Reborn as a Landlord-Chapter 1186 - 604: Pulling Up the Radish Brings Up the Dirt (Part 2)

Lian Duoduo listened to what Lian Manman said, was stunned for a moment, and really closed her mouth.

The onlookers assumed it was Lian Manman who managed to persuade Lian Duoduo.

"This Miss Duoduo must have been frightened, but our young lady is so good at calming people," Han Zhong’s wife raised her voice and said.

Lian Duoduo stopped shouting, and the scene quieted down again. Only then did Lian Manman return and signaled for Yingzi to continue speaking.

"Manman, do you remember how you hit your head by the well?" Yingzi asked.

Lian Manman was momentarily dazed, then shook her head. When she first arrived here, she woke up on the kang in the West Wing Room of the Lian Family Old Mansion, with only vague memories of the original Lian Manman’s life. She couldn’t remember the direct reason why she came here—how the original Lian Manman fell by the well, hit her head, and thus died.

"Do you know?" Lian Manman asked Yingzi.

Not only Lian Manman, but also Lian Shouxin, Lady Zhang, Wu Lang, Xiao Qi, even everyone in the Lian Family Old Mansion, and the onlookers all looked at Yingzi, practically pricking up their ears to hear what Yingzi was going to say next.

"Of course I know," Yingzi said with a touch of pride, "and so do Lian Huahua, Lian Duoduo, and even Lady Gu."

"Quick, tell us what’s going on," Wu Lang urged.

Over there, Lian Duoduo was about to scream, but Han Zhong’s wife quickly covered her mouth.

"Manman, you didn’t fall by yourself, Lian Huahua and Lian Duoduo pushed you," Yingzi unexpectedly said.

"It seems you don’t remember at all," Yingzi continued, "It wasn’t just you by the well at that time. Lian Huahua and Lian Duoduo were there too. I was inside my gate, and when I heard you quarreling outside, I didn’t come out; I hid behind the door and saw everything."

"What did you see? Speak clearly," Wu Lang asked.

"...They were talking about sending Manman to be a child bride. Manman seemed reluctant, saying she couldn’t bear to leave home. Lian Huahua said the family was good and wealthy, and that Manman would live a blessed life there. Manman still didn’t want to go, so Lian Duoduo got upset, saying Manman didn’t know what was good for her, and they started arguing and even got physical..."

"Lian Duoduo pushed Manman several times, but Manman didn’t fight back, just said she wouldn’t go no matter what, and suggested Lian Duoduo go herself if she wanted to. Lian Duoduo got anxious and said Manman had bad intentions, and even said, ’You really think you’re going off to enjoy a good life, huh? Your little husband is about to die, and you’ll have your wedding in a coffin.’"

Lian Manman’s family, everyone in the old mansion, and the onlooking villagers, all knew from the beginning that Lian Shouren and Lady Gu had deceived them into believing they were sending Manman to a wealthy family as a child bride, but in fact, they were selling her off for a ghost marriage. But to hear that Lian Huahua and Lian Duoduo, especially Lian Duoduo at such a young age, not only knew about it but also spoke such venomous words was still shocking.

Lian Manman’s heart trembled as well. So the original Lian Manman knew the truth about the so-called child bride before she died.

Too cruel.

"Then, what happened next?" This time it was Lady Zhang asking, her voice changed.

"She’s lying, she’s lying!" Lian Duoduo broke free from Han Zhong’s wife’s hand, screaming as she spoke.

"I swear, do you dare to swear?" Yingzi, gathering courage, turned to Lian Duoduo and said, "Your mother met her end because of her evil deeds."

Lian Duoduo shivered, began to struggle frantically, and screamed. Han Zhong’s wife restrained Lian Duoduo’s hands and feet again, sealing her mouth.

"Go on," Wu Lang instructed Yingzi in a low voice.

"...Lian Huahua then scolded Lian Duoduo. Manman said she wanted to go home and ask. Lian Huahua and Lian Duoduo seemed afraid Manman would go home and talk about it, so they grabbed her to stop her. Manman said Lian Huahua and Lian Duoduo wanted to kill her and she would go home to tell on them. Manman’s voice was quite loud, so Lian Huahua got anxious, tried to cover her mouth, and scolded Lian Duoduo, saying it was all her fault, and what would they do if they couldn’t keep it secret... "

At that time, Lian Manman was very frail, in no way a match for Lian Huahua and Lian Duoduo sisters. The more she struggled, the harsher the sisters became.

"Lian Huahua and Lian Duoduo even threatened Manman, saying if she dared to talk when she got back, they’d throw her into the well."

"I... I saw them forcefully bump Manman onto the well platform. She let out a couple of moans, then went silent," Yingzi continued, "When I heard they stopped quarreling, I came out from the inside and just saw Lian Huahua and Lian Duoduo hurrying back."

"I greeted Lian Huahua, and when she saw me, she was startled and turned different colors. She said something to Lian Duoduo and told her to go home first, then pulled me into my house doorway."

"Lian Huahua asked when I came out and if I heard or saw anything. I told her I heard and saw everything... She gave me a gold bracelet and asked me not to tell anyone. She also said there would be benefits for me in the future when she became successful."

"It was the bracelet I wore later. Lian Huahua was truly worthless, claiming it was pure gold, but it wasn’t—it was just gilded, a layer of gold on the surface. Fortunately, I took it to the shop to change it, and they told me. Then I went to Lian Huahua again..."

"By the way, Manman, you should know about this too. At that time, you were also at home. Lian Huahua was afraid I’d tell you about this, so she gave me a real gold bracelet."

"That’s indeed the case," Lian Manman said coldly.

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