Reborn as a Landlord

The first watch, asking for pink votes.

****** 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

Everyone went outside and was shocked to see this scene.

"Yeye, what are you doing? Stop it." Old Master Lian shouted loudly.

At this moment, Lian Yeye had already removed a window and chopped several window frames with an axe. It was unclear if she heard Old Master Lian’s question, as she didn’t even turn her head, continuing to chop the next window with the axe.

Lian Shouli and Lady Zhao also called out to Lian Yeye, but Lian Yeye acted as if she didn’t hear, focusing solely on chopping the window.

Since the window had been removed, everyone outside could see the situation inside the West Wing Room.

On the kang in the West Wing Room, the kang mat had disappeared, and two of the adobe bricks underneath were missing. As for Lian Shouli’s luggage that was supposed to be on the kang, it was also nowhere to be seen.

Old Master Lian’s expression changed, and he turned his head to call someone to grab Lian Yeye.

"Grandpa, let’s talk this over calmly, don’t scare Yeye." Lian Manman anxiously interjected, "Yeye must feel wronged. My third uncle narrowly escaped death, my third aunt almost took her own life, and if something happens to Yeye... Grandpa, you often say that everyone’s heart is made of flesh..."

"Yes, Dad, let’s not raise our voices. Let’s talk to Yeye gently." Lian Shouxin chimed in.

Old Master Lian looked at Lian Shouli and Lady Zhao, then at Lian Shouxin, Wu Lang, Lian Manman, and Xiao Qi’s family, and a cloud seemed to pass across his brow, but he nodded regardless.

"That’s right, Yeye must be under a lot of stress and can’t think clearly because of her young age. We’ll speak to her calmly." Old Master Lian said.

"Manman, you’re close to Yeye, persuade her to stop first. We’ll sit down and talk things over." Old Master Lian said to Lian Manman.

"Alright, I’ll try." Lian Manman readily agreed, then called out to Lian Yeye, "Yeye, stop this, we can talk it out."

Lian Yeye ignored Lian Manman.

"Grandpa, Yeye won’t listen to me. My words carry no weight. Grandpa, you have to talk to Yeye." Lian Manman said helplessly to Old Master Lian.

Lian Yeye didn’t heed Lian Shouli and Lady Zhao, nor did she listen to Lian Manman. It seemed only Old Master Lian had any chance of making her listen.

Old Master Lian had no choice but to soften his tone and negotiate with Lian Yeye.

"Yeye, if you feel wronged, if there’s anything you want to say, tell Grandpa. Grandpa will make it right for you. Your second uncle and aunt have already apologized to your parents. If you’re not satisfied and have other demands, just say them. Good child, we farmstead folk don’t waste things. If you smash the windows and kang, where will your grandfathers live?"

"Yeye, stop for a moment and talk to Grandpa."

Old Master Lian called twice before Lian Yeye finally stopped.

Lian Yeye stood on the stool, slowly turning around. Everyone then saw that Lian Yeye’s face was flushed, still steaming. After all, swinging an axe to chop through windows and dig at a kang was strenuous work. Only someone like Lian Yeye, used to labor since childhood, could manage such tasks, though it was still tiring.

Lian Yeye turned around, her gaze swept over Lian Shouli and Lady Zhao, and finally settled on Old Master Lian. She still held the axe tightly, her eyes were exceptionally bright.

"Yeye, put down the axe, let’s go inside and talk?" Old Master Lian tentatively suggested.

Admittedly, Lian Yeye’s demeanor was somewhat frightening.

"No need to go inside, let’s talk here." Lian Yeye said in a somewhat stiff voice.

"Alright, you go ahead. Good child, be careful of your footing." Old Master Lian said.

Old Master Lian’s attitude was quite conciliatory, but it did not loosen Lian Yeye’s resolve in the slightest.

"As for apologies, we don’t care. They’re useless, can you stop fooling us? Why do you keep picking on honest people? We want to move, leave this place, and none of you should stop us... that’s the only request."

Lian Yeye stood there, her body very stiff, her voice tinged with a hint of crying, and the hand holding the axe trembled slightly.

Lian Manman could see that Lian Yeye was trying hard to control herself, to hold back from showing even the slightest hint of weakness. Because Lian Yeye feared that if she showed just a bit of weakness, all her efforts would be for naught, and her family would be pushed back onto their old path.