Chapter 193 I Wish I Was Born a Man
Lin Daiyu, Xue Baochai, Jia Tanchun, Jia Xichun...
Except for Jia Yingchun, the person involved, Li Wan who "occasionally caught a cold", and Wang Xifeng who was busy with housework, all the beauties in Rongguo Mansion gathered in Jia Baoyu's courtyard.
Of course, even when nothing happened, they often gathered here.
Jia Baoyu paced back and forth in the living room with his hands behind his back. When he passed by Lin Daiyu, he suddenly stamped his feet and said, "How could uncle be so foolish that he would not choose such a talented person like Second Brother Sun, but would marry Second Sister to that Lieutenant General Sun ?!"
"Not to mention that he is much older than my second sister, and he is also a second wife. Just the fact that he is so promiscuous shows that he is not a good match!"
He took a few steps forward and said angrily, "I heard that he has more than a dozen concubines at home. He would beat or scold them if they were not satisfactory. He even sold a few of them to brothels!"
"I'm sorry to offend Second Brother Sun. A heartless, tyrannical and cruel man like him is not even worthy of carrying Second Sister's shoes!"
He said so many words in one breath, and his chest rose and fell like a bellows.
Xue Baochai was afraid that he would get angry and do something bad, so she quickly held a cup of tea and stuffed it into his hand, and then advised: "Calm down, this marriage was promised by your uncle, and even if you shout at your sisters, what's the point?"
Tanchun sneered and said, "I heard that uncle accepted a betrothal gift of 10,000 taels of silver, but he was still greedy, which is why he attracted people from Prince Zhongshun's palace."
"What?!"
Jia Baoyu has been gaining popularity lately, and few people dare to gossip in his ear, so the information he receives is more vague than that of others.
When he heard about this inside story, he immediately became furious. He threw the teacup onto the table and said angrily, "Isn't this selling our daughter? When did our Rongguo Mansion fall to this point?!"
"No, I have to go find my uncle to argue with him. Our family doesn't need the 10,000 taels of silver right now. At worst, we can just return it all!"
Having said that, he was about to rush out the door.
“Come back soon!”
"What are you in such a hurry for?"
"Don't mess around!"
The girls were horrified and rushed forward in a hurry, and finally managed to stop Jia Baoyu.
Lin Daiyu then scolded him, "Even if the mansion has enough money, my uncle may not be short of it. What good will it do you to come here to argue with him, other than to bring trouble to my second sister?"
Xue Baochai also said, "If it were just your two families, it would be natural to return the money, but now that Prince Zhongshun's Mansion has also been involved, wouldn't returning the money at this time be a slap in Prince Zhongshun's face?"
Seeing that Baoyu was still somewhat dissatisfied, Xue Baochai added: "That ridiculous prince is not easy to offend. If he is really angry, I am afraid that the imperial concubine in the palace will be implicated."
These words hit Jia Baoyu's soft spot. Although Jia Yingchun had some sisterly relationship with him, how could she compare to her biological sister Jia Yuanchun?
Besides, even if it means implicating her own sister, it would be fine if it could save Jia Yingchun from suffering.
But after what Jia Baoyu had experienced recently, how could he not know that this matter was almost a foregone conclusion and would not change at all because of his willfulness?
Thinking of this, Jia Baoyu sat down dejectedly on the soft couch.
The sisters just breathed a sigh of relief when they saw this, but he immediately jumped up again and said confidently: "Why don't I go and ask Brother Sun to marry my second sister to him? With Brother Sun's status as a person, it won't be considered an insult to my second sister!"
Hearing his bizarre remarks again, the girls didn't know how to respond.
Lin Daiyu was a little annoyed and accused him, "Let's not talk about whether your idea will work or not. My sister is seven months pregnant and is about to give birth. You are forcing a marriage on Sun Erge at this time. Isn't that just making things difficult for her?"
Seeing Lin Daiyu taking the lead, Xue Baochai followed suit and said, "President Sun was brought up by my brother, and now you want to instigate him to compete with my brother for his wife - no matter how hard you try, I'm afraid there's no reason for this!"
The two of them came one after the other and made Jia Baoyu feel depressed. He lowered his head and seemed to be thinking about something. Suddenly he stood up and walked out.
Xue Baochai asked hurriedly, "Brother Bao, what are you going to do?"
"Go to the study and review your lessons!"
Jia Baoyu left without even turning his head, saying this.
Reviewing your lessons?!
The girls behind looked at each other in amazement, thinking that there was something wrong with their ears.
"Amitabha."
After a while, Xue Baochai clasped her hands together and said, "Brother Bao finally knows how to make progress. If he can achieve success in his studies, when the sisters in the mansion get married, he will have a brother from his mother's family to rely on."
Lin Daiyu was actually quite happy to see 'Brother Bao' taking the initiative to improve herself, but when she saw Xue Baochai's behavior, she became a little unhappy.
Not to mention how they are sisters.
When this news reached Wang Xifeng's ears, her first thought was: with this relationship, doing business in partnership with the Sun family really becomes the best choice!
In fact, ever since Ping'er and Sun Shaozong's words were relayed to her, Wang Xifeng felt as if the clouds had suddenly cleared and the sun had come out. Usury and loan sharking, working hard and worrying all day, how could it be as easy as just signing up for a title and then waiting to share the spoils? !
But she was a little worried about the Sun family, and she also felt that there was no need to let the Sun family get away with it.
So in the past few days, I have considered my parents' family, my husband's family, and even Aunt Xue's family several times, trying to find a more suitable partner.
However, Wang Ziteng strictly forbids his family from doing business in his mother's family, and his eldest brother Wang Ren is a stubborn and inflexible person, so he can't be relied on at all.
As for my husband's family ...
It would have been fine if it had happened before, but if she said it now, she would have to use the money she earned to make up for the deficit in the public account first.
By the way, although the investigation of corruption cases revealed nearly 300,000 taels of floating assets, the deficit of Rongguo Mansion was a huge one million taels!
Even if we exclude the 600,000 taels owed to Daiyu, he still owed the Xue family more than 100,000 taels.
The last Xue family?
Just looking at the fact that his business is declining day by day and getting worse year by year, you know that this lucrative business cannot be handed over to him.
So after much thought, the Sun family is still the more suitable one.
Especially after the two families became relatives...
"Second grandma."
Just as he was thinking about ways to make money, Ping'er came in and reported, "The Second Master just sent a message saying that he will be back to spend the night."
"He really knew to come back!"
Wang Xifeng gritted her teeth and subconsciously stroked her belly, thinking that this enemy came back at a really bad time, choosing to come back during her menstrual period. It seemed that they would have to sleep in separate beds at night.
But if this happens, once Jia Lian has rested enough at home, won't he go out and flirt with other women again?
Thinking of this, she suddenly looked Ping'er up and down, and said with a little reluctance: "It's a good deal for you. I'm not feeling well today, so you stay with the Second Master tonight - just consider it a reward for the risk you took that day."
But when Ping'er heard this, she said hurriedly, "I think it's better to forget it. I'm also feeling very uncomfortable today. I think it's because I got sick when I visited the eldest lady. I dare not pass it on to the second master!"
"Has he recovered from his illness?"
Wang Xifeng asked suspiciously, "Why didn't I see that?"
Ping Er became more and more panicked by her stare. She gritted her teeth and suddenly knelt in front of Wang Xifeng, lowering her head and saying, "I can see how Second Master has been treating Madam recently. I feel the same way. I really... feel a little disappointed and... a little fed up with that kind of thing."
Hearing her earnest words, Wang Xifeng felt sad and sighed, "You should get up first. I hope that God will bless us sisters and let us be reborn as men in our next life!"
