Chapter 129: Adding a Box_1

Lady Zhou's words were so inhospitable because she simply did not want Lian Shouxin's family to dine there.

"Even if you're busy, there won't be any meal until tomorrow afternoon," Lady Zhou added.

Lian Shouxin and Lady Zhang exchanged glances, both thinking in unison that Lady Zhou was treating them as outsiders, as regular busy folks. However, if there really were busy folks around at mealtime, they wouldn't be so rudely turned away. If word of such inhospitality got out, everyone would say that the Old Lian Family, that Lady Zhou, did not know how to behave; who would then be willing to come to the Lian Family's aid in times of need?

"Dad, Mom, our meal is easy to prepare; we just need to light the fire and it will be ready, so we won't eat here," Lian Shouxin said, feeling somewhat uneasy, but he was more afraid of Old Master Lian and Lady Zhou arguing because of this and hurriedly spoke up.

"Yes, I'll go and start cooking right away," Lady Zhang also immediately stood up.