Uncle Lai in the Red Chamber

Chapter 143 Apology (two in one)

Aunt Xue and Baochai came over with some food because they were suspicious of Mrs. Wang.

When we arrived in front of the Rongxi Hall, we heard the laughter and laughter inside, which was very lively.

After bypassing the screen and entering the hall, a maid had already taken over the cloak.

Looking up, I found that in addition to Mrs. Wang, Baoyu, Sister Feng and others, Daiyu and Sanchun were also present.

"Aunt! Sister Bao!"

Everyone rushed forward to greet him.

The mother and daughter looked at each other and put their hearts back in their stomachs.

Aunt Xue secretly thought that her sister was very considerate. In order to solve her family's problems, she invited so many people to accompany her, which made her appear to be a villain.

Seeing that Mrs. Wang was mobilized and mobilized people, she no longer had any worries, so she began to hope to use Lai Shangrong to solve the problems in her business.

"aunt!"

Baochai came forward to see Li, but found that Mrs. Wang was not in her mind. She didn't react until Sister Feng pushed her.

Aunt Xue looked around and wondered: "Didn't sister say that she invited Shang Rong? Why haven't you come here yet?"

Mrs. Wang was not worried because Lai Shangrong had not arrived. She originally planned to create an opportunity for Lai Shangrong and Baochai to be alone together. Even Sister Feng, who was hosting the banquet, was prepared to make excuses to send them away.

Before Naihe could say anything, Baoyu arrived with Daiyu and Sanchun.

She planned to imitate the good relationship between the two of them and let the two of them have more contact first, and then spread some rumors to make the Xue family unable to get out of the situation, and then she could push the boat along.

But the Xue family also lives in the mansion. If they raise an army to attack people, but there is no 300 taels of silver in this place, this move will be counterproductive if it reaches the ears of the Xue family.

Therefore, we can only do the next best thing and take advantage of today's opportunity to let Baochai ask Lai Shangrong for advice, and then we can slowly figure it out later.

She was busy complaining about her son's troubles, and for a moment she forgot to talk to Aunt Xue.

Aunt Xue was confused about the situation and winked at Baochai. Baochai understood and turned around to face the sisters.

He looked at Baoyu and joked: "I heard from aunt that today I am making amends with Brother Lai. Brother Bao can't back down soon!"

Baochai was thinking like Aunt Xue, put aside her doubts about Mrs. Wang, and looked forward to asking Lai Shangrong for advice today.

Because they arrived late, they were afraid that Lai Shangrong would arrive early, and Baoyu was unwilling to apologize and break up unhappy. Therefore, Mrs. Wang was not in her mind, so she spoke to investigate.

Baoyu smiled and said: "Sister Bao is talking about me. You are going to ask Brother Lai for economic advice today, why are you here so late? Could it be that you are also shrinking from the battle?"

He was very proud at the moment. After listening to Jin Chuan's words last night, he became more determined to rescue Qingwen and Xiangling.

It's just that such an act of cherishing flowers can't be done in front of all the sisters, especially Daiyu, who has high hopes for him, and it always feels a little bit meaningless.

After thinking about it, since Mrs. Wang had already called Baochai, there were not many Daiyu and others, so early in the morning, he took it upon himself to call Daiyu and Sanchun in Mrs. Wang's name to observe his feat.

The sisters were brought here by him, and they only heard that Mrs. Wang was hosting a banquet for Lai Shangrong, but they did not know that Baochai was asking for advice on economics.

Daiyu smiled and said, "Is it possible that Sister Bao also wants to follow the example of Lang Ge'er and plan to take eldest brother as her teacher?"

As he spoke, he frowned and sighed: "If this is the case, we sisters will have no choice but to discuss things on our own terms from now on!"

When Baochai heard the words, two red clouds flew up on her face, she hurriedly stepped forward to catch Daiyu, and hid her embarrassment by laughing and playing.

"You girl, you have such an unforgiving mouth. It's just that my family's business is having some difficulties. I want to ask Brother Lai for advice. How can I become my apprentice when I say it to you?"

Tanchun said with envy: "Our daughter's family is trapped in the inner courtyard of the boudoir. There are a few who can manage the family business like Sister Bao. Sister Bao received the teaching from Brother Lai and later became a female Dengtong. But Qian Qian Don’t forget us sisters!”

Daiyu joked: "I just don't know who is so lucky to marry our daughter Deng Tong!"

But Baoyu couldn't hear this the most, and shouted: "Why don't we marry or not? We stay together all our lives, wouldn't it be happy to recite poems and write poems?"

Yingchun said calmly: "No matter how good it is, there is no reason to stay together forever. Our daughter's family is not like this!"

Just as he was talking, he heard Zhou Rui's family coming in quickly from outside.

"Madam! Uncle Lai is here!"

Everyone stopped chatting and saw Sister Feng quickly walking past and coming to the screen.

"Hey! Brother Lai is so proud that he made us wait for so long!"

As he spoke, he gave Lai Shangrong a hard look.

"Sister-in-law said this. She has been here for a while. She went to the old lady's place to say hello, but Brother Lian stopped her and talked for a while!"

Looking at her attitude, Lai Shangrong knew that there was a stagnation in her heart that needed to be cleared.

However, he mentioned Jia Lian not to remind Sister Feng to pay attention to the occasion, but to Mrs. Wang.

I learned from Yuanyang that the first and second wives were competing over their own marriage, so it was natural for both parties to have a sense of urgency.

Walking into the hall, he first bowed to Mrs. Wang and Aunt Xue.

As expected, Mrs. Wang was an attentive listener and asked tentatively: "Lian Er is looking for my brother. Is there something important?"

Lai Shangrong immediately beamed with joy and half-hidden his words: "It's nothing! The elder is here to talk to his nephew about something, but the matter is serious and he has to go back..."

Speaking of this, I stopped talking.

From Lai Shangrong's words, it is not difficult for Mrs. Wang to guess why Jia She came to him.

Frowning, he asked Lai Shangrong to take a seat and asked Sister Feng to arrange the food and drinks.

Since there was a foreigner like him, it was naturally difficult to sit around as usual, so the meal system was implemented, with a small table in front of each person.

When Lai Shangrong took his seat, Mrs. Wang said with a smile: "I invite you to come here this time. Firstly, Baoyu Wuzhuang asked him to help you out last time. Secondly, my concubine's family has some difficulties in business, and Bao Yatou wants to ask you for advice."

Then he said to Baochai: "You can sit down in Shangrong and start talking. It will be easier for you to talk!"

She was afraid of competition in everything. If Jia She hadn't come out like this, Mrs. Wang wouldn't be so anxious. However, she didn't care much at the moment. She even planned to stay with Lai Shangrong to talk in detail after dinner, lest Lai Shangrong didn't understand why and agreed to the other end.

Baochai did not doubt that he was there, and the sisters also learned from Baoyu that there was nothing to hide. Besides, Mrs. Wang was so considerate that she could not refute the elder's face.

So calmly came to Lai Shangrong, lowered his head, straightened his back with both hands, and slowly lowered his head.

Lai Shangrong didn't squint, his peripheral vision followed the roundness from top to bottom, until it touched the futon under him, causing ripples, then he reluctantly withdrew his peripheral vision.

He glanced at Yingchun diagonally opposite with regret.

Although Yingchun's character is easier to figure out, no matter in terms of Jin Chai's arrangement, appearance, or figure, she is still slightly inferior to Bao Chai, especially when looking sideways at this moment, it is particularly obvious.

Originally he was also partial to Baochai, but Jia She was Yingchun's father and had a lot of say in the marriage. However, Mrs. Wang was just Baochai's aunt, so he couldn't help but worry that it was just her wishful thinking. When he saw Baochai calmly sitting down next to him, he just thought Mrs. Wang is not innocent.

The meat is yours only when you eat it in your stomach. Of course, you must eat Baochai first, and then it depends on the situation. Maybe the Jia family confiscated the property and fell, and what is out of reach now can be easily obtained in the future.

He took two random bites of the food, tilted his head to admire the uneven scenery, and said seriously: "Wen Long also wrote to me about this before. I wonder what my sister has any doubts about?"

A hint of cunning flashed in Baochai's eyes, and she said with a smile: "My brother also told me that Brother Lai said that accounting cannot solve the family's dilemma. Is there any good solution?"

Lai Shangrongxin said, when you come in, I will develop a set of exclusive services for you.Deliberately whispering: "In fact, it's not difficult, it just depends on what effect my sister wants to achieve!"

As expected, Baochai fell into the trap, leaned over and said, "Is there any difference between them?"

Lai Shangrong said in a show-off: "Wenlong wanted to use accounting to reorganize his business, but he was actually looking in the wrong direction. Everything needs the right medicine. He can't bear to run the business. Even if there is an audit of the accounts, people's hearts are unpredictable. Can't the accounts be falsified? Already?"

"Then what should I do if I rely on Big Brother's opinion?"

Lai Shangrong still wants to find a way to hang up Baochai, but of course he can't tell him easily. There is no trace of the marriage now. If he tells the whole story, if Baochai is eaten up and wiped out, wouldn't it be a missed opportunity.

Just as he was thinking about how to fool him, he saw Baoyu walking over with a wine glass in hand.

The drama of apology had already been finalized, and Mrs. Wang originally planned to hint at Baoyu at the beginning of the banquet. Seeing that Lai Shangrong and Baochai were having a happy conversation, she couldn't bear to disturb them.

Although he felt that Baoyu was disrupting the situation, it was not easy to scold him.

Of course Baoyu didn't have the consciousness to apologize, but she felt inexplicably irritable when she saw him and Baochai whispering to each other.

But considering that Lai Shangrong would have to nod to rescue Qingwen and Xiangling, he had no choice but to endure and use roundabout tactics.

Lai Shangrong was already worrying about excuses for delaying, so he took the opportunity to hold down a few cases and leaned forward to face Baoyu. At the same time, he did not forget to take a gentle sniff, and a cold rhyme poured into his heart.

She secretly thought, is this the unknown benefit of Baochai in Ying'er's mouth?

He cleared his throat and cleared away the distracting thoughts in his mind.

Seeing Baoyu's appearance, he raised his glass and said, "It was Baoyu's fault last time that disturbed Brother Lai's interest in visiting the garden. Please don't take it to heart!"

"Brother Bao has betrayed my brother. My family has been as kind to me as a mountain..."

This was a beautiful statement, but Baoyu took it seriously.

I thought to myself, how could he refuse to allow me to do this?

He couldn't help but said with joy: "There is one more thing I need to trouble Brother Lai!"

Without waiting for Lai Shangrong to ask, he said to himself: "Brother Lai's Qingwen Zhong Lingyuxiu is really wronged to do those rough jobs beside you. Why don't you ask her to follow me from now on? Brother Lai, don't worry, I will treat her well. By the way. , and Xiang Ling Lai, since I don’t have time to teach her poetry, why not leave it to me to teach her too!”

His words made everyone dumbfounded. Qingwen and Xiangling were from Lai Shangrong's house, and everyone in the Rong Mansion had also heard about it. Although it was normal for high-ranking families to give concubines to each other in private, they wanted to ask for them in public, especially when a group of people had not left the court. In front of the girl, it seems too absurd.

When Pian Baoyu saw everyone's expressions, he just thought he was impressed by his own behavior and was a little complacent.

He said generously: "Brother Lai, if you need someone to help you, you can choose from any number of people in my house!"

Lai Shangrong was also stunned by his operation. After he realized what he was doing, he snorted and stood up angrily: "So that Brother Bao knows that I won't give it to anyone in my house."

Then, with a face as dark as water, he said to Mrs. Wang who was in charge: "Madam, please invite Shang Rong to come over. Is it intentional to humiliate you?"

After speaking, he turned around and left the table, and went straight out of the Hall of Rongxi.

In fact, he could tell from Mrs. Wang's face that this was probably Baoyu's own initiative, but he still had to take it seriously.

"Evil! What are you crazy about!"

Mrs. Wang came back to her senses when she saw him leaving.

"Girl Feng, hurry...go and help explain!"

It's not that Mrs. Wang knew that Sister Feng could put out the fire for Lai Shangrong, it's just that Sister Feng was recognized as the most eloquent among the people, and even if she wanted to explain, sending servants like Zhou Rui's family or Jin Chuan didn't seem respectful enough.

Sister Feng was waiting for this opportunity, quickly agreed and left quickly.

"I'm going to look at some grandmas!"

Ping'er confessed to Mrs. Wang and quickly chased her out.

Lai Shangrong is actually far less angry than he appears. After all, he has been a man for two generations, and the city still has this.

Moreover, no matter what Baoyu's starting point was, he could only think about it, but he had already taken action.

But having said that, he always retaliates against Chai Dai. Originally, he planned to compete fairly with each other with Chai Dai, and he could only marry one. He never thought that he would not be allowed to drink the soup.

But now, he was the one who made the first move, so don't blame him for using all possible means. Even in the future, no matter who the Second Grandma Bao is, he will get a share of the pie.

But that's something for later, it's still early for him to marry a wife, so it's better to start with Xiren first.

Just when she thought of this, Sister Feng rushed over in a hurry.

"Baoyu is just a child, it's just a joke, it's not worthy of being so angry!"

As soon as Sister Feng finished speaking, she saw Lai Shangrong staring at her with a sinister look on his face.

"So that Second Mistress will know that I don't allow anyone else to care about me in my house!"

Sister Feng was startled by his fierce eyes, and turned angrily: "Madam, can you please give me a few words of advice? If Uncle Lai is angry, don't take it out on me!"

Lai Shangrong also knew that it had nothing to do with her. Besides, she also had deep-rooted feudal ideas and felt that it was normal for a maid to be given away.

Thinking that Wang Xifeng was also Baoyu's cousin, she half-truthfully said, "You are his cousin, so I'll charge you some interest first!"

Sister Feng thought he was deliberately teasing her. She looked around and saw that only Ping'er was chasing after her. She glanced at him sideways and lowered her voice and said, "Bah! You're a heartless thief. My aunt will put down her dignity today and take Baoyu's place first." Please help me!"

While talking, Ping'er also caught up.

The three of them arrived at the west corner gate of the Grand View Garden.

Seeing Lai Shangrong step into the garden, Sister Feng and Heping hurriedly followed.

Then he lowered his voice and said: "Guardians have been arranged here!"

"What are you afraid of? Just tell me later that you will take me to the garden to see the scenery and calm down! We don't have to go into the house!"

Sister Feng gritted her teeth, held the hem of her skirt in hand, stepped lightly on the lotus steps, and followed Lai Shangrong step by step.

Pass through Daoxiang Village and come to the rockery under the Liaoting Huashu slope.

The three of them walked around the back of the mountain, and then Sister Feng realized that there was another cave.

He said sternly: "You are a thief-like slave. My wife asked you to oversee the work, but you have created a place like this!"

As he spoke, he took out his pink fist and punched Lai Shangrong lightly on the chest, but he caught it with his backhand.

Lai Shangrong didn't feel dissatisfied with the title of dog slave. Wang Xifeng always had a good reputation and loved to show off his rhetoric. At this time, he always pretended to play some show of resistance, and at the same time, he was used to being greeted by toads and dog slaves.

"Heh heh heh!" He chuckled sinisterly: "I agreed to lower my body to apologize, but let me see how low my second wife can lower her body!"

Immediately afterwards, Ping'er outside the cave heard the sound of tearing cloth and Sister Feng's scolding.

After a while, the sound of shouting and cursing gradually became less audible, leaving only the faint sound of crying breathing.

The cold wind outside the cave blew against Ping'er's face, and her cheeks were still burning.

(End of this chapter)