Lian Yeye breathed a sigh of relief, and Lian Manman also breathed a sigh of relief for Lian Yeye.
However, another problem arose.
Old Master Lian, Lian Shouren, and Lian Shouyi were all about to leave, and no one was willing to stay behind. Yet, someone needed to look after the house, the gardens in the front and back, and the chickens and pigs; not to mention the crops in the fields needed to be harvested, and, next year, they had to be sown again. Thirty Mile Camp was the root of the Lian Family, and Old Master Lian had never considered selling the courtyard or the land.
Old Master Lian thus said to let Lian Shouli continue to live at home.
"Even though the agreement is written, your mother and I aren't so old that we can't walk or move; we can still work and don't need you to provide for us. Later on, when we are too old to walk or move, then we can act according to this agreement."
