33: The scapegoat family was cornered.

So there was no choice but to buy them!

You can't catch the wolf without sacrificing the child.

However, after some haggling, Ye Tian managed to secure quite a few extra benefits.

For instance, helmets, floor mats, and the like were all provided for free.

Additionally, he had the dealership put a conspicuous name on the vehicles.

【Tianxia Housekeeping】

Behind the company name, there was also a line of elegant small text.

【If one does not sweep the snow from their own doorstep, how can they sweep the world?】

With this setup, it suddenly felt much more professional.

He spent an hour getting all the miscellaneous things needed for the vehicles ready.

After paying and getting the invoices.

With Ye Tian leading the way, the four girls paired up and took the bikes for a test drive.

Once they were sure everything was fine, they left the dealership together.

They headed straight toward the Department Store.

An hour later.

Each of them came out carrying a pile of things.

This time, they spent several thousand more.

The five of them each got two sets of sky-blue uniforms that looked quite modern in style.

This made it convenient to change at any time after finishing a cleaning job.

After all, as a formal company, you couldn't just allow yourself to look slovenly just because cleaning work gets you dirty. That would only damage the company's image.

Additionally, they bought five sets of various simple and practical tools.

The final stop was still led by Ye Tian.

They arrived at a chemical supply store.

If there really was any secret to housekeeping, the secret lay here.

This was the true technique that Ye Tian had spent a lot of time secretly learning from several veteran housekeepers.

If you want to get things clean in housekeeping, many times, you have to use heavy-duty materials.

And these heavy-duty materials rarely appeared in the detergents on the market; they could only be found in this kind of chemical store.

For example, most of the so-called high-performance cleaners on the market for range hoods or old stains in kitchens and bathrooms are only discovered to be useless after people buy them and take them home; they aren't nearly as exaggerated as in the commercials, and often, they don't help at all.

This is why some families, despite the owners being very diligent, find that their house just won't get clean after living there for a long time and they have to hire housekeeping.

Of course, the things Ye Tian had secretly learned couldn't have heaven-defying effects. Otherwise, others wouldn't have let the secret out.

But as long as it was better than what was on the market and gave them a chance to clean things thoroughly with some effort, then they were already ahead of the competition.

Ten minutes later.

Ye Tian moved the various raw materials he had bought onto the bikes.

The preparations for the Housekeeping Company were pretty much complete.

Next, as long as they found a suitable storefront, they could announce the official establishment of the Housekeeping Company.

However, wanting to find a suitable storefront within a single day was not an easy task.

After all, if everything went as expected, his housekeeping reputation would take off tomorrow.

So it would be best to have a ready-made storefront now, and ideally one that was used for housekeeping before.

The new bikes they just bought had plenty of battery, so Ye Tian and the others weren't in a hurry to go back.

They just wandered around the South Gate area.

Soon, an hour passed.

They looked at several storefronts, but none were quite right. If they took them, it would be hard to finish all the renovations and layout within a day or two.

Just as he was feeling conflicted.

Ye Tian's phone rang.

He took it out to look.

Ye Tian quickly answered.

“What's wrong, Sister Yan!”

“Xiao Tian, there's trouble!”

“What's the situation?”

“It's all because of the mess you caused. You just patted your butt and left after smoking yesterday, but our building has completely turned upside down. The cockroaches in many people's homes are like they've gone crazy. They can't kill them all.”

“And then?”

Ye Tian chuckled, not surprised at all.

“Then, that scapegoat family of yours is in a miserable state. They're being chased by a bunch of people demanding an explanation. But that guy isn't housekeeping material at all; he kills a few cockroaches here, but then because he used too much pesticide, he made the house a smoky mess. He was forced to clean up and restore the place, but then more cockroaches were seen crawling out during the restoration, so he continued killing... Luckily I listened to you and kept my doors and windows shut tight yesterday, otherwise, I'd probably be looking for that sucker family to compensate me for some losses too.”

At this point, Xu Yan couldn't help but laugh herself.

“This is called 'wicked people being tormented by other wicked people.' Isn't that a good thing? Sister Yan, why did you say there's trouble?”

Ye Tian asked, puzzled.

“The trouble is, that sucker family isn't any good. Yesterday they were surrounded and could only work honestly.

Early this morning, the whole family locked their door tight and sneaked out.

These neighbors were so angry they cursed from morning until noon. Just now, someone remembered that Wang Gang's Housekeeping Company is near us, and a group of people grabbed tools and rushed out, saying they were going to smash his shop. If this really gets too big, it'll get complicated. Things turn into their opposites when pushed to the extreme, Xiao Tian, do you understand what I mean?”

“I understand, Sister Yan. I'll come over right away, I'll be there in a few minutes.”

Ye Tian nodded, hung up the phone, signaled the others, and headed straight toward Xu Yan's home.

Because he truly understood what Xu Yan meant.

As the saying goes, 'once bitten, twice shy.' If this farce continued to escalate, it might turn into a violent conflict and generate intense hatred.

By then, even if the matter was resolved, everyone would likely label people like him—who actually did the work—as bad people because of the actions of those few scammers.

That would be more loss than gain. So everything in moderation; profit is the kingly way.

Thinking to himself.

Ye Tian soon arrived near the Nanlu Residential Area.

But before he even got close.

He saw a large crowd of people shouting at a shop entrance not far from the residential area.

And those people were clearly the Uncles and Aunts from Xu Yan's neighborhood.

Several uncles were holding things like walking sticks, clattering and banging against the shop in front of them.

“The one surnamed Zhang, get the hell out here! You have the guts to release cockroaches but not the guts to open the door? You really think no one would know if you hide in this shop? You were so smug before about your son opening a company; well, this is perfect. You can run but you can't hide. Let's see where you'll go.”

“Open the door quickly! If you don't, we're smashing it! You're a family of shameless people, only thinking about making dirty money. Do you even have the ability to earn it?”

...The crowd's shouting grew increasingly loud.

It attracted countless people to stop and watch.

By the time Ye Tian parked the bike and approached.

Quite a few people had already gathered.

Seeing that there were many onlookers, the group of Uncles and Aunts got even more worked up.

They were shaking and banging on the glass doors of the shop.

Such a commotion made Ye Tian feel a pang of heartache.

There was no other way; because after searching for a housekeeping storefront for so long, Ye Tian hadn't seen a single shop that suited his desires as much as this one did.

The storefront wasn't large, but it had brand-new renovations.

Inside the two large glass doors, there was a counter that looked high-end and elegant.

On the wall behind the counter, there was a row of bright lights, and under the lights, the word 'Housekeeping' was particularly prominent.

Next to the counter, there were also some professional-looking cleaning tools, such as high-powered vacuum cleaners.

One could tell at a glance that this was a high-grade Housekeeping Company.

It could be said that the outward appearance of this Housekeeping Company was even better than Ye Tian had imagined.

It was simply the dream shop in his heart.