Only after being reborn did I realize how fascinating the world of the rich is.

A short while later, a short man in his thirties, accompanied by two tall thugs, came up to them.

Li Xiaofeng looked closely and realized it was the guy nicknamed "Shorty Mule" who had clashed with him at the school gate before.

The short mule greeted Cheng Zhiyuan and Li Xiaofeng with a somewhat obsequious tone: "Young Master Cheng! President Li!"

Then, he angrily grabbed a young man with blond hair by the collar and said viciously, "Are you blind, you son of a bitch? Do you even know who these people are?"

However, Little Yellow Hair showed no fear whatsoever; instead, he grabbed the dwarf mule's hand.

He said with a very unconvinced expression, "Brother Luo, what do you mean? Calling you Brother Luo is giving you face, but you really think you're something special. Don't block my way here!"

Seeing that his pride wasn't working, the short mule continued menacingly, "Idiot, do you know who's next to you? This is Young Master Cheng, this place belongs to him."

"You bunch of little brats causing trouble on someone else's turf, are you tired of living? Do you really think you can do whatever you want? I just don't want to ruin the Cheng family's business!"

Shorty thought that bringing up Cheng Zhiyuan would make them back down, but he never expected that the thugs would still not give up.

"We can give Young Master Cheng face, but who are these two? They touched our men, we can't expect them to bleed a little, Brother Luo, we brothers need to eat too!"

Li Xiaofeng smiled and said to Cheng Zhiyuan, "Fourth brother, it seems that your Cheng family is now in decline. Even a few thugs don't take your Cheng family seriously."

"It's okay, seeing such a wonderful scene makes me willing to pay the money!"

Then, he turned to the blond-haired guy and said, "Tell me, how much money do you guys want?"

Without hesitation, the blond-haired guy said, "Five thousand. Give us five thousand yuan, and we'll pretend this never happened. My name is Ashun. You seem like a straightforward person. Consider this money a gift to our friend today."

If you ever need anything in the future, just mention my name, Ah Shun. I, Ah Shun, am a loyal friend. I can't say I can handle everything, but I, Ah Shun, am a fighter!

Li Xiaofeng smiled and said to Cheng Zhiyuan, "Fourth brother, you know what, the tide of the times has come. No matter where you are, the new generation will push the old generation aside, and the old generation will be washed away on the beach!"

The current Li Xiaofeng is not the same Li Xiaofeng as before. He has a certain network of connections and his net worth has exceeded 20 million. He is no longer afraid of going barefoot and will no longer resort to violence against others at the drop of a hat.

He didn't have any weapons on him, and it was absolutely not worth fighting with a bunch of thugs for five thousand dollars.

Of course, he wasn't simply trying to be the sucker; he was trying to provoke Cheng Zhiyuan, a fact that Cheng Zhiyuan was aware of.

However, if Cheng Zhiyuan really didn't care, he would actually give these thugs five thousand yuan, which would be equivalent to Cheng Zhiyuan putting the money on the ground and letting a group of thugs trample on it.

Five thousand yuan was a lot of money in 2001, but in Li Xiaofeng's eyes, it wasn't even enough to buy half a handbag for his woman.

For Cheng Zhiyuan, being able to see him make a fool of himself was definitely worth the price of admission.

Sure enough, Cheng Zhiyuan's face darkened, he let out a heavy sigh, and glared at Li Xiaofeng with annoyance: "Why would you need to pay for coming here? Don't worry about me, I'll pay for it!"

The blond-haired boy named Ah Shun was taken aback, and said to Cheng Zhiyuan with some suspicion, "Young Master Cheng, we have no intention of going against your Cheng family, nor do we want your money!"

"It's alright, these two are my classmates. It's the same whether they give it to you or I give it to you. Don't worry, it's okay. Our Cheng family is reasonable!"

As Cheng Zhiyuan spoke, he picked up his phone.

"Bring five thousand yuan. A classmate of mine accidentally got into trouble with a few people and needs five thousand yuan to settle things. Get over here as quickly as possible. The address is..."

After hanging up the phone, Cheng Zhiyuan smiled and said to the thugs, "No one can carry that much cash on them. Please wait a moment, the money will be here soon!"

Another thug asked with some doubt, "Young Master Cheng, you're not calling for backup, are you? This is your territory. You can't possibly come up with five thousand yuan from your backers?"

Cheng Zhiyuan looked up and explained to the group of thugs with a smile, "You guys have never done business before, so you don't know the rules of doing business. If I just take money from the store, I'll mess up the accounts."

Don't worry, I won't do anything to you. It's not worth ruining my business for a few thousand dollars. Really, you'll definitely get your money!"

A little while later, a waiter came over with a plate on which was a stack of money. He nodded to Cheng Zhiyuan, who then gestured for him to give the money to the thugs.

When a stack of money was presented to the group of thugs, they looked at each other, none of them daring to reach out and take it.

The young man with blond hair, Ah Shun, gritted his teeth, snatched the money, and said viciously, "When a person dies, they face the sky; if they don't die, they live forever. Since you dare to give it to me, I dare to take it!"

After saying that, he grabbed the money, stuffed it into his pocket, and then led a few thugs out of the disco.

Watching the group of people walk away, Lü Zhendong, who had been mostly silent, asked Cheng Zhiyuan in disbelief, "Fourth brother, you just let them go like that!"

Cheng Zhiyuan took a sip of his drink and said with a smile, "What else can we do but let them leave? If they cause trouble, my business here will be slow for at least a week. It's not worth it!"

"What if they come to your farm to press oil again in the future?"

"Don't worry, they're all seasoned business people, they know the rules. Actually, it doesn't matter if they don't know the rules, they'll learn them quickly!"

Lu Zhendong seemed to want to ask something more, but Li Xiaofeng patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Second brother, can't you tell? Fourth brother is very unhappy today. Do you think he's someone who's easy to talk to?"

He can stand up to Cao Jinpeng head-on, let alone a few low-level thugs. He must have other plans. He can run such a big business peacefully; you don't need to worry about him!

Cheng Zhiyuan looked up at Li Xiaofeng and said irritably, "Third brother, don't give me that. You're the most cunning one. This has nothing to do with me, but you're trying to provoke me and force me to take the lead, aren't you?"