Uncle Lai in the Red Chamber

Chapter 280
When Jia's mother received the news that dinner was ready, she felt a little embarrassed. Because there were so few men in the Jia family now, it was difficult to find someone who could entertain guests.

It would be fine if there was only Lai Shangrong, but there is also Xue Biao.

Besides, all members of the Xue family are here, should we just ignore Xue Pan?
When I was in trouble, I heard from someone outside that Second Master Lian was here.

Finally relieved of his urgent need, he hurriedly called him in and told him to invite Lai Shangrong and Xue Biao to the table.

After leaving Rongqing Hall and coming to the male guests' table outside, Xue Pan was already waiting here.

Due to his temperament, he was originally unwilling to join in the fun, but Baochai asked Ying'er to summon him halfway. Lai Shangrong was also there, and told him to express his gratitude to Lai Shangrong.

As soon as he entered the table, Jia Lian ignored Xue Biao and complained to Lai Shangrong.

"Shang Rong! You are really easy to find! I was chasing you all the way from the State-owned Enterprise Division, but I happened to arrive next door. Sister-in-law Zhen said that you went to your old house and refused to let me in. You went to your old house. Only then did the house know that you came to the house."

After saying that, he picked up the tea on the table and drank it all.

He preconceptionally believed that Xue Pan knew about Jia Zhen's persecution, so he did not cover it up.

I never expected that Aunt Xue did not state it in the letter because she was afraid of reminding Xue Pan of her nonsense. In this era, information was not flowing smoothly, and Xue Pan did not see Lai Shangrong entering the next door, so she was kept in the dark.

He wondered: "Brother Lian is looking for Brother Lai, why go next door? Isn't Brother Zhen's house next door?"

He is also a straightforward person, without so many twists and turns. If others have doubts, they will not ask him face to face.

Fortunately, although his question was embarrassing, Jia Lian was quite willing to do it.

"Brother Zhen has already asked and beheaded me, but you still don't know? The emperor gave the East Mansion to Shang Rong a long time ago."

Xue Pan was shocked, and felt more and more that he had unique vision, and recognized that this elder brother was indeed extraordinary. But when he thought about what he had done, he felt his face getting hot.

Xue Pan, on the other hand, was horrified. Before he came to Beijing, he had often heard Xue Pan talk about the two princes of the Jia family.

Originally, he thought that the Ningguo Mansion was next door. Like Xue Baoqin, he was astonished at the luxury of the Duke's Mansion, so he felt that Lai Shangrong was using the power of the Duke's Mansion to pretend to be powerful outside.

Unexpectedly, the Ningguo Mansion, which was as luxurious as the Rongguo Mansion, would become the Lai family.

Moreover, it was given by the emperor himself, which shows that he has received this holy favor.

Thinking back carefully now, Lai Shangrong's scolding of He San on the pier has reached all kinds of events in Rongqing Hall, which immediately overturned all previous speculations.

The shock brought by this huge contrast is far from being as easy to accept step by step.

Moreover, two characters of Jia cannot be written in one stroke. When these words came out of Jia Lian's mouth, people were shocked and couldn't help but wonder whether he was deliberately trying to please Lai Shangrong, even so shamelessly.

It is true that Jia Lian wants to please Lai Shangrong, but he is not truly shameless. He also has his own plans.

It's better to block than to open up. What's more, Xue Pan is not a stranger, so he can't hide it even if he wants to.

Now they are secretive. Once they find out from Aunt Xue's mouth, it will make their family's embarrassment even more obvious. It is better to talk about it themselves and try to keep the relationship between the two houses as clear as possible.

Therefore, without waiting for the Xue brothers to calm down, they continued: "Shang Rong earned this all based on merit. You don't know that when negotiating with Xi Yi, the two parties used firearms to shoot each other, which were made by Shang Rong. Seven or eight Xiyi people died, but we were unscathed and were so frightened that they dared not fart."

Xue Pan couldn't bear to hear such bravery and fierceness, and hurriedly asked about the details in detail.

Lai Shangrong was naturally not humble. He told each story one by one and pointed out the identity of recorder Mei Gong intentionally or unintentionally.

Xue Biao listened very clearly on the side, but he didn't know yet that in the Rongqing Hall ahead, his aunt was trying to put money on Mei Hanlin's face.

However, it also proves from the side that the two people do have political differences, and it is not Lai Shangrong's intention to shirk.He said in awe: "I thought that the State-owned Division only produced daily necessities such as glass and rubber, but unexpectedly it also produced firearms and other dangerous weapons."

Jia Lian sneered and said: "You are really ignorant in Jinling. How can a state-owned company produce firearms? Shang Rong is still working in the Salt and Iron Department and the Firearms Factory!"

If glass and rubber are not necessary after all, although Xue Biao knows their value, he still has reservations.

But everyone knows the profits of salt and iron, especially table salt. He followed his father in business and lived in the south of the Yangtze River for a long time. Which salt merchant in Yangzhou is not the richest, let alone the Salt and Iron Department, which oversees the national salt industry?
He hurriedly bowed to Lai Shangrong and said, "This young man is ignorant and ignorant. Please forgive me, Mr. Lai!"

Lai Shangrong laughed and said: "We are all brothers, there is no need to stick to these red tapes."

Xue Pan was not interested in these things. Instead, he felt that asking about them seemed to be following the crowd.

Qidao: "By the way, I heard from Brother Lian earlier that Sister-in-law Zhen is not allowed to enter. Why is Sister-in-law Zhen still there?"

Jia Lian smiled and said: "That's natural. The emperor gave the entire Dongfu to Brother Lai, and of course Sister-in-law Zhen and the others."

Turning around and sighing: "Originally, my family thought about taking the person back to the house, but the Queen Mother passed down a message saying that as relatives, we need to be vigilant to ourselves. Brother Zhen is also to blame for himself. If we can't set an example to others, we will How can I be worthy of the emperor?

Fortunately, Shang Rong is not an outsider. With him taking care of him, the family has nothing to worry about. "

Lai Shangrong was a little impressed by what he said. These noble playboys were really good at saving face.

However, it was impossible for him to refute Jia Lian's statement, so he could only laugh and ignore it.

Xue Biao only thought that what he said was true, but was in awe of the Jia family's consciousness.

Xue Pan was not like him. After hearing this, he thought thoughtfully. He still remembered that Lai Shangrong had the character of a thief, so what about Jia Zhen's wives and concubines...

After all, he still had some brains and didn't dare to tease him in person, so he only secretly winked at Lai Shangrong.

Lai Shangrong was not afraid that he would talk about it in front of Jia Lian. After all, he had planned to lower the bottom line of Rong Mansion, but after all, there was still Xue Biao.

So he deliberately ignored Xue Pan's wink and turned to scold Jia Lian: "If you have something to say, don't just talk about it!"

Speaking of business, Jia Lian just remembered it and hurriedly cried out: "Oh! It's really the master who urged me and I can't do anything, otherwise my brother wouldn't dare to trouble you. It's almost the end of the year. I want you to be accommodating and give me money in advance." The master fulcrum dividends."

Lai Shangrong sneered: "What? Is the master still short of money?"

Speaking of this aspect, Jia Lian did not talk as much as he did to the Ning Mansion. He hesitated and said: "It's not that there is a lack of money. It's just that the master heard that he took the dividends to build houses for those mud-legged people, and he felt uncomfortable. .”

Lai Shangrong lowered his face and said: "The factories under the state-owned department are all the same. Even those princes, none of them dare to complain to me, so don't even mention it!"

Jia Lian had already asked Lai Shangrong for Chunliu, and had no confidence to play tricks with him.

He himself had shares in the glass factory, so he didn't know the situation. He was forced by Jia She to have no choice but to go through the motions.

"Whether you agree or not is up to you, but if the master asks, Shang Rong will have to testify for me. I have asked you."

Lai Shangrong was not afraid that Jia She would come to the door, so he nodded and agreed.

Xue Biao on the side was quite surprised. Originally, after being reminded by Jia Lian, he remembered that there was a princess in the Rong Mansion, so when Jia Lian asked for her, he thought Lai Shangrong was commanding him to go along with the situation. Unexpectedly, he showed no mercy at all.

Especially that sentence about those princes shocked his heart.

(End of this chapter)