Reborn as a Landlord-Chapter 1597 - 814: Extortion

Because everyone was sitting close together while watching the show just now, several people, including Lady Li, were aware that Lian Jizu had come to find Lian Shouxin, and so they were curious about what happened next. Knowing that Lian Yeye had been to the old mansion, everyone asked her to tell what happened.

Lian Manman pulled Lian Yeye onto the kang, handing her a cup of hot tea first.

"Warm up, soothe your throat," Lian Manman said to Lian Yeye with a smile. She knew that at the old mansion, Lian Yeye surely didn’t get anything to eat or drink.

Lian Yeye took the tea, took a sip, and then started telling everyone about what she saw and heard at the old mansion.

Everyone nodded first upon hearing that Lian Lanlan and Luo Baocai went to confront Lian Shouyi.

"That’s not a decent thing to do," Lady Wu Wang said, naturally referring to Lian Shouyi.

"Ordinary people wouldn’t do such a thing," Lady Zhang Wang added.

Lady Li was the most emotional.

"Back in the day, your Old Master was known for being kind-hearted, and the Lian Family had good family values. Otherwise, how could the Zhang Family have given Lady Zhang to marry Lian Shouxin? Nowadays, alas, it’s really..."

What truly, Lady Li didn’t say.

But everyone knew what Lady Li meant to say. How did the Lian Family Old Mansion turn out like this now? Lian Manman’s eyes shifted slightly, differing in opinion from Lady Li and others on this matter.

The Old Mansion, in essence, had not changed much; in other words, it had not undergone any substantial change and had always been like this.

Old Master Lian and Lady Zhou, under whose leadership the old mansion had been, were always generous and modest towards outsiders. It was like this in the past and still is today. This is why Old Master Lian and the mansion always had a good reputation.

The problem with the mansion had always been about how they treated their own family, internal family matters. Previously, the family members didn’t know how to resist, hiding their grievances and swallowing their pride, which kept various issues under wraps. When the family learned to resist and stop being silent, only then did cracks begin to appear on the mansion’s perfect reputation.

Later, as the original family structure was overturned and all problems emerged, the so-called reputation of the mansion was no more than a facade.

In the matter concerning Yin Suo, Lian Shouyi and others were no longer dealing solely with their own family. As a result, the problem became grave.

"...The auntie from the city, she’s not one to suffer losses easily, right? Look, she’s come knocking. This is truly a difficult situation," Lady Zhang Wang remarked.

"Indeed, unlike us. Back when our Manman..., well, it’s all in the past now," Lady Zhang said, her expression dim.

Lady Li gently patted Lady Zhang’s back.

"It’s all my fault, raised you too well-behaved," Lady Li said softly.

"Mother, it’s not your fault, it’s my unfortunate fate," Lady Zhang replied.

"We’ve gotten through it, haven’t we? Everything is going well now," everyone chimed in with laughter, "Good people will be rewarded, that’s referring to you."

Now with good days, Lady Zhang indeed has let go of past matters, and hearing everyone’s comforting words, she smiled.

The topic returned to Lian Lanlan confronting Lian Shouyi.

"...What did they say? There wasn’t a fight, right?" everyone asked Lian Yeye.

"There wasn’t a fight," Lian Yeye answered.

Only Lian Lanlan and Luo Baocai came; Luo Baocai didn’t say anything or make any moves. It was Lian Lanlan who wanted to hit Lian Shouyi, but was stopped by everyone.

Lian Lanlan is smart; she should know with Lian Shouyi’s unruly nature, any attempt at violence would provoke him to strike back. If it came to fisticuffs, even if Lian Lanlan’s whole family came, they wouldn’t be a match for Lian Shouyi. Lian Lanlan’s attempt was mostly a stance; she came today mainly for negotiation.

Lian Yeye then shared the two demands put forward by Lian Lanlan.

"Oh my..." Everyone in the room was somewhat shocked.

"What did our grandpa say, did he agree?" Lian Manman asked Lian Yeye.

"Our grandpa agreed to the first demand," Lian Yeye answered, "but didn’t agree to the second." Lian Yeye then recounted Old Master Lian’s words to Lian Lanlan to everyone.

"Such a matter, it’s really difficult to handle..." Lady Wu Wang sighed.

This matter was indeed Lian Shouyi’s group at fault, but by now, Yin Suo’s reputation had truly been affected. The conventional solution of this era was indeed Old Master Lian’s suggestion, to have Si Lang marry Yin Suo, and then all the gossip would dissipate.