The Little Life of a Big Landlord

Chapter 273 Side Effects

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The train was not crowded. Due to the government's strategy of developing western China, a large number of cheap laborers left their hometowns. The phenomenon of migrant workers going to cities to work is now rare. Most of the people taking the train are business people or students.

"There are so few people..." Wei Qingqing sat in her seat, peeking around the carriage. Seeing that there were fewer than ten passengers without seats, she couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. "It's not lively at all..."

"I think it's great. If it's like being crammed into a sardine-packed area, we'll probably be steamed pork by the time we get to the station..." Yang Ming put his arm around Wei Qingqing's shoulder, looked around, and then laughed.

"Honestly, I don't know what they've been doing. Aren't they working? Aren't they earning money to support their families? So unprofessional..." Wei Qingqing complained.

"Everyone's going to the western development zone..." Opposite Wei Qingqing was a girl speaking Mandarin with a Shaanxi accent. It took Wei Qingqing a while to understand what she was saying.

"The Western Development Strategy???" Wei Qingqing's eyes darted around. "You seem to know so much about it, girl..."

"Of course..." The Shaanxi girl's face showed a hint of pride, "Half of the people in our village went..."

"Oh..." Wei Qingqing nodded as if suddenly realizing something, then asked, "Half of your village went, why didn't you go?"

"I'm not that stupid..." The Shaanxi girl smiled mysteriously, leaned over, and whispered in Wei Qingqing's ear, "Do you know how much I make a month working?"

"How much does it cost?" Wei Qingqing asked curiously.

"30,000 yuan a month, plus room and board..." The Shaanxi girl proudly held up three fingers.

"What do you do??? How do you have so much money???" Wei Qingqing asked in surprise.

"You must think I didn't do a good job, right???" Seeing Wei Qingqing's surprised look, the Shaanxi girl was a little unhappy. "I work as a housekeeper, and my salary is actually quite low. A friend of mine in my village makes 50,000 yuan a month..."

"Wow, what a high salary..." Wei Qingqing clicked her tongue in amazement, then turned to look at Yang Ming sitting next to her. "This level of salary is comparable to that of a white-collar worker..."

"Yes..." Yang Ming also felt some sweat on his forehead.

"What's the big deal???" The girl from Shaanxi pouted. "My friends and I have always said that if the monthly salary is less than 10,000 yuan, we won't even give it a second glance..."

"There are fewer and fewer migrant workers coming to the city to work these days. Many large factories have gone bankrupt and are being liquidated because they can't find workers..." Sitting next to the Shaanxi girl was a beautiful young woman in her thirties. She was wearing a gray business suit, with a short-sleeved top that revealed her fair arms. Her long legs were covered in black stockings, and she wore gold-rimmed glasses. Her long hair was tied up in a bun at the back of her head...

Intellectual beauty; this young woman exudes an intellectual beauty from head to toe.

"Where are you going, sister?" Wei Qingqing asked.

"Going to Qinhuangdao to discuss a business deal..." The young woman adjusted her glasses and smiled faintly, but a hint of worry flickered between her brows.

"Hehe..." Wei Qingqing chuckled sweetly, "Sister is quite the strong woman..."

"What a successful businesswoman! I'm almost bankrupt..." The young woman laughed self-deprecatingly. "It's not easy to recruit workers these days. If the wages are too low, no one will come. If the wages are too high, the factory isn't making any money. Life is tough. Sometimes I even think about whether I should go abroad to recruit some workers..."

"This..." Yang Ming hesitated for a moment, "What does the eldest sister do?"

"Textiles..." The young woman didn't hide anything, nor was there any need to.

"This industry, once it reaches a certain scale, does indeed require a large number of people..." Yang Ming nodded.

"Isn't it said that science and technology are the primary productive forces? We can improve the textile machine. A textile machine that three people operate can be improved to one that only requires one person to operate. And after the improvement, one person can operate two or more machines at the same time..." Wei Qingqing said.

"It's not as easy as you say!" The young woman rolled her eyes at Wei Qingqing. "Do you think improving this machine is something you can just talk about and do?"

"Isn't that right???" Wei Qingqing looked at Yang Ming with a puzzled expression, and even winked at him playfully.

"Um..." A black line appeared on Yang Ming's forehead, "Of course it's true... Any technological advancement is the result of the efforts of generations of scientists..."

"No way??? Look at those water-powered buses running on the street, that's a revolutionary advancement..." Wei Qingqing said with a look of 'surprise'.

"Hmm???" The young woman had a very keen sense of smell and immediately detected something different in Wei Qingqing's words.

"That's right. Before, they all burned gasoline. Now that these water-burning cars have come out, international oil prices have plummeted. I heard on TV that a lot of oil tycoons have lost a lot of money..." The Shaanxi girl didn't hear anything else in the story. Instead, she liked Wei Qingqing and chimed in.

"I heard that those water-powered buses are called Yang's Buses, right?" the young woman said, glancing at Yang Ming and Wei Qingqing.

"Right??? We don't know, we just saw it on the news, saying there's a kind of bus that uses water power..." Yang Ming smiled and said.

"I did read that news carefully; it's called Yang's Bus..." Wei Qingqing nodded and said.

"Looks like another industrial revolution is on the horizon?" the young woman muttered, her delicate brows furrowing. "This is a great opportunity for development..."

"Big sister has a really sharp eye!" Wei Qingqing gave the young woman a thumbs up and praised her.

"Brother Yang, Sister-in-law Yang, it really is you..." Suddenly, a head popped up behind the young woman.

"Uh..." Yang Ming looked up and saw that the person who suddenly appeared had long golden hair, delicate features, and was a little beauty. Moreover, this little beauty looked somewhat familiar.

"Don't you recognize me??? We were on the same train last year, and we were even playing cards in the aisle. We scared a guy who got up in the middle of the night so badly he fainted..." the blonde girl chattered on.

"Oh..." Yang Ming finally remembered, "It's you..." It was the blonde girl who had played cards with Yang Ming, Wang Zhengzhi, and the chubby boy.

"It's me, isn't it???" The blonde girl grinned and leaned closer, glancing at the young woman and the girl from Shaanxi. "Ladies, could you switch seats with me???"

The young woman sensed that Yang Ming and Wei Qingqing were not simple people, so she remained seated. The kind-hearted girl from Shaanxi stood up and said, "I'll switch with you..."

"Thank you, sister..." the blonde girl said with a smile.

"You're welcome..." The girl from Shaanxi smiled, revealing two sweet dimples at the corners of her mouth, and sat down in the blonde girl's seat.

"Brother Yang, Sister Yang, what a coincidence! What are you two doing here?" the blonde girl said with a smile after she sat down.

"We're going to Qinhuangdao for fun, what about you?" Wei Qingqing said with a smile.

"Going home, we live in Qinhuangdao..." the blonde girl said with a giggle, "Brother Yang, Sister Yang, I brought some delicious food, do you want some?" There was a hint of slyness in her expression.

"You're not going to eat anymore???" Yang Ming reacted quickly and immediately understood what she meant. He chuckled inwardly but put on a shy and embarrassed expression.

"Yes, how could we possibly accept that?" Wei Qingqing reacted quickly, her big eyes seeming to speak volumes as she looked at the blonde girl with a half-smile.

"Oh, how annoying..." the blonde girl said in a coquettish voice, "Brother Yang and Sister-in-law Yang are so mean..."

"You silly girl, just admit you're greedy, why are you trying to play tricks on us?" Wei Qingqing said with a smile.

"You two are too cunning! Why don't you just deliberately fall for their tricks?" the blonde girl pouted and said.

"Hehe, honey, go get some melons..." Wei Qingqing nudged Yang Ming with her elbow and said.

"Really taking it???" Yang Ming stood up reluctantly, grumbling.

"Hmph, the leader has spoken, let's see if you dare disobey!" the blonde girl said smugly.

Yang Ming took out four large melons from the suitcase on the luggage rack and handed them to Wei Qingqing, who then gave one to the blonde girl.

"Thank you, Aunt Yang..." the blonde girl said quickly, squeezing the melon with her small hands, and a fragrance immediately wafted out.

"It's not for you. Someone switched seats with you, shouldn't you thank them?" Wei Qingqing said.

"Ah???" The blonde girl was extremely reluctant to part with it. She kissed the melon again and again, stood up, leaned against the backrest, and handed the melon to the girl from Shaanxi.

Amidst the Shaanxi girl's words of thanks, the blonde girl pouted and turned over, looking pitifully at Yang Ming and Wei Qingqing.

"This little vixen is such a show-off..." Yang Ming sat back down, pointed at the blonde girl, and laughed and scolded.

"She's just being quirky, okay???" The blonde girl rolled her eyes at Yang Ming and said sweetly.

"Hmph..." Wei Qingqing smiled faintly, then handed the blonde girl a melon, "This is a reward for your hard work..."

"Oh my god..." The blonde girl took the melon, pouting, "Aunt Yang's words really hurt me. It's like I'm a performing monkey, and if I perform well, I get a banana..."

"Go ahead and eat yours..." Wei Qingqing rolled her eyes at the blonde girl, then handed a melon to the sophisticated young woman. "Sister, try this. We grew it ourselves..."

"Thank you..." the young woman said, accepting the melon.

"Don't be shy, it's just a melon..." Wei Qingqing smiled, turned to look at Yang Ming, "Honey, let's share one..." As she spoke, she handed the last melon to Yang Ming.

"Okay..." Yang Ming slapped the melon, and it immediately cracked open. With a forceful snap, Yang Ming broke the melon in half, but not as evenly as Yang Dong had broken it; the melon split horizontally.

"Here you go..." Yang Ming handed the half of the melon with the stem attached directly to Wei Qingqing.

"Hmph hmph hmph..." Wei Qingqing immediately pouted and glared at Yang Ming angrily.

"Don't want to???" Yang Ming chuckled, "To avoid waste, I'll have to eat it all by myself..." As he spoke, he took a bite of the half of the melon with the stem still attached.

"You're so annoying..." Wei Qingqing rolled her beautiful eyes at Yang Ming, her little mouth pouting so much it could hang an oil bottle on it.

"Hehehe..." Yang Ming chuckled mischievously and gave the other half of the melon to Wei Qingqing.

"You bad guy..." Wei Qingqing then smiled and accepted it.

"You two are quite interesting..." The young woman couldn't help but chuckle as she watched the couple playfully bickering.

"What's so interesting about him??? He just bullies me..." Wei Qingqing said with dissatisfaction, rolling her beautiful eyes at Yang Ming, but with a sweet smile on her face.

"Seriously??? They've been married for almost a year, and she's still flirting with him???" The blonde girl made an exaggerated expression of surprise, but didn't forget to nibble on a melon.

It turns out the blonde girl misinterpreted the other person's eye roll...

"Hehehe..." The young woman giggled.

"Just eat yours..." Wei Qingqing glared at the blonde girl, "Even such a big melon can't shut you up..."

"Hehehehe..." The blonde girl giggled.

"I wonder which company Yang's Bus is from. Judging from the name, the boss seems to be surnamed Yang..." The young woman took a bite of the melon, feeling that it was sweet, fragrant, soft, and had an excellent texture. However, her attention was not on the melon, but on the "Brother Yang" and "Sister Yang" opposite her.

From the way the blonde girl addressed Yang Ming and Wei Qingqing, she had a premonition that the young couple was definitely related to Yang's Bus Company.

"Brother Yang, Yang's Bus isn't your company, is it?" The blonde girl asked innocently, munching on a melon.

"You guessed right..." Yang Ming gave the girl a thumbs up. "Yang's Bus really is our family's. Not only do we have Yang's Buses, but also Yang's Trains, Yang's Aircraft Carriers, Yang's Spaceships, and even Yang's Gundams..."

"Ugh..." The blonde girl rolled her eyes at Yang Ming. She didn't believe a word he said...

"Hahaha……"

They weren't talking in private, and many of the other passengers overheard them, which made them burst into laughter. One young man in his early twenties, always eager to join in the fun, even stood up and jokingly asked, "Hey buddy, how much are your Gundams?"

"Five yuan each, how many do you want?" Yang Ming said with a smile.

"You're not talking about toys, are you???" the young man laughed.

"Smart..." Yang Ming gave the young man a thumbs up, "You guessed half right. We sell models, but production volume isn't very high..."

"Really???" The young man immediately became serious. "What's your phone number, sir??? I love collecting models. Let's get in touch sometime..."

"Sure..." Yang Ming nodded. "We also offer custom-made services. We can make professional models according to the customer's needs..." As he spoke, he took out a business card and handed it to the young man.

Yang Ming can lie without batting an eye...

"You can even make custom orders???" The young man's eyes gleamed. He took the business card and sat back down to think.

"Speaking of Yang's buses, they're really good stuff, environmentally friendly and pollution-free..."

"I heard that many car manufacturers are extremely nervous. Once this bus is released, will other models be far behind? As soon as this water-powered vehicle hits the market, all other gasoline and diesel vehicles will have to be phased out..."

"Before cracking the water-powered engine, if Yang's Bus Company wanted to, it could have completely monopolized the global automobile market..."

Once the topic was brought up, the passengers started discussing it amongst themselves.

"Little sister, can we switch places? We'll switch in a bit..." the young woman said with a smile, looking at Wei Qingqing.

"Uh..." Wei Qingqing hesitated for a moment, glanced at the young woman, then at Yang Ming, and finally nodded, "Okay..."

The two switched seats, and Yang Ming was now facing Wei Qingqing.

"Sister Yang, you're so generous..." The blonde girl looked at the scene before her and couldn't help but lean close to Wei Qingqing's ear and whisper.

"Hmph..." Wei Qingqing smiled slightly, but didn't say much. Inwardly, she muttered to herself, "Generous? Am I, Wei Qingqing, generous??? It's not that I'm generous, it's that my husband is too amazing. Let alone sitting next to him, even if I stripped naked and danced a striptease in front of him, he wouldn't react..." Thinking about it, she realized she had imagined her husband to be incompetent, and couldn't help but add in her mind, "Hmm, not incompetent..."

"Young man, what's your name?" The young woman leaned close to Yang Ming, her rosy lips close to his ear, and whispered.

"Just say what you want to say..." Yang Ming said with a pained expression, "Don't get so close, my wife is watching..."

"We shouldn't let others hear what we're saying, so we'll just have to make do..." The young woman smiled. "Can you tell me the truth??? That Yang's bus, really has nothing to do with you???"

"Let me put it this way, my surname is Yang, but in China, I am definitely not the only one with the surname Yang..." Yang Ming said.

"Uh..." The young woman paused, but was somewhat unwilling to give up. "Let me put it this way, I have a very good intuition. I have a feeling that this Yang's bus is yours..."

"If you say it's mine, I won't argue..." Yang Ming said softly.

"You admit it now???" The young woman's eyes lit up, and a smug smile appeared on her lips.

"Of course, anyone with the surname Yang is from our family, so it's not wrong to consider them mine..." Yang Ming said.

"What do you mean???" This time it was the young woman's turn to be confused.

"Our ancestry? Maybe five hundred years ago, our ancestor and that Boss Yang's ancestor were the same person. That's how we're connected, isn't it?" Yang Ming made up.

"You..." The young woman rolled her eyes in anger, "So what if you admit it??? Would I tell anyone???"

"What do I have to admit to??? You're not from the tax bureau, are you???" Yang Ming glanced at the young woman and said.

"Why do you say that???" the young woman asked, puzzled.

"Just collect taxes... Once I admit it, you can collect taxes from me, right?" Yang Ming said.

"Oh my god..." the young woman said, annoyed. "Give me a business card..." she said, stretching out her fair and delicate hand.

"What???" Yang Ming looked puzzled, but a sharp glint flashed in his eyes.

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