Uncle Lai in the Red Chamber

Chapter 187 Aftermath
The next day, the golden rooster breaks at dawn.

The soft sunlight pierced the curtains and fell on the red bed curtains.

Lai Shangrong opened his eyes and turned his head, only to see Xing Xiuyan blinking and staring at him silently.

Seeing Lai Shangrong turn around to look, Xing Xiuyan's fair face was instantly covered with a layer of pink.

Looking at Yi Ren beside her, her temples were disheveled, and there were still traces of tears from last night on her beautiful face, adding a bit of love and affection.

Lai Shangrong stood up, tilted his head, leaned over, and kissed Xing Xiuyan's small and delicate nose lightly.

Although Xing Xiuyan had already felt Lai Shangrong's tenderness after last night, such small gestures at this moment felt particularly heart-warming.

He sat up with his body propped up, and the thin quilt slipped off, revealing his two bare shoulders and a touch of snow-white in front of him.

The suspender skirt was made in advance by the considerate Qingwen.

Xing Xiuyan subconsciously wanted to raise her hand to cover it up, but then put it down calmly.

With a shy look on his face, he said, "I'll wait for you to get up!"

Lai Shangrong raised his hand and pressed it on the smooth shoulder, saying softly: "Take a break!"

"The uncle has to go to the Yamen in a while, and I have to serve tea to the old lady and the Master and Mrs. before you go to the Yamen!"

Lai Shangrong held Xing Xiuyan in his arms and said with a smile, "There is no need to rush to the Yamen today."

After a while, Xing Xiuyan was lying softly in his arms, and said with a trembling voice: "Master! I have to serve tea!"

Then, he used all his strength to push Lai Shangrong's restless hands away.

Lai Shangrong laughed and let her break free. She quickly stood up from the bed and put on her casual clothes.

He immediately turned around and gave Xing Xiuyan a kiss, left the wing, and called Yuanyang into the room to help him get dressed and freshen up.

In the past few days, because of concubines, the students have been given a holiday, but their own training does not intend to stop.

After the exercise was completed, I took a shower and returned to the private room.

Xing Xiuyan had also finished dressing up, and led her to kowtow to her grandma and parents. After serving tea, the two had breakfast, and Xing Xiuyan sent him to the second door.

Then he turned around and went to the back garden to see Second Sister You.

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"How...how could..."

In the Zhuijin Building, the master and servant of Yingchun who had just sent Mrs. Xing away, returned to the house, Siqi couldn't help it anymore, and muttered to himself.

Yesterday, Jia Lian got the share purchase document. Jia She and Mrs. Xing were satisfied. Today they went to the garden and told them to welcome the spring. The old lady disagreed and should not flirt with Lai Shangrong again.

Looking at Siqi who was even more anxious than herself, Yingchun looked desolate and sighed: "The old lady doesn't agree, so what can I do!"

Then he said happily: "Fortunately, I didn't have time to have a private meeting with Brother Lai, otherwise..."

Speaking of the private meeting, Si Qi seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw and encouraged: "Miss! Uncle Lai wants to marry Miss, let's go to him to discuss countermeasures!"

"That's it! The old lady doesn't agree, what else can we do!"

Si Qi said anxiously: "Why is there no way? My wife just told us not to get close to Uncle Lai anymore, but what about before?"

Yingchun said blankly: "There was nothing before!" "Miss, are you confused? Only Uncle Lai knows whether it is or not except us. I will go to him to give a correct confession and ask him to come forward to find the old lady! Then Miss will go To ask for grace from the old lady, just say that the master and the wife have ordered you, and you have no choice but to do so. Now you have given it to me privately, and I have no choice but to marry you..."

Yingchun panicked and said: "This... how can this happen! How can I take the honor..."

"Miss!" Si Qi stomped his feet impatiently and said, "After all, it's nothing to do, and we are discussing with Uncle Lai in private, he already likes Miss, if he knows that Miss has such deep affection for him, he will only respect you. Besides, the only ones who know about it are the old lady and Uncle Lai, so why don't they tell it?"

This is the best way Si Qi can think of. Pushing Jia She and his wife out to take the blame, of course, does not count as taking the blame. They did give such orders.

Moreover, only the parties concerned know whether it succeeds or not, and there is no risk of external rumors.

However, Yingchun obviously didn't have the guts to fight. He grabbed the 'Tai Shang Inspiration Chapter' on the Kang table and read: "There is no way to good fortune or misfortune, only people call it upon themselves..."

He calmed down and said, "Our daughter's family can't even hide from this kind of thing. How can we bump into it ourselves? Don't mention it again!"

Si Qi felt regretful at this moment. If he had known this, he should have listened to Lai Shangrong's instructions and went to Lai's house to set up an outpost for Yingchun first, so that Yingchun could take the initiative to propose to Mrs. she.

But she cared about following Xing Xiuyan, and she had no reason to return to Yingchun in the future. After all, she still had feelings after following for so many years, and she never expected such a result.

Angrily, he said: "After passing this village, there is no shop like this. Miss, don't regret it in the future!"

Looking at Yingchun who was sitting on the kang holding the "Taishang Inspiration Chapter" and silently chanting, he stamped his feet and turned around to leave.

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Rongfu, small courtyard in the northeast corner.

"Your brother said that Shang Rong gave the eldest man and his wife 3000 taels of shares in the State-owned Rubber Factory."

After Aunt Xue explained to Baochai, she sighed: "Oh! I thought that when Xing girl got married, the matter would be over, but who would have thought that she was actually taking a concubine? The old lady and the eldest man were hiding it so tightly. I I heard from my sister that she only found out two days ago!”

In fact, the matter was just hidden from these girls and young ladies. Mrs. Wang did not dare to ask about Lai Shangrong's affairs because of Jia Zheng's instructions, so she found out late.

Baochai said with a look of disbelief: "After all, it's the palace of the Duke. Could it be that the eldest master and the eldest wife sold their niece for 3000 taels of silver?"

They are also seeking relatives and friends, but Baochai doesn't feel that they are related to each other.

"It's not like selling it. Even if the Xing family doesn't agree, they can't do it. It doesn't mean that Shangrong also bought a house for the Xing family and renovated it."

As he spoke, he patted his chest and rejoiced: "Amitabha! Fortunately, your uncle and aunt are not like the old master and the eldest wife!"

Baochai was surprised and said: "Then why does Brother Lai still give shares to the elder?"

"My son! How do you know the tricks here! If it weren't for the name of the eldest wife's niece, how much money could they sell their daughter for themselves? According to your aunt, the windows of the house have been replaced with glass windows! "

"Although it is the Xing family's own willingness, sister Xing is also the niece of the eldest wife. For the 3000 taels of silver, she agrees to her niece as a concubine. The face of the government is only worth this little money?"

"That's not 3000 taels, it's 3000 taels of shares. Do you know how difficult it is to buy shares in a state-owned factory?"

"Based on the relationship between the two parties, if the eldest brother wants to invest in the shares, can it be said that Brother Lai can save the family's face?"

"That's right! However, we built a garden last year and my wife is visiting the bride this year. The money has been spent like water. Unlike your uncle, the eldest master has a real shortage, so he probably won't have much money!"

Baochai said worriedly: "I see that my aunt's house may not be much better. There are hundreds of people in the house, and they are eating horse chews. They may not be able to cope with just the few villages. Living under someone else's fence is not a long-term solution. There is no guarantee that one day my aunt will not act like a big lady!"

"Then I'll tell your brother later and ask him to ask as soon as the Feng family brother comes back!"

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(End of this chapter)