Reborn as a Landlord-Chapter 1656 - 845: Perseverance

Lady Zhou finally realized that her son, Lian Shouxin, was incredibly useful!

When Lian Manman saw Lady Zhou in this state, she couldn’t help but feel her eyelids twitch uncontrollably. Next to her, Lian Yeye was even more obvious, tugging at Lian Manman’s sleeve and sticking out her tongue, making a funny face. Lian Manman stifled her laughter and turned to look at Lian Shouxin.

Lian Shouxin seemed a bit unaccustomed to Lady Zhou’s behavior, and his face showed an expression akin to constipation.

Lady Zhou... she really is, quite unbearable, Lian Manman mused inwardly.

However, at the same time, Lian Manman couldn’t help but secretly admire Lady Zhou. Just as everyone said, Lady Zhou was truly no ordinary person. She could single-handedly handle Lian Shouyi and Lady He, and after Lian Shouxin arrived, she could leverage the situation to gain the upper hand. Even after being scolded by Old Master Lian, she could immediately adapt to the circumstances, putting on an air of being the victim, suffering great grievances.

The transitions between these different states were so natural that they left almost no trace. Such mastery in acting, chanting, and switching roles was something that couldn’t be achieved without extraordinary talent and decades of immersion.

In this situation, how could Lian Shouxin not bravely step forward, kneel in front of Lady Zhou, weep in her embrace, then rise up to advocate for Old Master Lian and Lady Zhou, supporting them, and follow their commands unquestioningly? 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

The only "slight" regret was that Lian Shouxin seemed to have a less-than-favorable reaction to Lady Zhou’s theatrics.

Beneath the "perfect" surface, an emotional crack always existed. Lian Manman believed that if it weren’t for this crack, Lian Shouxin could truly follow Lady Zhou and Old Master Lian’s directions blindly.

This emotional crack originally had the chance to be repaired. Unfortunately, during the best period for repairing it, Old Master Lian and Lady Zhou not only failed to mend it but rather allowed it to deepen. If they had known today’s outcome, why act as they did back then? Old Master Lian and Lady Zhou were both very clever people; the only reason they made this mistake was that they didn’t see it as a mistake at the time.

In the end, it’s because they never took Lian Shouxin seriously. Who could have anticipated that Lian Shouxin would achieve such success today and that the entire old family home, including the elderly couple, would depend on Lian Shouxin?

Even though there was an irreparable scar in his heart, at this moment, Lian Shouxin did harbor the intention of supporting Old Master Lian and Lady Zhou. Still, faced with Lady Zhou’s behavior, his emotions became complicated, and he momentarily forgot how to say what he had planned.

Lian Shouxin was essentially an honest man, not good at pretending.

Old Master Lian noticed the change in Lian Shouxin’s expression and quickly beckoned him to sit on the kang.

"Old Fourth, come, sit on the kang." Old Master Lian shifted on the kang, making space at the head, and gestured for Lian Shouxin to sit there.

Due to the climate, most homes in Liaodong Prefecture have kangs. In families with kangs, the head of the kang is the most respected position, reserved for the highest-ranking, oldest, and most distinguished family member. Only the most honored guests would be invited to sit at the head of the kang.

The head of the kang in the old family home belonged first to Old Master Lian and then to Lady Zhou. Beyond these two, only Lian Shouren and Lian Jizu had the face to sit there before.

Now, Lian Shouxin had finally earned this honor.

"Manman, Yeye, you’ve come too, come sit on the kang." Unusually, Old Master Lian even noticed Lian Manman and Lian Yeye and kindly invited them as well.

Lian Yeye sneakily stuck out her tongue again, knowing that this treatment was thanks to Lian Manman’s presence. And Lian Manman also understood that the old family home now needed them.

This wasn’t to say that Old Master Lian usually treated them poorly. Compared to Lady Zhou, Old Master Lian never openly showed any fault in how he treated his descendants. However, in Old Master Lian’s eyes, they were still just girls and quite young. Old Master Lian wouldn’t treat them badly, but... he habitually overlooked them.

Lian Shouxin looked at the space Old Master Lian made for him, hesitated for a moment, and glanced down at the floor. Chairs and stools in the room were overturned, and the legs of two long benches had come off.