Uncle Lai in the Red Chamber

Chapter 220 Punishment
"Uncle! Why did the attacker see us and leave without even saying hello?"

"Hahaha! I just heard in the front yard that her wife mentioned her aunt's monthly schedule. She just asked her a few questions when she saw her. She must be shy!"

Just a few steps away, I only heard the conversation between Lai Shangrong and Xing Xiuyan from afar.

Hearing the word "aunt" come out of Lai Shangrong's mouth, he felt extremely harsh and fled back to Yihongyuan as if in a hurry.

He was in despair, thinking about how Lai Shangrong would punish him, but he heard Baoyu urging: "Did you see him leaving? Why did he come back so soon?"

Thinking about it, if Baoyu hadn't exchanged his personal belongings with an actor, why would he have asked Mingyan to exchange for it, and how could Lai Shangrong have caught him and used it to blackmail him.

Immediately, the guilt in my heart eased a little.

Seeing that she didn't answer, Baoyu blushed and said urgently, "Okay! Okay! Now you are also obediently obeying my orders. Could it be that you are lazy and have no face to answer me?"

Thinking that I was coerced by Lai Shangrong, all because of him, and now I blame him for no reason, the pain in my heart is hard to suppress.

Stomping his feet, he retorted: "Uncle Lai didn't even enter the yard. He just went to pick up Qingwen and Xiangling. I'm afraid he's already out of the garden now. What else is there to keep an eye on!"

After saying that, he turned around and went back to the room, lying on the bed and pulling up the quilt to cover his head.

But Jia Baoyu was still immersed in the joy of Lai Shangrong not entering the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, and he didn't care about her for a while.

Of course, it was already difficult for him to get off the ground, and even if he wanted to comfort him, he couldn't do anything about it.

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But Lai Shangrong left the Grand View Garden with Xing Xiuyan and Yuanyang.

Back home, Xing Xiuyan took Lai Shangrong to report the results.

"Uncle! When I look at Sister Lin, I think she doesn't care about Baoyu, but her maid Zijuan is rushing to get married."

Then, he gave a general account of what he had seen and heard in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion before.

Rhododendron?

Lai Shangrong clearly remembered the plot of Zijuan's test of jade while watching Red Mansions in her previous life, but she didn't report it to Jia's mother when Daiyu was about to die of illness.

I originally thought that the last forty chapters were wrong, but now that I think about it, the purpose of the jade test may not be that simple.

The maid who is close to her is always married with the lady, and Cui Yingying's maid, Hongniang, in The Story of the West Chamber, is just because she met Zhang Sheng, so she teases the lady.

Zijuan was originally a son of the Jia family, so it was not impossible to take the opportunity to attach herself to Baoyu.

"Zicuckoo is Sister Lin's personal maid after all. If..."

"A maid cannot cause any trouble. She is not from the Lin family. From now on, you can win over Xue Yan more."

If Zijuan is informed and interested, he doesn't mind trying to win her over, and he will treat her well if she follows Daiyu in the future, but if she gets in the way, Lai Shangrong won't tolerate her.

"Not from the Lin family?"

Xing Xiuyan didn't live in the Grand View Garden for long. In the past, she was only thought of as Lin Daiyu who brought her into Jia's mansion, but now she suddenly realized it.

"Let's not talk about her. I made an agreement with Sister Lin earlier. If I can't eat meat dishes in the future, I will use this little rabbit as a supplement. I will ask Jin Chuan to make some the next day. If I have time, I will go by myself. If I don't have time, I will ask Qingwen. They go."

Although many people clamored for vegetarianism in the past life, most people only talked about doctrines on their lips and all they thought about was business.

In the past, when domestic conditions were not enough, we were clamoring for meat, eggs, and milk from abroad. Now that meat, eggs, and milk are not an issue, our attitude has changed again.

In Lai Shangrong's view, if you want to be in good health, you can't avoid eating meat. There are always people who use examples to illustrate the situation. Look at the average life expectancy and height of people in China in recent years.

But he was temporarily unable to do anything about Lin Daiyu's eating habits and could only make some remedies. After all, he wanted to marry a physically and mentally healthy sister Lin.

After discussing for a while, after dinner, Lai Shangrong went to the front yard and asked Qin Zhong about the situation in the factory today. Then he returned to the back garden to summarize the problems. He stayed up until the third watch was approaching before slipping out of the door.

The concierge's wealth has long been accustomed to this.

Lai Shangrong first pretended to shout at the back door a few times to confirm that no one was inside, then pushed the back door open through a gap. He leaned against the door very skillfully, hooked his hands, and opened the door lock inside.

As soon as the door was locked, a gap opened at the garden door, and Suyun peered over.

"I heard the uncle's voice inside!"

"Get out of here first!" Lai Shangrong walked into the garden quickly, snatched the key from Suyun's hand, locked the door, and put it in his pocket.The two cautiously groped in the dark and slipped towards Liao Ting Hua Shu in the west.

"Grandma called me here to ask about Lange'er!"

In the morning, she was afraid that Lai Shangrong would be unhappy and delay the important event of entering the kindergarten, so she didn't dare to say anything.

At this moment, he was afraid that Lai Shangrong would be caught off guard by Li Wan's question, so he took great pains to last for a long time.

Lai Shangrong actually knew what he was doing. He sent Jia Lan to the factory for training, and also for the keys to the garden. Li Wan was most worried about Jia Lan's studies. When she was teaching the periodic table of elements, she impatiently asked if she would go back to the factory now. It was also expected.

It's just a hundred secrets, ignoring that Li Wan didn't know that he had the back door key.

As soon as they rounded the rockery and entered the cave, a plump body rushed into his arms, and then he felt his waist tighten and he was hugged tightly.

Feeling the hot and plump body in his arms, Lai Shangrong coyly put his hand on Li Wan's slender waist.

The gauze skirt in summer has an excellent touch. Of course, what's even better is that it is very thin.

Li Wan put his face against Lai Shangrong's chest and said angrily: "How come you don't study well and ask Lan'er to go to that place?"

"Snapped!"

Lai Shangrong raised his hand and slapped him.

Showing off his husband's style, he reprimanded: "As a woman, can I still harm my son?"

However, Li Wan was very impressed by his behavior. He squeezed his mature body into Lai Shangrong's arms and said coquettishly: "Isn't it because I don't understand that I came to ask my husband! If I said something wrong, , Sir, don’t blame me, just accept the punishment!”

Lai Shangrong smiled and said: "This firearms factory is different from ordinary factories..."

"Is there anything else unusual about the factory? Aren't they all jobs involving weird skills?"

"Huh? If you interrupt again, don't blame my husband for trying to block it!"

Li Wan trembled slightly and did not dare to say a word.

Lai Shangrong continued: "This firearms factory is an errand supervised by the emperor himself. My husband also wants Lan'er to show up in front of the emperor earlier. Although I can't see anything now, if I win the Jinshi in the future, it will be a first-class job." Chance, if you can get Hanlin's orders, it's not impossible to become a general or a prime minister in the future."

Modern people have misunderstandings about Hanlin, thinking that they are just Ci ministers, but this is not the case.

Hanlin is similar to the modern secretariat, and it is the full-time secretary of the emperor. Since ancient times, there has been a saying that non-Hanlin will not join the cabinet.

Although there are exceptions, it is generally the default unspoken rule.

After all, this is a society where imperial power is paramount, and the promotion speed of Hanlin has always been much faster than that of ordinary Jinshi.

However, Lai Shangrong was also trying to win the imperial examination. Jinshi was not an easy task, and he himself did not pass the exam.

But although Lai Shangrong was self-aware, Li Wan had already regarded him as his role model. Moreover, he was full of love and was fascinated by the appearance of generals and generals, so he had no time to delve into the difficulties.

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At the same time, a suppressed roar came from Wang Xifeng's room.

"Does this slave dog agree or not?"

"At that time, Suyun was also beside me, so it's hard for me to say anything, I just said to come here when I have time!"

He threw the pillow on the bed angrily and spat: "Bah! He must have gone to hang out with my sister-in-law, this heartless one!"

"How could it be? This slave heard that Brother Lang was sent to some factory by the uncle, and the grandmother sent Suyun to find out the reason!"

"Hmph!" Wang Xifeng snorted coldly, raised a long leg with even bones and flesh, pressed a tender caltrop tightly against Ping'er's chin, and said jokingly: "Since you speak for him, then take it for him!"

Ping'er complained: "Grandma has time to deal with these vain things, why not spend her time on me!"

"You little prodigal, you have turned the world upside down, let's see how I deal with you!"

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(End of this chapter)