A life of success begins with being a landlord.

"Ouch..." I grimaced in pain, clutching my ribs.

Sister Li ignored him, sitting up straight and continuing to enjoy the happy time provided by the pyramid scheme operators.

Such free entertainment is not easy to find.

Several more people went up and performed their talents.

Most of them sing, and only one dances.

Huang Aijun suddenly looked at Sister Li and enthusiastically invited, "Dear business partners, would you please have our beautiful and charming landlady perform a talent for us?"

"Bravo!" everyone shouted, clapping.

I shouted the loudest, clapped the most enthusiastically, and even gave Sister Li a mischievous grin.

The usually sassy Sister Li was now dumbfounded and embarrassed. Her pretty face turned as red as a monkey's bottom, and she waved her hands repeatedly, stammering, "No, no, no, I can't, I don't know how..."

Performing your talents in public requires a thick skin.

People who haven't practiced really don't dare to go on stage.

Sister Li calls herself an old fox and a seasoned veteran, but she has no such experience.

"Landlady, one please! Landlady, one please!"

Gao Jianfeng and others continued to cheer, with applause rising in waves.

I joined in, clapping and shouting, "Landlady, give us one! Landlady, I love you!"

"You bastard, you've ruined me!"

Sister Li gritted her teeth and cursed at me, then stood up awkwardly, forcing a smile: "I...I can't sing, I...I'll sing a song for everyone, I'll sing one, I'll sing one..."

"Sing 'Two Tigers'!" I continued to urge.

Sister Li glared at me again, then gave everyone a sheepish smile: "I'll sing you all a song... When Will You Return?"

The crowd applauded enthusiastically, giving them a warm welcome.

Sister Li was like a young bride meeting her in-laws for the first time, trembling and hesitant, as she sang "When Will You Return?" in a halting and stammering manner.

The singing and rhythm were truly appalling and utterly devastating.

The song was so powerful that the beauties of the six palaces paled in comparison, five thousand sable-clad warriors perished in the dust of the barbarians, and within a radius of eight hundred kilometers, not a blade of grass grew, not even a chicken or a dog was spared!

However, all the pyramid scheme members wore genuine smiles and applauded enthusiastically, clap clap clap, clap clap clap...

I was completely confused, and I even doubted my own appreciation level, wondering if I hadn't heard Sister Li's heavenly voice and unparalleled melody!

After Sister Li finished singing, she blushed deeply, but then, to my embarrassment, she pointed at me and said to Huang Aijun, "My little brother can sing!"

Huang Aijun smiled and raised his hand in invitation: "Shall we invite Brother Zu, the landlady's younger brother, to sing us a song?"

"Brother Zu, Brother Zu, you're the best! Brother Zu, Brother Zu... give us one!"

Everyone clapped and cheered, giving me sincere and kind smiles.

It seems there's no way to avoid it.

I had no choice but to stand up and prepare to sing them, "What kind of knife is this? A golden-ringed broadsword!"

Just then, the sound of the door being kicked open came from outside, along with angry shouts.

Judging from the voice, it's Zhou Zhou from room 502, that high-class beauty from the KTV.

Li Jie and I panicked. We stood up, looked at each other, and didn't know whether we should open the door.

If the door is opened, and Zhouzhou sees Li Jie and me fooling around here, leading the way in making noise and disturbing the peace, wouldn't she hate us to death?

I glared at Huang Aijun: "Look, the people upstairs are complaining, it's all your fault!"

Huang Aijun shrugged and waved to the audience: "That concludes today's sharing session. See you tomorrow, fellow business partners."

Gao Jianfeng opened the door and glared at Zhou Zhou outside.

Zhou Zhou cursed loudly, "You bunch of bastards, pyramid scheme operators, big swindlers! It's one thing to cheat people, but don't disturb the peace! I've already reported you for disturbing the peace and for pyramid scheme fraud!"

Gao Jianfeng rolled up his sleeves and pointed at Zhou Zhou: "You bitch, who are you calling a deadbeat?"

"I'll call you a damn bastard, so what?"

Zhou Zhou stepped forward, glaring at Gao Jianfeng: "You dare touch me? If you dare lay a finger on me, I'll have you killed. You damn bastard, you damn bastard, you damn bastard!"

Gao Jianfeng chickened out as expected, raising his hand to slap, but he didn't dare to actually do it.

"Hey, Sister Zhou, what a coincidence!"

I had no choice but to squeeze through and smile at Zhou Zhou: "I just came over and stopped their disturbance. It's alright, please move aside and let them go first."

Zhou Zhou was taken aback: "You're here too?"

Sister Li walked over: "My brother and I just arrived and were keeping an eye on them. We were negotiating when you came."

As she spoke, Sister Li pushed Zhouzhou a few steps away, clearing the doorway.

One by one, the pyramid scheme members who attended the sharing session left.

Sister Li then called me over to help take Zhou Zhou back to 502.

Upon arriving at 502, Zhou Zhou was still furious, her chest heaving as if she were about to explode.

I understand this feeling, because Sister Li and I are also victims of the noise from pyramid schemes.

Moreover, we were downstairs, so we suffered even more.

"Zhouzhou, don't be angry. I'll handle this. I'll definitely resolve it for you within a week." Sister Li massaged Zhouzhou's shoulders and smiled apologetically.

So it turns out Sister Li can also be a people-pleaser.

"A week? It's been weeks already, all you do is drag it out. Trying to feed eighteen children with one pacifier? Nobody believes you."

Zhou Zhou rolled her eyes and sat down on the sofa.

I couldn't help but smile.

I never knew Sister Li had this ability to coax eighteen children... no, it should be thirty-six!

"You jerk, Zhou Zhou, how can you talk so rudely!"

Sister Li slapped Zhou Zhou and sighed, "This is all my brother Wang Yaozu's fault. He didn't know those people were pyramid scheme operators and rented the house to them."

Zhou Zhou raised an eyebrow at me: "So, Wang Yaozu should compensate me for my losses?"

"I'm penniless, what can I possibly compensate you?" I smiled wryly. "Sister Zhou, please forgive me. I'll think of a way slowly, I'll definitely solve it."

I don't even believe what I'm saying myself.

What can I do? I can only stall, one day at a time.

It seems like the problem with toilet 404 is still unresolved.

"Hey, don't say that. I like your penniless lifestyle."

Zhou Zhou winked at Sister Li: "Generally speaking, poor guys are more tough, poor but resilient, right? We women like that kind of tough guy!"

Sister Li was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter, hitting Zhou Zhou wildly: "You damned Zhou Zhou, you are... you are... a living hooligan!"

I didn't understand and found it incomprehensible.

"Though poor, one remains steadfast"—isn't that a compliment? I am indeed quite resolute, so what?

Zhou Zhou cheered up, her anger completely dissipating. She smiled at me and said, "Yaozu, you're responsible for what you've done. Stay here tonight and calm me down, and I'll forgive you."

I didn't think this was a compliment, so I smirked and said, "I'm just a building manager. All I know is sweeping, changing light bulbs, replacing faucets, and unclogging drains. I don't know how to appease people."

Sister Li chuckled: "That's perfect, it seems like the sewers here at Zhouzhou's place are also having problems."

"No way, this is the fifth floor." I frowned. "As long as they don't stuff things down the drain, there shouldn't be a problem."

Sister Li grabbed Zhouzhou's ear and said seriously, "Tell me the truth, have you been stuffing anything down the drain?"