The Little Life of a Big Landlord

Chapter 279 Qualified

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"Hehe..." Yang Ming chuckled, giving the round-eyed leader a thumbs-up. "Appearances can be deceiving, and you can't judge a book by its cover. Brother, you have extraordinary talent; you must have something special about you..."

"You could even see that???" The round-eyed leader leaned back in surprise, his eyes widening as he stared straight at Yang Ming.

"Uh..." Yang Ming's expression froze for a moment, then he laughed and said, "Yeah, I figured it out..." He was just saying it casually, why did he take it so seriously? This guy's IQ is really questionable...

"In that case, brother, may I have a word with you in private?" The round-eyed leader suddenly narrowed his eyes and said with a smile.

At this moment, he had lost all trace of his simple and honest nature; instead, he resembled a cunning old fox.

"Huh???" Yang Ming frowned slightly. "Friend, what does this mean???"

"Hehe..." The round-eyed leader laughed, lowering his voice, "The Grand Elder's vigilance is quite high..."

"You're from the Alliance???" Yang Ming was surprised. He looked around and, seeing that no one was paying attention to them, lowered his voice and said, "May I ask what your position is in the Alliance? And how should I address you?"

"Hehe..." The round-eyed leader chuckled. "My name is Montes, nicknamed 'Round-Eyed Boss.' I'm an inspector in the Alliance's Inspection Department. My job is to secretly investigate the character of large landowners. Compared to you, Elder, I'm absolutely no match for you..." He paused, then added, "I've already used an illusion device nearby, Your Highness. Now, no one will hear what we're saying. You don't need to worry about anything when you speak..."

"Are you here to inspect me???" Yang Ming glanced around and, sure enough, saw that everyone was doing what they were doing and no one was paying attention to them. He felt much more at ease and asked in a calm tone.

"That's right..." The round-eyed leader nodded with a smile.

"Are those two also inspectors?" Yang Ming asked, pointing to Big Earring and Purple Hair.

Big Earring and Purple Hair were also under the influence of the illusion device and did not know what they were saying.

"Yes..." The round-eyed leader nodded with a smile.

"So..." Yang Ming laughed, "What were the results of your evaluation of me?"

"Unqualified..." the round-eyed leader said bluntly.

"Unqualified???" Yang Ming looked at the round-eyed leader with great interest. "So you mean you're going to strip me of my large landowner farm space???"

"Of course not..." The round-eyed leader smiled slightly, "In our standards for judging character, the best qualities, in your Earthling terms, are kindness, compassion, love, strength, integrity, and unwavering faith..."

"Oh..." Yang Ming nodded without saying anything more.

"It's obvious that Your Highness has fully met these requirements..." the round-eyed leader said with a slight smile.

"Then..." Yang Ming asked, somewhat puzzled, "Since I already meet these requirements, why am I still not qualified?"

"Because the one with the best character isn't necessarily qualified..." The round-eyed leader smiled slightly and extended his hand to Yang Ming, "Welcome to our alliance family, we have gained another compassionate and kind person..."

"You flatter me..." Yang Ming shook hands with him. "So, what kind of person do you consider qualified?"

"Domineering aura... Your Highness lacks a certain domineering aura. Although domineering aura is often the root of chaos, it is undeniable that a large landowner must possess it. For example, you have always been tolerant of those who attacked you, until the enemy kidnapped your closest relatives, and you could no longer tolerate it, so you ruthlessly killed them. To be honest, I think your wife is more suitable to be a large landowner than you..." said the round-eyed leader.

"My wife can be a big landowner???" Yang Ming frowned and turned to look at Wei Qingqing beside him.

"Yes..." the round-eyed leader said with a regretful expression, "Although this may hurt your dignity as a man, I must say that, by our standards, your wife's character surpasses that of most large landowners..."

"If that's the case, then my wife is a talent. Don't you plan to cultivate talent? Do you have any extra large landowner farm space rings? If so, please prioritize the interests of the alliance and hand them over to my wife..." Yang Ming spoke righteously and solemnly.

"Uh..." The round-eyed leader was stunned. He never expected that Yang Ming would help his wife ask him, the special envoy, for the space ring of the big landowner's farm.

"If you don't say anything, I'll take that as your agreement..." Yang Ming said, extending his hand. The meaning was clear: hand over the large landowner's farm space ring quickly.

"This..." The round-eyed leader immediately looked embarrassed. "Your Highness, the landowner's farm's spatial ring is very valuable..."

"Don't worry, for the prosperity of the alliance and the peaceful development of the universe, talents like my wife must be recruited into the alliance. However, we can't take your things for nothing. Just tell us how much money you want. Don't be polite with me. I'll get angry with anyone who's polite to me. We're not short of money right now..." Yang Ming said with a smile.

"Um..." The round-eyed leader swallowed hard, his eyes filled with fear as he looked at Yang Ming again. "It's not that the space rings on the large landowner's farm are expensive, but rather that the production is low... You... understand now???"

"You're an insider, you must have some privileges, right?" Yang Ming said.

"Your Highness, I retract my assessment of you. Your character is now completely satisfactory..." the round-eyed leader said with a wry smile.

More than just qualified? Absolutely too qualified… A compassionate and benevolent person? Screw that…

"Do I have an aura of dominance???" Yang Ming sat up, puffing out his chest. "Could it be that I've become a powerful, domineering figure???"

"More than just domineering!" The round-eyed leader gave a thumbs-up, his face full of admiration. "Your imposing presence alone is enough to intimidate any villain, and even heroes from across the land would bow down in utter submission..."

"Really???" Yang Ming raised an eyebrow. "Do I have that much of an aura???"

"Yes, absolutely..." the round-eyed leader hurriedly echoed, "Your Highness's demeanor truly commands my utmost respect..."

"So, you feel an urge to bow down and worship me the moment you see me?" Yang Ming stroked his chin with a rather narcissistic air.

"Of course, of course..." The round-eyed leader nodded repeatedly.

"So..." Yang Ming glanced at the big-eyed guy, "You've already agreed to help me acquire a batch of space rings from large landowners' farms???"

thump……

The eldest brother with round eyes collapsed to the ground with a thud, foaming at the mouth.

"Look at you, even though you're impressed by my charm, there's no need to get so excited..." Yang Ming shook his head and sighed.

"Your Highness, there was only one a moment ago, how come there's a whole batch now???" The round-eyed leader scrambled to his feet, sobbing, and clung to Yang Ming's leg. "Your Highness, please spare me! Don't play jokes on me like this, it's not funny at all..."

"Since that's the case..." Yang Ming looked down at the round-eyed boss, "then let's just buy one for my wife first, since she's a top talent. It's a waste to have talent and not use it; that would send us to hell after we die..."

"Your Highness, I really have no choice. I'm just a nobody in the alliance, I don't have any authority at all..." The round-eyed leader finally broke down in tears.

"Uh..." Yang Ming paused, staring at the big-eyed guy, "So, it's because your permissions aren't high enough???"

"Yes, yes..." The round-eyed leader nodded repeatedly.

"As the Grand Elder of the Jedi, do I have that authority?" Yang Ming asked.

"Only when your Grand Landlord Farm space is upgraded to Grand Landlord Agricultural Universe Park will you have the authority to order a Grand Landlord Farm space ring..." the round-eyed boss said, crying.

"Then who do they sell the space rings from the big landowner farms they usually produce to? I don't believe that every single product they produce is made to order..." Yang Ming said.

"This..." The round-eyed leader looked sorrowful, wiping away his tears, "My authority is insufficient; we have absolutely no way of knowing the whereabouts of the landowner's farm's spatial ring..."

"Oh, I see..." Yang Ming said with a disappointed look. "Alright, since you don't have that much authority, then forget it. You can only carry three pounds, I can't force you to carry ten. Is there anything else?"

"No, no..." The round-eyed leader quickly stood up and stood properly in front of Yang Ming.

"If not, then you can go do whatever you need to do..." Yang Ming waved his hand.

"Your Highness, I take my leave. I look forward to meeting you at headquarters on January 1st..." The round-eyed leader felt as if he had been granted a pardon. He hurriedly put away the illusion device, ignored his two subordinates, and fled in a sorry state.

"What's wrong???" Big Earring looked at the boss's back and scratched his head. "The boss looks scared and looks really disheveled..."

"Not just scared, I'm terrified..." Purple Hair looked at the leader's back, then at Yang Ming, picked up the big watermelon on the ground, grinned at Yang Ming, and quickly slipped away with his companion.

"Husband, you're so good to me..." Yang Ming watched the three of them leave, and then he heard Wei Qingqing's voice in his ear.

"Huh???" Yang Ming was taken aback, turning his head to look. He saw Wei Qingqing staring blankly at him, her little mouth pouting, looking deeply moved. "You can hear me???"

"Hmm..." Wei Qingqing nodded, "I heard everything. I was wondering at first why you weren't hiding what you were saying..."

"Hehe..." Yang Ming chuckled and pinched her little nose. "When I have time, I'll check the sales system and see if I can buy you a ring..." While holding the spoon, he took advantage of Wei Qingqing's inattention and reached into her watermelon to scoop out the flesh.

"Husband, you're so good to me..." Wei Qingqing said sweetly.

"Hehe..." Yang Ming chuckled sheepishly, "You just realized that? You're not allowed to tell Mom about me anymore..." As he spoke, he scooped out another spoonful.

"Hmm..." Wei Qingqing nodded heavily, her beautiful eyes gazing at Yang Ming with affection, while Yang Ming scooped out the flesh from Wei Qingqing's watermelon spoonful after spoonful.

"Alright, stop looking at me, let's eat some melon seeds..." Yang Ming was a little embarrassed by Wei Qingqing's gaze.

"Mmm..." Wei Qingqing nodded obediently, her gentleness like a spring of water, but...

"Ah...where's my watermelon???" Wei Qingqing scooped out the watermelon flesh with a spoon, but as soon as the spoon touched the watermelon, it immediately stopped. The sensation was definitely not like piercing the flesh. She looked down and saw that what she was holding was a large watermelon rind. Looking at Yang Ming's watermelon, it hadn't even been touched much. What he had been eating...? Thinking of this, Wei Qingqing's eyebrows furrowed, and she angrily said, "You bad guy...you stole my watermelon..."

"No..." Yang Ming shook his head in denial, but a sly smile appeared in his eyes.

"Still trying to argue..." Wei Qingqing threw down the watermelon rind, leaned forward, snatched the watermelon from Yang Ming's arms, scooped out a large chunk with a spoon, and then ate it triumphantly with the spoon stuck in it.

"Robbery???" Yang Ming looked frustrated and bitter.

"No???" Wei Qingqing looked innocent, but her eyes were full of smiles.

"..." Yang Ming stammered, "Learning on the spot..."

"Hehehehe..." Wei Qingqing covered her mouth and laughed.

"I admit you stole my melon, but we have to eat it together..." Yang Ming said.

"No, unless you spit out all the watermelon you stole from me..." Wei Qingqing quickly hid the watermelon to her side.

"You won't give it to me??? Don't blame me for taking it..." Yang Ming squinted his eyes and smiled mischievously.

"If you dare to steal it, I'll tell Mom..." Wei Qingqing stared at Yang Ming warily with her beautiful big eyes.

"You just said you wouldn't tell Mom..." Yang Ming said indignantly.

"You believe everything a woman says? Are you stupid???" Wei Qingqing rolled her eyes at Yang Ming and said smugly.

"I give up..." Yang Ming looked depressed and slumped back onto the recliner.

"Hehe..." Wei Qingqing chuckled, looking at Yang Ming's dejected appearance, and felt sorry for him. She couldn't help but scoop out a large piece of melon pulp with a spoon and hold it to his mouth. "Don't say I'm eating alone, I'm still taking care of you... Hmm, it seems like you're the one eating alone, you bad guy..."

"My wife is so good..." Yang Ming immediately opened his mouth with a smile and ate the bright red melon flesh.

"Brother Yang, Sister Yang, you're here???" A surprised voice came from over, and then a young man came running over carrying a steaming bucket of water.

"Little osprey, I've been waiting for you for ages, give me two pounds of razor clams..."

"I'll have two jin too..."

Tourists along the way greeted the young man.

"Sorry, the boat capsized today, and all the razor clams fell into the sea. You'll have to wait until tomorrow to eat them..." the young man said as he ran up to Yang Ming.

"What's wrong??? What do you need us for???" Yang Ming sat up, looked at the young man, and asked.

"Brother Yang, thank you so much for today, otherwise my grandpa and I would have been in big trouble..." The young man grinned, putting the bucket on the ground. "You didn't even wait for us to thank you before you secretly ran away. A lot of people are saying that my grandpa is ungrateful, which made him so angry that he had a stroke..."

"Is it really that bad???" Yang Ming was taken aback. He felt that the young man was smiling and there was no trace of sadness in him. He didn't look like his grandfather had suffered a cerebral hemorrhage at all.

"Hehehe..." The young man chuckled and scratched his head, "Almost..."

"You child, aren't you cursing your grandfather???" Wei Qingqing rolled her eyes as she listened from the side.

"Grandpa told me to say that..." the young man said somewhat embarrassedly. "Grandpa cooked some crabs and asked me to bring them to thank you. He was afraid you wouldn't accept them, so he told me to tell you that if you didn't accept them, he would have a stroke and kick the bucket..."

"Isn't this old man threatening us???" Wei Qingqing was both amused and exasperated.

"This old man is quite interesting..." Yang Ming said with a slight smile.

"Grandpa knows you're all rich people. Giving you money would only make you look down on me, but I can't forget to repay your life-saving kindness. This is just a token of my appreciation..." The young man spoke frankly and honestly.

"Alright..." Yang Ming nodded with a smile, "I'll accept these crabs..."

"Brother Yang, Sister Yang, eat while it's hot. I have to go back and repair the boat. Maybe if it's fixed today, we can go out to sea again tomorrow..." The young man rushed off in a flash.

"These crabs are quite big..." Yang Ming glanced into the bucket and was surprised to find that each crab was 20 centimeters long, with bright red shells, white bellies, menacing claws, and eight slender legs...

In a hotel, the price per kilogram would definitely exceed one hundred.

"Peel one for me..." Wei Qingqing peeked out and was immediately tempted, putting the watermelon aside.

"Heh..." Yang Ming reached into the bucket and pinched a crab's leg. "It must weigh at least two pounds..." As he spoke, he peeled off the crab's shell, revealing the crab roe and meat inside, with juice dripping down.

"So tempting..." Wei Qingqing's eyes still lit up even though she had eaten many large crabs.

"Hey... young man, could you spare a few of your crabs for us?" a middle-aged man wearing swimming trunks and sporting a large belly said with some envy.

"Yes, give us a few..." As soon as the middle-aged man spoke, many people immediately echoed his words.

"This is a thank-you gift from them. If we sell it, what will they think of us? So, we can only apologize to everyone..." Yang Ming said with a smile.

After Yang Ming said that, no one really knew what to say anymore.

So, amidst everyone's envious gazes, the young couple contentedly began to eat the crabs.

Over the next few days, the young couple strolled around various scenic spots in Qinhuangdao, especially revisiting places they had visited last year. Looking at the familiar yet somewhat unfamiliar scenery, the couple felt a sense of returning to familiar places.

Finally, on July 20th, the young couple decided to go home. Actually, it was Wei Qingqing who insisted on going home. Tomorrow is the 21st, so it's the right thing to do to get home quickly and let Yang Ming prepare to go to the Alliance headquarters.

The two did not intend to take the train back, but instead used an airborne mode of transportation: a spaceship.

This spaceship is shaped like a shuttle, bulging in the middle and pointed at both ends. It is incredibly fast and was specially commissioned by Yang Ming to be made by the cyborg girls. It can be considered an aerial transportation tool.

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