The Little Life of a Big Landlord

Chapter 165 Strong Medicine

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(It's the last day of the month. In this harmonious atmosphere, the festive spirit is getting stronger and stronger, but the battle for monthly votes is also getting more and more intense. Therefore, I bought a few pounds of firecrackers to make this battle even more exciting. Wahahaha, everyone, please vote for me with your monthly votes, the more the better... I wish everyone a Happy New Year...)

"Wei Qingqing, I will definitely kill you..." Gu Pan stared at Wei Qingqing with hatred.

"Why do you 'have to' kill me??? Can you tell me the reason???" Wei Qingqing always had a slight smile on her face.

"..." Gu Pan had many reasons for wanting to kill Wei Qingqing, but for a moment, she seemed to be unable to grasp anything, and she was speechless.

"Hehe, the food I brought you is delicious, isn't it?" Wei Qingqing smiled.

"So what if it's delicious???" Gu Pan was a little embarrassed and angry. Her embarrassing performance just now made her blush.

"Eat more if you like it..." Wei Qingqing said with a smile, then turned and left.

Suddenly, Gu Pan felt like he was being manipulated. He had felt this way since he met Yang Ming, but it was only now that it was so obvious.

Gu Pan disliked this feeling, but she was powerless to resist it.

"Qingqing, where are you going?" When Wei Qingqing returned home, Aunt Liu was working on the kang (heated brick bed) in her own house. Aunt Liu seemed to be busy forever, but she was happy to do so.

"I'm going to feed the livestock..." Wei Qingqing replied casually, took off her shoes, climbed onto the kang (a heated brick bed), leaned against the pile of quilts, and rubbed her toes. Her toes were a little sore from walking such a long distance.

"Hehe..." Aunt Liu chuckled twice, "I have good news for you, Wang Duo plans to marry his girlfriend on the ninth day of the first lunar month next year..."

"Oh!" Wei Qingqing nodded indifferently.

"Are you unhappy???" Aunt Liu glanced at Wei Qingqing and said.

"Happy, of course I'm happy..." Wei Qingqing said.

"You look so listless, did something happen to your ex-uncle?" Aunt Liu said.

"No, the old couple are in very good health. Although they are still unconscious, I believe they will wake up soon. Yang Ming even said that once they wake up, he will bring them back to live with him..." Wei Qingqing said.

"Then why don't you have any energy?" Aunt Liu asked.

"What do you mean I'm not feeling energetic? I just went to bed late last night, so I'm feeling a bit sleepy today..." Wei Qingqing herself thought that was the reason.

"I don't believe you. You must be hiding something from me. Tell your sister-in-law what else you're hiding from her..." Aunt Liu said.

"No..." Wei Qingqing leaned against the pile of blankets, feeling drowsy.

"No, no, you look like you've been frightened. How about I help you calm down?" Aunt Liu said.

"No need, I'll be fine after a nap..." Wei Qingqing said groggily.

"I'll help you calm down, it won't disturb your sleep..." Aunt Liu said, laying out a mattress for Wei Qingqing and making her lie on the kang with her head facing outwards. Then she tidied up and prepared to help her calm down.

Yang Ming sat by the elderly couple's bedside, gazing at their peaceful sleeping faces. "Perhaps they can only truly be happy in their dreams? That must be why they don't want to wake up. Perhaps, in their dreams, they are enjoying family bliss with their son and their parents?"

"However, dreams are ultimately illusions, so let's get back to reality as soon as possible..." Yang Ming muttered to himself, another wicked idea forming in his mind.

Speaking of Yang Ming, he's definitely a smart man, and ruthless enough. Remember that terrible idea he gave Zheng Yu? It led Zheng Yu to hastily marry a widow, much to the delight of Zheng Yu's parents. Now…

"Dad...save me, I don't want to die, the water is so cold, I can't breathe, and the river water tastes awful..." Yang Ming whispered in Grandpa Zheng's ear, his voice pitiful, sorrowful, and helpless...

Sure enough, Grandpa Zheng, who was unconscious, frowned slightly.

"It's so cold, I don't want to die, pull me up, Dad, pull me up, I can't bear to leave Mom, I can't bear to leave Grandma..." Yang Ming's voice was very sad.

"My son..." Grandpa Zheng's face immediately turned extremely painful, and tears streamed down his face. His expression was like that of someone who had been constipated and suddenly took two pounds of laxatives. He sat up abruptly from the hospital bed and shouted, his voice carrying the sound of a volcanic eruption.

"Awake?? That was too easy???" Yang Ming was dumbfounded.

"Mingming? How come it's you? Where am I? Where is my son??" Grandpa Zheng looked around anxiously, asking a series of questions.

"Grandpa, you're awake???" Yang Ming looked rather embarrassed.

"Where's my son???" Grandpa Zheng asked anxiously.

"Your son, well, if you want a son, you'll have to have one now..." Yang Ming was even more embarrassed.

"..." Old Master Zheng stared at Yang Ming for a long time, making Yang Ming blush slightly, before blowing on his beard and muttering, "You child..."

Grandpa Zheng isn't stupid. Looking at Yang Ming's demeanor, how could he not understand what had happened?

"Hehe, Grandpa's finally awake..." Yang Ming chuckled as he rocked Grandpa Zheng's bed up so he could sit up more comfortably. "Grandpa, you've been unconscious all day..."

"She's been unconscious all day??? I remember, it seems like we were hit by a big truck. Your aunt... right, where is your aunt???" Grandpa Zheng couldn't help but get anxious when he thought of his wife who was right next to him when the accident happened.

"It's alright, it's alright, isn't the old lady right there?" Yang Ming quickly reassured him, pointing to Aunt Zheng lying on the hospital bed next to him.

"What's wrong with your aunt???" Grandpa Zheng was anxious and quickly got out of bed to lie down next to his wife.

"Uh, she's not awake yet. I'll wake her up in a bit..." Yang Ming was afraid that the old man would get emotional and do something bad to his health, so he quickly pulled him back and helped him to the hospital bed.

"Hurry, wake her up, I need to ask her myself..." the old man said, tears streaming down his face.

A couple, childless, have steadfastly maintained their marriage for decades; their bond is stronger than diamond... Beauty fades, and everyone grows old, no matter how stunningly beautiful or a paragon of virtue... Time is merciless; when skin wrinkles and hair turns white, and youth fades, few can remain devoted to each other, even if the vows of eternal love still echo in their ears...

The seeds of love sprout in the hearts of teenagers, grow in the hearts of young adults, bear fruit in the hearts of middle-aged people, and only in old age do people have the right to taste it. Whether it is bitter or astringent, sour or sweet, only they themselves know.

"Hey, hey, hey, I'll wake Auntie up right now..." Yang Ming quickly responded, leaning close to Aunt Zheng's ear: "Mom, I'm hungry. There's nothing to eat in the water, and it's cold and dark. Please save me quickly, Mom, I'm so cold. When you save me, remember to bring me a big cotton-padded coat..."

"You brat..." Old Master Zheng stared wide-eyed at the way Yang Ming woke up his wife, his eyebrows twitching with anger.

Aunt Zheng suddenly reacted, her brows furrowing, relaxing, then furrowing again, her expression one of extreme pain. Yang Ming couldn't help but add fuel to the fire: "Mom, it's so cold, I'm freezing! It's so stuffy, I can't breathe! Please help me, I can't take it anymore..."

"My son..." Aunt Zheng cried out in pain, and Yang Ming immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Based on his experience of waking up Uncle Zheng, Aunt Zheng should have sat up abruptly, but instead, she remained silent, her expression serene and peaceful, with a faint smile on her face...

"What's going on???" Yang Ming stared in disbelief at Aunt Zheng's peaceful sleeping face, at a loss for what to do.

"Your aunt hasn't woken up yet???" Grandpa Zheng asked anxiously.

"Ah, he's not awake..." Yang Ming said blankly.

"Get off me..." Grandpa Zheng jumped out of bed, rushed to his wife's bedside, and grabbed her hand. "Cuihua, wake up, wake up quickly... It's almost New Year's, if you don't wake up, this year I'll be all alone in our family..."

Grandpa Zheng called out for a long time, but Grandma Zheng still didn't respond at all.

"Sir, how about we try another method?" Yang Ming suggested tentatively.

"What method???" Grandpa Zheng glanced at Yang Ming.

"Watch this..." Yang Ming leaned close to Aunt Zheng's ear again, "Cuihua, what time is it and you're still not up??? Hurry up and cook, I'm starving, what kind of daughter-in-law are you??? Hurry up and cook, bring my grandson over here, let me pamper him..."

"You think I'm your mother..." Grandpa Zheng's cheek muscles twitched with anger, but seeing the expression on his wife's face again, he swallowed back the rest of his words.

"Why are you still being lazy??? Get up now. I'll count to three, and if you don't get up, I'll hit you with the sole of my shoe..." Yang Ming's voice was wicked.

Aunt Zheng's emotional reaction intensified, with expressions of reluctance, longing, and affection gathering on her face.

"Get up quickly! You're a mother now, why are you still lying in bed? Aren't you afraid of being laughed at by the villagers? If word gets out, you'll make me lose all face..." Yang Ming said.

"Mom, I can't bear to part with you..." Aunt Zheng finally spoke again.

"Can't bear to part with it? Can't you just give up on life? Get up now..." Yang Ming's tone gradually became stern.

"No, what if I get up and my son is gone again???" Aunt Zheng's voice was trembling with tears.

"Gone? Why is he gone? My grandson is perfectly fine! Give him back to me right now..." Yang Ming wanted to press on, but Grandpa Zheng stopped him. Yang Ming turned his head and saw that Grandpa Zheng was already in tears.

"Grandpa, what's wrong?" Yang Ming asked in a low voice.

"Let her sleep, let her sleep. I haven't seen her this happy in all these years..." The old man said, tears streaming down his face, as he stroked his wife's cheek.

"Grandpa, this isn't a solution. Dreams are beautiful, but they're fake! I have a secret recipe that can make you twenty years younger. Maybe then you can even have another child..." Yang Ming said anxiously.

Logically, since Yang Ming had said that, even if Grandpa Zheng didn't believe it, he should have shown some skepticism. However, he acted as if he hadn't heard, simply stroking his wife's cheek and saying, "Let's wait and see, let her have a happy New Year..."

"Well..." Yang Ming wanted to say something, but he found that he didn't know what to say at all. The feelings between the old couple had transcended the sadness of having no children. In their many years together, they had completely integrated into each other, and were connected by blood and heart to heart.

As Grandpa Zheng's large hand stroked Grandma Zheng's cheek, Grandma Zheng's expression gradually returned to peace.

"Your aunt has never been happy in the past thirty years. It's rare to see her smile so beautifully..." Grandpa Zheng's voice was choked with emotion.

"Grandpa, do you know Liu Shugen from Liujia Village?" Yang Ming asked in a low voice.

"Is that your sister-in-law Liu's father?" Grandpa Zheng remembered Sister-in-law Liu and naturally knew her father.

"Yes, yes, that's him. He used my secret recipe and looks like he's 40 years old. Now, he's about to have his second child..." Yang Ming said.

"Really? He must be over sixty this year, right? He's from our generation, but he didn't have his child until he was over thirty..." said Grandpa Zheng.

"Yes, they only have one daughter, so they dream of having a son. I gave them some secret formulas that made them look more than twenty years younger and able to have children again..." Yang Ming said.

"Hmm!" Grandpa Zheng nodded, not saying much, but looking at his wife with pity in his eyes.

"Well... sir, I'll head out now. The kid who hit you is Qingqing's cousin. Don't blame him. He's just a bit reckless, but he's not a bad person. If you need anything, just ask him. If you can't find him, ask his girlfriend. His father-in-law has uremia and is being treated at this hospital. His girlfriend is taking care of him day and night. I'm going to the police station to get my car back now..." Yang Ming said.

"I don't blame him. I still remember that we bumped into him. It's good that he doesn't blame us... Alright, you can go do your thing..." Grandpa Zheng waved his hand.

"Okay!" Yang Ming nodded and turned to leave.

"Cuihua, did you hear that? When you wake up, we can have a child..." Grandpa Zheng's voice trembled as he held his wife's hands in his large hands.

After leaving the hospital, Yang Ming took a taxi to the police station.

When Yang Ming entered the police station, he was stopped by the security guard: "Comrade, what's the matter? There are some internal matters to handle at the station today. If your matter isn't too serious, please go to the nearest police station..."

"Hehe, officer, this matter really needs to be handled here. My car was in an accident yesterday, and your station impounded it. I'm here to pick it up..." Yang Ming said with a smile.

"Yesterday? You impounded a car yesterday, could it be yours???" The policeman's voice became much more polite without him even realizing it.

"Yes, a motorhome..." Yang Ming said with a smile.

"Oh! That's right, it's a motorhome. Is that yours? What a nice car, it's really a nice car... Please wait a moment, I'll notify the captain right away..." The gatekeeper said, as he went into the gatehouse to make a phone call to the criminal investigation team.

The conference room of the Criminal Investigation Brigade is now in an uproar. Zhu Yan was appointed as the captain of the Criminal Investigation Brigade this morning, and Li Fengshou was also transferred to the Criminal Investigation Brigade as a criminal police squad leader because of his good work performance.

Li Fengshou became Zhu Jinghua's subordinate directly.

"Squad Leader Li, I've noticed you're incredibly disrespectful. You should know that I'm the battalion commander, and you're just a squad leader..." Zhu Yan looked at Li Fengshou triumphantly, her face full of provocation.

"Captain Zhu, I'm just stating the facts. Yesterday you impounded someone's car because they were speeding on the highway, which is understandable and legal. But last night you drove that car and went speeding yourself, which is wrong, isn't it? And today you even tried to steal their car, isn't that illegal???" Li Fengshou said expressionlessly, but he was actually very frustrated. He didn't know what had gotten into him, that Zhu the devil had been promoted to captain of the criminal investigation team overnight. What was even more tragic was that he had become Zhu's subordinate, a squad leader in the criminal investigation team.

"So what? Since I had a legal basis to impound his car, you shouldn't say anything more. Not everyone has the right to challenge the law. Anyone who dares to trample on the law will not have a good ending. As for your claim that I went racing last night? Do you have any evidence? If you have evidence, please show it. If you don't have evidence, I should sue you for defamation... Wait a minute? I'm your superior now. Your behavior is very bad. I think I should send you to the toilet to serve the people..." Officer Zhu was very quick-witted and had a roguish air about her.

"..." Li Fengshou's face turned pale with anger. Evidence? Evidence my ass! That girl was dressed like a monster. Even if you took a picture of her face, you would never recognize who that demon was... A petty person who has gained power, shameless to the extreme, turning black into white, despicable and vile... Countless words flashed through his mind, but he didn't know which word was most suitable to describe this devil Zhu.

In reality, the two sides arguing were Zhu Yan and Li Fengshou, while the other squad leaders and platoon leaders were all sitting on the sidelines, happily watching the show with bags of sunflower seeds and cups of hot tea.

"How about it, Captain Li Fengshou? Are you planning to clean the toilets???" Officer Zhu looked at Li Fengshou provocatively.

"I will resolutely obey orders from my superiors..." Li Fengshou put Zhu Jinghua in a difficult position. He was actually quite puzzled about Zhu the devil's actions regarding the black car incident. Although Zhu the devil was usually very unreliable, she shouldn't be so inconsiderate, right? He wondered what was wrong with her today.

"You..." Officer Zhu choked for a moment, pointing at Li Fengshou and unable to speak. If Li Fengshou argued with her, she would have a reason to really send him to the toilet to serve the people, but this guy came up with a polite remark, which made her helpless.

"Does the captain have any further instructions?" Li Fengshou asked.

"Yes, of course, I'll be using that RV from now on. But I'm short a driver. I think you're a clever kid, so you can be my driver..." said Officer Zhu.

"Excuse me, although you are my superior, my relationship is with the Public Security Bureau. I am a criminal police officer who serves the people and does not provide services to private individuals," Li Fengshou said righteously.

"If you don't want to do it, then don't... It's not a big deal..." Zhu Yan didn't really intend for Li Fengshou to be her driver.

"Captain Zhu, the security guard said there's a person outside who claims to be the owner of that RV..." At that moment, the meeting room door was pushed open, and a junior detective whispered.

"Hmph, the car owner has come looking for me, hasn't he?" Li Fengshou sneered.

"Go ahead and bring the car owner in..." Zhu Yan waved to the young detective. Anyway, no one was discussing anything important here, so bringing in an outsider wasn't a big deal.

"Yes..." the young detective quickly replied, then left, closing the door behind him.

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