Picking Up a General to Plow the Fields

Chapter 490: Brother and Sister

All credit to original author: Yi Yi Lan Xi

Lian Fang Zhou smiled: “You are tired after your trip, hurry up and unpack.
Then you can take a break and wait for lunch.
We still need to go to Eldest Uncle’s house, then we can look forward to a happy New Year!”

Third Aunt agreed but when she heard her mention Lian Li, she couldn’t help but frown: “Go to his house? What are we doing there? I don’t want to go…”

The words that Lian Li and Madam Qiao had said when the Tian family came to make trouble, Third Aunt’s heart had been really chilled.
She wished that she would never see them again from now on.

Lian Fang Zhou smiled sarcastically: “Don’t they like to say that you are their sister? Now that you are back, they have to accept you!”

“How would I miss them?” Third Aunt snorted: “It would be great if they let me go and never trouble me again!”

Lian Fang Zhou let out a puff of laughter and stopped playing dumb: “It’s just to prevent them from meddling in your affairs in the future.
We need to go to them and make it clear!”

Third Aunt finally understood.
“Oh, I will listen to you then.”

She had no way to deal with Lian Li but she believed that Lian Fang Zhou could handle him.

After lunch, Lian Ze and Lian Fang Zhou took Third Aunt to Lian Li’s house.

Lian Li, Madam Qiao, and Lian Hai had just eaten.

Seeing Third Aunt, Madam Qiao’s eyes went wide and she stared at her, screaming: “It’s you! Why are you back? Shouldn’t you be at the Tian house?”

Lian Li was also very surprised.
Although he did not shout like Madam Qiao, he asked: “What’s going on?” He looked at Lian Fang Zhou: “Did you bring her back? She is the daughter-in-law of the Tian family.
What’s the matter with her husband’s family bringing her back for the New Year? You are too nosy!”

Lian Fang Zhou smiled: “Eldest Uncle, don’t be too excited.
You should listen to me first! Besides, if I’m talking nonsense or not, I will bear the consequences myself.
I never thought of looking to you for this matter! Don’t bother trying to teach a lesson.
Look at who in this village is so leisurely and carefree as Eldest uncle, who breaks into other people’s homes every few days to teach other people’s children!”

“You!” Lian Li was furious when he heard Lian Fang Zhou’s words, which were obviously designed to choke him.

Madam Qiao was even more angry, and shrieked: “You’re wings are so hard! No matters and no etiquette!”

Lian Fang Zhou glanced at her, smirked, and didn’t bother to talk to her at all.

On the other side, Lian Hai’s brow was wrinkled without him realizing it.
He didn’t like Lian Fang Zhou’s lively attitude and tone and he didn’t like her saying ‘someone else’s child’.

He had never agreed with cutting ties with her family, at least not yet.
But he felt deeply powerless against his parent: why did they have to intervene in their family affairs over and over again? Haven’t they seen clearly that these were no longer the hairy children of the past?

After so many lessons, why were they still so stubborn!

“Fang Zhou, if you have something to say, just say it! What does this accomplish?” Lian Hai said warmly, inviting her and the others to sit down.

She smiled at him and said: “Cousin, did I misspeak If there is anything not in the rules, I have to ask my cousin for advice! Couldn’t it be that I am wrong?”

Lian Hai immediately choked.
If he said that she was wrong, could he point out where the mistake was? If he said she was right, wouldn’t it admit that the two families had nothing to do with each other?

Lian Hai could only smile vaguely and ask: “What’s the matter?”

Lian Li cut in: “No matter what, you shouldn’t have brought your Third Aunt back, this is—”

“Father.” Lian Hai interrupted lightly, “Let’s listen to what Lian Fang Zhou has to say first!”

Annoyed to see his son side with Lian Fang Zhou, Lian Li could only shut his mouth.
He couldn’t complain in front of her, otherwise wouldn’t that be letting her see a joke?

Madam Qiao was also angry and could only give Lian Fang Zhou a fierce look.

Lian Fang Zhou smiled: “It’s simple.
Since Third Aunt’s husband has passed away, she has no reason to stay in the Tian family.
Old Madam Tian has made the decision to let her go back to her maiden family and from now on, she will no longer be a member of the Tian family.”

Hearing this, Lian Li and Madam Qiao were speechless.
After a moment, they tried to interrupt but Lian Fang Zhou waved her hand and cut them off: “If you want to lecture us, don’t speak.
Don’t bother talking about rules and etiquette.
How Third Aunt lived in the Tian family, I don’t believe you didn’t know about it.
She had no children by her side, how could she live looking the faces of her nieces and nephews under her sister-in-laws? You can just ignore it and pretend it didn’t happen, but we can’t!”

“What are you saying!” Lian Li couldn’t help but try to save face and frowned.
“She’s my sister, why wouldn’t I help her?”

“Naturally! I also believe that Eldest uncle’s heart actually hurts for Third Aunt!” Lian Fang Zhou chirped, not waiting for him to finish talking but cutting him off decisively.
“Now that the Tian family won’t accept her back, Third Aunt can only rely on her maiden family now.
Eldest uncle, Third Aunt has no land, no money, and no source of livelihood.
From now one, she will rely on your family to live! I wonder how much rice, grain, and silver Eldest uncle will give to support Third Aunt a month?”

“What did you say!?!” Madam Qiao shrieked! She pointed at Third Aunt and screamed: “You want us to provide money and food to support her?! Why!?”

“Eldest uncle and eldest aunt don’t want to?” Lian Fang Zhou asked politely without answering.

“Of course—”

“Shut up!” Lian Li glared at Madam Qiao.
Hesitating, he said: “That’s not what I said.
Even though your husband is gone, the Tian family should still support your Third Aunt as their daughter-in-law, there is no reason for this! Xiao Man, don’t be impulsive.
The Tian family is your husband’s family, I will help you find a way, or—”

“Eldest brother! Do you really want to kill me before you are willing!” Third Aunt cried.
“I have nothing to rely on! My mother-in-law and sister-in-laws are too powerful, they will bully me to death!”

Lian Fang Zhou sighed.
“Eldest uncle, since Third Aunt doesn’t want to, you shouldn’t force her.
Besides, the separation documents are written in black and white, it’s impossible for the Tian family to let Third Aunt go back!”

Shaking the paper in her hand, she put it font of Lian Li.

Lian Li’s face became very ugly.

She laughed: “Eldest uncle, you are a big man.
Don’t imitate that woman’s mother-in-law chirping.
It’s just a sentence, is it worth hesitating? Come on, just say it.
Third Aunt’s future, will you take care of it or not?