The Red Chamber begins with a bastard

Chapter 472: Bold, Careful, and Thick-skinned

There was indeed such a passage in the original version of the Dream of the Red Chamber. Among the gifts that Jia Yuanchun gave to all her brothers and sisters, only the gifts given to Jia Baoyu and Xue Baochai were thicker than others, and they were exactly the same. Naturally, everyone knew the intention. For this reason, Lin Daiyu often ridiculed Jia Baoyu, saying that others have gold, but you have jade to match it; others have cold fragrance, but do you have warm fragrance to match it?
Naturally, Lin Daiyu would not feel jealous about this now. After all, her heart is entirely on Jia Huan. She doesn't care about the "golden match" at all and might even be happy to see it happen.

However, it can be seen from this that Wang Fu-ren and Jia Yuan-chun, the mother and daughter, have reached a consensus on Jia Bao-yu's marriage, that is, to marry someone from the Xue family. Although Lin Dai-yu is stunningly beautiful, she is weak and sickly, and her personality is not liked by Wang Fu-ren. Bao-chai is dignified and elegant, open-minded and generous, and is the most suitable wife and mother.

As the saying goes, parents love their children and plan for them in the long run. Although the Lin family is very wealthy, marrying Lin Daiyu is equivalent to getting both money and women, but one should marry a virtuous wife. The help a virtuous wife can provide to a man cannot be measured by money, so Mrs. Wang obviously thinks Xue Baochai is more worthy, and Jia Yuanchun probably thinks the same way.

Jia Huan was naturally very unhappy about this, because whether it was Sister Bao or Sister Lin, they were all what he wanted, so how could others get involved? Although this statement was a bit greedy, even shameless, as a time traveler, how could he not have the "great" ambition to have girls on both sides, otherwise wouldn't it be a waste of time to travel through time? Ahem, how could he be worthy of the readers who subscribed and voted?

Only children do multiple-choice questions, but Jia is an adult, so naturally he wants everything. However, if he wants to have both the fish and the bear's paw, it depends on whether Jia has the ability to do so!
Let's get back to the point. Jia Huan grabbed Caixia's hand, put the fan pendant in her hand, and said with a smile, "Sister Caixia, take it. Just don't let others see it. It's irrelevant."

Caixia felt sweet in her heart and said, "Then I thank the Third Master." She carefully put the jade pendant into the purse on her waist. Although this thing was small, it was a piece of top-grade mutton-fat white jade and was very valuable.

"I'm going back to the garden. Sister Caixia, if you have nothing to do, please go back, so that the lady won't have to look for you with any errands." Jia Huan smiled slightly and was about to turn around and leave.

Caixia hurriedly said, "Wait a moment, Third Master." She took out two pairs of insoles from her sleeves and said shyly, "I made these for you, Third Master. I only looked at them and didn't measure the size, so I don't know if they will fit your feet."

"You'll know after you try it." Jia Huan took off one of his boots and put the insole in. It turned out to be just the right size. He couldn't help but give a thumbs up and praised, "Sister Caixia has good eyesight and craftsmanship."

Caixia smiled brightly and said, "It's good as long as it fits. If it doesn't fit, I'll take it back and modify it."

"No need!" Jia Huan said as he put the two pairs of insoles into his arms.

Caixia felt so happy when she saw this. She looked around and saw that there was no one around. She boldly hugged Jia Huan and pressed her face against his chest. Then she ran away as fast as she could.

Jia Huan was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but sigh secretly, this maid is so bold, but it's not her fault. Who asked him to give her gifts and accept the insoles she made herself? He guessed that she had regarded it as a token of love. Now Caixia is like his spy planted next to Mrs. Wang. How can he not give her some sweetness and hope?

Of course, Jia Huan would not be so shameless as to simply take advantage of the girl's heart. When the time is right, he would just give her the status of a member of the family.

Jia Huan turned around and continued walking towards the west gate of the Grand View Garden. At this time, he happened to pass by the Pear Fragrance Garden in the northeast corner of the Rong Mansion. He was hesitating whether to go in to pay his respects to Aunt Xue, but he saw Baochai and Ying'er, master and servant, walking out of the Pear Fragrance Garden, the latter holding a box.

"Sister Bao!" Jia Huan walked forward happily and called out.

When Xue Baochai saw Jia Huan, her heart trembled slightly, and she smiled and said, "How soon will Brother Huan come back?"

"I've been back for a long time. I just went to report to the old lady and the madam, and was about to pay my respects to my aunt when I happened to run into Sister Bao coming out." As Jia Huan said this, he glanced at the exquisite wooden box that Ying'er was holding, thinking, could it be that the things inside were given by the imperial concubine?

When Xue Baochai saw Jia Huan looking at the box, she was inexplicably a little nervous and nodded, "Brother Huan, you are so thoughtful. Mother happens to be here too. You go in first. I just saw my mother, so I won't go in." After saying that, she was about to continue walking.

Jia Huan ran up to her and said, "You can pay your respects to your aunt later. Sister Bao, are you going back to the garden?" Xue Baochai nodded, and Jia Huan immediately said, "It's on the way, Sister Bao, shall we go together?"

Ying'er burst out laughing, and Xue Baochai's pretty face turned slightly hot. Jia Huan asked in surprise: "Sister Ying'er, what are you laughing at? Isn't it on the way?"

Ying'er smiled and nodded, "Yes, yes, it's on the way."

Jia Huan asked, "What good stuff is that? Let me have a look, dear sister!"

Ying'er said with a smile, "What's so good about looking at girls' household items? Mr. Huan San isn't ashamed of it." After saying that, she took a few quick steps, left Jia Huan and Xue Baochai behind, and walked away in a flash.

Xue Baochai glanced at Jia Huan awkwardly and changed the subject, "How is your study this time, brother Bao?"

"Benefited a lot." Jia Huan replied.

"Oh, that's good!" Xue Baochai nodded and said no more.

The two walked forward for a while without saying a word to each other, and there was inevitably a sense of awkwardness. The slight estrangement made Jia Huan very depressed. For a moment he had no desire to speak. He just walked forward with his head down, and unknowingly put some distance between himself and Baochai.

Seeing Jia Huan walking forward listlessly, Xue Baochai felt amused, angry, and helpless. She bit her teeth and called out, "Huan - Brother!"

Jia Huan stopped walking, turned around and asked in astonishment: "Sister Bao called me just now?"

Xue Baochai was a little angry and asked, "Is there anyone else here?"

Jia Huan raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and said, "Sister Bao has been ignoring me. I thought I heard it wrongly."

Xue Baochai's face was slightly hot, and she said angrily, "When did I ignore you? It was obviously you who kept silent."

"I obviously have a lot to say to Sister Bao, but Sister Bao seems to be alienated from me. I don't know what I did to make Sister Bao angry, so how can I dare to say anything."

Xue Baochai's heart trembled again when she heard this. Seeing Jia Huan's aggrieved look, she found it a little funny. She squinted at someone and sighed, "I really can't do anything about you."

Jia Huan was secretly delighted. It seemed that the gentle and amiable Sister Bao had returned. He took the opportunity to say, "I have never sat with Sister Bao before. I'm going to Hengwu Garden to ask for a cup of tea. Sister Bao won't dislike me, will she?"

Xue Baochai said calmly, "My humble room has no good tea, and it is not as good as the tea at Pin'er's. I hope Brother Huan doesn't mind."

"How could that be possible!" Jia Huan laughed dryly twice, feeling a little uneasy in his heart. Could it be that Sister Bao was jealous of him?
(End of this chapter)