Chapter 032: Secretly sad, Pin'er coldly advises Baoyu
After Baoyu finished speaking, the atmosphere in the room suddenly came to a standstill, and everyone looked at him in astonishment. The effect was much better than when Jia Lian was talking nonsense!
At first everyone thought it was ridiculous, but when they thought about Baoyu's usual behavior, they didn't find it strange - when they met for the first time, he advised others to give up fame and fortune for a girl. I'm afraid only a fool like him could say that!
After a while, Li Wan was the first to react. She forced a smile and said, "Brother Bao is being naughty again. What will happen if the master hears this joke?!"
Everyone seemed to wake up at this moment, and they all started talking at once, trying to divert Baoyu's words by calling it a 'joke'.
Seeing that even his favorite grandmother Jia was talking about "monkey spirit and nonsense", Jia Baoyu couldn't help but feel a little withdrawn. He was just wondering whether he should take advantage of the situation to back off when he heard Sun Shaozong clear his throat and asked in all seriousness: "Brother Bao, do you really think that if I quit my job and marry Rong'er directly, it would be good for her?"
Baoyu couldn't help but be stunned by the question, and when he saw Sun Shaozong staring at him with an eagle-like gaze, he felt even more timid.
But thinking of Ruan Rong's face, she was so depressed because of this incident, and Lin Daiyu also shed many tears, so she gritted her teeth and mustered up the remaining courage and said: "Of course, Sister Rong wants to stay with you forever!"
"Haha...Brother Bao is indeed simple by nature."
Sun Shaozong laughed and shook his head: "Love is certainly a matter between two people, but when it comes to talking about marriage, how can we not consider other factors?"
"If I resign from my post, the rumors outside will be fine, but how will my brother view Rong'er? How will I cope with being caught in the middle? Should I sever my ties with my brother for my wife, or divorce Rong'er for my brother?"
After a pause, he continued, "Even if I am willing to break up with my brother for Rong'er, regardless of the grace of raising her for more than ten years, Rong'er will probably have to live in self-blame and anxiety in the future, and will have to face the criticism and difficulties of others - do you really think that staying together like this is the result she wants?"
Jia Baoyu was speechless after hearing these words. How could he, a prince who spent all his time surrounded by honey, have ever thought about so many and such far-reaching things?
"Ha ha……"
Jia Lian laughed, stepped forward and patted Baoyu on the shoulder, saying, "What's the matter, are you frustrated? Don't be fooled by Erlang's rough appearance, in fact, he is more shrewd than you in pulling out a hair from his body. With your little ability, you still want to laugh at him?"
Everyone burst into laughter again, and then tacitly let the matter go, only talking about some random gossip.
Not to mention that Jia Baoyu had a bad start and was feeling unhappy just lying in Grandmother Jia's arms.
Sun Shaozong was able to deal with everyone with his words, but he also felt a little sad in his heart - although there was some truth in what he said just now, but if he really asked himself, it was just the word "unwilling" that was at work.
In the final analysis, it was just because his relationship with Ruan Rong was not yet to the point where he could abandon everything.
--Dividing line--
But everyone was talking and laughing, and chatted for about a quarter of an hour. Seeing that Grandmother Jia looked a little tired, Jia Lian took Sun Shaozong and said goodbye and left, returning to the back garden of the east wing to drink and have fun.
Li Wan and Jia Baoyu also returned to the warm room at the back.
As soon as I entered the room, I saw Lin Daiyu crying with tears in her eyes. On the contrary, Ruan Rong held her in her arms and comforted her gently.
Seeing this, Jia Baoyu was a little puzzled and asked, "Pin'er, didn't Sister Rong come to you to confide in you today? Why are you crying non-stop?"
Daiyu immediately turned her head away when she heard this, and said to him with her back to him, "How dare you criticize me?! Who told you to force Brother Sun to make a statement in front of others? Now that these words have been spread out, Sister Rong's marriage will have no hope at all!"
Although Baoyu felt that he was somewhat wronged, he was usually soft-hearted, so he did not dare to argue and just kept apologizing and admitting his mistake.
Who would have thought that today Daiyu was like a sculpture of ice or iron. No matter how sweetly he spoke to her, she only responded with cold words, which made Baoyu even more flustered.
Li Wan watched from the side for a while and gradually figured out some clues. She knew that in addition to standing up for her sister, Lin Daiyu was mostly thinking about her own relationship with Jia Baoyu.
Although both of them were only twelve or thirteen years old.
But the girl matured precociously, and people always teased her and Jia Baoyu, so it was inevitable that Lin Daiyu had some longing for this.
But first I saw the example of Ruan Rong and Sun Shaozong, and today I heard someone repeat that: Falling in love is a matter between two people, but if it really comes to the stage of discussing marriage, how can you not take other factors into consideration?
With Lin Daiyu's intelligence, how could she not have some waves in her heart?
Thinking of this, Li Wan couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion. Others might not be able to see it clearly, but as someone who had experienced it, how could she not know that Lin Daiyu did not meet the Jia family's standards for choosing a daughter-in-law?
Not to mention that her parents are both dead now and she has no one to rely on, her slender and fragile figure alone has eliminated most of her possibilities!
Among the daughters-in-law of the Rongguo Mansion, which one doesn’t have a big butt and a physique that is good for childbearing?
Thinking of this, Li Wan subconsciously glanced at Ruan Rong. Although her buttocks were not as exaggerated as hers, they were also rare among girls. She thought to herself that the 'rough guy' really liked this kind of style. No wonder he looked at her with such a passionate gaze just now...
"Sister-in-law? Sister-in-law!"
Li Wan was still in a daze, with all sorts of unclean and unfaithful thoughts in her mind, but was suddenly exposed by Lin Daiyu. Her face immediately turned red with shame, and she thought to herself, could it be that she was possessed by a demon today, as to why she kept thinking about these annoying and dirty things?
Trying to hide her inner embarrassment, she smiled and said, "What's the matter? I was distracted by my thoughts just now, and I didn't hear clearly what you said."
Seeing her blushing face, Lin Daiyu felt a little puzzled, but it was not easy to ask her what she was thinking, so she continued the previous topic: "The men in this mansion are usually weaker than women. Even the ancestors complained about it just now! So I asked Baoyu to ask Brother Sun to learn some martial arts and riding and archery, so as not to embarrass the ancestors. Who knew that he just refused to do it - sister-in-law, please help me talk to him!"
Daiyu added, "If I can get Brother Sun's approval, I might as well let Lan'er learn from me. I don't ask for any achievements, as long as it can strengthen my body."
Li Wan couldn't help but smile when she heard this. This girl had been acting like an enemy to her just now, but now she was thinking about Baoyu again.
However, the latter sentence really fulfilled Li Wan's thoughts. She secretly thought that if Jia Lan could be even a little bit as strong as Sun Shaozong, he would not die as young as his dead father.
only……
"I heard that learning Kung Fu is very hard. How can Lan'er and Baoyu endure it?"
"That's why I asked Baoyu to ask Brother Sun for help !" Lin Daiyu said, "My sister-in-law saw him just now. He is a very sensible person. He has his own things to do and will never train them too hard."
Li Wan was quite interested after hearing this.
Unexpectedly, Jia Baoyu suddenly became annoyed, sat down on the stool angrily, and muttered: "I thought Sister Lin was different from others, but who knew she would say such nonsense to bring honor to the family!"
Lin Daiyu was never afraid of him. She sneered and said, "Who expects you to bring honor to the family? I just hope that when you meet a strong man outside, even if you can't fight a hundred people alone like Brother Sun, at least you can run faster and don't become a burden to the sisters!"
Jia Baoyu suddenly became dispirited again. Although he looked down on mundane matters such as "official career and economy", he loved to show off in front of his sisters. How could he be willing to be called a "burden"?
There is no choice but to grit your teeth and learn this martial art.
