Reborn as a Landlord-Chapter 1550 - 788: Between a Rock and a Hard Place

Lian Shouxin, being angry, was a bit agitated, and his words were merely to vent his emotions.

Lian Manman didn’t speak. Old Master Lian was biased, his heart almost exclusively for Lian Shouren and Lian Jizu’s line, there was no doubt about this. However, objectively speaking, Old Master Lian would not deliberately harm their branch.

Old Master Lian would not intentionally harm them, but for the sake of Lian Shouren’s line, he could let them take risks and be stepping stones.

However, although Lian Shouxin had a soft personality, was sentimental, and somewhat naive in his filial piety, he had principles and a bottom line when it came to major issues. Besides, after living separately for so long, Lian Shouxin had developed self-awareness and was no longer easily led by Old Master Lian.

Moreover, there were Wu Lang, Xiao Qi, and her. They had grown up and also held significant sway in discussions.

Although, living in this era, they had no choice but to compromise with the surrounding environment, the big picture was still in their hands. Even though Old Master Lian made many demands today, the upper hand had never belonged to Old Master Lian.

The bottom line and principles had long been set, and what they agreed to had been decided beforehand.

Lian Shouren and Lian Shouyi, these two, would spend their lives in the old residence, living off farming. Recommending these two to work was something that would never happen. From Lian Shouxin downwards, Lian Manman’s family would never take care of these two, nor could they.

Not only because these two had committed serious crimes and were notorious, but also because of the generational hierarchy, it was inappropriate and unjustified to interfere. For Lian Shouren and Lian Shouyi, Lian Shouxin was a younger brother, Wu Lang and Xiao Qi were nephews, they couldn’t hit, scold, take lightly, or seriously deal with these two, so how could they possibly manage their affairs.

As for the people of Lian Jizu’s generation in the old residence, Lian Shouxin was their real uncle. Lian Shouxin could discipline them, so the family agreed to arrange jobs for these people in Lian Shouxin’s name.

As for the future, the connection between Wu Lang’s generation and the old residence’s blood ties would become more distant, making it optional to manage them. No matter how chaotic the old residence became, it would hardly affect Wu Lang and Xiao Qi’s side.

Currently, Old Master Lian and Lady Zhou were still there, and the blood ties between Lian Shouxin, Lian Jizu, and Erlang were still close. Even though they had long since split up to live separately, if anything happened at the old residence, people would still seek out Lian Shouxin’s family.

If Lian Shouxin’s family were unknown, just ordinary farmers, that would be one thing. But now, given their current situation, people’s expectations of them would be higher in certain respects, and the standards by which they are judged would be more severe.

Even without considering these external factors, from an emotional perspective, Lian Shouxin and Lady Zhang had always been soft-hearted, kind, and sentimental people. Like most simple tenant farmers, this couple was good at forgetting grudges and more likely to remember kindness.

With such parents, the children naturally wouldn’t turn bad. Although they experienced hardships and suffering, they had every reason to be ruthless or harsh, they didn’t become so. Wu Lang, Lian Manman, and Xiao Qi never were and never would become heartless people.

They just became stronger.

They wouldn’t forget the grievances with the old residence, but after calmly considering, they all agreed not to let the grudges spread further. Within their ability, they were willing to give Erlang’s generation opportunities.

But whether they could seize the opportunity was up to Erlang and his generation.

Thinking about the character of those at the old residence, Lian Manman acknowledged that Old Master Lian was indeed living quite an uneasy life. But in such matters, Old Master Lian couldn’t blame anyone else.

"Child’s father, do you think Si Lang will last long at the Paper Craft Shop?" Lady Zhang asked Lian Shouxin.

"Si Lang, that child, I have no confidence in my heart," Lian Shouxin admitted honestly, "but we still have to give him a chance."

"I find it unlikely," Wu Lang said, "Dad, didn’t you hear them talking, bragging as if we were introducing them to a job where they could make big money while eating, drinking, and having fun."

Lian Manman nodded, from Lian Shouyi’s words, it was clear they were not mentally prepared for the hard work of going out to work, their expectation was to easily earn a lot of money.