Reborn as a Landlord-Chapter 131 - 67: Si Lang Reports a Secret_2

Chapter 131: Chapter 67: Si Lang s a Secret_2
Thinking about Lian Xiuxiu’s temperament, she was so domineering from a young age that she wouldn’t even let Lian Zhizhi nurse. Later, Lian Xiuxiu grew distant from Lady Zhang, but Lady Zhang still prioritized her above all. Xiuxiu must have grown accustomed to this, likely always considering it her due. The words Lian Huahua said were precisely the ones that could infuriate Lian Xiuxiu the most.
Yes, that must be it, Lian Manman thought, grinding her teeth. Because of her, both Lian Shouren and Lady Gu were beaten, and Lian Huahua harbored resentment in her heart. She used someone else to do her dirty work, employing Lian Xiuxiu as a sharp knife for her revenge.
"Yaya, is everything you said true?" Lian Manman asked.
"I’ve heard it several times," Lian Yaya nodded, "Once, Sister Huahua caught me eavesdropping and forbade me to tell anyone. She said if I told anyone, she wouldn’t let me marry into a rich family."
"What Brother tells you to do is okay. Who you marry is for Brother to decide, not Huahua," Si Lang said.
"I will find Huahua," Wu Lang abruptly stood up. Even though many things had happened in those days, whether face to face or behind the scenes, the children of the Fourth Household had never changed how they addressed Lian Huahua, every member of the Upper Room, or Lian Xiuxiu. But now, Wu Lang was so angry he didn’t bother to call Huahua ’Sister’ anymore.
"First give me my chicken leg," Si Lang quickly said, blocking the doorway, insisting that Lian Manman give him the chicken leg.
"Brother, don’t rush," Lian Manman held Wu Lang back and told Si Lang, "I’ll give you the chicken leg, but let’s go to the Upper Room and repeat all this to Old Master and Lady."
"We agreed, I tell you the information, and you give me the chicken leg," Si Lang said, glancing at Lian Manman, then changed his statement, "Give me the chicken leg first, and I’ll go with you to talk."
Lian Manman looked at Si Lang, realizing that he just wanted the chicken leg, and his testimony before Old Master Lian would be unreliable. Even if he did go, he could recant at any time. If Old Master Lian found out that Si Lang had asked her for the chicken leg, he would likely doubt Si Lang’s words even more.
Moreover, even if everything went smoothly, Lian Huahua could claim that she was merely resenting Lady Zhang and spoke ill of her. Xiuxiu pushing Lady Zhang had nothing to do with her.
The sudden miscarriage of Lady Zhang actually had such an inside story, this had to be nailed down with no chance for Lian Huahua to escape. No matter what, it was necessary to give it a try.
"Okay, I’ll give you the chicken leg, and you all come with me to the Upper Room to tell Old Master and Lady," Lian Manman said as she really fished out several pieces of chicken from the pot, giving the largest piece to Si Lang and smaller ones to Liulang and Lian Yaya.
Si Lang wasn’t afraid of the heat, grabbing the chicken and stuffing it into his mouth, munching and swallowing it down. Lian Yaya, after all, was a girl; she found the chicken too hot and blew on it by her mouth, not eating it right away. After eating his own piece, Si Lang snatched the piece from Lian Yaya and stuffed it into his mouth as well.
"Yaya, you shouldn’t eat this. If you do, your feet might grow too big."
Lian Yaya pouted, looking at Si Lang, not daring to make a sound.
After Si Lang finished the chicken, his eyes fixed on the large pot. Lian Manman was slow in covering the pot, allowing Si Lang to see inside where the chicken and green beans stewed temptingly, topped with a layer of well-cooked cornbread.
"Like this, you come with me and repeat everything you just said, and let Old Master and Lady believe you, and I’ll give you another piece of cornbread," Lian Manman suggested, keen on having Si Lang do just that.
"Okay," Si Lang agreed without hesitation, then raised his finger, "And you have to throw in another piece, no, two pieces of chicken."
"Deal, as long as what you say convinces Old Master and Lady."
"Manman?" Lady Zhang, having been in the house, had overheard most of their conversation outside. Now hearing that Lian Manman was about to go to the Upper Room to seek Old Master Lian, she anxiously walked out from the house.
"Mother, why did you get out of bed? It hasn’t even been a month yet," Lian Manman hurriedly pushed Lady Zhang back into the house to sit on the Kang bed.
"Was it Huahua who spoke ill of us in front of your aunt, which made her hate me so much?" Lady Zhang muttered, "No wonder those few days, your aunt looked at me like she was looking at an enemy."
"It was Huahua who sowed discord, but Aunt’s heart is also quite ruthless," Lian Manman said.
Huahua instigated trouble first, but if Xiuxiu had a good heart and remembered all the good Lady Zhang had done for her, she would have just grumbled a bit. How could she lay hands on a pregnant sister-in-law, and after doing so, look on as Lady Zhang lay there without doing anything to help?
"Mother, don’t worry about this. I’ll go and explain things to Old Master and Lady," Lian Manman said.