Uncle Lai in the Red Chamber

Chapter 175

Jia Mu returned to Rongqing Hall angrily.

Before he could sit down, he pointed at Mrs. reputation!"

"Old lady, please calm down, my wife is just in a hurry!"

After Mrs. Xing heard what Jia Mu said, how dare she tell Jia She's private plans.

"Hmph! Don't think that I don't know what you are thinking. I'm just greedy for the benefits of the state-owned company, and now I'm rushing to match you."

Then he added: "Whether it's your niece or the treasure girl, they are all relatives of our family. It doesn't matter who he marries. Does the whole family have to compete with each other? You guys want to make me angry to death because of this small profit. Can’t do it?”

As an ancestor of Rongguo Mansion, from her perspective, there is indeed not much difference, but Mrs. Xing sneered at it and secretly complained in her heart.

She said: "The old lady is right, the daughter-in-law just thinks that Shang Rong is a promising man and a good match with Xiuyan, so she is a little anxious."

Jia Mu also knew the virtues of this eldest daughter-in-law and was too lazy to argue with her. She waved her hand and said, "Okay, you can go down first!"

Mrs. Xing hurriedly withdrew.

Wang Xifeng, who was on the side, already had some concerns in her heart after hearing what Jia Mu said, and deliberately acted like she was hesitant to speak.

Jia Mu smiled and said: "You monkey, what kind of monster are you doing? Is it possible that I scolded your mother-in-law a few times and you still want to complain on her behalf?"

Wang Xifeng pretended to be confused and said: "My granddaughter-in-law has heard some gossip recently, and I don't know whether I should tell my ancestors."

"Oh? What kind of gossip, you should talk about it!"

"If the eldest master and eldest wife know this, they will have to ask Lian Er to divorce me!"

Jia Mu glanced at Sister Feng and said, "There's no one else here, are you still afraid that I won't let the old lady out if I tell you?"

"Hey!" Wang Xifeng was also afraid of going too far, so she agreed and said quickly: "A while ago, I heard from the boy in front of Lian Er that the eldest master was going to give his second sister to Brother Lai!"

Then he analyzed it with a semblance of expression: "There were some rumors about Bao Ya before. I think the eldest master and eldest wife heard about it and were afraid that Shang Rong would not like Sister Xiuyan, so..."

"What? Are you telling the truth?"

"It's about my second sister's reputation. As my sister-in-law, I don't dare to talk nonsense! I heard that Lian Er asked Brother Lai to come to propose marriage!"

"Okay! Okay! They actually want to do what Li Daitao did!"

Jia Mu pondered for a moment and said, "Girl Feng, go and ask the second wife to come over!"

Mother Jia was well aware of her eldest son's money-oriented temperament, and she had always complained about her preference for her younger son.

If what Wang Xifeng said is true, even if the matter is forcibly suppressed, there is no guarantee that it will not cause an uproar, and it may even happen that one thing appears on the surface and another behind the scenes.

In this case, the only safest way is to stop the two of them from thinking about each other and let Lai Shangrong marry Baochai.

Wang Xifeng came to Mrs. Wang's yard and asked Jin Chuan to pass on the old lady's invitation.

a while.

Mrs. Wang came out and asked, "Why is the old lady calling me all of a sudden?"

"I guess I met the eldest wife's niece today and asked her to discuss Brother Lai's marriage!"

Mrs. Wang frowned and said, "You didn't tell the old lady about Baoyu?"

Wang Xifeng lowered his head and said, "My wife didn't give me an order, how dare I gossip!"

Mrs. Wang gave her a dissatisfied look and rushed to Rongqing Hall.

As the saying goes, if the master has something to do, the disciple will do his duty. For Mrs. Wang, Wang Xifeng should also play the role of the disciple.

At first, I had made a vow in front of Jia Mu, but later because of Baoyu's request, I changed my tune without reporting it to Jia Mu. Of course, I didn't want to explain myself in front of Jia Mu again.

As for Wang Xifeng, an insider who often served in front of the old lady, she should find an opportunity to explain herself.

However, even though the old lady asked about it now, she still stayed out of it.This was not a tip-off. She didn't believe Wang Xifeng's cleverness, so she couldn't tell the difference at all.

With a lot of thoughts in mind, I came to Rongqing Hall.

Jia Mu enthusiastically asked her to sit down and said with a smile: "I have also met the eldest wife's niece today. After all, she is still not as good as Bao Yatou. I think I'd better leave this matter to you!"

"This..." Mrs. Wang could only bite the bullet and said: "Old lady Rongzhen..."

Then he told Baoyu about his plea.

"Baoyu had just recovered at that time, and he looked like he was on the verge of death. I couldn't bear it, so I agreed to him!"

This was an old story about a good relationship. Firstly, Jia Mu preferred Daiyu. Secondly, she also wondered whether Mrs. Wang was deliberately trying to test her own attitude.

So he said with a straight face: "You're a kid, what does he know? Why do you just let him have his way?"

Mrs. Wang thought for a while and excused herself: "He was recovering from a serious illness at that time, and my wife was afraid that he would break down from crying. Besides..."

Then he said to Wang Xifeng on the side: "Girl Feng, you go out first!"

Mrs. Wang watched Wang Xifeng exit and then said slowly: "It's not that the daughter-in-law is following Baoyu, it's actually the master who also has this intention. After that incident, he told his daughter-in-law to avoid suspicion and not to do anything for Shangrong and Bao Yatou again!"

I thought that because of Jia's mother's love for Baoyu, it could be explained by carrying out her son, but I didn't expect it to be impossible, so I had to carry Jia Zheng out.

"This……"

This time it was Jia's turn to be speechless.

She was very aware of her youngest son's face-saving character, and this was something he could do.

Thinking of this, he waved his hand and said: "That's it! You go down first!"

Although Mrs. Wang is difficult to match, Wang Xifeng's analysis is not unreasonable. Most of the time, the eldest son is afraid that Xing Xiuyan cannot compete with Baochai. Since there is now one less powerful rival, isn't Xing Xiuyan enough to send Lai Shangrong away?
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Rongfu, east across the courtyard.

Mrs. Xing returned home and immediately found Jia She.

He complained: "Master! Most likely the old lady won't agree with the second girl. Today I just asked Shang Rong to go to her room to get closer and closer, but the old lady reprimanded me!"

"You didn't say anything, did you?"

Mrs.

Jia She stroked his beard and said: "Well! That's good. This matter should be done sooner rather than later, lest the old lady gets wind of the news and sends a message to the second girl later, asking her to give Lai some sweet treats and sell the shares of the rubber factory as soon as possible. Let’s talk about it after we get it!”

Mrs.

Jia She scolded: "Don't you still have your niece? When doing business, you pay with one hand and deliver the goods with the other. Let's send your niece to be a concubine first, and then we can talk about the second girl after the shares are clearly settled!"

"Hey!" Mrs. Xing agreed and was about to leave.

"and many more!"

Jia She stopped and said, "Since the old lady doesn't agree, she will break up with her this time, and we have to ask him to pay for us as well."

"Yes, yes! The master is thoughtful!"

Jia She was already extravagant. Last year, he deducted about 2 taels of silver from the job of making gold and silver vessels from the Grand View Garden.

But precisely because this extravagant fortune came easily, he was even more extravagant than before. In less than a year, not only was all the money withheld, but he also lost a lot of capital.

It is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality. If you are used to being extravagant, how can you restrain your hands and feet?

Although investing in shares is a long-term gain, I still can't help but feel pain when I think about the money invested in investing.

In addition, a lot of capital was spent, so I simply decided to do nothing.

(End of this chapter)