Reborn as a Landlord-Chapter 1511 - 769: Joy
Listening to Lady He’s complaints, Lian Shouyi simply snorted, while the others on the kang remained silent.
"If she sends something here, she should be sending it through me, and I’ll pass it on to the fourth daughter-in-law. She doesn’t go through me, she sends it over directly to others. In her eyes, she doesn’t see me as her mother-in-law at all." Despite no one responding, Lady He continued rambling to herself.
"Send it to you, so you can pass it on, and also attend the event, right? They don’t send it through you because they’re afraid you’ll take your cut. They just don’t trust you." Lady Zhou scoffed, taking a dig at Lady He.
Lady He loved chatting with people, but on this kang, Lady Zhou didn’t allow any daughter-in-law to surpass her as the main character. Even when Lady Zhou wasn’t speaking, Lady He chatting incessantly was seen by Lady Zhou as a challenge to her status as the mistress of the house.
"Do I seem like that kind of person?" Lady He immediately said, "I’ve never seen such things and wouldn’t do such things at all... Sanlang is hopeless, and so is Erlang."
Lady He didn’t take Lady Zhou’s words too seriously; she was more pleased that Lady Zhou had joined her in conversation, giving her someone to chat with.
"Mom, don’t you know? Erlang and Luo Xiaoyan really went all out with the gifts for Zhizhi." Lady He moved closer to Lady Zhou, speaking mysteriously.
"Hmph, your good son, good daughter-in-law," Lady Zhou remarked disdainfully.
"...They slaughtered a whole pig. Why on earth would they do that now? Wait until New Year, and they could earn more. Slaughtering a pig wasn’t enough; they sold several chickens, too... As their mother-in-law, I didn’t even see a single weed tip, yet they gave Zhizhi a dressing of two bracelets, silver no less. My arms are still bare."
"Trying to curry favor with my fourth uncle’s family." Si Lang interjected, "If they give you something, what can you give them? My second brother’s job now was found by my fourth uncle. At this time, they’re waiting for a favor in return."
"I’m his mother, their mother-in-law; do I still need to give them favors? They respecting me is only right." Lady He replied. Everyone found her words familiar, as Lady Zhou often said the same.
Lady Zhou heard this and snorted coldly again, full of disdain. Lady Zhou knew Lady He, having many sons, aspired to learn from her and enjoy the prestige of being a mother-in-law. But in Lady Zhou’s view, Lady He’s aspirations were just wishful thinking, not knowing her own place. Even if Lady He had more sons, in this life, the next, or even the one after that, she wouldn’t match up to even her little toe. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶
"Giving gifts to his fourth uncle is really extravagant; they always cry poor when it’s supposed to be our turn. Asking them for even the slightest thing is like pulling their teeth. My sons, they’re all being raised for others. What a fate I have..."
As Lady He lamented, she spotted Si Lang.
"Si Lang, you must choose wisely when getting a wife. I’m counting on you." Lady He said to Si Lang.
"Where is my wife for me to choose from? How can I choose wisely if there is no one to see?" Si Lang replied somewhat sarcastically, secretly sizing up Old Master Lian and Lady Zhou.
Old Master Lian, seemingly lost in thought, appeared not to hear the exchange between Si Lang and Lady He, nor noticed Si Lang’s gaze. Lady Zhou yawned, slightly turning her head, and completely ignored Si Lang, not responding.
Seeing no reaction from Old Master Lian and Lady Zhou, Si Lang gave a signal to Lian Shouyi and Lady He.
"Dad, Mom, Si Lang is not young anymore; you said you’d find him a wife, so let’s hurry up. The family could use another pair of hands." Lian Shouyi said.
Lady He was also eager to find a wife for Si Lang. She thought that with a daughter-in-law in the house, cooking, fire building, sewing, and repairs could all be handed over to the daughter-in-law, allowing her to sit on the kang like Lady Zhou, dictating while the daughter-in-law obeyed.
"Indeed, it’s time to find a wife for Si Lang. Mom, why don’t you give me some money to buy two packs of pastries and head over to Matchmaker Sun’s place?" Lady He promptly suggested to Lady Zhou.
"Every time you open your mouth, you’re asking me for money. Do I mint money or what? You want to buy pastries for yourself, don’t you?" Lady Zhou glared at Lady He, "Don’t come asking me for money, go ask your dad."
Lady Zhou pushed the matter over to Old Master Lian.
Old Master Lian, with a stern face, seemed beyond distressed, unable to even sit on the kang. Before Lian Shouyi or Lady He could say more, he got up and left the room.
