Uncle Lai in the Red Chamber

Chapter 241
However, what Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang thought was too simple.

Lai Shangrong has always been a pushover. Times have changed, and when Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang begged him to move, he would not give in easily unless he reaped the full benefits.

When he returned home from the office, he heard that the Rong Mansion had invited them. They thought they had obtained the order. After delaying for a long time and thinking of countless ways to deal with it, they reluctantly came to Rongqing Hall.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered the door, without waiting for him to salute, Jia's mother hurriedly said: "Shang Rong! After you left yesterday, I discussed it with my wife, because it is really wrong for our family to delay letting you move, I think It’s better to find a day to move as soon as possible!”

This situation was somewhat unexpected by Lai Shangrong, but judging from the direction of the two sedans in the morning, it could only be that he had hit a wall in the palace.

wrong!

In such a hurry to let myself move in, it would not be as simple as bumping into a wall, maybe even being beaten.

So he thought about it and said, "Brother Zhen and Brother Rong haven't left yet, so I'm going to move in in a hurry. Isn't it appropriate?"

Just after he finished speaking, he hurriedly added: "No matter what, we have to wait until they pass the first seven days!"

He was also afraid that extreme joy would turn into sorrow and mess up the matter, so he decided to finalize the matter first.

Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang thought that persuading him to move would be easy, but they didn't expect him to shirk the blame. Time waits for no one. There is still a month left before the execution. If the emperor suddenly asks about it in the middle, it will be too late to make amends. .

Jia Mu smiled and said, "There's nothing wrong with it, the emperor's order has been given, and it's only natural for you to move in."

"Having said that, after all, the bones of Brother Zhen and Brother Rong..."

Speaking of this, I suddenly remembered that Jia Zhen and Jia Rong were still alive, so I hurriedly changed my words: "They haven't left yet, and Zhen's sister-in-law and Rong's daughter-in-law are living here again. As a foreigner, I have to avoid taboos, right?"

Seeing that he insisted on waiting, Jia's mother hurriedly said: "You child, Brother Zhen and the others are guilty, how can you delay your reward because of them? Besides, they are all servants of your family now, how can they have a master?" What’s the reason for avoiding servants?”

Seeing Jia Mu's attitude, Lai Shangrong became more and more sure that he would be defeated in the palace, and his confidence became stronger and stronger.

Shaking his head like a rattle, he sighed: "Oh! Yesterday, I promised Sister-in-law Zhen and the others that I would not step out of line in the future. I'm afraid it won't be good if I go back on my words as soon as I say that!"

"Nonsense! There is no reason for a master to avoid his servants. If Shang Rong is not able to speak, I will call..."

Having said this, he glanced at Mrs. Wang on the side, saw her tilting her head, and said hurriedly: "I'll ask the eldest lady to go there and say it's what I mean."

Seeing Jia Mu's resolute attitude, Lai Shangrong became even more aggressive.

"It's not anyone's fault. I can't avoid this kind of thing. What I said yesterday was not even a lie. I originally planned to leave the house vacant and wait for you to take care of it before taking it over."

He didn't know that the emperor had been vaccinated in advance, so he thought it was Jia's mother who went to the palace to plead for mercy and was beaten back.

In this case, Rong Mansion will not ask for three people again.

That's why he retreated to advance, and took the opportunity to test the bottom line of Rongfu.

If there hadn't been the move to beg the You family and the others yesterday, it would have been none of Rong Mansion's business whether he moved or not, and they wouldn't have thought about it.

But just yesterday when the three of them were begged, the emperor beat Yuan Chun. They inevitably suspected that it was a chain reaction triggered yesterday.

If Lai Shangrong refused to move, the emperor would naturally suspect that the Rong Mansion was causing trouble, so he had to move, and the sooner the better.

Seeing that Jia Mu was still secretive, Mrs. Wang couldn't sit still, and quickly took over the conversation: "Oh! Why are you still accepting the words! The emperor rewarded you, can we still snatch your reward? You just move with peace of mind. In the past, you can do whatever you want, and we won’t mention it again in the future.”

It has to be said that Mrs. Wang was still a little impatient, and she immediately revealed the truth, and even said that she could do whatever she wanted. This could no longer be said to be a hint, it was simply telling him clearly that he could use it however he wanted. used.

Lai Shangrong is well versed in the skills of bargaining, so he has not expressed his opinion all the time, and only talks with Jia Mu, exploring the bottom line of Rongfu and seeking greater benefits.

Mrs. Wang's words were undoubtedly shameless, so how could Lai Shangrong give up this opportunity?
He said frankly: "To tell you the truth, old lady, madam, it's not all for the family's consideration. First, you know that my family doesn't lack a place, so I wasn't in a hurry to move; second, I don't come from a Well, finding a good marriage is already a difficult problem, if there are more rumors like this, which girl will be willing to marry me in the future?"

Now that he knew that Rong Mansion was shameless, Lai Shangrong was naturally desperate and began to ask for prices. "this……"

Mother Jia and Mrs. Wang looked at each other. Although Lai Shangrong's words were high-sounding, they were not fools. They could see that he meant to use the topic.

He just mistakenly thought that he was dissatisfied with Jia She for going back on his words regarding the Spring Festival wedding.

Therefore, I thought Lai Shangrong wanted to welcome the spring.

Mrs. Wang was the first to catch the conversation and said: "What's so difficult about this? As long as the old lady protects you, there is no girl who can't marry you. Besides, you are young, talented and have a bright future. Who will look down on you?" ?”

He looked at Jiamu and said, "Old lady, do you think so?"

After all, Yingchun is from the eldest family, so Mrs. Wang can't overstep her authority. Besides, it was Jia Mu's disapproval that caused this situation.

In addition, Jia Mu insisted on asking for Lai Shangrong yesterday, and everything was Jia Mu's fault. Looking at her at this time, she might not mean to force the palace.

The game between the two sides was unfair. Lai Shangrong would not move at most. He said frankly that there was no shortage of places to live, but the Rong Mansion could not wait.

Seeing that he was determined to refuse to give up, Mother Jia said in a waning voice, "It's just a marriage! Which girl you like, I'll make the decision for you."

Jia She is shameless and can take the initiative to sell his daughter, but Jia Mu still has shame.

Promising her granddaughter to her former slave was already embarrassing for her, so how could she bring it up herself?

This was also Lai Shangrong's intention, and he deliberately used his personal background to remind Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang of the Spring Festival.

Seeing that his goal was achieved, he hurriedly bowed deeply and said: "Thank you, old lady, for making it happen. I will ask my father to hire someone from the government in the near future, and I also ask the old lady to make the decision to betroth Miss Lin to me!"

"What?" Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang exclaimed at the same time.

The difference was that Mrs. Jia was really surprised, while Mrs. Wang was overjoyed.

While Jia Mu was still in a trance, she rushed to say: "Shang Rong still has a good sense. Lin Yatou is an excellent one. You can be considered a talented man and a beautiful woman."

She and Jia Mu had always been at a disadvantage in the game of Baoyu's marriage, but she didn't expect that by some strange combination of circumstances, they would move back together like this.

While happy, I couldn't help but secretly rejoice that Lai Shangrong was really my lucky general.

But before she finished speaking, Jia Mu also recovered and said hurriedly: "No!"

Before Lai Shangrong could speak, Mrs. Wang said first: "Old lady, don't let a small thing make a big loss. Is it possible that you have to have your own way?"

She made up her mind at this time, even if Jia Mu refused to let go, she would go to the palace to find Yuan Chun to put pressure on Jia Mu.

The fight between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law made Lai Shangrong's original back-up strategy useless, but he was also happy to benefit from it.

Mother Jia's face was uncertain, she was silent for a long time, and said helplessly: "I mean, Lin Yatou has not yet reached the age of hair, and it is too early to talk about marriage now."

Mrs. Wang stepped over and said: "The old lady is too worried. Doesn't Shang Rong know it yet? Just let them make an engagement first and wait until they are old enough to get married!"

Lai Shangrong nodded and said: "Madam is right, Shang Rong will not be able to force others to make things difficult."

Seeing the two singing together, Mother Jia didn't dare to gamble with the Rong Mansion, so she nodded helplessly and said, "Then let's do it this way!"

Lai Shangrong smiled and said: "Thank you, old lady, for your support. I will go back and ask my father and mother to come over. We will make an engagement first and then choose a date to hire you."

They had to choose a date to be hired, but they couldn't wait to move in. Although Jia's mother was unlikely to go back on her promise, it was safe to make a marriage contract first.

(End of this chapter)