CHAPTER 1315: CHAPTER 671: THE TREE WANTS TO BE STILL, BUT THE WIND WILL NOT CEASE (PART 2)

Lian Manman estimated that by October, her roast duck shop would be up and running. Her first shop was planned to open in Prefecture City. If Shen Jin hadn’t married by then, she would naturally be able to enjoy it. And if Shen Jin had already gone to the Capital City by then, it wouldn’t be a problem. Lian Manman had initial plans to turn her roast duck shop into a nationwide chain, so eventually, there would certainly be her roast duck shop in the Capital City. Even if Shen Jin craved it every day, it wouldn’t be an issue.

"Alright, it’s settled then." Shen Jin looked at Lian Manman and said with a smile.

"It’s settled." Lian Manman replied seriously.

"Manman, your roast duck shop is going to open in Prefecture City, so in the future, does that mean I can eat roast duck every day?" Shen Qian leaned in, squinting his eyes with a smile and asked Lian Manman.

"Hmm." Lian Manman nodded, "Of course, as long as you don’t get tired of it. Plus, if you go to the shop to eat roast duck, you won’t need to pay; it’s all on me."

"Count me in too." Xiao Qi leaned in with a smile and said, "Brother Ninth, look how generous we are. Whenever there’s something delicious, I think of you. In the future, you can eat this roast duck however you like."

"Then, it’s settled for us too." Shen Qian’s long narrow eyes curved into crescent moons.

"Pinky swear and hang it for a hundred years without change." Xiao Qi said as he hooked his pinky. Children from farmsteads often do this when making important agreements.

"Alright, pinky swear and hang it for a hundred years without change." Shen Qian smiled and hooked his pinky with Xiao Qi’s, then looked at Manman with a smile, "Manman..."

Lian Manman found it amusing, but she also extended her pinky and hooked it with Xiao Qi and Shen Qian.

Roast duck is a high-calorie food; Shen Qian just recently shook off the nickname Fatty Shen. In the future, could he possibly turn into Da Pang?

Lian Manman expressed her anticipation.

Lian Manman only played for half a day at Nian Garden. Shen Jin was being watched by those two Sisters every day to learn palace etiquette. Shen Qian and Xiao Qi didn’t have much time to play, as Master Chu had arranged more assignments for them. Lian Manman was not only not upset about this but quite happy, because Xiao Qi had shown marked improvement these days.

After returning from Nian Garden, Lian Manman first went to Lady Zhang’s room. Lady Zhao and Lian Yeye were there, helping Lady Zhang prepare the bedding for Old Master Lian, with fine cotton fibers floating in the air. Lady Zhang, Lady Zhao, and Lian Yeye all had some stuck on their heads.

"...just never satisfied..." Lady Zhao said while furiously working with her hands, "For us farmstead people, how many families get brand new bedding? Don’t they mostly use what they’ve already got? And for the cloth, there’s absolutely surplus, yet she complains there’s too little. If it were me, I wouldn’t even open my mouth to ask."

For ordinary farmstead families, new clothes are usually given for wrapping, but bedding is generally made from what the elderly use daily and rarely made new.

Lian Manman listened to Lady Zhao and guessed that there might be some drama happening at the old residence again.

"Third Aunt, Mother, what’s the issue this time?" Lian Manman sat on the edge of the kang and asked.

"It’s still your grandmother, complaining that the fabric isn’t good. She says that now it’s trendy to use cotton satin; she doesn’t want white cloth and wants me to switch it all for cotton satin. Even scolded your father for being stingy and not wanting to spend money on her." Lady Zhang frowned and said.

"Didn’t my grandpa stop her?" Lian Manman asked.

"He tried to, the old residence was noisy about this all day, even gathered a group of people from the street." Lian Yeye told Lian Manman.

Such senselessness and lack of judgment. Lian Manman shook her head inwardly, Lady Zhou certainly didn’t care about saving face anymore. Of course, this is the view of an observer; Lady Zhou must believe she was compelled and everyone was unfair to her. By causing a ruckus, she embarrassed others.

"What did they decide in the end?" Lian Manman asked again.

"The old couple argued face to face, in the end, Old Master yielded. Old Master said he would use the white cloth, but the old lady insisted on cotton satin." Lady Zhang said, "Your father immediately took the white cloth back, the old lady sat at the doorway wailing. Just now, your father bought new material according to her requested amount and sent it over, and only then did she stop wailing."

"Why didn’t she say she wanted cotton satin earlier?" Lian Manman asked, "Who told her that it’s trendy to use cotton satin now?"

Lady Zhang and Lady Zhao exchanged glances, Lian Manman’s question was right on target.

"Who else would it be?" Lady Zhang snorted and said, "Wasn’t it her eldest daughter from town who came over that day?"

The affair between Erlang and Luo Xiaoyan caused a stir for a few days, and naturally, Lian Lanlan in the city heard about it. On the second day after Erlang went to Luo Family Village, she took Yin Suo for a visit to Thirty Mile Camp.

"...The old lady acts like that, Xiuxiu acts like that, I all tolerate, without saying a word. Do you know why I dislike her the most? It’s because of this." Lady Zhang said, "She’s very good at sabotaging behind the scenes, stirring things up terribly."

"I even ran into Yin Suo that day, her face was all scrunched up at me. Whenever Sister Manman has something good, she always includes us, Yaya has also benefitted, yet she gets nothing. They can’t stand it." Lian Yeye said.

"If they aren’t decent themselves, who can they blame? By fussing like this, she’s even less likely to get anything good." Lian Manman said.

"This is going to be a headache in the future. Now there’s the Old Master, but if the Old Master is gone someday, it’ll be complete chaos." Lady Zhang sighed.

Listening to Lady Zhang’s words, Lian Manman’s heart couldn’t help but stir. These days, although Lady Zhou’s personality hadn’t changed, she hadn’t made such a fuss openly. This time she dared to act out because she had confidence.

Lian Lanlan surely didn’t just incite but also gave Lady Zhou confidence.

"This time she probably bought quite a few things for the old residence." Lian Manman pondered aloud.

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