A life of success begins with being a landlord.

I thought for a moment and then asked General Manager Wu, "General Manager Wu, we live on Sanlichuan Street. Is it three or four li from here?"

"Oh, that's only two or three miles, not far."

General Manager Wu nodded: "I can commute by bicycle, it only takes a few minutes. It's just that the roads aren't very safe, so I have to be careful."

Liu Haomei looked at me and whispered, "But I don't have anywhere to stay in Sanlichuan. Bobo's place won't do..."

"We'll talk about this when we get back. I'll figure something out for you."

I waved my hand.

There are still empty rooms in Sister Li's Building 27, and I can arrange accommodation for Liu Haomei. However, it will cost me money.

Let's finish this good deed! My nickname is the "Foolish Rich Prince"!

General Manager Wu stood up: "Then it's settled. You can come to work anytime."

I also stood up and nodded my thanks: "Thank you so much, General Manager Wu."

"You're Dao Zai Xiong's friend, so I have to help you."

General Wu smiled and patted my right shoulder forcefully.

"Holy crap..."

I flinched in pain and quickly dodged away.

That was where I had a knife wound. When General Wu slapped me with his bear paw, I felt a sharp pain.

General Wu was taken aback: "What's wrong?"

"Old Wang, are you alright?"

Chunyan was also startled. She rushed over, unbuttoned my shirt, and checked my wound.

Bloodstains had already seeped through the white gauze.

"Mr. Wang, are you injured?"

Mr. Wu looked embarrassed and repeatedly clasped his hands in a fist and palm salute: "I'm so sorry, I didn't know. I was being reckless. I'll drive you to the hospital to get checked out!"

"It's nothing, it's nothing..." I shook my head and smiled, "It's just a superficial injury, nothing serious."

Chunyan chimed in, "He was slashed by someone the day before yesterday."

"Chunyan, don't talk nonsense!" I quickly winked at her.

Chunyan stuck out her tongue.

"This...it's really my fault, I'm sorry."

Mr. Wu was still apologizing when he chuckled awkwardly, "Once you're healed, I'll treat you to a meal as an apology."

Chunyan hesitated and said, "Boss Wu, can I come back to work in a couple of days? I'll take care of Wang Yaozu for the next few days; he's... my boyfriend."

General Manager Wu immediately nodded: "Sure, you can come whenever you want. Consider this a vacation for you, but you'll still get paid. Just take good care of Mr. Wang."

Feeling embarrassed, I smiled and said, "Mr. Wu, this isn't right. Let's wait until Chunyan arrives before calculating the salary."

General Wu laughed and said, "It's alright, calculate it however you like."

I took my leave with Chunyan and Liu Haomei.

General Wu personally saw us off at the gate, exchanged a few pleasantries, and then we went back.

Liu Haomei was both happy and worried. She looked at Chunyan and asked, "Chunyan, is it okay if I stay at your place? I'll pay you rent."

Chunyan shook her head: "I'm even worse off there. My parents and I are all crammed into one room."

I looked at Liu Haomei and said, "Building 27, Room 508 is a shared apartment, and it's currently vacant. You can stay there for now, and I'll pay you the rent when I get my salary."

"Brother Wang, you're such a kind person..."

With red eyes and a choked voice, Liu Haomei said, "When I get my salary, I will definitely... definitely pay you back double."

I shook my head: "Let's go, let's walk back and see how far it is."

Taking a taxi will cost me money again, so I'd better save some. It's a real pain!

Chunyan and Liu Haomei followed me back, taking the opportunity to see the scenery and factories along the way.

As soon as she turned the corner, Chunyan suddenly pointed to a factory area and shouted:

"Sanhuan Garment Factory, that's my mom's factory. It turns out Sanhuan Garment Factory isn't far from the printing factory. That's great! Now I can commute with my mom!"

I turned my head and looked: "This is your mom's factory? That's awesome!"

That Sanhuan Garment Factory doesn't look very big, covering about ten acres.

"Get lost!" Chunyan pinched me. "My mom owns a factory, so I don't need you to find me a job."

Liu Haomei chuckled to herself.

I walk fast, so the two little girls started to jog.

About seventeen or eighteen minutes later, we returned to the foot of Building 27 on Sanlichuan Street.

Both little girls were sweating a bit.

I led them back to 302 and found the key to 508: "Liu Haomei, 508 is a shared apartment, and no one lives there now. You can write up a rental agreement, rent a room, and live there temporarily."

"Brother Wang, I... have no money right now." Liu Haomei said awkwardly and humbly.

"I'll lend you money, but you have to pay the rent first. Let's keep things separate."

I took out a thousand yuan and handed it to Liu Haomei: "Here's a thousand yuan, I'm lending it to you first. You pay 200 yuan for one month's rent and 200 yuan for one month's deposit, that's 400 yuan in total. Use the rest for living expenses."

Actually, the cost of living here isn't very high.

The remaining six hundred yuan is enough for a month.

Liu Haomei burst into tears, almost kneeling before me: "Brother Wang, wait until I make money..."

Chunyan gave Liu Haomei a push and followed suit to be a good person:

"Don't cry. If you don't have enough money, just buy on credit. Ask Old Wang to tell you about Fatty Sister's rice noodle roll shop and the small shop, and he'll definitely give you credit."

Chunyan was quite willing to use her boyfriend as a favor.

"That should be enough. I'll buy some household items, and that should be enough."

Liu Haomei wiped away her tears, sat down, and signed the rental contract.

I took the key to 508 and went to see the apartment with Liu Haomei and Chunyan.

508 is a two-bedroom apartment, but the living room has been partitioned into a bedroom, making it a three-bedroom apartment that can be rented to three different tenants.

Each room costs 200 per month, first come, first served.

Liu Haomei naturally chose the living room, which has a balcony, so she can do laundry and cook.

Moreover, the previous tenant left behind a stove, a small desk, and an old wardrobe, which is very convenient.

Chunyan looked around the house and pointed to the south-facing bedroom: "I'll take this one. I'll move in and stay with Liu Haomei. It's very inconvenient to live with Mom and Dad."

Liu Haomei was very happy: "Great! Chunyan, it'll be more lively if we live together, and we can cook together too."

I pointed to the bedroom facing north: "Then I'll stay here. You guys cook, and I'll just eat rice."

"That's even better, the three of us can live together." Chunyan laughed.

Liu Haomei also smiled, as if she was looking forward to the three of them living together!

I was just saying it casually, and I can't go anywhere without Sister Li's approval.

It was getting late, so I urged Liu Haomei to hurry up and buy some household items so she could move over that evening.

Chunyan nodded: "Yes, we need to buy some pillows and blankets, as well as large and small washbasins, for washing our bottoms at night."

Liu Haomei was embarrassed and punched Chunyan.

"Of course, don't you wash your bottom at night?" Chunyan said with a mischievous grin, looking at me. "Women have to wash, right?"

How would I know if I needed to wash? Anyway, I hadn't seen the woman wash, so I rolled my eyes at Chunyan.

This girl used to seem quite honest, but I never expected her to be like this...

After dark, Liu Haomei finally settled in and treated Chunyan and me to fried noodles to express her heartfelt gratitude.

Fried rice noodles tasted good at first, but after eating them for several days, I got a bit tired of them and had to eat them with my nose in my mouth.

Just as I sat down, Huang Mao, Lao Hu, and Chang Mao from room 505 came over with Er Xia, all grinning.

"Good evening, Brother Zu!"

The blond-haired guy sat down opposite me: "Eating fried noodles every day, getting boring, huh? I'll treat you to a big meal at Changhong Restaurant across the street!"

"Thank you, but I like fried rice." I shook my head and refused.

"Brother Zu, we sincerely want to be your friend, please give us some face." Tiger is now very respectful to me.

Because the night before last, I fought five knife-wielding men, and they all witnessed it.

"Brother, it's okay to be friends, but we can only be friends."

I knew I couldn't shake off these bastards, so I said sternly, "Don't expect to get anything from me, or for me to teach you anything. If you go out and kill someone, don't call me."

The night before last, although Huang Mao and the others didn't fight for me, they took care of me afterwards.

I can't be too heartless; I just need to maintain a proper balance in our interactions.

Overjoyed, the blond-haired man exclaimed, "Brother Zu, it's a deal! We'll be friends!"

Long-haired Third Brother stood up and introduced me:

"My name is Chen Sanbao, nicknamed Long Hair; Tiger's name is Wang Dezhi, nicknamed Northeast Tiger; and this Lei Jiagang, nicknamed Lei Zi... That's Erxia, Tiger's girlfriend."

I nodded and smiled, "Okay, I'll treat you to fried noodles today, it's all on me."

Then, brimming with enthusiasm, I called out to the plump woman, "Plump woman, four more bowls of fried noodles, large portions, with beef!"

Chunyan pouted, pulled Liu Haomei, and moved to another table.

Tiger smiled ingratiatingly and said in a low voice, "Brother Zu, your relationship with Dao Zaixiong is quite special. Could you introduce us so we can follow him? In Sanlichuan, only by following Dao Zaixiong can we have a future."

"Look, they've arrived."

I smiled and shook my head: "Friends are friends. We can just grab some fried noodles and a beer. I can't help you with anything else."

The tiger pursed its lips, as if it wanted to say something but then stopped itself.

Yellow Hair grinned and said, "Brother Zu is right, that's how friends should be!"

The stir-fried noodles arrived, let's start eating.

Just as I picked up my chopsticks, Kuai Dafa showed up.

"Hey bro, I'll fix that bathroom tomorrow."

Kuai Dafa pulled out cigarettes and handed them out, smiling apologetically: "Tonight it's my treat, Changhong Restaurant across the street. Consider it my apology..."

That bastard is actually willing to treat us to a meal?

I glanced at the Changhong Restaurant across the street, about to refuse, when suddenly a wicked thought crossed my mind. I stood up and laughed:

"Great, Boss Kuai, you're treating, I'll definitely do it. Tiger, Lei Zi, Sanbao, Erxia, let's go out for a big meal together!"

Tonight, I'm going to make this fatso bleed so much that he goes bankrupt!

Tiger and his two companions were taken aback, but then stood up with smiles on their faces.