Chapter 459: Unmovable

All credit to original author: Yi Yi Lan Xi

Lian Fang Zhou did not say anything. Her head was lowered and no one knew what she was thinking.

While wiping away her tears, Madam Jiang lifted her eyelids and glanced at Lian Fang Zhou secretly. Seeing that she didn’t say anything and her expression was hidden, Madam Jiang scolded in her heart: The richer you were, the more stingy you became! Her uncle and aunt had come all the way to her door looking like this!

Madam Jiang sighed loudly. “I heard that last year, my sister and brother-in-law were gone in an accident? Alas, it’s really sad! It’s so pitiful to leave your sister and brothers behind! Ah, you children are too honest, not even thinking to come to us at that time. If it wasn’t for those difficult matters last year where we couldn’t take care of anything outside of our home, we would have known about it much sooner. I can’t imagine how sad you and your siblings must have been. When your grandmother heard about it, she cried so hard she fainted. She asked us to come and see you. Now that you are doing well, I can let go of my worries in my heart. Where are my sister and brother-in-law’s tablets? Take us to pay our respects. I feel so guilty only coming to see them at this time but they would understand!”

Lian Fang Zhou wanted to applaud her, this level of speaking was really high!

Who could bear to hear it?

Even though Lian Fang Zhou knew that she had impure and ulterior motives, she was still a little moved.

She couldn’t help but sigh: This time she had met a master!

Lu Gu Zi, who had been silent while his wife spoke, finally raised his head: “Yes, yes, where are sister and brother-in-law? We haven’t gone to worship yet!”

Lian Fang Zhou couldn’t refuse this request and had no reason to do so, so she stood up and said politely: “Uncle and Aunt have the heart, my parents will be relieved in heaven. Come with me, you two!”

“We are sincere, very sincere!” Madam Jiang’s eyes lit up and the smile on her face increased by two points, obviously thinking she had found the right entry point to impress Lian Fang Zhou.

Walking with Manager Qin, Lian Fang Zhou led them to the ancestral tablets.

Manager Qin could help but twitch the corners of his mouth. This woman was really thick-skinned! She didn’t hear Miss’ sarcasm at all and responded with such sincerity!

Lian Fang Zhou’s parents’ tablets were temporarily housed behind the west wing. Liu Gu Zi and Madam Jiang came forward to offer incense, bowed three times, and placed the incense.

Standing in front of the tablets, Madam Jiang suddenly turned around and looked at Lian Fang Zhou and said: “Niece, we are all a family! We swear in front of your parents’ tablets that we will take good care of you, protect you, and never let them worry.”

“Aunt,” Lian Fang Zhou said lightly. “My parents were responsible people and the thing I dislike the most in my life is causing trouble for others, even relatives. We understand your wishes but we dare not go against my father and mother’s instructions to trouble you.”

“What’s troublesome about this?” Madam Jiang suddenly became unhappy. Her face sank and her posture was like a disappointed elder. She said angrily: “You child, why are you so outspoken? Your mother and your uncle are brother and sister, not distant relatives of a side branch. We are full blood relatives! You are taking care of your sister and brother but it’s really hard for you and you will marry in the future. When you get married, what will you do? You can’t not marry for them, right? Not only will this hurt you, but they will feel guilty!”

“Don’t worry, Aunt. I have plans for this.” Lian Fang Zhou said lightly.

Madam Jiang had originally thought that Lian Fang Zhou would be too shy and embarrassed to talk about her own marriage and hoped to take advantage of this. She didn’t expect that she would answer so bluntly!

Annoyed again she thought: This girl didn’t treat them like family at all and she had no reservation that a young lady should have, no wonder no one wanted her!

“How old are you, what ideas could you have? Sister and brother-in-law—”

“Aunt, Uncle, please! Let’s go out. Don’t disturb my father and mother.” Lian Fang Zhou gently interrupted Madam Jiang.

Madam Jiang was stunned but seeing that Lian Fang Zhou had already moved her feet and walked out, she could only hum silently and sigh: “Okay, okay. Let’s go out and talk. You child, you are really! No wonder you make my heart hurt. As soon as I saw you, I liked you!”

It’s my money, Lian Fang Zhou though, her mouth twitching.

Before coming, Madam Jiang had carefully planned everything out: she would use Lian Fang Zhou’s feeling to persuade her. However, when she talked about her mother-in-law’s health and Lian Fang Zhou’s parents, there was no response. It couldn’t be that even if Lian Fang Zhou didn’t want to give her aunt and uncle face, could she not give her grandmother face?

It was fine if she didn’t know but now that she did, if she watched her grandmother die in poverty, she would definitely be shunned by the world.

She had just gone from being a poor person to a rich person and who knew how many people were secretly gnashing their teeth with jealousy. As long as there was an opportunity to attack her, they would definitely not let her off!

But Madam Jiang did not expect that, even when coaxing her emotions, that girl only turned her head and gave her a look.

Was she too impatient?

But she didn’t even give her face in front of her parents’ tablets, which showed that she was unfilial! After all, even with all the money in her hands, she would only be able to find someone from the outside to marry.

The group went back to the receiving room and sat down. Liu Gu Zi turned his eyes to the snack plate again and was delighted to see it had been refilled. He started eating without hesitation.

Madam Jiang picked up her teacup and drank slowly, thinking hard about what to say next.

“Uncle and aunt have come so far, it’s really hard for you! Are you going back today or will you stay the night before leaving?” Lian Fang Zhou asked, laughing.

Hearing her talk about them leaving, Madam Jiang felt unhappy in her heart and secretly felt that Lian Fang Zhou was coldhearted.

But she smiled and said: “We haven’t seen our niece for so long, we still have a lot to say! How could we be willing to leave? Besides, there are still two nephews and my little niece that I haven’t seen yet. I want to stay for a few more days!”

“That’s fine! Then stay for one night, this place is simple, please don’t mind it.” Lian Fang Zhou smiled.

“No, no, how can you be so polite to your own family?” Madam Jiang said affectionately. “I heard your family is building a new house? How lavish! We will come again when the new house is built and stay a few days to add some liveliness to your new home! Haha, we should also bring your cousin and grandmother.”

Lian Fang Zhou smiled: “It should be natural between relatives. Aunt and uncle are the Liu family and we are the Lian family. How can we be the same people? I’m embarrassed!”

“What did you say?” Liu Gu Zi raised his head to stare at Lian Fang Zhou and said: “How did my sister teach you? You’re too unruly, how can you talk to your aunt like this?”