Reborn as a Landlord-Chapter 1568 - 798: Before the New Year (2)

"Sister Manman, you didn’t see it. Yaya’s mother was so proud when she said Si Lang went to work at the Paper Craft Shop. She even said that shop looks so respectable, as if Si Lang is about to make something of himself." Lian Yeye said to Lian Manman.

The job that Lian Shouxin and Wu Lang found through connections was naturally a good one.

"The opportunity is theirs now. Whether they make something of themselves depends on their own efforts." Lian Manman said.

"Yaya’s mother also asked me and my mom if you taught Brother Jizu a lesson today." Lian Yeye continued to tell Lian Manman, "She even said Brother Jizu’s family deserves to be disciplined, and that our grandfather and grandmother are biased..."

Lian Manman smiled but said nothing. Choosing to deal with Lian Shouren and Lian Jizu when Lian Shouyi was not around today was, of course, not without purpose.

Lian Yeye was in high spirits, chatting with Lian Manman until it was time to light the lamps, then happily went to the east room to call for Lady Zhao and returned home together.

"... His third aunt was very cautious when she talked to me today. I persuaded her for a long time before she felt at ease." After Lady Zhao and Lian Yeye left, as Lian Manman’s family sat together, Lady Zhang sighed, "Anyway, now that we’ve finally separated our households, she has managed to get through it. But I can see her back is still not quite straight."

Lady Zhao’s worry, just like Lian Shouli’s, was because she had no sons.

"Mom, don’t worry, I’ve explained everything to Yeye. When Yeye gets home, she’ll talk it over with her parents, and there will be no issues." Lian Manman said.

"That’s good." Both Lady Zhang and Lian Shouxin said.

Lian Manman then recounted to them what Lian Yeye had said about how Si Lang managed to live with Lian Lanlan’s family.

"So that’s what happened, I knew it." Lady Zhang said, acting suddenly enlightened.

"Being able to have a place to stay... if his aunt sincerely helps take care of him, it’ll make a big difference, sigh." Lian Shouxin sighed lightly.

The whole family remained silent.

...

As the end of the year approached, the Lian Manman family was extremely busy. They had to close accounts everywhere, prepare at home for the New Year, and another very important task, which was preparing the New Year’s gifts.

In these times, etiquette was emphasized, these gifts covered all aspects, especially during such festivals; all social courtesies, big or small, could not be neglected.

This task for the Lian Family was handed over to Lian Manman. This year, the amount of New Year’s gifts to be sent had more than doubled compared to last year. Although Lian Manman had a good memory, she did not rely solely on her memory but took out all the records of social interactions and carefully drafted the list of New Year’s gifts. Then, she gathered the family, discussing piece by piece, making additions and modifications as needed.

For some families, they could send the steward with the gifts, but for others, Lian Shouxin, Wu Lang, and Xiao Qi had to personally deliver them.

Official interactions aside, there were gifts for relatives, especially since the family now had one less person, but one more aunt who was married off.

The New Year’s gift to the Wu Family was even more generous than previous years. Besides, the family had bought new clothes before the New Year, and Lian Manman bought a lot of new jewelry. Even though Lian Zhizhi was married, Lian Manman and Lady Zhang still prepared a gift for her, placing it in with the Wu Family’s New Year’s gift.

In these times, wealthy families cared very much for their daughters, not only equipping them with everything they needed for life during dowry, but the New Year’s gifts also covered half a year’s worth of their daughters’ living expenses.

Like the Zhang Family, they were not very wealthy, but sent plenty of things every year for Lady Zhang and her grandchildren to live well. The Lian Manman family prepared New Year’s gifts for Lian Zhizhi that covered everything. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

Additionally, gifts for the old house and the Zhang Family were slightly more generous than the previous year.

Even Lian Manman herself prepared some needlework and small trinkets to give away during the New Year.

The so-called reciprocity in gift-giving meant that as Lian Manman sent out New Year’s gifts with one hand, she received them with the other. The gifts from the Zhang Family, just like in previous years, arrived early, consisting of two large carts of mountain goods, various fruits, dried fruits, and the old hens raised by Lady Li in the orchard. This year also included exotic chickens, wild rabbits, and roe deer.

The ones who came to deliver the New Year’s gifts were Zhang Qingnian and his wife.

"These..." Lady Zhang pointed to the exotic chickens and wild rabbits, "If they’re homegrown, that’s fine, but don’t spend extra money on these."

The Zhang Family were not hunters, so these animals had to be purchased from hunters deep in the mountains.

"Big sister, what’s the big deal. Don’t look at these things; they might be expensive at the market here, but where we are, buying them costs hardly anything. Besides, our family is better off now than before, so this little money is no problem." Lady Zhang Wang smiled, "It’s just for brother-in-law and the nieces and nephews to try something new."

After some small talk, they talked about the school.

"... Brother-in-law sent a message, and we were so happy when we heard it. The family discussed it and everyone was willing to let Xiao Long and Xiao Hu come to school. We’ll bother you, big sister, and brother-in-law again." Zhang Qingnian and Lady Zhang Wang laughed, "These two kids are not like Wu Lang and Xiao Qi, not as clever. We don’t dare think about the imperial examination, as long as they learn a few words and some skills to be better off than us, that’s fine."

Being able to attend the school run by the Lian Family, staying close to Lian Manman’s house, having their aunt Lady Zhang take care of them, and becoming closer to Wu Lang and Xiao Qi—they were all dreams come true for the Zhang Family.

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