The Little Life of a Big Landlord

Chapter 73 Arrival

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The peach flesh is soft, juicy, and sweet with a rich aroma, bursting with peach flavor.

"These peaches taste really good. Your family must make a lot of money growing these kinds of peaches, right?" Wang Zhengzhi shared a large peach with his wife Lu Huifen, and planned to save the other one for their eldest daughter.

"Hehe, it's alright, anyway, I don't have to worry about food and clothing." Yang Ming smiled.

"Hehe..." Wang Zhengzhi chuckled, holding half a peach and eating it.

"Hey, big brother, are you selling these peaches?" A girl with dyed blonde hair walked over from the four people sitting on the opposite side and asked.

"Oh, it's not for sale," Yang Ming said with a smile.

"Well..." The blonde girl hesitated for a moment, "Could you spare one for me? You can set the price... My grandfather's seventieth birthday is in two days, and I want to buy one for him as a birthday peach."

"How many are left in our suitcases?" Wei Qingqing asked at this moment.

"Let me see..." Yang Ming opened the suitcase and saw that besides clothes, there were ten large peaches and four large apples inside.

"Let's give one to this little sister. It's a way of wishing the old man a long and healthy life. It's not worth the money," Wei Qingqing said.

Yang Ming took a large peach and handed it to the blonde girl.

"Thank you, sister. Thank you, brother." The girl, holding the large peach, bowed to the two of them.

"Uh, big brother/sister, actually... my grandpa's birthday is coming up too..." A chubby young man on the small seat touched his nose and walked over, looking rather embarrassed.

Yang Ming and Wei Qingqing exchanged a glance. Yang Ming then handed him a large peach. Since he had asked for it, how could they refuse?

"Thank you, big brother and sister." The young man immediately bowed to the two of them happily, and then returned to his seat.

The other two people sitting on the small table opposite were a middle-aged couple. Yang Ming saw that they looked eager to try but also embarrassed, their faces turning red. "Alright, stop torturing them," he said, and took out two more peaches, throwing them to the couple. The two received the big peaches and immediately thanked him repeatedly, beaming with joy.

"Eat it yourselves, don't tell anyone..." Yang Ming gave each of the family of three across from him a large peach, whispered instructions to the seven people, and then, amidst everyone's thanks, quickly closed his suitcase and put it on the luggage rack.

Because the source was cut off, the alluring aroma that filled the carriage gradually faded and disappeared. Everyone could only recall that tempting fragrance deep in their minds. Many people sighed with regret, and the little children quieted down and fell asleep in their parents' arms. The tears in their eyes were truly heartbreaking to see.

The train traveled smoothly, and as the night wore on, sleep came over the passengers. The lights in the carriages were turned off, with only a few lights remaining in a few places. Most of the passengers had fallen asleep.

Wei Qingqing leaned against the car wall, with Xiao Bao'er lying in her arms, both sleeping soundly. Yang Ming, however, was not asleep. When traveling, one must be extra careful, otherwise one is likely to suffer losses. Wang Zhengzhi, sitting opposite her, was also not asleep, and the two stared at each other.

"Hey, big brother, you're still awake?" The blonde girl sitting across from me walked over with a deck of cards and said softly.

"Hmm! Still not asleep!" Yang Ming smiled.

"Let's play cards for a while, like Dou Dizhu. It's too boring just sitting here like this," the blonde girl said.

"Okay, it's settled then, no money involved..." Yang Ming said.

"Of course, they don't gamble. We'll play with slips of paper. Whoever loses puts a slip of paper on their back," the blonde girl smiled and waved behind her. "Hey chubby, come play cards..."

"Who's the chubby one? I'm burly, how come you call me fat?" The chubby young man muttered as he walked over.

"You don't want to play? Then go back to sleep..." The blonde girl rolled her eyes at him.

"Who says I won't play? I'll make you cry if I win..." the chubby young man said.

"Anyone can brag..." the blonde girl replied.

"Since we're just killing time anyway, I might as well lend a hand," Wang Zhengzhi interjected.

"You're older, so you can't renege on your debt if you lose," the blonde girl smiled.

"Look at what you're saying, our gambling etiquette is just as good as our character," Wang Zhengzhi said with a smile.

So the four of them found a newspaper, spread it out in the aisle, and started playing cards. Yang Ming and the blonde girl sat in the gap between the seats, while the chubby young man and Wang Zhengzhi sat in the aisle. It was pitch black all around, with only a small lamp on the ceiling emitting a dim light that was just enough to make out the cards... By this time, it was already past midnight, and everyone was feeling a bit tired and sleepy. So, no one cared about winning or losing. Before long, their faces were covered with paper strips.

Suddenly, a passenger who got up to use the restroom in the middle of the night got up from his seat in a daze and walked towards the restroom through the aisle. He was still half asleep and didn't watch where he was going. He was also in a hurry to use the restroom, so he walked a little fast. Before he knew it, he bumped into the chubby young man's back, and his whole body leaned forward and fell down between the four of them.

"Oh my god..." The passenger tripped and fell, waking up in the process, only to find himself surrounded by four faces covered in slips of paper. The dim lighting made the slips of paper look like the tongues of a hanged ghost, causing him to scream in terror, his bladder suddenly emptying...

The shout startled everyone in the carriage. The lights were turned on, and people got up to see what was going on. Fortunately, although most people in the carriage were asleep, there were still some who were awake, so they weren't too alarmed.

"Hey buddy, you can yell all you want, but why did you piss on me?" The chubby young man felt a warm, wet sensation enveloping his back, which then flowed down his back and into his butt crack, making him feel incredibly disgusted.

"It's nothing, it's nothing, it's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding..." The blonde girl stood up, suppressing her laughter, and explained to everyone.

Everyone was curious to see a pretty young woman with notes stuck to her face.

"What happened?"

"Who just screamed? That sounded pretty bad?"

"And you say that? You scared our kids."

People started grumbling, some out of curiosity, others out of dissatisfaction.

"Sorry, we're playing cards here, and our faces are covered in notes. This guy got up in the dark and got scared in the dark," Wang Zhengzhi explained, barely suppressing a laugh as he stood up.

"Come quick and help! This guy has fainted from fright..." Yang Ming looked down and saw that the guy had actually fainted from fright, his eyes were tightly closed, and his face was so pale it looked like it was about to drip bitter juice.

"You look so pale, don't scare yourself too much..." The chubby young man was also a little worried. They were all having fun together, and it would be a real downer if he scared them.

"It's alright, it's alright, just pinch his philtrum and it'll be fine..." Wang Zhengzhi bent down and pinched his philtrum. The guy groaned, slowly woke up, and cried out, "Train nightmare! I'll never take the train again! There are so many gossipy ghosts on trains..."

boom……

Everyone burst into laughter.

"Mommy, what's wrong with this uncle?" Little Bao'er woke up and hid in Wei Qingqing's arms, not quite understanding why the uncle was lying on the ground.

"It's alright, it's alright. This uncle was sleeping and his godfather and the others woke him up..." Wei Qingqing suppressed a laugh and hugged Xiao Bao'er tightly.

"Bao'er, this uncle is filming a movie, don't be scared..." Wang Yufang said to Xiao Bao'er while covering her mouth to suppress her laughter.

"Is it sleeping or filming a movie?" Xiao Bao'er was even more confused.

"Hehe..." Wei Qingqing and Wang Yufang both chuckled.

"What happened? What happened?... " The flight attendant arrived quickly, running over as fast as she could. Those screams were so terrible, I hope someone has died!

"It's nothing, it's nothing... We were playing cards in the hallway when this guy got up to use the bathroom and got scared by the note we had stuck to his face," Wang Zhengzhi explained with a smile.

"Oh! It's a misunderstanding!" The flight attendant breathed a sigh of relief and helped the frightened passenger up. But when she saw his soaking wet lower body and the chubby young man's disheveled appearance, she gritted her teeth and managed to hold back her laughter. "My dear passenger, are you alright?"

"I want to go home, it was too scary..." The terrified passenger was still sobbing.

"Calm down, calm down, have an apple to calm down..." Yang Ming took out his suitcase, took out a big apple from it, and handed it to the unlucky young man. It is said that this apple is also called the fruit of wisdom, which has a very good effect on calming the mind.

The apple's aroma was extremely strong. The unlucky young man subconsciously took it and was immediately attracted by the fragrance. His spirits lifted and his complexion improved.

"Are you alright?" the flight attendant asked with concern.

"It's alright, it's alright, I was just startled. Thank you, flight attendant." The unlucky young man wasn't an unreasonable person; if it were someone else, they would have tried to extort money from him.

"Take a good rest and relax..." The flight attendant gave a few caring words of advice, then turned and walked out. In another carriage, she squatted down and chuckled to herself, her shoulders trembling.

The unlucky young man, clutching his apple, sat down in his seat. This time, he didn't need to go to the toilet; the contents of his bladder were emptied on their own. Hearing the whispers around him, he felt utterly humiliated, his face turning bright red.

"Hey! Brother, you're not bad. You were only scared to the point of incontinence. We were walking at night and passed a cemetery. We were so scared by a kitten that we all peed ourselves. There were four or five of us." Yang Ming felt he couldn't let the young man continue to be so embarrassed, lest he be left with psychological trauma.

"..." The unlucky young man remained silent, but the chubby young man asked curiously, "Brother Yang, why were you scared by the cat?"

"Of course, the cat can't scare us. The key thing is, there was a person hiding in that graveyard. He was the cat's owner. He said something that almost scared us to death."

"What did he say?" the chubby young man asked curiously.

In fact, everyone in the carriage had their ears perked up, listening to Yang Ming's words.

"Baby, don't go..." Yang Ming said.

"Pfft!"

"Ha ha ha ha……"

"Hehehe..."

Laughter, whether reserved, unrestrained, or relaxed, filled the carriage. The unfortunate young man laughed along. He wasn't stupid; he knew they were joking and trying to ease his embarrassment, even though the effect made him feel even more awkward. But at least, psychologically, he had someone to keep him company.

"We were so scared at the time that we didn't dare to move. It was the cat's owner who took us home. It took us three days to recover. Later we found out that their cat was named Baby," Yang Ming said, still looking shaken.

"It's certainly frightening to hear such a sound suddenly come out of a graveyard," Wang Zhengzhi said.

"Hey! Dude, why don't you change your pants? You'll catch a cold." The blonde girl was particularly mischievous.

"Tch, why don't you ask me? It's like I just took a shower!" the chubby young man said dejectedly.

"Don't talk about things like this anymore, it'll scare the kids." Wei Qingqing rolled her eyes at Yang Ming, then rubbed Xiao Bao'er's forehead. But was the little guy scared? Does giggling while covering his mouth count as being scared?

"Yes, yes, I won't talk about it again. If that guy hadn't scared me today, I would have almost forgotten what happened back then..." Yang Ming shook his head with lingering fear.

Actually, this is no joke at all. It's absolutely true. However, out of the four or five people involved, only one was so frightened that he lost control of his bowels.

Yang Ming's little joke livened up the atmosphere in the entire carriage. The unlucky young man and the fat young man went to the toilet to change their clothes, otherwise, the smell of urine would be too disgusting.

The train made several stops at major stations, with some passengers getting on and off. Finally, at 3 a.m., the train pulled into Qinhuangdao Railway Station.

Yang Ming dragged his suitcase and walked out of the train station with Wei Qingqing and Xiao Bao'er's little hand. Also getting off with them were Wang Zhengzhi and his family of three. The blonde girl and the chubby young man had also gotten off in Qinhuangdao.

The group greeted each other and waved goodbye. To be honest, the trip was quite interesting and memorable.

"Everyone says the air in Qinhuangdao is good, but it's nowhere near as good as the air quality back home..." Wei Qingqing yawned. The autumn wind at night, carrying both bleakness and gentleness, blew through her long hair and caressed her cheeks, feeling very comfortable.

"Our home is deep in the mountains. Even though the air here is better, there's still car exhaust, so it can't compare... Where should we stay?" Yang Ming asked.

"We booked online earlier, but all the big hotels were full. So we'll just find a small inn to stay in. It's a pity that Aunt Zhang's hotel doesn't have a branch in Qinhuangdao. Otherwise, we could definitely find a room," Wei Qingqing said with some regret.

So the three of them took a taxi and went to find a hotel to stay in. Whether it was a coincidence or bad luck, they looked at about ten hotels, but they were all full. When the sky was just beginning to turn blue, the three of them were still sitting in the taxi.

"What a bad start! We're too late. If only we had come on October 1st..." Wei Qingqing pouted, her eyes drooping with sleep. Xiao Bao'er had already fallen asleep.

"Hehe, just bear with it. Traveling is like experiencing both extremes; when it's exhilarating, it can be just as unbearable," Yang Ming said with a smile, trying to comfort him.

"Hey buddy, why don't you go to Beidaihe? There might be some hotel rooms there," the taxi driver kindly suggested. He was almost exhausted, but he'd had quite a haul tonight; hadn't you seen the meter already showing 200?

"Alright then, thank you for your trouble, Master..." Yang Ming nodded and said.

"Okay..." the taxi driver replied happily, and then drove towards Beidaihe District.

It seems like even God is against Yang Ming and his group; all the big hotels and small inns in Beidaihe District are fully booked...

"Hey, buddy, how about we go to Nandaihe? It's not far, just across the Daihe River. There are sure to be guest rooms there," the taxi driver said somewhat embarrassedly, though he was secretly pleased, as the meter had already reached 500.

"Alright, let's go to Nandaihe..." Yang Ming was getting a little annoyed. They came out to have fun, but after all that trouble, they still couldn't find a place to stay. Meanwhile, Wei Qingqing and Xiao Bao'er had already fallen asleep leaning against the back seat.

Nandaihe has a nice environment, but it can't compare to Beidaihe. If Beidaihe is more like a garden, then Nandaihe is more like an ordinary residential area. However, this residential area is being built in the direction of a garden.

To be honest, Yang Ming and his team had a really bad start. It was as if the heavens were displeased with them wearing the highest-level Hanfu, the Da Qiu Mian, and played a prank on them. In Nandaihe, whether it was a big hotel or a small inn, everything was fully booked.

"I'm so sorry for making you all go through all this trouble..." The taxi driver was extremely apologetic. The meter had already reached 800. "From now on, I'll turn off the meter and not charge you anymore. I'll keep taking you until you find your hotel."

"Alright, alright, let's get off. You look sleepy, go home and sleep. We dare not ride in your car again." Yang Ming paid the fare, then woke up Wei Qingqing and Xiao Bao'er. The three of them dragged their suitcases and stood on the street.

"I'm so sorry, I'm really sorry..." The taxi driver said apologetically to them before driving away.

"I wish I hadn't come after all this trouble..." Wei Qingqing complained, but she took a nap in the taxi and her spirits lifted.

"Bad luck. The big hotels were full, and who knew the small inns were also full?" Yang Ming leaned against a street lamp. He hadn't slept all night and was exhausted.

"What do we do now? We can't just sleep on the streets, can we?" Wei Qingqing said with a bitter face.

"Let's walk around some more, maybe we can find a small hotel..." Yang Ming said, pulling his suitcase to wander around.

"Hey! What's that on your back?" Wei Qingqing suddenly noticed a piece of paper stuck to Yang Ming's back. She took two steps forward, picked it off, and flipped it over. She saw two big, bold characters written on it: "House for Sale".

"What is this?" Yang Ming turned around and looked at the paper with Wei Qingqing. They saw a line of text written on it:

Apartment for sale in Unit 3, Building 3, Wanghai Garden. 90% new, third floor, 120 square meters, three bedrooms, two living rooms, one kitchen, one bathroom, fully furnished, with water, electricity, and heating. Includes furniture, appliances, broadband, and cable TV. Move-in is possible on the same day. Price negotiable. Please only contact Mr. Zhang if you are not interested.

At the bottom is a contact number.

"How about we buy it? These days you can lose money on anything, but you can't lose money on a house," Yang Ming said.

"Fine! I'm just wondering, how can a girl with money sleep on the streets?" Wei Qingqing gave a look that said, "I'm not short of money."

It seems Wei Qingqing is truly depressed...

"You're just being silly, be careful you don't let our Bao'er learn bad habits from you..." Yang Ming chuckled and pinched her nose, then took out his phone to call 'Mr. Zhang'.

Mr. Zhang is a local. His son is doing business in Australia, and his grandson was born a few days ago, so he and his wife are going to immigrate to Australia to take care of their grandson. They don't plan to come back. The immigration procedures have been completed long ago, and they are just waiting to deal with their businesses in China before they leave.

After viewing the house, the couple was quite satisfied with it. It had three bedrooms, two living rooms, one kitchen, and one bathroom. It was fully equipped with household appliances such as a TV, refrigerator, air conditioner, washing machine, and computer. It also had all the furniture, such as a sofa and wardrobe. After all, if they were to immigrate, they couldn't possibly take all this furniture and appliances with them... The shipping costs would be enough to buy new ones.

The negotiations between the two parties went very smoothly, and the entire house was sold for 600,000 yuan. The transfer of ownership was also completed quickly, in less than 30 minutes. Clearly, Mr. Zhang had connections in government and received the green light all the way.

At 10:00 a.m., a fully furnished apartment in Unit 3 of Building 3 in Wanghai Garden was acquired by Yang Ming.

"My God... I can finally get some rest..." Yang Ming sighed as he collapsed onto the large bed.

Wei Qingqing lay on top of him and said, "Let's go buy some bedding. There's a supermarket across the street from the apartment complex..." Using secondhand furniture and appliances is fine, but using secondhand bedding is just awful.

"Not only that, the locks also need to be changed..." Yang Ming said.

"Then what are you waiting for?"

So the three of them locked the door, left Wanghai Garden, and went into the supermarket across from the community. They bought a lot of mattresses and blankets, carried them home, and spread them on the bed. Then they went to the community's vegetable market and bought some seafood, including crabs, mantis shrimp, squid, razor clams, sea snails, scallops, and so on. After all, when you come to the seaside, you have to eat seafood, otherwise, you've wasted your trip. Seafood from the seaside tastes completely different from seafood transported live from the inland.

On my way back, I passed a newsstand and bought a 2010 edition of the Qinhuangdao tourist map from there.

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