Reborn as a Landlord-Chapter 1192 - 608: The Tide Turns

The third watch, asking for pinks.

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The true purpose of Old Master Lian is to not bring up the matter of Lian Manman, as for adding something about Taicang, that’s just an embellishment. Zhao Xiue came and made a scene, what more about Taicang that everyone doesn’t already know? Yingzi definitely doesn’t know more than Zhao Xiue.

And as soon as he spoke, he first only said that Yingzi shouldn’t bring up Lian Manman’s issue in the public court, which means to suppress the issue externally. Then, does he intend to make a public judgment within the Lian Family next?

It’s not that Lian Manman doesn’t trust Old Master Lian, it’s just that within the Lian Family, there’s never been what’s called a public judgment. Moreover, Old Master Lian’s words were already laying a trap. Regarding this matter, Lian Manman can already predict how it will develop after Lian Shouxin agrees. In short, the eventual result will be insipid and inconclusive.

Old Master Lian went through all this trouble step by step, really racking his brains. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

"Dad, this matter is really hard to handle. I don’t have that kind of ability... Moreover," Lian Shouxin glanced at Lian Manman as he spoke, "I’m too indebted to Manman. Huahua and Duoduo, how could their hearts be so vicious, their hands so ruthless. Dad, how can you still protect them like this?"

"I am just an ordinary man, time and again, who acts like we belong to the same Lian family... This boils down to... who really cares about me? No one cares about me, no one cares about my wife and children..."

Lian Shouxin finally saw through all the deceit, became disillusioned with familial affection, and pierced through the final façade.

Old Master Lian was speechless.

"Dad, I too have feelings..." Lian Shouxin suddenly pounded his chest and started crying out loud.

Lady Zhang, Lian Manman, and Xiao Qi followed wiping their tears.

Old Master Lian was at a loss, quivering his lips, unable to speak for a long time. Others didn’t dare to interrupt at this moment either.

Gradually, Old Master Lian’s eyes became red as he, too, shed tears.

"Old Fourth, both palms are flesh. You brothers, and these grandsons and granddaughters, your mother and I care about you all the same. Old Fourth, don’t think narrowly." Old Master Lian wiped his tears and said to Lian Shouxin, "From the time you were young, you have been the most steady. Not very talkative, but whatever you do is proper. Though your eldest brother has studied a bit more, and your second brother is showy as if he’s very clever and persuasive, when it comes to who can set my mind at ease, it’s you and Old Three."

"...When it came to arranging marriages for you, your elder brother had bad luck, with his first wife passing, and then marrying again from a lower status, but among you brothers, in terms of in-laws, you stood out. Your mother and I trust you, and your wife. You both may be less talkative, but you’re truly capable, wherever you are placed, people don’t need to worry. Your children are good, too."

"All those superficial things are useless. Old Fourth, what you have is real talent and material. Your family was the only one thriving, and the children excelled. I always knew you were the strongest, that’s it."

Saying this, Old Master Lian gave Lian Shouxin a thumbs up and nodded in admiration.

"You, too, have children, you should understand your mother’s and my heart, we all wish for the children to do well, when things happen, we wish to help the weaker ones more, hoping that the stronger ones can help the weaker ones too, then this family can be truly good."

"Old Fourth, you are someone of stature, capable, your heart should be broader than others..."

Lian Manman stopped wiping her tears and instead raised her hand to her forehead.

Old Master Lian was so skillful with words. With what he said, he elevated Lian Shouxin while also crafting himself into a figure with piercing insight, seeing through the surface to the essence, farsighted, akin to a sage or prophet.

But no matter how pleasant his words sounded, they couldn’t change the fact that he was turning black into white.

"Grandpa, you said my father is a man of stature, then how can he ignore public duties for private interests?" Lian Manman didn’t get caught up in a word battle with Old Master Lian, but directly led the conversation back to the main issue. "Everything is clear and everyone knows. Just hand it over to Yamen for public judgment. Grandpa, are you asking my father to break the law knowingly, to manipulate the lawsuit, and privately settle a criminal case?"

"Whether my father has that ability is not the point, but my father can’t do such a thing. We won’t agree to it either. Has Taicang’s lesson not been enough? Our family can’t go down that road. On the day we received the Imperially Bestowed Archway, my father swore with us, the first rule being to strictly uphold the law. We won’t take crooked paths, deceitful ways, we absolutely won’t!"