"Ah?" Lady Zhang was startled, looking at Lady Zhao, "Did you make all his clothes? Then why did he tell that his mother made them?"
"It was his mother and him who ca to , saying they needed new clothes urgently and she didn’t know how to make them. I cut out the fabric and sewed the clothes, and his mother didn’t even touch a needle or thread," Lady Zhao replied, "Because of that, I stayed up all night without sleep."
Lian Shouxin versus Lady Zhao and Lian Yeye, naturally Lady Zhang believed the latter.
"This kid Si Lang, can’t even tell the truth about this matter." Lady Zhang mused, "I was already suspicious because his mother’s sewing skills are so basic, those clothes didn’t look like they were made by her. I thought it was maybe Old Madam or Jizu’s wife who helped make them. Didn’t expect they asked you to do it."
"He’s been like this since he was little, barely a truthful word out of his mouth." Lian Yeye huffed angrily, "When he needs us, he cos begging and says sweet things. My mom is soft-hearted; she put more effort into making his clothes than when sewing for us. And what did he do? Pretended it was his mother who made them, real ungrateful!"
"Mom, let’s rember this in the future. Whenever they need sothing, no matter what they say, we shouldn’t agree to it. Didn’t they say they wanted you to help with making shoes? And making the soles too. Let him wait, no reason we owe him shoes."
"They can’t do anything else, but lying cos easily to them. All their little cleverness is used for this," Lian Manman said.
The group was casually chatting and unexpectedly uncovered a lie of Si Lang’s. His lie not only infuriated them but also gave them further insight into his character.
Lian Shouxin, being an honest person, naturally detested this kind of lying behavior.
"This kid, who does he take after? The other bunch—Erlang, Sanlang, and Liulang—they’re all straightforward kids."
As they talked inside, soone ca in to report that Lian Shouli had arrived.
Since Lian Manman’s family moved into this courtyard, Lian Shouli had never co to the back courtyard. Of course, it was Lian Shouxin who went to the front courtyard to et him. Lian Yeye, eager to know the outco, followed along.
Soon, Lian Yeye ca back from the front courtyard.
"How did it go?" Lian Manman asked Lian Yeye, sensing from her expression that the outco might not be good.
"The old house accepted the money." Lian Yeye sat on the edge of the kang, glumly saying, "According to my dad, the Old Master even praised him, saying he has brotherly affection and knows to support his nephew. Said it wasn’t about the amount of money, but the gesture that mattered most."
"Is there sothing that wasn’t clear here?" Lian Manman blinked, "Could Grandpa have thought Third Uncle gave the money voluntarily? Does Grandpa not know about Yaya’s parents coming to borrow money?"
"According to my dad, it seems he doesn’t know." Lian Yeye nodded, "Luckily my dad didn’t lend them money right then. Otherwise, they surely would’ve denied it later."
"That’s very likely." Lian Manman nodded, secretly thinking that Lian Shouli didn’t imdiately take out the money because he was unwilling and was also wary of Lian Shouyi and his wife’s character, anticipating this situation.
"Did Third Uncle not explain to Grandpa? If Grandpa knew it was Yaya’s parents who insisted on borrowing money, would he still have accepted it?" Lian Manman asked Lian Yeye.
"My dad did explain, but it couldn’t match their version. They outright denied forcing a loan, just claid they were chatting at my house and casually ntioned family difficulties when talking about Si Lang checking out a wife, and said my dad offered money of his own volition," Lian Yeye said, "Sister Manman, you know how my dad is, slow to speak and not one to argue, he couldn’t out-talk Yaya’s father!"
That’s true enough; Lian Shouli wasn’t quick with words, always a beat behind. Lian Manman could imagine how Lian Shouyi dominated the conversation, leaving Lian Shouli speechless. Moreover, with the Old Master praising him from the side, Lian Shouli’s character likely led him to acquiesce easily in the end.
"That two hundred, was it a loan or a gift?" Lian Manman thought for a mont and asked.
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