Reborn as a Landlord-Chapter 1652 - 843: Stirring Up Trouble

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Compared to Si Lang, Lian Shouxin felt that his children were truly sensible. Lian Zhizhi, who was already married, was the most honest and kind, while Wu Lang, Lian Manman, and Xiao Qi were all extraordinarily smart and clever, without any hint of frivolity.

The Lian Family now had many businesses. Whether it was with hired workers or indentured servants, rules were rules, but in everyday interactions, they spoke kindly. Many people were willing to work for the Lian Family, not just because the wages were fair, but also because the Lian Family never mistreated their workers; everyone could feel respected.

So, if anyone said Si Lang turned bad because he used to go to Taicang and enjoyed a bit of luxury, that wouldn’t be convincing.

Some things, Lian Shouxin understood in his heart, yet he still couldn’t voice them.

"Just these things, can they take that long to talk about?" Lady Zhang asked Lian Shouxin.

"He also told me about other things," Lian Shouxin replied to Lady Zhang, "He mentioned the marriage with the Old Wang Family, saying the Old Master and Old Mistress like it, the whole family is happy, and he himself thinks it’s fine. It’s just that the Old Wang Family hasn’t agreed right away, leaving it open-ended. He told me he plans to bring a few gifts to visit the Old Wang Family in the next couple of days."

"Oh, he’s genuinely interested in the girl," Lady Zhang laughed, "I heard from Yeye that the girl from the Old Wang Family is quite pretty, fair-skinned, and big-eyed."

"This Si Lang is quite resourceful," Lady Wu Wang added, "After the initial meeting, usually one would just wait at home, asking someone to put in a good word at most. But not him; he’s planning to visit them personally."

"If only he could use his resourcefulness and cleverness for the right things," Lian Yeye snorted.

"Dad, what did you say?" Lian Manman asked Lian Shouxin.

"I didn’t say much, just told him to go home and discuss with the Old Master, Old Mistress, and his parents," Lian Shouxin said.

"Fourth Uncle, he’s planning to visit and bring gifts. Just for today’s meal, his parents came to borrow money from us. For him to visit and bring gifts, where would he get the money from? He’s probably hoping that Fourth Uncle, you’ll give him the money," Lian Yeye suddenly said. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

"Ah..." Lian Shouxin was a bit taken aback. At the time, he was so disappointed and angry with Si Lang that he hadn’t thought about that.

"Dad, did he ask to borrow money from you?" Lian Manman asked, seeing from Lian Shouxin’s expression that Si Lang probably hadn’t asked.

"No, he didn’t," Lian Shouxin replied, "He just asked if he could borrow the carriage for another day, even suggested getting a different coachman or something. I was already upset at the time, so I didn’t pay much attention to what he was saying. Now that you mention it, I think he did say something about not having enough money, that for a first visit to the girl’s family, the gifts need to be good and presentable..."

"Probably, if they were going to borrow money, it would be from Yeye’s family. As for you all, they’re probably expecting you to offer it voluntarily," Lady Wu Wang remarked from the side.

Lian Manman nodded, that indeed seemed to be the case. Lian Shouyi, Lady He, and Si Lang had quite the appetite. They only borrowed money from Lian Yeye’s family for a meal, and the amount was One String of Coins. So what kind of "assistance" were they expecting from Lian Shouxin? Certainly not a "small amount" of just a few Strings of Coins.

"Kids’ father, did you agree to lend the carriage?" Lady Zhang asked Lian Shouxin.

"I didn’t give a definite answer, told him to go home and discuss it first," Lian Shouxin said. Clearly, because of Si Lang’s behavior, Lian Shouxin was not too inclined to lend the carriage again.

In the evening, after Lady Wu Wang, Lady Zhao, and others had left, the family gathered together. Lady Zhang and Lian Manman were working on needlework under the lamp, Wu Lang was supervising Xiao Qi’s writing, and Lian Shouxin was sitting by the table, half-heartedly looking at an account book.

"At this point, Si Lang still hasn’t come to borrow the carriage. I guess he talked to the Old Master, and the Old Master didn’t agree," Lian Shouxin said.

"If they really like the person and are afraid she won’t agree, visiting is fine," Lady Zhang replied without stopping her hands or lifting her head, "But to take a big carriage and expensive gifts and act like a wealthy family, the Old Master probably disapproved of that."

"I think that’s exactly it," Lian Shouxin agreed, "The Old Master is quite indulgent with Si Lang. Today, he let Si Lang do all that. As they say, there’s always a generational gap. And besides, I think the Old Master doesn’t quite listen to Si Lang. But no matter how indulgent, he can’t always let him have his way."