Reborn as a Landlord-Chapter 1513 - 770: Leftover Dishes

Tenant farmer families cherish resources and rarely waste anything; this is a lifestyle attitude. Therefore, even though Lian Manman’s family is very wealthy now, the Wu Family sent some leftovers along with the main banquet. Naturally, what the Wu Family specifically sent to the Lian Family would be the best of their selection without needing to check.

"Did you hand out the reward money?" Lian Manman asked Xiao Xi.

"It’s been given," Xiao Xi replied.

"That’s good," Lian Manman nodded.

A banquet table, just enough for everyone to eat at night. As for the leftovers, they won’t go to waste either.

"I remember Xiao Long and Xiao Hu like those meatballs. Xiao Xi, go see if the delivered food includes those meatballs. If there are, set them aside. Tomorrow, take them home for Xiao Long and Xiao Hu to enjoy slowly," Lian Manman instructed Xiao Xi.

"Miss, I checked, there are quite a few," Xiao Xi said.

"That’s good. Have Han Zhong’s wife pick some nice dishes and send them to Yeye Household later," Lian Manman instructed further.

"Yes, miss," Xiao Xi quickly agreed.

"Don’t worry about choosing more food for us. Look at us, the three of us are already at the main table, and that’s enough," Lady Zhao quickly declined.

In farmstead customs, only one person typically attends a banquet with a gift. However, one can bring a child to a wedding feast without it counting as a guest. Usually, the most prominent person in the family attends. For example, before the Lian Family divided, Old Master Lian would attend such events.

As for Lian Shouli’s Family now, even if they brought a gift, usually only Lian Shouli would attend the banquet, and he wouldn’t even bring Lian Yeye, as Yeye was already a bit older.

"Our family’s matters can’t be compared to others. Even if you had more family members, they would all sit at the main table," Lady Zhang said, "Take it, it saves you from cooking dinner later."

Lady Li and Lady Zhang Wang also persuaded Lady Zhao similarly.

"Alright, no need to send it to us specifically, we’ll just take it with us when Yeye and I leave later," Lady Zhao eventually said with a smile.

"That’s right, that’s how it should be, otherwise you’d be acting like an outsider," Lady Zhang laughed.

As everyone chatted and laughed, Lian Yeye gently tugged at Lian Manman’s sleeve.

"What’s up?" Lian Manman turned and asked Lian Yeye.

"Sister Manman, I just remembered. Did Brother Jiaxing’s home send a banquet to our grandfather’s place?" Lian Yeye asked Lian Manman.

"Yes," Lian Manman nodded.

"...After the banquet, I went outside for a bit and heard the kitchen staff talking. One of them seemed to have just returned from the old house," Lian Yeye continued.

"Did they talk about the old house?" Lian Manman quickly asked.

"Mm," Lian Yeye nodded, "They said when they entered the courtyard, they heard the Second Master arguing with our grandfather, something about wine, seemingly upset that the banquet was sent but not the wine."

"What’s up with the Second Master," Lady Zhang overheard and shook her head, "He always has something to pick on."

"Dare not send them wine. Last time we held a banquet at home and invited Lian Shouren and Lian Shouyi, and just after a few drinks, Lian Shouyi caused a scene. Sending wine today, are we afraid that Lian Zhizhi and Wu Jiaxing’s happy event would go too smoothly or what? If there’s no wine, they’re already complaining, but with it, wouldn’t they just take it as an excuse to act out?" Lian Manman laughed.

The Wu Family is not stingy with a jug or two of wine, but they definitely won’t invite trouble upon themselves.

"So much good food and it still won’t shut his mouth," Lian Manman added, then asked Lian Yeye, "What happened next? Did our grandfather say anything? Did he really ask for wine in front of the kitchen staff?" 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

"He didn’t ask for wine in front of the kitchen staff," Lian Yeye replied, "it seems our grandfather sternly scolded him for quite a while. He also said the reason he didn’t attend the banquet today was due to health issues."

"Oh," Lian Manman let out a long sigh.

Old Master Lian’s inability to attend the banquet due to health reasons was not news. Lian Shouxin had inadvertently spread this information. Old Master Lian repeated it specifically when the Wu Family staff came over, making it quite interesting.

Old Master Lian still cares about his reputation, worried that others would attribute his absence to other reasons. What Old Master Lian thought privately didn’t matter; in front of others, he actively cooperated to reinforce the illness excuse.