Reborn as a Landlord-Chapter 168 - 84 Borrowing Momentum_1

Chapter 168: Chapter 84 Borrowing Momentum_1
The chubby cheeks made you want to pinch them as soon as you looked at him. Even though his lips were red and his teeth were white, his eyes seemed so tiny under the pressure of his plump cheeks.
Fatty Shen, he was actually here? Across from Fatty Shen was another person; from Manman’s point of view, she could only see a profile.
Manman quickly thought: Could it be that the Shen Liu Ye she met earlier was really from the same Shen Family as Fatty Shen?
How many people were with Fatty Shen, and should she run away immediately?
While Manman hesitated, Shen Qian had already retracted his head back into the window.
Considering the expression on Fatty Shen’s face just now, it didn’t seem like anger or anything of that sort. So that meant he didn’t know yet that they had beaten up someone from his family. It seemed that Fatty Shen had a significant status, but after all, he was still a child. Last time she saw Fatty Shen when they were picking up leftover wheat spikes, he seemed to be strictly controlled. Well, even if he saw her, he probably wouldn’t do anything. If that’s the case, she didn’t need to run.
As Manman thought this, she kept on walking forward as if nothing had happened, along with Zhizhi and a few others.
"Manman, why are you leaving?"
Manman turned around and saw Shen Qian had already run down from upstairs and was now standing at the entrance of the teahouse. Behind him, apart from the two servants she had seen last time, there was also a Steward-like person following.
"Miss Lian, our Ninth Master invites you to speak inside the teahouse," the Steward approached, bowing to Manman.
Could it be that the Shen Liu Ye inside the teahouse, asking her to go in, wanted to take revenge on her? And who was this Ninth Master? Could it really be Fatty Shen?
Manman glanced toward Shen Qian. Shen Qian wore a goose-yellow robe today, making his figure appear more plump. Recalling the first time she saw him, it was indeed likely that Shen Liu Ye was his brother. Alright, setting aside her subjective dislike for Fatty Shen, although Fatty Shen was a bit chubby and had small eyes, he was not as ugly as that squinty-eyed Shen Liu Ye. Considering his action of pulling her hair the first time, given that he was just a child, one could generously say he was just being naughty.
But it could also be said that Fatty Shen was already like this as a child, so when he grew up, it was very likely he would turn out like Shen Liu Ye. It was better to have as little contact with him as possible.
"Thank you for the Ninth Master’s kind intentions, but I have things to do," Manman said and was about to leave.
The Steward clearly hadn’t expected Manman to say this, and was momentarily stunned.
"Manman," Shen Qian seemed impatient and, disregarding the servants’ efforts to restrain him, walked over and reached out to pull Manman, "Picking up wheat spikes was so much fun last time, Manman, what shall we play this time?"
He truly was oblivious to the hardships of the world. They didn’t pick wheat spikes for fun, but to add to their meager food supplies at home.
"Shen...," Manman glanced at the Steward next to her, swallowed the word ’Fatty’ back down, after all, it wasn’t nice to call someone a ’fatty’ in front of their own family, "Master Shen is well, what brings Master Shen to this town?"
Shen Qian didn’t answer immediately but looked Manman over for a moment, then frowned. Compared to the previous encounters, Manman’s attitude towards him had improved a lot. But within this improved attitude, there was a faint trace of distance. The first time they met Manman hit him, and the second time in the fields, despite the delicious food, she was unwilling to share until he insisted. Back then, Manman was genuine, warm. Now, Manman’s detachment made Shen Qian feel uncomfortable.
Shen Qian turned his head to look at the Steward beside him. Young as he was, he could guess why Manman was acting this way. However, he had no way to deal with it at the moment.
"I came with Sixth Brother to see the estate, we are staying at Great Uncle’s house today. Manman, what brings you to town?"
"Your Sixth Brother?" Manman quickly latched onto the key term.
"Hmm, my Sixth Brother is upstairs; he asked you to join him," Shen Qian said.
Oh no, Manman quickly lifted her head to glance upstairs, the profile she saw at the window just now was gone, and no one else was visible. When Fatty Shen said his brother was upstairs, asking them to go up, it definitely wasn’t with good intentions.
If that was the case, then things really couldn’t end well.
"You are from the Prefecture City Shen Family? The Sixth Brother you spoke of, is that the one, the well-known Shen Liu Ye, who holds a ranking in your family?" Manman asked consecutively.
"Yes, our home is in Prefecture City. My Sixth Brother is Shen Liu Ye, and I’m ranked ninth," Shen Qian patted his chest as he answered, then suddenly asked, "Manman, why do you keep asking about my brother? You couldn’t possibly, ah..."