Reborn as a Landlord-Chapter 135 - 69 The Wicked Still Need the Wicked to Grind_1

Chapter 135: Chapter 69 The Wicked Still Need the Wicked to Grind_1
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Lian Manman saw Lian Huahua following Lian Yaya into the East Wing Room, so she quietly emerged from the West Wing Room with Xiao Qi and stood under the window of the East Wing Room to listen to the movement inside.
In the East Wing Room, Lady He was speaking to Lian Huahua.
"Huahua, you can marry into a good family, but you can’t just watch your Erlang remain a bachelor. Everything for your brother’s marriage has been arranged, whether it happens or not, Huahua, it all depends on you," Lady He told Lian Huahua.
Lian Huahua had just woken up when Lian Yaya called her over, saying Lady He had something important to discuss. She couldn’t imagine what urgent matter Lady He would need to discuss with her, but since she had been summoned, it wouldn’t be good to ignore it, so she followed Lian Yaya. She hadn’t expected that Lady He would jump right into talking about Erlang’s marriage.
"Second Auntie, it’s a good thing that Erlang is getting married. But this is a matter that you should discuss with Grandfather and Grandmother. If the match is as good as Second Aunt-in-law says, why would Grandfather and Grandmother refuse? I’m an unmarried girl and don’t have a say," Lian Huahua replied with a smile.
"Huahua, everyone knows that in your household, you can manage half of the family affairs. For your brother’s marriage, you don’t need to say anything, just provide the dowry and that will suffice," Lady He said, quite directly.
Lian Huahua’s face stiffened a bit.
"Second Auntie, I’m an unmarried girl, where could I possibly get the money?" Lian Huahua said.
"Huahua, let’s not beat around the bush. Only you can come up with this money in the family. If you don’t provide it, it won’t be good for you either," Lady He replied with a smile, her words subtly threatening. This was the most roundabout way she could think to express herself.
"Second Auntie, I don’t understand what you’re saying. Perhaps you should discuss it with my parents," Lian Huahua stood up, ready to leave.
To Lady He, Lian Huahua was the gleaming Yuanbao, and she couldn’t let her leave just like that, so she grabbed her. Lady He, being tall and strong and in a state of urgency, accidentally used too much force and Lian Huahua grimaced in pain.
"Second Auntie, what do you mean by this?" Lian Huahua raised her eyebrows.
"Huahua, you think we’re all fools here. I’m not like your third uncle’s wife, that pile of mud, nor like your fourth uncle’s foolish... The matter of selling Manman, Yang Chengfeng gave your family three hundred Silver, but when you returned, you claimed it cost five hundred Silver, and took out a loan of six hundred Silver at high interest. After repaying Yang Chengfeng three hundred Silver, there’s still three hundred left. I don’t want all of it, just give half to make your brother’s marriage happen and everyone can speak pleasantly," Lady He made her intentions clear.
Lady He spelled out her demands clearly.
Lian Huahua was immediately stunned.
"Second Auntie, where have you heard such nonsense?" Lian Huahua involuntarily raised her voice.
"Huahua, you’d better keep your voice down, your grandparents are in the Upper Room." Lady He smirked, "Scaring others might work, but it doesn’t work on me."
Seeing that Lady He was playing hardball, Lian Huahua’s heart sank. She no longer spoke of leaving; instead, she turned around and sat down beside Lady He.
"Second Auntie, I don’t know where you heard this from. I’m telling you the truth, we did use five hundred Silver at the time, and afterward, we borrowed six hundred to repay that debt, leaving only a few dozen Silver. My uncle also got a share. Whatever we had, it’s already been spent," Lian Huahua explained patiently to Lady He with a smile, "Second Aunt, my uncle was there with my father when they went to repay the debt, and my fourth uncle was there too, it couldn’t be a lie."
"Huahua, don’t tell me your uncle saw everything, as if I don’t know that your father sent your fourth uncle away first, and then got your uncle drunk so badly that he didn’t even realize he had been fooled." Lady He leaned close to Lian Huahua, and said confidingly, "Huahua, this isn’t the first time you’ve done something like this. Before, the amounts were small and we didn’t bother with it. If it weren’t for your brother’s situation, I wouldn’t even have brought it up."
Lian Huahua trembled with anger.
"Second Auntie, those are baseless accusations," Lian Huahua flatly denied it, but she was well aware that if trouble arose in the family, she would be the one to suffer the most. So she suppressed her anger and continued to smile at Lady He.
"Second Auntie, can’t Erlang’s wedding wait another month? Even if it’s hastily settled now, how much money can our family provide? Doing it in a miserly way would look bad and also do Erlang a disservice," Lian Huahua softly and gently persuaded Lady He, "Next month is my wedding, after that, not to mention a dowry of one or two hundred, even double that wouldn’t be a problem. Let’s handle the marriage gracefully, it would look good for you as well, Second Auntie."