Uncle Lai in the Red Chamber

Chapter 38 The aftertaste of a good swim

Lai Shangrong feasted on the food to make up for the shortfall of the day.

The mother and daughter of the You family were whispering in the carriage.

"Do you think the eldest sister is pretending to be poor in front of us on purpose? A slave in her family has that kind of wealth. As the head of the family, is she worse than a slave?"

As she spoke, Sanjie You turned the East and West mansion upside down.

Mrs. You didn't notice the difference either. After all, Ning Rong and Ning Rong's two houses were of the same spirit, so in their opinion, their wealth levels were almost the same.

Thinking of this, the money in my arms suddenly felt less fragrant.

"Can't you?"

"Why can't it? Look at her head jewelry, none of which can cost hundreds or even thousands of taels, how can she become stingy?"

Then he looked at Second Sister You and said, "Let me tell you, although the Lai family is not bad, after all, we are just being concubines. It is better to go to my brother-in-law's house to enjoy the autumn breeze. Aren't we worse than slaves?"

The second sister You has been dazzled since she entered the Lai family. She has always envied her eldest sister You for marrying into a wealthy family. Although the Lai family is not as good as the Ningguo Mansion, it is better because it was built just a few years ago and is full of freshness.

Especially the garden, she loved it so much that when she thought about being able to live there in the future, she couldn't close her legs, but what her sister said was not completely unreasonable.

Madam You was secretly worried when she saw that Second Sister You was loose. She was someone who knew the truth behind the situation.

Although the Ning Mansion was rich and noble, the You family was not her biological child after all, so she could not keep begging for nothing.

In addition, looking at You's shabby behavior, it seems that Jia Zhen is not a generous person. Looking at Lai Shangrong, there are many casual rewards for irrelevant coachmen and his own concierge.

There may not be a shop like this after passing this village. The two daughters will get married sooner or later. It is impossible for them to marry into a wealthy family without being a concubine due to their own conditions.

If the second sister is influenced by the third sister and dreams of becoming a wife in the future, then who else can I expect?

He said hurriedly: "Don't listen to your sister's nonsense. Mr. Qin told me that his family is different from other families."

Third Sister You curled her lips and said, "Why is it different? This matter affects Second Sister for the rest of her life, so we can't just listen to it!"

"Why do you just listen and believe? Isn't that what Sister You said?"

"Eldest sister, she really hopes that we get married early so that we can get rid of the burden completely!"

"Shh!"

Mrs. You covered her daughter's mouth and pointed outside the car.

Sister You's third sister's voice became louder. She was afraid that the driver outside would hear it and reach You's ears.

This finger reminded Third Sister You.

He looked at his sister and curled his lips in the direction Mrs. You pointed: "How about we ask again?"

Second Sister You felt that what her mother and sister said made sense. Although she loved Lai's garden and was willing to do so, there was no harm in hearing it.

Blushing, she nodded to her sister.

But Mrs. You was afraid that if she heard something, the second sister You would imitate her younger sister and miss the opportunity, so she pretended to be angry and ignored it.

The mother and daughter stood in a stalemate for a long while, and they were about to get home.

Sanjie You couldn't hold back and stuck her head out of the car.

"Isn't this Lai family a servant of the house? How can he live in such a big house?"

She has always been open-minded and doesn't know when she has offended someone, so there is no reason to criticize a slave in front of a slave.

The coachman originally despised this family, but due to You's reputation, he couldn't just throw away his face, so he could only ridicule them verbally.

"Ha! His family is not as good as other families. How many masters can have the dignity of his family! Not to mention those relatives who are beyond the reach of others, even a serious master has to call him Uncle Lai!" His words were actually a mockery of the You family. Mother and daughter are the relatives that cannot be beaten with eight poles.

But Sanjie You didn't taste the true flavor.

"Oh? What's the difference?"

"What's the difference? Haven't you seen the difference when you went inside? There are several villages outside his city, and how many of the masters have this kind of wealth?"

As he talked, he felt very proud. In addition, Lai Shangrong had given him a reward before, and the Lai family was blown away.

Third Sister You asked the coachman for information outside. Inside, Old Lady You and Second Sister You were too nervous to breathe, for fear of missing something.

The more you listened, the more satisfied she became. The wrinkles on her face grew more and more, and she secretly thought that Mr. Qin had indeed not lied to her.

However, Second Sister You became more and more excited the more she listened. Her legs, which could not be closed at first, were now tightly together and the needle could not be inserted.

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Lixiangyuan!
When Baochai saw her mother coming back, she became distracted and sat on the kang in a daze.

He went to sit down next to Aunt Xue and asked, "What's wrong, mother? It's not that the son of the housekeeper is fine, it's just a misunderstanding. Has it been resolved?"

She was sent out of Rongqing Hall early in the morning, and she didn't know what happened next.

After Aunt Xue came back, she couldn't explain it in detail. She just said that the misunderstanding had been solved.

"Do you think the Lai family's son really has any magic powers?"

Baochai was stunned by the question and said with a smile: "Why are you thinking nonsense again, mother! Didn't we talk about it last time? Where did the magic come from? It's just that he used some tricks!"

Aunt Xue turned to look at Baochai and shook her head.

"Last time, because of that Qin Zhong, he had to go to your uncle and aunt before he would stop. How come he was dismissed this time with just a few words?"

Baochai smiled and said, "Mom, you are worrying too much! There was such a big fuss last time. Didn't housekeeper Lai's son know about it? He was probably using his uncle and aunt to intimidate his brother!"

Aunt Xue was nudged by her and thought that was the case.

Then he thought that the news would spread out in two days, and he was afraid that Baochai would spoil things by defending Xue Pan, so he told the truth about what happened after she left.

Baochai didn't expect that Xue Pan's matter would involve Baoyu. Although many dandies have such bad habits, his brother is also an expert in it.

If there was no such thing as a good match, she would just laugh at it, but if it really happened one day, wouldn't Baoyu...

She was in a daze before Aunt Xue came to her senses.

He hugged Baochai and comforted him: "Good boy! Fortunately, Baoyu has learned a lesson this time, and he shouldn't dare to do it again in the future!"

Baochai knew that her mother was worried about her, so she comforted Aunt Xue and said, "Don't worry, daughter! There are a few dandies who don't have these bad habits, so it's not a big deal."

Then he muttered: "It's just that this time, brother, I'm afraid he might offend Butler Lai's son!"

"Ah? Aren't you a good person? Why are you offended?"

Baochai frowned and said, "His plan of substituting things with others seems to be to please the old lady and aunt. For the sake of Baoyu's reputation, he doesn't mean to humiliate our family!"

"Ugh!"

Aunt Xue sighed and said: "You have also seen what happened today. The old lady has such an attitude and now she has offended the Lai family. It is all your brother's fault!"

"Mom, don't be impatient. Let's ask my brother when he comes back and see how he offended others."

After a pause, he added: "Looking at his method of substituting things with others, I'm afraid he is a scheming person. It's better not to provoke him if he can."

(End of this chapter)