Uncle Lai in the Red Chamber

Chapter 209 Three No Principles
Lai Shangrong went out and passed by the side hall, only to find that Jia Zheng was no longer there.

Secretly wondering, could it be that I didn’t guess wrong?
Was Jia Zheng hiding in the dark just now?
Just didn't do Mrs. Wang's job?
Or maybe it didn't work out?
But having said that, this risk must never be taken. If Mrs. Wang has a strong temper and Jia Zheng denies it, it is not a joke.

Just as I was thinking about what I had and what I didn't have, I walked through three small buildings.

"Shang Rong!"

Lai Shangrong looked up and saw Jia Zhen coming from the east, with something in mind.

Although he had just eaten Youshi secretly, he was not embarrassed about Jia Zhen.

He greeted calmly: "Brother Zhen!"

Jia Zhen asked without answering: "I heard that the girl Yindie offended the second sister, Shang Rong must not take it to heart, I have already reprimanded her, if Shang Rong is still not relieved, I will hand her over to you later. It’s so good, the caretaker will take care of you comfortably.”

He spoke in a tone of voice and smiled knowingly at Lai Shangrong. His meaning was self-evident.

Driving Yindie away was something that was discussed this morning. After all, she was Youshi's maid. If she wanted to send her back, there had to be a reasonable reason.

Jia Zhen can be said to be careful about herself now, so she asked Sister You to find Yindie's faults and then use them to exploit them.

I thought it would take at least two days, but I didn't expect that they would be driven away in one day.

It can be seen that Deyou also knows the taste by eating the marrow. Thinking of this and looking at Jia Zhen, she felt green smoke rising from the top of her head.

She said sanctimoniously: "After all, she is my sister-in-law's personal maid. If people find out, wouldn't it mean that my sister-in-law will be talked about."

Jia Zhen said with a smile: "People still say they are dirty, not to mention our family. Besides, the people don't raise officials and don't investigate. Who cares about our own affairs!"

Then he pointed to the door of Sister Feng's courtyard and said in a low voice: "Brother has never been a stingy person. The concubines we took in last year were even willing to give Lian two cents of their income, let alone our relationship."

"Brother Zhen is really grand, but Yindie is my sister-in-law's maid after all. If we say this here, it seems that we don't have much respect for my sister-in-law!"

"She dares!" Jia Zhen said sternly, "Shang Rong, don't worry, brothers are like brothers and sisters, and women are like clothes. Don't I understand this? Let alone a maid, even if she offended you, I would also call her She is good-looking! Shang Rong must not give face to brother. If she puts on airs and stands up in front of you, just tell the big brother!"

It's strange that Youshi didn't dare to speak out, and it's not without reason.

Since he was so polite, Lai Shangrong also made a pun and joked: "Brother Zhen is worrying too much. I just feel that my sister-in-law is too low and too soft. It makes my brother feel a little embarrassed to bear it!"

"Hahaha!" Jia Zhen said with a smile: "That's good, that's good! I told her repeatedly before she came over that she was holding it up for outsiders to see. Our relationship should be like that of a family. , stop doing those vain people!"

Lai Shangrong saw that the more he talked, the more shameless he became, and he was afraid that he would be taken into the ditch by him and his whereabouts would be revealed.

So he changed the subject and asked with a smile: "Brother Zhen, are you going to Wenlong to borrow money?"

Jia Zhen pulled him and said, "Brothers need help with this matter. Although aunt agrees to borrow it, there is a condition."

Lai Shangrong was confused. Could it be that the Xue family wanted to vouch for Jia Zhen themselves?
"What conditions?"

"Auntie said that when doing business, she was worried that she would not be able to turn over money. The money was originally used to prepare for unexpected needs, but as long as she could buy a stake in the state-owned company, she planned to stop the business in the south, and then she would not need to prepare too much working capital. ”

Lai Shangrong also planned to break the Xue family's capital chain, which would give them a chance to survive, let alone invest in a state-owned company.

So he excused himself: "The Xue family has no official status, so it may be difficult to invest in it."

"It's not like I don't have an official position. After all, I am still working as a businessman in the household department! I looked at my aunt and was afraid that I would lose the business in the south, and the business in the household department would be difficult to continue, so I thought about asking for the identity of a shareholder of a state-owned company, and the shares It shouldn’t be too much to ask for.”

Doing business in the household department?In this ancient society, money is important, but the most important thing is skin.

Because there are regulations for everything, if you don't have an identity, you are even restricted from wearing clothes and sitting in a sedan chair, let alone important events like marriage.

Why can I take Second Sister You and Xing Xiuyan as my concubines?
Poor family is certainly one reason, but the most important thing is that Mother Jia and Aunt Xue rely on their identities.

It is almost impossible to take an official lady as a concubine, but it is natural to take a commoner.

Although the Xue family was engaged in business, he didn't think it had any status, but he felt good about himself.

If this skin was taken off, the Xue family would be really poor with only money left.

When Jia Zhen saw that he hadn't spoken for a long time, she just thought he was in trouble, and encouraged: "There are two words in the official title. Brother, I will accept it for my brother first. If there is real difficulty, can the Xue family still force my brother to disobey the national law?"

Lai Shangrong did not answer but asked: "Why would the Xue family approach Brother Zhen if they want to invest in shares?"

Although it is understandable that Xue's family did not look for him, they should also look for Mrs. Wang and Jia Zheng.

Jia Zhen smiled and said: "Last time at Qingxuguan, didn't we agree to arrange for brothers to buy shares next time? I was afraid that Wenlong would have doubts, so I told him to use the future share profits as guarantee. Today, my aunt asked me to come, Ask me if I can transfer this opportunity to invest in shares to them.”

Lai Shangrong said with a serious face: "Brother Zhen, aren't you just a free-for-all? I just told Feng Ziying at the time that you mentioned it to me several times, but there was no guarantee that I would be able to buy shares!"

Jia Zhen and Lai Shangrong's ideas coincided with each other, but now he had something to ask for, and Lai Shangrong also wanted to maintain his personality and didn't want to give others a handle. In layman's terms, he was both responsible and established.

Therefore, in terms of details, a little modification is required.

Generally speaking, we still adhere to the three no principles.

Just slightly modify the three no's to no exposure, no taking the blame, and no responsibility.

Jia Zhen was focused on borrowing money at the moment, and the fact that he could pronounce two official words hinted at Lai Shangrong's apparent promise and that he would regret it soon after he lent the money.

Although Lai Shangrong wants to succeed, he doesn't want to take the blame for Jia Zhen, so Jia Zhen must take the initiative herself.

He put on the hat of the white wolf with empty gloves first, just to make Jia Zhen nervous, and even mistakenly thought that he was going to tell the Xue family.

Sure enough, Jia Zhen pulled Lai Shangrong and said: "Brother, you can use this money to save your life, but you can't do anything wrong!"

Lai Shangrong said sanctimoniously: "It's not that my brother won't help. After all, it's unclear whether the affairs of the Camping and Maintenance Department will affect the investment. I'm just saying hello to you in advance."

After saying this, Lai Shangrong made a plan and immediately proposed to the emperor to deprive the personnel involved in the corruption case of the Building and Maintenance Department from being eligible to invest in the State-owned Department.

Immediately when he saw it, he said: "Forget it! I feel guilty for not being able to help my brother this time, and I must not ruin Brother Zhen's life-saving money. However, we have agreed in advance, how can you tell the Xue family that I can ignore it?" , you can treat it as if you don’t know anything about how to trade privately, but I have informed you in advance about buying shares.”

"What if Wen Long asks about brother?"

"Okay! After all, it's just brother's speculation. We won't talk about things that haven't been finalized yet."

Jia Zhen nodded and bowed: "Hey! Hey! Hey! Thank you brother!"

After sending away the thankful Jia Zhen, Lai Shangrong glanced at Xue's small courtyard and walked back humming a little tune.

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(End of this chapter)