Uncle Lai in the Red Chamber

Chapter 420 Unspeakable Hidden
"Hurry up and invite Auntie, I'm still in a hurry to go to court, so don't delay!"

As soon as he arrived at Xue's house, Lai Shangrong gave hurried orders and then went straight to the main hall to wait.

The reason why he was so anxious was that he was really in a hurry to go to court, and it was not worth taking a special leave to explain the share quota;

Therefore, I deliberately chose to visit early in the morning, trying to take advantage of the time before getting up so that Aunt Xue would not have time to tidy up her clothes.

Sure enough, an unexpected moment later, in the fateful room on the east side of the main hall, the door suddenly opened, and Aunt Xue walked out quickly with her hair tied to her hair.

In fact, Aunt Xue had already gotten up, so she was not in such a mess, but thinking of the changes before and after Lai Shangrong came to the door that day, she tried to cover up her situation.

While rushing to the main hall majestically and tremblingly, he smiled like a flower and said: "Shang Rong will only send someone if there is something to do, why did you come in person!"

While talking, Lai Shangrong was pulling and tugging on his body to hide it, which made Lai Shangrong enjoy his eyesight.

"Gu!~" Lai Shangrong swallowed dryly and covered it up: "I came here to see Ping'er yesterday. I stopped by and only said one word so that my servants wouldn't be confused."

After a pause, he continued: "The shipyard has decided to raise a total of 130 million taels and give my aunt a share of 4 taels. If there is no objection, prepare the money as soon as possible!"

"Uh..." The quota of 4 taels is far from the [-]% share expected by Aunt Xue.

I couldn't help but secretly feel sad, and thought to myself, it seems that Lai Shangrong is a master who never sees rabbits and doesn't let go of hawks. Just letting him have an eye-satisfaction is worth this small share.

Seeing Aunt Xue's hesitation, Lai Shangrong said, "Auntie, is there any difficulty?"

"No! No!" Aunt Xue denied quickly.

After all, there is no substantial contribution, and I am lucky to be able to get these shares.

After all, the Xue family is not like the Rong family. They have reached the end of their rope, so she will not give up completely.

Lai Shangrong didn't intend to push further.

While saying goodbye, he said with a smile: "After all, it's not convenient for my aunt to come forward. Let Xue Biao take care of the shares!"

In fact, not only the Xue family, but also the shares of the Rong Mansion and the Shi family were handed over to Xue Biao for overall management.

After all, these companies are all in decline and may not sell their shares.

He risked offending King Zhongshun, and the share he worked so hard to obtain was not to benefit others, so he had to keep it firmly in his hands. Even if he wanted to sell it in the future, the buyer could only be himself.

"This..." Aunt Xue was a little hesitant. Although she couldn't write two characters of Xue in one stroke, the big house and the second house were two families after all.

Although the original plan to have both families with Xue Baochai failed and the two families have not yet gotten into trouble, if Xue Biao is left in charge, what can he do if he enriches himself in the future?
She didn't know the relationship between Xue Baochai and Lai Shangrong. No matter whether it was Xue Baochai or Xue Baoqin, Lai Shangrong only helped his second wife and had no reason to help his own family.

They even doubted whether Lai Shangrong had such an idea in the first place.

While regretting that he had stolen the chicken but lost the rice, he said solemnly: "Why bother Brother Tadou for such a trivial matter? Or should Wen Long follow suit?"

The matter has reached this stage. If he refuses categorically, why can't Lai Shangrong see the reason?

This undoubtedly offended him.

Even if she is getting married to Rongfu now, she does not have the confidence to offend Lai Shangrong. Therefore, she has the attitude of giving it a try and if it doesn't work, she will just lose her money.Lai Shangrong said without doubt: "Forget it Wenlong! One family is in charge, and two are in charge. I also have the shares in Rong Mansion and Shi Family, and I will let Xue Biao take care of them, not yours."

"Hey! Then just do what Shangrong said!"

Aunt Xue heard that the shares of the Rongfu and the Shijia will also be managed by Xue Biao, she also relieved a lot of doubts, so she didn't say more.

Seeing that it was getting late, Lai Shangrong stood up and left without further delay.

Aunt Xue sent him out and quickly sent her maid to ask Xue Baochai to come over for discussion.

After listening to Aunt Xue's story, Xue Baochai seemed confident.

After all, she had such a relationship with Lai Shangrong, and she thought that Lai Shangrong had treated him as a concurrent wife, so naturally she didn't believe that he would favor one over the other.

It's just that, believe it or not, she also feels that the quota of 4 taels is too small.

I was thinking secretly in my heart. Could it be that these days, I disliked the dirty things and let Ying'er do the work for me every time in the second half of the process, which aroused Lai Shangrong's dissatisfaction?
While thinking about how to make amends, he said calmly: "Brother Lai, are you saying that it has been finally decided, or is there still room for change?"

"This..." Aunt Xue secretly thought, perhaps only by lowering her posture and allowing him to go straight can there be room for change.

But he said: "Since he came to the door in person, the decision has naturally been finalized, and there is no room for change."

Xue Baochai originally planned to do Lai Shangrong's work by herself, and Aunt Xue would come forward to discuss it, so that Lai Shangrong would be able to push the boat along.

Unexpectedly, Aunt Xue was unmoved and quickly advised: "This opportunity is rare, mother, why don't you ask me again? Even if it doesn't work, it's just a waste of time!"

At this point, I was shocked to realize that the inside story had been exposed inadvertently, and I couldn't help but blush with embarrassment.

Fortunately, Aunt Xue also had ulterior motives and did not notice anything strange about Xue Baochai.

Without thinking, he refused: "I came to you to discuss with you whether there is a way to quit this deal without offending Shang Rong. Why do you still want to add money to it?
Now, these 4 taels are regarded as wasted. If we invest again, won’t we let the second house eat more and occupy more? "

Compared with Aunt Xue's anxiety, Xue Baochai seemed confident.

However, she was too shy to reveal the inside story, and Aunt Xue didn't know why. Even if she could do Tong Lai Shangrong's job, I'm afraid it would be counterproductive if he rashly proposed to his mother to increase shares in his family.

So he said sincerely: "Brother Lai's family has a big business, so why are you coveting our little money? My brother is inexperienced, how can he take care of this, and it is not convenient for my mother to come forward, so naturally it is best for brother Lai to take care of it.

They didn't know what we were planning, and they couldn't write two Xue's in one sentence, so why did they covet our family's money?
Besides, didn’t Brother Lai also say that?Both the Rong Mansion and the Shi Family were also managed by the Tao brothers. What else could mother be worried about? "

Since the death of Xue Pan's father, the Xue family's business has been managed by Aunt Xue and Xue Baochai. As early as when Lai Shangrong explained, he had probably guessed the purpose of letting Xue Pan take charge of the shares of each family.

However, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. With Lai Shangrong's character, if he doesn't let go, how can he be willing to let go?

Rather than agree now and let Baochai down again, it is better to insist and not let go.

Therefore, no matter how hard Xue Baochai tried to talk, she remained unmoved.

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(End of this chapter)