Uncle Lai in the Red Chamber

Chapter 30 The Bottom Line of Being a Man

While Lai Shangrong was feasting on fine wine and food, Mrs. Wang's courtyard was filled with pine on the outside and tight on the inside, and there was a roar of wind.

Jia Zheng looked in disbelief, but how could his wife make fun of Baoyu's reputation?

Have you... misjudged the wrong person again?

If Lai Shangrong hadn't reminded him, he would have felt better, but he had clearly come to reveal Pan Youan's personality.

Thinking of this, he felt sad and said: "What a curse! You are actually tainted with such dandy habits at such a young age!"

After listening to Jia Zheng's words, Mrs. Wang's originally majestic face became even more angry.

She received the report from Ming Yan in the afternoon, and quickly ordered Zhou Rui and his wife to go to the study to arrest him, and they found both the man and the stolen goods.

Based on what Pan Youan did with Baoyu, she even thought of beating him to death and reporting him as a runaway slave. However, considering that Jia Zheng arranged for him, she only beat him twenty times and was imprisoned in the Northeast. In the vacant courtyard in the corner, he waited for Jia Zheng to come back and pay his respects in person.

But the husband kept pushing the responsibility onto his son.

Shouldn't it be Pan You'an who ruined Baoyu?
Lai Shangrong even came to warn him. If he hadn't been sure of this lucky general and arranged for Mingyan to keep an eye on him, he wouldn't have known what Baoyu would have been like.

Thinking of this, he couldn't hold it back any longer, and choked out, "Lai Shangrong already said that Pan You'an is a nonsense person, and Baoyu was all ruined by him!"

Of course Jia Zheng didn't want to excuse Pan You'an, just because Mrs. Wang was Lai Shangrong who accompanied him to the meeting. Now if he wants him to admit that Pan You'an is what Lai Shangrong said, wouldn't it be a slap in his face?

It’s okay to not know people well, but isn’t he worse than a slave who knows how to read people?

Although Lai Shangrong had left his citizenship a long time ago, in Jia Zheng's eyes, there was really no difference.

He originally planned to cover up the matter first, and send Pan Youan away in a few days, so as to save his own face.

But Mrs. Wang undoubtedly slapped him in the face by talking about Lai Shangrong.

He said angrily: "Let's go! Take me to see you!"

Seeing that he was so angry, Mrs. Wang felt that he had listened to her words and went to Pan You'an to vent her anger, so she called Zhou Rui's family to come to the small courtyard in the northeast corner.

Jia Zheng looked at Zhou Rui's house and took the key to open the house where Pan Youan was being held. Just as he was about to step in, the smell of urine hit his face.

He quickly took two steps back, raised his hand and slapped his nose again and again.

He said in a deep voice: "What's going on?"

Pan Youan originally thought that the janitor came in to deliver food, so he lay on the ground and held up his body, pretending to be dead. When he heard Jia Zheng's voice, he hurriedly propped up half of his body, raised his head and wailed: "Master, spare your life! It was all the second master's idea, little one." I dare not disobey!"

"If something happens to the bastard, he will grab the master! Slap your mouth!"

Mrs. Wang was furious when she heard that Pan Youan had grabbed Baoyu.

After receiving the order, Zhou Rui's family went in holding their breath and slapped about ten people in the mouth, making a loud sound.

Jia Zheng originally thought that when Pan Youan saw him, his first words would be to cry out for injustice. Although he had no experience in going to court to handle cases, wasn't that how he acted on the stage?

Regardless of whether there is a grievance or not, he has to shout twice, and then he will have a reason to defend him, but Pan Youan will not play his cards according to the routine, instead of calling for grievances, he will go to Baoyu.

After all, he still has a bottom line. He doesn't really want to throw dirty water on his son, and he has lost his temper after such a fuss.

Pan You'an no longer paid attention to the howling ghosts, and said to Mrs. Wang in a low mood: "You can do it! Just don't let him go out and talk nonsense!"

Mrs. Wang didn't know the changes in his heart. She only thought that Zhou Rui's family's words made him feel relieved.He hurriedly agreed and said, "I think it's better to ask Shang Rong to give me an idea!"

The reason why Mrs. Wang wanted Lai Shangrong to come up with an idea was because she felt that the person who tied the bell needed to be untied. It was because she didn't listen to the lucky general that this was the result. In this case, it was better to make up for it and let him deal with it.

Jia Zheng heard that Mrs. Wang wanted to ask Lai Shangrong to come up with an idea. Isn't this rubbing his own face in the ground?

But just as he was about to object, Pan Youan in the room cried: "Master, Madam, please have mercy! Then Lai Shangrong doesn't want to see the little one. Master, you know that, you must not give the little one to him!"

Jia Zheng's facial features were instantly distorted, and his face was uncertain.

He also called Lai Shangrong to target him. Does this damn slave think of himself as a fool?
The rebuttal could no longer be uttered.

Being treated as a fool by this damn slave in front of his wife, he felt hot on his face and just wanted to escape quickly and regain his place in Aunt Zhao's house who didn't know the truth.

For this reason, I didn't go to Mrs. Wang's room to rest for a long time. That's a story for another day.

"Lock this door for me!"

When Mrs. Wang saw him turning away, she gave an order and hurriedly chased Jia Zheng out of the courtyard, only to find that he turned into Aunt Zhao's east courtyard without looking back.

So he attributed everything to neglecting the consequences of Fu Jiang's reminder, and became even more determined - the person who tied the bell must also tie the bell to untie it.

…………

But he said that Lai Shangrong came back from the Qin family with a full meal and was thinking about Qin Ye's attitude and his relationship with the You family.

From Qin Ye's performance and words, he guessed that it was mostly related to his teaching method.

Unexpectedly, in order to leave a good impression on Qin Keqing, he explained Sudoku and the subsequent education plan in detail, but he would have such blessings.

After all, Qin Ye is a second-ranked Jinshi, and he has a good understanding of the imperial examination stereotypes. It is not difficult to see the beauty of it. This is probably why he has today's apprenticeship and banquet.

But the relationship between You's family and Qin Ye is intriguing.

After three rounds of drinking, Lai Shangrong also used his drunkenness to test out some inside information.

You's father was originally a sixth-grade director of the Maintenance Department of the Ministry of Industry. It was Qin Ye who led You to bring two oil bottles to renew the string.

It can be seen that Qin Ye and You Lao Niang are also old acquaintances!It's unclear whether Chief You is still a taker.

Doesn’t that mean Qin Ye has a say in the You family?
When I read The Red Mansion before traveling through time, the You sisters ended up being beautiful and unlucky. One committed suicide and the other died by swallowing gold.

Since it is my duty to save people, why should I rescue them?
Besides, the You sisters are natural beauties, and it would be a pity to miss them in vain.

Although he is not a complete kidney transplant, he is also a sincere body party. At least he is willing to provide kidney transplant services.

It's a pity that the You sisters are Jia Zhen's nominal sisters-in-law after all, and her current status is too low. Otherwise, if she asks Qin Ye to help them and take them as concubines, everything will be solved.

Well... although taking a concubine doesn't sound good, since it's to save people, why bother with these details.

Lai Shangrong has seen the Red Mansion. Although the book does not clearly say that the two are at fault, but now he has been poisoned by the evil old society, and his mind is full of feudalism.

Therefore, the two of them can only be concubines, which is also the bottom line of his life.

(End of this chapter)