The Little Life of a Big Landlord

Chapter 244 Kidnapping

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"You mean..." Wei Qingqing looked surprised, "Once they dry, the warped parts of these doors and windows will straighten out???"

"You are absolutely right, Madam..." the cyborg girl said.

"Alright, go ahead and do your thing..." Wei Qingqing waved her hand.

"Yes..." the cyborg girl replied respectfully, and then continued cleaning.

"That's amazing!" Wei Qingqing stared at Yang Ming, her eyes filled with disbelief.

"Theoretically, it is indeed possible, but only a master carpenter at the level of a craftsman can grasp the right balance..." Yang Ming said after thinking for a moment.

"It's not a theory, this skill really exists..." Aunt Liu's expression was very serious. "I remember when I was little, my mother told me that some highly skilled carpenters do indeed have this ability..."

"Oh???" Yang Ming raised an eyebrow. "What you're saying??? Is it all true???" The cyborg girls possessed this skill directly, so it was understandable that they had it. But judging from what Aunt Liu said, it seemed like some carpenters on Earth also had similar abilities…

"Of course it's true..." Aunt Liu rolled her eyes at Yang Ming. "You've probably heard the story of Butcher Ding carving up an ox, right? Actually, it's the same in every profession. As long as you're skilled, it will naturally become a skill. Practice makes perfect, and it's not something you can teach..."

"Hmm..." Yang Ming nodded. "What you said makes a lot of sense. As the saying goes, the master leads you through the door, but the cultivation depends on yourself..."

"Let's stop talking about this and keep watching..." Wei Qingqing said, holding Liu Sao's hand in one hand and Yang Ming's hand in the other, as they strolled around the hall.

The hall was spacious, with a floor paved with bluestone that was tightly joined together without any gaps. Round-backed chairs and tea tables were arranged neatly on both sides, spaced apart from each other. A huge screen stood in the center of the hall, blocking the front and back doors, so that people could not see directly from the front door to the back door and into the courtyard behind.

Turning past the screen and passing through the back door, a faint fragrance wafted over, like the shyness of a young girl, yet also the allure of a mature woman. Following the scent, one could see pots of orchids adorning the platforms on either side of the back door. The orchid buds were already half-open, and this slightly shy yet alluring fragrance was emanating from these buds.

Stepping off the platform, you are greeted by a craggy artificial mountain. This artificial mountain is 5 meters high and covers an area of ​​about 100 square meters, occupying one-fifth of the entire courtyard. Various exotic flowers and plants grow in it, with flowers blooming in competition and grasses fresh and tender. After walking around the artificial mountain, you will find that on the shady side, there is a proud young pine tree growing, with its roots deeply embedded in the crevices of the rocks, tenaciously seeking a space to survive.

"The size of this house is similar to the previous one, but the style of decoration is different. The previous one had some Ming Dynasty style, but this one is Han and Tang style..." Entering the second hall, Yang Ming walked on the wooden floor without making a sound. He looked at the neatly laid rattan cushions on both sides of the hall and sighed.

"It's somewhat like Japanese tatami mats..." Wei Qingqing said.

"Tatami originated in China and was introduced to Japan during the Tang Dynasty. During the Han and Tang Dynasties, people mostly knelt, and very few people sat on stools or chairs, especially on formal occasions. Sitting on stools or chairs was considered undignified... Stools and chairs are said to have been introduced to China by the Hu people. It wasn't until the Song Dynasty that stools and chairs became popular, and even a type of folding chair appeared to entertain distinguished guests. By the Ming Dynasty, the round-backed chair had appeared..." Yang Ming explained simply.

"What is kneeling?" Aunt Liu asked.

"Kneeling means kneeling on both knees, sitting on your calves, and keeping your upper body straight..." Wei Qingqing said.

"Why sit like that? If you keep sitting like that, you'll be exhausted! And your legs will easily become deformed in the long run..." Aunt Liu thought for a moment and said.

"There was no other way. Back then, people didn't wear underwear. Imagine how awkward it would be to make people sit cross-legged in that vacuum state!" Yang Ming said.

"You know so much, I admire you so much..." Aunt Liu glanced at Wei Qingqing, blinked her big eyes and flirted with Yang Ming.

"You really need to be taught a lesson..." Wei Qingqing gritted her teeth as she looked at Liu Sao's small hand, but she tightened her grip slightly.

"Ouch..." Aunt Liu cried out in pain, her eyes immediately filled with tears, looking pitifully at Wei Qingqing.

"I'm so dizzy..." Wei Qingqing rolled her eyes, pulled the two of them through the screen, and walked towards the last courtyard.

The last courtyard is in a modern style, emphasizing brightness and simplicity. Apart from two tall willow trees, there is only a bluestone path connecting the two gates. On both sides of the path are fragrant flowers and plants. It is obvious that these flowers and plants are not transplanted, but were originally growing there.

The doors and windows have very little carving, and they are quite large and low, but there is no glass. Upon entering the hall, you are greeted by a wooden sofa and two rocking chairs, the wood grain of which is fine and gnarled.

"Not bad..." The three of them turned around the screen and took another look at the backyard. The backyard was just an ordinary little courtyard. Apart from a bluestone path leading to the back door, there were all kinds of exotic flowers and plants, making it look like a small garden.

"Oh..." Aunt Liu stretched and lay down on one of the rocking chairs. "I need to rest for a while..." She closed her beautiful eyes slightly and actually took a nap.

"Hmph..." Wei Qingqing glanced at Liu Sao and snorted, "You're getting lazier and lazier, all you do is sleep all day..."

"If you want to sleep, no one's stopping you..." Aunt Liu said, pursing her lips.

"If you want to sleep, don't sleep here, there are beds inside..." Yang Ming picked up the two lazy women, put one arm around each of them, and walked towards the inner room.

The interior was uniquely designed, somewhat like a suite. The inner room was where the master lived, with only a large bed and a wardrobe. The wardrobe had a recessed groove, clearly for embedding a mirror. The outer room was where the maids lived. Although it was much smaller than the inner room, it was fully furnished. In the corner, there was a large communal bed that could sleep four or five people. Clearly, the cyborg girls had already planned for the maids' living quarters when they designed the room.

"It's really corrupt..." Yang Ming looked at the layout and couldn't help but shake his head slightly.

"Hehe..." Wei Qingqing didn't seem to think anything of it, and chuckled, "From now on, I'll have someone to serve me..."

"What a corrupt girl..." Aunt Liu shook her head slightly, looking at Wei Qingqing with disdain.

"If you don't become corrupt, we won't be assigning you any more cyborg maids in the future..." Wei Qingqing said irritably.

"Why should I???" Aunt Liu glanced at Wei Qingqing. "Whatever you have, I have to have too, otherwise it'll be unfair to our husbands, and it'll definitely cause family conflicts..."

"Don't call him 'our husband,' he's my husband..." Wei Qingqing rolled her eyes at Liu Sao and said.

"Yes, yes, that's my husband..." Aunt Liu said with a smile.

"You..." Wei Qingqing was speechless with anger, "You're a scoundrel..."

"Hmph..." Aunt Liu snorted, ignoring Wei Qingqing, and went straight into the inner room, plopping down on the bed. "It's a bit hard..."

"It's normal for it to be hard. It's only covered with a single layer of mat, how could it not be hard?" Yang Ming said, clapping his hands. Immediately, several cyborg girls rushed in from outside. They were wearing pure white Hanfu and carrying a thick quilt in their arms.

They entered the inner room, spread the bedding on the bed, placed the fluffy, soft pillows, bowed to the three men, and slowly walked out.

"Alright, you two can just stay in the room and get some sleep..." Yang Ming pushed the two women onto the bed and was about to turn around and leave when, unexpectedly, each of the two women grabbed one of his arms and dragged him onto the bed.

"Hehe, what's the point of us sleeping together..." Aunt Liu chuckled as she undressed Yang Ming.

"It's just..." Wei Qingqing said with a grin as she unzipped Yang Ming's pants, "The three of us can sleep together, so you can have one on each side and enjoy the bliss of having two women..."

"A lecherous woman..." Yang Ming shook his head slightly. He really didn't mind having women on both sides. In fact, if Yang Ming really minded, then he would be too hypocritical.

Teacher Wang Li hasn't returned yet, so there are no classes at school. Xiao Bao'er has also been left unsupervised for the past two days, staying up late at home playing computer games.

While immersed in the world of the internet, Xiao Bao'er almost stopped eating and sleeping. Fortunately, there was still a lot of fresh milk stored at home, so it wouldn't ruin her health.

"Hey..." Li Yuting stood behind Xiaobao'er, ruffling her hair and loosening her already messy braids. "Little thing, aren't you going to stop yet??? If your mom knew you dared to play like this, she'd smash your computer..."

"I hate it, I hate it..." Little Bao pouted and waved her little hand, pretending to hit her.

"Hurry up, just to give your older sister some face, let's finish eating before we play, okay?" Li Yuting said, pinching Xiao Bao'er's little face.

"Oh no..." Xiao Bao'er pushed Li Yuting's hand away, "I'm not hungry, I don't want to eat???" She turned around and buried herself in the ocean of the internet again, unable to extricate herself...

"Sigh..." Li Yuting shook her head slightly, making a move to leave, but sighed, "Poor child, let her be willful if she wants to. Who told her mother to abandon her?"

"Sister Yuting, what did you say???" Upon hearing this, Xiao Bao'er jumped off the chair, ran to Li Yuting, and looked up to ask.

"Ugh..." Li Yuting quickly covered her mouth and shook her head vigorously, "I didn't say anything, you misheard..."

Little Bao'er is a clever little thing, of course he didn't believe it. His eyes darted around and he ran out.

Xiao Bao'er went to her godparents' house first, but the house was dark and there was no one in sight. Xiao Bao'er turned on the light and searched every corner of the three rooms, but found nothing except a few strands of hair stuck to the pillow.

Xiao Bao went to the east and west wing rooms again and searched them for a long time, even looking in the pigeon coop. This time, he couldn't find a single hair.

"Maybe Mom is taking a bath with Godfather and Godmother..." Little Bao muttered to himself as he ran toward the backyard.

Upon entering the back garden, Xiao Bao'er headed straight for the hot spring valley. Inside, Zhang Fenghuang and the others had fully recovered and were chatting with Er Zhu while soaking in the pool.

"Bao'er, why are you running in such a hurry?" Zhang Fenghuang asked, looking at the little Bao'er who had run in.

"Aunt Phoenix, where are Mom and the others..." Little Bao asked, pouting.

Little Bao was panicked because he couldn't find his mother.

"Your mother???" Zhang Fenghuang glanced at Zhu Yun, "Has Boss Zhu seen Aunt Liu yet???"

"No..." Zhu Yun shook her head. "I've been taking care of you all here. How would I know where they went? They should be at Yang Ming's house, right?" As she said this, Zhu Yun's expression became a little strange. She also realized that there might be some kind of ambiguous relationship between Aunt Liu and Yang Ming.

"There's no one at Daddy's house..." Little Bao pouted, and tears streamed down her face.

"Maybe at Sun Fangfang's house..." Zhang Yue said uncertainly.

"Yes, I'll go to my aunt's house to take a look..." Xiao Bao'er's eyes lit up, and she turned and ran.

"Something feels off... It's so late at night, how come there's no one at home?" Liu Lili frowned.

"It's a bit strange. It's been a whole day, and we haven't seen them come over..." Zhang Yue was also a little puzzled. She knew that Wei Qingqing and Aunt Liu often hung out here. Even if she didn't want to squeeze in with them, taking a bath before bed could help her relax.

"Could something have happened at home?" Zhu Yun asked.

"Probably not..." Zhang Fenghuang hesitated, "You should know, Yang Ming's house may be small, but anyone who dares to cause trouble there will definitely come to a bad end. Their dogs are definitely not to be trifled with..."

"But I still feel uneasy..." Liu Lili sat up straight. "As you know, things aren't very peaceful in the village right now..."

"Aren't you all being a bit too pessimistic???" Officer Zhu interjected at this moment, "Do you even know who Old Man Du and Old Man Tian are??? Although those two old guys have questionable character, they are definitely top-tier martial arts masters in the world. Saying they can fly or disappear into the ground is nonsense, but they can certainly scale walls and rooftops. With them around, all the demons and monsters have to step aside..."

"What you're saying sounds pretty outlandish. Is it really that powerful?" Liu Lili didn't believe it.

"Of course..." Officer Zhu's expression was unusually serious.

"I don't believe it..." Zhang Fenghuang curled her lip. "Flying over rooftops and scaling walls? You've been reading too many martial arts novels, haven't you???"

"Absolutely no exaggeration..." This time it was Zhu Yun who spoke, her expression solemn. "I don't know if others can do it, but Elder Du and Elder Tian definitely have the ability..."

Xiao Bao'er left the back garden and saw the lights on in the two-story building across the river. Overjoyed, she took off running towards the other side. However, when she reached the bridge, an arm reached out from under the bridge and grabbed Xiao Bao'er's legs.

Xiao Bao'er felt her legs being grabbed by a hand, and she was so frightened that her hair stood on end. Just as she was about to scream, a hand covered her mouth from behind. Because her mouth was open and she was inhaling, a sweet fragrance easily rushed into her nostrils, and Xiao Bao'er's consciousness blurred...

In Zhang Yang's home, on the sofa in the living room, a beautiful woman in a black business suit sat upright, her face frosty, while Zhang Jianhui sat beside her with a fawning smile.

"Third brother, tell me, what did Zhao Dongge do?" The woman's voice was clear and bright.

"Um..." Zhang Jianhui scratched his head, "Sister-in-law, don't rush off, wait a little longer. When Yang Ming comes back, we'll definitely take you to find Boss Zhao..."

"I don't want to know what Zhao Dongge is doing. I just want to suggest to Yang Ming's wife that I tell her that what happened to Zhao Dongge has nothing to do with me, and that she shouldn't call and bother me about this kind of thing anymore..." The woman's voice was filled with anger.

"Yes, yes, yes..." Zhang Jianhui kept agreeing, but inwardly he was scoffing, "Don't you want to know??? Don't you want to know what Boss Zhao did? You've asked me hundreds of times???"

"Hmph..." the woman sneered. "You think you can threaten me into becoming a nun and then get back together with him? That useless piece of trash, what a clever idea..."

"That's absolutely right..." Zhang Jianhui gave a thumbs up. "Boss Zhao is a useless piece of trash. That guy even kowtowed and begged for mercy the other day. He's completely lost face..."

"You're talking nonsense..." The woman glared with her phoenix eyes. "Stop slandering Tongkat. Even if someone held a knife to his throat, he wouldn't beg for mercy..."

"What if it's an elderly gay man who wants to cum his ass?" Zhang Jianhui said, pursing his lips.

"Uh..." The woman paused, thought for a moment, and then nodded. "Well... that's actually possible. After all, for both men and women, chastity is the most important thing..."

"So, you actually understand that spineless bastard?" Zhang Jianhui said, pursing his lips.

"You're the dog! Your whole family are dogs!" the woman roared at Zhang Jianhui.

"..." Zhang Jianhui's face immediately darkened. You can insult me, but why did you have to include my whole family in your insults?

"I'm sorry, I misspoke..." The woman realized she had said something wrong and apologized with a sour expression.

"It's okay, I'm asking for it..." Zhang Jianhui smiled wryly.

"Don't be so unconvinced. If it were you, what would you do?" The woman's beautiful eyes widened as she spoke, her face flushed with anger.

"I peed my pants, I pooped..." Zhang Jianhui said.

"How disgusting..." The woman's face showed a hint of disgust. "Are you sure you weren't so scared that you lost control of your bladder and bowels???"

"Of course not..." Zhang Jianhui's expression turned serious. "This is also a way to protect yourself. As long as you're not violated, losing face a little isn't a big deal..."

"Okay..." The woman gave Zhang Jianhui a thumbs up. "I'm impressed..."

"You're too kind..." Zhang Jianhui chuckled and called out, "Jixiang, Ruyi, hurry up and serve your sister-in-law some tea and snacks. You mustn't neglect her, or you'll be in trouble when your master comes back..."

"Madam, please have some tea..." Ruyi walked in carrying a cup of fragrant tea and placed it on the tea table in front of the woman.

"Madam, please have some snacks..." Jixiang entered carrying a plate of fragrant snacks and placed it on the coffee table. "Dinner will be ready soon, please wait a moment..."

"You two girls don't need to be so polite, just call me sister..." the woman said with a slight smile.

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