood and we should talk about it in a couple of days.

Nan Batian called again, inviting me to boxing...

I'm so busy I'm overwhelmed, where would I find the time to practice boxing?

It took all morning to finalize the contract. I asked Sister Li, Erxia, and Ding Zhili to go with Lao Guo this afternoon to complete the transfer procedures. It will probably take two or three days to get all the procedures done.

Old Guo only took our 100,000 yuan deposit.

After lunch, Huo Yandong transferred 1.2 million yuan to my account. One million was for the Taoist priest, and the remaining 200,000 was my pimping fee.

Hehe, pimping is still the most profitable.

I brewed a pot of tea and enjoyed it until 2 p.m. before taking Ye Xiaotian to the bank to meet Ke Cailian.

Before they could even leave the house, Ding Zhili and Chen Feng stopped them.

Ding Zhili looked miserable:

"Brother Zu, the printing factory business is in jeopardy. Dao Zai Xiong is spreading rumors and exaggerating, making a huge fuss. The printing factory owners are all furious now, glaring at me whenever they see me, and telling me never to go there again!"

I was at my wit's end: "Is it that serious?"

Chen Feng sighed, "It might be even more serious than that. Several printing factory owners have even said they're going to sue us."

I suddenly got angry: "Screw the nuts! If it really doesn't work out, we'll just quit. Besides the printing business, there's plenty of other business in Dongguan!"

"No, Brother Zu, we've put in so much effort, we can't give up. If we give up now, we'll lose money," Ding Zhili pleaded with me.

"Brother Zu, you have a lot of influence. Why don't you go talk to the printing factory bosses again? I reckon they wouldn't dare offend you."

I thought about it and said, "Okay, I'll discuss this again tomorrow."

Everyone says that doing business is profitable, but when we try to start a small business, we have to beg and plead with everyone, and we don't make any money; instead, we get into a lot of trouble.

At 3 p.m., Ke Cailian arrived at the bank on time.

Today, Ke Cailian wore sportswear and looked dashing and full of energy.

"Sister Lian, you're very punctual." I extended my warm hands.

"Don't be so polite, give me the money!" Ke Cailian slapped my hand away, raised an eyebrow and smiled, then wiggled her hips and went into the bank lobby.

I wanted to touch her little hand, but I didn't have a chance at all.

I followed Ke Cailian to the counter, and after a series of transactions, I transferred one million to her.

Ke Cailian then took out another 50,000 yuan in cash and gave it to me.

I was thrilled and happy: "Sister Lian, is this my agency fee? Thank you so much, let me treat you to dinner."

"What agency fee?" Ke Cailian shook her head:

"This is my donation to Sanlichuan Yingcai School. Could you please pass it on? I don't like to be known or show my face. Just tell them it's your money, a donation to the school."

"You know about gifted schools too?" I was surprised.

"I saw it on TV, the honorary principal, the ambassador of love." Ke Cailian waved her hand: "I'm leaving now. I'll take you to Yinping Mountain in a few days. If you want any books, go find them yourself."

"Sister Lian, on behalf of the children at the school, thank you!" I bowed in gratitude.

I wanted to squeeze out a couple more tears, but unfortunately, I couldn't.

"Just don't embezzle, or I won't let you off the hook." Ke Cailian chuckled and got into a taxi.

Is it worth embezzling this little bit of money?

I didn't receive a referral fee from the Taoist priest, but donating this 50,000 yuan in my name is equivalent to my referral fee!

After leaving the bank, I drove to Yingcai School, calling He Tiantian as I went: "Tiantian, have you missed me?"