The Little Life of a Big Landlord

Chapter 108 Purpose

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"Who are you talking to?" Aunt Liu asked with a smile.

"Huh?" Zhao Dengke blushed and stammered, "I...I was talking to you..."

"What are you talking about? I don't understand," Aunt Liu said with a smile.

"Huh? You didn't understand?" Zhao Dengke immediately became embarrassed. "How about I have my mom explain it to you..."

"No need..." Aunt Liu stood up with a smile, walked to Zhao Dengke's side, patted his shoulder, and said, "In the future, don't always listen to your mother, otherwise you'll never be able to get a wife in your life..." After saying that, she pushed open the door and went out.

"My mom? What happened?" Zhao Dengke was still confused, his face full of bewilderment...

"Huh? Why are you out so soon?" My aunt stood up in surprise.

"You came out after you finished talking..." Aunt Liu said, stepping forward and hugging Yang Ming's arm. "Yang Ming, let's go..."

"Oh! Let's go..." Yang Ming stood up and walked outside.

"What do you mean?" Auntie was dumbfounded. Why did these two look so intimate? Could they really have some kind of improper relationship?

Third Aunt didn't say anything. In her opinion, this result was just right, and she even regretted acting as matchmaker.

"Wait, you think you can just leave like that?" At this moment, Aunt Kou finally lost her temper.

"Auntie, what do you mean?" the aunt protested.

"What do you mean?" Aunt Kou's voice was quite shrill. "What right does she, a widow, have to be picky? She dares to look down on my son? Who does she think she is?"

"Aren't you a widow?" Third Aunt immediately became agitated and pointed at Aunt's nose while cursing.

It turns out that Aunt Kou was also a widow. At that time, she was a member of the *****, and her family background was bad, making it difficult for her to find a husband. As a widow raising three children, she had a very hard time. Over time, she developed a stingy habit. In addition, seeing other people living happily together made her feel uncomfortable, and she became more and more mean.

"My God... Murder..." Aunt Kou was a complete shrew. After being scolded by her third aunt, she immediately sat down on the ground in her cousin's house and started crying loudly.

"Ignore her, just go..." Auntie was also furious and said directly to Yang Ming and the others.

Yang Ming and Aunt Liu didn't even turn their heads. They had already pushed open the outer door and walked into the yard, with Third Aunt following behind them angrily.

Perhaps because she was inside, the sound couldn't carry out. Not a single member of the Zhao family who had stood up for her came. Aunt Kou quickly got up and went outside to cry, but unexpectedly, she was stopped by her aunt after only a few steps.

"Sister-in-law, what are you trying to do?" Aunt Kou screamed.

"What are you doing? Aren't you ashamed? Don't you understand yet? Why doesn't that other woman like Dengke? It's not because Dengke is ugly, nor because Dengke is a bad person, it's all because of you, do you know that?" Aunt was so angry that tears streamed down her face.

"What did you say?" Aunt Kou was a little dumbfounded.

"Why are you chasing after her? Even though she's childless, she's not bullied in the village. If anyone dares to bully her, the whole village will gang up on her. What do you want to do?" Auntie's face turned pale with anger.

"I..." What is Aunt Kou afraid of? She is afraid of people like this. People like them are not popular. If they really offend an entire village, the villagers may not necessarily take action, but those who are a little more distant will just watch the show.

"Mom, don't chase after her anymore, we're not meant to be..." At this moment, Zhao Dengke came out with his head down.

"Dengke'er, what did you two say?" Auntie asked.

Zhao Dengke was an honest man. When the old lady asked him, he told her everything in detail without missing a single word.

My aunt's face turned pale with anger. She was truly shocked that someone would teach their son to speak like that.

"Auntie, I don't blame her, nor do I blame my mother. It's just that I'm not blessed..." Zhao Dengke walked out, looking quite dejected.

"Is this how you raised him? No wonder your son's still single..." Auntie launched into a tirade against Aunt Kou, "Let me tell you, I'm not involved in his marriage anymore..."

"Sister-in-law, you have to take care of him. Dengke has been fatherless since he was a child, and I don't have any special abilities. Isn't it you and his uncle who helped raise him? It's not an exaggeration to say that Dengke is your son..." Aunt Kou finally got anxious and pleaded.

"You have too many flaws, you'll never change them in this lifetime. I'll help with Deng Ke'er's affairs, but there's one condition." Auntie's anger subsided a bit, but she still had a long face.

"Tell me, tell me. As long as you don't abandon Dengke'er, I'll agree to any conditions," Aunt Kou said.

"You and Dengke'er will separate from the family. After Dengke'er gets married, you can't control her. Whatever income Dengke'er has, his wife can manage it. You can't interfere..." Aunt said expressionlessly.

"Are you even speaking human language?" Aunt Kou immediately became agitated. "I can ignore my daughter-in-law, but why can't I control my son's income? He's my son; I raised him from a baby."

"Why should I? When my brother was alive, did he give all his money to Mom?" my aunt retorted. "You're taking your husband's money, and you want to take your son's money too? Whose money does your wife take? Her son's? So you'll let your grandson stay a bachelor?"

"I..." Aunt Kou was speechless.

"Agree if you want, disagree if you don't..." Auntie became impatient when she saw Aunt Kou's hesitation.

"I can agree, but you have to tell me about Liu Fen'er, I've taken a liking to her..." Aunt Kou relented.

"Impossible. You offended her so badly? Why would she even come into your house? Let me tell you, you really can't handle Liu Fen. If she really marries into your family, it's hard to say who will be in charge. Otherwise, why did I introduce her to Dengke in the first place? It's because she won't be bullied by you once she's in your family." Auntie spoke the truth this time.

"I..." Aunt Kou thought about Liu Sao's behavior and realized that she was no pushover. Her spirits immediately weakened.

Yang Ming drove his RV, carrying Aunt Liu and Third Aunt, back along the original road towards Liu Family Village.

"Really? Yang Ming is so funny? An Earthling? That's perfectly normal! Hehehehe..." Aunt Liu couldn't help but giggle as she listened to her third aunt talk about how Aunt Kou questioned Yang Ming and how Yang Ming managed to shut her up with one sentence.

"Even if I said I was from the solar system or the Milky Way, I would definitely be right..." Yang Ming said with a smile, tilting his head slightly towards the back of the car.

"You're really slippery. Aren't you afraid of upsetting that old lady and then she'll try to extort money from you?" Aunt Liu said.

"Why are you trying to extort me? It's infuriating and terrifying. I get angry just looking at that old lady. She's definitely not a kind person..." Yang Ming said.

"You're absolutely right. This old lady is no kind person. She's stingy and mean. But her son is a good man. He has a good temper and is capable. He's just too obedient to his mother. That's why no one dares to marry him," Auntie said.

"So, Auntie, you know the inside story? Are you trying to push me into a fire pit?" Aunt Liu deliberately put on a stern face.

Third Aunt curled her lip: "If it were anyone else, they would definitely suffer if they married into that family! But you? If she dared to offend you, wouldn't you just send her away?" The word "sent away" here means "passed away." People tend to avoid using the words "death" or "passing away," and usually use words like "old," "passed away," or "riding a crane" to describe it.

"Look at what you're saying, as if I'm some kind of wicked person," Aunt Liu rolled her eyes, her face flushed. "You can't let this get out, or I'll never be able to get married in my life."

"Hehe, what kind of man is Sister Liu planning to marry? Tell me, and I'll introduce you to a few..." Yang Ming said with a smile as he drove.

"Yang Ming, I've realized you really need to be taught a lesson. If you dare to talk nonsense again, I'll tell Qingqing about your affair with Fenghuang and Lili," Aunt Liu said with a smile.

"What happened between me, Phoenix, and Lily?" Yang Ming asked nonchalantly.

"Hmph, do you think your sister-in-law can't see that Phoenix and Lily like you? Phoenix and Lily slept at our house last night, and they talked in their sleep and confessed everything. I never expected that you, who seem so upright, would be juggling three women at the same time..." Aunt Liu said with great seriousness.

"Sister Liu, stop trying to smear me. If Qingqing hears this, our family will be in chaos. If Fenghuang and Lili hear this, it will ruin our friendship..." Yang Ming said seriously.

"Still dare to talk badly about your sister-in-law?" Aunt Liu said smugly.

"I won't dare again..." Yang Ming admitted defeat without any backbone.

After listening for a while, Auntie San finally understood. It turned out that the two of them were arguing. The young man was really overestimating himself by arguing with Xiaofen.

Soon, the RV arrived at Liujia Village and stopped in front of Liu Shugen's house.

Liu Shugen was already waiting at the door, along with Liu Nannan's father, Liu Lei.

"Dad, why are you waiting at the door? It's just a blind date, isn't it? It's not like we've never been on one before. Why are you so upset?" Aunt Liu got out of the car and saw her father waiting at the door, and said with some complaint.

Her third aunt came down with her.

"You little rascal! Who's waiting for you?" Liu Shugen glared at his daughter and went to greet Yang Ming, who was getting out of the car. "Mingming, hurry up and come inside, have a couple of drinks with your uncle."

"Uncle..." Yang Ming quickly greeted him.

"You must be Bao'er's godfather, right? Nan Nan has mentioned you before. You're her boss, too. That girl must have caused you a lot of trouble these past few days..." Liu Lei also came up to greet them, his voice incredibly loud.

"Let me introduce you..." Liu Shugen quickly introduced them, "This is Liu Lei, my eldest brother's son, Bao'er's uncle, and Nannan's father. Don't let his age fool you, he's a junior in the family, just call him brother..."

"Brother Lei..." Yang Ming quickly said, "Nan Nan is quite capable. We've been so busy these past two days without her..."

"You're such a hypocrite! What good is Nan Nan, just a little girl?" Liu Lei laughed heartily.

Yang Ming touched his nose, feeling a bit annoyed. Liu Lei was such a boor.

"If you can't speak properly, then don't speak at all. What do you mean by hypocrisy? You're praising your daughter and you think you're wrong?" Liu Shugen glared at Liu Lei and scolded him.

Liu Lei immediately fell silent.

"Alright, alright, come inside..." Seeing that her father was even more enthusiastic towards Yang Ming than towards her, his own daughter, Aunt Liu felt a pang of jealousy. She grabbed Yang Ming's arm and pulled him into the courtyard, leaving the three of them staring at each other outside.

Yang Ming was pulled into the house by Aunt Liu, where he saw Jiang Yue'e and Liu Nannan cooking. Jiang Yue'e was stir-frying vegetables, and Liu Nannan was tending the fire.

The moment Liu Nannan saw Yang Ming, her face turned bright red with embarrassment. Thinking of how she had been tormented by that fire that night and how she had made a fool of herself, she was overwhelmed with shame and lowered her head, not daring to meet Yang Ming's gaze.

"Oh! Mingming's here, hurry up and come inside to rest..." Jiang Yue'e said with a smile.

"Thank you, Auntie..." Before Yang Ming could say anything, he was pulled into the east room by Aunt Liu.

"Fen'er, what are you doing in the house? Hurry up and come out to help!" Jiang Yue'e said.

"Auntie, let me help you. I'm very skilled and can do any kind of work..." Yang Ming's voice came out.

Before Jiang Yue'e could say anything, Aunt Liu's voice came again: "Trying to show off your diligence? What's it to you? This is my house? Just be a good guest..." Her tone was rather unfriendly.

"Fen'er! How can you talk like that? Hurry up and go to Nan Nan's house to steam buns with your sister-in-law..." Jiang Yue'e said.

"Alright, alright, I know..." Aunt Liu pouted, lifted the curtain, and went to Nan Nan's house.

"What's wrong with Auntie? Did she get upset? Did she have a fight with Brother Yang?" Liu Nannan whispered.

"Your aunt is acting a bit strange today. Why is she throwing a tantrum at Bao'er's godfather?" Jiang Yue'e was also a little confused.

"What's wrong? Why is Fen'er in a bad mood today?" At this moment, Liu Shugen, Liu Lei, and Aunt San also came in.

"She came back from the blind date perfectly fine..." Auntie San was also a little surprised. As she spoke, she rolled up her sleeves, washed her hands, and prepared to help.

"So, she's taken a liking to someone?" Jiang Yue'e's eyes lit up.

"No, I didn't even like that person, I don't know where she got the temper from..." Auntie said.

"Who cares about her? You can't take your anger out on her. She's so insensible... You two go inside and keep Mingming company..." Jiang Yue'e immediately lost her enthusiasm after hearing what her third aunt said.

"Alright, alright, you guys hurry up and serve the dishes too..." Liu Shugen said, and went into the east room with Liu Lei.

In the east room, a large table was placed on the kang (heated brick bed), on which were various cold dishes, including shredded radish, sliced ​​pig intestines, pig liver, pig trotters, pig head meat, beef tripe, and two perfectly smoked pigeons. In addition, there was a stack of three large ceramic bowls.

Yang Ming sat properly on the kang (a heated brick bed), not daring to move.

"Mingming, let's sit down at the table... Don't be shy, it's all farm-style food, nothing fancy, just something affordable..." Liu Shugen sat down on the kang (heated brick bed) and warmly invited Yang Ming to sit down at the table, setting out three large bowls in a row.

"This is homemade sorghum liquor. It won't give you a headache, and a little bit won't hurt..." Liu Lei carried a large jar and poured liquor for everyone. The clear liquor emitted a strong aroma, and he poured a whole bowlful.

"Sister Liu said I can't drink..." Yang Ming gave the impression of being quite aggrieved.

"Don't listen to her. What kind of girl is she to try and interfere in men's business?..." Liu Shugen personally served Yang Ming a wine bowl.

"Well, I still have to drive..." Yang Ming felt quite embarrassed.

"It's okay. If it really doesn't work, don't drive back. Take the back roads; it's closer," Liu Lei said.

"Alright, saying anything more would be pretentious..." Yang Ming picked up his wine bowl.

"Come on, let's have a bowl first..." Liu Shugen was a master at drinking.

The three of them downed a large bowl together. Fortunately, the alcohol content of the sorghum liquor was not too high, only about 30 degrees. After drinking the large bowl, they only felt a burning sensation in their stomachs, which felt quite comfortable.

"Come on, eat some food, fill your stomach..." Liu Lei quickly urged Yang Ming to eat. After drinking a big bowl of wine, he would suffer if he didn't have something in his stomach.

After the three of them ate for a while, Liu Shugen spoke up: "Mingming, tell your uncle, is your father your biological father?"

"Huh? Of course he's a blood relative?" Yang Ming was a little confused about what Liu Shugen meant.

"That's not right, is it? To me, your dad doesn't look that much older than you," Liu Shugen said.

"Oh! You mean this! I gave them some health supplements, which improved their physical condition a lot, and they even seem to have become younger." Yang Ming understood why Liu Shugen was being so enthusiastic towards him.

"Rejuvenation? Does that mean rejuvenating in appearance, or... rejuvenating everything?" Liu Shugen's eyes held a deep sense of anticipation.

"Hmm...all...all of them are rejuvenated. The medicine is mainly for replenishing the body's Qi, right? When the Qi is abundant, isn't that rejuvenation? There's a sentence in the 'Treatise on the Primordial Innocence of Antiquity' in the 'Yellow Emperor's Inner Classic,' which says, 'The Emperor asked: "Those who follow the Dao live to be over a hundred years old. Can they have children?" Qi Bo replied: "Those who follow the Dao can reverse aging and preserve their form. Even if they live to be over a hundred, they can still have children." This means that if one's vital energy is abundant, even if one is over a hundred years old, one can still have children normally...'" Yang Ming only said what people wanted to hear. In fact, Yang Ming had no idea whether dragon eggs could replenish Qi.

"Really?" Liu Shugen's eyes lit up. Not having a son was his lifelong regret, a regret that not everyone could understand.

"Of course, but those herbs are very expensive, one hundred yuan per dose..." Yang Ming shook his head with regret.

"Hehe, how about a few doses for us? Your sister-in-law and I want a few more children, but we're too old to have any more. With your medicine, we can solve our problem..." Liu Lei knew his uncle couldn't say it directly, but since the other party had already offered such a low price, he decided to just agree.

"Sure, no problem. Tomorrow, come to our house, and I'll personally prepare the medicine for you..." Yang Ming said happily.

"Okay, it's settled then..." Liu Lei was a straightforward person.

"Why are you talking about this? Let's drink, let's drink..." Liu Shugen grinned and kept urging Yang Ming to drink.

The drinking session lasted until the sun was setting and it was getting dark before it finally ended. The main problem was that Liu Shugen was too excited. After getting drunk, he insisted on becoming sworn brothers with Yang Ming. In the end, he even insisted on becoming Yang Ming's godfather. When Yang Ming refused, he cried and begged.

Finally, with the help of Aunt Liu and Liu Nannan, Yang Ming escaped in a disheveled state. When he got into the car, his hands and feet were trembling so badly that he couldn't drive at all. In the end, he had to activate the RV's autopilot function.

"Auntie, why are you unhappy?" Liu Nannan planned to go back with the car this time.

"It's nothing..." Aunt Liu felt a little annoyed.

"You must have something on your mind, tell me..." Liu Nannan had a sharp eye and immediately noticed the hesitation hidden deep in her aunt's eyes.

Aunt Liu rolled her eyes at her niece, closed her eyes, and lay down on the sofa bed.

Liu Nannan opened her mouth, but ultimately said nothing.

From her parents' enthusiastic attitude towards Yang Ming, Liu Sao knew that they must want something from him. With her shrewdness, she immediately guessed that it must be about the matter of reversing aging. When her father came to see her yesterday, he was particularly envious of Yang Zhengfang.

It's a good thing that parents can rejuvenate. If they could have another child in their old age, they would have no regrets even if they died.

But what about the child in her belly? She had originally planned for him to take her mother's surname, Liu, to carry on the Liu family line. If her parents gave birth to a younger brother, then her child would be superfluous. At the very least, this child might not be accepted by the Liu family.

That extra feeling was so uncomfortable...

It's all Yang Ming's fault! Why did he have to get his hands on those age-reversing python eggs? He ruined all my plans. Aunt Liu blamed him for everything, gritting her teeth in anger.

By the time we got back to Zhengjia Village, it was already completely dark.

The car stopped under the big willow tree, and Dahei and the others were the first to come up and happily circled around the car.

"How come you've been out all day? Did Aunt Liu and that man get along so well that they lost track of time while chatting?" Wei Qingqing quickly came to greet her.

"Wei Qingqing, do you need a beating?" Aunt Liu got out of the car with a grumpy attitude.

"You have no conscience! I lent you my husband today, and you still want to mess with me? You're such an ingrate..." Wei Qingqing fiercely attacked Liu Sao from a human perspective.

"Mommy, Mommy..." Little Bao ran over shouting, grabbing his mother's hand and refusing to let go.

"Go away, I'm annoyed right now..." Aunt Liu pouted, pushed Wei Qingqing aside, and led her daughter into the house.

"Don't argue with Aunt Liu, she's acting a bit strange today..." Wei Qingqing was about to tease Aunt Liu a bit when Yang Ming stopped her.

"That's right, Auntie is acting really strange today, like she has something on her mind... not just seems, she definitely has something on her mind..." Liu Nannan also got out of the car.

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