"Mom, you're saying..." Lian Shouxin was a bit helpless, "am I here any less…"
"What, are you talking back to me now? I'm your mother, can't I say something to you?" Lady Zhou's tone immediately rose, speaking to Lian Shouxin with some severity.
"If you have something to say, say it nicely. The kids come here so often, do they come to see you any less? If there's something to say, say it nicely." Old Master Lian interjected at this time.
Lady Zhou turned her head to glance at Old Master Lian, seeming to really heed his words. After a pause, her tone actually softened.
"That place in the mountains, did the Shen Family from Prefecture City have visitors recently?" Lady Zhou asked.
Lian Manman felt a stir inside. Lady Zhou always had a firm grip on household matters but rarely asked about outside matters. Usually, such topics were Old Master Lian's area of concern. What had happened today to make Lady Zhou suddenly interested in the Shen Family visitors?
