The Little Life of a Big Landlord

Chapter 139 Preaching

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"So, it's Qingqing who's pregnant? This ugly girl is going to be a mother? It's hard to believe..." Zhao Fen was genuinely happy to hear the news of Wei Qingqing's pregnancy. Although she almost couldn't find a groomsman when Wei Qingqing was her daughter-in-law's bridesmaid, she still preferred Wei Qingqing. After all, she was a woman, and she didn't judge women by their looks like most men.

"My cousin's wife is a stunning beauty. How could you call her an ugly girl?" The middle-aged man was immediately displeased and regretted it. If he had known this man would say such a thing about his cousin's wife, he wouldn't have praised her son earlier.

"You didn't see what Qingqing looked like back then, let me tell you..." Zhao Fen was about to say something, but Zhang Yang's father stopped her. She seemed to realize something and immediately shut up.

"What was she like back then?" the middle-aged man asked curiously.

"Oh, it's nothing, it's nothing. We're not familiar with Qingqing. Let's hurry up and go..." Zhao Fen said, picking up her grandson and quickening her pace.

"Hey, big brother, what exactly did big sister mean?" The middle-aged man's curiosity was piqued. Seeing that it was difficult to get information from Zhao Fen, he could only focus on Zhang Yuntong. From the brief conversation just now, he had basically figured out Zhang Yuntong's personality; he was definitely a big mouth.

The wisdom and shrewdness of a small farmer gave him a keen eye...

"What do you mean? Don't ask, it won't do you any good to know." Zhang Yuntong was a shrewd man, and of course he knew why these people had all rushed over. As the saying goes, "When you're poor, no one cares even in the bustling city; when you're rich, even distant relatives come calling from the deep mountains." These people were definitely here to curry favor with Yang Ming. After all, Yang Ming was a tycoon. Last time his son called, he even mentioned that the tycoon Yang was funding the bridge repair...

"..." The middle-aged man thought for a moment, but in the end he didn't ask any further questions. He just silently picked up the eggs and followed.

Upon entering the village, everyone was captivated by the beautiful scenery of Zhengjia Village. In reality, there wasn't much to attract people, especially since most of the visitors were farmers who worked in the fields year-round.

The only redeeming quality is the sanitation. In typical rural areas, piles of composted manure are often found on both sides of the road. Although the manure piles don't smell bad, just looking at them, or with a tattered sanitary napkin covered in blood on top, is still disgusting.

The cars parked all along the roadside are a bit of an eyesore and ruin the rural atmosphere.

"The village is very clean and tidy, and it has a very peaceful atmosphere. Living here year after year reminds me of Tao Yuanming's 'Picking chrysanthemums by the eastern fence'," Zhang Yuntong said with a sigh as he looked around.

"Stop being so sour, you working class guy. Anyone who didn't know better would think you were an intellectual..." Zhao Fen said irritably.

"I..." Zhang Yuntong blushed and didn't dare to finish his sentence.

They walked together along the gravel road toward the village. Most of them knew each other, and they chatted noisily along the way.

"Everyone's here to congratulate Yang Ming, right? Come with me, I'll show you the way..." Zhang Yue's voice was like a small boat on a vast ocean in the crowd, as if it could be swallowed up at any moment.

"What path should we take? Just follow this gravel path straight ahead, and Yang Ming's house is at the very end..." Zhang Fenghuang's voice rang out.

"Don't forget why we came here..." Liu Lili's voice was completely drowned out by the noise of the crowd. Only those close to her could hear what she said.

"Yeah, we came to see if Yang Ming's uncle had arrived, but now he's here as a traffic cop..." Zhang Yue slapped her slightly confused head.

"Hurry up, let's block the road. As soon as Yang Ming's uncle arrives, we'll arrest him. We know him anyway," Zhang Fenghuang said.

This woman exudes a bandit-like aura.

"You really are..." Liu Lili has now given up on including Zhang Fenghuang in the list of ladies to be rescued.

This person is no longer worth saving.

"Oh dear, why aren't we here yet..." After everyone had passed by, Zhang Fenghuang and the others still hadn't found Zhang Yang's uncle. Zhang Yue, who was losing patience, started to get a little impatient.

"Who told you to be so tactless? You only say things that your aunt doesn't like to hear..." Zhang Fenghuang glared at Zhang Yue and said irritably.

"I just think my daughter is the best..." Zhang Yue pouted, looking aggrieved.

"Second brother, stop talking about Yueyue. It's all because of you. If you hadn't asked those questions, would Yueyue have said that?" Liu Lili usually sided with Zhang Yue, since Zhang Yue was the most vulnerable...

"What, are you two trying to team up against me? Let me tell you, without the boss backing you up, neither of you together is a match for me..." Zhang Fenghuang was completely unafraid of the alliance between the third and fourth brothers.

"When you mentioned 'boss,' I remembered the news that Qingqing is pregnant. Should we tell 'boss'?" Liu Lili said.

"And Zheng Dongfang and the others..." Zhang Yue added.

"Well..." Zhang Fenghuang hesitated for a moment, "We should just tell the boss. As for Zheng Dongfang and the others, let Yang Ming tell them himself... If we tell them, those guys will probably teach Yang Ming a lesson..."

You're going to be a dad and you didn't even tell your best buddy? You deserve a good scolding!

"That's true..." Zhang Yue is quite innocent and considerate of others.

"Yes, you should notify the boss now and have her come over. Anyway, she has nothing to do. When you notify her, make sure to tell the boss not to tell Zheng Dongfang and the others." Zhang Fenghuang's beautiful eyes were full of conspiracy and cunning.

"Second brother, you're scheming against the eldest brother like this, you'd better watch out, she'll beat you up..." Liu Lili immediately understood the conspiracy in Zhang Fenghuang's words and couldn't help but roll her eyes.

"Hey, Third Brother, how can you say that about me? I was just trying to be helpful. If the eldest brother informs Zheng Dongfang and the others, and those bastards go after Yang Ming, wouldn't that be bad for Yang Ming?" Zhang Fenghuang looked indignant and like she was being taken advantage of.

"What's wrong? What do you mean by that???" Zhang Yue is a bit of a scatterbrain. Although she is quite smart, she is not good at scheming and intrigue. She has been working in the municipal government for several years but has never been promoted.

"Idiot..." Liu Lili tapped Zhang Yue on the forehead, "If we tell the boss not to notify Zheng Dongfang and the others, guess what she'll do?"

"The boss's personality??? She's fearless, but she's terrified of Yang Ming, that blockhead. If she gets a chance to teach Yang Ming a lesson, she definitely won't let it go..." Zhang Yue immediately 'understood' it.

"Is our boss that kind of person?" Liu Lili tapped Zhang Yue on the forehead again. "Telling our boss not to notify Zheng Dongfang and the others will definitely backfire. It's not that our boss wants to punish Yang Ming; she's just a kind-hearted person. If we don't say anything, given her easygoing nature, she definitely won't think that way. So, reminding her would be pointless. Wouldn't that reveal someone's sinister intentions?"

"You're so insidious. When the boss comes, I'll definitely have a good talk with her..." Zhang Yue said angrily, pointing her finger at Zhang Fenghuang's nose.

"Yueyue, Yueyue, you can't be so ungrateful, can you? I'm still your second sister, your dearest second sister..." Zhang Fenghuang smiled obsequiously and bowed repeatedly to Zhang Yue.

"Hmph, my dearest second sister??? In our four years of university, tell me how many times you schemed against us? The worst time was when you tricked us into going to the men's restroom, and those bastards secretly called the three of us sisters the 'Reverse Push Heroes.' Tell me, wasn't that all because of you? If it weren't for the eldest sister's strong fist, those bastards would have been able to point their fingers at us and laugh at us..." Zhang Yue was furious when she mentioned her school days, her lungs felt like they were about to explode.

That time, the three sisters caught several male classmates red-handed while they were taking a dump.

"That's right, I almost forgot about it if Yueyue hadn't mentioned it. Second brother, you have a criminal record, it seems we need to distance ourselves from you..." Liu Lili said with a look of shame and indignation on her face.

"What... why are you bringing up old grievances again? Afterwards, I washed your smelly socks and underwear for a whole semester, and even covered your food expenses for a semester. You... you're still bullying me..." Tears welled up in Zhang Fenghuang's big eyes.

"Oh yeah, it seems like that's true... My mom noticed that my food expenses hadn't decreased, and she thought I had developed anorexia, so she came to the school to find me..." Zhang Yue said, tilting her head.

"That's right, I've been exploited so badly by you guys. I only eat instant noodles every day. When I went home for vacation, my mom saw how thin I was and she cried..." Zhang Fenghuang's tears came easily; in the blink of an eye, she was crying her eyes out.

"Hmph," Liu Lili thought back to how harshly she had punished Zhang Fenghuang, and her heart softened a little. "Looking at your pitiful appearance, we won't tell the boss..."

"I'll let you go too..." Zhang Yue was used to going with the flow.

"Thank you, Third Brother, thank you, Fourth Brother..." Zhang Fenghuang quickly expressed her gratitude.

"What are you three girls doing?" The three were talking when a middle-aged man suddenly interrupted, startling the three women.

"Oh my, Uncle, you scared us to death..." Zhang Fenghuang patted her chest, looking like she had just recovered from a fright, and complained to the middle-aged man.

This middle-aged man was Zhang Shufang's younger brother, Zhang Zhenhua, the man the three women were waiting for.

"Uncle, we've been waiting for you. Why did it take you so long?" Zhang Yue said bluntly.

"Our uncle is an important person, so he has to appear last..." Liu Lili said with a smile.

"Hey, what are you saying? My nephew's wife is pregnant, how could I come empty-handed? I went to the market to buy some things, didn't I?" Zhang Zhenhua said, lifting up several large cardboard boxes in his hands.

The three women then noticed the large boxes Zhang Zhenhua was carrying. They were two cigarette boxes, but judging from their bulging contents, they definitely weren't filled with cigarettes. Besides, the women were pregnant; if he delivered cigarettes, he'd surely get beaten up. What did he mean by that? That they should smoke? And then the baby would grow up deformed?

"What did you buy? It's not cigarettes, is it?" Liu Lili looked the two large boxes up and down and asked.

"Look at what you're saying. If I dared to send cigarettes, wouldn't my sister beat me to a pulp? These are all nutritional supplements. We bought too many, and since we couldn't find anything to put them in, we borrowed two big cardboard boxes from someone..." Zhang Zhenhua rolled his eyes.

"Oh...I see? Is it heavy? Shall we help you carry it?" Zhang Fenghuang said.

"Yes, yes..." Liu Lili and Zhang Yue nodded repeatedly.

"Oh...no need, it's not heavy, I can carry it myself..." Zhang Zhenhua was just saying that. How could two big boxes not be heavy? They weren't filled with cotton. He had already put one of the boxes on the ground. The meaning was clear: the three of you can help carry one.

how do you know...

"Uncle is so strong..." Zhang Fenghuang covered her mouth in surprise, then turned and walked back.

"Uncle can carry it by himself..." Liu Lili said, and quickly followed suit.

"Uncle, we'll feel uneasy if you don't let us help you carry it..." Zhang Yue said, keeping up with her two older sisters without slowing down.

"I..." Zhang Zhenhua stared in disbelief, then muttered after a long pause, "I was just being polite..."

"Hehehehehe..." After eating the dragon eggs, the three girls' hearing improved significantly. They could hear Zhang Zhenhua's mutterings clearly and couldn't help but laugh. They all ran back. Zhang Fenghuang and Zhang Yue carried the boxes away, while Liu Lili and Zhang Zhenhua carried one box.

Zhang Zhenhua opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything. He just thought to himself, these three girls are really too mischievous...

Zhao Fen, carrying her grandson, arrived at Zhang Yang's door. There she saw a large group of people surrounding three people, excitedly congratulating them. Among the three people was her son, Zhang Yang.

"Zhang Yang..." Zhao Fen shouted loudly, but alas, it was too noisy here, with all sorts of people saying all sorts of things, and Zhang Yang was surrounded in the middle of the crowd, so it was impossible for him to hear her.

Zhao Fen called out twice more, but her voice was immediately drowned out by the noise. She then took out her phone to call Zhang Yang, but the line was always busy.

"Stop calling him, he can't hear you. His phone's probably been ringing off the hook. Let's find someone to help us find Fangfang..." Zhang Yuntong said, pulling his wife Zhao Fen along.

"Our son said that Yang Ming's goddaughter's house is right next to Yang Ming's house, let's go to their house..." Zhao Fen looked around and saw Liu Sao's house with its door wide open.

So the two of them slipped out of the crowd and headed towards Aunt Liu's house.

Wang Wang Wang...

As soon as the two stepped over the threshold, two small spotted dogs barked and blocked them at the doorway.

"Hey, is anyone home?" The two men froze, and Zhang Yuntong quickly called out into the house.

"Who is it?" Xiao Bao'er came out of the house and called out to the two puppies.

Today is Saturday. They only have classes in the morning and then they have a holiday in the afternoon. In order to build the school and become the principal, Teacher Wang Li has begun to blatantly violate national policies and take away the students' holidays (when I was in school, I only had one and a half days off per week).

"Oh, little friend, you must be called Xiao Bao'er?" Zhang Yuntong said with a smile.

"I don't know you. Who are you?" Xiao Bao'er asked warily, looking at her smiling grandfather.

"Do you know Zhang Yang?" Zhang Yuntong asked.

"You mean Uncle Zhang Yang?" Xiao Bao'er asked, her big eyes wide.

"Of course, your uncle Zhang Yang is our son, and I am Zhang Yang's father..." Zhang Yuntong pointed at Zhao Fen, "She is Zhang Yang's mother..."

"Really?" Xiao Bao'er's big eyes darted between the two of them, filled with distrust. She looked like she was about to run away at any moment. This grandpa's smile was just too creepy; he didn't look like a good person at all.

"Of course it's true. If you don't believe me, you can bring your Uncle Zhang Yang here..." Zhang Yuntong obviously saw what the little girl was up to and quickly went along with it.

"You can also bring your Aunt Fangfang here. Just say I brought her son..." Zhao Fen said.

"Oh! You all wait here, I'll go call them for you..." Xiao Bao said, running out of the house and towards the back garden. Zhang Yang was surrounded by a large group of people, and because she was small, she couldn't see him. However, she knew where her aunt was. Even if her aunt wasn't in the back garden, her mother, grandmother, maternal grandmother, and godmother would definitely be there. Even if none of them were there, her older sister was still in the greenhouse.

"This little girl is quite clever..." Zhang Yuntong said sincerely, watching Xiao Bao'er run away.

"Is this what you call clever? They don't even lock the door. If we were thieves, we'd rob them of everything..." Zhao Fen said dismissively.

"It's good that this little girl knows to look for an adult. It's better to steal everything from her house than to steal her too..." Zhang Yuntong said.

"Now that you mention it, it's true..." Zhao Fen smiled, leaning against the door frame and gently patting her grandson.

The couple were talking when Sun Fangfang came running over.

"Mom and Dad, what brings you here?" Sun Fangfang called out, but she didn't even look at her in-laws. Instead, she went straight to her son, took him from her mother-in-law's arms, and held him with heartache.

Zhang Yuntong and Zhao Fen were initially pleased to see their daughter-in-law being quite respectful and polite to them, greeting them as soon as she arrived. However, when they saw her head straight for her grandson, the couple were immediately speechless.

Sun Fangfang hugged her son, lifted the blanket, and kissed his little face repeatedly before turning to her in-laws with a shy smile, saying, "I'm sorry for making you laugh, Mom and Dad..."

"It's a mother's instinct..." Zhang Yuntong nodded with a smile.

"The child misses his mother and cries every day, so we brought him to find you..." Zhao Fen said.

Hearing her mother-in-law's words, Sun Fangfang blushed, feeling quite embarrassed. It would be a miracle if such a young child knew how to miss her mother. This was clearly her mother-in-law's way of expressing her dissatisfaction.

"Mom, our house is almost finished now, and there are quite a few people here, so it doesn't matter if I'm here or not. I can take care of the child from now on..." Sun Fangfang said.

"Then what about me? What did I retire for? Wasn't it just to take care of my grandson???" Zhao Fen said unhappily.

"Oh dear, Mom, why are you always thinking of shirking your responsibilities? This is your own grandson. I have no experience as a mother. If you don't help me, and your grandson gets thin, don't blame me..." Sun Fangfang spoke skillfully, both contradicting her mother-in-law and leaving her speechless, which made her feel quite comfortable.

Sure enough, Zhao Fen blinked, wanting to say something, but found that no matter what she said, it seemed inappropriate, which made her feel quite depressed.

"Hehe, Fangfang, I heard Qingqing is pregnant?" Zhang Yuntong quickly changed the subject, rescuing his wife from her frustration. "You know how eloquent your daughter-in-law is. You're just asking for trouble by trying to outwit her."

"Yes, Qingqing is pregnant! She's soaking in the hot spring in the backyard right now. Mom, let's go together..." Sun Fangfang, holding her precious son, smiled broadly, then looked at her father-in-law, "I won't ask Dad to come in..."

"Hey, people are taking a shower. Even if you ask me to come in, I won't go in..." Zhang Yuntong was always so understanding.

"I'm not going in, I'll just look around here..." Zhao Fen was still angry with Sun Fangfang.

"Look at you, what can I say about you? Your aversion to joining in the fun is really annoying. Qingqing's mother and mother-in-law are here. If you hadn't come, no one would have said anything. But you came and didn't even go to see them. What are they supposed to think of you? What are they supposed to think of your son? What are they supposed to think of me?" Sun Fangfang's little mouth chattered on and on, leaving Zhao Fen completely bewildered.

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