Gourmet Red Chamber: A Chronicle of Baochai's Rebirth

Chapter 35 Take it easy

Xue Baobao softened his tone and advised, "I know Mom is doing it for my own good. Although our family is not short of money, we are from a lower background. If I hadn't been close to my aunt, I would never have been able to reach the rank of Duke." The son of the government."

Mrs. Xue was even more sad after hearing this, "You know, you are still like this because you deliberately want me to die!"

Xue Baobao sneered, "Young Master of the Duke's Mansion, you put it nicely, when the old lady is gone, the second master Lian will inherit the title of the Duke's Mansion!
My uncle is just a fifth-rank official, and Baoyu's cousin doesn't like studying, so what will he be able to do then? "

"What do you know? Your cousin Baoyu was born with a jade in his mouth, so he has great fortune!"

Xue Baobao was stunned by the words "Great Fortune". He calmed down and said, "It is said that since he was a child, Uncle Lin was a scholar when he was as old as him, but he only knew that among his sisters and maids If you hang around in the middle, what can you do in the future?
Besides, rushing to the top is not a business. Listen to what my aunt said today, she simply treats me as a servant girl in Baoyu's cousin's house!
They already looked down on us so much, wouldn't it be even more contemptible if we chased and fawned on us?

Even if I marry into the Duke's palace as my wife wishes, how can I get a foothold? "

But Mrs. Xue only said, "No matter how smart you are, what can you understand? This marriage was discussed by your father when he was still alive, and your uncle also agreed. It is better than your idea!"

Xue Baobao, "..."

It turns out that there is another reason for this, no wonder in the original book, Mrs. Xue has been craving the Rongguo Mansion and the golden and jade marriage.

Xue Baobao saw that it didn't make sense here, so he changed the direction, "Even if this is the case, we don't have to hang around people every day!
My brother is now better than before. He is also a person with a serious official position. He is on the same level as his uncle!

It's always like this, it's a joke, but those men in Jia's house are staring at my brother every day! "

Mrs. Xue's expression moved slightly. Apart from Baobao Xue's marriage, this matter can be regarded as another knot in her heart.

When Xue Baobao saw that there was something going on, he hurriedly said, "The martial arts arena that my brother asked for has been built, but it's just a good time to move there while he's fresh, so that he can learn more about his skills.

It's not easy for my brother to take the right path. Mom always has to push him from behind. What's the point of being such a hindrance? "

Mrs.

Xue Baobao admitted frankly, "Mom just said that I am right? Besides, my cousin Baoyu and I are still young. Even if Mom lives in Rongguo Mansion every day, or even lives in Auntie's Rongxi Hall, Auntie can Song Kou has settled on my marriage with Baoyu's cousin?
It's better to take it easy first, I'm still young, and wait two or three years before exploring my aunt's thoughts.

If it comes to fruition at that time, I will naturally congratulate my wife for her wish to come true.

If that doesn't work, then think of other ways. It's better than living here in the dark with no whereabouts now.

As time goes by, if someone finds out what Mom is thinking, it will inevitably damage my reputation. If not, won't it affect my future?
Besides, how could my mother know that my brother will not be able to make a living in the future, and he can't even wait three to five years, because my aunt is begging us to get married."

Xue Baobao's last words really touched Mrs. Xue's heart. Although Xue Pan was useless, she was very good in Mrs. Xue's eyes.

She was convinced three points in her heart, but she refused to admit it with her mouth, and said, "Girl's family, you are not ashamed to talk nonsense about your relatives!"

Xue Baobao became even more excited when he saw her loosening up, and said with a smile, "As the saying goes, one person can be a loser and two people can be a gainer. Although I have my wife to worry about my future, wouldn't it be better for me to worry about it with my wife?"

Now, there are more than [-] candidates for your son-in-law in the Zhuangzi outside Jinling!
"Besides, didn't my wife and I worry about my brother's future at the beginning? Look, my wife, isn't my brother a hundred times better than before?"

After Mrs. Xue thought about it, sure enough, during this period of time, she has been thankful that her daughter has far-sightedness, and she insisted on supporting Pan'er to stand up.

On the matter of Yu Pan'er, Sister Bao can see far and right, and most likely she will not make a big mistake about her own marriage.

Mrs. Xue became more and more shaken. Mr. Xue and Wang Ziteng had already planned a future for Xue Baobao and sent him to the palace to be selected. If he was selected, he would help Yuanchun in the palace.

If you are not selected, you will choose a golden and jade marriage and marry into the Duke's mansion.

She has always admired her husband and elder brother the most, and felt that such a plan could not be better.

Even now, she has not given up on the perfect marriage, but she feels that what Xue Baobao said is reasonable, and there is no harm in taking it slow, so as not to chill the hearts of her children, so she said, "Anyway, let's start with Sister Lin. Get the golden lock back and let’s talk about what happens next!”

Xue Baobao grinned, and turned out the golden lock in the collar, "It's not here, I just coaxed my wife."

Mrs. Xue refrained from cursing, and the mother and daughter wentssip again, but each fell asleep without mentioning it.

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The next day coincided with Xue Pan's rest, Xue Baobao sent him to find out where there were many books and buy some famous pastries and candies in the capital.

She herself took the opportunity to ask her husband for leave. After all, she wanted to entertain Sister Lin for dinner, didn't she?
Unexpectedly, she prepared meals and Lin Daiyu also came to Lixiangyuan after school, but Xue Pan did not come back for a long time.

Just as Xue Baobao was about to send someone to look for him, Master Wu sent his boy back to say that Xue Pan was stopped by Jia Rong and Jia Qiang, who asked Xue Pan to treat them to a drink.

Xue Baobao, "..."

Tomorrow, she must invite Jia Rong and Jia Qiang to dinner, this is definitely a divine assist!

Sure enough, when Mrs. ?”

The boy then said, "The two men from the Jia Mansion have blocked me several times before, but I hid. I didn't want to be caught by those two men on the street today, so they pushed me into the restaurant." .

The old man was soft-skinned, and he had promised to invite the two masters of Jia's mansion to drink, so he had to go. Before the younger one came, he heard the old man say in multiple voices that it's okay to invite the two masters to drink, but he himself will never drink. Both masters agreed."

Xue Baobao smiled in satisfaction. It seems that the heavy feeding last time worked!

"In order to coax your uncle to go, they will naturally say what they want, and when the time comes to actually have a drink, they will naturally have something to say.

Poor me, Pan'er, who has a soft face and a deep heart, how can I stop those two gentlemen! "

Xue Baobao smiled and said, "If mother is worried, just send someone to call my brother back. Just say that there is something really wrong at home, and the wine will be paid for, but my brother can't accompany me."

As soon as Mrs. Xue heard that it was reasonable, she hurriedly ordered the servant to go.

About half an hour later, Xue Pan came back, and as expected, he had been drunk by Jia Rong and others.

Because the boy went to shout in time, he didn't drink too much.

Only then did Mrs. Xue feel relieved, and ordered Xue Pan to eat in her own room, and she took Baobao Xue and the others to eat.

After dinner, Xue Baobao once again encouraged Lin Daiyu to skip class and said, "It's rare for my brother to be at home today. I'm going to ask him to take me out for a walk and buy some books, food and fun. Sister Zhen will go too. Sister Lin, you Are you coming with us too?"

Lin Daiyu is still in maternal filial piety, but she has already passed the hot filial piety. It doesn't hurt to go out for a walk occasionally.

Lin Daiyu hesitated, but Xue Baobao laughed, pulled her away and said, "What are you afraid of? My mother will go too. The old lady will blame her and let my mother bear the blame."

Seeing her kindness, Lin Daiyu had no choice but to agree.

Women in ancient times had many rules. Even though they were going out for a walk, Mrs. The shopkeeper brought things for them to choose from.

Lin Daiyu had been in poor health since she was a child and had almost never left the house. After arriving in the capital, she had to keep her mother's filial piety and never left the house.

Zhen Yinglian was abducted by kidnappers when she was young because she went out to look at the lights, let alone go out for a stroll.

Therefore, despite such a cumbersome stroll, they are also full of interest.

Women, no matter how old they are, from ancient times to the present, there are only a few things they like. The first thing they went to was a jewelry store.

Mrs. Xue saw her daughter chatting and laughing with her daughter's handkerchiefs, and comparing them excitedly with hairpins, bracelets, etc. Her son was accompanying her politely, and she felt that all her life's wishes had been fulfilled.

Seeing that a few girls picked the exquisite but not expensive ones, they smiled, "You are young, so it is most appropriate to choose this kind of one, which looks cute and not too ostentatious.

You can make your choice today, but I won’t have to ask your brother to come up with his salary and money to pay your bills! "

Xue Pan was very sensitive to silver now and said nervously after hearing this, "Well, yes, yes, even if my salary is not enough, I still have more than 100 taels of pocket silver to pay the bills for my sisters."

His 200 taels was cheated by Jia Rong and Jia Qiang today to take more than 30 taels, leaving more than 100 taels.

All the girls laughed, and Lin Daiyu said with a smile, "I remember what my aunt said. Although we are young now, one day we will be old, and then we will have to drag my aunt to visit the store again."

Aunt Xue grinned from ear to ear, "Then I don't care about it, lest you sisters, pray to Buddha every day, bless your elder brother's promotion and salary, and then you can pay the bill!"

Both Lin Daiyu and Zhen Yinglian covered their lips and looked at Xue Pan, giggling. Although Xue Pan used to mess around outside, he couldn't cope with such a scene, and his face was flushed with embarrassment.

Xue Baobao was afraid that if he continued talking, he would reveal his true nature, so he hurriedly changed the subject, "Come on, let's choose quickly, today our wife has spoken, and my brother has promised again, we will return with a full reward!"

After the three girls picked out their jewelry, Mrs. We have to go shopping and search by ourselves to find something we like. My mother and brother will accompany me, and we promise to wear curtains and hats obediently, and we will never be rude."

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