Reborn as a Landlord-Chapter 1650 - 842: Disappointed Hopes

"You’ve come back, right?" Lady Zhang heard that Si Lang had arrived and said, "I guess he came back with the mule and cart."

"Bringing things back, he still wants to see my dad, he’s definitely here to thank him," Lian Manman said with a smile.

Lian Shouxin sat on the edge of the kang, his face not showing any smile. He thought about it for a while, then got off the kang.

"I’ll go see what’s happening." Lian Shouxin said, "Listen to what he wants to tell me. I have to talk to him about what he did today."

"Dad," Lian Manman advised Lian Shouxin, "he’s like that, his parents don’t manage him, and even my grandpa can’t get through to him. It’s fine if you go see him, but don’t scold him or speak harshly to him. He won’t listen anyway, and you might offend him. Who knows what he’ll say about you behind your back." 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

The so-called honest advice is hard to hear but beneficial. Such advice should be directed toward those who value it. And Si Lang is not the kind of person who listens to advice.

Lian Shouxin truly wished the best for Si Lang, but Si Lang didn’t appreciate it at all. Instead, he would begrudge Lian Shouxin in his heart, only hiding it because he still had things he needed from Lian Shouxin.

"Dad, think about how he treated my third uncle," Lian Manman reminded Lian Shouxin again.

If Lian Shouxin weren’t currently both wealthy and influential, Si Lang would treat him just like he treats Lian Shouli.

"It’s better to offend a gentleman than offend a scoundrel," Lady Zhang also advised Lian Shouxin not to lose his temper with Si Lang. "Now that we see what kind of person he is, we should just stay away from him."

"Okay, I understand." Lian Shouxin nodded after listening to his wife and daughter, and headed to the front courtyard.

"Your dad went, he will definitely speak to Si Lang," Lady Zhang sighed after Lian Shouxin left.

"Mm." Lian Manman nodded. Knowing Lian Shouxin’s temperament, even though they tried to advise him earlier, once he met Si Lang, there would still be things he couldn’t help but say. Lian Shouxin wasn’t one to play mind games, especially with family. And no matter how poor of a character Si Lang had, in Lian Shouxin’s eyes, he was still a Lian Family member, his own family. "The more we advised him, the harsher he might speak. Let him say what he will—we aren’t afraid of him and have nothing to expect from him. Let my dad teach him a lesson, save him from thinking he’s above everyone else!"

"You’re just stirring up your dad," Lady Zhang said with a helpless smile.

When Lian Shouxin first came home, Lian Yeye mentioned how Si Lang bullied Lian Shouli, and then before he left, Lian Manman reminded him again. Just this matter alone was enough to annoy Lian Shouxin. It was imaginable what would happen when Lian Shouxin met Si Lang.

Lian Manman smiled without saying anything.

Sure enough, soon a little maid came running to report that Lian Shouxin was currently in the front courtyard scolding Si Lang.

Lian Shouxin had a nice temperament and rarely got angry, especially not with outsiders. His anger at Si Lang was due to the greater his hope, the greater his disappointment. Lian Manman could somewhat guess Lian Shouxin’s mindset.

Over at the old residence, Old Master Lian was getting older, and both Lian Shouren and Lian Jizu from the main household couldn’t hold up the family. The couple Lian Shouyi and Lady He from the second household were also unreliable, and Erlang was practically married into his wife’s family. The remaining males were only Si Lang and Liulang.

Liulang wasn’t very sharp, leaving only Si Lang as a "fully capable" person.

The so-called fully capable person was a rural term often used by the tenant farmers at Thirty Mile Camp, meaning someone with no physical or intellectual defects, someone with prospects.

Lian Shouxin wanted the old residence to do well, so he pinned his hopes on Si Lang. He had recently been biased and praised Si Lang with hopes of him becoming successful and supporting the old residence.

However, Si Lang, through his actions, had let Lian Shouxin’s hopes fall into the mud. It was no surprise that this rare flare-up of anger occurred.

"Oh dear, should I go and intervene?" Lady Zhang quickly put down her work, intending to go to the front courtyard.

"Mom, there’s no need." Lian Manman stopped Lady Zhang, "Let my dad vent."

"...Arrange for more people to watch from the side..." Lian Manman stopped Lady Zhang and then turned to instruct the little maid, "If my dad is going to swing a fist, have them stop him... or let them do the hitting for him."

The little maid agreed and left, while Lian Yeye nodded repeatedly on the side, clenching her fists as if itching to go out herself and give Si Lang a few punches to vent her frustration.

"You all, only Manman and the others are worry-free, leaving you with nothing to worry about. Otherwise, there’d be too much of the family’s matters to handle..." Lady Wu Wang said with a smile on the side.