CHAPTER 1336: CHAPTER 682: TOAST AND PENALTY DRINK

Pink Bonus Update, still asking for more pinks.

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"Manman, how can you be sure they won’t do it in the future?" Lian Zhizhi asked Lian Manman.

"Sister, I won’t tell you now, but tomorrow, you’ll know." Lian Manman said with a smile.

"Still keeping it a secret then." Lian Zhizhi smiled and didn’t continue to ask more questions.

"With the old lady’s temperament, it’s unlikely she’ll give in to me." Lady Zhou suddenly recalled something and muttered to herself.

"Why not? It’s entirely possible." Lian Manman heard and responded with a smile.

In truth, nothing in this world is unchangeable. Lady Zhou is domineering and stubborn, and she doesn’t treat her daughters-in-law with respect. But even Lady Zhou can’t defy this saying — circumstances are stronger than people.

Now, the situation is such that everyone at the old residence, including Old Master Lian, has opposed Lady Zhou. She cannot be stubborn anymore. Moreover, there’s Lian Lanlan. Lian Lanlan is a smart person, and she has understood the current situation. To save her family, she must seek help from Wu Lang. To do that, she needs to satisfy the Lian Manman family.

Does she think that just by coming to apologize and admitting her mistake, lowering herself, it will be resolved? That’s not enough; Lian Lanlan should know that. And Lian Manman has already hinted that Lian Lanlan will handle Lady Zhou.

Lian Manman is sure of this. Because, if you compare, you can see that Lady Zhou has acted out, hitting her sons and daughters-in-law, but when Lian Lanlan stopped her just now, even though Lady Zhou was angry, her hands never touched her own daughter.

Lian Manman is certain that if it were someone else in Lian Lanlan’s place back then, Lady Zhou would have scratched their face a long time ago.

"Mom, the old lady cherishes her daughter, she will definitely come tomorrow." Lian Manman said. Under the pressure of circumstances, plus her affection for Lian Lanlan, Lady Zhou will give in.

"The old lady has really angered the Old Master this time, she made a fuss after taking medicine, and the Old Master got so angry he avoided her," on Lian Yeye’s side, they were discussing with Lady Zhao.

"The Old Master is indeed very angry, but it might not be solely because of the old lady." Lian Manman said, her smile fading, "They even came to blows, but with outsiders present, even at this point, the Old Master is still protecting the old lady."

"In the eyes of the Old Master, outsiders aren’t just Mr. Li; Yeye and I are also outsiders." Lian Manman said.

"Sister Manman, you mean..." Lian Yeye asked with a bit of confusion.

"We force-fed the old lady medicine, and the Old Master was distressed, he is angry at us." Since there were no outsiders in the room, Lian Manman spoke candidly. Even if Lady Zhao went back home and told Lian Shouli everything, it didn’t matter. Regardless of what Lian Shouli thought, Lian Manman still believed he wasn’t someone who liked to spread gossip.

"I arranged to invite a doctor, but he stopped me, saying the old lady is that way, doesn’t need treatment. But when Doctor Li came, he said the same thing. If he had clearly said the old lady is pretending to be sick, the matter would have been resolved a long time ago." Lian Manman said slowly.

"I know what the Old Master is thinking, isn’t it just that she is being unreasonable, but aren’t you unreasonable too?" Lady Zhang said, "They still expect us to endure, to cover for them, to save their face and all that."

"Mom, what you said is absolutely right." Lian Manman laughed.

At that time, she was still inside, and Old Master Lian didn’t say a word; with a grim face, he just walked away. On one hand, Old Master Lian found Lady Zhou’s antics embarrassing. On the other hand, he should be resentful towards Lian Manman.

Before the family separated, when living in the old residence, Lian Manman had to watch the expressions of Old Master Lian and Lady Zhou every day. She was well-acquainted with some of their expressions. She could be sure that Old Master Lian was also angry with her this time. But this anger could only be stifled inside because he couldn’t find a single fault with Lian Manman.

Put simply, with regard to Lady Zhou, Old Master Lian could hit and scold, but no one else could touch her; they could only endure and yield. "You let her vent that anger, and then there won’t be any problem. Your grandma/mom doesn’t have a bad heart; she’s just someone who speaks without thinking." This is what Old Master Lian often told Lian Shouxin and other descendants. The words might differ slightly each time, but the meaning was always the same.

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That night, because Lian Shouxin was not at home, Lian Manman and Lian Zhizhi didn’t return to their room to sleep; the two girls stayed in the east room to keep Lady Zhang company.