A life of success begins with being a landlord.

I was slightly surprised, but then I felt that Sister Li was making a mountain out of a molehill, so I chuckled awkwardly and said, "Sister Li, it's not that serious, is it?"

Exposing that Master Wang shouldn't be a problem.

"It's not that serious?" Sister Li's voice was stern.

"Knife Boy Xiong's rivals are a group of people from Hengjie Town, not some Master Wang. You've ruined their big plans, do you think the people of Hengjie Town will let you get away with this?"

I was stunned.

I hadn't thought of this beforehand!

Sister Li sighed, "Sang Kun from Hengjie Town is even more ruthless than Dao Zixiong. Once you get involved in this matter, even Dao Zixiong might not be able to protect you. In Sanlichuan, Dao Zixiong is the boss; but in Guancheng, Dao Zixiong is not the boss, otherwise Awen wouldn't have been hacked to pieces."

"Sister Li, I've already promised Dao Zai Xiong, what do we do now?"

"You!"

Sister Li was also anxious, and there were footsteps pacing back and forth on the phone: "How about this, I'll call Daozai Xiong tomorrow, and we'll talk again when I get back the day after tomorrow."

"Sister Li, I'm sorry to have troubled you."

I hung up the phone and fell into a daze.

Judging from the current situation, Daozai Xiong is just asking me for help, not using me.

But whether I can get away unscathed after this is a big question!

The bathroom door opened, and Sister Ling came out, wearing a nightgown, rubbing her hair with a dry towel. She looked very gentle and beautiful.

"Chunyan went to 508 and is chatting with Liu Haomei. She probably won't be back for a while. It's getting late. Let me wipe it off for you and change your dressing."

"No, Sister Ling, my wound is almost healed, I can wash it myself."

I smiled and went to the bathroom to take a shower.

After taking a shower, I went back to the small bedroom and got the ointment and gauze.

Sister Ling wrapped my hair up and changed my dressing. She was very careful and gentle.

I sighed inwardly, what a wonderful woman she was, how could she have married that good-for-nothing Xia?

"Alright, Yaozu."

Sister Ling changed my dressing, and I felt relieved, as if I had accomplished a major task.

Just then, Liu Haomei came over to play with Chunyan.

Chunyan was very happy and chattered, "Old Wang, Liu Haomei checked it out for me. My cardboard box packaging workshop is doing quite well. The work isn't tiring, it just smells a bit of glue."

I nodded: "That's great, Chunyan. You can start working tomorrow. Start work early and earn money early."

"But your wound..." Chunyan was worried. "How about I take care of you for another two days?"

"The wound is fine now, you can go to work." I shook my head and smiled, then asked about Liu Haomei's condition.

Liu Haomei was even happier, saying she was very satisfied with her job. Her female editor mentor was highly skilled and was also an amateur writer. Although she was strict, she could really learn a lot from her.

Liu Haomei also brought me several magazines, all sample copies from the factory.

I suddenly remembered Awen's poems, so I found the note and handed it to Liu Haomei: "Let your teacher take a look at this and see if it's okay."

Liu Haomei read it once, her eyes widening: "Wow, this is a poem written by Brother Wang? He's got both literary and martial talents!"

I smiled smugly: "Let your teacher see it first."

"Okay, I'll show it to the teacher tomorrow." Liu Haomei nodded in agreement and put the note away.

We chatted for over an hour before we all went home to rest.

……

The next morning, Chunyan happily went to work with Liu Haomei.

Sister Ling was also traveling along the same route, so the three of them were traveling together and not lonely at all.

I saw Chunyan and the other two off at the Sanlichuan Street, and watched them walk for a while longer before turning back.

It's relatively safe here early in the morning.

Because the locals are all night owls, they're very energetic at night and sleep in late in the morning.

Those biker gangs are sleeping right now.

I called Zhan Lao Er, who happened to be at the 204 chess and card room in Building 26 and told me to come directly there.

When he learned that I was willing to take over the management of Building 26, Zhan Lao Er was very happy and patted me on the shoulder: "Don't worry, brother, I will definitely not treat you unfairly."

I smiled and immediately started working, checking the accounts with Zhan Lao Er and organizing the information on all the houses and tenants.

The paperwork took up the whole morning.

After having a bowl of fried noodles for lunch, I started patrolling the building, visiting each household to check on their situation.

Now that I have some work experience, I can handle these kinds of trivial tasks in an orderly manner.

That evening, Zhan Lao Er had something to do and ran away, leaving me with 100 yuan to treat myself to dinner.

I don't want to waste money, so I'll just make do with what Fatty Sister has to offer.

"Hey, fellow villager, what a coincidence!"

I had just sat down when someone called me. I knew it was Gao Jianfeng from the opening remarks.

Gao Jianfeng, along with his old squad leader Dou Qiang, also came to have dinner.

"Fellow villager, you're really disrespectful. I invited you to dinner yesterday, but you didn't come."

Gao Jianfeng complained as soon as they met, then said, "Since we've run into each other tonight, let me treat you."

I nodded and smiled, "Then I'll trouble you to spend the money."

My fellow villager is so sincere, I should give him a chance.

Gao Jianfeng was very happy and asked Sister Pang to give us a plate of peanuts and a plate of stir-fried snails. He also went to the tobacco and liquor store next door to buy a bottle of cheap liquor.

Aunt Pang doesn't have stir-fried dishes here, but peanuts and stir-fried snails are always in stock.

A plate of snails costs two yuan, and you can slurp them for a long time.

While Gao Jianfeng went to buy liquor, Dou Qiang quietly asked me, "Landlord, is Gao Jianfeng's business here... able to make money? What do you think, is this business feasible?"

I thought for a moment, then answered seriously, "I don't know. I just arrived too."

Actually, I wanted to tell the old squad leader that pyramid schemes are all scams, and he should run away quickly!

But... Gao Jianfeng and I have no grudges against each other, so why should I ruin his big plans?

If Gao Jianfeng knew that I had persuaded the old squad leader to leave, wouldn't he have used his grappling skills to beat me up?

At the same time, I couldn't lie to the old squad leader and say that Gao Jianfeng was making a lot of money here and that pyramid schemes had a promising future. My conscience wouldn't allow it.

Upon hearing this, the old squad leader smiled bitterly and sighed, "It will cost three thousand nine hundred yuan. I came out here to earn money... and my family doesn't have any either."

As we were talking, Gao Jianfeng came back, opened the wine bottle, and poured wine for us.

Just then, Huang Aijun and his younger brother walked by, and they greeted each other.

Pointing at Huang Aijun's retreating figure, Gao Jianfeng said to the old squad leader, "Look, Boss Huang has called his younger brother and brother-in-law over. If it were a lie, would Boss Huang lie to his own brother and brother-in-law?"

The old squad leader nodded, then hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but stopped himself.

Gao Jianfeng pointed at me again and said with a smile, "Our landlord, who is also from the same hometown, is very interested in our business and is currently investigating it. I believe that before long, our landlord will also join our business and become my business partner."

The old squad leader was surprised and asked me, "Landlord, are you really going to join?"

"Oh, I'm still figuring it out... Let's drink!"

I chuckled and raised the disposable wine glass.

After a couple of drinks, they started chatting.

It turns out that Gao Jianfeng and the old squad leader were both retired members of the People's Armed Police, having previously served on the Yunnan border. The old squad leader was from Yunnan, a rural area.

Gao Jianfeng is quite the braggart. He said that when he was serving in the military, he caught a major drug lord trying to smuggle himself out. The lord offered him a sack of money to let him go. Being upright and selfless, he turned over the drug lord and the sack of money.

After saying this, Gao Jianfeng sighed regretfully, "If I had accepted a sack of money back then, I would never have to work for the rest of my life!"

"Gao Jianfeng, do you know how heavy a sack of money is?"

I couldn't take it anymore and rolled my eyes: "Are drug lords out of their minds? Why are they carrying a sack of money when they're smuggling themselves across the border?"

Banknotes are heavy. Even if you were given a whole sack, let alone a whole snakeskin bag, you might not be able to carry it!

Gao Jianfeng grinned: "What can I do if you don't believe me?"

I shook my head and called Chunyan to ask if she wanted me to pick her up.

Chunyan said there was still half an hour until she could get off work.

I got up to say goodbye: "I have to go pick up my girlfriend. Thanks for the drinks, folks."

There are no motorcycles available tonight, so I'll have to walk.

Gao Jianfeng also stood up and followed me, saying, "I'll go for a walk with you."

The old squad leader had also finished eating and joined us for a walk.

I don't mind, let's go together.

Walking down the street, the old squad leader looked around and said in a low voice, "This place is pretty unsafe... I've heard there are often fights, slashing, and snatch-and-grab robberies."

Gao Jianfeng swaggered around and shouted, "What are you afraid of? Who would dare to be so blind as to rob us?"

I looked at Gao Jianfeng: "With your physique and the words 'Master of Grappling' on your clothes, most people wouldn't dare to touch you."

Gao Jianfeng chuckled: "When I got off the train, someone asked me if I was looking for a job. I said yes, and that person wanted me to work for him, with a guaranteed minimum of 20,000 yuan a month, plus a commission."

I frowned: "What kind of job pays so much?"

"They said it was a robbery, and they were recruiting partners," Gao Jianfeng grinned.

I couldn't help but laugh.

Gold always shines. With Gao Jianfeng's physique, he'd have a very promising future if he really went to rob the company.

While they were chatting, the old squad leader suddenly felt the urge to urinate and peed by the roadside.

Gao Jianfeng pulled me a few steps away and whispered, "Fellow villager, I need your help."