"Old Fourth, hurry up; we're just waiting for you," Lian Shouyi said. As the people approached, he waved his hand again, "Only Old Fourth needs to come; the rest should go about their business."
No one paid attention to him. Lady Zhang, Lady Zhao, Lian Manman, Wu Lang, and Xiao Qi all followed Lian Shouxin toward the Upper Room. Lian Zhizhi was minding the house and came out upon hearing noises, following by Lian Manman's side. She knew that what was coming was a moment of important decision-making.
In the Upper Room, Old Master Lian and Lady Zhou were sitting at the head of the kang, with a cloth bundle spread out between them on the kang, half-open to show several strings of silver. The old couple's faces were grim, without a trace of a smile.
Lian Xiuxiu did not sit next to Lady Zhou as she usually would but kept a distance, absentmindedly fiddling with a piece of floral fabric in her hands.
