Reborn as a Landlord-Chapter 1434 - 731: Black Hand vs. Forbearance

One more watch, asking for pink.

"Hmm, hmm," Lian Yeye nodded repeatedly, finally giving Lian Manman a big smile, clearly very happy. "Sister Manman, I understand."

Lian Yeye left happily, and Lady Zhang leaned over to ask Lian Manman.

"Manman, what were you whispering with Yeye just now? What were you saying?"

"Nothing much," Lian Manman replied.

Seeing Lian Manman unwilling to say more, Lady Zhang didn’t press further. Lian Manman and Lian Yeye were close, and the two little girls often had some strange and peculiar ideas, mostly just for playing around.

"The kids’ father," Lady Zhang asked Lian Shouxin, "Do you think this matter is reliable or not?"

"I don’t think it is," Lian Shouxin replied, having never had a good impression of the Woo Family Brothers.

"Then should we..." Lady Zhang glanced at Lian Shouxin and asked, "Should we say something, give a reminder or something?"

"What’s there to remind, Old Master isn’t foolish," Lian Shouxin said, "If we go over to remind him, it’s likely Old Master won’t be happy about it. On the surface, he won’t say anything, but he’ll definitely think we’re trying to spoil things. Let them toss around until they squander all the money, then they’ll settle down. Money goes and people find peace!"

Lian Shouxin’s expression was helpless.

The family discussed for a while and unanimously believed that the Woo Family Brothers came to get money from Old Master Lian. If Old Master Lian gave the dowry according to their demands, most of that money would probably end up in the Woo Family Brothers’ pockets. Moreover, with the current situation, the Woo Family Brothers were already earning quite a bit from running back and forth.

"From so far away, with communication not working well, they say they want seventy taels or forty taels, it might just be what they want. Seeing Old Master anxious, with no one else mediating, they hope to rake in some profit."

"If she’s truly an honest girl in her twenties, she’ll surely suffer once she’s married. What a sin... "

"I guess they don’t know the situation over here."

In this era, there was a saying that the mouth of a matchmaker was the least trustworthy. And with people like the Woo Family Brothers acting as matchmakers, things were even harder to say.

Lian Manman family decided to remain inactive, partly because they really didn’t want to get involved in the affairs of the old house, and partly because they didn’t have much faith in the outcome of this affair. There, only Old Master Lian and Lian Shouren were keen on this matter. With unreliable matchmakers and Lian Shouyi’s side causing trouble and breaking things up, it would be hard for Lian Shouren to bring the bride home.

Meanwhile, in the Upper Room of the old house,

Lian Shouren was injured, and it was all visible on the surface, with his face showing two swollen and bruised patches. Lian Shouren was anxious, worried that by the time the young lady came to have a look, his face wouldn’t have healed.

"Dad, Mom, what am I to do about these injuries?" Lian Shouren asked Old Master Lian and Lady Zhou, "Dad, where did you get injured?"

"How is it, does it hurt, do we need to call Doctor Li to take a look?" Lady Zhou asked Old Master Lian with concern.

"Alas," Old Master Lian sighed without speaking, just accidentally pulling at his injury while moving his thigh, causing his mouth to twitch in pain.

Lady Zhou immediately noticed, and since there was no one else in the room at the moment, she asked Lian Shouren to close the door.

"Put the bolt across the door; don’t let anyone come in," Lady Zhou instructed Lian Shouren.

Lian Shouren obediently went to the door and bolted it. Meanwhile, Lady Zhou urged Old Master Lian to take off his clothes.

"Hurry and take off your clothes and let’s see," Lady Zhou said.

Being attacked by his children and grandchildren, Old Master Lian felt it was a disgrace and very much wanted to ignore the matter.

"What’s there to see, it’s nothing much. Probably... an accident," Old Master Lian said, deceiving himself.

"I told you to take it off quickly; you still think you’re a young lad," Lady Zhou said impatiently, "Heaven above and earth below, nearly buried, how can you withstand a few hits? And not letting us look, if things turn around, won’t I end up suffering!"

"Dad, take them off and let’s have a look. If it’s serious, we need to get the doctor quickly," Lian Shouren said after closing the door, urging him as well.

Knowing his old wife and eldest son were concerned, Old Master Lian felt slightly warmed in his heart, and finally, unable to resist the two, he took off his clothes.

Upon seeing Old Master Lian’s injuries, Lady Zhou’s eyes immediately reddened.

On Old Master Lian’s back, the back of his thigh, and the back of his calf, there were three obvious bruised marks.

"...Those bastards with no conscience, hitting so mercilessly... May she get a body full of sores, die in Yanggou, with no one to bury her!" Lady Zhou cursed viciously.