Lin Chuan's face broke into a sly grin as he seemed to recall the scene where he teased Song Xiaojia. Once, after getting drunk at Night Color Bar, Song Xiaojia brought him home, and taking advantage of his drunkenness, he boldly felt her up thoroughly. Looking back on it now, it was indeed a fond memory. That girl had such full breasts, and they were so perky. They were pretty much on par with Tang Yumeng's beautiful bosom.

At this moment, Lin Chuan couldn't help but compare the two women in his mind.

Tang Yumeng was the gentle and virtuous type, strong on the outside but tender on the inside, a woman who was understanding and exuded a captivating charm; whereas Song Xiaojia was forthright and simple-minded, full of youthful vitality, and her body still retained that raw, immature scent. This girl in her early twenties had been a cop for just over a year, yet she was bent on cracking major and serious cases, harboring lofty ambitions.

The two women were completely different, though both were equally tempting in appearance, both so fresh, refined, and stunningly beautiful.

In the following period, the Song brothers settled down quite a bit.

They hardly dared to meet Lin Chuan's gaze directly anymore, but Lin Chuan could feel the spiteful and malicious looks they occasionally cast at him from behind his back. This made him very uncomfortable. Lin Chuan felt awkward and uneasy. Although he wanted to warn them many times, he ultimately did not.

In the blink of an eye, a week had passed.

The transportation market on Huai Mountain South Road decided to close its doors for inventory, beginning the countdown to the New Year. With less than ten days to the New Year, sales of sand, cement, and other materials also began to weaken, so the management decided to start inventory and annual summaries early. All transportation companies closed on the same day, waiting for the New Year to come.

Zhou Kai and his team also stopped working, and all the rear eight-wheelers and excavators were sealed and stored in the warehouse.

Everyone gathered at the management office.

"Have the earnings for this past month been good?" Lu Dapao asked curiously.

"Not bad!" Aunt Hong nodded and said, "We should have made quite a bit."

Seeing the figures on the accounts, Aunt Hong was overjoyed. In fact, she had a good sense of the past month's business; Feixiang Company and the management's income were quite considerable, and although expenses were high too, overall, the performance was very impressive.

Lin Chuan was also at the management office. With everyone gathered, the office suddenly hosted more than thirty people, and without enough chairs, some of the underlings had to sit on the ground, which, for those accustomed to hard labor, was quite clean anyway.

"Aunt Hong, just give everyone a brief summary," Lin Chuan said, sitting on the side with a smile. "Let everyone have a clear idea."

"Alright!" Aunt Hong nodded and said, "The earnings for this month have been good. I've done a detailed inventory, and after all expenses and budgets, we've made a profit of two hundred and thirty thousand over the month."

Aunt Hong's introduction indeed hit the nail on the head, straightforward and to the point.

"Wow, that much?"

"No way, over two hundred thousand in just over a month? That's too exaggerated, right?"

Many people could hardly believe it. To them, making a few tens of thousands in a month was already quite good, but they never expected a month's income to be as high as two hundred thirty thousand. This was truly shocking; the concept of two hundred and thirty thousand was just an incredibly startling revelation.

At this moment, Lin Chuan stood up and said, "Brothers."

As soon as Lin Chuan spoke, the room immediately quieted down, and everyone looked up at him.

"I know it's hard for you to believe," Lin Chuan said with a smile. "Your reaction is the same as Zhou Kai and the others initially had; the mindset of the average Joe is to be satisfied with earning just a few thousand a month. But let me tell you, making over two hundred thousand in a little over a month is still not up to my expectations."

Sssshhh...

Everyone immediately took a deep breath. Earning two hundred thousand in a month and still not meeting expectations—how much would it take to meet them? Everyone was astounded, in shock, each harbouring an incredible thought.

"Brothers," Lin Chuan said, with a cigarette in his mouth. "Remember, our stage isn't here; this is just our starting point. Charlie Chaplin once said: 'The size of your dreams determines the size of your stage.' Tell me, what are your dreams?"

"Damn, I want to buy a Land Rover," Zhou Kai shouted.

"I want to buy a Porsche," Lu Dapao chimed in eagerly.

"I want to marry a beautiful wife..."

With Zhou Kai and Lu Dapao leading the charge, others also began to join in, one after another, expressing their dreams. They were competing to speak out, they were extraordinarily excited, they were trying hard to vocalize their aspirations. However, when Lin Chuan heard their dreams, he couldn't help but laugh.

"Chuanzi, did we say something wrong?" Zhou Kai asked.

"No, those are just petty dreams," Lin Chuan said with disdainful laughter: "Today, I am going to tell you what our dreams are. My dream is to take down the Northeastern Tiger, stamp out the Thirteen Grand Protectors, the territory of Chengdong District is ours. Not only that, the whole of Jiangbei City is ours, in the future, maybe we will march into the provincial capital, spread across the nation, and even go beyond China..."

Wow...

The scene erupted into amazement. Zhou Kai and Lu Dapao both showed a gleam of expectation in their eyes, they were so excited that they were somewhat at a loss, they didn't even know what to say. Maybe, for them, this was an entirely unattainable dream. The kind of dream that only occasionally appeared in their sleep.

"Sports cars, beauties, they are merely pursuits," Lin Chuan glanced at everyone and said: "They can be easily achieved now. But, our life shouldn't just stay at this level, right?"

Everyone nodded in agreement, Liu Cheng frowned and said: "Chuanzi, this... such a far-reaching thing, it's rather too ambitious. I still feel our dreams are more reliable."

"Liu Cheng, I won't blame you for saying that," Lin Chuan chuckled: "After all, you haven't been with me for long, but you ask the other brothers, do you believe me?"

"We believe!" Everyone shouted in unison, raising their arms.

The atmosphere on scene was almost deafening. Liu Cheng frowned even more, feeling like he had stumbled into a pyramid scheme base. If he hadn't seen with his own eyes that Lin Chuan and his group had made so much money, he probably would have turned around and left.

Lin Chuan didn't care about Liu Cheng's attitude. Because he knew, life is a grand stage, how could one know what they can't achieve without trying? Zhou Kai and his gang were a bunch of naive young lads, maybe he could help them go further, do better on the road of life.

..........

Aunt Hong is a kind-hearted person, a colleague, and also the biggest gossiper in the whole Changlin Community. As soon as this meeting was announced, the entire Changlin Community immediately started buzzing. The reason was simple: a group of idle youngsters without any educational diplomas or degrees had come together and somehow managed to make so much money, it was simply unimaginable.

The people of Changlin Community didn't really believe it, making 230,000 in a little over a month. What kind of concept was that? An ordinary person making five thousand a month would have to work for how many years to earn that much?

When the news reached the ears of Aunt Zhou from the neighborhood committee, she was slightly surprised, but she didn't doubt the abilities of Lin Chuan and Zhou Kai. At this point, the smarter people in the entire Changlin Community should be thinking of ways to play matchmaker for these young men. So, she definitely couldn't fall behind. With that in mind, Aunt Zhou quickly picked up her phone.

"Hello, Xiao Rui, when are you coming?" Aunt Zhou was a bit anxious.

"I'll arrive tomorrow morning." The girl on the phone sounded a bit languorous.

"Silly girl, why so slow? All the good men will be taken by then," Aunt Zhou said in a rush.

"What's the hurry." The girl helplessly said: "I, such an excellent girl, am still worried about not finding a good man? Aunt, you shouldn't be so impatient. This Lin Chuan you mentioned is so outstanding, why doesn't he buy a house, buy a car? Why is he still living with you all at Changlin Factory? That place is so run-down, it's been decades, it's unfit for living."

"Oh my, to each their own," Aunt Zhou said with a bitter smile: "Besides, Lin Chuan only started prospering these past few months, we have to settle this marriage while he hasn't fully made it big. If he becomes wealthy later, who would care about you? Who would bother with you? If he's rich, what kind of girl couldn't he have? Who would want you then?"

"This miss here isn't worried about marrying either." Xiao Rui hummed softly, saying: "Aunt, don't be in such a rush, I'm still young, there's plenty of time to find a man in the future."

"You're not getting any younger, you're already twenty-three," Aunt Zhou hurriedly said: "Call me as soon as you arrive tomorrow morning, I'll arrange it for you."

"Alright." Xiao Rui nodded.

She didn't know what to say about such matters, anyway, she'd listen to her aunt's arrangements. Fate is hard to predict, although Xiao Rui was a returnee from overseas study, she didn't resist the traditional concept of matchmaking. Perhaps fate really had an interesting encounter in store for her. Maybe she would actually meet her true love. Heaven wouldn't let down anyone in this world, nor would it feel guilty toward anyone.

Aunt Zhou quickly hung up the phone, then personally put on her clothes and went to Lin Chuan's house. She couldn't be left behind on this matter; by now, there should already be quite a few matchmakers at Lin Chuan's house, right?

In fact, Aunt Zhou really wasn't wrong. At this time, there were already three or four groups of matchmakers heading to Lin Chuan's house.

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