Reborn as a Landlord-Chapter 179 - 91 Sobbing, Wreaking Havoc, Threatening Suicide_1
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"What?" Hearing Lian Manman say that Lady Zhao had hung herself, Lian Shouli’s palm halted in midair.
Lady Zhou, Lian Xiuxiu, and Lian Yeye also turned to look at Lian Manman, as if they hadn’t heard her clearly.
"Third Uncle’s wife hung herself!" Lian Manman deliberately said with a look of urgency.
"Oh my!" Lian Shouli cried out loud and, without bothering to greet Lady Zhou, he rushed outside with big strides.
Lian Yeye also ran outside, but at the doorway, she turned back, and faced Lady Zhou, saying, "If my mother dies, it will be your fault."
Lady Zhou’s frame shook, and she was speechless for a moment, not knowing whether it was due to the deep hatred in Lian Yeye’s eyes or the shock of Lady Zhao’s suicide attempt.
Lian Manman hurriedly pulled Lian Yeye out and headed straight for the West Wing Room.
Lian Shouli burst into the West Wing Room in a few steps, calling out, "Child’s mother, Yeye’s mother."
"Over here in this room," Lady Zhang called out from inside upon hearing him.
Lian Shouli quickly lifted the door curtain and charged in.
Inside the room, although Lady Zhao had washed her face, her eyes were red and she was still crying non-stop. Lady Zhang was sitting opposite her, trying to comfort her with words.
"Child’s mother, you, you haven’t..." Lian Shouli stood there, staring blankly at Lady Zhao.
"I haven’t what?" Lady Zhao was puzzled.
"Third Uncle, why are you so pale and sweating so much? What happened?" Lady Zhang asked, startled by the ashen look on Lian Shouli’s face.
"Manman, what did she say..." Lian Shouli, having somewhat recovered from his shock, lifted his hand to wipe the cold sweat on his forehead.
"What did Manman say?" Lady Zhang asked.
At this moment, Lian Manman had already returned with Lian Yeye.
"Third Uncle, I’m sorry," Lian Manman quickly said with a smile, "If I hadn’t put it that way, your slap would have definitely fallen on Yeye."
"It was fake? You really scared me to death." Lian Shouli sat down heavily on the edge of the kang and candidly admitted. He had truly been frightened, and now his legs were weak.
"Manman, what exactly did you say?" Lady Zhang asked Lian Manman.
"I, I said Third Uncle’s wife hung herself," Lian Manman said, feeling somewhat embarrassed as she saw Lian Shouli’s reaction.
"You child, those are not words to throw around carelessly. Third brother, Third sister-in-law, Manman is just a child and doesn’t weigh her words. Please don’t take it to heart," Lady Zhang quickly apologized and made excuses for Lian Manman.
"Sister Manman did it for our good," Lian Yeye, who had already thrown herself into Lady Zhao’s arms, now raised her head and sobbed.
"I had no choice," Lian Manman said. It seemed like Lady Zhou had made up her mind this time, determined to have Lian Shouli beat Yeye to vent her own anger and establish her authority. And Lian Shouli, being too honest, couldn’t resolve the stalemate with a trivial excuse.
"...It was just right to scare my grandmother," Lian Manman added.
It was one thing to bully and intimidate your daughter-in-law for no reason, but it was quite another if she was actually driven to her death. Lady Zhou’s expression when she heard that Lady Zhao had hung herself proved that Lian Manman was right.
"Thanks to Manman’s quick thinking," Lian Shouli laughed honestly, having realized what had happened.
"We’re responsible for what happened today," Lady Zhang said.
"What’s this talk of being responsible? We’re all family," Lian Shouli said.
"It’s not your fault; Mother despises me..." Lady Zhao began to cry again. "I’m so sorry about this belly of mine, I too wish to have a son..."
"Third sister-in-law, please don’t cry anymore." Lady Zhang tried to console Lady Zhao.
"Mother still wants to divorce me," Lady Zhao wept. "Sister-in-law, the misery in my heart... I can’t even go back to my own family. What should I do..."
Lady Zhao’s birth mother had passed away long ago, and her father had later taken a concubine. Lady Zhao’s stepmother brought along a daughter and later gave birth to a son. A few years ago, Lady Zhao’s father also died. The stepmother was just courteous to Lady Zhao on the surface and normally didn’t interact with her. Lady Zhao essentially had no natal family, yet she wasn’t in the situation covered by ’the three unforgivable acts’ that allowed divorce. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎
Lady Zhao’s deep-seated anxiety was simple: without having given birth to a son, she lacked confidence and feared being divorced and having nowhere to turn.
"Mother was just speaking out of anger; Father won’t agree to it," Lian Shouli said.
"Your third uncle, this matter depends on you," Lady Zhang said.
"After all these years, if I don’t have a son, so be it, I’ve accepted it. Aren’t we living pretty well as is, what else are you afraid of?" Lian Shouli said.
"Lady Third Uncle, look, the third uncle treats you well, and you also have Yeye, aren’t these good days? Just let the wet nurse’s words be like wind past your ears."
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"She’s learned to make trouble now, even hanging herself."
In the Upper Room, Lady Zhou sat on the kang, fuming with anger.
While she said this, Lady Zhou had no confidence in her heart. If it were Lady He, Lady Zhou definitely wouldn’t believe it. But Lady Zhao was different. Lady Zhao had always been honest, enduring any grievances for years, at most she would cry, but never cause trouble, let alone hang herself to seek death. Lady Zhou was very clear that those who always talked about death would not actually go through with it, but someone like Lady Zhao could very well hang themselves in silence.
"Xiuxiu," Lady Zhou called Lian Xiuxiu, "go see what exactly is wrong with your third sister-in-law."
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In the West Wing Room, everyone was comforting Lady Zhao.
"Old maid, what are you doing here?" Xiao Qi suddenly shouted loudly from outside the window.
It was Lian Xiuxiu who had arrived, why was she here?
Lian Manman’s mind flashed with inspiration, and she hurriedly went to Lady Zhao’s side, whispering, "Lady Third Uncle, you should lie down quickly."
"Why, Manman?" Lady Zhao looked at Lian Manman, not understanding what she wanted.
Without further explanation, Lian Manman helped Lady Zhao to lie down on the kang.
"Shh, don’t speak." Lian Manman hurriedly said, then she pulled Lian Yeye aside, "Yeye, cry, the louder the better."
This opportunity must be seized to give Lady Zhou a good scare, so she would think twice before mentioning divorce again. Lian Manman quickly instructed Lian Yeye by her ear.
Lian Yeye’s eyes lit up immediately, she nodded vigorously at Lian Manman, and then truly threw herself on Lady Zhao’s body and started to sob loudly.
"Mother, mother, don’t leave me behind."
"Third Uncle, if you don’t want Lady Third Uncle to be divorced, you’ll have to listen to me first," Lian Manman said to Lian Shouli.
No sooner had Lian Manman set the scene, Lian Xiuxiu walked in by lifting the curtain, followed closely by Xiao Qi, who also winked at Lian Manman.
"What happened to the third sister-in-law? Mother is looking for her," said Lian Xiuxiu with a dark expression.
No one paid attention to Lian Xiuxiu; they were all gathered around Lady Zhao.
"My dear wife, why would you think of such a thing?" Lian Shouli said, squatting on the ground with his head in his hands.
Did Lady Zhao truly seek death?
Lian Xiuxiu moved forward a couple of steps. Because Lian Yeye was lying on Lady Zhao’s body and both Lady Zhang and Lian Manman were blocking her, she couldn’t see Lady Zhao’s face and could only see Lady Zhao lying stiffly as if she really wasn’t breathing anymore.
Lady Zhao must be really dead, otherwise someone as honest as Lian Shouli wouldn’t look like that, and Yeye’s crying wouldn’t sound like that unless it was true grief.
"Xiao Qi, go quickly and call Father and the others to help," Lian Manman called out to Xiao Qi.
Lian Xiuxiu started to panic; she didn’t speak but hurriedly turned and went to the Upper Room to report to Lady Zhou.
Lady Zhao lay there somewhat stiff, muttering, "Is this, is this alright?"
In the Upper Room, after hearing Lian Xiuxiu,
"Xiuxiu, did you see clearly?" Lady Zhou asked Lian Xiuxiu.
"Mother, the third sister-in-law was lying there motionless, I think she has stopped breathing," said Lian Xiuxiu.
"Really, really dead?" After listening to Lian Xiuxiu, Lady Zhou felt a chill shoot up her spine.
"Oh heavens!" Lady Zhou’s eyes rolled back as she fell straight back.
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