The Little Life of a Big Landlord

Chapter 201 Ordering

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Upon hearing Wang Zhengzhi's words, Yang Ming immediately grasped the crux of the matter. Wearing inappropriate Hanfu meant that, to avoid losing composure, one could only maintain a mannequin-like posture. This might be manageable for a group of elementary school students, as young children don't have much of a concern for appearances. However, it was different for high school students. Their adolescence was in its later stages, and they were like peacocks displaying their plumage or bears crashing into trees, always wanting to show off their most beautiful and handsome side to the opposite sex. Wearing Hanfu, how could they dare to lose composure? Over time, this would have the effect of correcting their posture.

Another point to note is that, just like the saying "read a book a hundred times and its meaning will become clear," maintaining a standard and elegant posture over a long period of time is also exceptionally effective in cultivating one's temperament.

"Who came up with this terrible idea? No, no, it's brilliant! Even I have to admit defeat..." Yang Ming felt that the person who could come up with such a bad idea was someone even he, a cunning man, could only look up to with awe.

"Hehe, of course it's our Erfang..." Wang Zhengzhi smiled smugly.

"Erfang??? Hmm, Erfang is a talented person. With a little training, she will definitely become an excellent manager. Uncle Wang, remember to nurture her well..." Although he said this, Yang Ming had already marked Erfang as someone to be kept at a distance in his heart. This little girl is really too ruthless. Those are your classmates! How could you be so cruel?

"Just tell me, can you do it or not..." Wang Zhengzhi said.

"This??? Of course, but regarding the fabric..." If it's made of silk, then the price of Hanfu will definitely far exceed that of ordinary school uniforms, so Yang Ming needs to make that clear to them beforehand.

"Cotton fabric, we only accept cotton fabric..." Wang Zhengzhi said hurriedly.

"No problem, but there's one more thing. We make high-end handmade clothing, and our trademark can't be printed on your school uniforms, otherwise, our brand will be ruined..." Yang Ming added.

"Of course you can't print your logo on the clothes, otherwise people will think that all the students in our school are your employees. The clothes can only have our school's name printed on them..." Wang Zhengzhi said.

Generally speaking, school uniforms are actually made by the school's own factory. If a factory is outsourced to make them, it is usually not allowed to print the name of the outsourced factory on the school uniform.

"Should we use the English abbreviations?" Yang Ming asked.

"Have you ever seen Hanfu with English written on it??? It's so incongruous, of course we don't want it. Besides, our school's name can only be printed on the left chest..." Wang Zhengzhi said.

"No problem. Remember to send us the height and measurements of your school's students. At our speed, we can make 5000 sets in three days..." Yang Ming said.

"So fast??? How many machines do you have? How many workers???" Wang Zhengzhi's eyes widened in surprise.

"I can't tell you that, you should go back and get the documents..." Yang Ming said with a smile.

"Why would I need to go back all the way here? It's just the students' height and measurements, right? They all have medical examination forms. I can just have the school send an email, can't I?" Wang Zhengzhi said, taking out his phone to call the school and asking them to send over the students' medical examination forms.

"Hehe, after living in the mountains for so many days, I've forgotten how convenient modern offices are..." Yang Ming smiled sheepishly.

During his time living in Zhengjia Village, Yang Ming would only make phone calls to contact anyone who needed to, and he had completely forgotten about the more convenient and efficient modern office methods.

"Hehe, I think you've returned to your true nature..." Wang Zhengzhi chuckled twice. "I envy your life here, peaceful, leisurely, without any disputes..."

"Hehe, living in the mountains is actually quite boring..." Yang Ming chuckled and said.

"Then why did you come to the mountains in the first place?" Wang Zhengzhi asked with a smile.

"I just want some peace and quiet. Haven't you noticed? The whole village is running agritourism businesses, but our family, the instigator, hasn't joined in..." Yang Ming laughed.

"Indeed, with more tourists, the small mountain village has become much more lively, but your place is still very quiet..." Wang Zhengzhi nodded repeatedly.

"Hehe, we also paid a price. A perfectly good hot spring pool was given away by Village Chief Liu..." Yang Ming laughed.

"I don't like hearing what you're saying. What do you mean I gave you a branch to take away??? Your hot spring charges a fee, and you kept the bathing fee yourself??? It's like I took advantage of you..." Before Wang Zhengzhi could say anything, Aunt Liu came out from the back door and said angrily.

"Hehe, Sister Liu is here..." Wang Zhengzhi quickly greeted Sister Liu.

"Is that Teacher Wang? When did you arrive?" Aunt Liu said with a smile.

"I just arrived, shouldn't I be discussing something with Yang Ming?" Wang Zhengzhi said.

"By the way, Aunt Liu, do you know how to make Confucian robes?" Yang Ming was afraid that Aunt Liu would keep bringing up what had just happened, so he quickly changed the subject.

"What can't I do??? The question you're asking is flawed. Let me put it this way, you shouldn't be asking me if I can make any clothes, but rather what clothes I can't make..." Aunt Liu rolled her eyes at Yang Ming and said with a hint of pride.

"How strange..." Looking at the attitudes of the two people, the cunning Wang Zhengzhi immediately sensed something was amiss and exclaimed inwardly.

"Well... right? Uncle Wang wants to order five thousand sets of Confucian robes, and he needs them in three days. I agreed..." Yang Ming said with a shy smile.

"Huh???" Upon hearing Yang Ming's words, Aunt Liu immediately started shaking, her body swaying unsteadily, and she was about to fall to the ground.

"Oh dear, be careful, be careful..." Yang Ming was startled and quickly stepped forward to help her up.

"Just kill me..." Aunt Liu glared at Yang Ming and said hatefully.

"Why would I kill you??? I'm counting on you to work for me..." Yang Ming said cautiously with a smile.

"Three days... five thousand sets? Do you think I'm a robot??? Even a robot couldn't make five thousand sets in three days..." Aunt Liu glared at Yang Ming, her eyes blazing with fury.

"Well, they didn't say it had to be handmade, machine-made is fine..." Yang Ming said softly.

"Are you kidding me???" This time, Aunt Liu's eyes were truly blazing with anger as she glared at Yang Ming and gritted her teeth.

"Um, no, how could I dare..." Yang Ming chuckled awkwardly.

"You just wait, I'm not going to give you any face in front of Uncle Wang..." Aunt Liu glared at Yang Ming, then shook her shoulder and knocked Yang Ming's hand away.

"Hehe..." Yang Ming could only chuckle awkwardly, making up his mind that he would definitely not sleep with them that night. This was called avoiding trouble and seeking good fortune...

"What do you mean, 'heh heh'? It's time to eat, and I have to come and call you..." Aunt Liu said irritably.

"Well, right... our school doesn't have 5,000 students, it has 4,200, that's 800 more..." Wang Zhengzhi interjected awkwardly.

He didn't know if the person was serious or just bluffing, but what if it was true? Who would pay for the extra eight hundred sets?

"Hey Uncle Wang, you should go eat now. We can discuss the exact amount once the medical examination report comes through..." Yang Ming said.

"Oh dear, I almost forgot. I didn't eat breakfast this morning and I'm starving..." Wang Zhengzhi quickly made his escape.

"Hmph hmph hmph..." In the backyard, only Yang Ming and Aunt Liu remained. Aunt Liu sneered, looking at Yang Ming with unusual hostility in her eyes. "This Teacher Wang is quite perceptive. Yang Ming, whatever it is, we can talk about it tonight. Hmph hmph hmph, tonight, Qingqing and I are waiting for you..." After saying that, she turned and walked towards the back door. It was a bit cold outside, so it would be warmer inside.

"Yang Ming..." Just as Yang Ming was about to chase after her and say a few nice words to Aunt Liu, a voice suddenly came from the back gate.

"Huh???" Yang Ming turned around and saw Zhu Yun, the eldest sister, standing outside the back gate. Zhu Yun looked like she had done something wrong, her expression furtive.

"Yang Ming, come out..." Zhu Yun waved to Yang Ming, "Hurry up and come out..."

"What's wrong???" Yang Ming ran over, opened the back gate, and went out, looking puzzled.

"Oh no! Someone's dead! Someone's dead at your Hot Spring Valley..." Zhu Yun grabbed Yang Ming's arm as soon as he came out, looking extremely anxious.

"Someone's dead???" Yang Ming's eyes widened.

"Yes, yes, yes, your dog bit him to death..." Zhu Yun nodded repeatedly.

"Our dog killed him??? It wasn't me who killed him, why are you looking for me..." Yang Ming tried to deflect the blame, but in fact, he knew everything that had happened at Hot Spring Valley, and he knew exactly why Zhu Yun had called him over. Wasn't it just that those two old geezers sent him to clean up their mess?

"Huh???" Zhu Yun was speechless for a moment, not expecting Yang Ming to say that.

"What?! It has nothing to do with me. It was a dog that bit me, not me. Why are you looking for me? Hmm, it seems I can't go to the hot spring valley for a while..." Yang Ming muttered as he quickly slipped into the backyard and went inside the house.

"..." Zhu Yun stared at Yang Ming's retreating figure, blinked, and couldn't say anything. She stomped her foot hard, turned around, and disappeared into the back garden.

Liujia Village, Yang Zhengfang's home.

Warm steam filled the bathroom, creating a hazy atmosphere. Zhang Shufang and Zhu Yuan had been soaking in the large bathtub with Zheng Cuihua for two hours.

Their skin had long been soaked in water and turned white, wrinkled like bad skin, but the three of them still didn't want to leave. It was just too comfortable here.

"The winters in the north are too dry, my skin gets cracked all the time. It's so much better here. We need to build a bathroom in our house soon..." Zhu Yuan said with a sigh as she lay in the bathtub.

"Don't you have a bathroom at home?" Zhang Shufang looked at her with some surprise.

"That's solar-powered, a shower, how can it compare to this???" Zhu Yuan shook her head and said.

"Extravagant, it's not allowed to be built..." Zhang Shufang said, pursing her lips.

"Oh, so you're allowed to build a bathhouse, but it's considered extravagant for us to do so???" Zhu Yuan rolled her eyes, looked at Zheng Cuihua, and said, "Big sister, don't you think my sister-in-law is domineering???"

"Hehe..." Zheng Cuihua chuckled, not saying much. The key was that she wasn't very close to Zhang Shufang and Zhu Yuan. They maintained a polite distance when speaking to each other, and it was best not to offer opinions on certain topics. Who knew what their relationship was like? Although they were definitely cousins, some cousin relationships are even closer than those between brothers. Who knew if they were joking or serious?

"Hmph, you're trying to make allies? I'm your cousin-in-law, so you have to listen to me..." Zhang Shufang leaned against the edge of the pool, hummed in her throat, and glanced at Zhu Yuan.

"Hmph, whatever my cousin's family has, our family has to have too..." Zhu Yuan looked up at the ceiling and said nonchalantly.

"Let me tell you, if you're going to build a bathroom, don't ask us for money..." Zhang Shufang made her position clear.

Hearing Zhang Shufang mention money, Zheng Cuihua felt relieved. Luckily, she hadn't gotten involved earlier; otherwise, she was sure she'd offended someone…

"Why shouldn't I lend it to them??? My brother's family has plenty of money, why shouldn't I lend it to them??? I'll lend it to them, if you don't lend it to me, I'm not leaving..." Zhu Yuan acted like a scoundrel in a very brazen way.

"Shameless..." Zhang Shufang snorted, "Our bathroom didn't cost any money when it was built..."

"I know, I know, so what if your godnephew is a contractor? We're all on the same side, we'll use him, no need to be polite..." Zhu Yuan said.

"..." Zhang Shufang was speechless, staring at Zhu Yuan as if wondering why she was so shameless. After a long while, she said, "Your skin is fatter and thicker than your butt..."

"You're so annoying..." Zhu Yuan rolled her eyes and gave Zhang Shufang's chest a squeeze. "Trying to show off your figure, huh???"

Zheng Cuihua was also a little embarrassed; she was already old and her figure had long since changed.

"Hehe, I'm just showing off to you, what can you do about it???" Zhang Shufang giggled. "You're clearly younger than me, but your figure has gone out of shape. You really have the nerve to shower with us..."

"Hey, hey, hey, this is because of childbirth..." Zhu Yuan protested. Actually, her figure is quite good, except for her relatively large hips.

"It's like I've never had a child before. In a few months, I'll even have a grandson..." Zhang Shufang said with a smile.

When her son and grandson were mentioned, Zheng Cuihua's expression dimmed.

"Look at what you've said, you've upset Big Sister, haven't you???" Zhu Yuan had actually been paying attention to Zheng Cuihua's expression all along. She brought up her son to provoke Zheng Cuihua and then take advantage of the situation to infiltrate her social circle.

"What's wrong with that??? Yang Ming said that someone like you, with your condition, can still have children..." Zhang Shufang smiled and looked Zheng Cuihua up and down, her gaze quite aggressive.

"Hehe..." Zheng Cuihua felt a little uncomfortable under Zhang Shufang's gaze, and gave an awkward laugh, "Why are you looking at me like that???"

"You know what, even though you're not young anymore, you're still... how should I put it? What do you mean by 'still in your prime'... still alive and well..." Zhang Shufang thought for a long time but couldn't come up with the right word.

"She's past her prime, but she still retains her charm..." Zhu Yuan replied with a smile.

"Yes, yes, yes..." Zhang Shufang nodded repeatedly, "My younger sister is so knowledgeable..."

"You two are just bullying honest people..." Zheng Cuihua looked at the two women, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

Now she understands that the relationship between the two women is genuinely good, so good that they can talk about anything. Her judgment just now might have been somewhat wrong.

Little did she know that the two women were only so "intimate" because their relationship wasn't truly intimate, and they were still acting.

"Hmph, is Big Sister still an honest person? Big Sister is the most cunning..." Zhu Yuan chuckled, sat down next to Zheng Cuihua, and hugged her arm as she spoke.

"Of course, my eldest sister is quite shrewd..." Zhang Shufang said with a smile.

"What kind of talk is this???" Zheng Cuihua said, both amused and exasperated.

"I just said, isn't my sister-in-law domineering? What did you say??? You clearly don't know what our relationship is, you're just giving me the runaround..." Zhu Yuan said with a smile.

"No way! I wasn't just being perfunctory. I'm not familiar with you guys yet, so how could I make things up? Once we've spent more time together and I understand you better, that'll be fine..." Zheng Cuihua said with an embarrassed smile.

"Eliminate, what a convenient excuse..." Zhu Yuan laughed so hard she almost fell over.

"I see, I can't serve you anymore, right???" Zheng Cuihua rolled her eyes, relaxed, and said with a hint of helplessness.

"Hehe..." Zhu Yuan covered her mouth and laughed. She could feel that Zheng Cuihua's muscles relaxed and she seemed powerless as she spoke.

"Is it that funny???" Zhang Shufang laughed as she mischievously used her toes underwater, spreading her big toe and second toe apart, and then twisting them on a smooth thigh.

"Ouch..."

The one who cried out in pain wasn't Zhu Yuan, but Zheng Cuihua. When Zheng Cuihua cried out, Zhang Shufang was stunned, realizing she had twisted the wrong person. She tried to pull her leg back, but Zhu Yuan reached into the water and grabbed a smooth, jade-like leg. Zhu Yuan wasn't stupid; she knew Zhang Shufang wouldn't bully the honest and simple Zheng Cuihua. So, who else could she be bullying?

"Hmph, I didn't expect you to dare to resort to underhanded tactics..." Zhu Yuan chuckled, grabbing Zhang Shufang's ankle with one hand while tickling the sole of her foot with the other.

"Hahaha, I won't dare anymore, let go..." Zhang Shufang laughed until tears streamed down her face, her delicate body trembling uncontrollably.

"Let go?? You wish..." Zhu Yuan was relentless and wouldn't let go so easily.

"Hey, I only let you have this because you're pregnant. Don't be ungrateful! If you keep acting up, I'll show you what your sister-in-law is like..." Zhang Shufang laughed and threatened.

"You dare threaten me???" Zhu Yuan raised an eyebrow, and her movements became even more violent.

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