Uncle Lai in the Red Chamber

Chapter 330 Dragon Boat Festival
Dragon Boat Festival, early in the morning.

Xue Baochai rushed to the small courtyard in the northeast corner of his house.

"Mother, have you sent the post?"

"Not yet! Didn't you say that Shang Rong was going to Xiaoxiang Pavilion today and asked me to wait?"

"Yes! I have asked Ying'er to guard the back door of the garden and Tongxi to guard the second door of the backyard. I will report back when he enters the house."

Aunt Xue puzzled: "It's just the next post, why do we have to wait until he enters the house before sending it?"

"Mom is confused! He rejected her several times before. This is a rare opportunity. My daughter will also go to Xiaoxiang Pavilion later and mention this matter in front of Girl Qin. He can't refuse again, right?"

Unexpectedly, Xue Baochai gave such a reason, and Aunt Xue also had trouble saying so.

During Mrs. Wang's banquet, Lai Shangrong had already agreed to attend the appointment in person, but she couldn't tell Xue Baochai, so she had to let her do her work.

"Hey! You've thought it through!"

However, Xue Baochai still said reluctantly: "But why does mom insist on setting it at the end of the month? Aren't you afraid of long nights and lots of dreams?"

"Uh..." Aunt Xue didn't want to explain the reason in front of her daughter. She just planned to help her dress up when the problem came.

Now that Xue Baochai is asking, it is no longer easy to hide it. At least it can make her mentally prepared to avoid running away.

He shook his head and said, "Silly boy! Although it's summer now, the heat is not so hot after all. If you wear too light clothes at night, won't you be arousing suspicion?"

Speaking of this, I suddenly remembered the old story of that cheongsam.

He secretly thought, no wonder he can make such obscene clothes, so he likes that tone.

Unconsciously, I gained a little more confidence.

"Mother!~"

When Xue Baochai heard this, she let out a sweet sigh and hurriedly lowered her blushing head.

Just as I was talking, I heard the report from Yinger outside the house.

"Ma'am, miss, Mr. Lai has entered the garden!"

When Xue Baochai heard this, he immediately stood up and said, "Mom, please send someone to deliver the post! My daughter is leaving now!"

Because one rushed to report the news and the other took his time.

At this time, Lai Shangrong had just entered the bamboo forest path.

The snow geese, who had been waiting eagerly in front of the courtyard gate early in the morning, shouted into the courtyard: "My uncle is here!"

Then he rushed out of the hospital and obediently shared the burden for Qingwen and Xiangling.

"Is Sister Lin feeling well lately?"

Although Qingwen and Xiangling come here often and know Lin Daiyu's health condition very well, the meaning of asking in person is different.

"Miss, your health is much better now than in previous years. In the past, spring and summer were the most difficult seasons. This year, you don't even cough much."

Xue Yan's brows were filled with joy and she said: "The ancients said, 'He who eats grain will live.' Thanks to the cake sent by my uncle, it melts in your mouth. Even if you have no appetite, you can still eat two pieces to satisfy your hunger."

"If there is anything wrong, no matter how big or small, don't be afraid of trouble and remember to tell me."

"Hey!" Xue Yan agreed, then lowered his voice and said, "Miss Qin, I know about it!"

The reason why she stood in front of the courtyard gate early in the morning was to inform Lai Shangrong in advance.

The reason for informing her in advance was not to please Lai Shangrong, but because she knew clearly from the outside that since her engagement with Lai Shangrong, Lin Daiyu, who used to cry alone in the past, had not shed tears for a long time.

With a broad mind and a strong body, not only is his body better than before, but even his posture is not as weak as before.

She saw the changes in Lin Daiyu, and naturally hoped that this caring uncle could continue to play this caring role well.

This news was unexpected to Lai Shangrong, and he did not hide it deliberately.

On the contrary, just like Xing Xiuyan was pregnant, he was still willing to tell her personally, but he didn't care about these trivial matters a while ago, so he delayed it.

He said calmly: "Well! I've been busy with things these days, but I forgot that there was such a thing!" When they arrived at the door of the main room, they saw Lin Daiyu and Xue Baoqin standing in front of the door, one behind the other.

It's like wives and concubines welcoming their husbands home, with clear priorities.

Seeing the two people bowing to Yingying, Lai Shangrong stepped forward, took Lin Daiyu's hands, and helped her up.

He looked at it carefully and said: "It's all my fault. I let my sister take the initiative to ask. As a result, my sister didn't see me for more than a month. I lost a lot of money."

Now that Lin Daiyu knows everything about Xue Baoqin, there is no need to deliberately avoid suspicion in front of her.

Since Lin Daiyu took the initiative to ask if she was free during the Dragon Boat Festival, she didn't mean to care about it.

"Pfft!"

Lin Daiyu was caught off guard by his narcissistic behavior, and couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Immediately he straightened his face, curled his lips, and said angrily: "Who cares? It's just sister Qin's matter, and you didn't send someone to tell me about it. Am I the one who is jealous and petty?"

With that said, a pair of catkins broke free from the confinement of Lai Shangrong's big hands, and pulled Xue Baoqin, who was slightly embarrassed at the side, to Lai Shangrong.

This was the first time Lai Shangrong had encountered this kind of scene where the wife took the initiative to introduce her concubine, and the person who took the initiative was Lin Daiyu, which made him feel flattered.

Nodding slightly towards Xue Baoqin, he explained: "How could it be! It's just that the DPRK has been busy recently, and Sister Qin has a filial piety, so it's inconvenient to talk about it!"

As he was talking, he suddenly heard a burst of laughter from outside: "Sister Lin, are you up?"

Immediately, Baochai walked in with a smile like a flower.

"Uh... Brother Lai is here so early? He was just at my mother's place. He also said that he would invite Brother Lai to come over on May 28. He just sent someone to post the message, but it seems he missed it!"

"Oh?" That night, Mrs. Wang held a banquet in Rongxi Hall, and Aunt Xue had invited her in person. He thought it would be in time before the household accounting, but he had already thought of excuses. Unexpectedly, there was no news for more than half a month. Now the invitation is set at the end of the month.

For a moment, I wondered if I was overthinking it. Aunt Xue invited me just to talk about Xue Baoqin.

"It's just a matter of one sentence. I don't need to post anything. I shouldn't be so busy at the end of the month. I'll just have some free time then."

Xue Baochai was afraid that he would regret it, so he hurriedly said: "Hey! Brother Lai doesn't need to send more people. I'll tell my mother right now."

"I won't bother you anymore!"

After saying that, he hurriedly said goodbye and left. Before leaving, he did not forget to smile to Lin Daiyu and said: "Have you finished eating my sister's bird's nest? I'll ask someone to bring some more later!"

As soon as Xue Baochai left, Lai Shangrong asked doubtfully: "Bird's nest? Have you finished eating what I sent you?"

"No!" Lin Daiyu said with a smile: "The seasons are changing these days. Sister Bao also has good intentions. She must have thought that you haven't been here for many days and was afraid that I would be short of money."

Although Lai Shangrong didn't know the true relationship between the two families of the Xue family, he had no intention of avoiding Xue Baoqin.

Since Xue Baoqin wanted to enter his home, there was no reason to be on guard forever. Yuanyang's incident was a wake-up call for him. If he was on guard all the time, he would inevitably become unfamiliar with each other. It was a good opportunity to test the intimacy between the two families.

Even if the relationship between the two families of the Xue family is close, he still has the backup plan to turn things around.

In front of Aunt Xue, he proposed that Xue Baoqin should also take care of the family, but she and Mrs. Wang refused.

This hidden secret must be enough to turn the two families against each other.

But this method is not easy to use in front of Lin Daiyu.

So he bluntly said: "It is short-handed to take people, and short-tongued to devour people. Recently, the Ministry of Household Affairs has passed the review, and Wenlong and his family seem to have been removed from the list."

After all, Lin Daiyu was Lin Ruhai's daughter. How could she know nothing about officialdom?
Originally I thought it was a friendship between sisters, but if other thoughts were mixed in, it would inevitably put Lai Shangrong in trouble.

He looked at Xue Baoqin on the side and said apologetically: "I'll ask for Xueyan later and give Sister Bao some gifts in return."

The two discussed the Xue family's ulterior motives in front of Xue Baoqin. No wonder she was embarrassed.

However, both of them guessed Xue Baoqin's thoughts wrongly. She wished that Lai Shangrong could treat the two houses differently.

It's just that I couldn't reveal the reason to the two of them, so I could only pretend not to understand what was said.

(End of this chapter)