Uncle Lai in the Red Chamber

Chapter 82 Li Wan listens to the corner

When Li Wan returned to the courtyard, he saw Jia Lan lying in front of the desk and concentrating on reading, which made him feel even more uncomfortable.

He forced a smile on his face, told Jia Lan not to look too late, and ordered the maid to take care of him carefully before dragging his tired body back to the room.

"grandmother!"

Su Yun called out softly. Seeing Li Wan's empty eyes, knowing that she was worried about Jia Lan, she hurriedly consoled her: "Grandma has been tired for a long day, so why don't I serve you as a slave to take a bath to relieve your fatigue?"

"Alas! All right!"

Li Wan sighed.

A few moments later, in the bathroom.

Under Su Yun's service, Li Wan took off his clothes, stepped into the tub, and dipped the white, greasy, and unloved meat gourd into it.

While Su Yun was wiping Li Wan, she said, "Grandma! I went to ask about the school today, and I heard that my wife also entrusted the errands of other courtyards to Uncle Lai!"

Li Wan sneered: "Mrs. Wei Dao said that she would bother him with bad things, so she entrusted him to take care of the other courtyard because of her feelings!"

"This is where the trouble lies..."

correct!

Li Wan was also confused. It was only now that she realized that although she was deaf to what was going on outside the window, she did know the secrets inside.

"Isn't this the responsibility of Lian Er and his wife? Why is it left to an outsider to take care of?"

"Maybe the master and missus value him!"

Suyun pondered for a moment, then added: "My wife just gave him such a great benefit, if you go to him this time, maybe he will agree!"

Looking for Lai Shangrong again?

As long as Lai Shangrong is willing to agree, she doesn't mind begging him in a low voice.

But... what should he do if he still looks at himself so presumptuously?

Thinking of this, it was like being bitten by thousands of ants, and it was indescribably painful. Only Suyun's hand-held soap and caressing it could alleviate the suffering slightly.

Soap?

Wasn't it made and gifted by Lai Shangrong?
Suddenly, a strong sense of shame surged into my heart.

This feeling is mixed with many emotions of fear and rejection, but there is also a long-awaited expectation. How many times I want to completely dispel it, but it lingers like a gangrene on the bone and is engraved in my heart.

This feeling was very familiar to her, but the figure she had fantasized about all these years had always been her deceased husband. How had she ever changed her appearance...

On the one hand, he deceives himself and others that the figure is Jia Zhu, and on the other hand, he comforts himself that it is just conjecture. Who would know?
Thinking of this, there is a kind of relief that breaks through the shackles.

"Huh?~"

Li Wan let out a soul-crushing moan from his throat.

"Don't get your sleeves wet, you can come in and wash them too!"

…………

The next day!

When Li Wan woke up, he felt weak and weak all over.

Recalling the bathhouse filled with water like a mountain of gold yesterday and all the extraordinary actions, my cheeks suddenly turned red.

After calming down and waking up Su Yun, the master and servant went to Rongqing Hall together and began a lackluster day of morning and evening meditation.

Until after dinner...

Lai Shangrong returned home from the office, had dinner, took a bracelet from Deyutang Gold Shop, and hurried to Rongfu.

In the meeting hall in the front yard, he pretended to be pretentious and estimated that the morning and dusk would pass before he rushed to Rongqing Hall.

He bowed to Jia Mu and said hello.

After talking a few more gossips, he smiled at Jia Mu and said, "Let the old lady borrow a few words from Sister Yuanyang, and I will return it later."

Jia Mu has already made a promise, and Yuanyang is nominally her own, so of course she has to express it.

He was supposed to send her off during the Spring Festival, but firstly, he didn't come to Rongfu at all. Secondly, during the Spring Festival, he came to Rongfu during the Lantern Festival to see her off. As the eldest maid beside Jia's mother, she couldn't leave her for a moment. Later, she accidentally became friends with Ping'er, and for a while I don't care.

Of course, it would have been nice to just give it a bracelet and give it in person, but he had some other thoughts, so he has been putting it off until now.The two of them left Rongqing Hall together. Lai Shangrong couldn't help but pull Yuanyang and ran towards the northeast corner.

"Uncle! Didn't you say a few words? Why are you still running so far?"

Seeing that he was about to leave the east corner door of the back corridor, Yuanyang couldn't help but ask.

"almost there!"

Lai Shangrong said perfunctorily.

When the two of them entered the east corner gate, they saw Li Wan walking out of the courtyard gate. Seeing the two disappearing figures, he hesitated for a moment, stamped his feet and followed quickly.

When she came back from Jia Mu's place, she heard that Lai Shangrong had arrived at the house, so she sent Suyun to invite her. She was rejected because of her neglect last time, so she waited at the gate of the hospital to prepare for the reception. Unexpectedly, Suyun hadn't come back yet, but she heard that Lai Shangrong was there. With the sound of Yuanyang, I chased them out but saw the two of them exiting the Dongjiao Gate.

Originally Suyun was not by her side, she would not follow a man.

But it's good that Jia Lan can go to school a day earlier. Unlike before, Lai Shangrong has to go to the Yamen during the day and is not at home. No matter how long he waits, he doesn't know when he will meet him again.

Secondly, the mandarin ducks are here, and maybe they can beg for help.

Of course, if she hadn't heard the words "I'll be here soon", she might not have been able to make up her mind.

After chasing them out of the east corner gate, they saw the two of them entering the small courtyard in the northeast corner, and they followed them in quickly.

But when they entered the courtyard, they could not be seen. They walked to the center of the courtyard and glanced around, but they were still missing.

"Uncle! It's so inconvenient to wear such a heavy bracelet!"

Just as he was dazzled by seeing, he was about to return the same way, but he heard the sound of talking from inside the house.

Just when he was about to say hello, he suddenly thought that the mandarin duck had been promised to Lai Shangrong by Jia Mu. Could it be that the two of them were here...

Then, as if to confirm his thoughts, a heavy breathing sound came from the room.

In the silent night, the overwhelming sound seemed to come from the Nine Nether Hells, and seemed to be roaring in my ears. I wanted to turn around and leave, but my legs seemed to be filled with lead and I couldn't move them.

Lai Shangrong and Yuanyang inside the house did not know that there was someone outside the house.

The lips parted for a long time, and Yuanyang gasped: "Uncle! The old lady is still waiting... um!~"

Having said this, Lai Shangrong blocked her small mouth again, and then skillfully unbuttoned the mandarin duck's front placket with a big hand.

…………

Dark clouds covered the sky, and the cold wind in the early spring night was still biting, blowing on Li Wan's face, but she still felt hot all over.

Just standing outside the door, I don't know how long it has passed, I just heard the rustling sound coming from the house.

"Uncle! I have to go back! Will the old lady be suspicious after being delayed for so long?"

"What are you afraid of! What's the harm in telling her!"

Li Wan was out of his wits immediately, if the two of them bumped into him, how could he explain clearly, he turned around and wanted to leave, but after standing for too long, his legs felt numb.

In a panic, he could only hold on to the wall, hide in the thatch next to the roof fan, and squat down, waiting for the two of them to leave before leaving.

But when Lai Shangrong came out with Yuanyang on his arm, he suddenly stopped and said, "Wait! Let me loosen up quickly. I drank too much water at night!"

Yuanyang lowered her head and said shyly, "Then I'll go first!"

"Can you go back without my help?"

"It shouldn't matter if you go slower!"

Watching the mandarin ducks meandering forward, Lai Shangrong saw that there was no one around, and he was too lazy to go further, so he stood on the side of the road and poured water.

After the convenience was over, Li Wan chased the mandarin duck and left, Li Wan stood up slowly from the grass with eyes full of horror, and looked at Lai Shangrong's disappearing figure.

He returned to the hospital in despair.

Su Yun complained with a face: "Grandma! Where have you been? Fortunately, I didn't find Uncle Lai, otherwise I would have invited people here, but you were not here. What should I do?"

"No...it's okay that I didn't find it. I just can't show my face for the moment..."

"Grandma! Why are there water stains on your clothes?"

(End of this chapter)