The Little Life of a Big Landlord

Chapter 291 Big Landlord (Part 2)

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Yang Ming and the others entered the hall, which was already quite crowded. However, the hall was indeed very large and spacious, and even with more than thirty people joining them, it did not feel crowded at all.

"Ji Xiang Ru Yi, go to the second floor and have the elders bring the children down..." Wei Qingqing entered the hall, glanced around, and not seeing her children, she turned to instruct Ji Xiang Ru Yi beside her.

"Yes..." the two women quickly replied and hurried upstairs.

"Everyone, please take your seats..." Yang Ming looked around and saw that there were a few empty tables on one side of the door, so he led the 27 deities there.

After everyone was seated, maids began serving them tea and snacks.

"Mingming, these distinguished guests are unfamiliar. Aren't you going to introduce them to us?" Yang Zhengfang noticed his son and daughter-in-law as soon as they entered the hall. It wasn't that he was deliberately waiting for them; the young couple, dressed in their twelve-chapter robes, were simply too eye-catching. Upon seeing them, he naturally noticed the 27 people following behind them. With his keen eye, he immediately recognized their extraordinary nature. He exchanged a glance with his father-in-law and saw a hint of surprise in his eyes. Thus, Yang Zhengfang and Wei Jianguo abandoned their guests and went to greet them hand in hand.

"Dad, they are all my colleagues..." With so many people in front of him, Yang Ming naturally wouldn't directly say that these people were all big landowners. Using the term "colleagues" was quite appropriate.

"oh???"

Upon hearing Yang Ming's answer, Yang Zhengfang and Wei Jianguo were both extremely surprised. Their eyes inadvertently swept over the fingers of the 27 people, and sure enough, they discovered a clue: each of the 27 people was wearing a dark ring on their finger...

The two exchanged a glance and immediately bowed to the twenty-seven people in greeting. Yang Zhengfang said with a smile, "So you are my son's colleagues. I am so sorry for not greeting you sooner..."

"You're too kind, sir..." The twenty-seven landlords didn't dare to be negligent and stood up to return the greeting.

After all, according to seniority, they were of the same generation as Yang Ming, making them their juniors. Although most of them were old enough to be the great-grandfathers of these two "gentlemen," the seniority was still there...

That said, as someone in a position of power, one must abide by the rules...

"Let me introduce you all first..." Yang Ming smiled faintly, pointing to Yang Zhengfang, "This is my father, Yang Zhengfang..."

"Greetings, sir..." The twenty-seven landowners quickly bowed in greeting. Their actions were exceptionally neat, and coupled with their extraordinary demeanor, they immediately attracted the attention of people both inside and outside the hall.

"You're too kind..." Yang Zhengfang quickly returned the greeting with a smile and a cupped-hand salute.

"This is my father-in-law, Wei Jianguo..." Yang Ming pointed to Wei Jianguo again and introduced him.

"Greetings, sir..." The twenty-seven landowners bowed again.

"Hello everyone, hello everyone..." Wei Jianguo returned the greeting with a cupped hand.

"Father, Father-in-law..." Yang Ming smiled faintly, "Let me introduce you..." He pointed to the Chief Elder, "This is my eldest sister..."

"Hello, hello..." The two quickly bowed to the chief elder in greeting.

"Gentlemen, I greet you..." The chief elder returned the greeting with a curtsy.

They were somewhat familiar with Earth's etiquette. When they first arrived on Earth, they had already scanned all the information on Earth through the space ring of the large landowner's farm. In front of Wei Qingqing, they would use the etiquette of their own race. In front of so many people, it was best to follow local customs.

"This is my second brother...this is my third sister...this is my fourth brother..." Yang Ming introduced the 27 people to his father and father-in-law one by one, but did not mention their names. These 27 people were all aliens, and their names were all very long strings. It would not make much sense to mention them. In fact, Yang Ming did not remember their names at all.

Every time Yang Ming introduced someone, Yang Zhengfang and Wei Jianguo would greet them and bow, and the other party would quickly return the greeting.

"Father, Father-in-law, please go and greet the other guests. We'll take care of things here..." Yang Ming said with a smile after everyone had paid their respects.

"Alright, you must treat them well. We'll go and greet the other guests..." Yang Zhengfang nodded and smiled at the landlords, "Please sit down, everyone. Just ask if you need anything. Don't be shy, make yourself at home..." Then he turned around to greet the other guests.

"Don't be shy, everyone..." Wei Jianguo said with a smile, and then left with Yang Zhengfang.

"My goodness, the etiquette is so complicated..." Fish rolled her eyes and plopped down in a chair. "If I'd known, I wouldn't have come. I could have just had you bring the gifts..."

"Don't talk nonsense..." The chief elder glared at her and lowered his voice, "Isn't that all in the past? Don't say hurtful things..." As he spoke, he glanced at Yang Ming and Wei Qingqing beside him, but saw that their expressions were not very good. He couldn't help but smile bitterly. He originally wanted to build a relationship, but he had offended them with just a few words.

"Is it over yet???" Yu'er's face was full of sorrow, but her eyes were glancing at the stairwell. As for whether her words had offended anyone, she didn't care at all.

The chief elder followed her gaze and saw two beautiful women carrying two small babies, slowly walking down from the second floor. Behind them followed a group of women.

"This..." Upon seeing this large group of women, the Chief Elder trembled. As for the two beautiful women walking at the front, she naturally guessed their identities.

The two beautiful women were naturally Zhang Shufang and Xue Hua. They had been resting on the second floor, playing with the children. Accompanying them were Zhang Yingning, Aunt Pang, Feng Lin, Zhao Fen, Lu Huifen, Sun Fangfang, Wang Yufang, Li Xuefei, Zhuo Mengfei, and others, as well as the women of Zhengjia Village led by Aunt Dabao, and the wives and aunts of the Yang family and Wei family.

Zhang Shufang and Xue Hua carried the child downstairs, and the others naturally followed.

"Mom..." Wei Qingqing waved to them, "I'll introduce you to some friends..."

Fish's words made Wei Qingqing uneasy, but also made her determined to teach her a lesson. As for the others, they would unfortunately be caught in the crossfire. You know, women have a very strong desire for revenge, and they don't care whether innocent people are affected when they take revenge.

Zhang Shufang and Xue Hua, carrying their child, led a group of women over, and then Wei Qingqing introduced them to each of them.

This introduction took more than half an hour. Wei Qingqing did not reveal the identities of these 27 people. Instead, just like Yang Ming did when he introduced them, she only said that these people were Yang Ming's colleagues. However, Zhang Shufang, Xue Hua, and Aunt Zhang Yingning, who knew Yang Ming's background, could guess their identities instantly. They were all secretly shocked and secretly sized up these people.

Aunt Da Bao and the others intuitively sensed that these people were not simple.

"Hehe, we're here today for the baby's one-month celebration. We prepared some small gifts beforehand..." The Chief Elder smiled and took a jewelry box out of his pocket. "These are a pair of gold rings, wishing the two little ones health, peace, happiness, and joy..."

"Thank you so much, big sister..." Wei Qingqing smiled as she accepted the jewelry box.

"Mine is rather meager..." The Second Elder chuckled, pulling a pair of small purple gourds from his pocket. These gourds were about the size of a palm, perfectly round and smooth, and incredibly cute. "A pair of purple gourds, perfect for the two little ones to play with..."

"Thank you, Second Brother..." Wei Qingqing said with a smile, accepting the two purple gourds.

"Mine's nothing special..." Yu'er pouted and took out two eggs from her pocket. The two eggs were the same size as ordinary chicken eggs, but the shells were black. "They're just two black eggs. You can hatch them or eat them, it's up to you..."

From the moment Wei Qingqing introduced even some unrelated people to them, Yu'er knew that Wei Qingqing was up to no good. While she was unhappy, she also vaguely felt that Wei Qingqing was just too to her liking. This made her conflicted. She wanted to teach Wei Qingqing a lesson and get revenge, but she also wanted to get closer to her and develop feelings for her.

"Thank you, Third Sister..." Wei Qingqing smiled as she accepted the two black eggs. "We will definitely hatch them..."

"These are local specialties from my hometown. They keep you warm in winter and cool in summer, and are good for your health. They're perfect for children. Wear them and you'll be free from all illnesses..." The young man grinned and took out two beads. At first glance, the beads looked like two azure cat's-eye stones, but upon closer inspection, they were quite different. The beads were shimmering with iridescent light, as if rainbows were weaving and swirling within them.

"Thank you, Fourth Brother..." Wei Qingqing said with a smile, accepting the two gemstones.

The other 23 people also took the opportunity to present gifts, which were all small trinkets. Some were natural gemstones with special effects, some were various high-tech gadgets, and some were strange eggs or babies. Wei Qingqing thanked them one by one and accepted them without hesitation.

While they were receiving gifts, the other guests also offered monetary gifts, mostly in cash, some more, some less—it was all about showing their goodwill based on how close they were to each other…

Someone in charge of keeping accounts recorded all the monetary gifts given by everyone, which Yang Ming and his wife would later return. For a time, the entire hall was both lively and chaotic…

"Daddy, Mommy..." At this moment, Xiao Bao'er's clear voice rang out. A little guy with slightly dark skin rushed in excitedly, jumped into Yang Ming's arms, looked up at Yang Ming with a smile.

As soon as Xiao Bao'er's voice rang out, the entire chaotic hall immediately fell silent.

"Hehe, baby..." Yang Ming picked the little guy up in one go. "Went to the beach to play???"

"Yes, how did Daddy know???" Little Bao'er's big eyes narrowed with joy as she asked in a sweet and innocent way.

The little guy was delighted that his dad was still holding him, which meant that his dad didn't stop loving him just because he had a younger brother or sister.

"You're one to talk, but you've gotten so tanned you look like an African..." Yang Ming pinched the little guy's nose and said with a smile.

"Hehe..." Xiao Bao'er giggled.

"Go, go to Grandma's and play with your younger brother and sister..." Yang Ming put the little guy down and said.

At this moment, Zhang Shufang and the others had already taken their seats and were quietly enjoying their tea.

"Hmm..." Little Bao'er's big eyes crinkled into crescent moons with laughter. He nodded his little head emphatically and ran off to play next to Zhang Shufang.

"Thank you all for coming to my children's one-month celebration today. As their father, I would like to thank you all on their behalf..." Yang Ming said with a smile, bowing to the crowd.

"Hahahaha..." Yang Ming's cupped hands made everyone burst into laughter.

"Alright, let's not talk about anything else. I'm sure everyone has been busy all day and is starving. Let's tell the kitchen to serve the food now..." Yang Ming said with a smile.

As soon as Yang Ming finished speaking, the maids immediately fluttered around like butterflies, bringing out dishes and bottles of fruit wine and fine wine. The air was instantly filled with the enticing aroma of food and the strong fragrance of wine.

"Hmm???? Sniff sniff..." The Second Elder smelled the aroma of wine and his eyes lit up immediately. He was a wine addict, and the smell of wine was like a cat smelling a mouse.

"Honestly, they didn't even wait for us before starting to eat. That's so unfair..." Not long after everyone started eating, Aunt Liu's voice came from outside, and then Aunt Liu came in carrying a small baby and leading Liu Nannan.

It had been a month since I last saw them, and both Aunt Liu and her niece had gotten much tanned, their skin a healthy wheat color.

"You're here???" Yang Ming stepped forward and said with a smile.

"They're here..." Aunt Liu rolled her eyes at Yang Ming, shoved the child into his arms, and said, "Keep an eye on the child. Nan Nan and I are taking our seats; we're starving..."

"Okay, okay..." Yang Ming smiled and nodded repeatedly, taking the child and holding him in his arms.

"Hmph..." Aunt Liu rolled her eyes at Yang Ming and went to sit down at Zhang Shufang's table.

Seeing Liu's actions, everyone started to wonder: Was Liu too familiar with Yang Ming? And whose child was that? The way she handed the child to Yang Ming was so natural, it was just like a wife handing her child to her husband…

"Yang Ming, bring our son over here, let me hold him..." Wei Qingqing stretched out her hands to Yang Ming.

As soon as Wei Qingqing spoke, everyone was relieved. It turned out that the child was born to Wei Qingqing. However, upon closer inspection, something seemed amiss, because everyone knew that Wei Qingqing had given birth to twins, a boy and a girl, who were currently being held in the arms of her mother and mother-in-law.

So where did this little one come from? Whose child is it?

Little did Yang Ming know that while he was holding little Yang Feng, a pair of venomous eyes outside the hall were staring intently at him and the child in his arms.

"Brother Yang..." The Second Elder stood up, slightly drunk, looking embarrassed. "Is this the child of your other wife? He looks just like you... I'm so sorry, I forgot to bring him a gift..."

Normally, if no one had brought it up, the matter of Xiao Yangfeng would most likely have been swept under the rug, since Wei Qingqing had already called him "our son." But with the Second Elder's meddling... everyone immediately had different thoughts...

Actually, the Second Elder's mistake was unintentional. How could he know that Earth practices monogamy? Even if he had researched Earth, he hadn't paid attention to this aspect. When Yang Ming's third child appeared, he was genuinely embarrassed for not having prepared a gift...

To be honest, upon closer inspection, the little guy does look quite like Yang Ming. His eyebrows and facial features are almost identical to Yang Ming's, as if they were made from the same mold... This was everyone's true thought.

"Um, Second Brother, don't talk nonsense..." Yang Ming became embarrassed, wanting to refute directly, but how could he say it? Could he say that this wasn't his son? If he did, although Aunt Liu wouldn't turn against him immediately, she would definitely cut ties with him afterward, and the child would change his surname to Liu. If he admitted it, wouldn't that be admitting that he had a relationship with Aunt Liu... A married man seducing a widow, his reputation in the village would be ruined...

"Brother, wait until next time, I'll definitely make it up to you next time..." the Second Elder said, blushing.

"Hehe..." Yang Ming grinned wryly, then finally nodded. "Then thank you, Second Brother..."

"Pfft..." Aunt Liu was delighted to see Yang Ming nod, and chuckled. She reached out her hand, "Yang Ming, hurry up and bring my son over. You, as his godfather, don't even know how to hold a child properly. You should support the back of his head, or you'll hurt your neck..."

"Can't you hold a baby??? Supporting the baby by the back of their head???"

Everyone looking at Yang Ming subconsciously glanced at the back of Xiao Yangfeng's head, only to find that Yang Ming's large hand was clearly supporting the back of the child's head.

"Hehe..." Yang Ming laughed bitterly as he handed the child to Aunt Liu.

"Let me tell you all, this is my son, Yang Feng. I found him, and he's less than two months old. From now on, he'll be a member of our Zhengjia Village. Although this child has no parents, I hope he can have a happy childhood. So, if you know the inside story, just discuss it privately, but please don't say anything in front of him..." Aunt Liu stood up and spoke to the people inside and outside the hall.

"Yes, yes, they won't tell..." people assured them.

"I'm here, thank you everyone..." Aunt Liu said with a smile, then sat down with her son in her arms.

"Why are you looking at me??? Everyone's eating..." Aunt Liu noticed that the atmosphere at the table was a bit strange. Everyone was looking at her. In fact, everyone at the table knew the situation and was surprised by what Aunt Liu said.

"You've suffered so much..." Zhang Shufang said with a sigh after a long silence.

"No, not at all..." Aunt Liu smiled slightly, but tears welled up in her eyes. "I'm completely satisfied..." Yang Ming's performance just now had satisfied her greatly, and that slight nod filled her with immense contentment.

"What an extraordinary woman..." Zhang Yingning gave Liu Sao a thumbs-up. "I admire her..."

In front of so many people, Aunt Liu openly stated that her biological son was adopted. Such courage is something that not every woman possesses...

"Hehe..." Aunt Liu chuckled, "Aunt Zhang is too kind..."

"No way..." Zhang Yingning said seriously, "I'm telling the truth. You're amazing. If I were in your position, I couldn't do it..."

"Hehe..." Aunt Liu chuckled, without saying anything more.

"Phew..." Xue Hua let out a long breath. "Let's eat, let's eat..." he said, picking up a big, red shrimp for Aunt Liu.

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