The Little Life of a Big Landlord

Chapter 152 Flaw

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"Then let's create Sky City and let it fly in the sky..." Wei Qingqing said again.

"Castle in the Sky? What Castle in the Sky???" Aunt Liu seized upon this new term and kept asking questions.

"It's nothing, just a city that can fly in the sky..." Yang Ming said.

"How is it???" Wei Qingqing pressed.

"No, Sky City isn't small either, it would be exposed if we built it..." Yang Ming refused without even thinking.

"Then, what about the mainland tortoise? Can't we at least get the mainland tortoise out?" Wei Qingqing asked as a second choice.

"Mainland turtles live in the sea, sister, we're in the North China Plain..." Yang Ming rolled his eyes.

"Then, how about Tianma?" Wei Qingqing compromised again.

"Pegasus is naturally unruly and difficult to tame. What it hates most is someone riding on its back. If you try to get it off, it will definitely fly away," Yang Ming said.

"Hmph hmph hmph..." Wei Qingqing pouted and started to act coquettishly.

"Being coquettish won't work. Unless it's a critical moment, we can only wait until February 2nd, 2013," Yang Ming said firmly.

"Mmm..." Wei Qingqing pouted and stopped talking.

"You two, really, you always say things that are incomprehensible to others..." Aunt Liu rolled her eyes at the two of them, took out a handkerchief to wipe her mouth, picked up her work from the end of the kang (a heated brick bed), and continued working.

"There's one more thing. When I came back yesterday, I met a woman named Gu Pan. I felt there was something off about her. Be careful what you say in front of her, and don't say anything sensitive..." Yang Ming said seriously.

"Oh? A woman? Pretty, isn't she?" Wei Qingqing narrowed her eyes, a dangerous glint flashing within them.

"Hmph..." Aunt Liu looked at Yang Ming with a half-smile, humming in her throat.

"Oh, Aunt Liu, it's been so long, I heard that Wang Yufang still hasn't come to pick up her Hanfu?" Yang Ming completely ignored Wei Qingqing's comment.

"It's been over a month since I last called her. Maybe they're busy with their studies..." Speaking of Wang Yufang, Aunt Liu was a little conflicted. Could it be that this girl doesn't want the girl anymore? She had worked for several days to finish that Hanfu.

"Hehe, probably not. Maybe something's holding them up?" Yang Ming knew exactly what Aunt Liu was worried about: "Brother Wang and his family aren't like that. That family of three looks like decent people..."

"I hope so..." Aunt Liu was still a little worried, but she didn't say anything more.

"Brother Yang, are you home?" Speak of the devil, and he appears. The three people inside were talking about Wang Zhengzhi and the others when Wang Zhengzhi's voice came from outside.

"Oh, it's Brother Wang!" Yang Ming hurriedly went out to greet him, and as he left the house, he gave Liu Sao a smiling glance, as if to say, "See? What did I say?"

When Yang Ming gave her that look, Aunt Liu blushed and muttered, "It's more than a month late, no matter what..."

"Hehe..." Wei Qingqing chuckled and continued eating her breakfast.

Yang Ming led Wang Zhengzhi into the house. This time, Lu Huifen and her daughter Wang Yufang did not come. It can be said that Wang Zhengzhi's purpose this time was definitely not simple.

"Brother Wang is here. Have you eaten yet? Why don't you join us for a bite..." Wei Qingqing greeted Wang Zhengzhi politely.

"Haha, no need, no need..." Wang Zhengzhi waved his hand with a smile.

"Brother Wang, please sit down. I'll go get you some water..." Yang Ming led Wang Zhengzhi to the kang (heated brick bed) and hurriedly went to get him some water.

"Hehe, no rush, no rush, I'm not thirsty..." Wang Zhengzhi quickly stopped Yang Ming, who was about to pour him some water. "Brother Yang, I've come here to discuss something with you..."

"Oh??? Brother Wang, just tell me what's wrong. I'll definitely help if I can..." Yang Ming said, a thought crossing his mind.

"Here's the thing, our school leaders heard that the No. 1 Middle School in the city's West District is supplying its students with a kind of fresh milk that boosts their brainpower and physical strength. The students have had a very enthusiastic response after drinking it. I guessed that the supplier was probably you, Brother Yang. When I mentioned it to our school leaders, they were also somewhat interested. So, they sent me to you to build connections..." Wang Zhengzhi was quite straightforward.

"Brother Wang, do you mean I should supply fresh milk to your school?" Yang Ming asked.

"That's what I mean. You don't know, ever since our school found out about that fresh milk, the whole school has gone crazy. The students are studying day and night, and many students can't take it anymore and have to go to the hospital. Our Erfang is one of them..." Wang Zhengzhi said with some distress when he mentioned the school's tragic situation, not to mention that his daughter was one of them.

"Yang Ming, Teacher Wang is right. Our fresh milk can replenish the students' mental and physical strength, and supplying it to Chengxi No. 1 Middle School is indeed a good thing. However, it's too unfair to other schools. Why don't we talk to Aunt Zhang and have her become an agent? Our fresh milk will be sold exclusively to schools and won't be included in the contract..." Wei Qingqing said.

"In the contract we signed, it was stated that the retail price of various agricultural products could not be lower than the price sold to Aunt Zhang and the others. Fresh milk is also considered an agricultural product..." Yang Ming said.

"What we're talking about is the selling price of the goods. Let's not treat this as a business. We'll sell at cost price and not make a single penny. It's like we're doing charity. Is that alright? Aunt Zhang and the others won't have any objections to us. After all, the contract we signed with them is only for one year. If Aunt Zhang's character really becomes problematic, we won't renew the contract with them next year..." Wei Qingqing said.

The reason I was able to work well with Zhang Yingning is because he is a trustworthy person. If Zhang Yingning were the kind of person who only cares about money, then what difference would it make who I worked with? Wouldn't it all be about making money anyway?

"I think it's your character that's the problem. Are you treating me like a sucker? If we only pay the cost price, we can indeed afford to lose money, but people might not be grateful to us. They'll definitely think we're fools..." Yang Ming glared at Wei Qingqing and said with a stern face.

"I..." Wei Qingqing's tears were welling up in her eyes. She was about to say something when Liu Sao pulled her back, and she swallowed the rest of her words. However, she also felt quite wronged.

"Then, what does Brother Yang mean?" Wang Zhengzhi asked.

"What I mean is, if you want to drink fresh milk, you can contact Ms. Zhang Yingning, the owner of Yingning Hotel. If you are buying in bulk, I think she will give you a cheaper price. If we supply at cost price, we can supply one school, but if it is more than that, I think we can't afford it..." Yang Ming said.

"Well..." Wang Zhengzhi certainly knew that Yingning Hotel sold that magical fresh milk, but the hotel didn't have much of those two kinds of fresh milk in stock. However, buyers flocked to it, and the fresh milk was always in short supply. Their school simply couldn't get any.

"I can increase the supply to those big hotels..." Yang Ming said.

"That's fine, that's fine..." Wang Zhengzhi nodded repeatedly. He didn't expect people to give it away for free. Who would do something so foolish? Otherwise, whether people agreed with that approach or not, they wouldn't have a very high opinion of this "great" person.

"Hehe, Brother Wang, don't blame me for being blunt, but besides connecting the school with someone, you shouldn't get involved in anything else. It might not be a good thing..." Yang Ming reminded Wang Zhengzhi at the right time. He knew about his in-laws' anger, which was why he didn't want to be taken advantage of again.

"Alright..." Wang Zhengzhi was a sensible man. Of course he knew that as long as he made the connection with the school, he should at least get half the credit, and only half.

A silence fell over the room for a moment.

"Hehe, our Erfang is in the hospital, so we didn't have time to come and get her clothes. We're really sorry..." Wang Zhengzhi suddenly remembered something, took out three thousand yuan from his pocket, and handed it to Aunt Liu: "Here's three thousand yuan, Village Chief Liu, please keep it safe..."

"Hehe, I'll go get you some clothes..." Aunt Liu said, getting off the kang (a heated brick bed), opening Yang Ming's wardrobe, taking out a Hanfu (traditional Han Chinese clothing), and handing it to Wang Zhengzhi: "This is Erfang's Hanfu, embroidered with phoenixes..."

"Hehe, it really is quite beautiful, very elegant..." Wang Zhengzhi unfolded the clothes and looked at them carefully. He felt that the craftsmanship was really quite good, just like it was made by a machine. The stitches hidden in the color were all the same size, and it looked quite neat.

"Brother Wang, when we get back, let Erfang try it on. If there's anything that doesn't fit, record it on video and call us. I'll have Lao Yang bring the clothes back, and we'll alter them..." Yang Ming said.

"Is it necessary to record it? We can just video chat later, have Erfang wear Hanfu, and tell Aunt Liu what's wrong with it, right?" Wei Qingqing said.

"Why don't you two have any faith in me?" Aunt Liu rolled her eyes. "I can guarantee that the Hanfu I make will fit perfectly..."

"Village Chief Liu, you're too confident. Our Erfang is currently sick and hospitalized, and she's lost a lot of weight. It might not even fit her properly..." Wang Zhengzhi said.

"Hehe, Teacher Wang, you're an amateur. We clothes makers have two standards: one is to cut according to the human body shape, and the other is to cut according to the human skeleton. Generally speaking, as long as the clothes are made in accordance with these two standards, no matter what the human body shape is, they can definitely be worn..." Aunt Liu laughed at the few laymen.

"Hehehe..." Yang Ming and Wang Zhengzhi exchanged a glance and couldn't help but laugh.

"Giggle..." Wei Qingqing covered her mouth and giggled, "We're all amateurs, no wonder people laugh at us..."

Aunt Liu thought for a moment, then covered her mouth and laughed, realizing that she had indeed been a bit too calculating just now.

"Hey girl? Are you there?" Just as everyone was laughing, Liu Shugen's voice rang out from outside.

"Oh, it's my dad..." Aunt Liu exclaimed in surprise, quickly looking out the window. She saw Liu Shugen walking into the yard, hurriedly got off the kang (heated brick bed) and put on her shoes, saying, "I'm here..."

"Is Yang Ming in the house?" Liu Shugen asked.

"They're here, they're both here..." Aunt Liu said, slipping on her shoes as she went out to greet them.

Yang Ming and Wei Qingqing, of course, did not neglect their duties and followed behind Liu Sao to greet them. Wang Zhengzhi, being a guest, simply stood up and went to the door of the outer room to greet them.

"Uncle, what brings you here? The mountain roads are difficult to travel in this snowy weather..." Yang Ming said.

"If anything happens to you, you can just give us a call, right?" Wei Qingqing said.

"Dad, what's wrong?" Aunt Liu asked.

"Hey, it's nothing big. Yang Ming's dad and I went hunting in the mountains and we caught seven wild boars. We're planning to invite people from Liu Family Village and Zheng Family Village to eat wild boar meat today, so I came to let them know..." Liu Shugen said with a smile.

"I thought it was something serious. It's just eating wild boar meat. You could have just called to let us know. Why did you have to come all the way here?" Aunt Liu said with a hint of reproach.

"Hehehe..." Liu Shugen chuckled. Of course, he wouldn't say that he had come here to "seek refuge." The eyes of those villagers and tourists were too sharp, making him want to hide as far away as possible.

Liu Shugen left on his own. Yang Ming packed up and also planned to go to Liu Family Village. Liu's wife went to the brigade to prepare to broadcast an announcement over the loudspeaker, telling the villagers that they would be going to Liu Family Village to eat wild boar meat today. Wang Zhengzhi also left. Originally, Yang Ming wanted to invite him to lunch, but the snow was very thick and the roads were not very smooth. If he was late and something happened on the way, it would be bad. Wei Qingqing, on the other hand, hid on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), quietly savoring the bitterness of life: How awful! That stinky Yang Ming actually said the road was too slippery and refused to let me go no matter what.

Wei Qingqing pouted angrily and knitted a sweater with great effort, as if the sweater was Yang Ming himself.

"Hey, Ugly Girl, are you knitting? Why didn't you go eat wild boar meat?" Sun Fangfang walked in with a pretty girl at some point.

"Hmph..." Wei Qingqing snorted, "Weren't you knitting at home? How come you have time to come to our house??? Who is this girl???"

"Hehe, this girl's name is Gu Pan. My brother brought her back yesterday, and she's living with us now..." Sun Fangfang said with a smile.

"Hello, sister..." Gu Pan quickly greeted Wei Qingqing with a smile.

"Oh, hello..." Wei Qingqing replied with a smile.

Upon hearing that the girl was Gu Pan, Wei Qingqing's eyebrows twitched involuntarily. Wasn't this girl a little too beautiful? However, this girl gave off a very fake feeling, as if she was playing some kind of role.

"Hehe, I'll call you Panpan. Your sister Fang's family doesn't even have a heated kang (a traditional Chinese bed-stove). It's freezing at night. Tonight, you can stay in our west room. We can light a fire while we cook, and it'll keep you warm all night..." Wei Qingqing said with a smile.

"Hehe, thank you, sister. But I'm so sorry, Brother Yang is very sensitive about this..." Gu Pan never forgot to put a bad word to Yang Ming.

"Taboo? What's there to be taboo about? Did Yang Ming do something wrong?" Wei Qingqing's face darkened as she asked.

"No, Brother Yang is a good person, how could he possibly take advantage of someone in distress? Brother Yang is a gentleman..." Gu Pan quickly said.

The tone of his voice made it sound like he was eager to prove something...

"I didn't say anything about Yang Ming, so why are you taking advantage of me?" Wei Qingqing's expression turned somewhat unpleasant.

"No, I'm telling the truth. Brother Yang is really a good person..." Gu Pan was anxious, eager to prove that Yang Ming had not taken advantage of her.

"Is that so?" Wei Qingqing's face turned pale. "The more I listen, the more it sounds like you're trying to cover something up???"

"I..." Gu Pan was speechless.

"Tell me, what exactly happened yesterday? What did Yang Ming do?" Wei Qingqing's tone was unusually cold.

"I..." Gu Pan's little face was so aggrieved that she was almost crying, with tears welling up in her eyes.

"Qingqing, don't be like this, my brother is a really upright person..." Sun Fangfang sensed that Wei Qingqing was genuinely angry, so she stopped joking. After all, Wei Qingqing was pregnant, and getting angry could have a negative impact on the fetus, so she quickly tried to comfort her.

"I know he's an upright person, but this Miss Gu is deliberately trying to lead me in other directions. I don't know what she's up to..." Wei Qingqing's face was expressionless, her gaze calm but sharp as she stared at Gu Pan.

"Huh?" Sun Fangfang thought her good friend was going to have a relationship crisis with her boyfriend, but she didn't expect that it wasn't like that at all. He never suspected anything from the beginning.

"..." Gu Pan was also dumbfounded. Of course, she meant to get revenge on Yang Ming when she said that. After all, women are suspicious, and she believed that Wei Qingqing would be no exception. She didn't expect that Wei Qingqing would have so much confidence in her husband.

"Miss Gu, I kindly wanted you to stay at our house. It was out of good intentions. Yang Ming brought you back last night to prevent you from catching a cold in the wilderness. That was also out of good intentions. But isn't your behavior a bit excessive?" Wei Qingqing stared intently at Gu Pan as she spoke.

Gu Pan's face flushed red, tears welled up in her eyes, and she couldn't speak for a long time. After stammering for a while, she finally said, "I'm sorry, I know I was wrong, please forgive me..." As she spoke, she bowed repeatedly.

Those involved are often blinded by their own perspective, while bystanders are easily swayed. Wei Qingqing's expression changed instantly, but this change was short-lived, lasting only a moment before she recovered. However, her hand, hidden in her pocket, unconsciously tightened its grip on something.

"Alright, alright, I was just saying. Look at you, you're even crying. How old are you???" Wei Qingqing smiled radiantly.

"Phew..." Sun Fangfang secretly breathed a sigh of relief. "Ugly girl, your face changes way too fast!"

"No way???" Wei Qingqing rolled her eyes at Sun Fangfang and asked, "You're not knitting anymore???"

"Why knit a sweater? I sent the yarn to the clothing factory in the county the day before yesterday, and I can pick up the sweater this afternoon..." Sun Fangfang said.

"Lazy people always have their tricks. Ours is pure wool, aren't you afraid they'll rip you off..." Wei Qingqing rolled her eyes, glanced at Gu Pan beside her, and laughed, "Panpan, don't be shy, sit down, the kang is spacious..."

"Thank you, sister..." Gu Pan quickly thanked her, and sat down on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed) with half her bottom sticking out.

Sun Fangfang took off her shoes, sat on the kang (a heated brick bed), and glared at Wei Qingqing: "If you were to perform Sichuan opera face-changing, you wouldn't even need a mask... maybe the boss..."

"I'm happy to, but you even want to control your sister-in-law?" Wei Qingqing rolled her eyes at Sun Fangfang and said.

"Hmph..." Sun Fangfang hummed twice and then fell silent.

"You're so clueless! We have guests, hurry up and get some fruit for Panpan..." Wei Qingqing pointed her gun at her sister-in-law.

Sun Fangfang glared at her good friend and sister-in-law, then angrily got off the kang (a heated brick bed), shuffling her shoes as she went to the west room to get some fruit.

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