Reborn as a Landlord-Chapter 594 - 306: Signs of Prosperity_1

Old Master Lian was extremely angry. It was one thing for Lady Zhou to feign illness and skip Lian Zhizhi’s engagement ceremony, but this time Lian Shouxin had rejected Lady Zhou’s demand, dealing her an unprecedented blow. She was adamantly refusing to give Lian Shouxin face, insisting on her appearance. When the time came, should she show up with a long face, it wouldn’t necessarily look good for everyone else.

Wu Yugui and his wife were particular about etiquette and respected their elders. They paid a visit to Lady Zhou, but what was the point if she was just going to pretend to be ill? As if her own family’s quarrels weren’t enough, now she was setting rules for her newly connected family?

Just as Old Master Lian was about to erupt, he saw the curtain to the Eastern chamber lift, and Lian Xiuxiu emerged somewhat frantically.

"Third sister-in-law, how could we possibly let you do this work? Please put it down. My mother said she was only speaking off the cuff, and now she doesn’t want the dough ball soup." Lian Xiuxiu’s face was flushed red as she forced a smile and spoke.

Lian Manman knew that Lady Zhou was quick to seize an opportunity, realizing things had gone too far and sending Lian Xiuxiu out to remedy the situation.

"This little bit of work is nothing. Second Aunt is our elder. A bowl of dough ball soup is just a matter of minutes. Second Aunt needn’t feel troubled." Lady Wang said with a smile.

"No, my mother really doesn’t want it anymore," Lian Xiuxiu hurriedly said.

Compared to Lady Zhou’s quick-wittedness, Lian Xiuxiu was clearly lacking. She only knew how to follow Lady Zhou’s instructions, unable to adapt on the fly, or perhaps, she was just accustomed to having others do the work. At that moment, she should have stepped forward to take over the work from Lady Wang’s hands and say a kind word to barely save face.

"Didn’t I tell you to look after your mother, to make whatever she wants to eat?" Old Master Lian scolded Lian Xiuxiu, "Your third sister-in-law is a guest, and you have the nerve to let her do the work. What are you standing there for? Why don’t you take over the work from your third sister-in-law’s hands... You’ve been spoiled by your mother, never laying hands on the water ladle or the rice paddle."

Even in his fury, Old Master Lian had not lost his reason.

This incident should have been the moment for Lady Zhou to be reprimanded. But in the presence of the Wu family, scolding Lady Zhou would only bring greater shame to the Lian Family, making it awkward for everyone. In terms of seniority and age, shifting the blame to Lian Xiuxiu and taking her to task minimized these side effects.

With an incident and guests present, the first priority was to save face as much as possible and minimize the impact. At the same time, it wouldn’t further sour an otherwise celebratory occasion. The truth could be thoroughly investigated after the guests had left.

While Old Master Lian was chastising Lian Xiuxiu, he was inwardly resolved to give Lady Zhou a good talking-to after today’s events.

Lian Xiuxiu did not understand Old Master Lian’s painstaking considerations. Chastised in front of everyone, she immediately couldn’t bear it and started to cry softly.

"...it was Zhizhi who my mother told to do it, ...what does this have to do with me..." Lian Xiuxiu sobbed while defending herself.

Old Master Lian was both angry and embarrassed, as were Wu Yugui, Lady Wang, and the others.

In this situation, Old Master Lian was left with no choice but to scold Lady Zhou.

Lian Manman glanced around. Making today’s engagement for Lian Zhizhi proceed smoothly was the top priority. Against this backdrop, like Old Master Lian’s scolding of Lian Xiuxiu and Lady Zhou, it seemed trivial. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

"Grandfather, please don’t be angry," Lian Manman hurried over and tugged at Old Master Lian, "We’ll be having lunch soon. My sister said she will cook today, prepare a few special dishes, and we should start cooking early so we can bring some for Grandmother. It’s better than eating dough ball soup."

While speaking, Lian Manman winked at Lian Shouxin, Lady Zhang, and Lian Zhizhi.

Lady Zhang and Lian Zhizhi took Lady Wang, and Lian Shouxin and Wu Yugui pulled Old Master Lian outside.

"Right, let’s have Zhizhi make some of her special dishes later. We can all enjoy them together. Her Grandmother also loves the dishes Zhizhi makes."

Everyone tacitly understood the situation, and their words politely covered everything up, preserving the dignity of everyone present.

Only Lian Xiuxiu continued to sob intermittently, incessantly trying to justify herself.

"Old Auntie, my grandfather is just angry, he wasn’t speaking about you," Lian Manman hesitated for a moment, but still went to Lian Xiuxiu, "Old Auntie, please go inside and accompany Grandmother. I’ll bring the food to you when it’s ready."

Lian Manman pushed Lian Xiuxiu inside and casually closed the door behind her.

In the moment the door shut, Lian Manman clearly saw Lady Zhou, who was supposed to be sick in bed, staring fiercely from beside the door.