The Little Life of a Big Landlord

Chapter 239 Exploration

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"Moreover, don't be fooled by the fact that this world seems quite harmonious. In reality, there are still many people who don't have enough to eat. Haven't you seen those skinny children in Africa? If there were more food and the price of food came down, they would be able to eat their fill and go to school happily every day, just like the children in our country..." Wei Qingqing suddenly said.

"Yes, think about it, if all the children in the world could be healthy and their most important thing every day was going to school, how harmonious would this society be?" Yang Ming said with a smile.

The words of Yang Ming and his wife made everyone fall into deep thought. A single word can influence the whole world. For Yang Ming, this was no exaggeration. Now that they thought about it, they really felt that the world was nothing special and they felt that they had lost their motivation for life.

"What you say makes a lot of sense, but why do I feel so uneasy about it?" Zheng Dongfang said with a troubled expression. "Is it because...the wealth came too easily?"

"That's right, I feel that if it's really like you said, wouldn't we become parasites???" Little Sweetie chimed in.

"Yes, yes, that's the feeling, just like a fattened pig..." Zhang Yang said.

"You guys are worrying too much. What kind of feeling is that???" Sun Fangfang glared at the three of them. "Do you think developing a planet is an easy thing??? How many aspects need to be taken into account??? Have you thought about that???"

Sun Fangfang's tone was serious, causing everyone to fall into deep thought once again. After thinking about it, they realized that they had underestimated the difficulty of developing the planet.

"Fangfang is right. If you want to grow crops on a planet, the first thing you have to do is to examine the soil quality. What kind of soil is suitable for what kind of crops? There are many things to consider. You also have to pay attention to where it is dry or where it is waterlogged, not to mention weeding, pest control, and so on..." Yang Zhengfang said calmly.

Yang Zhengfang is an experienced farmer with his own insights into farming.

"Huh???" Zheng Dongfang's mouth gaped open, his face contorted in disbelief. "These...we don't understand..."

"You don't need to understand it. I will naturally arrange for bio-engineered humans who understand these things to help you. You just need to make overall arrangements..." Yang Ming said.

"Overall planning and coordination???" Zhang Yang laughed. "This is great, I like it..."

"If you like it, then you can take over the two planets that belong to me and my son..." Sun Fangfang smiled and handed over the power to her husband.

"Great..." Zhang Yang looked even more beautiful.

"Silly son, do you want to work yourself to death? You're in charge of three planets all by yourself. How many things are there on each planet every day? Just getting you to sign documents will exhaust you..." Zhao Fen, who usually dislikes participating in discussions, couldn't help but speak up when she saw her son happily falling into the trap.

"..." After receiving his mother's advice, and thinking about his daily life of signing documents, Zhang Yang's face turned pale instantly.

"Hmph..." Sun Fangfang smiled smugly, "Do you still like it???"

"I like it because I know my wife won't watch me work myself to death..." Zhang Yang smiled slightly, gazing at Sun Fangfang with deep affection.

"How annoying..." For the first time ever, the usually carefree Sun Fangfang blushed.

Everyone smiled knowingly as they watched the young couple play tricks on each other.

"It's settled then. If any problems arise in the future, we'll deal with them. If you need anything, you can come to me directly..." Yang Ming said.

"Now, shouldn't you take us to choose a planet?" Zheng Dongfang asked impatiently.

Zheng Dongfang is not worried about managing the planet at all. Everything is difficult at the beginning. Things must be done step by step. It is impossible to develop the entire planet immediately. Instead, it is done step by step. When the entire planet is developed, the management system of the entire planet will be fully formed.

"Not yet. Right now, I've only found this one planet, Weijia. The other planets are still waiting for me to discover..." Yang Ming smiled shyly.

"..."

Yang Ming's words left everyone speechless; it turned out that all he had said was empty talk.

"Well... right..." Seeing the various expressions on everyone's faces, Yang Ming awkwardly scratched his head and chuckled, "Actually, finding a healthy planet is quite simple, not that difficult..."

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go find it now..." Zheng Dongfang stood up.

"That's right..." Everyone stood up.

Searching for ecologically diverse planets is a very meaningful endeavor. Who knows what level of development those undiscovered planets have reached? Perhaps they are barren remnants of the dinosaur era, like Weijia Star; more likely, they are civilized planets that have already developed social civilizations; and even more likely, they might be cosmic civilizations that have entered the space age…

"I can go by myself, you don't need to come with me..." Yang Ming also stood up.

"How can this be allowed???" Wei Qingqing immediately objected.

"How can we feel at ease leaving you all alone..." Zhang Shufang looked at her son with some worry.

"Yes, that's an alien planet. What if we can't come back?" Xue Hua also looked worried.

"That's right, that's right..." everyone echoed.

"You all need to understand, I have more than one World Tree. As long as our World Tree here doesn't suffer any mishaps, I can return from anywhere..." Yang Ming paused, then continued, "Moreover, I possess the ability to protect myself, but that doesn't mean you do. You are just ordinary people right now. If the gravity on that planet is too great, you absolutely cannot withstand it..."

"Let your second brother go with you..." Wei Qingqing looked at Yang Ming with pleading eyes. She couldn't bear to let Yang Ming go exploring alone.

"Yes, I'll go with you..." Zheng Dongfang wasn't scared, but Xiaotiantian's expression turned sour.

"That works too..." Yang Ming thought for a moment and nodded.

"If that's the case, I'll go too..." Zhang Yang naturally didn't want to be left behind.

"You can't..." Yang Ming refused without thinking.

"Why???" Zhang Yang protested.

"Because you're not very strong. With your small frame, you're born to sit in an office..." Yang Ming chuckled and said.

"I..." Zhang Yang was speechless with anger, but he couldn't find the words to refute it.

Ultimately, Yang Ming went to explore the alien planet with Zheng Dongfang. From the moment their figures disappeared through the portal, Xiao Tiantian was completely distracted. The others, watching the two disappear, also had complex expressions—a mixture of apprehension, excitement, or something else entirely…

"Don't worry, Second Brother is just like Yang Ming now. Even a nuclear bomb might not be able to hurt him..." Wei Qingqing understood Xiaotian's feelings, and immediately leaned close to Xiaotian's ear and whispered something in her ear.

"What did you say???" Little Sweetie looked astonished.

"I said, Second Brother is very strong now. Even a nuclear bomb might not be able to hurt him..." Wei Qingqing whispered in her ear and repeated what she had said.

"What's wrong???" Everyone turned to look at the two mysterious figures, wondering to themselves.

"Oh dear..." Little Sweetie suddenly exclaimed, "I forgot, my sister-in-law might be coming this morning..." She secretly squeezed Wei Qingqing's hand.

"Of course..." Wei Qingqing was also startled. "We need to hurry back and pick up our sister-in-law, otherwise our brother and sister-in-law will be in trouble. If a misunderstanding arises, we'll have made things worse..."

"Yes, Yang Ming and the others have all left. How are we going to get back?" Little Sweetie said anxiously.

"Don't rush, did Yang Ming teach you how to get in and out?" Aunt Liu asked Wei Qingqing.

"We didn't teach her. It's fine for my sister-in-law, she might not come today, but what about Bao'er??? There's no one to cook at home, Bao'er will go hungry..." Wei Qingqing said anxiously.

"Oh dear, what should we do???" Wei Qingqing's words made Aunt Liu's heart clench.

"Oh dear, this is so troublesome..." Little Sweetie complained.

"What should we do? What should we do??" Wei Qingqing muttered to herself.

"Bao'er, my poor Bao'er..." Aunt Liu wiped away her tears.

Although the three of them were complaining, they were unknowingly moving further and further away from the others.

"This is a bit weird, isn't it?" Sun Fangfang nudged Zhang Yang's waist and whispered.

"They must have something to discuss, why don't you go over and listen..." Zhang Yang whispered, urging them on.

"Okay..." Sun Fangfang stealthily walked in the direction the three women had left, stopping about 10 meters away from them, when she heard a voice...

"Is what you said true???" Little Sweetie's voice was full of surprise.

"Of course..." Wei Qingqing's voice was full of impatience, "You still doubt me??? Have you forgotten that Second Brother was unconscious yesterday??? That was a gene repair potion for one hundred people..."

"You know, Dongfang is my husband. If something happens to him, won't I become a widow?" Little Sweetie smiled sheepishly.

"Yang Ming and Dongfang both took a gene repair drug for 100 people, so they are very healthy and won't have any problems wherever they go. The problem is my daughter. There's plenty of food at home, so my daughter won't go hungry, but you all know, right? Our village isn't very peaceful right now. All the adults in the family have come here. If something happens to her, how am I supposed to live?" Aunt Liu's anxiety was genuine.

Wei Qingqing's face was also filled with anxiety. Her love for Bao'er was genuine and could not be faked. Since the little girl had sat at their door all night with mooncakes in her arms, she could not live without her.

"We can only wait for Yang Ming to come back before we can pick up Bao'er..." Little Sweetie said.

"Sigh..." Both women sighed, at a loss for what to do.

"What are you three saying???" Sun Fangfang suddenly jumped out, scrutinizing the three women. "What gene repair potion??? Why is things so unsettled in the village???"

"Why are you getting involved again???" Wei Qingqing rolled her eyes at Sun Fangfang and said.

"You don't treat me like a sister. When something happened in the village, you didn't even tell me..." Sun Fangfang glared at Wei Qingqing, annoyed.

"What's the use of telling you???" Wei Qingqing glanced at Sun Fangfang, "Besides screaming, what else can you do???"

"You..." Sun Fangfang was furious, her face red and her neck thick. "If you say such things again, I'll break off all ties with you and stop being your good friend..." She felt quite embarrassed after being scared by the big 'rock' and screaming.

"I'm your sister-in-law, okay???" Wei Qingqing rolled her eyes at Sun Fangfang and said.

"You..." Sun Fangfang was speechless with anger, waving her little fists, "Do you believe I'll fight you to the death???" If appealing to emotions didn't work, then she'd resort to force—let's settle it with fists...

"You think you can do this???" Wei Qingqing scoffed even more. "Do you even know where you are??? This is Wei Family Star, my territory. See those fourteen girls??? They all listen to me. If I say a word, they'll beat you up. Guess what will happen to you???"

"Fine, I won't say it then, you're so annoying..." Sun Fangfang pouted.

"Fine, fine, I give up..." Wei Qingqing sighed and waved to Sun Fangfang.

Sun Fangfang quickly stepped forward, and Wei Qingqing whispered in her ear, recounting everything that had happened recently. Sun Fangfang's expression shifted between anger and satisfaction...

While they were chatting amongst themselves, Zhang Shufang, Xue Hua, Zhang Yingning, and Aunt Pang were also talking together.

"I must say, Mingming has really grown up. Just look at the way he speaks, he's like a natural-born leader..." Zhang Yingning sighed.

"Indeed, she's always been a very composed person, and now, she's even more unfazed by a collapsing mountain..." Aunt Fatty shook her head with a sigh.

"Hehe..." Xue Hua was too embarrassed to praise his son-in-law, so he could only chuckle.

"Hehe, you've all been fooled by him. What do you mean by a born superior? He was just being a bit shaky earlier. Didn't you see how nervous he was, trembling? That expression of his was all an act..." Zhang Shufang laughed as she exposed her son's true colors.

"No way???" Zhang Yingning's eyes widened. "I'm so confident in my judgment of people; I've never been wrong before..."

"Exactly, I've seen all sorts of people in my life, and I've never seen anything pretentious about Mingming..." Aunt Pang said, somewhat incredulously.

"You were both so distracted back then, of course you couldn't tell..." Zhang Shufang rolled her eyes at the two of them and said.

"This..." Zhang Yingning and Aunt Pang exchanged a glance, both seeing embarrassment in each other's eyes. At that moment, they were truly filled with anxiety, thinking they would never return to Earth and never see their families again, naturally feeling lost and uncertain...

"Hehe, you two are so absent-minded. You're all timid and submissive after being scared by Mingming. I'm his mother, though. If he dares to scare me, you'll see how I deal with him..." Zhang Shufang laughed.

"Hehehe..." Xue Hua wasn't really worried. After all, Yang Ming was his son-in-law, and this planet was a gift from Yang Ming to his daughter, named after her surname.

"Hehe..." Zhang Yingning and Aunt Pang laughed as well, but their laughter contained an undisguised envy.

"Madams, the dew is heavy tonight and there are many mosquitoes. We've made a wooden shed. Would you like to rest there for a while?" A pretty young girl came up, bowed deeply to Zhang Shufang and Xue Hua, and said in an exceptionally respectful tone.

"Young lady, please don't call us 'old lady' anymore. It makes us feel old. Just call us 'auntie' instead..." The more Zhang Shufang looked at the girl in front of her, the more she felt a connection with her. Thinking that the girl would never have the chance to be a mother in her life, she couldn't help but feel a little pity for her.

"Rules cannot be broken unless the master gives permission..." the beautiful girl said calmly and respectfully.

"Alright, alright, whatever you want..." Xue Hua stretched. "I'm actually a bit tired. I don't know what's wrong with me these days, I always feel sleepy..."

"Let's rest together and chat..." The girl didn't let Zhang Yingning and Aunt Pang go with them, because in their eyes, they wouldn't care about anything or anyone related to their master, Yang Ming. But Zhang Shufang couldn't be impolite.

"Please follow me, ladies..." the pretty young girl said, making a guiding gesture, and then led Zhang Shufang and Xue Hua into the darkness. Zhang Yingning and Aunt Pang naturally followed behind. They didn't care about the girl's attitude at all, because they knew that these girls were all cyborgs belonging to Yang Ming and always called Yang Ming their master. If these cyborgs were as enthusiastic towards them as they were towards their master, that would be abnormal.

"By the way, child, what's your name?" Zhang Shufang asked.

"Replying to the old lady, my name is Yang Wu..." the young girl Yang Wu answered in a clear voice.

"Oh, what a nice name..." Xue Hua said.

"It was the master who named it..." Yang Ming said with pride.

"I didn't expect that. Mingming has quite a talent for naming things..." Zhang Shufang said with a smile.

As for whether he truly has talent, that's just a casual remark.

"Hehe..." Yang Wu chuckled, not daring to reply. Speaking ill of one's master behind their back was taboo, regardless of who brought up the topic...

Yang Wu led the four to a place full of flowers. It was not far from the campfire, no more than fifty meters away. A beautiful building stood gracefully amidst the flowers.

"It's quite beautiful..." Although it was dark, the shape of the building could still be vaguely seen by the moonlight, and Zhang Shufang casually praised it.

"Sniff..." Xue Hua sniffed, only catching a faint, dark fragrance. The fragrance was so faint that someone with a poor sense of smell wouldn't be able to smell it at all. He couldn't help but say, "This fragrance is quite strange, but it smells rather pleasant..."

"This little wooden shed is built using a type of wood that is unique to this planet. This wood itself can emit a special scent that can refresh the mind and repel mosquitoes. The old lady has a very keen sense of smell..." Yang Wu flattered.

"Hehehe..." Xue Hua laughed.

"Let's go inside and lie down for a while..." Zhang Shufang chuckled, crouching down and crawling into the wooden shed. "It's really quite comfortable..." She reached down and touched herself, finding it as smooth and flat as a mirror.

"I'll go in too..." Xue Hua crouched down and crawled inside as well.

Zhang Yingning and Aunt Pang also crawled inside. The four of them lay down and talked quietly. A breeze blew past their ears, but it didn't reach them. Instead, it brought them a bit of coolness.

Yang Wu stood faithfully outside the shed, protecting the four people resting inside.

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