A life of success begins with being a landlord.

I will never forget the look in Wu Guoxiang's eyes just now.

I'm just a junk collector; I don't need to embellish my reputation.

Moreover, this is only because of Dao Zai Xiong's influence; otherwise, I wouldn't even be qualified to collect scrap!

Ding Zhili laughed incessantly: "Alright, if Brother Zu says we'll collect scrap, then we'll collect scrap. Let's go, there are still two printing factories left, let's take them down together. Let's cut to the chase and catch Kuai Dafa off guard!"

"Walk!"

I get really excited when I talk about Kuai Dafa.

I couldn't wait to see Kuai Dafa's grief-stricken expression after I stole his business.

The Sanjiang Printing Factory was just two miles away.

We reached an agreement quickly and smoothly. The boss, like Wu Guoxiang, was rich and easygoing; he didn't care about this piece of junk and just wanted to get rid of us as soon as possible.

But when we arrived at the Wuhu Printing Factory, we encountered a difficult situation.

The boss refused to see us and told us to talk to Manager Li in the purchasing department directly.

Manager Li was even more arrogant; he wouldn't even let us into the factory, and instead negotiated with us from the guardhouse.

Manager Li is a beautiful local woman, only about twenty-three or twenty-four years old, and looks like she just graduated from university. She is well-dressed and has an arrogant demeanor.

She looked up and stared at us through her nostrils.

I don't care. I'm just a lowly scumbag who collects junk. You can look at me with your ass if you want!

Ding Zhili was eloquent and persuasive, but he couldn't win over Xiao Li.

Because Xiao Li asked us to pay a deposit of 50,000 yuan in advance, and the prices for wastewater and waste rubber rolls were also very high.

After forty minutes of haggling, the beautiful manager remained unmoved and refused to budge an inch.

Chaste and virtuous women are hard to deal with!

As dusk approached, Manager Li snapped, stood up, and walked out: "Go back and think it over. Call me when you've made up your mind. I'm busy; I don't have time to haggle with you."

I panicked and spread my arms to stop Manager Li: "Manager Li, we can discuss this. The difference in status isn't that big, is it?"

Xiao Li stood in front of me, chest puffed out, frowning as he said, "What do you want? Get out of the way!"

Judging by her stance, if I didn't dodge, she could have smashed two big dents into my chest.

"Okay, Manager Li, let's go back and discuss it again. See you tomorrow." I had no choice but to step back and move aside.

"I will not budge from my terms. If you don't agree, then you don't need to come at all."

Manager Li snorted and wiggled his hips as he brushed past me.

I stared at Manager Li's shapely glutes as I watched her go, when unexpectedly, I saw two acquaintances walking out of the factory.

They are Director Tang from Sanlichuan Subdistrict and Director Hong from the Comprehensive Management Office of the New Development Zone.

Director Tang and Director Hong walked in the middle, looking arrogant and full of vigor.

Behind and to the sides of the two directors, several other people followed, like stars surrounding the moon.

"Director Tang, Director Hong!"

I waved and went to greet them: "What a coincidence, leaders."

Director Tang was taken aback: "You are...?"

This woman is experiencing menopausal symptoms and doesn't recognize me. It's also my fault; I didn't have a proper conversation with her last night.

"Brother Wang!"

Director Hong recognized me at a glance, shook hands with me, and then smiled at Director Tang: "This is the handsome young man Xiao Wang who had dinner with us last night, Dao Zixiong's younger brother."

"Oh, Xiao Wang!" Sister Tang nodded and smiled, "Sorry, my eyesight isn't very good."

I smiled and said, "I'll treat Director Tang and Director Hong to drinks another day. I'll have a few more drinks with them to make a good impression."

Manager Li watched from the sidelines, dumbfounded.

Director Hong, with his big beard, asked me, "Brother, what are you doing here? We're here for an inspection and were just about to go out for lunch. Want to come along?"

"No, Director Hong."

I pointed at Xiao Li: "I'm here to discuss a small business deal, a very small one, and it's not finalized yet."

Xiao Li blushed, walked up to a bespectacled man, and whispered a few words to him.

The bespectacled man waved his hand to stop Xiao Li, then stepped forward and shook my hand.

"You're Xiong Ge's brother, I'm sorry for neglecting you. Wu Guoxiang from Sihai Printing Factory also called me just now, but I was busy receiving leaders and didn't have time to answer. It was my fault."

Xiao Li came over and introduced him to me: "This is our General Manager Fei."

"Hello, Mr. Fei." I shook Mr. Fei's hand. "You're busy with important matters, I'll talk to Manager Li, it's the same thing."

Mr. Fei smiled apologetically: "Let's have dinner together. What you mentioned is nothing, we'll do as you say."

"No, Mr. Fei." I looked at Director Tang and Director Hong. "My knife wound hasn't healed yet, so I can't drink tonight. I'll treat you two leaders and Mr. Fei next time."

Director Tang nodded.

Director Hong laughed and said, "Alright, there will be another time!"

I smiled at Mr. Fei again and said, "Mr. Fei, please go and keep the leader company. I'm all set here."

"Alright, thank you for your patience."

General Manager Fei turned and pointed at Xiao Li: "Just do as Boss Wang says. It's all a small matter, don't ask me."

Xiao Li nodded hurriedly.

General Manager Fei and his group escorted Director Tang and Director Hong into the car, and they sped away.

Xiao Li smiled apologetically at me: "I'm sorry, I didn't know that just now..."

"It's alright, beautiful lady, let's talk some more. I'll treat you to dinner later."

"No need for dinner, you two. Please come to my office."

Xiao Li bent slightly, pressing one hand to her lower abdomen and using the other to make way: "Please."

That pose looks really good.

When I'm rich, I'll find a beautiful woman like that and make her my bedroom manager. Every night after I make the bed, she'll assume this position and say to me, "Please!"

Sigh, forget it. That scumbag who collects junk shouldn't even dream about it!

We sat down in the office and began negotiating again.

This time I don't need to worry about it; Ding Zhili has taken care of everything.

Manager Li didn't utter another word; he readily agreed to draft the contract according to our suggestion.

"Boss Wang, take a look." Manager Li handed me the contract.

I stood up and, across the desk, caught a glimpse of what was inside Manager Li's collar.

That white jade necklace pendant is so beautiful—full, round, and with a crystalline luster.

Xiao Li seemed to realize something, glared at me, and covered his chest with his hand.

My face flushed. This scumbag who collects junk can be eyeing that beautiful female manager's pendant? That's the boss's thing, you know.

After signing the contract, I shook hands with Manager Li and said goodbye: "Thank you so much for your help, beautiful manager!"

Her little hands were surprisingly cold; she really is a cool and aloof beauty.

"You're welcome, handsome."

Xiao Li and I parted ways quickly. He saw us to the door and said, "From now on, just pick up your goods from the washing workshop. If you have any problems, just contact me."

"Thank you! Please leave."

It was already dark when I walked out of the Wuhu Printing Factory.

Ding Zhili was overjoyed and hopped on his motorcycle: "Brother Zu, you're awesome! I'll treat you to a big meal tonight to celebrate!"

"I'm not eating anymore, I'm going home."

I miss Chunyan a little, or rather, I want to find Chunyan to do something with.

Ding Zhili rode his bike forward, still nagging, insisting on treating me to a meal to celebrate.

I suddenly remembered something: "Ding Zhili, something's not right."

"What's wrong?" Ding Zhili turned around in surprise.

"You little rascal, you tricked me." I smacked Ding Zhili on the back of the head.

"At first, you only said you collected wastewater, but now it seems the volume of waste film rolls is also quite large. Honestly, are you ripping me off by offering me 11,000 yuan a month?"

Looking at these three printing plants, the transaction volume of waste film rolls is about the same as that of wastewater. Theoretically, the profit is also about the same.

However, Ding Zhili never mentioned the profit from this part.

No wonder he's from the same hometown as Kuai Dafa; he's just as cunning!

"Brother Zu, how could I possibly cheat you? The profit margin is so low; giving you eleven thousand is already the limit," Ding Zhili cried out, feigning injustice.

"If you ever find out I've cheated you, feel free to grab a knife and stab me."

"Okay, you said that."

I nodded and said, "The prices we negotiated with the three companies today were all significantly lower than we expected. This means your profit margins are higher, right? If the profit margins are higher, shouldn't I get a larger share?"

If I can deal with Kuai Dafa, I can deal with you too.

I'm not afraid of you scamming me, I'm afraid you won't scam me!

Ding Zhili had no way to deny it, and chuckled, "This is all thanks to Brother Zu. How about this, Brother Zu, I'll give you an extra thousand every month, making it twelve thousand a month!"

"Can't you be a little more generous and give me 15,000?"

"Brother Zu, there really isn't that much profit. Even if it's 12,000, I'm gritting my teeth and cutting my losses."

"Okay, okay, let's set it at 12,000 for now, and we'll talk about it when we make a lot of money later."

I'll quit while I'm ahead.

Being a hands-off boss and earning 12,000 yuan a month should be enough. Back in my hometown, my whole family works hard for a year and still can't earn 12,000 yuan.

As I turned at the next intersection, I ran into a group of female factory workers who were walking and chatting on their way home from work.

Chunyan's mother was here too; I heard her voice.

"Aunt!"

I called out and instructed Ding Zhili, "Stop the car."

Ding Zhili slammed on the brakes, turned his head to look at Chunyan's mother walking under the streetlight, and muttered, "Brother Zu, is this also your girl? Not bad..."

"Go to hell."

I got out of the car and greeted Chunyan's mother: "Auntie, are you off work yet?"

"Yaozu, what are you doing here?" Chunyan's mother grabbed my hand and looked me around. "Didn't Chunyan come?"