The Little Life of a Big Landlord

Chapter 278 A Lively Treasure

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(It's getting late. This book will basically be finished in the next couple of days. There's a nationwide power shortage these days, and we're no exception. Sometimes the power goes out for ten or more hours at a time, which makes it impossible for me to concentrate on writing and arranging the ending. So, I want to apologize to everyone. During the writing process, some people said that I used too many punctuation marks. I usually ignore that. I can only say that the language I'm using is a dialect, not standard Mandarin...)

"You brat..." The old fisherman gritted his teeth in anger, glaring at his grandson. "Go and see if there's anything else on our boat that needs to be unloaded! Before the boat sinks, hurry up and unload it, take as much as you can..."

"Yes, yes, hurry up and move all the valuables out of the boat. I'll capsize the boat and tow it back..." Yang Ming said.

"Yes, yes, yes..." The young man replied happily, "I'll go right away..." With that, he jumped onto his own boat, crawled into the cabin, and gathered out all the valuables.

"Xiao Yang, can you tow it? This boat is very heavy now that it's taking on water..." The old fisherman was quite excited, after all, his livelihood depended on this boat, and if he could tow it back and repair it, he could save a lot of money.

"No problem, our ship has plenty of power..." Yang Ming said confidently.

"Thank you so much, thank you so much..." The old fisherman's eyes were filled with cloudy tears, and his voice was choked with emotion.

"Look how touched the old man is..." Wei Qingqing chuckled, patting Yang Ming on the shoulder. "This is the first time I've realized you're quite good at making people cry..."

"Girl, you're making fun of me..." The old fisherman was immediately embarrassed when he heard Wei Qingqing say that. He wiped away his tears. "Old man, don't cry, don't cry. My poor boat has been with me for more than ten years, and today it has suffered such a great calamity..." It is said that although a fishing boat is an inanimate object, it can develop feelings after being used for a long time, just like a swordsman's knife, a swordsman's sword, a scholar's pen, or a woman's embroidery needle...

All the valuables on the ship were moved to Yang Ming's boat, and several strands of oil rope were twisted together and tied to the sinking fishing boat...

Yang Ming's fishing boat slowly started moving. The powerful propulsion system taut the fishing rope, and the fishing boat, which had already taken on water, was pulled out, creating a large whirlpool on the sea surface.

With a sunken ship towed effortlessly, Yang Ming's fishing boat sailed smoothly towards the Nandaihe Wharf.

When they returned to the dock, it was already crowded with people. After all, a silver ship towing a sunken ship was bound to cause a sensation.

"Isn't this the old Osprey ship??? How did it sink???"

"Isn't that the one over there at the small dock?"

"That's really powerful..."

People pointed and talked about the two ships.

Yang Ming's boat gently approached the shore, and then the old fisherman and his grandson disembarked and jumped ashore. They called on the people on the shore to help drag the sunken boat ashore, and Yang Ming took the opportunity to quietly sail away.

Back at the small dock, the couple quietly disembarked, nimbly climbed into their parked RV, and quickly drove away.

The couple sat in the back of the car, snuggling together. Wei Qingqing held half a black dragon fish in her hand, eating it slowly, and occasionally offering it to Yang Ming so that he could have a bite too.

"How amazing..." Wei Qingqing shook her head slightly, "We really do have a special connection with that grandfather and grandson..."

"Yes..." Yang Ming nodded slightly, thinking of the grandfather and grandson's constant bickering and sabotage, yet also their deep affection for each other, and couldn't help but smile, "This grandfather and grandson are quite interesting..."

"By the way, what should we do with the fish in our hold? Just leave them alone?" Wei Qingqing suddenly thought of the fish they caught today. Although there weren't many, there were still at least a thousand or eight hundred catties. It would be a shame to waste them.

"Our fishing boat is usually looked after by the staff of Yingning Hotel, and the fish in the hold are left to Yingning Hotel..." Yang Ming said.

"Oh..." Wei Qingqing nodded. Zhang Yingning was one of her own now, so this little bit of benefit was really nothing.

The car didn't drive back to Wanghai Garden Community, but stopped at Tianma Square. The couple changed into their swimsuits there, and Wei Qingqing, because of her large belly, also wore a loose nightgown over it.

"Take this blanket with you..." Wei Qingqing clutched the blanket she had used on the boat. "This blanket is cool and comfortable. I've decided to use it every night from now on and not turn on the air conditioner..."

So it turns out that Wei Qingqing fell in love with it after sleeping under it for a while.

"It's fine to use during the day, but not at night. This is an ice silk blanket. The whole blanket is woven from the silk spun by ice silkworms. It's fine to use during the day when there's sunshine, but it's cool at night, and it's easy to get sick if you use it..." Yang Ming said.

"I don't believe you..." Wei Qingqing pouted. "Silk fabrics only have the functions of keeping you warm and being breathable. Even if I sleep naked at night, I won't catch a cold, let alone when I'm covered with a blanket..."

"It's really different..." Yang Ming said solemnly, "The ice silkworms I'm talking about are not the same as the ice silkworms on Earth. Their growth environment is extremely harsh, with temperatures constantly below -50 degrees Celsius. A single breath from them can freeze a person stiff..."

"Really???" Wei Qingqing's eyes widened. "You can freeze someone with just a breath???"

"Of course..." Yang Ming nodded matter-of-factly. "You've experienced it firsthand. Isn't it because you feel cool when you cover yourself with it that you like it so much?"

"That's true..." Wei Qingqing frowned, glancing down at the blanket in her hands. "So, this thing is actually quite dangerous???"

"It's not that bad..." Yang Ming shook his head, "It's just that you can't use it at night..."

"Let's not talk about that, honey. Bring down the parasol, the deck chair, and the swimming ring..." Wei Qingqing ordered her husband around like a servant.

Wei Qingqing walked ahead with her blanket in her arms, while Yang Ming followed closely behind, carrying his things.

The couple found an open space, set up a parasol, placed two deck chairs side by side, tossed a swimming ring at their feet, and Wei Qingqing comfortably lay down on one of the deck chairs. She shook out a blanket and covered herself with it, then pulled out a pair of sunglasses from somewhere and put them on her nose.

"Honey, go swimming, leave me some food, I'll give you half a day off..." Wei Qingqing's tone was somewhat like a boss's.

At home, Wei Qingqing really is the boss.

"I'm not going, I'll stay here with you..." Yang Ming lay down on another recliner.

"Hehe..." Wei Qingqing giggled, "I want to eat watermelon..."

"No problem..." Yang Ming bent down and put his hand directly into the center of the swimming ring. When he lifted it up, he had a big, round watermelon in his hand.

Seriously, Yang Ming is too reckless. He actually dared to take watermelons directly from the farm space in such a densely populated place.

Snapped……

Yang Ming slapped the watermelon with his big hand, and the whole watermelon cracked open. He then broke the watermelon in half along the crack.

"I want this piece..." Wei Qingqing said sweetly, pointing to the half with more pulp.

"Hehe, greed..." Yang Ming chuckled, took out a spoon from somewhere, stuck it into the watermelon, and handed it to Wei Qingqing.

"I got greedy..." Wei Qingqing took the watermelon, muttering to herself, and scooped out the flesh with a spoon to eat.

The watermelon was perfectly ripe, with bright red flesh and lots of sugar in its juice, and it even had a bit of sand in it. Wei Qingqing couldn't stop eating it.

Yang Ming also took a spoon and scooped out the melon pulp to eat, but in his other hand, he had a cell phone.

"Jixiang???" Yang Ming asked Jixiang while eating watermelon.

"Master..." Jixiang's voice came from over.

"How's the matter with Grandpa Zheng going?" Yang Ming asked.

Yang Ming was very concerned about the grudges and entanglements between Grandpa Zheng, Grandma Zheng, and the couple Zheng Yu and Zhu Yuan.

"Everything went smoothly, but Zheng Yu's health has indeed deteriorated. If it weren't for the master's rescue, he would probably be dead by now," Jixiang said.

"Alright, alright, as long as everything goes smoothly... How's that hemiplegic patient doing?" Yang Ming said, taking a bite of watermelon.

The patient who is hemiplegic refers to Li Hongmei's father.

"It's alright..." Jixiang replied crisply, "After treatment, she's fine..."

"Hmm..." Yang Ming nodded. "That's all, you can hang up now..."

"Yes..." Jixiang responded, and a busy tone came from the receiver.

After putting away his phone, Yang Ming hugged the watermelon, grabbed a small spoon, and started eating heartily.

"Hi……"

Yang Ming felt a tap on his shoulder, his hand involuntarily trembled, and turning around, he saw three pairs of eyes staring at him. He couldn't help but ask, "How should I address you three?"

"Hey..." A young man with purple hair squatted down next to Yang Ming. "Dude, where did you buy this watermelon? We'd like to buy some and try it..."

This purple-haired kid had a nose ring on his nose, giving him a sinister look; it was as if the words "I'm not a good person" were written all over his face.

"Yes... your watermelons look so fresh..." A young man wearing large earrings said with a big smile, "To be honest, seeing your watermelons makes our mouths water..."

Yang Ming's watermelon wasn't cut open, but broken open, so the cross-section was uneven, making the sandy texture more obvious and even more tempting.

"Smack..."

A large slap landed on the back of the man with the big earring's head, followed by a gruff voice: "Worthless! Never eaten a watermelon before???"

Yang Ming looked at the kid who had hit him. He saw that the kid was not very strong, but he was quite sturdy. He had a non-mainstream messy hairstyle, and his eyes were round and bright, like light bulbs, whether he was born with them or deliberately staring.

"Boss, although we've eaten such good watermelons before, that was more than ten years ago. Back then, watermelons were all-natural..." Big Earring looked aggrieved, with tears welling up in her eyes.

"You dare to reason with me???" The round-eyed boss's eyes widened even more, and he reached out to hit her, which scared the big-eared girl so much that she immediately covered the back of her head and dared not say a word.

"Hehe..." Seeing that Big Earring had given in, the round-eyed leader smugly withdrew his hand, grinned at Yang Ming, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth, "Big brother, if it's convenient for you, just tell us, we'll thank you..."

"Hehe... this..." Yang Ming felt that these kids were actually quite interesting, apart from being a bit odd-looking. He couldn't help but smile. "This watermelon, I didn't actually buy it. We have quite a few in our melon patch, but not many, just enough for our own consumption, so we didn't put them out to sell..."

"Oh???" The eldest brother, with his round eyes, narrowed his eyes slightly, making his pupils appear even more prominent. "Big brother, you mean you grew these watermelons yourself???"

"That's right..." Yang Ming nodded and smiled.

"Can you sell us some?" the round-eyed leader asked with a sly smile.

"I can't sell it. It's not worth it for such a small amount. But if you want to eat it, I can give you one for free..." Yang Ming said with a smile.

"Really???" The round-eyed boss's eyes widened, his pupils sinking deep into his eye sockets, making him look like an owl.

"Of course it's true..." The round-eyed boss's eyes were more interesting, but Yang Ming didn't treat it as something new. After all, what seemed ridiculous to others was actually someone else's real pain, just like Wei Qingqing when her face was covered in pimples.

After all, who wouldn't want to be a little prettier? While life needs a few comical elements to spice things up, nobody wants to be the one adding that comicality...

"Thank you so much, big brother..." The round-eyed leader clasped his hands together, grinning and showing off his big yellow teeth. But when he smiled like that, his gums were exposed. His deep red gums made him look like he had three lips at first glance.

"You're welcome..." Yang Ming smiled slightly, reached for another swimming ring, and felt around inside...

"Where's the watermelon???" Yang Ming stared at Wei Qingqing in astonishment. "Where did the watermelon go???"

"Idiot..." Wei Qingqing rolled her eyes at Yang Ming, "With your memory, it's right under your recliner, isn't it???"

"Uh..." Yang Ming was taken aback, turned his head to look under the recliner, and sure enough, he found a big, round watermelon under the recliner. "When did I put the watermelon under the recliner...?"

"Just now..." Wei Qingqing said casually, then stopped talking and just hugged the watermelon, happily scooping out the flesh to eat.

"Everyone, this watermelon is yours now..." Yang Ming said with a smile, pointing to the watermelon under his recliner.

"Big brother, thank you..." The round-eyed leader happily thanked Yang Ming.

"Don't be so polite. It's fate that we met. It's just a watermelon, isn't it?" Yang Ming chuckled and said.

"Big Brother is such a straightforward person..." The round-eyed leader gave Yang Ming a thumbs up and said sincerely.

"Big Brother is such a straightforward guy..." The younger guy with purple hair was the quicker one. When he saw his boss give Yang Ming a thumbs up, he also gave a thumbs up and chimed in.

"Big brother, big brother, big brother, big brother..." Big Earring was so excited that she stammered, "Really... really, really a straightforward person..."

"You three are too kind..." Yang Ming chuckled and said.

"Big brother is too modest..." The round-eyed leader complimented Yang Ming sincerely, because he found that every time Yang Ming looked at him, there was not a trace of disgust or even contempt in his eyes, which made him feel warm and respected.

"Brother, as long as you're in Nandaihe, if anything happens, just mention our names. People from both the legitimate and criminal worlds will give us face..." The purple-haired boy patted his chest, looking like he was the most important person in the world.

"Um..." Yang Ming felt a little embarrassed, "We're honest people, we don't cause trouble..."

"But you don't cause trouble, yet this trouble is causing you trouble..." the purple-haired boy hurriedly advised. Judging from his posture, it seemed as if he wanted Yang Ming to get into some kind of trouble so that he could step in and settle things.

"Smack..."

The round-eyed leader slapped the purple-haired boy on the back of the head. "What nonsense are you spouting??? How could someone as upright as me possibly get into trouble??? Next time, remember to choose auspicious words..."

"Yes, yes, brother will definitely pay attention next time..." The purple-haired boy quickly replied, cupped his hands towards Yang Ming, and said, "Brother will definitely remember your teachings..." As he spoke, he bowed deeply to Yang Ming again, looking as if he were paying respects to his mentor.

"Admonished???" Yang Ming was dumbfounded, wondering to himself, "When did I ever 'admonish' him??? I don't remember doing that at all???"

"Really???" The purple-haired boy blinked innocently. "Don't you remember??? You're so kind-hearted, doing good deeds anonymously, a true gentleman of the 21st century..."

"Uh..." Yang Ming was even more confused.

"Smack..."

A loud slap landed on the back of the purple-haired boy's head. "You idiot, you've got it all mixed up again..."

"Uh..." This time it was the purple-haired boy's turn to be taken aback. "Did I get it mixed up again???"

"Hehe..." The round-eyed leader chuckled, cupping his hands in a respectful gesture towards Yang Ming. "Big brother, that purple-haired kid is always so confused, constantly mixing up two unrelated things." As he spoke, he pointed to his head with his index finger, drawing two circles—the meaning was clear: he has something wrong with his head...

"Quite a character, huh?" Yang Ming said with a slight smile.

"Hehehe..." The eldest brother with round eyes chuckled foolishly, "Of the three of us brothers, I'm the only one who's a bit more normal, so the other two acknowledge me as their older brother..."

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