In the afternoon, when Lufei arrived at Fei Yu No.1 in the old street, he was taken aback.

The crowd in the old street was more than he had imagined, with a long queue outside the internet cafe and a bustling atmosphere inside.

"Fei Ge, you finally came! Come help me collect the money, I can't handle it alone."

"Hey, guys, please line up and don't push. One by one, please."

"Great, I'll collect the money!"

Lufei was in a great mood. He knew that he was about to embrace a new beginning, with success in both his career and love life.

Lufei didn't expect the internet cafe in the old street to be so popular. Although it was Sunday, it was incredibly busy with a continuous stream of teenagers who loved playing games.

"We're making money, Fei Ge! We're getting rich, hahaha..."

Late at night, Taozi counted the money and couldn't stop smiling. He was ecstatic.

For the opening of the new store, Lufei followed the same strategy, organizing top-up activities and putting up large advertising billboards.

"How much is our total income? Don't forget that we have to give Boss Hu 15,000 every month, and we still have to repay the loan for the house," Lufei asked.

"It's 47,500. That's just one day's revenue," Taozi proudly replied, bundling the money together and placing it on the side.

Lufei took out 1,000 and left it for Taozi, saying, "Taozi, in the future, we'll open Fei Yu No.2, Fei Yu No.3, all the way up to Fei Yu No.100. You'll have a share in all the stores. We're still in the development phase, so taking a bit less shouldn't be a problem, right?"

Although Lufei had a good relationship with Taozi, there were some things that had to be discussed in advance to avoid conflicts later on.

"Flying Brother, you're being too polite. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't know what I'd be doing. I'll listen to whatever you say," Taozi happily nodded.

Putting the remaining 46,000 into his bag, Lufei lit a cigarette and said, "We need to hire people here. Taozi, each store will need three people: a store manager, a cashier, and an accountant. The expansion of the chain stores will be incredibly fast, and the two of us won't be able to handle it."

"Okay, no problem," Taozi agreed.

"Oh yeah, Fei Ge, Green Hair called me today," Taozi mentioned.

Upon hearing Green Hair's name, Lufei frowned and asked, "What did he want from you?"

"Nothing much, just nonsense about asking me to join him. I gave him a good scolding," Taozi replied.

Lufei patted Taozi's shoulder and said, "Don't mess with Green Hair and his gang. It will only cause trouble. Just cut ties with them."

"Understood, Fei Ge. You can go back now. I'll take care of things here, don't worry."

Returning to his small nest at night, Lufei cleaned up the house. Although the place was small, it held memories of him and Tong Xiaojun. For the moment, he didn't feel like moving out.

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The next morning, Lufei picked up Tong Xiaojun and they returned to the small room together. Lufei carefully took care of her, afraid of doing anything that may displease her.

Tong Xiaojun had been feeling better these past few days and wanted to go back to work. She worked as a copywriter in an Audi 4S dealership, doing office work like organizing files. Her salary wasn't high, around 700-800 per month.

These days of leave were arranged by Xu Chong, as he was interested in pursuing her.

"Xiao Jun, why don't you stop going to work? With the pregnancy, it's not convenient," Lufei suggested.

"Why should I quit? Are we going to rely solely on your income?" Tong Xiaojun continued folding clothes and asked, "By the way, where did you get that money? You gave my mom 3,000, and you keep bringing things to our home."

"Uh..." Lufei wanted to say that he had obtained it through deceit, but he couldn't tell Tong Xiaojun that. Otherwise, she would think he was just a good-for-nothing, even though he did actually obtain the money through deceit, deceiving not only a lot of money but also the internet cafe.

"Did you go gambling again?" Tong Xiaojun's tone turned cold.

"No, how could I?" said Lu Fei. "I work at an internet cafe. The owner appreciates me, and he's rapidly opening new branches that need people, so I went there. The money he gave me was an advance on my salary."

"Can you really make that much money working at an internet cafe?" Tong Xiaojun had never been to one, so she didn't know.

"I make fifteen hundred a month. He advanced me three months' worth of salary. But now it's almost all gone," Lu Fei said helplessly.

"How can you spend four thousand five hundred so quickly?" Tong Xiaojun angrily exclaimed.

Lu Fei sighed. "I gave your mother three thousand, and these past few days, I've been running errands for your family left and right. Of course, I spent a lot, even two or three hundred on taxis."

"Why are you so wasteful?" Tong Xiaojun looked at him reproachfully.

"It's all for my dear wife. Who asked your family to live so far away?" Lu Fei retorted.

"You dare to blame me!"

Tong Xiaojun reached out to hit him, but Lu Fei caught her hand and pulled her closer. "Darling, I missed you," he said.

"Don't talk nonsense! We haven't remarried yet, so behave!" Tong Xiaojun stubbornly insisted, which was something she had never done before.

"Don't change the subject. Give it to me..."

"What for?" Lu Fei didn't understand.

"Money, of course. Did you really spend it all?"

Lu Fei suddenly laughed awkwardly and reluctantly took out five hundred yuan from his pocket, placing it in her hand.

"We only have five hundred left?" Tong Xiaojun counted the money with a pained expression. "I have to save this money. From now on, you need to give me your salary to keep, we're going to need it for having a child and other expenses."

"Okay, okay, my wife will handle the money from now on!" Lu Fei laughed, feeling inexplicably happy inside.

"Don't call me your wife!" Tong Xiaojun glared at him.

Lu Fei rubbed his hands in embarrassment. "Fine, can I at least call you Xiaojun?"

Just then, there was a knock at the door, irritating Lu Fei.

"Who is it?" Tong Xiaojun asked.

"It's me, Zhang Haifang." The voice outside the door was low and seemed to carry some anger.

Hearing Zhang Haifang's displeased tone, Tong Xiaojun frowned. Zhang Haifang was their landlord, and there was only one reason she would come over: to collect rent.

Lu Fei used to often owe rent when he was a scoundrel, so Zhang Haifang had a particularly bad attitude towards them. And since Lu Fei was often not at home, Tong Xiaojun often bore the brunt of Zhang Haifang's scolding.

"You didn't pay her last month's rent?" Tong Xiaojun asked.

Lu Fei scratched his head awkwardly. "I've been busy these days and haven't been coming here often, so I didn't pay."

Tong Xiaojun gave him a disdainful look, went to open the door, and saw Zhang Haifang with an angry face. She greeted Zhang Haifang with a forced smile, "Zhang sister!"

"At home, huh? I thought you two had run off," Zhang Haifang leaned against the door frame and said, "Rent, where is it? It's been a month and a half. You two don't intend to pay, huh? If you're not going to live here, then hurry up and move out. Delaying day after day, no money, then don't come to the city to work. Just go back to the countryside and raise pigs."

Tong Xiaojun felt embarrassed hearing those words and said, "Zhang sister, we've had some things going on at home these past few days, so we haven't come to the city..."

"Don't give me a bunch of bullshit," Zhang Haifang interrupted Tong Xiaojun. "Give me the money right away. Don't have money? Then go sell something. Otherwise, I'll throw all your things out in a bit."

Zhang Haifang had a loud voice, the type of woman who likes to make a scene. Everyone in the entire building could hear her. Neighbors started opening their windows to watch the commotion, stirring up discussions and gossip.