Landlady who likes to hoard land

“Cheng Yu, it’s like this, there’s an Asian Martial Arts Competition in the Radiation Country this year. I’m currently out of town and something came up that prevents me from going back. I’d like to trouble you to take my place as the team leader and lead your junior brothers to participate in this competition.”

Fearing that Wang Chengyu would disagree, Old Chen hurriedly added,

"Don't worry, you don't need to worry about anything. Just be the backbone of the group."

Your junior brother Chen Pengyuan will be going as the deputy team leader, but he's also a participant, and I'm worried he won't be able to handle it alone. I feel more at ease with you along!

Does this mean being a carefree mascot?

"Radiation Nation?"

Wang Chengyu's heart skipped a beat. The mastermind behind Xu Wen's kidnapping was the Radiation Nation, and she was just worried about not having a chance to settle accounts with them.

"Yes, it's the country of radiation!" Old Chen affirmed.

Wang Chengyu was secretly delighted; this was a perfect opportunity to settle a personal score openly and legitimately!

“Alright, I’ll go on your behalf. I can’t guarantee anything else, but I’ll make sure to bring them back safe and sound.”

Wang Chengyu, who had her own ulterior motives, readily agreed.

"Alright, I'll thank you properly when you return!"

Old Chen smiled happily.

"Then I'll be waiting!"

The two talked for a few more words before hanging up the phone.

Wang Chengyu checked the date; the competition was in a week. Old Chen said they would depart the day after tomorrow to get used to the environment and venue and make pre-competition preparations.

I need to get things arranged as soon as possible.

I don't know what happened to Old Chen, otherwise why would he ask her to take over as team leader just before departure? Old Chen didn't say, and Wang Chengyu didn't want to ask too much. She would know when the competition was over.

"I don't need your help, why are you so annoying!"

As Wang Chengyu was lost in thought, a rough, hoarse roar suddenly came from outside the door.

Accompanied by a deliberately lowered female voice.

"Why are you yelling at me? You're on your phone this late, and you still think you're right?"

The building is inhabited by family members. Judging from the man's voice, it sounds like Zhuge Ming's. Zhuge Ming is currently a junior high school student and is going through puberty, so his voice is very distinctive.

The female voice must belong to Wang Chenghua.

Wang Chengyu got up and walked outside, wanting to see what was going on.

As soon as I stepped out of the bedroom, I saw Xu Yao hunched over, pressing his ear against the door to listen to what was happening outside.

"Xu Yao, what are you doing?"

Xu Yao turned to look at Wang Chengyu.

"Mom, that's Mingming's cousin's voice. He must have been arguing with my aunt again!"

Xu Yao frowned and said firmly.

"What do you mean you argued with your aunt again? Your cousin argues with your aunt all the time!"

Wang Chengyu was very curious; it seemed like this was the first time they had ever argued! She had never heard them argue before!

"Mom, you don't know." Xu Yao pulled Wang Chengyu's hand and sat her down on the sofa. "During summer vacation, my cousin Mingming often argued with my aunt, but you weren't there, so you didn't know!"

"Do you know why they were arguing?"

"Because Mingming plays on his phone all the time, my aunt doesn't let him play, but he doesn't listen, and then the two of them start arguing."

My cousin Wang Zifei told me that during summer vacation, they had a really bad argument once, and my aunt got angry and smashed his phone. Even though my cousin was threatening to kill himself, my aunt had no choice but to buy him a new phone.

Xu Yao sat on the sofa, his bright eyes wide open, and began to speak eloquently. After a while, he shook his head.

"My cousin is now completely controlled by his phone; he's a slave to it!"

Wang Chengyu lightly scolded, "What nonsense are you spouting? Go to sleep!"

Her brows furrowed deeper and deeper. Had Zhuge Ming really gone this far?

It's not easy for Wang Chenghua to raise two sons on her own. It's one thing for Zhuge Ming not to understand her, but he's also become so rebellious.

Wang Chengyu told Xu Yao to go to sleep, and then she opened the door and walked towards Wang Chenghua's house.

"How is my playing on my phone bothering you? I told you it's none of your business!" It was Zhuge Ming's voice.

"You are a student now, and your studies should be your priority. You can play during the summer vacation, but now that school has started, you need to put your phone away."

Look at yourself! The first thing you do when you get home from school is play on your phone, you don't even eat dinner. It's so late, and you're still glued to your phone. Don't you want to hurt your eyes?

It was Wang Chenghua who helplessly coaxed her in a low voice.

“My eyesight is perfectly fine. My aunts both have their nearsightedness treated, so why are you worried that my eyesight is failing?”

I'm keeping up with my studies; I was in the top five of my class last semester!

I didn't neglect my studies, and I don't need glasses. What's wrong with me playing games for a while? Why are you so against me?

"You call that playing for a while? Tell me how long you've been playing! That's called wasting your time on trivial pursuits!"

Wang Chenghua lost control of his emotions and shouted loudly.

Wang Chengyu felt a pang of sadness. She had bought courses from the learning system for all her children, and schoolwork was indeed a piece of cake for them.

The children in my family have their eyesight checked regularly every year, and with the addition of the small pink tablets they take daily, none of them are nearsighted.

Unexpectedly, these became Zhuge Ming's excuse to play games.

She also bought them a lot of sports and hobby courses.

With the construction of the outdoor base, the children no longer have the desire to play with their mobile phones.

Unexpectedly, Zhuge Ming became the exception.

However, if he really has a talent for gaming, pursuing a career in esports is certainly not out of the question.

Three hundred and sixty lines, the best.

Wang Chengyu quietly extended his spiritual power.

Zhuge Ming: Talent value 630 points

IQ: 120

Emotional Intelligence: 120 points

Financial intelligence: 140 points

Business: 140 points

Skills and intelligence: 110 points

With a skill IQ of only 110, it's clear that without proper training, Zhuge Ming would have a very difficult time becoming an esports player.

He's simply addicted to playing games.

After reviewing Zhuge Ming's talent rating, Wang Chengyu understood the situation and decided not to interfere with it.

She wouldn't interfere with her children's talent aptitude before they came of age.

It seems that what Zhuge Ming needs most is a good beating.

Wang Chengyu didn't even need to ask Wang Chenghua to guess the reason for Zhuge Ming's rebellion.

It was Wang Chenghua's overindulgence.

When Wang Chenghua got divorced, her two children were young. She felt that her two children grew up in a single-parent family without a father, so she tried her best to make up for it.

After making money, they became even more arrogant and spoiled.

This is what led to the rebellious Zhuge Ming of today.

Speaking of which, how come Zhuge An didn't turn out badly? Maybe Zhuge Ming was just crooked at heart.

"So what if I'm indulging in frivolous pursuits? I told you, it's none of your business! If you're so capable, smash this phone of mine too. Go ahead and try. If you dare to smash it, I'll jump off a building!"

Zhuge Ming arrogantly threatened Wang Chenghua.

Wang Chengyu was so angry upon hearing this that he gritted his teeth, let alone Wang Chenghua.

"you you……"

Wang Chenghua was so angry that he couldn't speak, and he held his chest, which was aching from Zhuge Ming's anger.

Wang Chengyu quickly took a few steps forward and tugged at Wang Chenghua's sleeve, signaling her not to be angry.

"Mingming, how can you talk to your mother like that? If you want to play games, just play. There's no need to yell at your mother like that."

"Mingming, your aunt and I are trying to manage our nearsightedness, but maintaining healthy vision still requires you to use your eyes properly every day. Your unrestrained play will still damage your eyesight!"

"So what if it gets damaged? My eyesight is so good, a little damage doesn't matter!"

Zhuge Ming muttered to himself with his head down.