Uncle Lai in the Red Chamber

Chapter 138 Aftermath

In the small courtyard in the northeast corner.

Lai Shangrong's old place happened to be Aunt Xue's house.

When Baochai came back from Rongqingtang, he came to his mother's room.

Lai Shangrong told Aunt Xue what he said today about working for relief.

He complained: "Mom! I have already said that taking advantage of Xiangling's past, the two families should have more contacts. Even if the glass factory cannot take shares, the cement is open to outsiders to operate, and my brother and his If we make good friends, why can’t our family run the business?”

Aunt Xue was also helpless. She could still remember Lai Shangrong's begging for Xiangling, but she couldn't tell Baochai clearly, so she could only blame it on Xue Pan.

"Your brother doesn't want to trouble others, so what can he do? Besides, with your brother's temperament, it's better to forget about setting up a workshop if you invest in it!"

"It's because my brother is inexperienced that we have to move around more! Even if I don't invest in shares, my daughter can take this opportunity to ask Brother Lai for advice on economics, or ask him to advise our family!"

"We are orphans and widowed, and Xiangling is not a serious member of the family, so how can we come to our house easily?"

"Then it's always okay to ask her to send a letter. He obviously had a way to deal with our family's problems last time, but he stopped writing letters and never found a chance to ask again!"

It has to be said that the foreshadowing laid by Lai Shangrong when he wrote the letter worked, and Baochai has been thinking about it.

"Those businesses don't matter. As long as the matter between you and Baoyu is settled, and the queen in the palace will be there to support you, are you afraid that those in charge will cause trouble?"

Seeing that her mother was unmoved, Baochai was helpless.

"Mother! We were all fine today, and my third sister and I talked to Brother Lai a lot, but when sister Pianlin mentioned it, he went crazy."

Others did not see the reason why Baoyu smashed the jade. Baochai knew the inside story, so he could not help but think more than others.

"Nonsense! My parents have always ordered the matchmaker to decide on marriage matters. How can I make the decision myself!"

"On weekdays, I follow your instructions and send some old clothes to maids like Jin Chuan and others. I also asked Ying'er to accept Ming Yan Niang as my godmother. I took care of the front yard and back house, but the old lady didn't move. That's all, my aunt hasn't mentioned this matter anymore recently, if there is a repetition, after calling my daughter..."

Aunt Xue sighed: "Oh! Auntie You is also in trouble!"

Just as he was talking, Tong Xi came in and said, "My concubine is here!"

Originally, Mrs. Wang would not be so eager to come to the door. After all, according to the experience last time, as long as Lai Shangrong marries a wife, the blessing will naturally fall to her own family.

But I am afraid of competition in everything, especially the big houses.

From Yuanchun's words, it was not difficult for her to tell that the emperor's visit to Yuchun Garden was actually related to Lai Shangrong. He even asked her without hesitation whether she had met Lai Shangrong, which showed that the emperor valued him very much.

Therefore, she also has the intention to win over Lai Shangrong. After all, Lai Shangrong has a promising future. His relationship with the Queen's natal family alone is worth investing in.

When looking at Rong Mansion from the outside, the first and second bedrooms are the same family, but internal competition is inevitable. After all, everyone is competing for food on the same plate in Rong Mansion. Either the east wind prevails over the west wind, or the west wind overpowers the east wind.

Although the old lady told her that she would wait until she saw Mrs.

But it's not like he can sit back and relax. After all, in addition to Lai Shangrong's thoughts, there are also the woman's thoughts.

Mrs. Xing's natal family is from a small family, and her niece is worthy of a fifth-grade doctor. She is praying to God and worshiping Buddha.

Although the Xue family is not as good as before, after all, their ancestors also served as Ziwei family members, and their family is well-off, so I'm afraid they may not be willing to submit.

"Please greet my aunt!"

"Why is my sister here?"

"Hey! It's not Baoyu's child, Lian Er didn't make it clear, Bao girl is careful, I'll come and ask!"

Although you want to start with the Xue family, you still have to pay attention to the method. If you use force, it will be counterproductive if Baochai enters the Lai family and is resentful.

Aunt Xue and Baochai did not know Mrs. Wang's true intentions. This reason was reasonable and not far-fetched at all.

Baochai then recounted what happened before smashing the jade in detail. As a noble scholar in the mountains with crystal clear snow, it was naturally impossible for her to tell those guesses, and she even ignored them intentionally or unintentionally. "Alas! What a curse! Shang Rong is now in the royal family, and my mother has told me to win over him, but he only knows how to be competitive. Let's see how I deal with him when I go back!"

Baochai was silent, but Aunt Xue couldn't sit still, and hurriedly persuaded: "Baoyu is just a child's mind. Besides, after all, the Lai family comes from the same family, is it possible that he still dares to vent his anger on Baoyu?"

Mrs. Wang said with a sad face: "Alas! How did you know that the empress mentioned many times that the emperor often mentioned Shang Rong in front of her, and even praised the work-for-relief method? Otherwise, why would I have waited so long? Want to ask him to write a plaque?"

Baochai also praised: "Brother Lai's method is really unique. It can be said that he has used economic methods to the extreme!"

Mrs. Wang immediately followed the conversation and said: "Isn't it! Tell me that my sister should really talk about Wenlong. Any property he fiddled with can't make you a golden mountain? Even if you can't buy shares, you can ask him to give it to you anyway." Give advice on your business!"

Baochai said helplessly: "My aunt doesn't know something. My brother is a deadbeat. Once he opens his mouth, Brother Lai will misunderstand that he wants to befriend me!"

"Confused!" Mrs. Wang scolded and said, "Wenlong is just confused! Why are you two confused too?"

Then he said to Aunt Xue: "Years ago, I asked you to get closer to his family, but why are you still avoiding it?"

Aunt Xue wanted to tell her sister her guess, but Baochai couldn't let her know because Baochai was nearby. She could only say vaguely: "How can we, orphans and widowed mothers, run to his house!"

"Hey! What's the problem? When he comes to the house later, you can meet with him more often, and Bao Yatou can take the opportunity to ask for more advice from him!"

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Rongfu, east across the courtyard.

Mrs. Xing returned home and rushed to find Jia She.

"Master! Today the second wife is planning a marriage for Lai's eldest son!"

"Hmph!" Jia She snorted coldly: "The second one is getting more and more disorganized, how can the master rush to arrange a marriage for the slave, and he is not afraid of being laughed at!"

After hearing this, Mrs.

When it came to the state-owned company's property, Jia She's eyes shone and he stroked his beard and said, "If you don't tell me, I've forgotten that the glass factory should be our family's shareholding. It's just that the old lady prefers the second house, but she let the Shi family snatch it away." Our share!”

After a pause, he then said: "We can't let the second house take the lead in this matter, otherwise we won't be able to get a dime from whatever industry the State-Owned Company has in the future!"

"Don't worry, sir! The precious girl the second room talked about happens to be a niece in my family. I already mentioned it in front of the old lady."

"Confused!" Jia She scolded, looking sideways at Mrs.

"This……"

Mrs.

Baochai's appearance was outstanding, and she hadn't seen her niece for a long time, so she didn't have the confidence that Baochai would be the one to challenge her. Besides, Baochai had always been the first choice for marrying a wife, so this alone already put her behind, but she was still complacent.

"Then what should I do, Master?"

Jia She thought for a moment and said, "That's it! The second girl is not young anymore, why not marry her to the Lai family."

As he spoke, he said with a sultry face: "Although she is a concubine, she is still a girl from our family. Why shouldn't that boy from the Lai family rush to honor me? If she can make a living for me, the second girl can be considered as fulfilling her filial piety!" "

Mrs. Xing looked at Jia She in shock and said tremblingly: "The second girl is our young lady after all. How could the old lady agree to be a slave?"

Jia She's expression was stagnant. He was only happy when he thought about the money and forgot about the old lady.

After pondering for a moment, he said: "Go back and ask Lian Er to go find Shang Rong secretly. Tell him that I want to give the second girl to him, and ask him to push the Xue family first."

The more he talked, the more proud he became, and he laughed like a pig: "Ho ho ho ho! Then let some news out and ask the old lady to come out to object, so that he can't find fault with us! Even if there are some complaints, let's put your niece to death again After his son is pushed out, he can only settle for the next best thing!"

"Hey! Then I'll ask them to come to Beijing!"

(End of this chapter)