Uncle Lai in the Red Chamber

Chapter 352 Wine

At this time, Lai Shangrong didn't know that his mother's showy actions would cause so much aftermath.

He was welcoming King Zhongshun, Tian Guojiu, Chen Yiwen and Qiu Duo into an independent room in the hall.

In fact, Xue Baochai's guess was not entirely correct. Lai Shangrong only invited four of them who were familiar with each other.

Because he was still in charge of the Salt and Iron Department of the Ministry of Industry, Xu Wen was quite optimistic about him. With a mentality of caring for his subordinates, he sent congratulatory gifts.

"Shang Rong, you are so mean. If uncle Guo hadn't told me, wouldn't you have planned to invite us?"

As soon as he entered the table, King Zhongshun took the lead.

"Although he is the eldest son, he is also a concubine. How dare you work for you!" Lai Shangrong said politely.

"Hey! What are we talking about? Your business is my king's business. I don't want to leave this king in the future!"

"Hahaha!" Lai Shangrong said with a smile, "I'm afraid the prince will spend a lot of money in the future!"

A man!It is always inevitable to boast in some aspects, and Lai Shangrong is not immune to this.

"Oh? From Shang Rong's tone, could there be some good news?" Uncle Tian Guo said immediately.

"In two months, another concubine will give birth, and a while ago, two more concubines were also diagnosed with a happy pulse."

Lai Shangrong said proudly: "I am afraid that the prince will feel pain when the time comes!"

"Uh……"

King Zhongshun did not expect such a follow-up, and his face twitched several times.

Pretending to be polite, he said: "How could it be! It's just a mere gift. Is Shang Rong still afraid that he will make me poor?"

"Hey! That's not necessarily the case!"

Lai Shangrong felt quite proud when he thought about the efficacy of the medicinal wine.

At the moment, he is still restrained. After all, the wife has not married yet, and the concubine is pregnant, so she can't also have maids everywhere, right?

Lai Shangrong didn't care, but Qingwen, Xiangling and others were worried about violating a taboo.

King Zhongshun hurriedly changed the subject and said: "I heard that you have thought of some good business, as long as you don't forget us."

The prosperity of the world is all for profit, and the world is all for profit.

Naturally, Lai Da's departure from Beijing cannot be said to be recruiting orphans, but can only be done under the guise of inspecting business.

Both King Zhongshun and Uncle Tian Guo had business dealings with him. When Xue Biao took over the business in the capital, he had to make arrangements with both branches to make some handovers.

They only acted upon hearing the news. Uncle Tian Guo went to the Yamen to discuss the matter. He just heard that there was a happy event in his family and felt that it was a better time to discuss it now.

Then King Zhongshun found him and expressed the same idea, and Chen Yiwen and Qiu Duo were also brought in by Uncle Tian Guo.

If not driven by enough interests, just because Lai Shangrong was a fourth-grade official and the concubine's full moon wine, Qiu Duo might have come in person, and the other three were like Xu Wen, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, who could send congratulatory gifts, which was already a big deal. of affection.

Lai Shangrong is also a mute who eats Coptis chinensis. He can't express his pain, so he can only say perfunctorily: "It's just a preliminary idea, and it may not be possible. Otherwise, why bother my father to go there in person."

He is well-known now. At the beginning, he kept the cement business to himself, and everyone knew the value he created.

Now that they are thinking about running their own business, everyone preconceptionally thinks that the profit is not small.

"Naturally, you have to consider all aspects of your business, but if Shang Rong has a manpower problem and the layout is not smooth, don't forget to call us."

"Yes, yes! Although we can't come up with any ideas, there is no problem in helping." Chen Yiwen and Qiu Duo, after all, were not King Zhongshun, so they spoke much more politely.

If Lai Shangrong was still confused before about the reason why the four people took the initiative to congratulate him, now it is clear to him.

This fictitious business also made him complain secretly, thinking in his mind that he could find a business to deal with it in the future.

He said: "That's natural. A gentleman is not guilty, but he is guilty of carrying a jade. Without your help, how can I eat alone?"

"With Shang Rong's words, I feel relieved. With the business you are optimistic about, the gifts are just a drop in the bucket, so why bother!"

He was afraid that because there were so many people present today, he would not be able to share the profits, so he hinted at Lai Shangrong's tendency to split shares.

In fact, given his character, he was unwilling to get involved with Qiu Duo and Chen Yiwen. It was only after he hit a snag in the snowflake candy business last time that he took the initiative to approach Uncle Tian Guo and Chen Yiwen.

However, seeing that the matter had been accomplished, and everyone else had contributed their efforts, but Uncle Tian Guo was the only one to sit back and enjoy the success without saying a word, he couldn't help but feel a little dissatisfied.

He choked and said, "Uncle Guo doesn't seem to be interested in this business!"

Uncle Tian Guo, who was suddenly interrupted, raised his head in confusion and said: "What..."

Then he woke up and said, "Just talk about business!"

Previously, Lai Shangrong had vowed to let King Zhongshun send gifts to his heart, which made him quite suspicious.

King Zhongshun said rudely: "If uncle Guo doesn't like this business, we won't be polite!"

Uncle Tian Guo ignored King Zhongshun's words. Instead, he leaned slightly in front of Lai Shangrong.

He whispered: "Shang Rong's descendants are prosperous. Is there some secret recipe?"

Although I know that Uncle Tian Guo also has two sons, in this era, people are more and more prosperous, and no one would mind having too many children, let alone a family like Uncle Guo.

Seeing him looking at her eagerly, Lai Shangrong also whispered: "To be honest, Uncle Guo, I got some medicinal wine last year, and the effect seems to be pretty good!"

No matter what the purpose was, it is not difficult to tell from Uncle Tian Guo's words afterwards that the Queen must have contributed to the turmoil in Yuanchun.

Lai Shangrong has never been stingy about reciprocating favors. Of course, he can't fool Second Sister You by doing squats.

Besides, it's just expensive medicinal wine, and it's not something that affects the principles. If you can betray your country's uncle for a favor, why not do it?
"Oh? I wonder if there is anything left? If I can give up my love..."

"Hey! What Uncle Guo said is unheard of!" Lai Shangrong interrupted: "Although the materials for brewing this medicinal wine are quite difficult to find and are time-consuming and labor-intensive, Uncle Guo said that Shangrong just didn't have it. You have to drink, and you have to not disappoint Uncle Guo!"

Adhering to the principle that the rarer things are, the greater the favor, Lai Shangrong cannot help but exaggerate.

When Uncle Tian Guo heard the words, his mouth seemed a little awkward.

He said incoherently: "Yes...how many more are there in Shang Rong?"

"Uncle Guo doesn't know. The ingredients for brewing it are quite difficult to find, and the wine gets better with age. Although I still have four or five jars, there are only two jars of old wine left."

After a pause, he put on a look of pain and said: "If Uncle Guo is not too little, when Uncle Guo leaves, I will take these two old jars away!"

"Hey! Hey..." Uncle Tian Guo hesitated for a long time, but finally didn't say anything to ask him to get it now.

"Thank you Shang Rong for your love, I will surely be rewarded generously!"

Except for Uncle Tian Guo who was a little absent-minded, this meal was considered a great time for both host and guest.

After all, the four guests as guests all got what they wanted. Even though King Zhongshun was dissatisfied with Uncle Tian Guo for enjoying the success, he could not be too serious at Lai Shangrong's wedding banquet.

(End of this chapter)