Uncle Lai in the Red Chamber

Chapter 21 That Drop of Honey

Siqi ran all the way to Lai's house and realized that Lai Shangrong was making up lessons in Ning's house.

Although she also wanted to go to Ning Mansion and tell Lai Shangrong clearly in person, she couldn't hide the matter. Now that she was going back, she was afraid that Lai Shangrong would continue to deal with her cousin more aggressively. The same was true when she thought of asking the little girl next to him to pass the message on. , and knocked on Lai’s door.

Although she didn't know Qingwen's name, Lai Shangrong only had one girl in the room, so the concierge guessed it as soon as he heard it.

Qingwen heard the announcement in the front yard and said that Siqi was confused when she came to find her, but she has never been afraid of trouble, and she wanted to see what tricks she was playing.

Lai's house was across the street from the back gate of Rong Mansion. She was afraid that Siqi's random talk would be overheard, so he led her to an uninhabited part of the courtyard.

"What are you here for?"

"Everyone is responsible for what he does. You tell Uncle Lai that if you want to kill him or cut him into pieces, just don't embarrass my cousin!"

Qingwen has always had a clear distinction between love and hate. Although she hates Si Qipan biting Lai Shangrong, she never thought of venting her anger on Pan Youan.

Although he didn't think that his uncle would do what Si Qi said, seeing her swearing so firmly, and remembering that Lai Shangrong had always been dishonest, he was not sure.

However, he was still unforgiving in his heart: "You just say yes? Who is he? Is he worthy of making trouble for me?"

"My cousin has told me, how can I still have a lie?"

Qingwen saw Siqi's angry look and someone else confirmed that she believed it. However, out of the mentality of protecting the Lord, she still choked and said: "Then... so what? How can there be such a good thing in the world, you guys? If you two are unclean, our father will take the blame!"

Si Qi knew he was wronged and begged: "I know what I did was wrong. If you want to beat or kill him, you can do whatever you want. I just ask Mr. Lai not to embarrass my cousin. He doesn't know about this."

Qingwen is a hard-spoken but soft-hearted person. In the original novel, Yihongyuan stole the pendant of the shrimp beard bracelet. She scolded her harshly, but she only poked her hand a few times with Yi Zhangqing (for picking out ears).

Seeing Siqi pleading, his tone softened: "Just... we can't let you all take advantage!"

"Then what do you say?"

"As long as you don't interfere with our master, who cares about your business!"

"This..." Si Qi hesitated. If he let go, Lai Shangrong would hurt his cousin if he went back on his word.

Seeing her hesitation, Qingwen said angrily: "Okay! You still want to break the dirty water on me, but I believe your nonsense! Go back where you came from, don't pretend to be pitiful like me!"

As he said that, he pushed her back and forth.

Siqi knelt down with a plop and cried: "My fault is all my fault. My cousin is very talented in reading and deciphering, but you can't let this matter ruin your future. Your father has lost his nationality and is a civil servant." , the house can’t do anything to him!”

Qingwen had never seen this battle before. Seeing her kneeling on the ground and sobbing unbearably, she stopped pushing and stamped her feet and said, "Then we can't let our father take the blame!"

"My cousin and I are innocent, but we just made him two pairs of shoes. As long as you don't tell, no one will know. How can Uncle Lai take the blame!"

Qingwen preconceived that Lai Shangrong could guess the relationship between the two, and it was probably not a secret. This showed Si Qi's sincerity, so she asked tentatively: "Do you really know that no one knows?"

"We are cousins, but we are just a little closer. We just made two pairs of shoes for him. There is no such thing as compromise."

The two of them haven't punctured the window paper yet, so what Si Qi said is not a lie.

Qingwen thought for a moment and said, "That's easy. As long as you don't associate with your cousin in the future, the uncle and I won't tell anyone. No one will know about it, and the uncle won't have to take the blame for you."

Si Qi hesitated for a moment and said sternly: "Okay! I promise I will never interact with him in the future!"

My aunt's words from last time are still in her ears. Whether she has feelings for Pan You'an or she has no feelings, in any case, they are destined but not destined.This incident also reminded her that in the future, if any private discussions would be exposed sooner or later, it would be better for both of them to just break it off.

"Okay! I'll tell you later!"

"Is it that simple? You agreed?" Si Qi couldn't believe it.

"Uh..." After hearing her question, Qingwen realized that she should not let Lai Shangrong take the blame. She couldn't just take advantage of her, but she couldn't think of how to punish him for a while.

"Remember the rest first and talk about it later!"

Although she didn't understand what Qingwen wanted to write down, she didn't dare to ask any more questions and said quickly: "Hey! Thank you sister!"

It's just that both she and Qingwen had a different idea. Lai Shangrong was not angry with Pan You'an.

Qingwen only thought that what she said was true, and once she told Lai Shangrong about Si Qi's promise, everything would be fine.

Si Qi only regarded Qingwen's agreement as Lai Shangrong's agreement.

Not to mention what kind of misunderstanding this might cause in the future, Lai Shangrong and Qin Zhong were eating at this time.

Suddenly I felt a gust of fragrant wind coming, and I turned my head to look.

I saw Qin Keqing walking in like a weak willow supporting the wind, surrounded by Baozhu and Ruizhu.

The fragrance on Qin Keqing's body is an alluring and confusing fragrance, with a kind of unreal delusion that makes people unconsciously get lost in the illusion and reality. They only remember this fragrance... this person...

"Uncle Tired of hard work..."

The whispering sound was crisp and soft, flowing straight from the ears to the heart. This kind of style was the first time even Lai Shangrong had seen it in his two lifetimes.

I almost lost my composure.

"Sister!" "Why is Brother Rong's daughter-in-law here?"

"Is this meal to your uncle's liking?" As he said this, he walked to Qin Zhong opposite Lai Shangrong and stroked Qin Zhong's head.

"Thank you! Everything is fine!"

"If uncle is dissatisfied with anything, he must just say it!"

Although Lai Shangrong couldn't tell carefully whether she was using rouge to cover up her illness, he saw that she didn't let the two maids support her.

He said happily: "It seems that Dr. Zhang's medicine is symptomatic, but it's better? Can someone send him over for a follow-up consultation?"

He spoke from the bottom of his heart and acted very sincerely.

Qin Keqing couldn't help but think that her adoptive father Qin Ye came over today and only said that he looked better, while Lai Shangrong, an unrelated person, not only helped to find doctors and medicines, but also felt happy for her from the bottom of his heart just now. She also felt it clearly.

Although she knew in her heart that Qin Ye only used her as a tool. It used to be a marriage, but now she hopes that she can protect Qin Zhong in a hundred years.

But if he hadn't adopted her, she couldn't even imagine what fate would have awaited her. She was grateful to her adoptive father.

She knows her appearance and never lacks care, but those cares are often accompanied by a 'cannibalistic' look, just like...

But when Lai Shangrong said this, he didn't have that look in his eyes.

Qin Keqing secretly speculated: "Is it a cover-up?"

Thinking of this, he blurted out: "Why is uncle so concerned about my illness?"

Lai Shangrong was stunned. He had never thought that Qin Keqing would ask this question and had no plan.

I am not concerned about her illness but want to save her life, but how can I be sure that she died of illness?Is the Jade Meteor Tianxiang Tower all groundless?
I couldn't tell the truth, so I could only sigh speciously: "Life is precious! Only when people are alive can they have hope!"

Qin Keqing was paused when he heard this...

Her father-in-law Jia Zhen's eyes became more and more unscrupulous. She told Jia Rong her feelings. Unexpectedly, after he found out, he not only did not dare to defend her, but was so frightened that he moved directly to the study.

This illness was also caused by fear, but fortunately Jia Zhen did not show up in front of her for a long time after she fell ill, and with the addition of Zhang Youshi's medicine, she gradually got better.

But what about the illness?Will Jia Zhen give up?

Qin Keqing just stood there quietly, with a sad expression on her face.

After a long while, he said quietly: "What if there is no hope?"

Lai Shangrong felt that the faint emotion between his eyebrows seemed to be able to tug at people's heartstrings, making him unable to help but feel pity.

However, there was no room for him to feel pity at this time, and he could hear a trace of despair in Qin Keqing's words.

Did he really hang himself?

Heart diseases also require heart medicine. Fortunately, Lai Shangrong had heard of a lot of chicken soup in his previous life.

He said slowly, "There was a traveler walking alone in the desert. Suddenly, a group of hungry wolves appeared behind him, chasing him to eat them. He was startled and ran forward desperately.

Just when the hungry wolf was about to catch up with him, he saw a well in front of him and jumped in regardless.Not only was there no water in the well, but there were also many venomous snakes. When the venomous snakes saw food coming to them, they raised their heads and stuck out their tongues, eagerly waiting for it.

He was so frightened that he reached out randomly to grab something that could save his life. Unexpectedly, God unexpectedly caught a small tree that stretched out horizontally in the middle of the well and stabilized him in mid-air.

So there were hungry wolves above and poisonous snakes below, but although the man was in a dilemma, he was still safe for the time being.

Just when he breathed a sigh of relief, a strange sound reached his ears.He looked around in shock and found a group of big rats biting at the roots of the tree with their sharp teeth. The life-saving tree was about to break.

At this moment of life and death, he saw a drop of honey on the leaf in front of him, so he forgot about the hungry wolf above, the poisonous snake below, and the small tree that was about to be bitten by the mouse. He closed his eyes and stretched out his hand. Tongue, taste that drop of honey with all your heart. "

The story ends abruptly here.

Qin Zhong stared at Lai Shangrong with his eyes wide open and asked, "Did that man get bitten by a poisonous snake in the end?"

Lai Shangrong said with a smile: "The point of this story is not what happened to that person. Everyone is destined to die. Only if you can eat that drop of honey before you die will you live up to your life!"

Qin Keqing naturally understood the meaning of the words, and the more he did this, the less interested he became.

The adoptive father uses him as a tool, and the husband cannot protect him. What is his own drop of honey?

"I'm afraid not everyone can eat that honey!"

This story is not rigorous, but Lai Shangrong has been prepared for it.

“If the traveler gave up running when the hungry wolf was chasing him, or didn’t reach out to fish for it when he fell into the well, or even closed his eyes and resigned himself to his fate when he saw the mouse, then he really wouldn’t be able to eat that drop of honey. "

He sighed and continued: "Only by living desperately can you have a chance to eat your own honey, because no one knows what is their own honey until the last moment!"

After Lai Shangrong finished speaking, he waved to Qin Zhong. He had said enough today, and Qin Keqing also needed time to think.

(End of this chapter)