The Little Life of a Big Landlord

Chapter 200 Good Things

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"You're really not taking me back???" A hint of resentment suddenly appeared on Zheng Dazhuang's face, making him look like a pitiful puppy abandoned by its owner.

"Um..." Seeing Zheng Dazhuang's expression, Wang Li's heart softened without her realizing it. She asked hesitantly, "How do I explain taking you back?"

Actually, her heart has never hardened...

"What do you mean, how do you say it??? What's so hard to say???" Zheng Dazhuang asked, his face full of confusion.

"Um, are we... going too fast?" Wang Li's face turned bright red.

"Is it fast??? No, we're actually slow??? We're not even married yet, and we've already done things that are only done when we're married. Isn't that slow???" Zheng Dazhuang said.

"You... shameless..." Wang Li spat, her head lowered, staring at her toes, her face full of shyness. "Aren't you ashamed? If you dare tell my dad, he'll grab a mop and beat you up..."

"Who said I said that??? I won't say it..." Zheng Dazhuang's eyes revealed a sly glint.

"Huh??? You mean you want me to tell them???" Wang Li's face flushed red. How could she let a young lady say something like this???

"When did I ever tell you to say it???" Zheng Dazhuang spread his hands innocently.

"Do you want them to guess for themselves???" Teacher Wang Li's forehead was covered in black lines.

The old couple might guess that their daughter brought home a man, but they would never guess that he was their daughter's future son-in-law. Well, there's a big difference between a boyfriend and a future son-in-law. The boyfriend is still in the evaluation stage, while the future son-in-law is already ready to sign the papers.

"Are you really stupid or just pretending?" Zheng Dazhuang extended a thick finger and gently poked Wang Li's smooth forehead. "In this world, there is a very special group of people, affectionately known as matchmakers..."

"Great idea!" Wang Li's eyes lit up. "I never expected you could come up with such a brilliant idea. Speaking of which, what you just said was really insightful. It's hard to believe that you're a semi-illiterate person who only graduated from junior high school..."

"You discriminate against me...you look down on me..." Zheng Dazhuang's face turned pale in an instant, his eyes blazing with anger.

"Stop pretending with me. The only reason I fell for you was because you were adorably naive. If I had known you were this bad, I would never have fallen for you..." Wang Li pouted, not taking it to heart at all.

"Um, you regret it???" Zheng Dazhuang's face immediately returned to normal. He scratched his head sheepishly and said awkwardly, "I was just... I was afraid you'd be bored. You don't know, I've been observing Brother Yang for quite a few days and learned this trick from him. Every time Brother Yang does this, Sister Yang immediately gives in..."

"Oh, so you're saying you learned this just to get back at me?" Wang Li glanced at Zheng Dazhuang and sneered.

"How could that be??? The time I was talking about was before we were even together..." Zheng Dazhuang quickly retorted.

"You're quite the repressed pervert, aren't you???" Wang Li lowered her voice: "Tell me, did you often use your 'five fingers' to relieve yourself before???"

"Um, we've gone off-topic, we've gone off-topic. Let's continue talking about my meeting with my father-in-law..." Zheng Dazhuang was extremely embarrassed, his face turning bright red.

"We were just talking about matchmakers. So, who should be the matchmaker?" Wang Li pursed her lips. Although she was curious about the answer to that question, she wasn't in a hurry. There would be plenty of time later, and she could find out slowly.

"This one??? I have two candidates, can you help me choose?" Zheng Dazhuang smiled slightly.

"Why so much nonsense? Hurry up and tell me, who is it?" Wang Li was furious on the surface, but she was happy in her heart. She didn't expect that Zheng Dazhuang would be so romantic. At least, living together in the future wouldn't be boring.

"Yes, yes, these two are my sister-in-law and Brother Yang..." Zheng Dazhuang said.

"Your sister-in-law??? Your sister-in-law has been acting strangely lately, and she looks quite young. Let's just forget about her. She's young and inexperienced, so she won't be of much use..." Wang Li said.

Wang Li meant that Liu Sao looked young, but in some people's eyes, youth itself is not very convincing.

"You're absolutely right. You women are just so unreliable, aren't you?" Zheng Dazhuang chuckled.

"..." Wang Li was stunned. Thinking about what she had just said, she felt extremely embarrassed. A woman with a bad mouth... she could forget about getting married for the rest of her life. However, she still retorted fiercely, "What did you say??? You dare to say it again? If you dare to say it again, I'll go tell all my colleagues, and let all the good-for-nothings have a good chat with you..."

"Yes, yes, yes..." Zheng Dazhuang nodded hurriedly, looking bewildered.

"If Aunt Liu won't do, then let's have Yang Ming..." Wang Li said.

"Okay, Brother Yang it is..." Zheng Dazhuang said with a simple smile.

"You talk so casually, it's like you're the boss and he's the employee..." Wang Li said, her lips twitching slightly.

"What's so difficult about that??? Brother Yang is an incredibly kind person. If you don't believe me, let's make a bet. Brother Yang will definitely agree to be our matchmaker..." Zheng Dazhuang said, pursing his lips.

"Hmph..." Wang Li rolled her eyes and said sarcastically, "I didn't expect you to have learned to gamble? That's impressive..."

"Huh? Um, that's not true. How could a law-abiding citizen like me gamble? You must have misunderstood..." Zheng Dazhuang repeatedly emphasized that he was definitely a law-abiding citizen.

"I saw it wrong???" Wang Liwei narrowed her eyes, her expression quite unfriendly.

"Uh, that..." Zheng Dazhuang's forehead was slightly sweaty, and his tongue was tied for a moment.

"Hmph..." Wang Li looked at Zheng Dazhuang's trembling appearance and finally felt a little satisfied. Women should be a little strong, otherwise they will be bullied by men.

"Well, right? You have a keen eye..." Zheng Dazhuang gave Wang Li a thumbs-up and complimented her.

"Hmph, flattery..." Wang Li rolled her eyes, but the corners of her mouth curved up. Clearly, she was very pleased with Zheng Dazhuang's flattery.

"Hey??? What are you two doing here???" A voice startled Teacher Wang Li awake, and then two women walked out from the side.

One of the fat women grinned slyly and said, "Talking about love, huh???"

Suddenly, the faces of the two young men flushed red.

The person who arrived was Zhang Yingning, and the fat woman was naturally Aunt Pang.

"Boss Zhang, and this lady, don't you think you've gone a bit too far?" Teacher Wang Li said with a dark expression.

"Well, you guys really went too far, eavesdropping from the side, that's illegal..." Zheng Dazhuang naturally had to stand up for his wife.

"Hehe, we weren't eavesdropping. We just got here and heard someone flattering us, so we couldn't resist our curiosity, right?" Zhang Yingning chuckled, looking at Zheng Dazhuang. Of course, she recognized Zheng Dazhuang and knew that this simple-minded young man was one of Yang Ming's employees.

"Really, I can testify, we absolutely did not eavesdrop..." Aunt Pang stood beside Zhang Yingning, swearing that she was a witness.

"You guys..." Wang Li was so angry that her cheeks puffed out. These two people were just too shameless. They were like old fryers that had been deep-fried in oil hundreds of times.

"Hehe, don't be angry with your auntie. When you get married, your auntie will give you a big red envelope..." Zhang Yingning chuckled.

"Yes, yes, I'll give you all a big red envelope too..." Auntie Pang said with a smile.

"Just giving them a red envelope is all you want??? Aren't you two big shots being a bit stingy???" Wang Li pursed her lips, clearly not wanting to let the two off so easily. At the very least, she wanted to let them know that she wasn't someone to be trifled with.

"Hehehe, of course, when you have children, we will naturally give you red envelopes for their one-month celebration, one-hundred-day celebration, and one-year celebration..." Zhang Yingning chuckled.

"Yes, yes, yes, if you two want to earn our red envelopes, then hurry up and get started..." Aunt Pang chimed in with the hearty spirit of a Northeasterner.

Wang Li was still a young woman, no match for the two of them. Although Zheng Dazhuang was very talkative in front of Wang Li, he was a tight-lipped person when it came to outside matters. The young couple blushed as they were teased...

"Aunt Zhang, Aunt Pang, please stop teasing them. They're young people, not like you old folks with such thick skin..." At this moment, Yang Ming suddenly appeared out of nowhere and said with a smile.

"Pfft..." Zheng Dazhuang and Wang Li couldn't help but burst into laughter upon hearing this.

"Yang Ming, the way you're talking is getting more and more unpleasant to hear..." Zhang Yingning said sternly, "You'd better watch out or I'll tell your mother..."

"It's not heroic to tell his parents, so let's just have the two of us sisters teach him a lesson on behalf of his mother..." Aunt Fatty chuckled and said.

"Hehe, it's not that I look down on you, but without my sister here, no one can handle him..." Zhang Yingning chuckled and said.

"I don't believe it. Didn't someone just say they wanted to use him as a laborer?" Aunt Fatty chuckled, her gaze sweeping over Zheng Dazhuang and Wang Li with amusement.

"Who is Yang Ming??? How could he possibly be bossed around??? How about we make a bet??? I bet Yang Ming is a real man and would never be blackmailed by certain people..." Zhang Yingning shook her head with a smile, but her eyes were full of amusement as she stared at Yang Ming.

Just now, they hid to the side and listened for a while. Seeing that Zheng Dazhuang spoke with such confidence, they knew that Yang Ming must have some kind of leverage over him, so they couldn't help but start to belittle Yang Ming.

"Hehe, that's..." How could Yang Ming not know what was going on? He had been monitoring the situation here, and he was secretly amazed by Zheng Dazhuang's sudden 'bad' behavior.

"Are you all here??? What are you all doing??? You're acting so improperly, blocking traffic..." Just as they were talking and laughing, a black sedan suddenly stopped beside them, and a man got out of the car, it was Wang Zhengzhi.

"Hmph, now you know why everyone's listening to you guys, right?" Yang Ming chuckled, looking at Wang Li and Zheng Dazhuang. "Because you two dare to stand in the street with absolutely no inhibitions. Even if people don't want to listen to you, they can't stop you. Your voices are practically drilling into their ears..."

He then looked at Wang Zhengzhi and said with a smile, "Uncle Wang is here? Is something wrong again?"

"Hehe, what are you saying? If there's nothing wrong, can't your uncle come to see you??? Hmm, you guys have a lot of happy events going on here. How come it seems like you didn't send out any invitations???..." Wang Zhengzhi said with a smile, his gaze sweeping back and forth between Zheng Dazhuang and Wang Li. When he looked at Zhang Yingning and Aunt Pang, he smiled slightly, nodded, and said, "They've come..."

"Yes, you're here too..." Zhang Yingning and Aunt Pang nodded with smiles.

"Hehe, why send out invitations? When they got engaged, they didn't even notify us villagers, let alone you, an outsider... Uncle Wang, let's talk over here, don't disturb their lovey-dovey time... Aunt Zhang, you should go home now, dinner will be ready soon..." Yang Ming said with a smile.

"Alright, alright, don't worry about us, go and do your own thing..." Zhang Yingning said with a smile.

"Let's talk over there. I came here this time specifically for your Hanfu..." Wang Zhengzhi and Zhang Yingning nodded and said with smiles, then followed Yang Ming to the side to discuss matters.

"Hanfu?? Should we listen to it too..." Aunt Pang was quite interested in Hanfu. The key point was that when she was at Zhang Yingning's house, Zhang Yingning wore Hanfu and showed it to her. Moreover, she had even tried it on.

"No, that's business. Let's not get involved. It's really strange. Isn't Wang Zhengzhi a school teacher? How come he's doing business here?" Zhang Yingning said, a look of doubt on her face.

"Students are a significant consumer group, especially in schools with closed management systems, where school cafeterias are all outsourced through bidding..." Aunt Pang's husband is a school principal, so she knows all the ins and outs of this business very well.

"Judging from this, it seems that Teacher Wang is going to..." Zhang Yingning raised an eyebrow.

"School uniforms, this is ordering school uniforms..." Aunt Pang's lips twitched. She could easily imagine that this Teacher Wang was really too audacious. In today's society, it is illegal for teachers to order learning materials for students, let alone order clothes like Hanfu.

You know, even the cheapest Hanfu (traditional Han clothing) doesn't cost less than a thousand yuan?

If a school with thousands of students is forced to buy Hanfu (traditional Han clothing), then this teacher, Mr. Wang, will spend the rest of his life in prison.

"Does your school order it?" Zhang Yingning asked curiously.

"Of course not, I don't want my husband to go to jail..." Auntie Pang said.

"Why???" Zhang Yingning is a celebrity in the business world, but she doesn't know much about education.

"Teachers are not allowed to order learning materials for students, that's a strict rule, let alone order Hanfu. I heard that Yang Ming's Hanfu is very expensive... If things get chaotic, Teacher Wang's school will definitely be in chaos..." Teacher Wang Li, who was originally in the mood to flirt with Zheng Dazhuang, was also stunned.

"Hmph, I don't think so..." Zhang Yingning shook her head. "Since you all know, surely Wang Zhengzhi doesn't??? Wang Zhengzhi may not be shrewd, but he's not that stupid, is he???"

"Oh???" Aunt Pang and Wang Li both raised their eyebrows. If there really was a loophole, they would definitely try it. After all, having a loophole meant having income.

"Ahem, we're all neighbors, don't mess things up..." Zheng Dazhuang saw Wang Li's excited expression and knew what she wanted to write, so he coughed twice and whispered a reminder.

"Silly girl, even though there aren't many people, the cheapest Hanfu still costs a thousand yuan, which is tens of thousands..." Wang Li muttered, her heart itching with greed, while she completely forgot about this get-rich-quick scheme...

Wang Li had put it aside, but Aunt Pang was already having second thoughts...

"Hehe, Uncle Wang, just tell me, what's the matter?" Yang Ming and Wang Zhengzhi went into their backyard and sat down in the livestock shed.

"Let me ask you first, do you offer custom-made Confucian robes here?" Wang Zhengzhi asked.

"Confucian robes???" Yang Ming really didn't know what Confucian robes were, but from the name, he could understand roughly that they must have been worn by Confucian scholars in ancient times.

"Yes, Confucian robes are a type of Hanfu, much like school uniforms within Hanfu..." Wang Zhengzhi said.

"That's no problem. As long as it's Hanfu, no matter what style it is, Aunt Liu can make it..." Yang Ming had a lot of confidence in Aunt Liu.

"This time, we don't want it handmade, we want it machine-made, so you have to give us a discount..." Wang Zhengzhi said.

"This...machined???" Yang Ming frowned. In his plans, he had never considered machined clothing.

"That's right, it's machine-made. We need a large quantity. If we buy handmade ones, Aunt Liu won't be able to handle it..." Wang Zhengzhi said.

"You seemed to have used 'we' just now. Could it be that you ordered school uniforms for the school???" Yang Ming's eyes widened.

"That's right, it's the school uniforms we ordered for the school. We've already applied to the Education Bureau, and they approved it right away. As long as the students' parents have no objections, it can be implemented," Wang Zhengzhi said.

"The students' parents have no objections???" Yang Ming found it unbelievable.

"Hehe, a couple of days ago, Erfang wore Hanfu and showed it off at school with a girl from her class. Hehe, it was quite effective..." Wang Zhengzhi didn't say how effective it was, but judging from his smug look, you could guess just how effective it was.

"This???" Yang Ming rubbed his chin, pondered for a long time, and glanced at Wang Zhengzhi. "You're not trying to sell Confucian robes and fresh milk together, are you???"

"Look at what kind of person you think I am! Am I that kind of person?" Wang Zhengzhi said with some dissatisfaction.

"Uncle Wang, it's not that I don't believe you, but think about it, even the cheapest Hanfu here doesn't go below a thousand. If you really bundle it with fresh milk for sale, calculate how many students you have at your school, and then calculate the profit margin, everyone will think you're just making money in disguise..." Yang Ming said.

"That's why we need machining," Wang Zhengzhi said, exasperated. "We can only offer a maximum of five yuan for machining a whole outfit. Tell me, do you even want to make that money...?"

"Oh, that's alright, but I have to say beforehand that machine-made products may not fit properly. If you feel uncomfortable wearing them, don't come back to us for rework..." Yang Ming said.

"If they fit properly, we wouldn't want them..." Wang Zhengzhi scoffed. "The reasons we convinced all the parents are twofold: first, the price of the Confucian robes will definitely not be higher than the school uniforms we are currently using; second, the Confucian robes can correct students' bad posture..."

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