Reborn as a Landlord-Chapter 1537 - 781: Favor (Part 2)
"I understand, Fourth Uncle." Erlang nodded and said.
Lian Shouxin looked at Erlang and secretly sighed. Erlang listens to him now, whatever he says, Erlang will agree. But whether Erlang can actually do it, and to what degree, Lian Shouxin is unsure.
Lian Shouxin said a few more things to Erlang, and Luo Xiaoyan came out from the backyard. Because Erlang and Luo Xiaoying had to go to work, Lady Zhang gave Luo Xiaoyan a piece of fabric, asking her to take it back and make a new set of clothes for each of them. Lian Shouxin again instructed Erlang and Luo Xiaoying to work hard at the carriage shop, then sent the three of them home.
Once all the trivial matters were taken care of, the family gathered together and inevitably talked about Erlang and Luo Xiaoying. Lian Shouxin shared what Erlang said with Lady Zhang and the children.
"She’s quite cunning." Lian Manman laughed and said.
Luo Xiaoyan came to the backyard and talked to Lady Zhang and Lian Manman for a while, mentioning Luo Xiaoying’s reason for going to the carriage shop was to look after each other with Erlang.
"A skill, basic living security, it seems she thinks this is still not enough." Wu Lang said.
Luo Family, Luo Xiaoyan hopes Luo Xiaoying gets something better.
"No wonder the people in Luo Family Village look down on them." Lian Shouxin said.
Luo Xiaoyan’s family is poor, yet she pampers her two children and won’t let them work in the fields. In the midst of tenant farmer families, they are already out of place. Now it seems like they have ambitions. Although these ambitions may not be openly shown, there are traces in their daily conduct.
So in the eyes of ordinary tenant farmer families, such people are not well received.
"When you think about it, you can guess what they’re thinking. No matter how good the job we arranged for Luo Xiaoying, could it be better than Erlang’s? Luo Xiaoying, he’s a step below us. Without Brother Erlang, who would recognize him? That day my dad made it clear that letting Brother Erlang be a clerk at the carriage shop, if he does well, he’ll surely be promoted. Their family just wants us to promote Luo Xiaoying along with him." Lian Manman laughed and said.
"Following Erlang to benefit by association." Lady Zhang also said.
"But it depends on whether he has the ability to seize this benefit." Wu Lang said.
"That’s right." Lian Manman nodded, "Having ambition is not scary, what’s scary is not having the corresponding ability. If they have the corresponding ability, fulfilling their ambition is nothing."
"Exactly." Wu Lang smiled and nodded.
In the end, it’s just a small matter, no matter how it turns out, they have it completely under their control. The Lian Manman family pays close attention to this, only considering Erlang and Er Niuniu.
After all, Luo Family’s connection with them is quite distant, unlike the old house, which is...
"These days, the old house seems quite peaceful." Lian Manman said.
"Yes." Lady Zhang answered quickly, glancing at Lian Shouxin, "Old Master Lian has announced that he’s too old, and from now on won’t attend any banquets."
Old Master Lian still cares about his image, and because he missed the seats at Wu Jiaxing and Lian Zhizhi’s wedding and their return banquet, he simply made this announcement to save face.
"If he knew it would come to this, why did he act that way before?" Lian Manman said.
"Exactly." Lady Zhang nodded, "I heard that Old Master scolded Second Master harshly that day."
"Yeye also told me, said it was from Yaya’s mother that they heard it." Lian Manman said with a laugh.
Lady He, once she stays a little longer and the other party wants to find out something, anything can be pried out of her mouth.
"I heard something, not sure if it’s true or false." Lady Zhang suddenly said, "They say Second Master and Si Lang, the father and son, are gambling with people outside, playing Pai Gow to make money."
"Them, gambling?" Lian Shouxin exclaimed in shock.
For tenant farmer families living proper lives, they view deception and gambling as great menaces, feeling that anyone involved with them won’t end well.
"It was said by a wife from Zhao Family Village working in our workshop, she didn’t see it herself, just heard it through the grapevine. No idea if it’s true or false." Lady Zhang hurriedly said.
"Our village also has gamblers, but surely no one would dare invite them to join. Besides, they don’t have money." Lian Shouxin thought for a moment, then said.
"Definitely it’s from another village." Lady Zhang said.
"Other village or not, it’s still within these ten or so villages nearby, and we’ve made our stance clear." Lian Shouxin said.
"Dad, I know." Xiao Qi suddenly said, "They probably have money."
"Ah, Xiao Qi, what did you say?" The whole family turned to look at Xiao Qi. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢
"It’s true. That time during the incident with the crazy girl, my grandfather seemed to have given both of them One String of Coins each to keep them from making trouble." Xiao Qi said earnestly.
Don’t be fooled by Xiao Qi’s young age; this little fellow has his unique sources of information.
Upon hearing Xiao Qi’s words, Lian Manman and Wu Lang couldn’t help but laugh. Lady Zhang also laughed, but after laughing halfway, she reined it in.
"Xiao Qi, focus on your studies, don’t listen to just any talk, and don’t say everything you hear." Lady Zhang sternly told Xiao Qi.
Lady Zhang rare sternness caused Xiao Qi to blink. Wu Lang immediately stood up and took Xiao Qi off the kang.
"Mom, I’ll take Xiao Qi to study." Wu Lang said, walking out with Xiao Qi.
Once Wu Lang and Xiao Qi left, Lian Manman smiled, sneaked off the kang too. As she walked out of the east room and closed the door, she heard Lady Zhang complaining inside.
"...Even Xiao Qi knows about that crazy girl incident..."
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