Uncle Lai in the Red Chamber

Chapter 22 That Drop of Honey (continued)
In the blink of an eye, it has been more than 20 days since I gave Qin Zhong extra lessons.

Not only Qin Zhong felt despair, Youshi and Qin Keqing were also a little confused. Qin Zhong entered school only ten days later than Baoyu and others. Even if the teaching was meticulous, it would not take twice as long, not to mention it was still a one-to-one model. .

Yesterday, Youshi happened to ask about it. In order to avoid unnecessary suspicion, Lai Shangrong told him that the one-month supplement was completed.

The main reason for him to make this decision was the recent discovery that Qin Keqing's condition had improved, but he was still pretending to be ill.

Judging from Qin Keqing's performance, combined with the rumors about Yuyun Tianxiang Tower, it seems that his story about drops of honey is still effective.

At the same time, it also made Lai Shangrong see that if Jia Zhen's removal of ashes was true, Qin Keqing was at least a passive party, otherwise the honey story would only make her completely let go.

Presumably, she pretended to be sick to avoid Jia Zhen. In this case, it would not help if she stayed here. Jia Zhen would not deliberately choose when he was around if she wanted to be strong.

If you want to be a hero to save the beauty, even if you don't care about the follow-up impact, you can't grasp the opportunity.

After lunch, Lai Shangrong and Qin Zhong came to the small study room in Jia Rong's courtyard, but Qin Keqing was already waiting inside.

"I heard from my mother-in-law that in a few days Zhong'er won't need to make up any extra classes?"

"Really!" Qin Zhong was overjoyed and quickly kept silent when he saw his sister's angry eyes.

"Yes! Although he followed the class when he first entered school, he had no foundation at that time. I was afraid that he would not learn solidly if he only knew a little bit about it, so he made up for it for a few more days."

Lai Shangrong explained a bit.

"Thank you for your hard work, uncle! I'll thank you when dad comes back later!"

Qin Keqing took the opportunity to say hello to avoid Qin Ye's invitation being too abrupt.

After being polite, Qin Keqing looked at him curiously and said, "The story about honey that uncle told me last time. I wonder what that drop of honey is to uncle?"

Lai Shangrong suddenly remembered a line from his previous life: It's you or you or you.

But really speaking, even if you hit him with a stick, it will be light.

After pretending to think for a moment, he said proudly: "Fame and fame are like floating clouds to me, and money is nothing more than an external possession. As long as I can protect the people I care about, I will be satisfied."

"Protect the people you care about..." Qin Keqing muttered silently, feeling a little distracted.

When he came to his senses, he hurriedly said goodbye and left.

Pan You'an didn't know that his hard days were coming to an end. When he last replied to Si Qi, he said that he would make it clear to Lai Shangrong. He had been looking forward to it for a long time.

But half a month has passed and everything is still the same, which makes me anxious.

The day before yesterday, he deliberately went to Dongkua Courtyard and met his uncle Qin Gui. Knowing that Siqi was resting at home today, he thought of visiting to inquire about the progress of the matter.

Because I was afraid of being too deliberate, I even bought four-color snacks to bring with me.

"Is uncle at home?"

Siqi was taking a nap on the kang inside the house, when he heard his cousin's voice, he jumped up, then remembered the agreement with Qingwen, and lay back down without love.

"Why are You'an here? Qian'er saw you and didn't say you were coming?"

"Uncle is at home too!" Pan Youan didn't expect Qin Gui to be at home too, so he scratched his head and said.

Mrs. Wang already hated Wujiwu, but she didn't have such a good temper, so she immediately exposed her: "Bah! She is just as ill-intentioned as your mother. What do you call me when you're not at home?"

Pan Youan knew he had made a mistake and was quite embarrassed. He could only hand over the four-color snacks and said: "No! I just came here to give some snacks. I didn't expect to see my uncle!"

Qin Gui valued his nephew who could write and do arithmetic very highly, and even hoped that one day he would ask his mother-in-law to transfer Siqi out of the Yingchun House so that they could have a kiss.

It's just that Wang has always hoped that Siqi can marry Yingchun, even if he is a housekeeper, he will be like Ping'er, not to mention that Yingchun is not as strong as Sister Feng, but her daughter is stronger than Ping'er.Comparing the two, isn't it a hundred times better than being a servant?
The two had a lot of arguments over this. When they heard Wang's harsh words towards Pan You'an, they couldn't help but scolded him: "You are You'an's aunt, how can you talk to the child?"

Then he complained to Pan Youan with a smile: "You kid, what else did you bring to your uncle's house? Come in and sit down, your cousin is at home too!"

"Hey!" Pan Youan was waiting for this sentence, and hurriedly handed over snacks and entered the courtyard.

Mrs. Wang pointed at Qin Gui with her hands on her hips and shouted: "Don't think I don't know what you are up to! I can warn you, my mother is responsible for the fact that our chess player can be the deputy lady. You and I are counting on you." Don't go to school, and pointing at your daughter to think about a few years of happiness, don't even think about it!" "What's wrong with An An being able to write? This time he was sent to the school, because the superiors appreciated his talent !”

"Bah! So what? Is it better than following the young lady to my uncle's house to run the business? Don't you know how dignified Miss Ping'er is?"

Listening to the increasingly outrageous words being said outside the room, Si Qi couldn't sit still anymore, so he stood up and walked to the main room.

"If you keep making any noise! ​​I will treat this as if I don't have this home anymore and I will never come back!"

Seeing their daughter losing her temper, the couple both fell silent.

Siqi's heart softened when he saw that Pan Youan was staying or not leaving.

"Why are you still standing there stupidly? Come inside and talk!"

Seeing Pan You'an carrying snacks, she thought that what she said to Qingwen had an effect, so she came with a gift to express her gratitude.

Since Lai Shangrong and Qingwen kept their word, he had to fulfill his promise, so why not take the opportunity to make it clear to his cousin.

As soon as he entered the room, Siqi complained: "That incident happened because of me. It's appropriate to explain it clearly. What else did you bring!"

Pan You'an's sad and handsome face was finally filled with a hint of joy.

"Cousin! I don't mean to rush you, but it's been half a month since this happened. When...are you going to tell me?"

After he finished speaking, he looked at Si Qi expectantly.

"What!" Si Qi heard Xingyan scream in surprise, and then thought of his parents who were busy outside the house and asked in a low voice, "He still won't let you go?"

"Yes! Now Mr. Bao has been instigated by him and is ignoring me. If there is no other way, I would not dare to trouble my cousin!"

"They clearly promised me not to embarrass you...could it be that little hoof that was causing the problem?" Siqi murmured to himself.

Pan You'an asked doubtfully: "Which little hoof?"

"It's the one named Qingwen who was next to Uncle Lai last time. She obviously promised me, and she still called me..."

Speaking of which, suddenly stopped.

This made Pan You'an anxious and asked: "It's related to my cousin's future. Cousin, please tell me!"

"Tell me not to associate with you..."

"Ah!~" Pan You'an pondered for a moment, then said cautiously: "Isn't that Lai a fan of my cousin?"

"How is this possible!" Si Qi exclaimed.

"How come it's impossible? We are cousins, and it's his business to come and go! Besides, he only started targeting me when he saw you giving the shoes, so the timing is right. Cousin, you are good-looking and he will fall in love with you. It’s normal, otherwise why wouldn’t we be allowed to get close to each other?”

Pan Youan's analysis was straightforward.

After listening to his cousin's analysis, Si Qi recalled that Qingwen's first words when she saw him were that she misunderstood that it was Lai Shangrong who had planned this.

As a personal maid, she must have a thorough understanding of her master's temperament, so how could she make such a mistake?

No wonder I wrote down what I said last time and will talk about it later. Could it be that I was deliberately forcing myself to submit?

"The worst case scenario is that the fish is dead and the net is broken! Even if I risk my life, I won't make it easy for him!"

Pan You'an was afraid that he would be implicated, so he hurriedly advised: "Cousin, don't be impulsive. We are just guessing and we can't provide evidence. Be careful not to be bitten by him."

"Then what do you say?"

Pan Youan's eyes were confused twice.

"Cousin, please make peace with him first and stabilize him for the time being. As long as he doesn't interfere with it, wait until the second master and I get to know each other well before you find a way to save my cousin."

(End of this chapter)