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Lian Manman approached the front gate and suddenly stopped.
"Mom, Auntie from the third branch, you go back and start cooking. I’ll go check the shop," Lian Manman said. Although she believed that Lian Shouxin would not agree to Lian Lanlan’s request, she still wanted to go back and listen for herself. Only then could she be at ease. "My brother and Xiao Qi should be finishing school soon, I will go et them so they can co ho for dinner."
"Go on," Lady Zhang didn’t stop Lian Manman. She knew her daughter was young but very decisive, and she was becoming more and more astute. With Lian Manman going, she was not worried that Lian Shouxin would suffer a loss to Lian Lanlan.
"Mom, Auntie, I want to go with Sister Manman," Lian Yeye spoke up.
"You all go, but don’t dawdle and play. Co back early for the al," Lady Zhang and Lady Zhao said.
Lian Manman and Lian Yeye headed to the shop. They entered the outer room from the back door and then stopped.
The two children exchanged a glance and decided not to enter the room, instead, they eavesdropped from the outside.
Inside the room, after an awkward silence, Lian Lanlan had to speak again.
"Old Fourth, our father has sent a letter," Lian Lanlan had to broach the subject herself, abandoning pride, as Lian Shouxin was reluctant to ntion the betrothal. "When I ca here last ti, I really liked Wu Lang—thought highly of that boy. That’s why, when I wrote back to our father, I ntioned it."
"Our father wrote a letter yesterday, saying he’d like Wu Lang to have Yin Suo as his wife and had already discussed it with you, to prepare ," said Lian Lanlan, looking expectantly at Lian Shouxin.
At this mont, Lian Shouxin was filled with impatience and helplessness. He always rembered Lian Lanlan as being very generous and appropriate. In social interactions, Lian Lanlan was smart, speaking and acting just right.
But what’s gotten into her this ti? Weren’t his and Lady Zhang’s intentions clear enough? Why was Lian Lanlan still stubbornly clinging to this matter?
"Old Fourth," before Lian Shouxin could speak, Lian Lanlan started again, "the last ti we talked about Jin Suo and Manman, you didn’t agree. You know how I, your eldest sister, felt...sigh, why did you think your brother-in-law and I were insisting? It’s all for the sake of our family. The kids are familiar with each other, too. You’ve spurned my face, but I didn’t hold a grudge."
"This ti, it was our father and mother who decided, and I myself am fond of Wu Lang. You watched Yin Suo grow up; not to boast, but what kind of man wouldn’t she be worthy of? In the county town, we have the county official’s nephew, and the junior son of a third or fourth-rank official from the capital, both sent by the official matchmaker to seek her hand. I declined them all just for the sake of our sibling relationship. Wu Lang isn’t an outsider; he’s my own nephew, and I have a good daughter, so I can’t just give her to soone else."
"Eldest sister, with such suitors, you better just pick out the best for Yin Suo," Lian Shouxin finally spoke up, "Wu Lang’s tutor said to let Wu Lang focus on his studies for now, and we can discuss the issue of marriage in a couple of years."
By the end, Lian Shouxin’s tone grew firr, clearly fed up with Lian Lanlan’s overbearing words.
"What?" Lian Lanlan was struggling not to lose face.
With a letter from Old Master Lian, she ca in person, actively proposing to give Yin Suo to Wu Lang. She was eagerly offering her daughter, and here Lian Shouxin bluntly rebuffed her right away.
In the Lian Family, from Lian Shouren to the younger brothers, none would speak to her in such a manner. Especially Lian Shouxin, in the past, he had always agreed with whatever she said—when did he dare to refuse her?
Lian Shouxin had changed.
"Eldest sister, why do you do this to yourself?" Lian Shouxin raised his voice slightly, "Look, that day about the betrothal, their mother had spoken clearly. Could you not understand? Yet you co to , speak directly about the betrothal. At the very least, could you ntion that their mother didn’t agree to anything? You say nothing and just confuse like this."
Rembering how Lady Zhang and the children ignored him afterward, Lian Shouxin got sowhat agitated.
"What do you an, confuse you? You are the man of the house; isn’t it your decision? I didn’t even ntion it to her, I ca that day to talk to you," Lian Lanlan retorted.
"They started arguing," Lian Manman whispered to Lian Yeye.
"Uncle Four is really angry," Lian Yeye whispered back.
"Yeah," Lian Manman nodded. This was Lian Lanlan’s own doing; initially, Lian Shouxin didn’t speak precisely to give Lian Lanlan face. If Lian Lanlan had been sensible and realized that Lian Shouxin wasn’t interested and left early instead of pushing so hard, Lian Shouxin probably would have held his breath.
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