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Chapter 186: Losing face (2)
“Xiao Man! I know you hate your sister-in-law for not being willing to take you in, but you can’t make up nonsense!” Lian Li shouted sharply.
Third Aunt snorted. “Oh, is that right? I made up this lie? Why don’t you ask Er Gou Zi and Le Zi if they weren’t clear? There were so many workers in the field that day!”
“Shut up right now!” Lian Li was furious with embarrassment.
Third Aunt really shut up and said nothing else.
Anyway, it didn’t matter whether she said more or not. If anyone wanted to know, they could just go to Er Gou Zi and the others to inquire. The words from their mouths would be much more credible than what she said.”
Aunt Zhang suddenly smiled and said: “I don’t know what happened at the field but the things that happened at the house are true!”
Lian Li’s feet shuffled. He closed his eyes and opened them again, fixing his eyes on Aunt Zhang. His lips were pressed tight and he did not speak.
Seeing Lian Li’s behavior, Aunt Zhang hesitated on whether she should continue or not.
“If you have something to say, then you might as well say it all at once in the open.” Madam Niu suddenly laughed. “Is it impossible to talk about it if it was done? Say it and let us all comment.”
“Aunt Zhang can support me!” Third Aunt told them how Madam Qiao had rushed into the house after Lian Fang Zhou had left that day.
Madam Qiao shouted anxiously, “Nonsense! You are speaking nonsense!”
Third Aunt ignored her and spoke endlessly about the matter.
The crowd sighed and groaned, secretly laughing as they despised Madam Qiao’s character to the point that not one person was on her side.
Even though Madam Qiao desperately tried to deny it, no one was a fool. Third Aunt spoke so smoothly and naturally, how could she be making it up if it hadn’t really happened. Even if it was not completely true, at least seven or eight points must be true!
“You still want to merge the families together? What the hell are you thinking? These two, they want to take over their house and become the masters, taking control of their wealth and land, where was there such a good thing?” Aunt Zhang chuckled.
“Why do you even want to merge your family with your brother’s family?” Madam Niu said in a daze, “Wasn’t it just a little while ago that your family wrote a note in front of our old Zhang and several village elders that you were related but not involved? How long has it been!”
Third Aunt sneered. “Oh Sister Niu, isn’t it obvious? Fang Zhou’s family was poor then but its different now, with rich relatives take care of them! Some people are jealous!”
“If you don’t understand, don’t talk nonsense!” Lian Li said in embarrassment. “Yes, we wrote such a statement, but wasn’t it just impulsive at the time? Who isn’t petty and regrets it later? After all, we are family! Later, I went to see my son Ah Hai in the city and spoke about this casually. Ah Hai also complained and said that this shouldn’t be done. He said that if his second uncle and aunt were gone, we should take care of them! I’m kind! If they were also kind, wouldn’t they be straightforward? Why hid your head and show your tail? Otherwise, my wife wouldn’t have lost her temper!”
“Ah, ah, ah! It’s not like Fang Zhou’s workers would listen to you?” Third Aunt sneered. “I don’t want to stop you from using a big hat to press people! What ‘disrespect the elders’? What ‘can’t be done without elders teaching’? With how you’ve acted, you are not worthy of being an elder teaching others!”
Lian Li said in annoyance: “If you don’t want it, when would I put a big hat on? When did I say those things? I will say this today, if you don’t want to than we don’t need to mention it again! I am honest, I really wanted to take care of them! Since you don’t appreciate it, then that’s all!”
“This love is really unacceptable! The papers are all finished, you shouldn’t be talking about it!” Third Aunt hummed.
“Yes, I also think this is a superfluous act. Eldest brother Lian, you are kind but I think Fang Zhou and the others are doing pretty well, so you don’t need to worry about taking care of anything!” Madam Niu said, smiling again.
Madam Niu was setting up a way out for Lian Li. After showing him her position and warning the couple, she helped him save face.
The son of these two was expected to be a talented scholar, young and well-read, with an immeasurable future. Zhang Li Zheng had always been a smart man. Although he had the heart to help Lian Fang Zhou’s family, he would never easily push the couple into a dead end.
Then forget it!” Lian Li said immediately, sighing. “I originally asked if they were overwhelmed. Alas, I didn’t expect my kindness to end up like this. I should have known— forget it, forget it!”
Hearing Madam Niu and Lian Li’s conversation, everyone knew that the excitement was finished.
However, despite some of the meaning being unclear and many questions still unanswered, no one dare to ask or speak up.
Aunt Zhang was not convinced in her heart but she did not dare speak again. Third Aunt hummed silently and did not say anything.
“Fang Zhou and Ah Ze are back!” Someone yelled. Everyone turned around to look, feeling refreshed, smelling fresh gossip.
Lian Fang Zhou, Lian Ze, Ah Jian, Qin Feng, and Su Zi Ji walked out of the crowd. She said, “Uncle and Auntie are interesting, I really dare not believe it! We agreed in front of Uncle Li Zheng and the village elders and have established, written evidence. From now on, we live our own lives. Even if we are not doing well, it is our own siblings’ business. We definitely won’t blame uncle and aunt for not taking care of us! Please don’t worry about us, uncle and auntie!”
Hearing this, Lian Li felt aggrieved but he also knew that his wishful thinking could not be realized at this point. If he wanted to pick apart things one by one, he would only embarrass himself! It was better to just agree vaguely and talk about it later.
Of course, Lian Li couldn’t let Lian Fang Zhou take all the benefits herself and his expression made it clear that he wanted to get a part in the play.
Unexpectedly, when Madam Qiao, who was laying on the ground, saw the righteous Lian Fang Zhou come back, she suddenly raised her head and stared at her, her eyes fierce. If it wasn’t for this bitch, why would she have lost face in front of so many people!
Everything that had gone wrong was her fault!
“You planned this, it was all planned by you! You bitch, you’re full of evil spirts and disease! It’s your plan that hurt us!” Madam Qiao suddenly jumped up from the ground and rushed towards Lian Fang Zhou.
Ah Jian, who was about to lash out, glanced at Lian Ze and silently withdrew his aura.
“Auntie, what do you mean?” Lian Ze stood in front of Lian Fang Zhou and firmly grasped Madam Qiao’s arm, causing it to suddenly lose strength. Madam Qiao waved her other arm at Lian Ze. He reached out and gently and cleverly caught it with his other hand.
TN: Lian Li really just never gives up!