Reborn as a Landlord-Chapter 59 - 35 Slap in the Face_1

Lian Shouren would never admit to doing such a thing, which was what Lian Manman had anticipated. However, now he had no choice but to admit it, fearing that before tomorrow, these ten miles and eight villages would be abuzz with his "glorious deed."

It was uncertain how Old Master Lian and Lady Zhou would handle the situation. If they protected Lian Shouren, with Lian Shouxin usually being such a pushover, could he manage the situation effectively?

They must not yield on this matter; otherwise, who knows what trouble might emerge in the future. She still had to follow and see for herself to be at ease.

"Mother," Lian Manman snuggled up to Lady Zhang, "I am worried about father on his own... Mother, you and father, both of you must decide this on my behalf."

"Manman, let’s go to the Upper Room. This time, mother will go all out to seek justice for you," Lady Zhang said, rising from the kang bed and straightening her back.

She had cried enough and had thought it through. Ever since she married into the Lian Family, she had adhered to the traditional female virtues of obedience and propriety, showing filial respect toward her elders and affection toward her juniors, willing to endure personal grievances to satisfy her in-laws, sisters-in-law, and brothers-in-law. She had withstood countless tears and swallowed numerous grievances for the sake of family peace, all too well known to her alone.

But what was all her self-sacrifice for? She treated them as kin and showed respect and filial piety, but they took her for a fool, easily moulded and manipulated, even trading her daughter’s life for their own wealth and status.

Even if not for herself, she had to seek justice for her daughter.

Lady Zhang took Lian Manman’s hand, Lian Manman took Lian Zhizhi’s hand, Lian Zhizhi took Wu Lang’s hand, and Wu Lang took Xiao Qi’s hand, the mother and children all puffing out their chests, marching toward the Upper Room.

In the Upper Room, Old Master Lian, Lady Zhou, and Lian Shouren were sitting at the head of the kang bed, surrounded by a pile of various pieces of cloth. Lian Xiuxiu, Lady Gu, Lian Huahua, and Lian Duoduo were all seated around those pieces of cloth.

Seeing Lady Zhang enter, Lady Zhou immediately spit out a sound of disdain.

"Old Fourth, what was all that you were saying just now? Was it your wife who instigated you? I knew it, you insisted on going to the town today with ill intent," Lady Zhou raised her voice, "A wife who ruins the family, I knew she was up to no good." 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

"Keep your voice down, would you want the whole world to hear or what?" Old Master Lian said in a low, deep voice.

"This has nothing to do with his mother; I heard all those words with my own ears," Lian Shouxin, sitting on a long bench, his eyes red, stared at Lian Shouren, "Big brother, you won’t admit it? Then let me ask you, wasn’t that family you mentioned Sun Lianren’s? Is there a second Sun Lianren in Qingfeng County who married Yang Chengfeng’s sister and has a young son looking to marry a bride?"

Lian Shouxin’s voice trembled with emotion, "Big brother, we share the same mother; you must tell me the truth—did you agree with someone to send Manman to be buried alive, all for those few hundred taels of silver?"

Lian Shouxin, Lady Zhang, and the Lian Manman children, all watched Lian Shouren.

Lian Shouren’s eyes flickered, and he subconsciously inched closer to Old Master Lian and Lady Zhou.

"Nonsense, could I harm my own niece? What kind of person do you take me for?"

Lian Manman keenly sensed that Lian Shouren was being evasive.

"Uncle, you are the father of the child, and we respect and trust you. You and auntie came back from outside and said you wanted to send Manman to Qingfeng County to become a child bride. We felt it was not reliable, and yet you assured us that Manman is your niece, and you wouldn’t harm her. Father and I believed you. You spoke convincingly, but we’re not fools; we know you are waiting to use that money for a better future. It has been a heartache for my parents through the years, and I was reluctant to part with my daughter, but I still hardheartedly agreed," Lady Zhang pointed at Lian Shouren and Lady Gu and exclaimed, "But you shouldn’t have sent my daughter to her death..."

At this point, Lady Zhang couldn’t help but burst into tears again.

Lady Gu sat on the edge of the kang bed, her complexion alternately flushing and paling.

"Old Fourth’s wife, there is no such thing; don’t believe the nonsense you’ve heard," Lady Gu interjected.

"Auntie, you are a mother too, having borne two daughters. Auntie, this is like cutting flesh from your own body," Lady Zhang said, "How have he and I wronged you that you bring such calamity upon us? Not even enemies would be so cruel."

"Big brother, I need a truthful word from you with your conscience," Lian Shouxin stubbornly demanded.

Lian Shouxin’s temperament was very gentle, but as with most honest people, once he took something seriously, he became the hardest to fool.

Sweat beads formed on Lian Shouren’s forehead as he looked to Old Master Lian and Lady Zhou for help.