A life of success begins with being a landlord.

I was both amused and exasperated: "Sister Li, don't talk nonsense. Kuai Dafa doesn't have a younger sister, does he?"

Next, I spent half an hour explaining the untold love-hate relationship between me and Kuai Dafa!

Chunyan lay in my arms, listening to the phone call, and actually fell asleep, even unintentionally snoring softly.

"Holy crap, Wang Yaozu, you have a woman with you!"

Sister Li's voice became excited, like a cat smelling fish: "You little rascal, you brought women home to mess around while I was away. Tell me, how are we going to settle this score?"

"Sister Li, no, I'm all alone at home." I hurriedly nudged Chunyan to wake her up.

Chunyan, still half asleep, elbowed me: "Don't move, I'm so sleepy..."

Holy crap, I can't hide it anymore!

Sister Li laughed loudly on the other end of the line: "You brat, still trying to argue? I think that's Chunyan's voice, isn't it? You two are sleeping together, aren't you?"

Chunyan woke up at this moment, realized she had caused trouble, covered her mouth, and looked at me with fear and shame.

"Sister Li, it's the sound of the TV. I was watching a DVD... I just turned it off, so there's no sound now."

I tried to argue my way out of it, changing the subject: "By the way, Sister Li, that fat bastard Kuai Dafa, once he fixes the bathroom, let him move out. That shameless guy..."

"Wait, let's settle the score first!"

Sister Li wouldn't let me off the hook, and seriously began to lecture me: "You know the customs of our hometown, right? It's better to hold a funeral than a wedding. You and Chunyan messing around in my house, I'm going to be in trouble..."

Chunyan listened from the side, her face turning as red with embarrassment, and she was about to cry.

There is indeed such a saying in my hometown, and in other places as well: "It is better to stop the funeral than to stop the double celebration."

One should never lend their own house to other couples or unrelated individuals for sleeping together. Otherwise, it will bring foul air to the house and ruin the feng shui.

In my hometown, when daughters and sons-in-law visit their parents' home, they can't sleep in the same room; they have to sleep separately.

I glanced at Chunyan, shook my head to signal her to calm down, and said into the phone, "Sister Li, that was just the sound of the TV..."

Stop talking nonsense.

Sister Li interrupted me again, beaming with pride: "According to the customs of our hometown, you have to give me red ribbons and firecrackers, otherwise we're not done yet, hehe."

"Alright, Sister Li, let's set off the fireworks then. Just tell me how you want to set them off, and I'll do it your way."

I was so exasperated that I decided not to explain anymore.

Explanation is just a cover-up, and I can't fool the little fox.

As for hanging red cloth and setting off firecrackers, that's a custom in my hometown. It's simply about preparing a three-foot-long red cloth, hanging it on the other person's door, and then setting off a string of firecrackers.

It is said that this can dispel foul air.

I can afford red cloth and firecrackers.

Moreover, I know that Sister Li won't let me hang red ribbons or set off firecrackers. She just has something on me to manipulate, torment, and tease an innocent boy like me to kill time in her boring life.

Sister Li finally won against me, laughing heartily on the other end: "Alright, you can continue talking about Kuai Dafa."

I repeated my opinion: we should get rid of Kuai Dafa.

"But this son of a bitch is acting like he's going to die right now. What if he really dies in 404? That wouldn't be good either."

"Sister Li, you're an old hand at this, how can you not see through that fat bastard Kuai Dafa's tricks?" I laughed. "If he's willing to die, I'll wear mourning clothes for him and be a dutiful son and grandson!"

"Sigh, expecting him to fix the bathroom is probably a long shot. That guy is the most difficult customer ever."

Sister Li sighed, "If all else fails, go find Dao Zai Xiong and scare that fatso. Remember, don't hit him. He's just out here looking for food; there's no need to."

"Okay, Sister Li, you should go to bed early."

I hung up the phone.

I won't bother Dao Zai Xiong to deal with Kuai Da Fa.

Dao Zixiong is someone who does big things; I can't keep bothering him with such trivial matters.

Moreover, if I can't even handle this small matter, Daozai Xiong will look down on me.

That fatso is too weak to take a beating. We can just use him as a punching bag and beat him a few times until he behaves himself!

Sister Li told me not to hit people, but some guys just can't be ignored.

Take, for example, how arrogant were Huang Mao Lei Zi and his gang in room 505 back then? If we didn't take some measures against them, they would never get their rent back!

Chunyan had been covering her mouth the whole time, but now she dared to remove her hand and threw herself into my arms: "What should we do, Lao Wang? Sister Li will find out!"

"What are you afraid of?" I lifted Chunyan's chin:

"Sister Li told me to hang red ribbons and set off firecrackers. The two of us will sleep in Sister Li's master bedroom tonight. The bed is big and comfortable."

After making phone calls for half a day, I've regained my youthful toughness and fortitude.

"No, you beast. It's time for a bath, and I need to change your dressing."

"Then let's change the medicine and go to Sister Li's room. You son of a bitch, we'll mess around in Sister Li's room tonight..."

"Get out of here, you beast!"

Chunyan couldn't stop laughing, her whole body shaking with laughter. She broke free from my embrace and rushed to the bathroom.

After taking a bath and changing my dressing, Chunyan and I fell asleep in each other's arms, without any worries.

Of course, this inevitably added some so-called bad luck to Sister Li's 302.

The next day.

Chunyan and I got up after sunrise, washed up, and went downstairs to buy breakfast.

Liu Haomei came again, hesitantly asking about the residence permit.

As I ate my meat bun, I nodded and said, "After breakfast, I'll take you to get it done."

Before I finished eating, my cell phone rang.

I answered the phone, but it was Awen on the other end.

"Ah Wen, how are you now? Are you all better?"

I was a little excited: "I wanted to visit you the day before yesterday, but your third uncle said it wasn't convenient right now and asked me to wait."

"Ah-Zu..." Ah-Wen remained silent for a long time before asking in a low voice, "You were injured that day too, are you... alright?"

"I'm fine, it's just a superficial wound, it's almost healed."

"But... I'm not good." Ah Wen suddenly burst into tears, sobbing uncontrollably.

I held the phone: "Wen, be strong. Everything's alright now. Don't think about what happened that night. Just get through this."

Awen just cried for about a minute before suddenly hanging up the phone.

I called him again, but he didn't answer.

"This kid must be terrified." I put down my cell phone and sighed.

Chunyan stopped eating and looked at me sadly: "I wonder how Amei is doing now. Will her face... turn into an ugly monster in the future?"

I still vividly remember the way Amei's face was slashed that night, the flesh torn open.

"No, medical science is advanced now, and Amei is young, she will recover quickly."

I wiped my mouth: "We're going to apply for residence permits, Chunyan, are you coming?"

Chunyan shook her head: "I'm not going, you can take care of it for me."

In reality, Chunyan was afraid that her fake ID would be discovered, and that she would be detained on the spot and sent to Zhangshutou.

"Okay, I'll take care of it."

I shook my head and smiled, took Chunyan's ID card and photo, and went out with Liu Haomei.

Just as I stepped out of the building, I saw that capable young man who rented the room yesterday.

"Hey, going to pick up girls, landlord?" the young man greeted me. "I'm looking for a place again."

I glanced at Liu Haomei, wanting to explain, but then thought it unnecessary. I smiled at the young man and said, "There are plenty of houses in Sanlichuan. Take your time looking."

The young man offered me a cigarette: "I'm not familiar with this area, can the landlord show me around? I'll treat you and your girlfriend to lunch."

I found this young man a bit strange, so I shook my head and refused: "I don't have time to help you find a place to live; I have errands to run."

The young man pointed to a large scooter on the side: "Wherever you need to go, I'll give you a ride."

Holy crap, this guy actually has a nearly new motorcycle!

I still refused: "There's not enough room for the two of us in your car."

"That……"

The young man thought for a moment, then handed over the motorcycle keys: "You can ride my motorcycle. I'm just wandering around here and won't need it for a while."

Unsolicited kindness is either a sign of ulterior motives or theft!

A big motorcycle, costing just over ten thousand yuan, and you lent it to me so readily?

There must be a reason for this!

I scrutinized the young man again and tentatively asked, "I'm going out on errands and will be gone for a long time; I might not be back until tomorrow. Are you comfortable lending me your motorcycle?"