Reborn as a Landlord-Chapter 596 - 307 Decision_1
At the second watch of the night, I ask for your pink blush.
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Old Master Lian’s smile was stiff, but it only lasted for a moment. Soon after, he lifted his head to drink a sip of wine, and his expression gradually eased. He continued to chatter and laugh with the Lizheng beside him.
What everyone was praising as the prosperous atmosphere of a thriving family was the prosperous atmosphere of the Shouxin Family, the atmosphere created by the feast organized by Lian Shouxin and Lady Zhang. Old Master Lian felt somewhat uncomfortable inside. It wasn’t that he was jealous of his own son, but rather he wished that the thriving atmosphere everyone praised belonged to the entire Lian Family.
No one paid any further attention to the absent Lady Zhou and Lian Xiuxiu; everyone enjoyed the meal wholeheartedly. When the feast ended, the guests dispersed, those who needed to return to the village went back to the village, and those who needed to return to town went back to town. Having drunk a little too much, Old Master Lian’s face was flushed and his steps were unsteady. He was assisted back to the old residence by Lian Shouren and Lian Jizu.
After seeing off the guests, Lian Manman, Lady Chiang, and Lian Yeye began to clean up. Lian Zhizhi, knowing they had been busy all day for her sake and hadn’t eaten yet, felt apologetic and reached out to help, but was pushed away by Lian Manman.
"Sister, you can do chores any day, but not today. Today is your special day; we can’t let you do any work." Lian Manman said to Lian Zhizhi with a smile.
"Exactly." Lady Chiang agreed with a smile, "Zhizhi is our honored guest today."
"Yes, Sister Zhizhi, go rest. We’ll have this cleaned up in no time." Lian Yeye also chimed in.
After tidying up the room, they finally served hot food again and set the table for a meal.
This post-feast gathering included Lian Manman, Lady Chiang, and Lian Yeye, as well as Lian Duoduo, Lian Yaya, Niuniu, Si Lang, and Liulang.
This had been arranged long ago: to share the joy of Lian Zhizhi’s happy occasion and let the whole family enjoy themselves.
While Lian Manman’s side of the table was eating, Lady Zhang sat nearby, occasionally adding a word or two.
"Have you sent the food for your grandmother and your old aunt?" Lady Zhang asked.
"We sent it over as soon as the feast began." Lian Manman said, and it was done in front of everyone. They picked the best dishes to send to Lady Zhou and Lian Xiuxiu. "It was my sister-in-law and I who delivered it."
"That’s good." Lady Zhang nodded. With Lady Chiang and others present, she didn’t continue to ask about Lady Zhou’s reaction when she received the food.
Even though the Lian Family was just an ordinary peasant family, they lived frugally, especially when it came to food. Meat was scarce on their table, let alone even a hint of oil. Lady Chiang ate quite elegantly, while the others, especially Si Lang and Liulang, started off well but soon devoured the food like wolves. They cleaned out the dishes on the table.
After the meal, Lady Chiang helped to tidy up before taking Niuniu with her to leave.
The Lian Manman family didn’t rush back to the old house but stayed in their new shop instead. With no strangers around, they talked more freely.
"Today’s event was quite proper." Lian Shouxin, his face slightly red from the wine, remarked.
Lady Zhang shared the sentiment. From the gifts sent by the Wu Family to the banquet they had organized, she felt very proud. However, she did not forget the actions of Lady Zhou back at the old residence.
"...It’s because we organized it here that everything was proper. If we’d still been over there, who knows what kind of scheme she would have come up with... Am I not her real son, and is Zhizhi a child picked up from the roadside? Our daughter has only this one big occasion in her life, and yet her grandmother can be so heartless. It’s not just about family; even if it were strangers without the blood feud of tossing her child into a well, they wouldn’t choose this day to cause trouble."
Lady Zhang vented her anger on Lian Shouxin, after all, he was Lady Zhou’s son.
"You saw it too, right then my heart was ice-cold. What on earth was she thinking? I may be someone else’s daughter, marrying into your family, putting up with scolding and mistreatment, I’ve accepted that. But Zhizhi is the granddaughter of the Lian Family. Does she really want the Wu Family to look down on Zhizhi and want her to suffer from her mother-in-law in the future?"
"We always put her first, but how does she treat us?" Lady Zhang, her eyes reddening, continued, "She always tells others to have a conscience, but why doesn’t she examine her own?"
"This matter, her grandmother... she’s made a mess of it. Look, even the Old Master was furious, surely this won’t be left unsettled once we return home." Lian Shouxin said with a bitter face.
"Is this just a mess? She’s confused, so why did she only shame Xiuxiu and not us?" Lady Zhang persisted, "You are her son, you always make excuses for her. You go back to her then, from now on, we mothers and daughters won’t return home. We’ll just live here, so we won’t have to go back and face her seeing us with disdain. She can pull something like this today; there’s nothing she wouldn’t dare to do."
