Uncle Lai in the Red Chamber

Chapter 355

In the blink of an eye, it’s the third day of August.

Although the purpose of the Rong Mansion was clear, Jia's mother's birthday was not a secret. People from the Jia family's descendants and the historians also came to join in the fun.

In addition, the Xue family, who has been living in Rong Mansion, seems to be extremely lively.

Lai Shangrong was different from the past. Naturally, he didn't need to rush early. He slept until three o'clock in the morning and then got dressed and washed under the care of Qingwen and Xiangling.

After filling my belly, I arrived at Sizheng when I arrived at Rongfu.

Since Jia Zheng was not at home, the task of entertaining guests naturally fell on Jia She and his son.

Actually, for the guests who came to the mansion today, Jia Lian alone is enough to deal with it, but to show that she values ​​it, Jia's mother still let her eldest son Jia She go out in person to welcome Lai Shangrong.

For this reason, after Mrs. Wang left that day, she even gave Mrs. Xing some advice, fearing that her eldest son, who acted shamelessly, would neglect Lai Shangrong.

However, she didn't know what was going on, so her worry was in vain. With the remaining 5000 taels of silver hanging on the line, Jia She probably treated Lai Shangrong with even more respect than he did her.

It's just that Jia Amnesty was quite critical of Jia's mother's partiality, and that awe was only on the surface. This foundation was not solid at all, and naturally he had limited respect for Lai Shangrong.

No, I was called to the door early in the morning. After waiting for more than half an hour, there was no sign of Lai Shangrong. His face had already been stretched out, and his mouth started to be unclean, with words like 'little beast' coming out. Come.

Even Jia Lian on the side was implicated.

He kicked Jia Lian on the butt and scolded: "Look at how cowardly you are, you are just like me. You can't even control a woman! Although the business is the way of her Wang family, marrying out The water thrown out by my daughter, after all, she is also my Jia family’s daughter-in-law, why can’t I get over it?”

As soon as Jia She made a move, the boy next to him immediately moved away for fear of being implicated.

If he believed Lai Shangrong's words, the original plan would no longer work.

Jia Lian didn't dare to dodge, so he took the blow forcefully. Fortunately, Jia She's body had been hollowed out long ago, and the kick was weak.

She patted the shoe prints on her butt and said angrily: "It turns out that the master also knows about this. The business has already reached the heavens, and she has always been aggressive. What if she lets go and delays the state-owned company?" How can I afford the factory business?"

"Bah! Look at your worthless look!" Jia She cursed, and then said: "If you can't start with her, why can't you start with Shang Rong? I heard that you gave that girl Ping'er to Shang Rong. Rong, I thought you were a little clever, but I didn't expect it to be an elm head."

Jia Lian secretly cursed in his heart, it's up to you to teach him, Chunliu is not in Lai Shangrong's hands, he can only replace her and the child in his belly.

How can we explain this private transaction to Jia She?

He could only laugh and said: "Chunliu is pregnant with her son's flesh and blood, so she cannot return to being a slave. My son had no choice but to trade Ping'er for her."

Jia She stroked his beard and praised: "You have done quite well in this matter. It is a good deal to exchange Ping'er, who cannot be contaminated and cannot lay eggs, with Chunliu, which can give birth to babies. It's just..."

Jia She paused for a moment, and seeing that Jia Lian didn't answer, he had to continue: "It's just that your wife is the same as Ping'er, so you haven't thought about working on it?"

"This……"

Jia Lian was shocked. He didn't understand why Jia She suddenly said such words. Could it be that what he had done was already known to him and he deliberately beat himself up?
"What does the master mean by this? Why doesn't my son understand?"

"Idiot, idiot! Can't you understand this?"

Jia She waved to Jia Lian, and after Jia Lian carefully moved in front of him, he whispered a few words in his ear.

Jia Lian's face was gloomy and uncertain, and he said in shock: "How can this be..."

"Why can't it be done? If you don't think about yourself, you have to think about the child in your belly. If this thing is done, will your wife dare to show her teeth to you? Take advantage of this shortcoming and ask her to deal with it when the time comes. The rubber business is in your hands, how dare she say no?"

Jia Lian secretly complained in his heart. It was not that he did not think of Jia She's method, but that the father and son thought of it together. He had already handed over the so-called bargaining chip.

"If this is known to others, how can my son have any dignity as a human being?"

"Bullshit! As long as you insist on this matter yourself, who can care about it? Besides, the more rumors there are outside, the more your wife has to point at you to cover up. Even if you really can't hide it, it's just a divorce letter. , Master, I will support you, what are you afraid of?"

Speaking of this, he couldn't help but sigh and said: "It's a pity that your daughter-in-law is not a good childbearer. Otherwise, if we can add a child to the family, we can still use the emperor to control the princes in the future. Even Shang Rong's side will have to be taken care of." we!"

The speaker was unintentional, but the listener was intentional. Jia Lian immediately thought of the saying about borrowing seeds in the written evidence.

He secretly thought, Lai Shangrong wouldn’t have had this intention for a long time, right?
If this is the case, you can sit back and enjoy the success.

He is not a wealthy person. He has something on his mind, and his face naturally shows it.

Jia She put on a teachable look, stroked his beard and said with a smile: "The matter is settled. When you get the rubber business later, if you give half of the benefits to show your filial piety, it won't be considered as a waste of money. Don’t worry about it.”

He has always been worried about the rubber business, but Lai Shangrong denied his relationship with Wang Xifeng, so he thought of this roundabout way.

When Jia Lian saw that there was no trace of the matter, Jia She opened his mouth to the lion and asked for half of the benefits, and he immediately became anxious.

"It is my son who is embarrassed by this, Master..."

"Bah!" Jia She spat: "If it weren't for me, how could you, with your stupid head, have thought of this once and for all solution?"

Jia Lian still wanted to argue, but saw Lai Shangrong walking in.

Jia She, who was still swearing and cursing just now, immediately bent over and greeted him with folds all over his face.

"Shang Rong is here!" The father and son immediately greeted him.

Lai Shangrong also said hello: "We'll talk to you later. I'll go and congratulate the old lady on her birthday first!"

"Eh!"

Jia She agreed, turned around and glared at Jia Lian, and followed closely behind him.

After leaving the gate, he lowered his voice and said, "When will Shangrong pick up the second girl?"

Although 5000 taels of silver was quite a lot, Jia She was already in a shortfall. He had already spent a lot of money in the past two months, so he naturally began to worry about the remaining silver.

It is precisely for this reason that he was eager to give Jia Lian advice today.

"No rush! We have to wait for this matter, in case something happens to the old lady!"

Lai Shangrong also has his own plans. Although Jia She is a father, as long as he ignores her, Jia's mother will never be able to defeat him.

But Lin Daiyu has not yet married her, and her repeated concubine-taking is inevitably a bit unjustifiable.

After all, Youshi and Qin Keqing were raised at home, just to show their status, but Yingchun was different from them.

But Jia Amnesty didn't know his difficulties, he patted his chest and said, "Don't worry Shang Rong, no matter what the old lady says this time, I won't pay attention."

Lai Shangrong didn't bother to explain to him, and said with a straight face: "I have my own reasons. Just listen to my arrangements on this matter. Why do you talk so much?" Jia She was bored and had to follow him all the way. Came to Rongqing Hall.

"Hey! Shangrong, you're finally here!"

As soon as he entered the room, he became the center of attention, leaving Jia She aside in the cold.

He kowtowed to Mother Jia in a decent manner, handed over congratulatory gifts, and met with Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang, Aunt Xue and others.

Then he turned to Lin Daiyu, Wang Xifeng and other peers.

He had just finished saying hello and was about to chat for a few words when he heard Mrs. Wang, who was accompanying Jia Mu, say: "Old lady, I will take Shang Rong to my place to discuss the matter. We will have dinner later. Come back when it’s time!”

She didn't just want to be alone. She went back to Lai's house to deliver invitations last time, and Lai Shangrong came here twice after that, so she wasn't so impatient.

But the opportunity is rare, in front of Jiamu and the maid beside her, putting the time alone on the table is tantamount to asking Jiamu to endorse, and then dismissing the maid in the future will not be suspected.

Mother Jia did not doubt that she had it, but was very cooperative and said: "Well! This matter needs to be discussed in the long run, and it also depends on Shang Rong's wishes. There is no need to rush."

People talk a lot, so she can only hint that Mrs. Wang is too anxious to eat hot tofu, so don't break up the relationship based on the old master's name.

"Don't worry, old lady, this matter won't be accomplished in a short time. You have to plan carefully!"

The riddle of the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law was so confusing to others that they did not ask too many questions, but it confirmed from the side that Mrs. Wang had something important to do with Lai Shangrong.

Of course, Lai Shangrong would not object to Mrs. Wang's proposal. Before the birthday banquet, it would be a pleasure to taste the plain hand spoon of the matron of the Rongguo Mansion, or the Lotus Flower as a pre-dinner dessert.

When they returned to Rongxi Hall, the maids Caixia and Caiyun took the initiative to leave eight feet away without Mrs. Wang's instructions.

It was all familiar drama. Lai Shangrong sat on the arhat's bed and patted his thigh, and Mrs. Wang understood.

After a cup of tea, Lai Shangrong reined in the air of spring just now in the house.

I heard the voices of Caixia and Caiyun coming from outside the house: "Why is the second master here?"

To say that Mrs. Wang worked hard for this son, Lai Chengzhi's Full Moon Wine, she was afraid that her son would cause trouble, so she kept him at home.

This time I also told Xiren to go over later to congratulate Jia Mu on her birthday, just to avoid Lai Shangrong.

Unexpectedly, when Lai Shangrong left Rongqing Hall, he went in to celebrate his birthday, but out of curiosity he didn't see Mrs. Wang.

I heard that my mother and Lai Shangrong had other important matters in Rongxi Hall. Since Lin Daiyu, Xue Baoqin, Miaoyu, and the previous Xue Baochai all had Mrs. Wang's shadow in everything, they were afraid that it would involve some sister, so they came over on an excuse to inquire about the news.

Fortunately, Caixia and the other maids were not lazy. They asked and alerted the room.

After the fuss, Mrs. Wang caught a glimpse of Lai Shangrong's complexion, and hurriedly whispered to please him: "The child is ignorant, Shang Rong must not take it to heart, go to the back building at night, and I will apologize to Shang Rong on his behalf!"

Naturally, she had some inconvenience in her own room, so she packed up a separate room in the back building of Rongxi Hall for emergencies.

First, the back building is close to Wang Xifeng's yard, so there is no need for the uncle to run around.

Secondly, while still in her yard, as long as the door is locked and the servants are ordered not to walk around at night, they are not afraid of being seen.

Lai Shangrong glanced at Jia Baoyu who was pushing the door in, and said noncommittally: "Since Brother Bao has something to do with the second wife, I won't bother you."

After leaving Rongxi Hall, Lai Shangrong took a breath of turbid breath. This feeling of being neither up nor down really made him uncomfortable.

So he followed the road and walked toward the back building. Since Ping'er was given to him by Jia Lian, although he was still helping Wang Xifeng, under the guise of taking care of the rubber business, it was no longer suitable to serve him personally.

Therefore, most of the people following Wang Xifeng are Xiao Hong instead of Ping'er, and it is the same today.

Since the dark one doesn't work, then go find the bright one so that you won't be disturbed anymore.

Unexpectedly, the plan could not keep up with the change. As soon as he stepped out of the three-room small apartment on the back floor, he saw the attacker looking around and walking in from the west corner door with small steps.

Since the Miaoyu incident, Mrs. Wang has become more and more strict with Jia Baoyu, not forcing him to study, but trying to avoid meeting Lai Shangrong.

Without meeting each other, there was no room for offending, and Xiren was secretly happy.

But today, on Jia's mother's birthday, she invited Lai Shangrong again. Although Mrs. Wang told her to let Jia Baoyu go there later, she didn't know that Mrs. Wang wanted to receive Lai Shangrong alone.

After Jia Baoyu left, the more she thought about it, the more worried she became.

Afraid that something might happen if the two of them met each other, Lai Shangrong had nowhere to vent for a while, so he went to Yihongyuan to look for someone, who would cause unnecessary trouble, so he took the initiative to come and listen.

If not, with her impressive personality, treatment like an aunt, and self-reliance on her status, she would no longer accompany Jia Baoyu. Even if she wanted to send something, she would always send a maid there, so how could she do it? He hurried to Rongqing Hall.

As for whether there is such an idea as eating the marrow to know the taste, only she knows it in her heart.

Because of his preconceived ideas, when he saw Lai Shangrong leaving the three-bedroom apartment, he naturally thought that his guess was correct. While secretly cursing Jia Baoyu's offending speed, he jogged to Lai Shangrong's side and whispered: "Master! My slave, please go first." Go over and wait for the uncle!"

Then, he returned along the road and walked to the depths of the Grand View Garden.

It cannot be said that her guess was wrong. Lai Shangrong was indeed interfered with by Jia Baoyu, but he did not go to Yihongyuan to find someone.

But since she was so proactive and responded with retaliation, of course Uncle Lai would just go with the flow.

On Mother Jia's birthday, all the warblers and swallows in the Grand View Garden naturally moved to the backyard of Rong Mansion. Except for a few gatekeepers in each courtyard, there was no one in the Grand View Garden and it was unusually clean.

Looking at the weak willow Fufeng in the distance, swaying in the wind, Lai Shangrong suddenly had a whim.

The women who have interacted with him in Rong Mansion, even Aunt Zhao, can take a look at the shape and color of the peach and purple clay pot in the moonlight, but only Xi Ren, who is always in the dark cave, even if As my eyes adapted to the darkness, I could only check the shape, but the color was unknown.

There are no people in Hegai Grand View Garden today, and Liao Ting Huashu is even more remote, but we can take a closer look and see whether it is mandarin duck powder or black pearls.

After turning into the rockery, he stopped drilling in and shouted against the inside: "Come out!"

The attacker inside had just finished his preparations, and when he heard the sound, he stuck his head out and looked around.

Leng Buding was grabbed out by Lai Shangrong, pushed towards the rockery, casually pulled two vines behind the rockery, and wrapped them around the wrists of both hands.

The attacker was panicked and didn't dare to resist, so he had to beg for mercy: "Uncle... uncle! In broad daylight..."

Lai Shangrong smiled evilly and said: "Hehehe! If it weren't for this broad daylight, how would I know that the color of Aunt Hua's pink powder is so crystal clear that it makes people salivate and salivate?"

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(End of this chapter)