Reborn as a landlord in Shanghai

Chapter 75 The Feast at Hongmen

Chapter 75 The Feast at Hongmen (Part 2)

Thinking of this, Liu Yong felt a surge of resentment.

"Little Mao, so in the end, you just don't want to lead us brothers to get rich?"

Liu Yong sensed that Mao Xiaoyu was unyielding, so his tone changed abruptly, and he spoke harshly.

Hearing Liu Yong's tone change, Mao Xiaoyu didn't tolerate him and shouted loudly, "Brother Yong, I call you Brother Yong. I brought you all out of our hometown, wasn't it to help you make money? Liu Yong, ask yourself honestly, how much money did you make in your hometown? How much money do you make here in Shanghai?"

Not to mention I'll find you a place to stay. Tell me which employee in the store I'll give them a place to stay. The three of you are my buddies, my fellow villagers, and my brothers, so you can stay in my house.

Although you are currently receiving the lowest wages, since you don't know anything yet, after working for two or three years, it's normal for you to earn 20,000 to 30,000 a month. If you're lucky, you might even earn one or two million a year.

Tell me, with such a promising future and such a great job, could you have imagined this back in your hometown? If I hadn't introduced you to this opportunity, you might only be earning a few hundred or a thousand yuan a month back home, living a dull and aimless life.

Tell me, what good has it done me to bring you out here? Well, there's absolutely no good. I just want my brothers to get rich. It doesn't benefit me personally at all. I even get complaints from my parents for bringing you out here, but I've never said that to you.

Now that you see me making money, you're complaining that I didn't include you. But have you ever thought about how much debt I have in the bank? If you were asked to do it, without any prior warning, would you dare to do it?

Don't talk about hearing rumors about the demolition. As long as the official documents aren't issued, everything you say is false. Only when the documents are issued can it be considered a demolition. It's not like the private boss is just sitting there waiting for someone to come and demolish my property.

Sometimes demolition is just fate. If you encounter it, you encounter it; if you don't, you get nothing. But I was lucky, so my land was demolished. Now you ask me, "You want to get rich with me?" Well, let me tell you, this piece of land is going to be demolished. You buy it, or you don't?

Do you dare to buy it? Do you dare to borrow tens of millions to invest in it? If it's not demolished in the end, will you come after me or eat me? This whole mess is ridiculous. We're all brothers, having a few drinks to strengthen our bond, it's normal.

Now you're seeing this mess. It seems like my brother isn't a good person; he's just trying to scam you guys. He's making money off you, but you don't even see how much hair I'm losing every day, afraid of losing everything. But I can guarantee I'll make money on this deal; I'm willing to gamble.

Would you dare to gamble? Even if you were to lose everything and owe tens of millions, would you dare to gamble? The same goes for Li Gang. If you, Li Gang, owed tens of millions, would you dare to gamble? And what about your brother Yong, Liu Yong? If you were to owe tens of millions, would you dare to gamble?

"Stop bragging and saying you dare to gamble. Let me tell you the consequences: if you lose, you'll spend the rest of your lives in prison. Do you dare to gamble? Speak from your conscience. I want to hear your honest opinions, not just empty words."

To emphasize the importance of her speech, Mao Xiaoyu spoke while her fingers flew across the page, occasionally tapping the table to highlight the significance of her words. After she finished speaking, the entire room fell silent.

At this moment, Liu Yong was filled with resentment and felt ashamed after Mao Xiaoyu's words. He wanted to stand up, pat his chest, and say, "I dare to bet!"

However, Liu Yong also knew that he was not confident enough in saying this.

After all, nobody knows whether this place will be demolished or not, so to dare to throw tens of millions of yuan into it for a gamble is simply insane.

If it were him, Liu Yong knew he definitely wouldn't dare to gamble!

But Mao Xiaoyu dared to gamble, and he became rich.

Do I envy you?

envious.

Jealous?

jealous.

Do I dare to do it?

dare not.

Isn't that enough?

Thinking of this, Liu Yong's resentment dissipated considerably. After all, Mao Xiaoyu dared to gamble, and he won; it was his turn to make a fortune.

Even if you are given a chance, you don't dare to gamble. Even if the opportunity to get rich is right in front of you, you will never have the chance to get rich.

But Liu Yong was still unconvinced, though he couldn't quite put his finger on why.

Seeing that no one spoke for several minutes, Mao Xiaoyu knew that what she had said might have been too harsh, making the three of them feel uncomfortable. In order to ease the atmosphere, Mao Xiaoyu could only speak softly again:

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"I'm sorry, I spoke a little harshly just now. As brothers, I believe you can understand me. Actually, I didn't mean to be so harsh, but I don't know why, I suddenly got angry and spoke a little fast."

Honestly, I sometimes envy you guys. At least you have your brothers to help you out, allowing you to come to Shanghai and get a good job, giving you the opportunity to earn more money than your parents could earn in a lifetime.

Your family may become part of the middle class in China because of your move to Shanghai. You can buy a house, get married, have children, and become residents of a metropolis, ultimately giving your next generation better opportunities and making your children and descendants proud of you.

As for me, what you aim to achieve in 10 or 20 years is my starting point. After all, I came to Shanghai earlier than you, and my family and my parents' careers are all in Shanghai. Therefore, we are not on the same track. You can slowly catch up with me, but I have no way to catch up with you.

This means that I can help you and give you a better life in the future, but you can't help me. I can only rely on myself to move forward. Although you see me as rich and powerful now, you will never know how tired I am.

People are ranked. Your goal is to reach a million in assets, while mine is to reach a hundred million in assets. So we're not on the same track, and you wouldn't dare to play like me.

I can afford to lose 100 million or 200 million. But if you take out 100 million or 200 million and lose it all, are you willing to let it go? I'm not trying to discourage you, but are you really that easy to compare yourself to me? You might envy me for making money, fine, everyone envies me.

Want to get rich? That's fine too. First, achieve your goal of 1 million or 2 million, then strive for 10 million or 20 million. Once you've reached 10 million or 20 million, then aim for 100 million or 200 million.

Goals are achieved step by step. Your goals are different from mine, so don't be jealous or complain. Right now, focus on making money, making more money, and improving your lives so that people in your hometown will envy you.

Upon hearing Mao Xiaoyu's words, a touching expression appeared on the faces of the three of them. Imagining the wonderful things Mao Xiaoyu described, they couldn't help but be moved.

After all, he couldn't compare himself to Mao Xiaoyu, but he could compare himself to the people from his hometown. If his standard of living was really better than that of the people from his hometown, he would definitely be envied by them.

"I don't want to say much more. If anyone feels I've wronged them, then I can't keep them. If they want to go back, they can go back; if they want to resign, they can resign. I'll agree to that. But I want to make one thing clear here: I haven't wronged my brothers. If you brothers still follow me, although I can't say much, if there's an opportunity to make money in the future, I'll still take you all with me!" Mao Xiaoyu said sincerely.

"Xiao Mao, I'm sorry. I don't know what came over me. I was out of my mind this time. Seeing how easily you made money, I got a little envious. Now I know I was wrong. I'm sorry." After hearing Mao Xiaoyu's words and reflecting on his own behavior, Liu Yong finally decided to apologize.

"There's no right or wrong between brothers. We don't talk about right or wrong, we only talk about conscience. If someone is really good to their brother, everyone can see it. So, Yong-ge, don't say anything more. As long as you treat me as a brother, we are brothers." Mao Xiaoyu patted Liu Yong on the shoulder and said sincerely.

"Since that's the case, I'll toast you. I consider you my brother, and I'll consider you my brother for life."

As he said this, Liu Yong picked up the wine bottle and started pouring the wine. After he finished pouring, the two clinked their small wine glasses together and then drank it all in one gulp.

Ji Fei and Li Gang clapped and cheered from the sidelines.

After that, the atmosphere at the scene improved a lot. Everyone talked about things from when the four of them were young, and as they talked more, it really felt like they had a strong brotherhood.

Even when it was time to pay the bill and leave, Liu Yong insisted on paying it himself. After leaving the restaurant, Liu Yong even suggested going to Mao Xiaoyu's place to see her living conditions.

In the end, Mao Xiaoyu said that the agency was still open and she wanted to go there to ask about some things, so she would go in a few days. Then she parted ways with the three of them.

Mao Xiaoyu waved her hand with a smile, watching the three figures leave. When she could no longer see them, her face darkened.

This Liu Yong is a menace; how come I never noticed him in my past life?

He looked so apologetic just now, I really thought he had changed for the better. Who knew this guy was carrying a recording device? Did he really think that since he was wearing so little in the summer, no one could see it if he put it in his pocket?

Of course, I didn't really notice it at first. I thought that after I said so much, Liu Yong finally came to terms with it and our brotherly relationship improved.

Little did Mao Xiaoyu know that it was only after Ji Fei reminded her that she noticed the recorder in Liu Yong's pocket. The problem was that the recorder was still on, which made Mao Xiaoyu think that Liu Yong was a real scoundrel.

I must have been blind in my past life to befriend him. He's more venomous than a snake. It seems I'll have to be more careful around him in the future, and keep a close eye on him.

As for Ji Fei telling her this, Mao Xiaoyu felt it was quite normal. After all, Ji Fei was her classmate, but not Liu Yong. Moreover, the relationship between the two was definitely not as good as that between her and Ji Fei. They probably only knew each other on the street. In addition, she was now Ji Fei's boss and had brought him here to make money. It was normal for Ji Fei to turn to her.

In fact, when Mao Xiaoyu found out that the other party had a recording device, she wished she could send Liu Yong back to his hometown and make him get lost.

However, Mao Xiaoyu was already in her forties and didn't have the impulsiveness of a young person. She knew that now was not the time to fire Liu Yong. After all, she had recruited him herself, and if she fired him and went back to her hometown, Liu Yong would badmouth her, which would damage her reputation.

Not to mention at this critical juncture.

After all, the demolition notice has just been issued, and now is the time to reap the rewards, so we must not let any problems arise.

Even after receiving the money, Mao Xiaoyu didn't want any problems to arise during this period.

For at least the next year or two, Mao Xiaoyu hopes things will be peaceful here so she can earn more money first.

After all, this is the time to make big money. If we waste our energy on trivial matters and other messy things, we'll be losing sight of the bigger picture.

Therefore, Mao Xiaoyu pretended to know nothing and fooled Liu Yong first.

To make the act more convincing, Mao Xiaoyu still went to the real estate agency. At this point, the agency was already—

It was after get off work, but perhaps because Guo Xiaoyan was doing accounting, she was still alone at the scene.

"Xiaoyu, what brings you here? Have you finished eating?" Guo Xiaoyan asked curiously when she saw Mao Xiaoyu arrive at the real estate agency.

"I've finished eating. It's good that things are more stable for a while now. What about you? Why haven't you gone home yet?" Mao Xiaoyu said as she approached Guo Xiaoyan.

"There's still a little debt I don't want to take back to settle, so I'll settle it here before going back," Guo Xiaoyan replied, burying her head in the accounts once again.

"Don't work too hard. You're working so hard that I'm thinking of giving you a raise," Mao Xiaoyu joked.

"No way, I'd love a raise too!" Guo Xiaoyan quickly looked up and agreed when she heard Mao Xiaoyu mention a raise.

"Alright, I'll give you an extra 1000 to your basic salary. It's because you're working so hard."

Mao Xiaoyu has come to appreciate Guo Xiaoyan's abilities over the past month or two, so she plans to increase his basic salary by 1000 yuan.

Of course, this amount of money is not much. After all, based on Guo Xiaoyan's salary plus commission, Gu Xiaoyan earns at least 10,000 to 20,000 yuan a month. So, 1000 yuan is neither a lot nor a little. Every little bit helps.

"Then thank you very much, Boss Mao," Guo Xiaoyan said happily.

"Alright, that's settled then. I'll head back now. You should also head back soon after you're done with your work."

Having drunk so much, Mao Xiaoyu was actually quite tipsy and was preparing to go back to wash up and go to sleep.

"Okay, I'll be done in about 10 minutes." Guo Xiaoyan lowered her head again and started working.

Seeing this, Mao Xiaoyu slowly left the agency and went straight home.

Back home, Mao Xiaoyu took another shower before going to bed feeling drowsy.

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