The Little Life of a Big Landlord

Chapter 237 Whispers

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"So what you said was all true..." Zheng Dongfang blinked and murmured in disbelief.

"What??? You think I'm joking???" Yang Ming raised an eyebrow slightly and said.

"..." Zheng Dongfang's lips moved, but in the end he didn't say anything. He hadn't really taken Yang Ming's offer to be the planet administrator seriously at first... Yang Ming's words were too mysterious. Without actually seeing it with his own eyes, Zheng Dongfang would never fully believe it.

"We're tired. There are some things we don't want to hide anymore..." Wei Qingqing walked to Yang Ming's side, hugged Yang Ming's left arm, and said softly.

"Yes, it's very uncomfortable to have to worry about the secret being discovered all the time, but I have no choice but to keep it a secret because, although I have the ability to protect myself, I can't take care of my family..." Yang Ming smiled slightly, with a hint of relief on his face.

"..." Zhang Shufang's lips moved, but in the end she could only sigh softly, "You've all suffered..."

"I never imagined..." Yang Zhengfang's eyes welled up with tears. He never would have guessed that his son was hiding such a secret. This secret might not seem like much at first glance, but the benefits it brought were unimaginable. However, in reality, it was a very heavy burden.

"Um, it seems there's more than that, right?" Zhang Yingning pondered for a long time before finally asking.

"I know what Aunt Zhang wants to ask. You want to ask us how our high-quality vegetables come about, right?" Yang Ming smiled slightly.

"That's right. What you just said, about cyborgs and Weijia Star, seems to have nothing to do with your high-quality vegetables. Vegetables grown on other planets probably wouldn't grow like that, would they?" Zhang Yingning's face was serious, but his eyes were full of questions.

Since Yang Ming had revealed his secret to her, she had already gained his approval. In that case, she could speak more freely.

Yang Ming smiled slightly and said, "That's right, my batch of high-quality vegetables really has nothing to do with the bio-engineered humans or Weijia Star. We only found Weijia Star yesterday, and I've only had this bio-engineered device for no more than three days..." He paused, then continued, "As for where my high-quality vegetables came from, I can now tell you frankly..." As he spoke, Yang Ming raised his left hand, "See this ring I'm wearing on my finger? This ring is called the Landlord Farm Space Ring. With this ring, I have a space where I can plant and raise livestock. This space is rich in spiritual energy, perfect for crop growth, and it has the ability to accelerate time. Currently, its time ratio is 1:10, meaning that one day outside is equivalent to ten days inside. 1:10 is the minimum time ratio; its maximum time ratio is terrifying—almost like a billion years in an instant..."

"..." Yang Ming's words were indeed quite shocking, and everyone was so shocked by them that they were speechless, only able to open their mouths wide and re-format their brains.

"My current level is Level 9 Landlord, and I am also one of the twenty-seven Jedi Elders of the newly appointed Interstellar Agricultural Alliance Council..." Yang Ming said.

"A large landowner's farm spatial ring???"

"Time acceleration?? One to ten???"

"A blink of an eye, billions of years???"

"Level 9 Landlord???"

"Interstellar Agriculture Alliance???"

"The Jedi Elder???"

One unbelievable word after another came out of everyone's mouths. They looked at each other, and the shock in each other's eyes had numbed them all... Today, they had been shocked far too many times.

"Mingming, is what you said true???" Although Yang Ming explained it very clearly, Zhang Shufang was still somewhat incredulous.

"Of course it's true. If you don't believe me, let's go for a stroll around Weijia Star after we finish eating..." Yang Ming said.

"Why bother eating anymore??? Even if there were a Manchu Han Imperial Feast on the table, I wouldn't be able to eat it now. Let's go to Weijia Star now..." Zheng Dongfang said excitedly.

"Yes, yes, let's go now..." Zhang Yang responded second, "Right now, everyone's stomachs are full from all those earth-shattering secrets you've revealed, who has room left to eat..."

"Alright, in that case, let's go explore Weijia Star now..." Yang Ming saw the curious expressions on everyone's faces, and there was even a hint of urgency in that curiosity. He knew that everyone had lost their appetite, so he nodded.

"Come on, I'll lead you there..." Wei Qingqing waved her hand triumphantly and led everyone towards the valley where the World Tree was planted.

Looking at the towering tree in front of them, everyone was once again awestruck. A tree that is a hundred meters tall is extremely rare on Earth, and this tree in front of them was not only tall and straight, but also had an extremely ancient and wild aura, as if it had existed since the birth of the Earth.

"This tree is called the World Tree. We travel through space using it to open the gates of space..." Yang Ming said, waving his hand, and a huge gate of light appeared in front of him.

Everyone looked at the portal with surprise and doubt, and a sense of dread arose in their hearts. Everyone has an instinctive fear of the unknown.

"Let's go in quickly..." In contrast to everyone's surprise and uncertainty, Wei Qingqing walked lightly and directly into the light gate.

"I'm going in too..." Aunt Liu said, and entered the portal as well.

"Ugly Sister and Aunt Liu have gone in, I'll go in too..." The first to respond to the three of them was Sun Fangfang. She absolutely trusted Yang Mingwei and Qingqing, and she believed that they would not harm her.

"Wait for me..." Zhang Yang followed closely behind Sun Fangfang and went inside.

"Looks like it really is true..." Zheng Dongfang pondered for a moment, then pulled Xiaotian inside.

"Everyone, hurry up..." Yang Ming smiled and gestured for them to proceed.

"Let's go explore..." Xue Hua pulled Zhang Shufang along, and the two went inside together.

"Hey, wait for us..." Yang Zhengfang and Wei Jianguo followed closely behind.

"They chased after their wives and ran inside. Those two are so unreliable..." Old Huang muttered, glancing at Zhao Fen beside him. "Hey girl, shall we go in together?"

"You go in by yourself, the three of us will go in together..." Zhao Fen held her grandson, glared at Old Huang, and gestured towards Zhang Yingning and Aunt Pang with her chin.

"Hehehe..." Old Huang chuckled, scratched his head awkwardly, and then entered the portal.

"That old scoundrel..." Zhao Fen muttered after Lao Huang's figure disappeared.

"You've got the wrong idea. Old Huang just wants to keep you company..." Zhang Yingning laughed.

"Girl, I didn't expect you to be so conservative..." Auntie Pang chuckled and said.

"I'm not one to pry into things. I'm not that curious. I'm a traditional Chinese womanizer, and I believe in the three obediences and four virtues, and I'm faithful to one man until death..." Zhao Fen said, pursing her lips.

"There are only four of us left, let's go in..." Zhang Yingning said, lifting her foot and walking towards the light gate.

"Let's go..." Aunt Pang followed closely behind Zhang Yingning.

"..." Zhao Fen pursed her lips, said nothing, and followed behind the two women while holding her little grandson.

Yang Ming followed them through the portal of light.

Passing through the portal, everything went black. It turned out that while it was daytime on Earth, it was nighttime here. Not far away, bonfires were burning brightly, crackling and popping. The enticing aroma of roasting meat was carried by the gentle evening breeze, filling the air with a delightful fragrance. Clearly, they were having a barbecue.

"Master..." Yang Yi greeted Yang Ming as soon as she saw him appear.

"Take a few sisters and go protect the World Tree on Earth. Make sure nothing happens to it..." Yang Ming instructed calmly.

"Yes..." Yang Yi quickly replied, then called her three sisters, and together they passed through the spatial gate to protect the World Tree on Earth.

The World Tree on Earth absolutely cannot have any problems; otherwise, Yang Ming and the others will not be able to return to Earth. At the very least, they will not be able to return until the World Trees that Yang Ming planted have reached maturity, and this timeframe will be calculated in millions of years, not even excluding the possibility of an accident involving the World Tree.

"My God, Mingming, is this really an alien planet???" Yang Zhengfang stood not far from the campfire, looking up at the starry sky, but he couldn't see the familiar constellations from Earth.

"Of course, look, that's the moon, a little bigger than the moon on Earth..." Yang Ming said, pointing to a crescent moon hanging in the sky.

"Hehe, yes, look over there..." Yang Zhengfang chuckled, then pointed to the sky on the other side, "There's a moon there too..."

Yang Ming followed Yang Zhengfang's finger and saw a crescent moon on the horizon. The crescent was very thin and could not be seen at all without careful observation.

"Do you believe me now?" Yang Ming said with a slight smile.

"I never expected this world to be so complicated..." Yang Zhengfang sighed, turning to look at Yang Ming with a burning gaze. "What exactly are your plans? Are these people not allowed to go back?"

Yang Zhengfang still didn't believe that Yang Ming would so casually tell everyone the secret. In his opinion, Yang Ming must have had some ulterior motive in "luring" everyone here.

"Dad, you're being petty and judging me by your own standards..." Yang Ming smiled slightly. "The reason I brought everyone here is to use your manpower to help me manage the planet. In fact, my World Tree can communicate with far more than just Weijia Star..."

In reality, Yang Ming had no other choice. In the future, he would own many planets and travel to various planets with his wife and children, which would be a very normal thing. However, their family was quite conspicuous in the village, and relatives and friends loved to visit them. If the host was not at home, everyone who knew Yang Ming would know about it after more than three days. If they kept it a secret, they would have to live a lie for the rest of their lives.

So I might as well just tell everyone what's going on. Anyway, with his current strength, he doesn't need to fear anyone or any force.

"What are your thoughts?" Yang Zhengfang's eyebrows twitched slightly.

"Of course, we'll take all the discovered ecological planets for ourselves..." Yang Ming said with a faint smile.

"You have quite the appetite! I never imagined you'd rise so high without me even noticing..." Yang Zhengfang stared in disbelief.

"Hehe..." Yang Ming smiled shyly.

"When the time comes, you'll have to give your dad a whole planet..." Yang Zhengfang patted Yang Ming's arm and laughed.

"Don't worry, you're my dad. I'll definitely give you the most beautiful planet. You can keep as many beauties there as you want, and my mom won't even know..." Yang Ming smiled mischievously.

"You..." Yang Zhengfang was both amused and exasperated, glaring at him, "You little rascal, you're getting all serious now..."

"Hehehe..." Yang Ming chuckled.

"What are you two talking about?" Zhang Shufang walked over with a smile and said.

"Your son said he wanted to give me the most beautiful planet so I could raise a whole bunch of beauties on it..." Yang Zhengfang answered with unusual honesty, selling his son without hesitation.

"You're so beautiful, aren't you???" Zhang Shufang glared at Yang Zhengfang and sneered.

"What a load of rubbish!!!" Yang Zhengfang lowered his voice, speaking in a tone only the two of them could hear, and said, "Serving just you is enough to make my back ache, let alone a whole bunch of women. You might as well just have Mingming smash the basins for me..."

"Nonsense, don't say such discouraging things..." Zhang Shufang blushed with embarrassment, rolled her beautiful eyes at Yang Zhengfang, and scolded him.

"Yes, yes, I won't talk nonsense anymore..." Yang Zhengfang nodded repeatedly, "But our precious son has been too rebellious, what should we do with him??? Give me some advice..."

"This kid is getting worse and worse, you'd better deal with him..." Zhang Shufang said.

"Hehe, alright..." Yang Zhengfang chuckled, his gaze toward Yang Ming turning extremely unfriendly.

"Hey, Dad, what are you doing???" Yang Ming felt his hair stand on end as Yang Zhengfang stared at him, and he became extremely wary, thinking to himself, "If you hit me, I'll run away and see if you can catch me..."

"Mingming..." Yang Zhengfang suddenly felt deflated. Thinking about his son's achievements, he felt old and nothing seemed to matter anymore.

It is something any parent would be happy to see their children achieve success. However, if a child's achievements are too high, to the point that others look up to them, then the parents' feelings are understandable.

The feeling of powerlessness that comes from realizing that a lifetime of hard work can't compare to the achievements of one's children in just a few years...

"Dad, what's wrong with you???" Yang Ming sensed Yang Zhengfang's low spirits and asked with surprise and caution.

"Isn't it all because of you???" Zhang Shufang glared at her son, then reached out and took Yang Zhengfang's arm. "Let's go over there, the meat is all grilled, let's go eat, I'm so hungry..." she said, pulling Yang Zhengfang toward the campfire.

"It's a pity there's no beer. Otherwise, eating barbecue and drinking beer would be so great..." Yang Zhengfang's mood gradually improved. "From now on, we can just enjoy life. Who told our son to be so capable?"

"Hehe, I'm the one who's capable, I gave birth to this son..." Zhang Shufang said with a light laugh.

"Yes, yes, you are a great contributor to our Yang family..." Yang Zhengfang said with a smile.

Seeing his parents' happy faces, Yang Ming smiled. Isn't the meaning of life simply happiness? Making family happy, making friends happy, and then making oneself happy too…

"This is wonderful..." Yang Ming murmured.

"What's so good about it??? Look at them, they lit so many bonfires, how much firewood did they burn..." Wei Qingqing walked out of the darkness, took Yang Ming's arm, and pouted, refusing to listen.

"You're so stingy! This whole planet is yours, and you're worried about burning a little firewood for me?" Yang Ming chuckled and pinched Wei Qingqing's nose.

"Oh, I just feel sorry for you..." Wei Qingqing pouted and twisted her body, acting coquettishly.

"Hehe, think about the law of conservation of energy, and you won't feel bad anymore. After the firewood is burned, it produces carbon dioxide, which is then absorbed by other trees. The ash produced is also absorbed by the earth and becomes fertilizer. You could say it's a great natural cycle. What's yours will be yours in no way..." Yang Ming laughed.

"You're so good at spouting grand principles..." Wei Qingqing pouted, her tone full of dissatisfaction, but her beautiful head rested on Yang Ming's shoulder.

"Hehe..." Yang Ming chuckled, "Isn't this because I'm afraid my stingy wife will feel bad? A planet is a small matter, but keeping my darling wife in a good mood is a big deal..."

"Pfft..." Wei Qingqing chuckled. "How annoying, aren't you ashamed..."

"We're an old married couple, what's there to be shy about?" Yang Ming chuckled and gently kissed Wei Qingqing's forehead.

"You're so annoying..." Wei Qingqing leaned against Yang Ming, rubbing her head against his shoulder and acting coquettishly.

"Hehe..." Yang Ming chuckled, pulling his arm out of Wei Qingqing's embrace, then gently wrapped it around her waist, holding her close. "With you in my world, my life is complete. I'm so grateful for those little pimples on your face; if it weren't for them, we would definitely have missed each other in this life..."

"Ugh, you're talking about those little pimples again..." This was the first time Wei Qingqing had thought of the acne that had made her so ashamed to be seen in public, without showing any disgust or inferiority.

"I am truly grateful to them..." Yang Ming said affectionately, "Without them, a great beauty like you would definitely have been taken before you met me, and your child would probably be old enough to run errands by now..."

"Ugh..." Wei Qingqing pouted, buried her head in Yang Ming's chest, and twisted her body to act coquettishly.

"Besides, if you weren't so ugly, you'd probably have developed a spoiled and arrogant personality, with such high standards that you wouldn't even look at a country bumpkin like me." Yang Ming hugged Wei Qingqing tightly.

"Hehe..." Wei Qingqing's beautiful body twisted vigorously in Yang Ming's arms, her little face tilted up with a smile. "Maybe, if I didn't have these pimples, I would still be that little princess that everyone loves. You, this country bumpkin toad, I really wouldn't like you..."

"That's so discouraging, isn't it??? A toad??? No matter how bad I am, I'm still a frog prince..." Yang Ming's face showed a depressed expression, but his eyes were full of smiles.

"Yes, you're the Frog Prince, alright??? No matter how high a frog jumps, it can't reach the swan..." Wei Qingqing laughed.

"Luckily you're not a swan, otherwise, you toad princess, wouldn't I have taken you home in the end??? No, I didn't take you home, the toad princess jumped into our house herself..." Yang Ming laughed.

"Hmph...you're so annoying, so annoying, so annoying..." Wei Qingqing's face flushed red, and she said coquettishly. Obviously, she was still embarrassed to this day about how she had desperately clung to Yang Ming.

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