The Red Chamber begins with a bastard

Chapter 424 Flat Rejection
Jia Huan couldn't help but admire Jia She's shamelessness. It was the first time he had seen someone so self-righteously eating up a family's wealth. Although Father Zheng was a hypocrite, he at least had some dignity. This guy had no shame at all. His eating manners were really ugly. He said calmly, "As the eldest master said, the Lin family's property has been exchanged for farmland, and it is managed by the elders of the Lin family. The account books are also in Sister Lin's hands. Huan'er has no right to ask about it."

"Hey, you kid are still pretending to be nice to me!" Jia She glanced at Jia Huan, sneered in his heart, and coughed, "Brother-in-law Lin entrusted Lin girl to you before he died, and I heard from Lian'er that everyone in the Lin family respects you, Huan'er, and Lin girl obeys you. She is just a girl in her teens, what kind of schemes can she have? With your means, Huan'er, you can easily get the land deed, and then sell all the farms of the Lin family in Suzhou. Once you get the money, won't it make up for the deficit of our Jia family?"

Tsk tsk, I've seen shameless people, but I've never seen someone so shameless. Just now you were talking about the son selling the grandfather's land. You feel sad to sell your own land, but you, old bastard, have no psychological pressure at all when selling other people's land, right?

Seeing Jia Huan bow his head and keep silent, Jia She continued to persuade him, "Brother Huan, Miss Lin has great confidence in you. All you have to do is coax the land deed into your hands. When the time comes, you only need to hand over 80% of the proceeds from the sale, and the remaining 20% ​​will be your personal reward. How about that?"

How about you uncle!!

At this moment, Jia Huan felt that Jia She's old face was extremely hateful, and he wanted to punch him. He said lightly: "I'm sorry, Huan'er can't do that!"

Jia She was stunned for a moment, his face slowly darkened, and he had obviously lost his patience. He said coldly: "The Lin family's inheritance is more than 200,000 taels of silver, 20% is 40,000 taels of silver, don't you think it's too little, little Huan?"

Jia Huan shook his head and said, "Huan'er is not dissatisfied with the small amount, but he is not interested in the Lin family's inheritance. The master may have found the wrong person. I, Jia Huan, cannot do such a wicked thing."

"You...!" Jia She was so angry at the ridicule that his face turned red and white. He slammed the table and shouted, "How dare you, Huan Lao San, talk to your uncle in such a tone?"

Jia Huan was too lazy to pretend with this kind of person anymore, it was a waste of time, so he said calmly: "If Sister Lin voluntarily takes out some money to help the Jia family fill the hole, I have no objection. But if the master wants Jia Huan to cheat the Lin family's property, you'd better stop dreaming. Goodbye!" After saying that, he turned around and was about to leave.

Although Jia She is his uncle, he has no control over him and has no real job. He is just a toothless tiger. There is no point in being afraid of him. If it were Jia Zheng or Mrs. Wang, he would still have some concerns, but Jia She is nothing to him!

Jia She was so angry that he trembled all over. He stood up suddenly and shouted in a stern voice: "Stop!"

Jia Huan stopped, turned around and looked at Jia She calmly and said, "What else do you want, Master?"

Jia She was so angry that he rolled up his sleeves and was about to slap Jia Huan twice, but the latter just stared at him fearlessly, his eyes cold and with a hint of disdain. For a moment, Jia She was actually a little scared. He flicked his sleeves and sneered, "Huan boy, stop pretending to be noble here. Don't think I don't know what you are up to. You just want to get both money and beauty.

Humph, stop dreaming. Marriage has been decided by parents and matchmakers since ancient times. Without the permission of the elders, you can't even think about marrying Lin. Besides the old lady, you also have a stepmother above you. Without her nod of approval, no matter how clever your plan is, it will be useless. If you know what's good for you, just cooperate with me. I have a way to convince your stepmother. Otherwise... stop!"

It turned out that Jia Huan didn't even wait for him to finish and walked straight out of the living room. Jia She was so angry that he was madly mad and slammed the table and cursed. However, Jia Huan left without looking back.

"Master, Huan Lao San is so arrogant that he doesn't take you seriously at all. How about I bring people to tie him up and beat him up to teach him the consequences of disrespecting elders." Wang Shanbao flashed in and offered a suggestion.

Jia She's face was gloomy and his eyes were flashing with ferocity. After hesitating for a moment, he shook his head. He could certainly beat Jia Huan up based on his status as an elder, but if the matter became a big deal and others knew that he was trying to seize his niece's wealth, he would lose face. Besides, the old lady had just said last night that he was not allowed to covet the Lin family's property anymore.

Thinking of this, Jia She could only swallow his anger silently and let Jia Huan leave leisurely.

Jia Huan walked out of Jia She's residence and went back to the Grand View Garden through the west corner gate. As for offending Jia She, he didn't care at all, but he had to admit that Jia She's final threat was indeed a thorny issue.

If he wanted to marry Sister Lin in the future, he would have to get Mrs. Wang's approval. However, given his current relationship with his stepmother, it would be almost impossible to get her consent. It would be easier to deal with Lady Jia, but she was already over seventy years old. How many years did she have left to live?

Of course, there are ways to deal with Mrs. Wang. One is physical elimination, and the other is chemical elimination. Physical elimination is physical elimination, which is too shameless, so Jia Huan would naturally not do it. "Chemical" elimination is to eliminate her in name only. For example, if Father Zheng divorces Mrs. Wang, she will no longer be his legal mother, and naturally she will not be able to control him. However, it is also quite difficult for Jia Zheng to divorce Mrs. Wang, unless she has done something unfaithful to her husband, such as the "Seven Reasons for Divorce".

Jia Huan was thinking all the way back to Yueweiju. Before he even entered the door, he heard the lively chirping of birds and swallows inside. It must be a group of sisters coming to visit.

As expected, as soon as Jia Huan entered the room, a familiar voice chuckled and said, "Look, the champion is finally back. We have been waiting for a long time."

Jia Huan looked up and saw that everything was in order. In addition to Lin Daiyu and the three sisters, Shi Xiangyun was also here. It was she who had just spoken. Wow, Da Lianbao was quite efficient. He had just said in the morning that he would ask the old lady to bring sister Yun to live in the mansion, and she was brought here in the afternoon. "I was shocked. I thought there was a market at home. How late did sister Yun come?" Jia Huan said as he walked into the house with a smile. Ping'er hurried forward to take off his cloak for him.

"I arrived at noon!" Shi Xiangyun said proudly.

Cuilu, Xiangyun's maid, smiled and said, "This morning the old lady sent someone to pick up my daughter. The person just mentioned that Master Bao and his men were planning to write some kind of poetry club, and my daughter got so anxious that she asked me to pick up a few sets of clothes and hurried out the door, almost knocking over a vase."

Everyone couldn't help laughing when they heard this. Lin Daiyu covered her mouth and said, "Look, I knew that if we set up a poetry club, this person would be the most active. There would be no one else."

Shi Xiangyun chuckled and said, "It is Sister Lin who understands me. Amitabha, although I am not very talented and learned, I admire your elegance very much. As long as you allow me to join the society, I will be willing to burn incense and sweep the floor."

Everyone couldn't help laughing when they found what she said was interesting.

Jia Huan smiled as he looked at her secretly. After not seeing her for several years, Shi Xiangyun had grown a lot taller. She was still wearing the same classic red dress, looking energetic, and her smile was sweet and adorable. She was cheerful and sunny, making people feel very kind to her.

Jia Tanchun walked forward, reached out and brushed off a piece of firecracker paper confetti on Jia Huan's hair crown, and asked, "I heard that the ancestral temple event was over a long time ago, why did Brother Huan come back only now?"

Jia Huan replied, "The eldest master called me at short notice, so I went over there." At the same time, he subconsciously glanced at his second sister Jia Yingchun who was sitting quietly.

When Jia Tanchun heard this, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes, but she did not continue to ask. Instead, Lin Daiyu lowered her head slightly, as if thinking about something.

Just when the atmosphere was getting a little dull, Jia Baoyu walked in excitedly, unable to hide his excitement.

When Shi Xiangyun saw him, she teased him, "Didn't Second Brother like to come here? Why did he come again?"

Jia Baoyu was suddenly embarrassed on the spot. It turned out that everyone was coming to visit Jia Huan. He was very unhappy, so he said these angry words to Xiangyun in private. Unexpectedly, the latter was frank and said it out loud in public.

Shi Xiangyun obviously realized at this time that she had said the wrong thing. Her face turned red with embarrassment and she stuck out her tongue at Jia Huan.

Jia Tanchun hurried to save the situation and said, "Second Brother Bao was just joking, but Yun'er you took it seriously. By the way, Second Brother came here in such a happy mood, but what good news is there?"

Jia Baoyu immediately showed a happy expression, and said with a smile: "Third sister is indeed very discerning. There is indeed good news. Aunt and Baojie's family are going to Beijing."

"Really?" the girls asked in unison.

Jia Baoyu said proudly, "Of course it's true. My aunt sent two family members to lead the way. Not long after they entered the mansion, they reported back to the old lady and the wife, saying that my aunt and her family should arrive in Tongzhou in the next few days, and I heard that there is a new sister."

Upon hearing this, Jia Huan couldn't help but feel excited, but at the same time he was very confused. Why did Aunt Xue and Sister Bao suddenly come to Beijing with their family, and they will arrive in the next few days? That means they left Yangzhou not long after he did. In addition, from what Jia Baoyu said, they probably brought Bao Qin with them as well. Could something have happened?
Shi Xiangyun and Baochai were very close friends. They jumped up with joy, clapped their hands and said with a smile, "That's great. I'm going to see Sister Bao soon. When Sister Bao and her family went south to Nanjing, I thought we would never see each other again in this life. Unexpectedly, we meet again now. It shows that fate is indeed a wonderful thing."

Jia Baoyu clapped his hands in delight and said, "That's right, now we are finally complete. If we set up a poetry club without Sister Bao, it would feel like the missing moon at the Mid-Autumn Festival."

Xue Baochai has always been very popular. No matter whether they were masters or maids, everyone present was extremely happy to hear the news that she was coming to Beijing.

(End of this chapter)