Lady Zhou’s words had just landed, and Younger Lady Zhou had no reaction, but Shang Huaide’s face flashed with a trace of embarrassment.

Lady Zhou’s temper is like this; she is domineering and unreasonable, but she is always straightforward with her family and never hesitates to show her true feelings. The Lian family is used to it, but Shang Huaide is not part of the Lian family.

When Lady Zhou speaks like this, the listeners would think that Shang Huaide and Younger Lady Zhou had made such a request to Lady Zhou behind the scenes, and Lady Zhou called them over, now wanting to send them off, revealing the matter of Lian Shouxin agreeing to their request, as a form of reassurance, or rather, an exchange.

Shang Huaide naturally felt displeased.

"...Well, it’s not a big deal, Old Fourth and Brother Zhang are both busy people, really, this...," Shang Huaide could only laugh awkwardly, muttering a few words, and then got up to leave with Younger Lady Zhou.

Lian Manman watched the two leave and couldn’t help but glance at Lady Zhou, secretly laughing. If one were to say that Shang Huaide left so quickly at the end, Lady Zhou’s words definitely played a significant role.

Lady Zhou seemed unaware, as she called Lian Jizu over and started pulling money from the cloth bag she kept on her person.

"...Buy two pounds of meat, then buy two pounds of dried tofu, with the remaining money, see if you can buy two vegetables..." Lady Zhou saw that it was getting late and instructed Lian Jizu to buy meat and vegetables in town to prepare lunch for Lian Shouxin and the other three.

Such a proactive gesture of pulling out money to buy groceries was the first for Lady Zhou. As she pulled out the money, she showed no sign of feeling pained. Not only did she not feel pained, but she seemed quite pleased.

Lian Manman confirmed once again that Lady Zhou had had enough of Lian Shouyi and was willing to go all out to drive him out.

"Mom, don’t bother. We’re not outsiders; it doesn’t matter if we eat the meal or not. Don’t worry about it." Lian Shouxin quickly intervened.

Upon hearing Lian Shouxin say this, Lady Zhou paused her money counting.

"Why, it’s time, aren’t we eating?"

"I reckon they’ll find them soon enough; there’s no need to wait for noon, the matter will be resolved." Wu Lang said.

"Exactly, no need to fuss. I see there’s plenty of family matters to handle." Lian Shouxin added.

Lady Zhou drooped her eyelids, thought for a moment, and still handed the money to Lian Jizu.

"Go, go buy the ingredients." Lady Zhou waved him off to buy the groceries.

This time, Lian Shouxin didn’t stop him again, knowing they wouldn’t stay for lunch anyway. Lady Zhou wasn’t short of money now, so whatever was bought, she could eat without a problem. Lian Manman even thought that Lady Zhou might be planning to celebrate after driving Lian Shouyi away.

After about half an hour, Lian Manman heard footsteps in the yard; Lian Shouyi and Lady He had been found and brought back.

Lian Shouyi and Lady He entered the room one after the other. Lady Zhou was sitting cross-legged on the kang, her back straight. Lian Manman, not far from her, noticed that Lady Zhou’s body seemed stiff, indicating she was tense.

Lian Shouyi, on the other hand, was loose and nonchalant, and Lady He acted as if nothing was amiss. Upon entering, they greeted Lady Zhou casually, not caring whether she responded or not, and then grinned broadly, greeting Lian Shouxin, Wu Lang, and Lian Manman.

In the past two years, besides being even more untidy due to lack of restraint, Lian Shouyi and Lady He’s changes were minimal. The only difference in Lian Shouyi was two added wrinkles between his brows from stressful gambling encounters, while Lady He showed no changes outwardly. Carefree people always live more comfortably without worries.

Of course, this was because they had good relatives; the children were taken care of by others, while the two of them ate their fill with the family not going hungry.

Precisely because this couple was so shameless and irresponsible, Lian Shouxin held them in contempt.

Lian Shouxin didn’t bother wasting words with Lian Shouyi and promptly asked him to sit down and relay Lady Zhou’s wishes. Initially, he only mentioned having Lian Shouyi move out, which made Lian Shouyi immediately jump up. He didn’t dare argue with Lian Shouxin, Wu Lang, or Lian Manman, so he jumped in front of Lady Zhou, yelling at her.

"...The house was left to me by my father; unless he leaps from the grave and asks me to move, nobody has a say. I’m not scared to take this to court! Mom, are you really my mom? What kind of mom kicks her own son out? Are you trying to force me to death? In your heart, is there even any regard for my dad?"

"Mom, this isn’t just bullying me; it’s bullying my dad too. Aren’t you afraid my dad will come back to haunt you at night?"

After saying this, Lian Shouyi moved closer, bent over, and gave Lady Zhou a sidelong look, deliberately lowering his voice.

"Mom, you drive me out, thinking I’m getting in the way. Mom, is there something else on your mind?"

This sentence was clearly ill-intentioned, insinuating something else entirely.

Lady Zhou’s face immediately turned red with anger, her hand shook, breath becoming ragged. She reached out to slap Lian Shouyi in the face. Lian Shouyi was prepared, dodged exaggeratedly, and even made a face at Lady Zhou.

"I’ve sinned, I’ve sinned..." Lady Zhou began to cry. Clearly, Lian Shouyi’s actions and words had surpassed mere heartlessness and malice.

"Old Fourth, Wu Lang, Manman," knowing that after years of dealing with Lian Shouyi, Lady Zhou couldn’t handle her utterly shameless son, she could only appeal to Lian Shouxin and the other three, "See, have you seen? He’s like this; he’s definitely going to drive me insane... Get him out, get him out, or I’ll end him and take responsibility!"(To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)