Uncle Lai in the Red Chamber

Chapter 122
Early the next morning.

Lai Shangrong finished his morning exercises, had breakfast, and took Qingwen and Xiangling to Rongqing Hall.

At this time, when morning and dusk were settling in, Mrs. Xing, Mrs. Wang, Sister Feng and Li Wan were chatting with Jia Mu about daily life.

Entering the hall, he greeted everyone.

"I came back a little late from my inspection tour of the factory yesterday, so I didn't bother the old lady. Today I brought some new vanity mirrors for the old lady, my sisters-in-law, and my sisters to put on."

As he spoke, he looked at Yuanyang, which made her blush and quickly lower her head.

At the same time, Qingwen and Xiangling placed the dressing mirror wrapped in silk.

He smiled and said, "Why haven't you seen my sisters?"

I sent Yuanyang to invite her last night, but Lai Shangrong made an excuse and didn't come. Mother Jia felt that he had offended her.I felt a little unhappy, but now that I saw him coming to explain the matter solemnly and bringing a gift, those unhappiness disappeared.

Jia Mu looked at Lai Shangrong, then at Xiangling, but hesitated, and then ordered: "Hubo! Go to Baoyu's house and call them over!"

In the suite on the west side of the main house.

Baoyu, Chai, Dai, Xiang and Sanchun sisters are sitting around the table, discussing the poems of everyone in the poetry club yesterday.

Originally, Baochai didn't need to come to Jia Mu to make peace with her, but yesterday she learned that the Shi family asked Lai Shangrong to buy a stake in the glass factory. Thinking that her eldest brother was close to Lai Shangrong, if the Shi family could buy a stake, wouldn't she also have a chance?

So he stayed until the evening, originally planning to find out the inside story of the investment and go back to discuss with his mother, but he waited until the evening to report back. Lai Shangrong had to come today, so he rushed over early in the morning.

Everyone followed Amber to the door, and saw a man squatting half-crouching at the door of the main room, holding an oval object in his hand, adjusting the angle towards the room.

"Brother Lai! What are you doing?" Baoyu asked doubtfully.

When Xiangyun saw that the man with indecent behavior was actually Lai Shangrong, he couldn't help but take a second look.

Lai Shangrong smiled and said, "You will know when you go in!"

When everyone came into the house, they saw Lai Shangrong adjusting the angle of the dressing mirror in his hand, and a large ball of light suddenly appeared on the roof. Mother Jia and others were amazed.

Immediately, he slowly moved the light group downwards and deliberately adjusted it to Sister Feng until her whole body was integrated into the colorful halo.

Others only thought that he was teasing Sister Feng on purpose to gain favor in front of Jia Mu. Only Sister Feng knew that this guy was teasing her in public.

But one is at the old lady’s place, it’s not easy to get angry in front of everyone; the other is that the mirror is looking at the silver light, and peeping through the fingers, the reflected sunlight is like a mass of yellow and white objects hitting the face, pressing directly She couldn't breathe, and her breathing couldn't help but come fast.

Lai Shangrong was staring at her and saw her chest rising and falling. He thought the glare of the sun made her feel uncomfortable, so he quickly put away the mirror, crossed the threshold and entered the house.

He smiled and said: "This dressing mirror is made of glass, and the light is much clearer than a bronze mirror. I wonder if it can catch the old lady's eyes?"

Sister Feng felt her eyes darken and her heart felt empty. She still couldn't remember the shame and anger she felt when she was teased.

Ping'er's mind was filled with the mention the day before that Lai Shangrong had prepared an excellent career for himself.

Could it be this mirror?

Suddenly, I felt waves of heat rushing to my limbs and bones, and I couldn't help but breathe quickly.

He said in a trembling voice: "This... was also done by you?"

Although Lai Shangrong didn't know what she was thinking, he deliberately showed off his ability to make money in front of her and said with a smile: "It's just a gadget made from secondary processing of glass!"

When putting on the cross, it is most important to avoid showing off. After saying this, Lai Shangrong pretended to ignore the stunned Sister Feng and turned to look at Xiang Ling who was standing beside her. After Xiang Ling held up a dressing mirror, he led her Came to Daiyu.He said solemnly: "Thanks to Miss Lin for teaching Xiang Ling to write poetry, this dressing mirror expresses my feelings!"

Seeing the hesitation on Daiyu's face, she continued: "All the sisters have this mirror. Xiangling specially picked this mirror for Miss Lin. I hope she will fulfill her wish!"

Xiangling on the side nodded to Daiyu in a hurry.

He only thought that Lin Daiyu didn't want to accept gifts from her husband, but he was actually wrong.

Xiang Ling had only been in Lai's house for about ten days, and the Xue family would not publicize it everywhere, so no one in the house except Mrs. Wang, Baochai and the three of his family knew about it.

Daiyu was no exception. She blinked a pair of dark eyes and looked at Baochai, wondering: "I taught Xiangling to thank me, so why should Sister Bao thank me? Why bother Brother Lai?"

Baochai hurriedly took over the conversation and said, "Brother Lai and my brother have always been good friends. Last time, my mother heard that he was in need of someone to take care of him, so she asked the old lady for a mandarin duck sister, so she gave Xiangling to brother Lai!"

Mother Jia smiled and said, "I'm telling you why Shang Rong assigned this child earlier. It turns out that my concubine actually gave her to Shang Rong. This girl looks pretty good, but my concubine is willing to let her go!"

Baochai hurriedly smiled and said: "Brother Lai has always admired his abilities, and I am grateful to him for teaching economics. I should express my gratitude!"

After hearing Baochai's words, Daiyu, Xiangyun and Sanchun had no feelings at all.

The rest of them had their own thoughts. Yuanyang and Li Wan couldn't help but feel a little sad when they saw that there was another pretty maid beside Lai Shangrong.

Mrs. Wang heard that Lai Shangrong taught Xue Pan the way of economics, thinking that the two families often move around, and she will need to rely on Lai Shangrong to celebrate her happiness in the future, which may be less hindering.

And Mrs. Xing, who had always had no sense of existence, was actually thoughtful.

Wang Xifeng also regained consciousness at this time, and said with pain: "Brother Lai is so generous, these mirrors must cost thousands of taels of silver, right?"

She has regarded the mirror as her own property, and it feels a little painful to see Lai Shangrong giving it to everyone as if he doesn't want money.

So much so that I regretted that I had rushed him too quickly and not given him a chance to elaborate.

Lai Shangrong showed off: "This thing hasn't been sold yet, I just want everyone to use it freshly!"

When Sister Feng heard that it had not yet been sold, she was even more convinced that this was the business Lai Shangrong had prepared for her. She also figured out that she had not given him a chance to speak, so she had no choice but to come to Jia's mother to give gifts and show them in front of her.

So he said with a double entendre: "Brother Lai, why do you just talk but don't practice? Sister-in-law, I am still waiting for you to give me a gift, so that I can try something new!"

Lai Shangrong didn't know that there were so many twists and turns in her stomach. He just thought that she was curious and eager to see her appearance in the mirror. However, this attitude was not as repulsive as the previous two days, but it was an unexpected surprise.

He hurriedly bent down and took one piece to Sister Feng, holding it in hand and sending it over.

"Since my sister-in-law is so anxious, I'll leave it to her first!"

It is obviously inappropriate to say this to Li Wan, but Sister Feng is used to entertaining her relatives in colorful clothes in front of Jia Mu, and because of her early adopters, everyone just thinks that Lai Shangrong is cooperating to amuse Jia Mu, and they will only smile.

Sister Feng cursed secretly, "What a damn toad, you are so impatient."

There was no trace on his face, and he took the mirror with a smile like a flower. In order to show his praise, he even used the cover of the mirror and his body to hook Lai Shangrong's big hand.

Lai Shangrong didn't expect such an unexpected surprise. He put his fingers in front of his nose, pretended to touch his nose and sniffed lightly.

Don't say it, it's really delicious!

(End of this chapter)