The Little Life of a Big Landlord

Chapter 222 Shameful

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"..." Xue Hua held the phone, too angry to speak for a long time.

"Well, let's continue eating..." Wei Qingqing smiled awkwardly and quickly called to everyone to avoid them all stopping to stare at her mother and making her feel embarrassed and annoyed.

"Mom, you're really too unreliable. You only have one daughter, and it's my duty to take care of you when you and Dad get old. It's the same as your family, so why are you being so polite?" Yang Ming said.

"Listen to this, what a wonderful son-in-law! You, Lao Xue, are truly blessed..." Zhang Yingning quickly said.

"Yes, yes..." Auntie Pang quickly chimed in.

"That's..." Xue Hua chuckled, and the slight embarrassment vanished instantly.

"Let's eat, let's eat..." Deng Qingtian greeted everyone with a smile, not forgetting to call out to Jixiang and Ruyi who were standing beside her, "Jixiang and Ruyi, you two come to the table too..."

"..." Yang Ming didn't speak, so how could Ji Xiang and Ru Yi dare to sit on the table? The two looked at each other, not daring to say anything, and lowered their heads together.

"Let's sit down and eat. What's the point of you just standing around watching?" Xue Hua said.

"Yes, yes, you two sisters, come to the table quickly, let's eat together, it's more lively with more people..." Zhang Yingning also called out to the two women.

Yang Guizi felt a pang of jealousy as everyone greeted her with wishes for good fortune, but no one paid any attention to her. However, she dared not say anything, since she had a very bad reputation among everyone.

"Hehe, no need to let them sit at the table. They're mountain girls, they're not used to this place yet..." Yang Minghe chuckled, looking at the three women, "You guys go outside and cook whatever you want..."

"Yes..." the three women quickly responded and swiftly left the east room.

"That's weird..."

Deng Qingtian slurped her chopsticks, her beautiful eyes sweeping across Yang Ming's face, then over Wei Qingqing's, and then at Liu Sao, who was eating in silence with a sour expression. Finally, her gaze settled on Yang Ming again. "Those two little girls feel like the maids you bought..."

"They really are the ones I bought. Do you want them? If you do, I can introduce you to one. They said they have eight sisters, four sets of twins, and each of them has a special skill. See this whole table of food? That was made by Jixiang..." Yang Ming smiled slightly, then sighed, "I don't know how their parents managed to have five twins. And each of their daughters is a capable housewife, not just a pretty face..."

"Huh???" Deng Qingtian raised her eyebrows. "You're saying that all these dishes were made by Jixiang???"

"That's right, do you want one or not? If you want one too, I'll introduce you to someone whose cooking skills are even better than Jixiang's..." Yang Ming tempted.

"that……"

Looking at the table laden with dishes, Deng Qingtian couldn't help but swallow hard. If she could eat like this every day, life would be blissfully blissful. For a moment, she genuinely considered hiring a chef. However, the thought of Ji Xiangruyi's beautiful face immediately banished the idea. If such a beauty were to linger in the house, Zheng Dongfang's infidelity would be inevitable. Zheng Dongfang certainly didn't have Yang Ming's unwavering resolve. She waved her hand and said, "Let's forget it. We feel it's better for the two of us to live as a couple. What's a little extra housekeeper compared to a couple's life?"

"Whatever you want..." Yang Ming smiled slightly and didn't insist.

"Yang Ming, tell me, is there anything better than Ji Xiang's cooking skills..." Zhang Yingning said with interest, while gnawing on a wolf leg.

Last night, the villagers and tourists ate wolf meat at Yang Ming's house. Although there were many people, there were also many wolves, so the host family had a lot of meat left over, which Jixiang cooked into dishes this morning.

"Of course, Aunt Zhang wants one?" Yang Ming said with a smile.

"The way you're talking makes you sound like a human trafficker," Zhang Yingning rolled her eyes at Yang Ming. "If your cooking is really better than Ji Xiang's, then introduce me to someone..."

"Okay, I'll bring her here this afternoon..." Yang Ming nodded.

"Then thank you so much, Auntie..." Zhang Yingning smiled.

"Hmph...human traffickers..." Aunt Liu glanced at Yang Ming with annoyance, her face turning even uglier.

All eyes immediately turned to Aunt Liu. The implication in those gazes made her blush slightly, and she stammered, "Why are you looking at me? There's nothing on my face..."

After saying that, he buried his head in his food and ate voraciously, hoping to escape the awkward situation...

cough cough...

Yang Ming coughed twice and said with a smile, "Everyone, eat your food, it's getting cold..."

So everyone started eating in silence again, but the atmosphere became rather strange. Except for Xiao Bao'er, everyone was lost in thought, making guesses and occasionally stealing glances at Liu Sao.

Xue Hua, in particular, felt a growing unease. Liu Sao's behavior made her uneasy. It was one thing for a widow to live and eat in someone else's house, but how could she act so intimately with the male head of the household? Wasn't she afraid of gossip? What was even more infuriating was that her own daughter, as the lady of the house, seemed to turn a blind eye to this intimacy.

"Yang Ming, Qingqing is pregnant, so we need to be more careful about hygiene. Pregnant women are delicate. How about we let her come back to the city with us?" Xue Hua said, picking up a potato slice and eating it slowly.

"This..." Yang Ming didn't know what to say for a moment. To be honest, he didn't want Wei Qingqing to go back to the city, but his mother-in-law's reasons were also impeccable. After all, the countryside is the countryside, and in terms of hygiene, it can't compare with the city. Although the city doesn't have the tranquility or fresh air of the mountain village, it has hospitals and a good medical system, which is very important for a pregnant woman.

"Mom, I'm not going back! There's nothing fun at home, what would I do there? My mother-in-law won't let me go back either. If you and Dad dare to take me back without permission, she'll come to our doorstep and beat us up..." Although Wei Qingqing exaggerated a bit, she firmly rejected her mother's opinion.

"You brat, I don't care anymore, do whatever you want, you're ungrateful for my kindness..." Xue Hua glared at her daughter with exasperation, then continued eating in silence.

"I'm full..." Aunt Liu put down her chopsticks, her face not looking too good, got off the kang (heated brick bed), put on her shoes and left.

As clever as she was, she easily understood Xue Hua's meaning. Although Xue Hua's words did not imply anything about her, and he didn't even look at her while speaking, she knew that Xue Hua's words were meant for her.

Aunt Liu's sudden departure made the scene even more eerie. No one dared to speak, and they just ate in silence. Even Xiao Bao'er felt the oppressive atmosphere and didn't dare to utter a sound.

"Yang Ming... Fourth Brother... Stinky Farmer..." With a series of shouts, Zheng Dongfang rushed into the house. When he saw so many people in the house, he was taken aback. "Um, everyone's here. We're eating right now... Hello, Auntie..." He even nodded and greeted Xue Hua.

"Oh...it's Dongfang? Have you eaten yet? Let's eat something together..." Xue Hua nodded and said.

"No, no, I'll eat it..." Zheng Dongfang forced a smile and said.

"What's wrong? What happened?" Yang Ming put Xiao Bao'er down, got off the kang (a heated brick bed), and asked with a puzzled look.

As everyone ate, they watched the two of them curiously, eager to hear what had happened. It had been quite a lively couple of days, with stories of people falling into ice holes, catching someone cheating in bed, wolves entering the village, and human trafficking—it just never stopped.

"Where's the boss??? Have you seen the boss???" Zheng Dongfang finally got down to business.

"No??? What's wrong, boss???" Yang Ming frowned. He sensed that things might not be going well.

"The boss went to look for you last night, but he hasn't come back yet. He's not answering our calls either. We're so worried..." Zheng Dongfang said anxiously.

"You mean he went looking for me??? I didn't see him???" Yang Ming's heart skipped a beat, realizing the seriousness of the situation.

"Oh dear, what should we do???" Zheng Dongfang scratched his head anxiously.

"What happened??? Zhao Dongge is missing???" Little Sweetie jumped off the kang (a heated brick bed) and said with a frown.

"Why is it always like this these past two days???" Zhang Yingning also put down her chopsticks. After receiving the news from Zheng Dongfang, her appetite vanished immediately.

Everyone put down their chopsticks, waiting for Yang Ming to come up with a solution. Unconsciously, Yang Ming, whose wisdom was far inferior to that of Zhuge Liang, had become everyone's strategist, and they would go to him to solve any problems that arose.

"Don't worry, let me see where he ran off to. We always have surveillance cameras in our house..." Yang Ming didn't dare to delay and immediately turned on the TV and pulled up the surveillance footage.

Yang Ming took the remote control and found the video of Zhao Dongge's last appearance yesterday. He then played it slowly, starting from when Zhao Dongge went out to look for Yang Ming, then when someone tapped him on the shoulder, and then...

As the sound effects intensified, the expressions on everyone's faces in the room became increasingly strange. Even after the entire video was played and the image froze on the scene of the lewd old man carrying the unconscious Zhao Dongge away, everyone remained speechless for a long time.

"Boss Zhao truly lives up to his name..." Little Sweetie broke the silence first, shaking her head and sighing.

"Of course, she even called him Grandpa..." Wei Qingqing pouted.

"He has no backbone at all. During the War of Resistance against Japan, he would have been a traitor..." Zhang Yingning said with a hint of disappointment.

Zhang Yingning had a very good impression of Yang Ming, but she never expected her buddy to be so useless. She believed that if it were Yang Ming in this situation, he certainly wouldn't be so incompetent.

"Tsk tsk, a wise man knows when to yield, didn't you see how good that old man is??? He looks like a trained fighter..." Aunt Fatty clicked her tongue and praised him a couple of times, but her mocking eyes were so obvious that anyone who saw them, unless they'd been kicked in the head by a donkey, could tell she was being sarcastic.

"This uncle is really useless, just like Wang Pingping, he cries as soon as he's scared..." Xiao Bao'er said disdainfully, pointing at Zhao Dongge kneeling and begging for mercy on TV.

"Well, Xiao Zhao is a pretty good kid, at least he didn't wet his pants..." Although Xue Hua also despised Zhao Dongge's behavior, he couldn't be like Zhang Yingning and Aunt Pang. After all, when his daughter got married, they even accompanied the wedding procession. He had to give them face.

"Um, this guy... is he Zhao Laoda Yao???" Zheng Dongfang scratched his head, and a clump of dandruff fell off like snowflakes. This guy started joking around.

"It shouldn't be..." Yang Ming nodded repeatedly.

"But this old man is quite sleazy, wearing a Taoist robe, just like the real thing..." Zheng Dongfang commented seriously on the sleazy old man's attire.

"It's true, look, he even has a whisk in his sleeve..." Yang Ming said, pointing to the wisp of white hair peeking out from the old man's sleeve on the TV screen.

"This is a whisk???" Zheng Dongfang's eyes widened as he strained to see. "You know what, your eyes are sharp enough. You can tell what it is from just that little bit showing..."

"Hehe, that's right, don't you know who I am..." Yang Ming said smugly.

"You old codger, calling yourself 'brother'..." Zheng Dongfang said disdainfully, spitting at Yang Ming.

"The best comes first, right? Just because I have sharp eyes, I can be the older brother..." Yang Ming wiped the spittle off his face and said with a smug look.

"See? These two are trying to change the subject. No matter how good you are at changing the subject, we will never forget that Zhao Dongge, who is kneeling and begging for mercy, is your buddy..." Xiaotian put her arm around Wei Qingqing's shoulder, looking at the two brothers with disdain, and said.

"Pfft..." Several women couldn't help but burst out laughing.

After watching the video, everyone basically understood what had happened. It turned out that Zhao Dongge had caught the eye of a master and been taken in as a disciple. Zhao Dongge was definitely not in any danger, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"Hey, do you know Zhao Dongge?" Yang Ming patted Zheng Dongfang on the shoulder.

"Zhao Dongge??? That sounds familiar, but I've never seen him before. What does he look like???" Zheng Dongfang pretended to think, then shook his head vigorously and asked.

"How would I know??? If I knew, would I be asking you..." Yang Ming grinned and said.

"Look at you, your brother's confused, isn't he?" Zheng Dongfang put his arm around Yang Ming's shoulder.

"Hey, it's good to be a little oblivious in life..." Yang Ming put his arm around Zheng Dongfang's shoulder.

The two brothers put their arms around each other's shoulders and were about to make their escape.

"Hey, Old Zhao's been kidnapped by that old man, and he probably won't be back anytime soon. Have you thought about how to tell Old Zhao's parents yet?" Little Sweetie shouted behind the two brothers, and they immediately stopped.

"Yes, yesterday Zhao Laoda was saying he was going to pick up his wife, but this delay..." Yang Ming frowned.

"Damn it, this old man is so sleazy. If my sister-in-law runs off with someone else because of this delay..." Zheng Dongfang also realized the seriousness of the situation.

If things go wrong, Zhao Dongge might regret it for the rest of his life...

"Hmm??? That's not right??? You weren't there when we were talking last night, were you???" Zheng Dongfang looked at Yang Ming with a wary gaze.

"Um..." Yang Ming pointed to the television, giving an embarrassed smile, "Don't you understand???"

"So you saw everything..." Zheng Dongfang was anxious. He realized that some things couldn't be said loudly, so he lowered his voice and whispered in Yang Ming's ear, "We... well..." As he spoke, he glanced at Xiaotian.

"Well, I didn't see it, but if I wanted to see it, I definitely could..." Yang Ming said hesitantly, keeping his voice as low as possible.

"Delete it, delete it right now... otherwise we're not brothers..." Zheng Dongfang threatened in a low voice.

"Delete it? You're ashamed? How many times have I caught you cheating in bed? It's not like I haven't seen it before. I'm even afraid my wife will get a sty if she sees it..." Yang Ming said.

"That old man is quite the troublemaker. Judging by his skills, he's probably from the martial arts world. Why don't we ask those two old men about him?" Wei Qingqing said.

"Hmm???" Yang Ming raised an eyebrow. "Alright, I'll go find them now..." With that, he lifted the curtain and strode out to find the two old guys.

"Hey, you stinky farmer, do you know where those two are???" Zheng Dongfang hurriedly chased after them.

"Mom, Aunt Zhang, Aunt Pang, why don't you eat with Bao'er? My second sister-in-law and I are going out to talk for a while..." Wei Qingqing said, getting off the kang (a heated brick bed) and pulling Xiaotiantian to the west room.

"What's wrong?" Little Sweetie asked softly, sitting on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed) with a curious look on her face.

"Second sister-in-law, do you know how to contact eldest sister-in-law?" Wei Qingqing's lips curled into a mischievous smile.

"Huh???" Little Sweetie shuddered at Wei Qingqing's wicked grin. She was all too familiar with that grin; it was the smile Yang Ming wore whenever he had a mischievous idea. She never imagined she'd see it on Wei Qingqing's face...

"What do you mean, 'Huh'? Do you even know anything about this?" Wei Qingqing asked.

"I have her old number, but I don't know if she's changed it..." Little Sweetie's voice softened unconsciously when facing Wei Qingqing.

"The old one??? That would be even better..." Wei Qingqing's eyes lit up, and she clapped her hands.

"Why???" Little Sweetie asked, puzzled. "I can't guarantee I'll still be able to get through. We used to use the numbers the school gave us, but their family is from another province, so using the school's number means long-distance calls..."

"Don't you know? If your sister-in-law still has her old number, it means she's waiting for your brother to call her. If she changed her number, it will take some effort to get her to change her mind..." Wei Qingqing said.

"Hmm...that makes sense..." Little Sweetie thought for a moment, nodded, and then gave the number to Wei Qingqing.

"Hehe..." Wei Qingqing smiled mischievously, took out her phone and dialed the number.

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