The courtyard was eerily quiet, not a soul in sight. Everyone must be inside!

Ling Zhenfei thought this as he prepared to head into the house. But then he heard a rustling sound coming from behind the rock garden.

He found it strange and looked over, only to see two pale figures behind the rock garden doing that thing!

Ling Zhenfei felt speechless. When he recognized the pair, Wang Changhe's son, Wang Quan, and his stepmother, Liu Qinglian, who was about his own age, he was utterly stunned.

Ling Zhenfei was utterly disgusted by this pair of adulterers, but remembering the purpose of his visit to the Wang family, a plan hatched in his mind.

A cold smile spread across his face. He took out his phone and recorded a video of them, even getting a close-up of their faces.

"Ah! You... how did you get in here?"

Wang Quan and Liu Qinglian were startled to see Ling Zhenfei suddenly appear like a ghost, holding a phone. They were so shocked that they hurriedly separated.

Ling Zhenfei merely kicked their clothes towards them with a cold smile, not wanting to look at them longer.

"Ling Zhenfei, you... how dare you trespass on my property! I... I'm going to the police station to report you..."

Wang Quan's hatred reached its peak as he angrily pointed at Ling Zhenfei and shouted.

"Yes, let's accuse this brat of trespassing and theft. Let the court sentence him to a few years!"

Liu Qinglian, fully embracing her shrewish nature, echoed his sentiment.

"You want to report me? Heh..."

Ling Zhenfei sneered, waving his phone: "Guess what will happen if I show this video and these photos to Village Chief Wang? What do you think his reaction will be?"

Ah!

Wang Quan and Liu Qinglian, who intended to use their position to suppress Ling Zhenfei, were so scared by his words that they almost wet their pants.

You have to understand, Wang Changhe is a very domineering man who also cares about his reputation immensely. If he learned of this scandal, he'd skin them alive!

"Ling... Brother Ling, please don't!" Wang Quan, who was already cowardly, turned pale with fear at Ling Zhenfei's words.

He trembled all over, knees buckling and then falling to the ground in front of Ling Zhenfei: "Brother, I beg you, please delete the video. If my father finds out, he'll kill me!"

"Hmph, who are you calling brother? Do you think you deserve that?" Ling Zhenfei snorted coldly, not even willing to look at him.

"No! Big Brother Ling, Master, please, I'll do anything if you don't report to my father!"

Wang Quan, terrified, grabbed Ling Zhenfei's leg, almost in tears: "Brother, please, I'll agree to any condition you set as long as you don't tell my father!"

"Really?"

This was exactly what Ling Zhenfei wanted to hear. Though he didn't want to resort to blackmail, dealing with someone as vile as Wang Quan required even dirtier tactics!

"Really! Truly, Brother Ling, I swear. Any condition you set, as long as it's within my power, I'll fulfill it!"

Seeing the smile on Ling Zhenfei's face, Wang Quan, though wishing he could kill him, dared not show any disrespect.

"Very good!" Ling Zhenfei smirked, turning his gaze to Liu Qinglian: "What about you? Are you the same?"

"What? Me too..."

Liu Qinglian, equally terrified and confused, saw Wang Quan frantically signaling to her and repeatedly nodded: "Yes, yes, I'm the same!"

"Heh, now I'm at ease with what you said."

Ling Zhenfei chuckled, allowing them to get dressed. He then told them he wanted to lease a piece of land behind the mountain but feared Wang Changhe wouldn't agree; hence, he wanted them to persuade Wang Changhe.

"Brother Ling... is this all?"

Wang Quan had thought Ling Zhenfei would seize the chance to extort him but couldn't believe his ears when he heard Ling Zhenfei's simple request.

Was Ling Zhenfei's only desire to lease some land? That seemed a trivial matter!

"Just that!"

Ling Zhenfei nodded: "As long as you arrange for me to lease the land at a fair price, today's incident never happened. Otherwise, don't blame me for being harsh!"

With that, Ling Zhenfei collected his phone and strode out of the Wang household.

Behind him, watching Ling Zhenfei's disappearing figure, Wang Quan stomped his foot in fury, gritting his teeth and cursing: "Ling Zhenfei, don't get cocky. One day, I'll settle all old and new scores with you!"

Ling Zhenfei initially thought his visit to the Wang family would involve endless bickering with Wang Changhe.

Unexpectedly, stumbling upon Wang Quan and Liu Qinglian's affair solved his land leasing troubles.

What a fortunate coincidence this was, like a gift from the heavens!

He knew Wang Changhe, while domineering, feared his wife the most.

Wang Changhe might ignore his son, Wang Quan, but if Liu Qinglian nagged him endlessly, he couldn't stand it!

It seemed there was no longer any need to worry about leasing the land!

Now that everything seemed set, his next step was to find a group of skilled farmworkers to start growing vegetables.

After all, he couldn't expand his operations relying solely on himself and his sister-in-law.

Many skilled farmers resided in the village, and the honest and simple Li Ermeng was a standout.

Remembering he still hadn't returned Li Ermeng's tricycle, Ling Zhenfei didn't even go home but headed straight to Li Ermeng's place.

It was already past five in the afternoon. Rural folks ate dinner early. When Ling Zhenfei arrived at Li Ermeng's, he found him shirtless, sitting alone at a small table in the yard, drinking with a plate of peanuts.

"Brother Meng Zi!"

Li Ermeng sat with his back to the courtyard entrance. When Ling Zhenfei came in, Li Ermeng hadn't noticed, so Ling Zhenfei called out.

"Oh, Zhenfei, you're back? Have you eaten? Come, join your Brother Meng Zi for a drink!"

Li Ermeng, around thirty years old and good friends with Ling Zhenfei, turned to see him and loudly called his wife from the kitchen to add more dishes and bring another cup.

"No, Brother Meng Zi, I'll sit for a bit and then go. My sister-in-law is waiting for me for dinner!"

Ling Zhenfei quickly stopped him, smiling: "I came back to return the tricycle and discuss something important with you."

"What is it, brother? Just say the word. If it's within my power, it's done!"

Li Ermeng slapped his chest, speaking generously.

Bang!

As Ling Zhenfei was about to speak, Li Ermeng's wife, Wang Yucui, came out with a dish and slammed it down in front of him irritably: "A word? You're generous with outsiders but never this forthcoming with your own family!"

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