Reborn as a Landlord-Chapter 1610 - 820: Dumpling Filling (Part 2)

Old Master Lian spoke with Lian Shouxin, while Lady Zhou and Lady Chiang had already chopped a big basin of vegetable stuffing. Lady Zhou doesn’t have a good temperament, but one thing should be said fairly, and that is, Lady Zhou is indeed capable. Just watching her chop the stuffing, her arms are very powerful, no less than the younger Lady Chiang.

Lian Manman listened to Old Master Lian and Lian Shouxin speak, when suddenly Xiao Qi gently tugged at her sleeve.

Lian Manman looked at Xiao Qi with a hint of surprise, and Xiao Qi leaned his little head over, whispering two sentences in her ear.

"Sis, our grandma just glanced at you several times."

Lian Manman, hearing this, instinctively glanced over at Lady Zhou. By chance, Lady Zhou was looking at her. It must be said, Lady Zhou and Younger Lady Zhou really are alike; their gaze is equally sharp.

Lady Zhou, seeing Lian Manman looking at her, casually shifted her gaze, even humming softly.

"Let’s chop these vegetable stuffing first, you go get the meat." Lady Zhou set down the knife and instructed Lady Chiang.

Lady Chiang agreed, carried the full basin of vegetable stuffing outside, and soon brought in another basin from the outer room, which contained a piece of rib meat.

Lady Zhou still sat on the kang, took the meat from the basin, and began slicing it meticulously. As for this kind of job cutting meat, Lady Zhou never lets anyone else do it; she has to do it herself. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

Lian Shouxin talked with Old Master Lian for a while longer, and seeing the hour getting late, got up to leave. Old Master Lian was somewhat reluctant, persistently urging them to stay, only stopping when Lian Shouxin said he had matters.

"Dad, it’s cold outside, please don’t get up." Seeing Old Master Lian intending to put on shoes and get up to see them off, Lian Shouxin hurriedly stepped forward to stop him.

"Okay, then I won’t see you off. Eldest, you take them for me." Old Master Lian didn’t insist, and called out to Lian Shouren.

Finally, it was Lian Shouren and Lady Chiang taking Da Niuniu to see Lian Shouxin and his group out to the gate.

Back home, Lady Zhang was somewhat surprised at how long they stayed at the old residence.

"Why did you stay so long?" Lady Zhang asked.

"... the third aunt and uncle from Xianghe Tun came...," Lian Shouxin told Lady Zhang about Shang Huaide and Younger Lady Zhou’s family planning to move to Thirty Mile Camp.

"Oh." Lady Zhang put down her work and began asking questions.

"... Looks a lot like my grandma, temper seems similar too." Lian Manman told Lady Zhang, and also said Shang Baorong looks pretty and dresses well, and Shang Baogen doesn’t look like either father or mother. "They all seem quite pampered."

"Temperament like your big aunt’s? Like your grandma’s?" Lady Zhang asked.

"Hmm, looks like those two can really chat together." Lian Manman said. She told Lady Zhang a lot, only keeping back the part about Younger Lady Zhou’s unfriendly look.

After all, it’s the first meeting, with quite a few generations difference, maybe Younger Lady Zhou just looks at people that way. However, she doesn’t look at her own daughter and son like that.

Even so, Lian Manman didn’t say anything, not planning to stir trouble before understanding the situation.

"Grandpa’s house is making dumplings tonight, he wanted us to stay and eat." Xiao Qi told Lady Zhang.

"If you want dumplings, mom will make some for you later." Lady Zhang said.

Xiao Qi smiled.

"This whole month, you haven’t had enough of good food, and now want dumplings, I don’t believe it." Lian Manman pinched Xiao Qi’s chubby cheek, laughingly said.

Xiao Qi still laughed happily.

Lian Manman described to Lady Zhang how Lady Zhou instructs Lady Chiang in preparing dumplings, and Lady Zhang listened, laughing; Lian Shouxin sighed beside, somewhat helpless. Lian Shouxin certainly hadn’t noticed these details Lian Manman spoke of.

"Your grandma is just like that, seems like she hasn’t changed." Lady Zhang said after laughing.

"I don’t think she’ll ever change." Lian Manman stated confidently.

"Ah, Jizu’s wife doesn’t have it easy every day either." Lady Zhang said again.

"Mom, she’s much better than you and my third aunt ever were." Lian Manman said, at least, never hearing Lady Zhou scold Lady Chiang directly.

Hearing Lian Manman say this, Lady Zhang didn’t speak further.

"Mom, grandma was chopping stuffing and glaring at sis." Xiao Qi tattled to Lady Zhang.

"Manman, what did you say to make her glare at you?" Lady Zhang quickly got tense.

"I didn’t say anything." Lian Manman said, "Mom, it’s not the first day she doesn’t like me. If she didn’t glare at me but smiled, that would be strange."

"True enough." Lady Zhang said.

"However, this time, I think she’s angry." Lian Manman considered, "Before at the old residence, I used to do chores. Now I’m present but only she and sister-in-law are chopping stuffing, I didn’t offer to help, she’s definitely not pleased."

At the time, Lian Manman understood Lady Zhou’s intent; it’s not that she was ignorant, but simply didn’t want to act that way. In this life, she wouldn’t bother flattering Lady Zhou. Lady Zhou could be angry if she liked; she retained her habitual thoughts, still believing this family could be controlled and ordered by her.

During dinner, Wu Lang finally returned. Due to feasting daily throughout the month and eating mostly oily foods, the food Lian Manman’s family made was deliberately chosen to be light.

As soon as their family sat down at the table, Maid Xiao Xi came in from outside, saying things were sent from the old residence.

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