A life of success begins with being a landlord.

Liu Haomei sensed something was wrong; her eyes darted around as she stole glances at the young man.

The young man smiled and waved his hand, saying, "We're old acquaintances, what's there to worry about? Call me when you come back tomorrow, and I'll come over to pick up the car."

"Thank you very much!"

I decided not to refuse anymore, took the motorcycle keys, unlocked it, and called Liu Haomei to get on the motorcycle.

I can ride this scooter. My brother-in-law bought one for my sister when she got married last year.

The young man watched me get on the motorcycle with a smile, showing no sign of reluctance.

Liu Haomei got into the car and hugged my waist.

I twisted the throttle, and the motorcycle shot off.

As soon as I moved, Liu Haomei hugged me even tighter, as if she was a little scared.

I could feel the warmth of Liu Haomei's chest against my back, and that dreamlike softness.

"Hey sis, are you scared?"

"I'm a little scared... Brother Wang, slow down."

"Okay." I slowed down.

As they were talking, they arrived at the entrance of Building No. 3. The distance of a few hundred meters was covered in just a short time.

Liu Haomei's enthusiasm hadn't even warmed my back yet.

I pulled over and braked, and Liu Haomei lurched forward again, landing squarely on my back.

I now know what it feels like to have a mountain pressing down on you.

"Brother Wang, you could buy a motorcycle too. It would be so convenient to pick up and drop off Chunyan at get off work." Liu Haomei got off the motorcycle and smiled at me.

"I can't afford it, I can't afford it."

I shook my head, bent down to lock the car, and then took Liu Haomei straight to the lobby.

Upon arriving at the lobby entrance, I saw that bald, menacing-looking man again.

"Stop right there, what are you doing?"

The bald man seemed to recognize me and deliberately made things difficult for me, extending his rubber baton to block me again.

"He's applying for a residence permit." I glanced sideways at the bald man.

"The bugle is gone; you're too late!"

The bald man looked at me and chuckled coldly, "Go back. Come early tomorrow so you can get a number. There are only a hundred numbers here each day, and once they're all gone, they're gone. If you're in a hurry, go to the police station."

"It's only nine o'clock, and your VIP seats are already gone?" I didn't believe it.

"I said it's gone, so it's gone!" The bald man brandished his mourning stick, trying to scare me. "I'll throw my nuts at you, you think I won't beat you up?"

Liu Haomei got scared and grabbed my waist, pushing me backward.

"Hey sis, don't touch me."

I pushed Liu Haomei away with my hand and glared at the bald man.

"What, you're still not convinced, you idiot!" The bald uncle stepped forward and pointed at me with his mourning stick.

"It was your Captain Liu who sent me." I took out my phone. "Can I call Captain Liu?"

"You know our... Captain Liu?" The bald man was taken aback, and the arrogance in his eyes disappeared.

I've already dialed Captain Liu's number: "Captain Liu, this is Wang Yaozu, who I had dinner with last night..."

"Brother Wang, hello, hello, what can I do for you?" Captain Liu asked politely.

"I came to Building 3 to apply for a residence permit, but the old man at the gate said there were no more numbers available." I stared at the bald man.

The bald man started sweating, grinned obsequiously, and said in a low voice, "The boss is Captain Liu's friend, why didn't you say so earlier?"

"What? No more numbers? Have Old Ji, the gatekeeper, take you to the office on the second floor, I'll take care of it for you." Captain Liu hung up the phone.

It turns out this old man's name is Lao Ji.

"Old Ji, right? You must be Old Ji?"

I looked at the bald man and chuckled, "Captain Liu asked you to take me to his office, thank you for your trouble."

You bastard, you dare to call me a jerk and make things difficult for me.

For the rest of my life, I'll call you Old Ji, until you die!

"Call me Lao Ji, call me Lao Ji."

The bald man smiled ingratiatingly, bent down, and extended his hand: "Come with me, this way."

I nodded, took Liu Haomei's hand, and swaggered across the hall, up the small staircase in the corner, to the second floor.

The second floor was partitioned off, and there were several offices on this side.

Old Ji led me to push open the door to Captain Liu's office.

"Hello, brother." Captain Liu stood up and shook hands with me.

"Captain Liu, thank you for your help."

I shook hands with Captain Liu, sat down in the chair opposite the desk, and took out my identification documents: "A total of three residence permits."

Captain Liu stared at Liu Haomei, grinning, "Is she your girlfriend? Why didn't you bring her out for drinks last night?"

Damn dogs, everyone's so gossipy. Whether she's my girlfriend or not, what's it to you?

I simply stopped explaining and said, "My friend doesn't drink."

Liu Haomei, on the other hand, was very generous and bowed slightly to Captain Liu, saying, "Captain Liu, thank you for your trouble."

Captain Liu nodded, flipped through our documents, pointed to Chunyan's ID card, and shook his head with a wry smile: "Xia Chunyan...who made this ID card? It's so fake!"

In a moment of madness, I blurted out, "Captain Liu, is it fake... or not?"

As soon as the words left my mouth, I realized how stupid I had been.

Of course, a fake one won't do; is there even a need to ask?

"If it's from my brother, of course it'll do."

Captain Liu smiled and, right there on his desk, began making our ID cards, attaching photos, filling in names, stamping, and affixing the steel seal.

On his desk were an official seal and a small steel stamping machine.

After completing the procedure, Captain Liu took out his personal seal and stamped it next to the steel seal.

"Brother, do you know what this private seal means?" Captain Liu asked me.

"Captain Liu, I didn't know, I've only been here a few days..." I said, feeling a little embarrassed.

"I heard that once it's stamped with a private seal, it's very safe, and the joint defense team won't dare to make things difficult for you," Liu Haomei said in a pleasant surprise, gently tugging at me.

Is that true?

Captain Liu smiled and nodded: "Brother, your girlfriend is right. All the team members here recognize my and Xiong's personal seals. From now on, no team member will dare to make things difficult for you."

I was flattered: "Thank you, Captain Liu."

"Thanks my foot." Captain Liu shook his head and smiled.

"Actually, you don't need to do this at all. If you encounter any checks, just say Xiong Ge's name, or my name. The Sanlichuan team members are all on our side, who would check you? Are they bored out of their minds?"

I chuckled: "Thank you for your concern, Captain Liu, but I'll still get one done, just to be on the safe side."

Captain Liu nodded: "Just call me Brother Liu from now on, don't be so formal. If you need any more documents, just bring them. I'm usually here in the morning. If I'm not here, leave the documents with Old Ji downstairs and he can give them to me."

"Then I won't bother you any longer, Brother Liu. How much are these three certificates...?"

I pretended to take out my banknotes.

Captain Liu waved his hand: "We're all on the same side, why would we need money?"

"Thanks, Brother Liu. I'll treat you to drinks another day."

I got up and took my leave with Liu Haomei.

Captain Liu stood up and called out towards the door, "Old Ji, see my brother out."

The bald man readily agreed, bending over as he saw me downstairs.

As I stepped out of the lobby, I stood at the door and offered the bald man a cigarette: "Old Ji, have a smoke."

Old Ji was flattered and thanked him repeatedly. He then took out a lighter and lit it for me.

I patted Lao Ji on the shoulder: "I'll need to come back to get my documents done in the future, thank you for your help, Lao Ji."

"It's no trouble at all for Captain Liu and Brother Xiong's friends, it's the least we can do."

"I'm leaving now. You'd better keep an eye on the gate; this job is very important!"

I chuckled, went down the steps, and unlocked the motorcycle.

Liu Haomei was very excited and whispered:

"Brother Wang, so you know the captain here? That's great! From now on, we have a protective charm. A residence permit stamped with the captain's personal seal is definitely effective!"

I unlocked the door and straightened up: "We met at dinner last night. Captain Liu, he's a pretty good guy."

As we spoke, I seemed to smell a familiar scent, and I was momentarily stunned.

"Brother Wang, what's wrong?" Liu Haomei asked, looking at me.

I didn't say anything, but brought the U-shaped lock to my nose and smelled it repeatedly.

Liu Haomei was a little scared and asked again, "What's wrong, Brother Wang? Is something wrong?"

"Damn, now I know what that guy does!"

I hung the bike lock on the back rack: "Let's go back and talk to that kid. That bastard might not be a good guy!"