A life of success begins with being a landlord.

Kuai Dafa knew his scheme had been exposed, but he still tried to deny it:

"Don't hit me, please listen to me... I went to pay the bill, but the red-haired boss just won't take the money. What am I supposed to do?"

I laughed in exasperation, let go of his hand, and lit a cigarette.

"Alright, Boss Hong just said that the food and drinks last night cost two thousand yuan. Give it to me and I'll pass it on to Boss Hong."

"Two thousand yuan? Are you robbing me?" Kuai Dafa sat on the ground wiping away tears. "The food from last night's meal cost at most five hundred... four hundred yuan!"

"Stop talking nonsense, I'm calling Boss Hong, you talk to him yourself!"

I took out my phone, dialed Boss Hong's number, and put it on speakerphone:

"Boss Hong, this is Wang Yaozu. I'm here with Kuai Dafa. Last night, Kuai Dafa tricked me into going out to dinner by saying he was treating. You calculate how much it cost last night, and I'll make Kuai Dafa pay it back."

"That fat bastard, he tricked us both!" Boss Hong was also furious.

"Last night's meal was the most expensive one; the normal price would be 1300, plus two packs of cigarettes, making it 1400 in total. Don't worry about it, bro, I'll find that fat bastard tomorrow and have him killed!"

I held the phone up in front of the fat guy so he could listen to it himself.

The fat man stammered, "Boss Hong, what do you mean 1400? Last night's meal cost at most 600. I'll bring you the money tomorrow."

"You fat bastard, stop sending money. Tomorrow I'll send you a coffin... no, I'm bringing men right now, you just wait!"

"Boss Hong, no!"

Kuai Dafa was genuinely terrified and yelled at the top of his lungs, "I'll give you the money, right now!"

I hung up the phone, looked at Kuai Dafa, and sneered without saying a word.

"Brother, I'll pay you, okay? ...I guess I'm just unlucky."

Kuai Dafa wiped away his tears and walked towards the bedroom.

The woman in the lotus leaf skirt looked at me and pleaded, "Brother, please let me go. I don't know this fat bastard. I'm just a businesswoman..."

I waved my hand: "Let's go."

"Thank you, brother."

The woman in the lotus leaf skirt, as if granted a pardon, bowed deeply to me and then fled through the door.

Kuai Dafa stormed out of the bedroom, yelling, "You bitch, you took my money! Give me back my money!"

The woman in the lotus leaf skirt paused, then turned around.

I waved my hand and said, "Don't pay me anymore, just leave. Someone's coming to kill Fatty soon, and if you don't leave, they'll kill you too."

With a whoosh, the lotus leaf skirt vanished instantly.

"Hey hey hey... Wang Yaozu, you let my girl go! I spent a thousand yuan on her, you have to pay me back!" Kuai Dafu reacted quickly, immediately finding another excuse:

"I'll only give you 400 of the 1400 yuan for dinner last night; you can pay the rest yourself."

I smoked a cigarette, completely at ease: "You don't need to pay a single penny. Boss Hong will be here soon, and he'll settle the accounts with you."

What kind of stuff was that lotus leaf skirt? It's only worth a thousand dollars?

Even if you paid me a thousand, I wouldn't dare to take a bite.

"I'll give you seven hundred yuan, is that okay?"

The fat man tried to bargain: "You ate last night too, and you brought so many people who ate so much. How much could I possibly eat by myself?"

I simply stopped talking and started smoking.

I could never out-argue this fatso. When Boss Hong arrives, the evidence will speak for itself.

"Hey, here's 1400 for you!"

Kuai Dafa stuffed a stack of banknotes into my hand, sobbing and wailing.

"Please, let me go, okay? I have elderly parents and young children to support, and it's not easy for me to earn a living... My mother is already eighty-five..."

I remained silent and counted the money.

Damn it, it's only 1100!

I swear on the name of my ancestors for eighteen generations, Kuai Dafa is the most cunning and shameless person I have ever met. And in my future life, I will never encounter anyone more cunning than him!

Snapped!

I threw the 1100 yuan at Kuai Dafa's face: "Count it yourself, and give it to me when you're done."

"You hit me again! You're bullying a fat guy like me! This is outrageous!"

Kuai Dafa picked up the money from the ground while crying, counted it, and then took out three more bills to add to it: "I just miscounted it, and you started hitting me right away."

I took the money and counted it again. After confirming that it was correct, I sneered:

"Get the bathroom fixed by noon the day after tomorrow, and I'll come to inspect it. If it doesn't pass inspection, you can get out of here, and you can forget about those three months' rent and deposit; I'll use them to fix the bathroom."

bang bang bang!

As they were speaking, a chorus of angry curses erupted outside the door, and someone was kicking the door.

The red-haired boss's voice boomed from outside: "You fat bastard, open the door! I'll kill you today!"

Kuai Dafa's face changed drastically, and he bowed to me, pleading, "Boss Hong brought people to attack me... Please help me, explain yourself! I've already paid the money, what more do you want?"

I sneered, "You fatso, aren't you supposed to be smart? Why don't you handle it yourself!"

"Wang Yaozu, I beg you..." Kuai Dafa clasped his hands and bowed repeatedly, "At worst, I'll treat you to another meal tomorrow night as an apology."

I chuckled and opened the front door.

Outside the security door, sure enough, stood Boss Hong, accompanied by two young men carrying watermelon knives.

The red-haired boss was blocked by the security door and couldn't get in. He yelled at me, "Brother, open the door! I'll chop this fat bastard up!"

"Boss Hong, let's stop here. If we keep killing people here, it'll be hard to rent out our properties in the future."

I waved my hand, took out the 1400 yuan that Kuai Da had given me, and handed it to the security door: "That fatso gave me the money for last night's dinner, take it, and let's leave it at that."

"Brother, what do you mean? Can I take your money? It's your money!"

The boss shook his head, pointing a finger at Kuai Dafa: "I'll let you off this time for Brother Zu's sake. Next time, I'll chop off all your fat and make you char siu!"

Holy crap, will I ever dare to eat char siu rice again?

The red-haired boss got angry, turned around, and left.

Kuai Dafa looked at me pitifully: "Brother Zu, the person didn't want the 1400 yuan just now, could you give it back to me?"

Damn it, you still dare to ask me for money?

I raised my hand and glared at him: "Should I call Boss Hong back?"

Kuai Dafa shrank back and dodged, waving his hand and saying, "Then you can leave. Once I've fixed the bathroom, I'll move out immediately. We'll keep to ourselves!"

"I couldn't ask for more."

I nodded, turned around, and went out the door.

Unexpectedly, just as I stepped out of 404, I ran into Chunyan's father, Lao Xia.

This old guy had been drinking and was bored out of his mind. He heard the noise from apartment 404 downstairs, so he came over to see what was going on.

Upon seeing me, Old Xia asked, "What's wrong, Yaozu? I heard ping-pong balls going off here."

I shook my head: "It's alright, Uncle Xia. Someone came to attack Kuai Dafa just now, but I persuaded them to leave."

"Is that so?"

Old Xia's eyes darted around, and he grabbed my hand: "Come up and have some tea, I have something to tell you."

He was Chunyan's father after all, so I could only nod and follow him upstairs.

At the entrance of room 604, Lao Xia stopped and asked me in a low voice, "You and Chunyan are dating, are you sleeping together?"

My face flushed, and I instinctively denied it: "Uncle Xia, we...no, we didn't."

"Don't lie to me!"

Old Xia's face fell: "Young people living together, and Chunyan is so beautiful, how can you resist?"