A life of success begins with being a landlord.

"Little fox, this is your house, and the sewers are yours too. Am I crazy to clog your sewers? Don't blame me if your sewers are clogged!"

Zhou Zhou slapped Li Jie's hand away and rolled her eyes at me: "You'd better go back and check on Li Jie's condition..."

Before Zhouzhou could finish speaking, my phone rang.

It's Dao Zai Xiong.

"Brother Xiong." I answered the phone and went to the balcony.

"Brother, are you all ready?" Dao Zaixiong's voice was low. "If you're ready, get some rest and recharge your energy..."

"Don't worry, Xiong-ge, everything is ready. There won't be any problems tomorrow."

I hung up the phone and told Sister Li to go home.

Zhou Zhou got up to see them out, a mischievous grin on her face: "Sister Li, Yaozu, you two should go back to sleep. Don't get too carried away. If I hear you yelling and disturbing the neighbors, I'll kick down your door!"

Sister Li punched Zhou Zhou: "Don't talk nonsense. Wang Yaozu is my younger brother, not my kept man."

I blushed too. What a rude and inappropriate term!

Besides, Li-jie and I live on the third floor, and Zhou-zhou lives on the fifth floor. Even if Li-jie and I screamed, you wouldn't hear us!

Back in 302, the phone rang again. It was Chunyan calling, asking if I wanted to sleep at her place.

I said I wouldn't go; I have errands to run tomorrow and need to be well-rested tonight.

Chunyan was a little unhappy and snapped at me, "What do you mean? Did I wake you up? If you're not coming, don't come again!"

I couldn't be bothered to argue with that little girl, so I hung up the phone and went to sleep in room 204 of building 26 across the street.

The conditions in the card and chess room are actually quite good.

The guy with the gold teeth used to live here; he knew how to enjoy life.

But I have something on my mind, so I really can't sleep.

I tossed and turned until after 2 a.m. before I finally drifted off to sleep.

I woke up at five in the morning.

I forced myself to lie down a little longer, even if I couldn't fall asleep, so I could at least rest.

Around six o'clock, I got up, washed up, and went downstairs for breakfast. I ran into Chunyan and Sister Ling on their way to work, and Liu Haomei was also there.

"Hey, what were you busy with last night?" Chunyan asked me, pouting.

"Chunyan, I have something to do. I'll tell you later. You guys go to work first," I said softly to comfort her.

"Yaozu, you can focus on your work. We're going to work now." Sister Ling nodded, took Chunyan's hand, and left, giving me a smile as she turned back.

Ah, Sister Ling is so considerate.

After breakfast, I went back to room 203 of building 26 to check my equipment and make sure I was fully prepared.

Sister Li called: "Little brother, I'm going to the site too, so you can focus on your work."

"Sister Li, you'd better not go..."

A sudden sense of foreboding washed over me. I hesitated for a moment and said, "Although Daozai Xiong assured me that Hengjie Sangkun wouldn't retaliate against me, his promise might not be reliable. After today's events, Sister Li... you can go out for a walk. Don't stay in Sanlichuan!"

Sister Li was taken aback: "What's wrong, Yaozu? Is something the matter?"

"No, I'm just taking precautions." I thought for a moment:

"Go away and have some fun for a few days. Come back when I'm sure things are alright with Sang Kun in Hengjie. Otherwise, if Sang Kun retaliates against me, you'll be implicated."

"Stop talking, just focus on getting things done!" Sister Li hung up the phone.

I sat down, like an old monk meditating, and emptied my mind.

At nine o'clock, A-Qiang drove over to pick me up.

I sat in the back seat, placed the two insulated containers beside my legs, and let A-Qiang drive.

"Brother Zu, are you only bringing two small buckets?" A-Qiang asked me.

"Two buckets are enough." I nodded.

Banpo Island was bustling with activity, colorful flags fluttering in the wind, red carpets laid out on the ground, and banners hanging all around, proclaiming it a "Banpo Island Development Site Visit Meeting".

A simple platform was set up on site, with a dozen long tables and chairs placed opposite it.

Dao Zixiong, along with Director Tang, Director Nie, Director Hong, and others, were all busy arranging things on site.

To my surprise, Amei's father, Director Song, was also here!

However, Director Song was busy entertaining guests on the stage and didn't see me.

I watched from a distance, observing Director Song with a broad smile, seemingly in a good mood.

Sitting next to Director Song was a man wearing color-changing glasses, a white shirt, a red tie, slicked-back hair, an oily face, and an incongruous and extravagant outfit.

Ah Qiang quietly told me, "The guy next to Director Song, the one wearing glasses, is Master Wang."

I nodded, my eyes continuing to search, and asked in a low voice, "Who is Sang Kun?"

"He didn't come." Ah Qiang shook his head.

"Director Song, why are you here?" I asked again.

"Of course he is here. He is the head of the city's planning bureau. All construction planning projects must be approved by him... If he doesn't approve, then it's an illegal building."

"Okay, I understand."

Actually, I'm in a difficult position and really don't want Director Song to be here!

I don't know the relationship between Director Song and Master Wang, nor do I know the connection between Director Song and the land of Banpo Island.

If Director Song is on the opposite side of Dao Zixiong, then if I help Dao Zixiong, I will offend Director Song.

But now that things have come to this, there's no turning back.

Ah Qiang lowered his voice and pointed to the other people on the stage: "There's also a secretary-general, a tax bureau chief, a land bureau chief, and a construction company manager here..."

However, I noticed two people behind Master Wang, a man and a woman, who looked like bodyguards, and they were carefully searching the scene.

Just then, the male bodyguard also saw me and stared at me.

I turned my back to Ah Qiang and said, "The two guys behind Master Wang have noticed us. You go and wander over there and keep an eye on me. When I walk toward the stage, you come with me and block that woman."

"clear."

Ah Qiang turned and left.

I also circled around and looked at the group of people on the platform from the east side.

The meeting began at approximately 9:30.

The Secretary-General spoke first, spouting a lot of platitudes.

Then Director Song gave a speech.

I listened intently. Director Song's meaning was clearly that he opposed Dao Zixiong and others' proposal to develop this area into a residential area, but rather into a commercial area and a business center!

Hearing this, my heart sank.

Today, I'm afraid I'll offend Director Song.

That damn Knife Hung, why didn't he tell me beforehand?

Around 10 o'clock, Master Wang began to speak.

According to the host's introduction, Master Wang's public identity is that of a nationally renowned folklore research expert, director of the Institute of Natural Environment, a famous scholar, and an expert in ancient culture, the I Ching, the Eight Trigrams, the Five Elements, Feng Shui, and so on...

Master Wang's speech was brief, mainly stating that the feng shui here is good and suitable for commercial development, but it should not be developed into residential buildings. He said that if it were developed into a residential complex, the residents would get sick.

Dao Zixiong was so angry that his face turned ashen!

Director Tang and Director Nie also rolled their eyes.

Master Wang's speech lasted only a minute or two before he clasped his hands in a fist salute to the surrounding crowd to indicate that his speech was over and sat down.

Some people started to stir things up: "We've heard that Master Wang is a legendary figure with extraordinary skills. Could he demonstrate them for us right now?"