First watch, begging for pinks.

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Zhang Qingnian and his brothers grew up in the mountains, and in terms of physical strength, none of the Lian family members could compare to them. Lian Shouyi was beaten very badly. The Zhang Qingnian brothers also deliberately punched Lian Shouyi’s face a few more times. They told Lian Shouyi themselves, just to let him hang a sign on his face.

In the end, Lian Shouyi was knocked to the ground and begged for mercy before the Zhang Qingnian brothers stopped.

"No wonder," said Lian Manman. No wonder Zhang Qingshan and the others refused to tell Lady Zhang about what happened at the banquet; they had made up their minds to hide it from Lady Zhang and teach Lian Shouyi a lesson.

A well-deserved lesson; Lian Manman really wanted to applaud.

First of all, Lian Shouyi slandered the Zhang family for taking advantage of their daughter and son-in-law. If his contemporaries among the Zhang brothers wanted to beat him up, no one could really say anything. And Lian Shouyi also slandered Lady Zhang. Although Lian Shouxin spoke up for Lady Zhang, Lian Shouxin was ranked younger than Lian Shouyi, and Wu Lang, Lian Zhizhi, Lian Manman, and Xiao Qi were all of the nephew and niece generation to Lian Shouyi. If they stepped out, they would still be somewhat constrained.

For instance, Lian Manman and the others were dissatisfied with Lian Shouyi, and they just discussed that in the future, no matter what, they would never invite Lian Shouren and Lian Shouyi, but even Lian Manman never thought about going to beat up Lian Shouyi.

But the Zhang Qingnian brothers could swagger in and directly beat Lian Shouyi to vent for Lady Zhang.

Even if they overdid it, no one could challenge their manners.

Lian Manman happily recalled Lian Shouyi’s appearance earlier and thought that from now on, he might be well-behaved for a long time.

Well done!

"Is this what happened just now? Yeye, why didn’t you come to inform us?" asked Lady Zhang.

When Lian Yeye mentioned that the Zhang Qingnian brothers had beaten Lian Shouyi, both Lady Zhang and Lian Shouxin had complex expressions on their faces. Lady Zhang even secretly glanced twice at Lian Shouxin’s expression.

"Fourth Aunt, I was also shocked at the time. I wanted to come and inform you, but Sister Caiyun stopped me from coming." Lian Yeye said crisply, "Sister Caiyun said this matter was between the Zhang family and those two branches of our Upper Room, and it had nothing to do with our family or your family."

"Sister Caiyun also said they wanted to settle accounts with those two branches of our Upper Room properly, and if you went over there, it wouldn’t be good."

"Since Sister Caiyun said so, I didn’t come." Lian Yeye giggled twice, then turned her head and lowered her voice to say to Lian Manman, "Sister Manman, I didn’t rush to come. Anyway, I saw that Uncle and Old Uncle wouldn’t suffer any losses. If Fourth Uncle and Fourth Aunt knew about it earlier, they would have certainly stopped them from fighting. That would have benefited our Second Uncle."

Lian Manman agreed deeply and smiled with pursed lips.

"Earlier, our grandpa brought Second Uncle over, so had my maternal grandpa and the others left already?" Lian Manman asked Lian Yeye.

"They left long ago," Lian Yeye nodded, "Sister Manman, you didn’t see it, but my Aunt was really fierce."

"Did Caiyun’s mother also get involved?" Lady Zhang quickly asked. Lady Zhang knew Lady Zhang Wang was shrewish, so if she got involved, she wouldn’t find it surprising at all.

"She didn’t get involved in fighting," said Lian Yeye, "she just held onto my Second Aunt and reasoned with her."

Zhang Qingshan chatted with Old Master Lian in the Upper Room. Zhang Qingnian and his brothers caught Lian Shouyi and gave him a good beating. Naturally, the rest of the Upper Room of the Lian Family couldn’t just sit idly by and went to break up the fight.

Lian Shouren and Lian Jizu were both "scholars," shouting a few words but not stepping forward. Erlang was indeed a strong man, but he knew Lian Shouyi was in the wrong, felt guilty, and also remembered the kindness of Lady Zhang. He was suppressed by a few words from Lady Zhang Wang, which greatly reduced his fighting strength. As for Si Lang and Liulang, even if the two of them teamed up with Lian Shouyi, they still weren’t a match for the Zhang Qingnian brothers.

At this moment, other women couldn’t step forward, but Lady He could.

Seeing Lian Shouyi being beaten, Lady He shouted and rushed forward, only to be intercepted by Lady Zhang Wang and Zhang Caiyun.

Lady Zhang Wang didn’t engage in a scuffle with Lady He. She just held onto Lady He and began to enumerate things one by one. Ever since Lady Zhang married into the Lian family, how many times each season the Zhang family contributed, "...What are we after with your Old Lian Family? We just want her elder aunt’s life to be better. You pat your bellies, from the old to the young, who hasn’t eaten our family’s fruits, mushrooms, wood ear, walnuts? Several trips a year, we haven’t missed a single one. When it comes to family visits, what have you given us? Except for that one time during the New Year, at most two packets of glutinous rice cakes, and slightly better, two pounds of wine. In this, who’s leaning on whom?"