Reborn as a Landlord-Chapter 846 - 431 Resting_2

"Alright," seeing Lady Gu and Lady Chiang adamant about this arrangement, Lady Zhang also smiled and agreed.

Old Master Lian seemed very pleased with this arrangement, sitting on the kang bed with his eyes squinted and nodding his head.

Lady Zhang, accompanied by Wu Lang, Lian Manman, and Xiao Qi, bid farewell from the Upper Room and, led by Lady Chiang, entered the first room on the north side of the east wing.

Upon entering the room, Lian Manman felt a wave of warmth wash over her face; it turned out that a charcoal brazier had already been lit in the center of the room. Lady Chiang’s room was arranged neatly and cleanly; the kang bed was already neatly covered with bedding, and Lian Manman couldn’t help but reach her hand under the blanket to feel around—the kang was warm.

Lady Chiang then brought in hot water, allowing Lady Zhang and her children to wash up.

"...How are the relatives from Erlang’s wife’s family accommodated?" Lady Zhang asked Lady Chiang.

"...Originally, a room in the West Wing Room was to be cleared for them, but they didn’t want to stay there. They said it’s cozier to stay crowded together. It’s not easy to visit often, so they wanted to spend more time chatting," said Lady Chiang. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

"Lady Chiang, you mentioned this Young Master Zheng that your aunt talked about, have you seen him? What does he look like? Is he really as handsome as your second aunt said?" Lady Zhang couldn’t help but gossip with Lady Chiang. Of course, her questioning had another layer of meaning. Lady He was unreliable when she spoke, but Lady Chiang wouldn’t talk nonsense and was someone dependable.

Lady Chiang lowered her head, pressing the handkerchief Lian Manman had used into the washbasin.

"Young Master Zheng, I’ve heard everyone say so, but I haven’t actually seen him," said Lady Chiang as she washed the handkerchief, speaking to Lady Zhang, "When your uncle and I returned from the Thirty Mile Camp, this marriage was already settled. With the wedding date approaching and things being so rushed, I figure the Zheng Family is also busy with preparations and hasn’t sent anyone over. On our side, although my aunt’s dowry is all prepared, we still need to add a little something else, keeping me busy every day..."

"Don’t laugh at me for being clueless, Lady Chiang laughed. "Whatever the Grandmother and the Mistress tell me to do, I’ll do it."

After Lady Zhang and her children had washed up, Lady Chiang led her people to pack their things and bid farewell.

"There are still tasks from the Mistress, and I’m afraid I won’t get any rest tonight. You all just relax and rest easy, and in the morning, I’ll come to call you," said Lady Chiang.

Lady Zhang had originally planned to have a good chat with Lady Chiang, but hearing her say this, she didn’t feel it right to keep her any longer.

After Lady Chiang left, Lady Zhang and her daughters had nothing else to do, so they simply extinguished the light and climbed onto the kang to sleep.

Even though they were tired from the journey, they couldn’t fall asleep right away, and so they lay in bed whispering to each other.

"You saw how angry your grandmother was tonight, she didn’t even eat. Now that we’ve come out, she must be grumbling about us... She’s definitely going to say you’re impolite and all," whispered Lady Zhang to Lian Manman.

Lian Manman squinted her eyes and smiled.

"Mother, do you see me as undisciplined? In the past, wasn’t it because I was disciplined that she bullied me? The saying goes: ’When treated with respect, I respond with even greater respect.’ She was the first to break the rules, with no sense of hospitality, treating us as she always has. In such a situation, why should we still be polite to her? Wouldn’t that be foolish?"

"Look, today we acted like this, and in the end, she just stewed in her anger, she didn’t make a fuss, right? She knows very well that if a real fuss started, if we didn’t let her have her way, and if things got petty, she would be in the wrong. Besides, with my aunt’s big wedding ahead, she knows we can’t give in to her anymore, so she doesn’t dare to cause trouble. If she did cause trouble and spoiled my aunt’s big event, she would be heartbroken."

"Sister, are you particularly angry with your eldest aunt?" Xiao Qi asked, "You don’t switch dishes for anyone else but you switch them only for eldest aunt and Yin Suo."

"Hehe." Lian Manman chuckled.

"Yes, Manman, your eldest aunt is, besides your old aunt and your grandmother, the person they dote on the most. Are you provoking her to make your grandmother angrier?" Lady Zhang also asked.

"That’s not it." Lian Manman explained, "I specifically target her because I know she will definitely yield to me. And she can’t let this cause a scene with my grandmother either."

"What’s the rationale behind that?" Lady Zhang was somewhat confused after hearing this.

"Mother, how did my eldest aunt treat us today?" Lian Manman did not answer but questioned instead.

"I found it weird too, I was thinking, when we got here and saw her, she would surely look down on us, but why is she helping us everywhere?" As Lian Manman asked, Lady Zhang also began to ponder. "Why do I feel like she’s somewhat trying to curry favor with me?"

"Mother, your feeling is not wrong." Lian Manman affirmed.

"Why is that?" Lady Zhang immediately became somewhat cautious, "Could it be that she’s still not giving up, thinking to win me over and then make a move against me?"

Wu Lang, lying on the other side of Lady Zhang, just huffed. Obviously, he very much disliked the topic.

"Complaining behind our backs and currying favor to our faces, does she think we’re fools?" Wu Lang grumbled.

"That’s one possibility." Lian Manman said, "But I think there’s a greater likelihood of another."

"Her currying favor with us is because last time father fell out with her, and she knows now that in the household, mother has the final say. She wants to mend fences with us." Lian Manman continued.

Her family has an imperial grant of an archway and has begun to lay the foundations of their family enterprise, while Wu Lang and Xiao Qi are studying. Any intelligent person can see the potential for her family’s future development.

Lian Lanlan is of course an intelligent person; a momentary lapse caused her to fall out with Lian Shouxin. After thinking it over, she would naturally try to make amends. Having a relative like Lian Shouxin to engage with is all advantageous and not at all harmful to her, Lian Lanlan.

"She’s not exactly the most honest person, and we have no emotional ties with her. If she has such intentions, why shouldn’t we make use of it? That’s only right," Lian Manman said with a smile.

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