Chapter 194 Self-pity
“Mother, mother!”
Xue Pan rushed into the backyard like a gust of wind, scaring Aunt Xue so much that she almost put rouge and powder into her ears.
She turned around and glared at him in reproach, and was about to teach her son a lesson, telling him not to shout like that all day long.
Xue Pan spread his hands and said shamelessly, "I heard that mother has recently made a few pieces of head ornaments? Please give me a good one so that I can use it as a gift!"
Aunt Xue's face turned cold, she reached out to slap the outstretched paw, and said angrily: "It's already this time, and you still want to take my dressing box and go out to attract bees and butterflies?"
"Mother, you are wrongly accusing me!"
Xue Pan immediately cried out in disgrace: "The second sister in Rongguo Mansion is getting married, and I am rushing to give her a gift!"
"Yingchun is getting married?"
Aunt Xue had always known that he and his uncle Jia Zheng had different personalities, but they were on good terms with Jia She. Therefore, it was reasonable for him to send a gift to Jia Yingchun when she got married.
So she stood up from the dressing table, took the key and opened the box containing the head ornaments and jewelry. She searched inside and asked curiously, "Whose son is this? Why was the marriage arranged so hastily without any prior notice?"
"The man is also an old acquaintance."
Xue Pan came running all the way here when he got the news. He was quite tired now. When he saw his mother getting up to look for jewelry, he sat down in front of the dressing table without any hesitation and said casually, "He is Sun Erge's biological elder brother."
"Sun Jiadalang?"
Aunt Xue paused, her eyebrows slightly knitted together, and she asked uncertainly, "He seems to have been married before? He seems to be quite old..."
Xue Pan said, "Yes, that elder brother Sun is thirty-six this year, one year older than you, mother. Isn't it because his wife has been dead for several years that he is thinking about remarrying?"
Remarry?
A young lady from the Rongguo Mansion actually married a lieutenant general as his second wife? !
Aunt Xue felt it was more and more absurd and asked a few more questions. However, Xue Pan only heard a general idea. How could he help her solve her confusion?
Xue Pan became impatient after asking too many questions, and said angrily: "My sister lives in Rongguo Mansion. Mother can ask her about it when she goes to see her tomorrow. Now hurry up and prepare the jewelry so that I can go and congratulate Uncle She!"
Aunt Xue had no choice but to shut up and concentrate on choosing jewelry suitable for Jia Yingchun.
Xue Pan was bored to the side. He saw a lot of rouge and powder on the table, and many utensils he couldn't even name. He couldn't help wondering, "Why does mother like to dress up so much recently? She always puts on rouge and powder, and the new clothes are also brighter."
Aunt Xue's cheeks flushed when she heard this. She didn't dare to turn her face towards her son, so she turned her back and said shyly, "You're getting married soon, so shouldn't I be happy as a mother? What's the matter? Do you think I'm too old and ugly to dress up anymore?"
“You deserve it, you deserve it!”
Xue Pan heard some annoyance in his mother's words, and was afraid that she would be angry and even refuse to give him the jewelry, so he shamelessly praised: "Mother, how can you be old? You look like my sister!"
This was not something she said against her will. Although Aunt Xue was less youthful than that beautiful young woman, she took great care of herself. Her skin was only slightly less delicate than Baochai's, but more plump than Baochai's. Moreover, her figure was well-proportioned and full. If she took off her clothes and put her under the lamp, she would be a real beauty like a white jade.
"Bah! Slippery tongue!"
Aunt Xue spat, stuffed a few pieces of jewelry neatly into the sandalwood box, and threw it to her son, saying, "Take it, and remember to ask the maids to wrap it up properly so that no one can see that I used it."
Then, he couldn't help but complain out of habit: "You only know how to take things away all day long. Sooner or later, you will give away all the wealth your father left behind!"
However, after Xue Pan got the things, he left with a smile on his face, and didn't care what she said.
Looking at her son's back, she sighed helplessly and slowly sat back in front of the dressing table. Aunt Xue felt sorry for herself for a while, but when she thought of her son's compliment just now, she couldn't help but reveal a hint of joy on her face.
If I run into that color blank again, I won't be ignored again, right?
Thinking about the blank, naked gaze of that person when she ran into him again, her heart was filled with pride - but she completely forgot that when she was stared at for the first time, she had made up her mind not to meet him again.
Of course, this does not mean that she has any idea in her mind that women dress up to please themselves.
At least until now, Aunt Xue was just indignant that her beauty was ignored by a lustful man.
Not to mention how Aunt Xue felt sorry for herself at home.
But Xue Pan, carrying the set of head ornaments, excitedly went to Rongguo Mansion and asked around, only to find out that Jia She had actually gone to the Sun family in person to deliver the " snacks".
He didn't want to ask anyone else to deliver this huge gift, so he went to Jia Baoyu's courtyard on his own, intending to kill some time while waiting for Jia She to return home.
Who would have thought that when he arrived at Jia Baoyu's courtyard, the first person he ran into was not Baoyu, but Feng Ziying.
"Huh?"
Xue Pan wondered, "Old Feng, why are you here? Are you here to congratulate me as well?"
"Congratulations?"
Feng Ziying was also puzzled by his question, and didn't know where his joy came from, so he spread his hands and said, "I'm looking for Brother Bao because I want to invite him to Brother Sun's mansion tomorrow to listen to Qi Guan from Prince Zhongshun's mansion talk about opera - why, Brother Liu hasn't..."
Halfway through his words, he suddenly got stuck.
This was because it was Liu Xianglian who took the initiative to invite Xue Pan in person.
Feng Ziying didn't take it too seriously at the time, but now seeing Xue Pan's confused look, he suddenly remembered that Liu Xianglian usually hated this big-headed Xue the most, so why would he take the initiative to invite him?
Obviously Liu Xianglian's plan was to keep Xue Pan in the dark and make him miss the party on the sixth day.
"What happened, Brother Liu?"
Seeing that he hadn't said anything further, Xue Pan was puzzled and complained, "Why didn't you tell me about this good news?"
Feng Ziying was about to explain when Jia Baoyu came out holding a painting. Seeing that it was Xue Pan, he hurriedly greeted him, "Cousin, why are you here? Xiren, why don't you serve tea quickly?"
After the incident, he was still reluctant to drive away Xiren and Qingwen, and only dealt with a few old women and maids who were not very close to him.
Xue Pan casually placed the gift box on the table and said with a smile , "I heard that my second sister is getting engaged, so I asked my mother to choose a set of head ornaments and jewelry for my second sister to add to her dowry."
As soon as he finished speaking, Jia Baoyu's face changed color. He stared at the wooden box for a few seconds, then suddenly shook his sleeves and said, "My two brothers, please sit down for a while. I'm going to go to the bathroom."
Having said this, he left with a gloomy face.
Xue Pan was confused by the hasty coming and going. He scratched his head and asked, "Old Feng, what happened to Brother Bao?"
"What else can I do?"
Feng Ziying flicked his finger at the wooden box and said, "Of course he doesn't like his sister marrying Brigadier General Sun. You also know that Brigadier General Sun has never had a good reputation when it comes to women."
"It's no big deal."
When Xue Pan heard about this, he immediately became nonchalant: "In my opinion, Brother Sun is good in everything except that he is too soft-hearted towards women. Men at home should learn from Brother Shao Zu to be worthy of the word 'man'!"
"Really?"
Feng Ziying rolled his eyes and said, "If your sister gets married, do you want her to marry someone who is 'manly' or someone like Sun Erge?"
"this ……"
Xue Pan was suddenly speechless.
