The Little Life of a Big Landlord

Chapter 252 Winning Over

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"Sister-in-law, Auntie, come here for a moment..." Wei Qingqing sat up and called out in the direction from which the two voices came.

"What's wrong?" Xu Haixia stood up from a piece of fur spread out on the ground and walked towards Wei Qingqing and the others.

Zhao Fen, who was sitting with Xu Haixia, also stood up silently and walked towards Wei Qingqing and the others.

"Sit down, sit down..." The recliner was spacious, and Wei Qingqing moved over to Aunt Liu's side to make room for the two of them.

"Ugh... Tell me, what's wrong???" Xu Haixia lay down, twisted her waist, felt quite comfortable, and couldn't help but groan as she spoke.

"It's nothing much, I just want to set some rules for these cyborgs and would like to ask for your help..." Wei Qingqing said with a smile.

"What??? These cyborgs are disobedient???" Having actually experienced space travel, Xu Haixia found it easy to accept the concept of cyborgs, especially since she had personally witnessed the process of cyborgs being cultivated.

Science fiction? There are tons of novels like that online…

"Of course they're obedient. When they're trained, the seeds of obedience are planted in them..." Wei Qingqing said.

"So you mean...?" Xu Haixia asked, somewhat puzzled.

"More than a million people, they need to be managed, right? And to manage them, shouldn't we set some rules?" Wei Qingqing said.

"Unconditional obedience to orders is the biggest rule. What more do you want from them???" Xu Haixia rolled her eyes.

Rules, or family rules, are rigid regulations that constrain words and actions.

"Uh..." Wei Qingqing paused, and after Xu Haixia's rambling, she was really a little confused.

"She's just lazy..." Aunt Liu interjected, "She wants to be a pampered lady, a virtuous wife and mother, a capable helper, but she doesn't want to do anything..."

"Shut up..." Wei Qingqing pouted and glared at Aunt Liu.

"I'm just exposing the true colors of a lazy person..." Aunt Liu covered her mouth and smiled.

"This is way too easy..." Xu Haixia curled her lip in disdain. "Like in period dramas, all you have to do is pick a few stewards and let them manage the servants. Wouldn't that make managing the household simple?"

"Uh..." Wei Qingqing sat up straight, looking like she was listening attentively, "Sister-in-law, please explain in more detail..."

"How much more detailed do you need to be???" Xu Haixia rolled her eyes. "In daily life, it's nothing more than the four things: clothing, food, housing, and transportation. You just need to choose four stewards for these four things, and they will naturally be responsible for all the daily affairs. Didn't you say that these cyborgs are all-rounders??? They should be able to handle these things with ease. Of course, if you still find it troublesome, you can choose a head steward, and let these four stewards be directly responsible to the head steward. You only need to manage the head steward..."

"It's that simple???" Wei Qingqing blinked, somewhat incredulous.

"It's that simple..." Xu Haixia nodded. "How difficult do you think it is??? Look at the heads of those big companies, they always look so well-dressed, but in reality, they're nothing in the professional and technical fields. Their only strength is their ability to meddle in management..."

"Hehe..." Wei Qingqing blushed and chuckled awkwardly, "Really? So, if I just delegate power, I don't need to worry about anything else???"

"Of course..." Xu Haixia nodded matter-of-factly. "You just need to assign tasks, then have the housekeepers create a daily management plan for you, and then modify it slightly according to your preferences, and everything will be fine..."

"That's right..." Wei Qingqing slapped her thigh with joy, "Sister-in-law is really capable. Yang Ming and I are not good at this kind of thing, and we were just worried about how to manage so many people. After hearing what you said, I suddenly understood and everything became clear. Sister-in-law is truly amazing..."

"Stop flattering me..." Xu Haixia glared at Wei Qingqing, then smiled broadly.

"You're so annoying, when did my thighs become like a horse's butt..." Wei Qingqing looked at her thighs and couldn't help but complain coquettishly.

"Hehehe..." Xu Haixia and Aunt Liu both giggled, and even Zhao Fen had a strange expression. If her grandson hadn't been taken away, she would definitely be in the mood to laugh out loud right now.

"Mommy, Mommy..." Little Bao'er ran over from a distance, her face covered in oil, waving her greasy little paws, about to jump into Aunt Liu's arms.

"Wash your hands, they're so oily, all over your face..." Aunt Liu quickly grabbed Xiao Bao'er's little arm and scolded him with a frown.

"Hmm???" Little Bao'er was unhappy and pouted, acting coquettishly.

"Stop 'mmm'..." Aunt Liu glared at her. "You're a grown girl now, and you don't know how to be clean at all..." She slapped Xiao Bao'er on the bottom. "What are you standing there for? Go wash your hands and face..."

"Hmph hmph hmph..." Little Bao pouted and left reluctantly.

"Hehe, it's normal for a child not to like cleanliness. She'll know how to be clean when she grows up..." Xu Haixia laughed.

"Hehe..." Aunt Liu chuckled, "Yes, this little girl is really giving us a headache these days..."

"Kids are all like that. According to Dongge, his little niece was a troublemaker. Once she stole her mother's lipstick and painted herself into a big mess..." Xu Haixia began to recall the days she spent with Zhao Dongge, a smile playing on her lips.

"Hehehe..." Aunt Liu laughed.

"Auntie, you're back..." Xiao Bao'er's voice suddenly came from over.

"Where's your dad???" Little Sweetie's voice was filled with raging anger.

"My dad?? My dad isn't home, I don't know where he went..." Xiao Bao'er said quickly.

"Where's your mom???" Little Sweetie's voice was still quite sharp.

"My mom's not home either..." Xiao Bao'er's voice was quite loud, clearly signaling to her mother and godmother that her aunt was furious and they should run away quickly...

"This child is so sensible..." Xu Haixia laughed.

"Hehe..." Aunt Liu chuckled awkwardly, standing up from the recliner. "Sweetie, we're here..."

"You little rascal, you dare to lie to me??? Just wait and see how I deal with you later..." Little Sweetie glared at Little Treasure and stormed towards Aunt Liu and the others, already rolling up her sleeves as she went.

"What's wrong??? Why are you so angry??? Why are you arguing with a child???" Aunt Liu slowly sat back down on the recliner and asked calmly.

"Where's Yang Ming???" Little Sweetie looked around but couldn't find Yang Ming anywhere. She roared, "Where did Yang Ming go???"

"You haven't fallen for someone else, have you? Weren't you with Zheng Dongfang?" Xu Haixia said.

"Huh???" Little Sweetie only noticed Xu Haixia then, and exclaimed in surprise, "Sister-in-law??? When did you get here???"

"It arrived yesterday..." Xu Haixia smiled faintly.

"Um...did you see Big Brother???" Thinking that her sister-in-law had seen her crazy behavior just now, Little Sweetie blushed and gave an awkward smile.

"Why would I look at him??? I didn't come here to see him..." Xu Haixia lowered her eyes, looking like she didn't know him.

"Yes, yes..." Little Sweetie smiled strangely, "You don't need to look for him anymore. There is no such person as Zhao Dongge in this world. There are only people like Wukong, Wujing, Wuneng, and so on..."

"You..." Xu Haixia glared and gritted her teeth, "Are you deliberately trying to provoke me...?" That look was indeed quite alluring.

"How dare I..." Little Sweetie chuckled, "I just love to speak the truth..."

"Hmph..." Xu Haixia rolled her eyes at Xiaotian and fell silent.

"Why are you looking for my husband with such a murderous aura?" Wei Qingqing said leisurely, lying comfortably on the recliner.

"You still dare to ask? Yang Ming, that bastard, is supposed to be our good buddy from the East. How dare he so despicably ruin our marriage? I didn't even hold it against him on Earth, but here he still dares to do this. Does he think he's all grown up and I can't handle him anymore???" Little Sweetie was furious at the mention of Yang Ming and started cursing at Wei Qingqing.

"Hey, is that even possible???" Wei Qingqing rolled her eyes at Xiaotian with some dissatisfaction. "Yang Ming was just trying to be helpful. You need to understand, your husband is going to be an interstellar merchant. Think about it, what kind of people will he be dealing with in the future??? They'll all be leaders from various planets. If he does a really good deal and they're particularly satisfied, it's not a big deal if they give him a woman or two, is it???"

"He dares..." Little Sweetie's eyes widened, but she felt a little scared.

"What's there to be afraid of???" Wei Qingqing rolled her eyes at her. "He's keeping a mistress outside, several galaxies away. How could you possibly know???"

It's common for business people to keep mistresses while they're out of town doing business; it's not an exaggeration at all.

"Then..." Little Sweetie was a little at a loss, "What should we do???"

"This... is very simple. Just stay by his side at all times and follow him wherever he goes..." Wei Qingqing mischievously offered a suggestion.

"Um..." Little Sweetie hesitated, "Will this make him hate me?"

"Hmph...maybe he's taking advantage of your absence to be all lovey-dovey with his mistress right now..." Wei Qingqing dropped a bombshell.

"Well..." Hearing Wei Qingqing say that, Xiao Tiantian really got anxious. "Then I'll go find him right now..." With that, she ran off in a flash.

"You guys are bullying her like this, aren't you? You'll drive her crazy again..." Xu Haixia frowned.

"Just tease her a bit..." Wei Qingqing chuckled. "You don't know, she has a very strong mentality. Even if we all go crazy, she won't..." Then, Wei Qingqing told her about how Little Sweetie was imprisoned by her father.

"This..." Xu Haixia was stunned. Finally, she sighed, "Too cruel, too absurd. Is this still a father???"

"Yes..." Aunt Liu sighed, "Some people are just so absurd..." She thought of her in-laws, weren't they just as absurd?

"I didn't realize that Xiao Zheng, who is usually so carefree, is actually quite manly..." Zhao Fen had a high opinion of Zheng Dongfang. In her mind, the one who was hitting people with a brick had been replaced by herself, while the ones being hit were Sun Haichao and Feng Lin.

"Oh, right..." Wei Qingqing suddenly became serious, "Sister-in-law, did Yang Ming tell you?"

"What did you say???" Wei Qingqing's words were so nonsensical that Xu Haixia didn't understand at all.

"It's just being a planet administrator..." Wei Qingqing said.

"No..." Xu Haixia shook her head and said.

"That's great! Sister-in-law, you're clearly a great advisor. I'm now formally inviting you to be my consultant. You can't refuse..." Wei Qingqing said happily.

"Why can't I refuse???" Xu Haixia rolled her eyes. "You want to restrict my personal freedom???"

"Hmph..." Wei Qingqing said smugly, "I really can restrict your personal freedom. Do you even know where you are??? Little beauty, this is Wei Family Star, my private planet. Everyone on this planet has to listen to me..."

"You've become a bully???" Xu Haixia rolled her eyes. "I'm not doing any work for you. You're comfortable using your sister-in-law???"

"How could I be guilty??? It's not like I'm not paying you. Just tell me how much you want, and I absolutely won't haggle..." Wei Qingqing said magnanimously.

"Get out of my way..." Xu Haixia rolled her eyes at Wei Qingqing, "You think your sister-in-law is a greedy person???"

"Oh..." Wei Qingqing hugged Xu Haixia's shoulders. "Good sister-in-law, please say yes! Tell me what you want, and as long as I can do it, I'll do it without hesitation..."

"I don't need anything..." Xu Haixia shook her head.

"Ahem..." Aunt Liu coughed. "The most attractive things in the world are power, money, and beauty. Being your advisor already gives you a lot of power, and Haixia isn't greedy for money, so it can only be beauty. As long as you give Zhao Dongge to her, I think this matter will most likely succeed..."

"Sister Liu, I've always found you to be a really bad person..." Xu Haixia blushed with embarrassment, glaring at Sister Liu through gritted teeth.

"Will you promise me???" Wei Qingqing looked at Xu Haixia with a seductive expression. "If you promise me, I'll help you find your older brother, so you two can be together forever, a perfect couple that no one envies..."

"No way! I never want to see him again in my life..." Xu Haixia said through gritted teeth, her face flushed.

"Really???" Wei Qingqing looked disappointed.

"Really..." Xu Haixia nodded heavily.

"You really don't want to see your older brother anymore???" Wei Qingqing asked again.

"Of course I don't want to..." Xu Haixia rolled her eyes. "That idiot, I get angry just seeing him..."

"Alright then..." Wei Qingqing sighed and called out, "Someone come here..."

"Madam, is there anything you need?" A cyborg girl who was closest to them heard Wei Qingqing's call and rushed over, bowing respectfully as she spoke.

"Go tell the master to come back. There's no need to bother looking for that monk anymore..." Wei Qingqing said.

"Yes..." the cyborg girl quickly replied, then turned and ran towards the World Tree.

"Feed..." Xu Haixia's eyes widened. "Wei Qingqing, what do you mean???"

"Since you don't want to see your older brother, why did you have Yang Ming look for him???" Wei Qingqing rolled her eyes. "Our Yang Ming isn't idle; he doesn't have that much free time to meddle in other people's business???"

"Wei Qingqing..." Xu Haixia's face turned pale with anger. "Whether you care or not, what does it have to do with me???" Xu Haixia wasn't a child, and she didn't believe that Yang Ming would really ignore her. She turned away and ignored Wei Qingqing.

"Isn't that a bit too harsh???" Aunt Liu whispered in Wei Qingqing's ear, trying to keep her voice down. "Are you really just going to ignore him??? He's Yang Ming's best friend, after all??? Are you really going to watch him become a Taoist priest???"

The voice was neither too loud nor too soft, loud enough for someone to hear, but it was impossible to understand what was being said.

"If someone doesn't care, why are we meddling in?" Wei Qingqing lowered her voice. "Even a barber's pole needs to be enthusiastic on one end, but neither end is enthusiastic. What are we razors doing here?"

"You're so mean..." Aunt Liu slapped Wei Qingqing. "If she really becomes a Taoist nun and people regret it later, they'll blame you..."

"What's there to regret???" Wei Qingqing chuckled softly. "If you regret it, just return to secular life. There's religious freedom now, and no one dares to stop you from doing so..."

"Hmph..." Xu Haixia listened intently to the two talking, and couldn't help but let out a cold snort. She immediately realized that the two were putting on a show, but she had to admire how well they cooperated. They spoke as if it were the truth. If it were someone else, they would have really been fooled by them.

"Phew..." Yang Ming drove home, jumped out of the car, took a breath of the chilly air, and felt a sense of relief.

"Brother Yang is back..." Li Xuefei was strolling around in the yard, beckoning to the cat, teasing the dog, and even scaring the pigeons. She was having a great time. When she saw Yang Ming return, she quickly went to greet him.

"Hmm..." Yang Ming nodded with a smile, "Yes, you're back..."

"Brother Yang is different..." Li Xuefei tilted her head and looked Yang Ming up and down. "It's like he's suddenly become a Buddha..."

"You have a sharp eye..." Yang Ming chuckled. "There is indeed some good news..."

"Can you tell me about it?" Li Xuefei asked curiously.

"Of course not..." Yang Ming laughed, rubbed his hands together, breathed on them, and went into the house.

"Good news should be shared with everyone, so that everyone can be happy too. Brother Yang, you're so stingy..." Li Xuefei followed Yang Ming into the house.

"Hehe, it's not that I'm stingy, you're still a child, you wouldn't understand even if I told you..." Yang Ming chuckled and said without turning his head.

"Ugh, I'm eighteen years old now, I'm not a child anymore..." Li Xuefei pouted and said coquettishly.

"Hahahaha..." Yang Ming laughed and lifted the curtain to enter the inner room.

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