The Little Life of a Big Landlord

Chapter 146 Encounter

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"Hehe, can we come in? It's snowing heavily outside..." Zhao Weida pointed to the five little silly dogs at the door and laughed.

"Are you talking to them or to me?" Sun Fangfang's tone immediately turned sour.

"Well..." Zhao Wei smiled somewhat awkwardly, "What I meant was, I hope you could call the dog away..."

"Hehe, this isn't my home. It's good enough that other people's dogs don't bite me, how could they possibly listen to me..." Sun Fangfang chuckled, but her laughter was a bit cold.

"Ignorant..." This idiom simultaneously popped into the minds of Zhao Weida and the old Japanese man. Little did they know that the cause of all this was their own eyes.

"Is the owner of this house home?" Zhao Weida asked.

"What are you saying? If the owner were home, would I need to come out?" Sun Fangfang laughed.

"Then, I wonder where the owner of this house has gone? When will he be back?" Zhao Weida asked.

"Well, I really don't know. Why don't you wait outside for a while? They'll definitely be back tonight..." Sun Fangfang said.

Waiting outside in the heavy snow? Only a fool would do that. Seeing that the two sides couldn't reach an agreement, Zhao Weida and the old Japanese man immediately took their leave. They would find a place to stay for the night and come back again in the evening...

"Hey? Isn't this Old Zhao? You're on vacation too, right? I don't think you're the type to stay idle." Just as Zhao Weida and the old Japanese man turned to leave, a surprised voice rang out behind them.

Zhao Wei recognized the voice and turned around to find a young man. He frowned and asked, "You are...?"

"You really have a short memory. Back when you were in the city demanding money, you were always blocking my office. Now that I've retired, you don't recognize me anymore?" The speaker was Liu Zhengfeng.

"You...you are, Minister Liu..." Zhao Weida's eyes widened, his face filled with disbelief. He never imagined that the city's retired finance minister would become so young.

"Hehehe, you remembered now??" Liu Zhengfeng chuckled.

"Minister Liu, we heard that you retired due to health reasons. We even went to visit you at your home, but the door was locked tight... How did you end up in this small village? And you look so young..." Zhao Weida said in surprise.

"Hehe, this little village is amazing, Lao Zhao. When you have time, you should invite the leaders and cadres of your county party committee and county government to come to this little village for a trip. It will be good for you..." Liu Zhengfeng said with a smile.

"Hehe, yes, I'm starting to look forward to this little mountain village..." Zhao Weida's eyes lit up.

The two were talking animatedly, but they didn't notice the old Japanese man's reaction, nor did they see the burning passion in his eyes.

"Did you just come from Yang Ming's house?" Liu Zhengfeng asked with a smile. "By the way, who is your companion?"

"Oh, this is a representative from the Asahi Group of Japan, sent to the county to discuss investment matters with the county party committee and government..." Zhao Weida quickly introduced to Liu Zhengfeng, then glanced apologetically at Yang Ming's house, "We didn't even go inside, the owner wasn't home..."

"Oh, so you're a friend from Japan. Old Zhao, you're so inconsiderate. How could you be so disrespectful to international friends?" Liu Zhengfeng's face fell. He felt that Zhao Weida was too inconsiderate. Fortunately, he had only hinted at it and hadn't brought up any sensitive topics. Otherwise, if the news about the anti-aging drug spread internationally, it would cause a lot of trouble.

"Ah??? Minister Liu, I was wrong..." Zhao Weida was quite politically astute and immediately realized what was happening. Snowflakes were falling, but steam was rising from his head and beads of sweat were pouring down his face.

"Old Liu, what are you doing? Your hair isn't even dry yet, and you've already run out here. Be careful not to catch a cold..." Zhang Xiaofei walked out of the hot spring pool and tossed Liu Zhengfeng a dry towel.

"Oh, it's Director Zhang..." Zhao Wei stared at Zhang Xiaofei, his eyes wide open. Of course, this look didn't contain any other meaning; it was purely one of shock.

"Oh? It's Deputy County Head Zhao!" Zhang Xiaofei noticed Zhao Weida. "Deputy County Head Zhao, you also have time to travel?"

"Deputy County Head Zhao isn't here for tourism; he brought an international friend to the village for an inspection..." Liu Zhengfeng quickly said, lest his wife let something slip.

"Oh, then you guys continue your inspection. We won't keep you company any longer. After soaking in the hot springs, we'll warm up on the kang (heated brick bed)." Zhang Xiaofei said, pulling Liu Zhengfeng along as they headed towards Yang Ming's house.

The two of them had long been familiar with Dahei and the others. Whenever they entered Yang Ming's yard, as long as there were people inside, Dahei and the others would never stop them.

Watching the two figures disappear into the greenery, Zhao Weida couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"Mr. Zhao, where are we going?" the old Japanese man asked at this moment.

"Let's go find the village party secretary..." Zhao Weida said.

"Okay, whatever you say..." The old Japanese man was very easygoing.

Of course he was easygoing, because he saw what he wanted to see. In his view, there was nothing in this world that he couldn't have.

There were quite a few tourists on the streets of Zhengjia Village. Zhao Weida and the old Japanese man asked for directions as they walked toward Zheng Dabao's house.

Yang Ming's uncle was only bumped by a car, injuring his shoulder. There was no fracture, but the injured area was swollen. The driver who caused the accident agreed to pay compensation, giving Yang Ming's uncle 10,000 yuan for medical expenses and lost wages. The matter was considered settled. Yang Ming did not stay at his uncle's house for long. After finishing the matter, he did not even have lunch and drove his RV home. After all, it was snowing, and he could not drive fast on the road, so he had to leave early.

Yang Ming was driving on the highway. The road was covered in white fog, and even the toll booths had opened their barriers to prevent slippery roads and ensure that no car could stop in time and crash into the barriers.

Yang Ming drove smoothly all the way, and at five o'clock in the evening, he finally turned onto the highway in Huai Shu Township. By then, it was completely dark, and the snow was falling heavily. Yang Ming had already turned on the headlights, and the bright white light illuminated the road ahead as if it were daytime.

The road in Zhengjia Village had been repaired long ago. It was a village-level asphalt road and was very flat. Although the snow had been compacted, it was not slippery. The constantly falling snowflakes froze on the ground in the cold air, making a crunching sound when rolled over.

Yang Ming drove very steadily, and at this speed, he should be home in about half an hour.

Suddenly, a person riding an electric bike appeared in front. Judging from the figure, it was clearly a woman. The woman was riding very fast, obviously in a hurry. Whether it was due to the slippery road or some other reason, the woman's electric bike suddenly tilted to the left, and she fell to the ground and could not get up.

squeak……

Yang Ming's car suddenly stopped, and he quickly got out, rushed to the woman, and helped her up: "Hey, are you alright?" At this moment, Yang Ming also saw the woman's appearance clearly. She had an oval face, beautiful eyebrows and eyes, a nose like a hanging gall bladder, and cherry lips. She was a real beauty, but of course, she was not as beautiful as Wei Qingqing, Sun Fangfang, and Aunt Liu.

"Big brother, please don't kill me..." The woman's tearful words startled Yang Ming, who then laughed, "Why would I kill you?"

"I...I..." The woman blinked. "Big brother, you really won't kill me??"

"Don't kill him!" Yang Ming said, both amused and exasperated.

"But you mustn't rape me..." the woman said, her eyes brimming with tears.

"My wife is prettier than you..." Yang Ming said with a smile.

"Well..." The woman was speechless, and her face flushed slightly... Women are so strange; they become disrespectful when you get close to them, and resentful when you keep them at a distance.

"Are you going to Zhengjia Village?" Yang Ming asked.

"Hmm!" The woman felt even more aggrieved when Zhengjia Village was mentioned.

"Are you going to Zhengjia Village for tourism?" Yang Ming asked.

"Hmm..." The woman nodded.

"Why are you so late? It's already dark..." Yang Ming asked, puzzled.

"Brother, Zhengjia Village is so hard to find. It snowed today, and there was no one on the road. It took me ages to find this road..." The woman's lips trembled with grievance, and tears streamed down her face.

"Can you still ride a bike? How about I take you to Zhengjia Village? I live in Zhengjia Village..." Yang Ming said.

"You're really not a bad person?" the woman said.

"I'm a bad guy..." Yang Ming said.

"Huh??? You're lying..." the woman exclaimed, staring at Yang Ming with her beautiful eyes, looking at him reproachfully.

"You know I'm lying, yet you still ask..." Yang Ming said.

"I..." The woman was speechless again.

"Do you need me to take you or not? Just give me a straight answer, I'm in a hurry to get home..." Yang Ming was getting impatient. That's just the kind of person he is; he doesn't give a second glance to any woman other than his wife.

"Are you really a good person?" the woman asked.

"How do I know if I'm a good person? Just tell me, do you need me to give you a ride..." Yang Ming said.

"I..." the woman hesitated.

"Forget it, you can just wait here by yourself. It's best to call 110 and wait for the police to come to your rescue..." Yang Ming said, pulling the woman to the side of the road and dragging the electric scooter that was lying on the ground and still spinning its wheels to the side. Then he got into the car and started the RV.

"Waaah..." The woman sat on the snow by the roadside and suddenly burst into tears. Her cries were mournful, as if she were Qin Xianglian, the woman who had been dumped by Chen Shimei.

Yang Ming was immediately dumbfounded. He opened the car door, jumped out, and waved to the woman, saying, "Get in, get in, hurry up, I'm in a rush to get home."

"My car..." the woman said, pointing to her electric scooter, her voice nasal.

Yang Ming shook his head helplessly, moved the electric scooter into the car, and the woman followed suit, sitting in the passenger seat.

Yang Ming sat in the driver's seat, put the car in gear, and the car slowly started moving.

"Where are you from?" Yang Ming glanced at the woman, looking at her profile, and asked.

"I'm from the city..." The woman's voice was still a little choked up as she raised her sleeve to wipe away the tears on her face.

"What's your name?" Yang Ming asked.

"What? Are you checking my household registration?" The woman was very dissatisfied with Yang Ming's behavior of abandoning her, and her tone became somewhat aggressive.

"Of course we need to check. You're visiting our village for tourism, right? You need to register if you want to stay overnight," Yang Ming said.

"Hmph..." The woman angrily pulled out her ID card from her pocket and threw it to Yang Ming, "Here, here, here..." Her little mouth was so pouty it could hang an oil bottle.

"Gu Pan??? This isn't you, is it? Why are you so fat?" Yang Ming took the ID card and looked at the information on it. He felt that the photo and the person in the ID card were very different. The person in the photo on the ID card was really too fat.

"You...you're so annoying..." Gu Pan's face turned bright red as she snatched her ID card from Yang Ming's hand.

"Hehe, I didn't expect you to be so cute before..." Yang Ming chuckled.

"..." Gu Pan's face turned red and white, then white and red again. Her teeth were grinding together, and her knuckles were white from clenching her fists, but she didn't dare to be rough with Yang Ming. The key was that Gu Pan had already realized Yang Ming's true nature. This bad guy was definitely not the type to be gentle with women. If you angered him, he would definitely kick you out.

"We'll talk about it when we get to Zhengjia Village..." Gu Pan was well aware of the art of forbearance and would settle scores later.

The car quickly drove into Zhengjia Village and stopped in front of his house.

Big Black and the others had already come out to greet their owner with joyful leaps and bounds. Hearing the barking of the dogs, Sun Fangfang, who was playing with Xiao Bao'er inside the house, also ran out in her cotton slippers.

"Daddy's home..." Little Bao'er was covered in sweat from playing and could only cling to the windowsill, shouting outside.

"Hey, my darling..." Yang Ming called out loudly, got out of the car, but didn't see Wei Qingqing, and couldn't help but ask in surprise, "Where's Qingqing?"

"Ugly Sister and Sister Liu are at Hot Spring Valley. How's Uncle's situation?" Sun Fangfang asked.

"A perfect ending. They compensated my uncle with ten thousand yuan, and that was the end of it..." Yang Ming said, "What about Zhang Yang?"

"Oh, he went to see Lao Tao and the others. He's recently become interested in collecting..." Sun Fangfang said with a smile.

"Where is my nephew?" Yang Ming asked again.

"His grandma is watching... Oh right, brother, why do I see someone else in your car? And it looks like a woman..." Sun Fangfang glanced furtively at the driver's seat of the RV.

"I found it on the road. It was taken by tourists visiting the village..." Yang Ming said casually.

"Hey, can I get off now? Have we arrived at Zhengjia Village?" Gu Pan rolled down the car window and called out to Yang Ming.

"Are you blind? There was such a big sign when we entered the village, didn't you see it?" Yang Ming said to Gu Pan without any politeness.

To be honest, Yang Ming didn't know why, but he always felt a bit of aversion towards Gu Pan. It was a deep-seated aversion, a very subtle feeling. It was just like when he first met Wei Qingqing. Although Wei Qingqing's face was really scary, he didn't feel aversion towards her. In fact, he even had a strange fondness for her, as if the two of them had cultivated a destiny for several lifetimes. Otherwise, no matter how kind-hearted Yang Ming was, he would never have actually gotten a marriage certificate with Wei Qingqing.

"Sigh... Brother, you're being so rude..." Sun Fangfang, seeing Gu Pan's expression, quickly smiled and criticized her godfather, "She's such a beautiful woman, how could you say such hurtful things..."

"Fangfang, why don't you take her to the brigade to register?" Yang Ming waved to Sun Fangfang and went into the house.

"That scoundrel..." Gu Pan's big eyes immediately filled with tears.

"He's just that bad, little sister. What's your name? Come with me to the brigade to register, or you won't have anywhere to sleep tonight..." Sun Fangfang said.

"Sister, my name is Gu Pan. I'm 21 years old this year. I was born in the Year of the Snake. I live in Chengnan Community in the city. My father is the workshop director of Hongxing Machinery Factory. He earns 3500 yuan a month. My mother is the head nurse of Chengnan Second Hospital. She earns 2500 yuan a month. We both have social security..." Gu Pan got out of the car and quickly explained her family background.

"What did you say?" Sun Fangfang was dumbfounded, unable to understand how this girl could "introduce herself" in such detail. She didn't seem like a fool...

"That bastard said that if you want to live in the village, you have to register..." Gu Pan pouted and said aggrievedly.

"Register? It just means writing down your name and ID number. I don't think it requires finding out your parents' workplaces and salaries, right?" Sun Fangfang said.

"Huh???" Gu Pan's face turned red.

"Alright, alright, I'll take you to the brigade to register. It's freezing today, let's quickly find you a place to stay, so you can warm up on the kang (heated brick bed)..." Sun Fangfang pulled Gu Pan along as they walked towards the brigade.

On the way, Sun Fangfang asked how her godbrother had found her. Gu Pan added fuel to the fire, accusing someone of not knowing how to cherish a beautiful woman, which made Sun Fangfang sigh. However, she admired her godbrother even more. You see, it was a dark and windy night when the incident happened, and it was snowing heavily. If a man encounters a beautiful girl like a fairy in the middle of nowhere, there is a greater than 80% chance that he will be transformed.

Sun Fangfang's admiration for her godfather can no longer be described as "the surging river" or "the overflowing Yellow River"; it must at least be described as "the overflowing Milky Way".

Sun Fangfang brought Gu Pan to the brigade. The brigade was lit up. It served as a small shop while receiving tourists. After all, some tourists had the habit of staying up late and would come to the brigade to buy food when they were hungry.

When Sun Fangfang entered the brigade, Wang Xiaoman was sitting in front of the computer, engrossed in playing "QQ Farm". She didn't even notice when Sun Fangfang and the others came in.

"Xiaoman, what are you doing?" Sun Fangfang shouted, startling Wang Xiaoman so much that she almost dropped her mouse. "Oh my, Sister Sun, you scared me to death..." Wang Xiaoman knew it was Sun Fangfang just by hearing her voice, which was filled with bitterness.

"Hurry up and register us, then check if there are any vacant rooms..." Sun Fangfang said casually.

Wang Xiaoman looked Gu Pan up and down and said, "Sister Sun, a lot of tourists came this afternoon. Our Zhengjia Village and Liujia Village are full, there are no rooms available."

"What should we do then?" Gu Pan asked anxiously.

"Find out a place where a female guest is staying, talk to them and see if you can get her in..." Sun Fangfang said.

"Sister Sun, aren't you making things difficult for her? She came here to relax, how could we possibly agree to let a stranger in? It would be so awkward for her to stay here..." Wang Xiaoman said with a wry smile.

"That's true..." Sun Fangfang nodded, patted Gu Pan on the shoulder, "Girl, you really came at the worst possible time..."

"Sister, please don't let me sleep on the streets..." Gu Pan's tears fell again as she held onto Sun Fangfang's hand tightly.

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