Reborn as a Landlord-Chapter 61 - 36 - s on Family Discipline_1

Chapter 61: 36 Chapters on Family Discipline_1
Lady Zhang’s slap was delivered with all her might. Lady Gu staggered and fell to the ground, her mouth bleeding, and with a cry, she spat out a mouthful of blood and a tooth came with it.
Lady Zhang was formidable, her strike was solid. Lian Manman praised in her heart. It was about time for this.
Lady Gu couldn’t care about keeping up appearances any longer and burst into loud wails.
"You dare to hit my mom, I’ll beat you to death," Lian Duoduo leaped off the kang and pounced toward Lady Zhang and Lian Manman.
Lian Manman stepped to the side and quietly stretched out a foot, tripping Lian Duoduo on her calf. Lian Duoduo didn’t see it coming; she was a bound-footed woman, and immediately stumbled forward, falling on top of Lady Gu.
Lady Gu was about to get up when Lian Duoduo landed on her, and they both crashed back down. Their four small bound feet kicked frantically, entangled by the two pieces of fabric that had fallen to the floor earlier; they struggled but couldn’t get up.
Lian Manman glanced at her own feet and then at the feet of Lady Gu and Lian Duoduo, thinking how many advantages a pair of "heavenly feet" had. Had she been in their position, her combat power would never be so weak.
"What’s this? What’s this? Old Fourth’s wife, you dare to lay hands on your elder sister-in-law, you’re so inverted," Lady Zhou scolded sharply.
Lian Xiuxiu seeing Lady Gu at a disadvantage, along with Lian Huahua, put on their shoes to help. Lian Shouren, being a man, already had his shoes on and charged over in a few quick strides. Instead of helping up Lady Gu, he turned, face dark with anger, toward Lady Zhang, raising his fist and smashing it toward her face.
"Mom," Lian Manman quickly called out.
Lian Shouren, being a man, if his punch landed, it would undoubtedly cause injury to Lady Zhang. Just as his fist was about to hit Lady Zhang’s head, Lian Shouxin rushed over from the side, grabbed Lian Shouren’s arm and forcefully pulled it back.
In his urgency, Lian Shouxin used all his strength and Lian Shouren was dragged stumbling back to fall on his buttocks.
At the same time, Lian Xiuxiu, and Lian Huahua also rushed over.
"Eldest sister-in-law, I’m here to help you," Lian Xiuxiu said, rolling up her sleeves and moving toward Lady Zhang.
Lian Huahua raised a hand, seemingly wanting to pull Lian Xiuxiu back, but after a quick glance, she withdrew her hand, instead following behind Lian Xiuxiu to help up Lady Gu and Lian Duoduo.
"Xiuxiu, you step back," Old Master Lian thundered.
Lian Xiuxiu, halted by Old Master Lian’s roar, didn’t dare to move forward, though she felt indignant in her heart.
"Dad, why are you so partial? Didn’t you see they had already started hitting your eldest son and daughter-in-law?"
"What do you know? Shut your mouth and go sit by your mother!" Old Master Lian scolded fiercely.
Lian Xiuxiu, the treasured eldest daughter of Old Master Lian and Lady Zhou, had always been doted upon. Even Old Master Lian seldom spoke harshly to this daughter. But now, being rebuked like this by Old Master Lian, feeling wronged and losing face, she dared not truly defy Old Master Lian. Shooting Lady Zhang a glare, she retreated, but her heart harbored a deeper resentment against Lady Zhang and Lian Manman from that moment on.
Lian Huahua helped up Lady Gu and Lian Duoduo. All three began to sob together softly.
Lian Shouren had just fallen hard on his backside, nearly splitting it in two, and was also dizzy from the fall; only now was he getting up from the ground.
"Old Fourth, your wife hits her eldest sister-in-law, and you dare to hit me?" Lian Shouren, having never been so humiliated, immediately waved his arms around, "I will write a petition and send you to the authorities, divorcing this shrew back to her home."
Lian Shouren threatened to take Lian Shouxin to the officials and divorce Lady Zhang back to her family.
"To the officials, who’s afraid?" Lian Manman immediately retorted, "If we’re going to the officials, let’s start with accusing you of being heartless and cruel, complicit in ending a life, and selling off your own niece. If someone needs to be divorced, divorce your own wife. My mom has sons and daughters, and my dad is still here. What gives you the right to divorce my mom?"
Lian Zhizhi, Wu Lang, and Xiao Qi all glared angrily at Lian Shouren.
Lian Shouren, infuriated by Lian Manman’s string of accusations, moved toward her again, intending to strike her.
"This girl with the sharp tongue, let’s see how I will discipline you," Lian Shouren said.
"Big brother, can you really bring yourself to throw that punch?" Lian Shouxin grabbed Lian Shouren’s hand, stopping him.
"Old Fourth, what are you trying to do, you also want to hit me?"
Lian Shouxin’s fists clenched so hard they creaked.
Both Lian Shouren and Lian Shouxin were tall, but compared to Lian Shouxin, who worked the fields all year round, Lian Shouren could only be described as frail.
Lian Shouren didn’t believe Lian Shouxin had the guts to hit him, so he raised his fist, thinking he should teach his younger brother a lesson first.
Lian Shouxin effortlessly caught Lian Shouren’s fist, then pushed Lian Shouren back onto his seat.