The Little Life of a Big Landlord

Chapter 206 Struggle

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"We won't go..." At the crucial moment, Wei Qingqing, the godmother, stood up for her goddaughter. Holding the little one, Wei Qingqing looked at Aunt Liu with a defiant expression.

"Bao'er, did you hear me???" Aunt Liu glared at little Bao'er with a stern face.

"We didn't hear that..." Wei Qingqing covered the little guy's ears.

"I said three..." Aunt Liu's face was cold.

Seeing her mother's expression, Xiao Bao'er became a little scared and stammered, not daring to make a sound.

"I'll let you count, I'll let you count..." Wei Qingqing freed one hand and vigorously splashed water at Liu Sao.

"Oh dear..." Aunt Liu exclaimed in surprise, quickly dodging away. The cold expression on her face had long since vanished, and she glared angrily at Wei Qingqing. "Wei Qingqing, you keep spoiling her. If you can't control my daughter in the future, I'll never forgive you..."

"Stop talking nonsense to me. I know you too well. You're just jealous because Bao'er is on my side..." Wei Qingqing's words were sharp, and her hands didn't stop either.

"I won't stoop to your level..." Aunt Liu hid where the water couldn't reach her, flicked her sleeves, and slowly strolled around the valley. She hadn't forgotten her important business yet; she wanted to see if the Confucian robes fit her.

Walking along the path in the valley, Aunt Liu leisurely gazed at the trees and flowers on both sides, looking extremely content. Every now and then, she would climb a branch and pick a couple of flowers, appearing quite carefree...

"Not bad, it's quite comfortable to wear..." Aunt Liu thought to herself with certainty. Although it couldn't compare to what she made, it was still quite good. As long as she didn't make any overly strenuous movements, she wouldn't lose her composure. While thinking this, she unconsciously plucked the petals off the flower she had just picked, leaving only a bare stamen.

"Hey, what are you doing??? How can you be so inconsiderate??? Even elementary school students know that they should cherish flowers, plants, and trees. How could you ruin our flowers like this???" Wei Qingqing shouted at Aunt Liu.

"So what if it's ruined? What can you do about it??? There's a poem that says: 'Pluck the flower while it's in bloom, for when there are no flowers left, you'll only have an empty branch.'" Aunt Liu shook her head and swayed her body, looking every bit the dashing scholar.

"Oh, you're still nitpicking over words, aren't you?" Wei Qingqing curled her lip in disdain.

"He's shaking his head and making those gestures, and it actually makes sense..." Officer Zhu said very directly.

"You two are tired of living, aren't you? Hmph, do you even know what that flower I just picked was for?" Aunt Liu said smugly.

"What are you doing???" Zhu Yun instinctively sensed something was wrong.

"I don't know the scientific name of this flower, but it has a local name. Can you guess what it is?" Aunt Liu grinned mischievously.

"What's your name???" Although she was in the hot spring water, Zhu Yun felt goosebumps all over her body.

"Itchy grass..." A wicked, 'ferocious' smile appeared on Aunt Liu's lips.

"Itchy grass???" Before Zhang Yingning, Xiaotiantian, Zhu Yun, Policewoman Zhu, and Wei Qingqing could figure out what was going on, Aunt Pang exclaimed in surprise, her face turning pale.

"What, you know about itchy grass???" Zhang Yingning looked at the fat aunt in surprise.

"I know it, of course I know it! Back in the day, itchy grass was pig feed. Pigs that ate itchy grass would fatten up..." Aunt Pang's face was pale. "But there was one downside: if a person got it on them, their whole body would itch, especially..." Looking at the hot spring water beside her, "...you can't get it on warm water..."

"Ah???" All the women in the pool panicked. Perhaps it was just their imagination, but they all felt itchy all over their bodies, and this itch seemed to seep into their very bones.

"Hmph, now you know what's what, huh???" Aunt Liu stood at a distance, grinning mischievously. Looking at her daughter, her smile grew even more wicked. "Baby, this is what happens when you disobey your mother..."

"Ah... Mom, don't let the itchy grass touch Bao'er, Bao'er will go do her homework right away, she'll do it a hundred times..." The little guy was so scared that he cried.

"Too late..." Aunt Liu watched the panicked women from a distance, gloating as she watched the show.

"This is outrageous! How dare they assault a police officer..." Officer Zhu was furious, her teeth grinding together.

"Don't get too cocky. We'll settle this score slowly. Anyway, you can run away, but you can't hide..." Zhang Yingning no longer cared about being an elder and directly threatened and intimidated her.

"She can't run away now. Judging from what she's wearing, I don't believe she'd dare to run. She'd freeze to death..." Wei Qingqing said with unusual certainty as she rubbed herself.

Wearing only a thin layer of clothing, Aunt Liu dared not venture out of the back garden, lest she freeze to death.

"That makes things easier..." Zhu Yun grinned maliciously, then with a whoosh, she darted out of the pool and leaped to Liu Sao's side in a few quick movements. Without saying a word, Zhu Yun picked up Liu Sao and quickly returned to the pool.

"Hey, hey, hey, let me take my clothes off first..." Aunt Liu knew exactly what Zhu Yun was planning to do and quickly said.

"Hmph, no need..." Zhu Yun snorted twice and threw Liu Sao directly into the pool.

"Hit her, make her throw itchy weeds into the water..."

"Look at how provocatively she's dressed, she's definitely trying to attract young girls..."

"Let's teach her a lesson today, and then hurry up and finish our own portions..."

The group of women laughed and joked. By now, they knew that Aunt Liu was just bluffing; how could she possibly have really put out the itching herb...

In the midst of their playful antics, Liu Sao's Confucian robes were stripped off and thrown wetly onto the edge of the pond.

"Mommy, Bao'er knows she was wrong..." When Bao'er saw her mother enter the hot spring pool, she quickly snuggled into her godmother's arms, looked at her mother timidly, and whispered.

"Hmph hmph hmph..." Aunt Liu snorted a few times, "Do you even know what you did wrong???"

"I know, I know..." the little guy nodded repeatedly.

"What did you do wrong???" Aunt Liu asked with a stern face.

"Um... Bao'er shouldn't have wanted to eat Mommy... Mommy, Bao'er didn't really want to eat you..." Little Bao'er said timidly, biting her little finger.

"Anything else???" Aunt Liu asked, arms crossed, with a dignified air.

"Um... Bao'er shouldn't have skipped her homework..." Little Bao'er's eyes darted around as she whispered.

"And..." Aunt Liu said expressionlessly...

"Um... um..." Little Bao'er's eyes darted around, but she just couldn't remember what she had done wrong. She tilted her head back and looked at her godmother with pleading eyes. "Godmother, what did I do wrong???"

"You did nothing wrong, the one who's wrong is your mother..." Wei Qingqing held Xiaobao'er and glared angrily at Aunt Liu.

"Hey, I'm taking care of the child, can you please stop interfering?" Aunt Liu stared at Wei Qingqing, her two beautiful eyes flashing like knives.

"I'm her godmother, why can't I interfere???" Wei Qingqing retorted without backing down. "You made a mistake, and you won't even let others say it??? Why are you taking it out on the child??? If you turn our Bao'er into a little fool, just wait and see what Yang Ming does to you..."

"I...I..." Wei Qingqing brought up Yang Ming, which left Aunt Liu at a loss for words.

"How strange, who exactly is Yang Ming's spouse?" Little Sweetie watched Wei Qingqing and Aunt Liu bickering, and when Yang Ming was brought up, Aunt Liu immediately softened. She couldn't help but feel surprised and said it aloud.

As soon as Little Sweetie spoke, all the women watching focused their attention on the two women. Aunt Liu blushed instantly under so much attention, and was momentarily at a loss for words. Wei Qingqing, however, remained calm, rolled her eyes at Little Sweetie, and said, "Look at what you're saying. If you can't speak properly, then shut your damn mouth..."

If it were anyone else, they probably wouldn't have pressed the issue further. Even if it were Zhu Yun or Zhang Fenghuang, they would have given an awkward smile and stopped asking. But Xiao Tiantian is different. This girl is Zheng Dongfang's girlfriend, and for four years of university, she's been Yang Ming's sister-in-law: "You two seem a bit messy. Judging from your tone, you're treating Yang Ming like the head of the household, no, the head of both households..."

"Aren't you annoying??? You should use that time to take care of your Zheng Dongfang. Your husband might be the head of three, four, or even five families..." Wei Qingqing said, pouting.

"We Easterners aren't those kinds of people..." Little Sweetie said with unusual confidence.

"Not that kind of person??? Apart from our Yang Ming, there isn't a single good man in this world. Do you know how many women Zheng Dongfang dated while you were gone??? Pfft, only you would believe him..." Wei Qingqing leisurely began to sow discord between Zheng Dongfang and the public.

"I...I don't believe it..." Little Sweetie stubbornly insisted, though she believed it to some extent in her heart. Her eyes were filled with tears, ready to fall at any moment.

"If you don't believe me, ask Boss Zhu. If none of his girlfriends were prettier than you, he would probably be married by now, and his son would be calling you 'Auntie'..." Wei Qingqing added fuel to the fire.

Little Sweetie immediately looked at Zhu Yun.

"Um, I don't know..." Zhu Yun never expected the fire to spread to her. She quickly shook her head.

"Tch... Only I dare to speak the truth..." Wei Qingqing lay comfortably at the bottom of the pool, gazing up at the azure winter sky.

"You guys go ahead and wash, I... I'm done washing..." Little Sweetie stood up from the pool looking dejected, put on her clothes, grabbed her coat, and walked out of the valley.

"Isn't that going too far???" Zhu Yun said with some complaint as she looked at Xiaotian's back.

"What's wrong with that??? Who told her to be so tactless???" Wei Qingqing rolled her eyes, but a mischievous smile appeared on her face. "Watching too many Qiong Yao dramas makes them all lose their appeal, but we haven't seen a real-life version yet, have we???"

"You little rascal, you're really bad, just like Yang Ming..." Zhang Yingning shook her head and chuckled at this moment. She wasn't familiar with Xiao Tiantian and didn't know much about the situation, so she naturally couldn't chime in. In fact, only Zhu Yuncai was relatively familiar with Xiao Tiantian here.

"When Yang Ming was in school, he was a sly and mischievous boy. Now, he's corrupted his wife..." Zhu Yun said.

"I disagree with what you're saying. It's someone who corrupted Yang Ming. He used to be such a proper person, but now he's become glib and slick..." Aunt Liu said, giving Wei Qingqing a hard look.

"Hiss..." Wei Qingqing straightened up and sat up. "Are you talking about me???"

"Who I'm talking about, they know it in their hearts..." Aunt Liu smiled smugly.

"Hey, what's it to you? It's none of your business! You act like you know my man so well, and you're so glib! You've kissed him, haven't you? How do you know he's glib?" Wei Qingqing rolled her eyes at Liu Sao and said.

"You... you female hooligan..." Aunt Liu spat lightly, her face turning red.

"You're the female version of Jia Baoyu, taking your dreams seriously, huh?" Wei Qingqing said sarcastically.

It is said that the term "daydreaming" originated from "Dream of the Red Chamber".

"What do you mean???" Wei Qingqing knew the origin of the phrase "fantasizing," but Aunt Liu might not. However, she knew that Wei Qingqing's next words weren't pleasant, and her face flushed with anger. She thought to herself: Do I need to dream??? Didn't I sleep with your man that night???

"It doesn't mean anything. If you want me to say it, my husband has gone bad. It's all because of you. Otherwise, how honest my husband used to be? He never talked to strangers, and he would blush as soon as he spoke..." Wei Qingqing looked at Liu Sao and said with a pained expression.

"Yang Ming used to be honest, but he shouldn't be so shy as to never talk to strangers, right? That kid has a thick skin, he's never blushed when talking to anyone, has he?" Zhu Yun whispered from the side.

"Listen, listen, listen! Now we have a witness... It's not my fault, is it???" With Zhu Yun's unexpected support, Aunt Liu immediately perked up.

"But he blushed the first time he spoke to me..." Wei Qingqing said, still unconvinced.

Of course, Wei Qingqing covered up some of the facts. It should be said that when the two first met, Yang Ming was startled by her face, which made his face turn red and then pale.

"That's normal. I heard from Fangfang that your face was incredibly ugly back then, and everyone was afraid of you. Yang Ming blushed because he was scared..." Zhu Yun was quite straightforward and believed in the power of force. She said whatever she wanted to say.

"Listen to this, this isn't my fault, is it? It's clearly someone's own fault..." Aunt Liu said smugly.

"Boss Zhu, you just wait, see how I deal with your girlfriends..." Wei Qingqing was almost driven mad with anger. Just when she was gaining the upper hand against Aunt Liu, a Cheng Yaojin appeared out of nowhere, completely erasing her advantage and putting her at a disadvantage. However, under normal circumstances, Wei Qingqing was not capable of retaliating against Boss Zhu. She couldn't very well use the same methods she used on Gu Pan, could she? In the end, she could only hurl harsh words at Zhu Yun's three good friends.

Zhang Fenghuang, Liu Lili, and Zhang Yue are still unaware that they have suffered an undeserved disaster because of Zhu Laoda's straightforwardness.

"A true hero takes responsibility for his actions. You can take revenge on me, but if you dare to take revenge on my sister, I'll beat up your man..." Zhu Yun's face turned red with anger, and she shook her little fist at Wei Qingqing.

"What? You dare to hit someone in front of the police? You're too arrogant!" Wei Qingqing said disdainfully.

"Yes, you criminal, how dare you threaten a law-abiding citizen in front of me? I think you want to spend a few days in the detention center..." Officer Zhu immediately stepped forward to fight against the evil forces.

"Is this any of your business or not??? If you want a beating, just say so..." Zhu Yun wasn't afraid of her defeated opponent.

"What, you want to assault a police officer??? Let me tell you, even though we're from the same family, this chief of police is still ruthless. Try making a move. Although I can't beat you, I will never compromise with evil forces..." Officer Zhu was already somewhat unconvinced about losing to Zhu Yun. However, the last incident was based on intuition and she was in the wrong. But this time was different. This time, she witnessed it herself, and there were a lot of witnesses. She was in the right. As the saying goes, when you're in the right, you're confident. Although Officer Zhu couldn't beat Chief Zhu, she was so angry that she fought back in terms of momentum.

"See that??? This is the People's Police, the People's Police who serve the people and fight against evil forces..." Wei Qingqing quickly praised them.

"Hmph..." Policewoman Zhu became even more smug after being praised by Wei Qingqing, and her momentum grew even stronger.

"A couple of nice words, and you've become someone's personal thug..." Aunt Liu muttered under her breath.

"Hmph, the police, in essence, are just thugs. They stand on the side of the righteous people and are specifically tasked with cracking down on evil forces. Otherwise, why would they be called the people's police..." Wei Qingqing pouted and retorted sharply.

"Hmph, well said. The people's police are supposed to serve the people. They must resolutely crack down on evil forces and never be lenient..." Officer Zhu became even more smug, her eyes full of provocation as she glanced at Zhu Yun.

"Looks like I didn't hurt you much..." Zhu Yun shook her head, sighed softly, then suddenly shook her hands and shouted, "Entangling Hands Eight Trigrams..."

"Ah..." Upon hearing this move that inexplicably defeated her, Officer Zhu was instinctively startled and involuntarily took two steps back.

"Tch, is this the quality of the police??? If all police officers were like you... tsk tsk, they wouldn't be any better..." Officer Zhu glanced at Officer Zhu with disdain, then lay down at the bottom of the pool with a smug look on her face.

"You dare to play me???" Officer Zhu was embarrassed and angry at her reaction just now. "I'll risk getting beaten up by you today, and I'll make sure your face is covered in peach blossoms..." As she spoke, she pounced on Zhu Yun.

So the two women started splashing around in the pool, their arms and legs flying everywhere, which scared the two pregnant women so much that they quickly moved away from them to avoid being hit in the stomach by one of their random punches.

"Alright, alright, that's enough with the commotion, are you really going to fight???" Zhang Yingning quickly stepped forward and pulled the two women apart. In fact, among all these people, Zhang Yingning was the most suitable to pull them apart. Firstly, Zhang Yingning had eaten dragon eggs and was very strong. Secondly, although Wei Qingqing, Aunt Liu, and Xiao Bao'er had also eaten dragon eggs, Wei Qingqing and Aunt Liu were pregnant and couldn't get involved in this kind of situation. Xiao Bao'er was a child, and although he had eaten dragon eggs, he was too young to pull them apart. Only Zhang Yingning was suitable.

"I'll fight her! She's making fun of me..." Officer Zhu said relentlessly.

Thinking about her dodging behavior just now, Officer Zhu blushed, especially when she stood up and fought against the evil forces.

"When did I tease you??? It's because you're useless and scared..." Zhu Yun's mouth was not polite at all, and the words she said were very venomous.

"Alright, alright, shut up..." Zhang Yingning glared at Zhu Yun. "Qingqing is heavily pregnant, and you two are just fooling around here. If you really hurt her, won't Yang Ming tear you two apart???" As she spoke, she pointed to the base of the trees, "Look, those dogs are all watching you. If you dare to hurt their master, they won't care whether you know Yang Ming or not..."

The two women looked in the direction Zhang Yingning was pointing, and sure enough, several large spotted dogs were already glaring at them menacingly. Their cold eyes sent chills down their spines, and Zhu Yun's eyes showed fear. That morning, she had personally witnessed several spotted dogs kill a martial arts master. Zhu Yun was certain that she did not have the strength of that fat man.

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