Reborn as a Landlord-Chapter 1181 - 602: Something Fishy

First update, asking for pink votes.

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It’s not about someone dying or passing away, but rather a life being taken. Lian Manman snapped awake, fully alert. With the curtains drawn, she couldn’t see the outside sky clearly, but judging from the weak light filtering through them, it was probably just after dawn.

Lian Zhizhi woke up earlier than Lian Manman and was already sitting up, getting dressed.

Lian Manman hurried to get up, asking Lian Zhizhi what was going on. Lian Zhizhi shook her head, clearly just as clueless, having only woken up because she heard the commotion outside. Lian Manman also hurried to dress while calling out to Xiao Xi outside.

Xiao Xi slept in the outer room of the two sisters during the night, just in case they needed something, allowing her to serve them conveniently.

Hearing Lian Manman call her, Xiao Xi answered and walked in from the outer room.

"Xiao Xi, what’s happening outside? Why did I hear someone died?" Lian Manman asked when she saw Xiao Xi already dressed neatly.

"Miss, it’s from the old house, they sent someone over, saying a life was taken." Xiao Xi stepped forward to assist the sisters with their attire while answering.

"From the old house, did someone die there?" Lian Manman followed up with another question.

"Yes, miss," Xiao Xi replied.

"I heard it was the main wife’s daughter-in-law," Xiao Xi said.

"Duo’s mother... died?" Lian Manman exclaimed in surprise.

Currently, within Lian Manman’s family, naturally, they refused to address Lady Gu as the eldest uncle’s wife, only referring to her as Lian Duoduo’s mother. The rest of the family also stopped addressing Lady Gu as the wife of the main house; even though sometimes they used that title in front of her, there was no respect implied at all, rather, the tone was more mocking.

It’s understandable. Lady Zhou stepping on Lady Gu was one aspect of it; the other, more significant reason was Lady Gu’s viciousness being exposed.

"Yes, miss," Xiao Xi responded.

Lady Gu actually died, and using the term ’a life was taken’ clearly indicated she didn’t die a peaceful death.

"How did she die?" Lian Manman asked, already dressed and putting on her shoes.

As Xiao Xi brought warm water to assist Lian Zhizhi and Lian Manman with washing up, she shook her head, saying she didn’t know either.

"...I was just outside boiling water for the misses, and overheard the old house’s people talking to the master and lady. They didn’t say exactly how she died."

Lian Zhizhi and Lian Manman, after quickly washing up, came out from the west room, just in time to meet Lian Shouxin and Lady Zhang, who had just finished dressing and stepped out from the east room.

"Dad, Mom..." Lian Zhizhi and Lian Manman called out hurriedly.

"You already know?" Lian Shouxin asked, then quickly realized that the question didn’t need an answer.

"Duo’s mother... really..." Lian Manman asked.

"It should be true. Your father and I will go over to have a look; you two sisters don’t go, just stay at home," Lady Zhang said.

Generally, when the family stepped out for business, most times Lian Zhizhi stayed at home to watch over the house, but Lian Manman could never sit still. With such an occurrence, expecting her to wait at home for news was impossible.

Lian Manman instructed Xiao Xi to stay at home with Lian Zhizhi, wrapped herself in a cloak, and followed Lian Shouxin and Lady Zhang out.

Lian Shouxin and Lady Zhang saw Lian Manman following them and tried to persuade her not to go. A death, particularly an untimely one, was a grave matter. Lian Manman, being a young girl, shouldn’t go and had no need to go.

"I won’t feel at ease if I don’t go," Lian Manman said, even though the news seemed certain, without seeing it with her own eyes, it felt surreal. Besides... "Yingzi returned yesterday, and she died today. Yesterday, Yingzi even mentioned me, as if she was hiding something. In my heart, I couldn’t shake the feeling..."

"Then let’s go together," Lady Zhang said. Although young, Lian Manman was very decisive, and the family valued her opinion on any matter. "When we get there, stay behind me, don’t go forward. You’re a young girl, and there should be some discretion."

"This isn’t like other matters; it’s okay for you to go and see, just don’t push forward," Lian Shouxin added.

With their love and protection, Lian Manman naturally nodded in agreement.

The three of them reached the front yard where Mr. Loo, Wu Lang, and Xiao Qi were already up and dressed. In such a matter, Lian Shouxin naturally wouldn’t let Mr. Loo go, and only brought Wu Lang along. Xiao Qi clung tightly to Lian Manman’s hand, like a little tail, and in the end, they had to let him come along, but repeated the instructions given to Lian Manman to him again.