Aunt Er's cerebral thrombosis was almost aggravated by Qin Jingru's anger.

Shivering, I left Xu Damao's house and had no other choice but to go to Yi Zhonghai's house.

While Yi Zhonghai was still lucid, seeing the unfavorable situation, Lima immediately tried to win over Sha Zhu again.

Thanks to Shazhu Restaurant, Yi Zhonghai's family is doing better and better now. Most importantly, they have something to do, so they don't have to think about all sorts of things all day.

The three old men in the courtyard had always been of one mind. When Yi Zhonghai heard that Liu Haizhong had been beaten by his two sons again, he was furious.

They quickly went to find Sha Zhu and asked him to take Liu Haizhong to the hospital.

"..."

When Fatty got off work today, he remembered Bang Geng's game console and couldn't resist going to Jinyu Hutong to take a peek.

As the rumors suggested, business was booming, with crowds of people gathered around.

The fat man found a high spot to go up and take a look, and found that there were no longer 4, but 6, game machines in Bang Geng's game room!

This kid seems to have made a lot of money lately, buying two more game consoles so quickly.

There was another girl next to Banggeng. She was plain-looking and the kind of person you wouldn't notice if you threw her into a crowd.

But she had a good figure, slender and upright. You could tell from her posture and gait that she had been through some life experiences and was no longer a virgin.

That fat guy has such a sharp eye! He spotted a lot of useful information at a glance.

On his way back, after a little thought, he guessed the gist of what had happened.

As soon as the smiling tiger appeared, the rebar business of the Liu and Yan families fell through; and then Banggeng, that good-for-nothing, suddenly became rich. If it weren't for his scheming, even if you beat Shazhu to death, Fatty wouldn't believe it.

However, he only guessed it; the fat man showed them absolutely no sympathy.

The more unlucky Liu Haizhong and Yan Jiefang became, the happier he was.

Especially Liu Haizhong, even if Smiling Tiger didn't scheme against him, Fatty was planning to teach him a lesson, just to vent Lou Xiao'e's anger.

As soon as he got home, Chen Mengqi told him that Liu Haizhong had been beaten by his two sons again, and that his uncle and Sha Zhu had taken him to the hospital.

Before long, more good news arrived—another disturbance had broken out at Uncle San's house. It turned out that Yan Fugui had asked Yan Jiecheng to take out the 10% share he had previously received to help the family get through the crisis.

It's amazing he even came up with that idea. Yan Jiecheng had already shown that 10% profit from rebar to his sister, Yan Jieyi.

Yan Jiedi finally believed her older brother after seeing the tangible benefits. The two siblings are now running a restaurant together and doing very well.

Looking at Yan Fugui and his two good sons, they didn't think of them when they were living a life of luxury, but now that their business has failed and they're broke, they remember them.

Yan Jiecheng put it very bluntly: "Dad, now that we're in a period of reform and opening up, we earn our living through our own abilities! We only earn what we're capable of. I've also invested in the rebar business, and I'm not in a hurry to ask you for my share of the investment back, which is only because of our father-son relationship."

Yan Fugui was so angry that he almost bit his two front teeth to pieces, and he couldn't even utter a coherent sentence.

As for the three aunties grumbling and cursing, Yan Jiecheng's wife, Zhang Hongying, didn't tolerate it: "Mother-in-law, if you really can't stand us, then we'll move out. Things aren't like they used to be; there are now people outside who specialize in renting houses for others—they're called real estate agencies!"

The real estate agency Zhang Hongying mentioned was obviously run by the fat man.

Relying on the network built by the "Where to Move" company, Fatty and Chen Yan took the lead in seizing market share and found a bunch of quick-witted old men and women;

They were instructed to spend their free time asking around to see which houses were vacant and available for rent, and then record the information.

The results are compiled and submitted to the company before the end of each workday. For every successful deal closed, a 10% commission is awarded.

Before the wave of housing commercialization began in 1984, most people lived in public housing allocated by their work units. In addition, families often had many children, so housing was relatively tight overall.

At the same time, Beijing is attracting more and more people from other places to do business and develop their careers. Their demand for housing is increasing daily, meaning whoever controls the housing supply will be able to grab a share of this promising market.

The fat guy is doing what Beike is doing now: first, he wants to bring all the landlords into his network, and then expand his influence by building a huge landlord database.

Once we grow bigger and stronger, we'll list on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. This will bring more capital and resources to the company, driving further development of the industry.

After listing, they cashed out at the peak and left the whole mess to Hong Kong's wealthy, letting them compete with the future real estate giants in mainland China.

But now is not the time. We should keep a low profile, remember to develop cautiously, and avoid being reckless.

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The hamster has been living the best life lately.

With money, he can eat out every day; with women, he can sleep in Li Ping's arms until he naturally wakes up.

Apart from the fact that the money is managed by Li Ping instead of him holding it all, everything else is great, better than ever before!

Li Ping wasn't taking this money because she was controlling or anything, but rather because she planned to give 90% to Smiling Tiger, leaving herself and Bang Geng with only 10%.

But don't underestimate this 10%; it's enough to cover Huaihua's salary for the past three months!

After closing up shop today, Li Ping complained to Bang Geng, "This can't go on. I'm running to Chaoyang every day, and my feet are covered in blisters."

Banggeng felt incredibly sorry for her, but as much as she felt sorry for her, she was helpless: "But if we don't stay with your sister, where will we stay?"

Li Ping turned her head away, rolled her eyes, and then said helplessly, "Don't you have a house?"

When the topic of Bang Geng's family came up, he became hesitant and stammering again.

Seeing his spineless state, Li Ping felt a chill in her heart. She silently stood up, pushed him away, and left.

Banggeng panicked and wanted to chase after him, but the game console hadn't been packed away yet, leaving him in a dilemma.

Seeing Li Ping walking further and further away, Bang Geng gritted his teeth and decided to go all out!

They didn't even bother to collect the game console; they just chased after it.

He caught up with Li Ping and reached out to grab her arm, but Li Ping twisted her body and broke free.

I tried to pull again, but she struggled and I shook her off...

Banggeng panicked and hugged her from behind.

This time, Li Ping reacted even more violently, kicking and hitting him, but the stick could see it clearly, and she cried.

Li Ping's crying completely shattered Bang Geng's defenses.

He humbled himself, pleaded softly, and was practically begging Li Ping on his knees.

Seeing that the time was right, Li Ping hurriedly gave him a push: "Game console!"