Reborn as a Landlord-Chapter 1414 - 721: Conflict
The first watch of the night, asking for pink (a type of ticket, likely a voting or support ticket).
"Ah." Old Master Lian somewhat grudgingly admitted. He knew that Lian Shouyi coming home so quickly and asking such a question must mean that Lady He eavesdropped on his conversation earlier and immediately ran to tell Lian Shouyi.
Moreover, even if Lady He didn’t eavesdrop, the matter of arranging a wife for Lian Shouren wouldn’t be something that could be kept from Lian Shouyi. So, denying it was meaningless. Although, in his heart, he didn’t want Lian Shouyi to know about this matter so early. Though both are his sons, when it comes to finding a wife for Lian Shouren, he not only doesn’t hide it from Lian Shouli and Lian Shouxin but proactively seeks their help, yet he doesn’t want Lian Shouyi to know.
The reason behind this is something Old Master Lian doesn’t intend to think deeply about.
"Dad, how much money does our family still have? Is it enough to find a wife for my big brother?" Lian Shouyi plopped down in front of Old Master Lian, grinning as he asked, his big eyes staring straight at Old Master Lian.
"You don’t need to worry about this." Old Master Lian said, lowering his eyelids to Lian Shouyi, ignoring the mention of silver.
"Dad, this is a big family matter! I’m also a member of our family, how could I not be concerned?" Lian Shouyi replied.
"What can you do? Can you find a wife for your big brother?" Old Master Lian said.
"Dad, if there was enough money, why couldn’t I find one?" Lian Shouyi immediately picked up on the topic, and then the conversation turned to money. "Dad, is it Old Fourth who’s supposed to pay for finding a wife for my big brother?"
"Don’t concern yourself with this matter." Old Master Lian said decisively, still refusing to engage with the topic of money. Knowing that Lady He overheard him and naturally informed Lian Shouyi, thus, Lian Shouren’s marriage expenses were to be shouldered by them. Lian Shouyi’s current behavior is asking while knowing full well; what Lian Shouyi is scheming, Old Master Lian knows very well.
"Dad, I came in and saw your expression, it must be that Old Fourth refuses to pay, right?" Lian Shouyi’s eyes darted around, "Dad, if you have enough money in hand, you might as well quickly find a wife for Si Lang as well. Si Lang is of age to be married too. Since our family isn’t short on money now, you can’t delay Si Lang like Erlang was." 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺
"Erlang is in his current state because he was delayed initially. If he hadn’t been kept waiting for so long, how could we have ended up pairing him with Zhao Xiue? It’s stirred up our family to no end and look how she’s ruined Erlang. A perfectly good boy from our family ended up toiling for someone else, and we have no idea when he’ll work himself to death."
"Dad, Si Lang is your own grandson, too." Lian Shouyi looked at Old Master Lian and said.
Old Master Lian bowed his head, silent for a long while. The reason for not wanting Lian Shouyi to know about arranging a wife for Lian Shouren was the fear of Lian Shouyi bringing it up in this manner. The money he had carefully saved could barely afford for Lian Shouren to secure a wife, and even then, just barely. It would likely require marrying someone with lesser conditions and possibly even needing to squeeze out some grain, either to sell for money or to use as a bride price. Not to mention, they’d have to count the pigs in the pen as well.
Of course, if Lian Shouxin were willing to lend a hand, then it would be a different matter.
This means that all the assets of the old house, when taken together, would just barely suffice to arrange for a modest wife. Old Master Lian couldn’t bear to see Lian Shouren left unmarried and wanted to take care of it while he was still capable. However, what Lian Shouyi said is true as well. Si Lang is of a decent age for marriage too, and delaying it could lead to a situation like Erlang’s, where a suitable match becomes difficult.
Whether it’s leaving the eldest son a bachelor or the grandson a bachelor, Old Master Lian feels uneasy. However, when only one marriage can be arranged for now, he has to make a choice.
"My second son," Old Master Lian lifted his head, sincerely looking at Lian Shouyi. "Si Lang is my own grandson too, how could I not care for him? His matters are always on my mind. Though the family isn’t wealthy, how much can we save in a year? Everyone in the family knows how much money I have, it’s no secret."
"Just those twenty-some taels of silver, and that was given by the Song Family, the money they gave for mourning your big brother’s wife." Old Master Lian said it each word distinctly. The Song Family and Lady Gu, along with those twenty taels of silver, were topics Old Master Lian usually avoided, but now he had no choice but to speak them out clearly.
