Reborn as a Landlord-Chapter 1275 - 651: Midsummer

Second update, requesting pink votes.

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Seeing Lian Shouxin come out of the room like that, everyone in the family knew, he must have been upset by Lady Zhou again. Very tactfully, no one asked Lian Shouxin about it and headed straight home.

Back home, the family sat around together, and it was inevitable to talk about what just happened at the old house.

"That girl Yaya, the more you look at her, the more pitiful she seems," said Lady Zhang.

Though Lady He was a bit messy, she managed to raise her own children. Now there’s Er Niuniu, a child without a mother, and logically it should be Lady He’s responsibility to look after her. But it seems Lady He learned from Lady Zhou and felt that raising her two daughters fulfilled her life’s accomplishments. For the grandchildren, she refused to take them.

Since Lady He wouldn’t take Er Niuniu, and Lady Zhou wouldn’t either, and it wouldn’t make sense to have Lady Chiang take her, the responsibility was passed onto Lian Yaya.

Lian Yaya is still so young, and apart from helping out with the house chores, she practically carries Er Niuniu around constantly.

"That child doesn’t talk much, has an even smaller courage than Yeye’s mother. This is strange; Yaya isn’t like her father, nor her mother. That quiet, uncomplaining nature, doing whatever she’s told, resembles Yeye’s mother closely," Lady Zhang told Lian Shouxin and the children, "Looking at it, it seems as if Yaya is Yeye’s mother’s real daughter, and who knows whom Yeye takes after!"

Lian Manman and the others nodded, agreeing that Lady Zhang made a fair point.

"Next time if there’s a chance to bring her along, let’s do so. That child is quite pitiful," added Lian Shouxin.

"Hmm," Lian Manman nodded.

In truth, both Lian Yaya and Lian Yeye are Lian Manman’s cousins. She is usually closer to Lian Yeye, but she doesn’t have anything against Lian Yaya. It’s just that Lian Yaya’s character is so weak in presence, she’s easily overlooked. Considering Lian Manman’s personality, she naturally likes those like Lian Yeye and Zhang Caiyun, who are straightforward and lively.

However, when it comes to helping Lian Yaya, and taking her out and about, Lian Manman has no objections. It’s just...

"...My second aunt usually doesn’t care much for Yaya, but seeing her today, it seems she has some plans regarding Yaya," Lian Manman cautiously remarked.

Lian Shouxin and Lady Zhang exchanged glances and sighed. From the time Lady He started binding Lian Yaya’s feet, Lian Shouxin and Lady Zhang already understood Lian Shouyi and Lady He’s intentions. Today, seeing Lian Shouyi and Lady He fawning over Lian Manman, they couldn’t have missed the reason.

"...Isn’t it because they saw you sisters went to the mountain for a day, and even received gifts from Miss Shen. Now they’re coveting those," Lady Zhang said, "I’ve thought about it too. Even if we give Yaya something, it’ll end up nowhere. Her parents would take whatever is given to her for themselves."

To put it bluntly, Lian Yaya is just a little pitiful, unloved by grandparents and overlooked by uncles.

"I said today, let her come over to our place whenever she has time. If she does, I’ll keep her for dinner. At the old house, she gets nothing; look how thin she is. Seeing her reminds me of how things were for Manman and the others before, and it makes me feel bad," Lady Zhang said, "Giving her money won’t help; it’ll be taken away. Better to give her a couple of clothes, those her parents can’t take."

Lady Zhang’s intention was to supplement Lian Yaya’s meals and provide her some clothing.

"That’s doable," Lian Manman nodded, agreeing with this way of helping Lian Yaya.

"Always letting Yaya take care of Er Niuniu isn’t right either," Lady Zhang continued, "If Erlang decides to marry someone else, it’ll be difficult in this situation..."

After discussing for a while, Han Zhong’s wife came over to ask what to make for dinner. Zhang Caiyun followed Xiao Xi to the vegetable garden.

"Dad, what did grandma say to you afterward?" Lian Manman didn’t go with them, and after seeing Zhang Caiyun leave the yard, she asked Lian Shouxin.

Lian Shouxin glanced at Lady Zhang.

"Just say it honestly, even if you don’t, I can guess most of it," Lady Zhang said.

"Yes, dad, just tell us. Mom won’t be angry," Lian Manman added.

"You’ve all guessed it already," Lian Shouxin sighed, "The old lady is just that type of person. Seeing Caiyun living with us, she asks why not bring Yin Suo over as well."

"I guessed she was angry about that," Lady Zhang said, not a fool herself. Given her understanding of Lady Zhou, she figured it was about this, "She must have said more, not just about this. Like blaming us for not taking Yin Suo with you to the mountains with Caiyun, to get nice things."