Reborn as a Landlord-Chapter 652 - 335: Thoughts_2

Zhao Xiue’s voice was crisp and loud. Although her language was somewhat coarse, it was very effective in praising Song Hailong. In just a short while, she had significantly closed the distance between the two parties.

Old Master Lian and Lian Shouren both frowned slightly, while only Lian Shouyi showed delight on his face, secretly pleased that his daughter-in-law was bold, capable, outspoken, and articulate.

"Hailong," Lian Shouren then said, "it’s a long way back to the city, so I won’t keep you much longer."

A group of people went outside to see off Song Hailong. Zhao Xiue followed and even pulled Erlang, who had been following behind, to the front, even pushing Lian Jizu aside. Zhao Xiue kept winking at Erlang to make him talk to Song Hailong and to engage the servant boy in conversation. Erlang, not adept at speaking, couldn’t quite manage it. Despite Zhao Xiue presenting a smiling face to others, underneath she was pinching Erlang’s flesh quite forcefully. Fortunately, Erlang had thick skin and didn’t take it too seriously.

After seeing off Song Hailong, the large family slowly walked back, each hurrying to their own rooms.

Upper Room East Room

Several gift boxes had been placed on the kang, all opened. One contained two sealed packets of silver, another several pieces of fabric, and the remaining two were filled with fresh fruits and pastries.

Lady Zhou and Lian Xiuxiu sat beside them, with Xiuxiu unable to stop caressing the smooth fabrics, her eyes gleaming with joy. Lady Zhou, on the other hand, inspected each box one by one, fiddling with the contents before moving on to the next.

Old Master Lian sat at the head of the kang, not looking at the gift boxes but instead focusing intently on the two official documents in his hand—one being Lian Shouren’s Jiansheng license, and the other, a duplicate of the decree from the Ministry of Revenue. Despite having read them over ten times, he just couldn’t tear his eyes away.

"Old man, we’ve finally made it through," Lady Zhou said after a while, her voice trembling.

"I’m not dreaming, am I?" Old Master Lian murmured as if in a dream.

"No, this is definitely real," Lady Zhou replied emphatically.

"Heaven has finally opened its eyes, the ancestors’ graves of our Lian Family must be billowing with blue smoke," Old Master Lian said, looking skyward as tears streamed down his cheeks.

"Old Master, are we still going to divide our house?" Lady Zhou asked.

...

At the same time, in the West Room of the Upper Room

Lian Shouren and Lian Jizu, father and son, were sitting on the edge of the kang. After a while, they got off and paced back and forth on the floor, muttering to themselves with their faces glowing with joy and satisfaction.

"Dad, when will the official appointment arrive? What kind of position do you think it will be? It would be great if I could go to Jiangnan, lots of old friends are always praising Jiangnan in their poems for how wonderful it is. I’ve long wanted to go there. I hear that place is very rich, and it also produces..." Lian Jizu almost said that Jiangnan produced beautiful women but caught himself as he caught sight of Lady Gu and Lady Chiang sitting there, and he swallowed his words.

"What’s the hurry? We’re already moving quickly. It’s all because of the Song Family’s wide connections and high status. If it were anyone else trying to become a Jiansheng, it would take at least a year, not to mention securing an actual position – some people spend their entire lives without achieving it," Lian Shouren said, proud.

Just then, they heard Lady Gu sobbing on the kang.

"What are you crying for when it’s such a great occasion?" Lian Shouren turned and saw Lady Gu and Lady Chiang wiping away tears and asked.

"My lord, I’m crying from happiness," Lady Gu sobbed again and said, "We’ve finally reached the light at the end of the tunnel, and these years of suffering have not been in vain."

"Stop crying; everything will be better from now on," Lian Shouren gestured to Lady Gu.

"Everything we did before, what was it for if not for this day? Why else would we marry Huahua off into the Song Family? Could we have had such good days otherwise? What with child brides, high-interest loans—that wasn’t just for the sake of my daughter; it was all for today. For this, we’ve suffered so much and endured so much scolding; today, it’s all been worth it," Lady Gu said, slowly exhaling.

"Mother, we all know you did it for the family," Lady Chiang said.

"Good child, you’ve also suffered a lot with us. I’m aware, and from now on, I will make decisions for you," Lady Gu said, gently patting Lady Chiang’s hand.

"That good-for-nothing second brother! Did you see his face when he heard Hailong speak? I can’t wait to see how he comes begging to me later!" Lian Shouren said.

"My lord, what need have you for his begging now? This division of the family, even if it’s split in half, what does that amount to?" Lady Gu looked up at Lian Shouren and asked.

"I’ve thought about this too. If not for the second brother’s outrageous demands, we would have already completed the division. Now, I fear the Old Master and the second brother might be plotting something else," Lian Shouren said.

"What should we do then?" Lady Gu frowned, "Or should we stick to our original plan? The second brother shouldn’t dare oppose us now." 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

"He might not dare oppose us, but he’s still a plaster that’s difficult to get rid of. Ah, this is a dilemma; it’s still up to what the Old Master decides," Lian Shouren sighed, "Is there any way we can persuade the Old Master to continue with the division?"

Lian Jizu and Lady Chiang didn’t say anything.

Lian Shouren looked expectantly toward Lady Gu.

Lady Gu clicked her tongue and her eyes fell somberly.

...

East Wing Room

"Hurry up, bring out all that stuff we divided up yesterday," Lian Shouyi called out to his family immediately after sending off Song Hailong. Once inside, he couldn’t wait to say.

"What? Bring out what?" Lady He feigned ignorance.

"What else but the things we took from big brother’s room yesterday? Bring them all out, we won’t be dividing the house anymore!"

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