CHAPTER 1324: CHAPTER 676: CONFRONTATION

Third watch, countdown underway, asking for pink.

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Old Master Lian, actually slapped her in front of these children and grandchildren. After sharing hardships for so many years, after she bore and raised these children for him, after she labored for him and gradually overshadowed him.

"Ah...ugh..." Lady Zhou let out a hoarse howl, throwing herself onto Old Master Lian like a mad woman, both hands desperately scratching wildly, while cursing tirelessly.

The old couple was fighting fiercely for the first time, everyone inside first froze in place, then reacted and came forward to pull them apart.

But before the crowd could pull Lady Zhou away, Old Master Lian already slapped her again, pushing her backward until she fell.

Everyone was frightened; Old Master Lian’s face was so dark it seemed about to rain. In everyone’s memory, it was the first time Old Master Lian had struck Lady Zhou so hard.

Lady Zhou was obviously scared too, it wasn’t until people pulled her away from Old Master Lian that she came to her senses.

Even though she was a bit scared inside, Lady Zhou was someone who wouldn’t back down easily. Instead of attacking Old Master Lian again, she struggled to bang her head against the wall, but when pulled away from it, she simply lowered her head and forced her forehead onto the brick bed.

The beds in the tenant farmers’ homes were all made from adobe, covered only with a layer of reed matting. Such beds were very hard, and the people pulling Lady Zhou didn’t hold her in time, causing her head to hit the bed and swell up immediately.

"Isn’t it just that you want me dead? You don’t need to hit me, I’ll die myself. I’ll be dead, then you can relax.... Can’t wait for me to die sooner, black-hearted, rotten, wolf cubs..." With disheveled hair, Lady Zhou waved her hands, screaming and cursing like she was crazy.

The situation on Old Master Lian’s side was also bad. His hair was messed up by Lady Zhou, and his face was scratched with blood marks. One scratch was close to the corner of his eye, a little more to the side and his eye would have been injured.

Previously, in similar situations, Old Master Lian would leave a few helpless words and walk away. But today, Old Master Lian was clearly enraged.

Old Master Lian had to be urgent, he couldn’t continue indulging Lady Zhou. Lady Zhou didn’t understand, couldn’t see the situation clearly, still acting domineering and reckless. But Old Master Lian saw clearly; he knew this time he couldn’t let Lady Zhou be mad regardless, because it could cause catastrophic consequences.

"You all let go of her, don’t mind her, if she wants to die, let her die!" Old Master Lian shouted, his voice still filled with anger, yet cold and steady.

The old master had made up his mind, everyone in the room thought simultaneously.

Lady Zhou was held back and fell silent immediately upon hearing Old Master Lian’s words, looking at Old Master Lian in disbelief.

Old Master Lian kept his face cold, not looking at Lady Zhou.

"Lian Fang, well, Lian Fang, you’re ruthless, really ruthless. In this family, you’re the most heartless." Lady Zhou wiped her face with her palm, smeared with snot and tears, then pulled out a large handkerchief from under her clothes, wiped her hands, and threw the rag-like handkerchief away, "You want me dead, but I won’t let you have it your way. If you have the guts, strangle me to death!"

Lady Zhou challenged Old Master Lian, though her voice was still strong, anyone familiar with her antics would see her current lack of confidence.

Only the truly determined Old Master Lian could truly subdue Lady Zhou.

"You’re just being foolish, utterly foolish, mentioning anything to you is pointless." Old Master Lian said, with deep sorrow.

This issue with Lian Lanlan, only Wu Lang in the Lian Family could resolve it. Even if Lian Shouxin stepped in, it might not work. Now with Lian Shouxin and Wu Lang not at home, this is forcing Lady Zhang, isn’t it clear that this will cause things to escalate?

If Lian Shouyi, with his wife and son, really followed Lady Zhou’s orders and went to the Fourth Household to make trouble, insisting on dragging Lady Zhang over, what consequences would it cause? Would the family’s reputation be preserved, and would Wu Lang still accept them as family later? Old Master Lian could almost envision how people would gossip about them if such a thing really happened.

Do they still want to live on this earth?

Does Lady Zhou find her reputation not foul enough? Previously, perhaps she was spared some words because she was elderly, a senior, a mother-in-law, but if Lian Shouyi really went to Shouxin Family to show off, to grab Lady Zhang, then what would Lady Zhou become?