[Red Chamber] When I became Grandma Liu

On the third day in Yangzhou, Liu Cui went to visit Lin Ruhai, Daiyu's biological father.

In Lin's mansion, Lin Ruhai frowned: Was it because of himself that he was so attentive to Yu'er in the capital?

On this side, Gou'er also didn't understand: We are visiting Mr. Lin so that he can take care of our rouge business in the future? "

Liu Cui smiled and shook her head: "Of course not, the county magistrate is not as good as the current one. Although Mr. Lin has a high official position, it has nothing to do with our rouge business. The Zou family is naturally worried about the rouge business, and we don't need to rely on Mr. Lin's strength. "

The dog was still puzzled, but Liu Cui didn't explain anymore.

"The days of Lin Ruhai may not be too long... Yu'er is 11 years old this year, and according to the plot of the Red Mansion, Lin Ruhai is about to die." Liu Cui recalled the plot carefully in her heart.

The mother and son were talking, when the servant from Lin's mansion came over and invited the two of them in.

So Liu Cui took the dog in through the gate, and after a while, he walked into the hall and saw Daiyu's father, Lin Ruhai, the inspector of salt in Yangzhou.

Back then, Lin Ruhai was appointed by the emperor to be Tanhualang, and at that time, Tanhualang was not easy to be, one had to be extremely talented and have an extraordinary temperament.

Therefore, although Lin Ruhai is middle-aged, suffering from long-term illness, and looking haggard, he can vaguely see the demeanor of Tanhualang back then.

When Liu Cui saw Lin Ruhai, she said with emotion: "It's true, the father and daughter look very similar."

As soon as Lin Ruhai saw Liu Cui and the two coming, he immediately got up from his seat and came to meet Liu Cui. After seeing each other, they took their seats first and second.

Lin Ruhai said politely: "I didn't know that the old lady came here today, and it was a mistake like the sea to welcome you from afar."

Liu Cuixu waved his hand and said with a smile: "Your Majesty Lin, you are welcome, I am also taking the liberty to come here. This is the letter and some small things that Lingqianjin entrusted me to bring to you." After finishing speaking, he signaled the dog to put the box in his hand Pass it to Lin Ruhai.

Lin Ruhai and his daughter lived in two places and hadn't seen each other for a long time. They only communicated with each other through family letters, but official ships' letters were easily lost and delivered late. Therefore, every time Lin Ruhai read Daiyu's letter, he felt it was extremely precious.

However, due to the freezing of the canals and impassable waterways in the cold winter, Lin Ruhai has not received a letter from her daughter for a long time. The father is worried about her son who has traveled thousands of miles.

Therefore, in front of Liu Cui, Lin Ruhai didn't care about his reserve, and hurriedly opened the letter and began to read it.Then she picked up the purse Daiyu embroidered by herself in the box, and rubbed it carefully. She didn't say a word for a long time, but her eyes were slightly red.

Liu Cui and the two stood aside, sipping tea slowly without making a sound, waiting for Lin Ruhai to slowly digest the longing for her daughter.

After a long time, Lin Ruhai came back to his senses, and bowed solemnly to Liu Cui: "Thank you, Madam, for taking care of my Yu'er!"

Liu Cui quickly helped Lin Ruhai up, and took the opportunity to make connections and said: "I was also favored by Mrs. Lin back then. If Mrs. Lin hadn't seen me and helped me, I wouldn't be where I am today. Now I just came to repay the favor. That's all, master Lin worships me like this, he really can't do it!"

Lin Ruhai was lifted up, wanted to say something, but coughed twice due to emotional agitation, and then continued: "The old lady still remembers Zhuo Jing, Zhuo Jing has been doing good deeds for many years, and unexpectedly formed such a good relationship."

Liu Cui also wiped the corners of her eyes and pretended to wipe her tears, and said in agreement: "Mrs. Lin is such a good person, why did she go away? Only Yu'er is left alone, thousands of miles away from home, how lonely."

Lin Ruhai sighed: "I don't want to part with Yu'er either, but I'm so sick, Zhuo Jing passed away again, I'm afraid I can't take good care of her. Her grandmother can come to pick up Yu'er for a long-term stay, just to solve my urgent need."

Liu Cui asked again: "Since that's the case, can't Mr. Lin think of a way to transfer to the capital?"

Lin Ruhai is worthy of being the doctor of Lanruo Temple, the person who patrols the salt censor, and has full marks for political sensitivity.

Hearing Liu Cui's words, she immediately stopped talking and became vigilant: This old lady returned to Beijing as soon as she opened her mouth, unlike an ordinary businessman, could she be sent by her political opponents to spy on her, or is there another conspiracy?

Lin Ruhai thought of this, so he changed the subject and probed back: "I'm waiting here to serve the emperor's favor, so there's no reason to go back as soon as I say I'm going back. Besides, how can things in the officialdom be so easy?"

Liu Cui didn't doubt that he was there, and wanted to try her best to persuade Lin Ruhai: "But Yu'er misses you very much, her father is not by her side, even if grandma cares about her, she can't compare to her father's treatment of Yu'er!"

"Ah~ But I'm often lingering on the sick bed. If Yu'er stays by my side, I won't be able to teach her, and it won't be good for Yu'er." Lin Ruhai replied, coughing twice.

Seeing Lin Ruhai's insistence on this, Liu Cui understood that his wish to persuade Lin Ruhai to take Daiyu over with just a few words at this moment was in vain.Besides, looking at Lin Ruhai's complexion, it is indeed not good. If Daiyu is taken over by force, in case Lin Ruhai dies and Daiyu is left unattended, wouldn't it be better to leave the wolf's den first and then enter the tiger's den?

Liu Cui was also in trouble for a while, and she didn't know how to solve it.

At this moment, Lin Ruhai invited Liu Cui to stay: "The old lady takes good care of Yu'er in the capital. I, as a father, can't repay her, and it happens that the lady is doing business here. Ruhai tried her best to entertain her as a landlord. The old lady stayed for a few days, and I can count as thanking the old lady for taking care of Yu'er before."

Liu Cui was shocked when she heard the words: Why did Lin Ruhai invite a person whom he only met once to live in his home?

But then he realized that this might be an opportunity for him. In the future, he could have more opportunities to get close to Lin Ruhai, and then see if he could think of a way to get the best of both worlds to break this dilemma!

Liu Cui then pushed the boat smoothly: "When I first came to Yangzhou, I really didn't prepare for many things. Now that Master Lin invites you, the kindness is hard to turn down, so I'd rather be respectful than obedient."

"Where is it?" Lin Ruhai said modestly, "It's just to show the friendship of the landlord."

The two sat for another meeting, Liu Cui and Liu Cui had just left, and Lin Ruhai sent two servants to help them pack their things and move into Lin's residence.

Along the way, the dog resisted the urge to speak, and only quietly asked Liu Cui when there was no one else, "Isn't it good to live in the Zou Mansion? Why do you want to live in the Lin Mansion?"

Of course Liu Cui didn't expect Lin Ruhai to make such a move, and she actually followed it up. Liu Cui herself didn't expect the accident, but she couldn't tell the dog like this, so she changed it when the words came to her lips. There is a saying: "Master Lin wanted to invite me, how could I have the nerve to refuse, besides, living in Lin's mansion will only benefit us and not harm us."

Gou'er still wanted to get to the bottom of it, but Liu Cui had already left so fast that he didn't give Gou'er a chance to ask questions! Gou'er could only let go of his doubts and help Liu Cui finish the matter in front of him first.

If you live in Linfu, you will live in Linfu. Anyway, it’s not a dragon’s pond or a tiger’s den, so what are you afraid of! Gou’er comforted himself like this.

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Of course, Liu Cui will not forget that she came to Yangzhou for business.Although Daiyu's matter has not been settled yet, I can't forget my rouge shop.

But I have to say that Liu Cui is now so relaxed and leisurely thanks to Zou's father.

Zou's father has lived in Yangzhou for a long time and is a wealthy businessman in the south of the Yangtze River. He is familiar with many things, and his work efficiency is still very high.Just wait for Liu Cui and others to arrive, and then they can directly decorate and sell after making a decision.

For the arrangement of an experienced businessman like Father Zou, Liu Cui was 1 rest assured.Moreover, Liu Cui saw that Zou's father was almost ready, so he didn't get involved in the matter of rouge anymore. It was mostly decided by the Zou family, only the secret recipe was not revealed, and all other problems were trivial and not worth mentioning.

On Zou Ying's side, he also took advantage of his free time to visit the home of his fellow acquaintance's uncle with bags of specialties and gifts brought from the capital.

Zou Ying came at an unfortunate time, her uncle was still sitting in the yamen, and her aunt was out to worship Buddha. Just as Zou Ying was considering whether to go home first, a gust of wind blew, and a lively girl ran to Zou Ying, smiling: "Cousin , have you been away for a few months, have you forgotten me?"This is Zou Ying's cousin - Ding Rou.

Zou Ying quickly replied: "How dare you, I brought you and uncle and aunt a lot of presents, and they are in the side hall. Go over there and open them to see if you like them."

"Hmph! That's more or less the same." After speaking, he ran away.

"I didn't expect my cousin to be so talkative today!" Zou Ying secretly rejoiced.If not necessary, Zou Ying doesn't want to spend time with her superficially.

Although Ding Rou is named Rou, she is not weak at all, on the contrary she is very lively, different from other boudoir girls.As his cousin, the two cannot avoid seeing each other often, and Zou Ying also takes good care of her cousin.

It's just that Ding Rou likes to run behind Zou Ying's ass since she was a child, and as the two of them get older, Ding Rou likes to cling to Zou Ying more and more.

The parents of the two families have hints of getting closer, but as the eldest son of the Zou family, Zou Ying is destined to inherit the huge family property of the Zou family and take on the important task of continuing the family.

Even though her father is a Tongzhi of Yangzhou, which will bring her great help, Zou Ying doesn't like this kind of overly lively female Jiao'e; instead, she likes the kind of capable and agile person who can connect with her heart.

Twisted melons are not sweet, so Zou Ying was overwhelmed by the disturbance, and went to the capital to avoid the limelight under the pretext of going out to do business.Of course, it was a complete accident that Zou Jie could follow.

But if you can't escape for a while, you can't escape for a lifetime, Zou Ying still has to face the challenge of her cousin in person.

However, Zou Ying came here for a serious business. Before leaving, Uncle Zou Ying personally called Zou Ying to the mansion for a secret talk.

At this time, when Zou Ying came back, although the matter was not settled, she had to come to report to her uncle.

"It is said that being an official is good, but who says it is difficult!" Zou Ying was deeply moved.

The author has something to say:

On the one hand, Lin Ruhai was grateful to Liu Cui for taking care of her daughter in the capital, and invited Liu Cui to live in Lin's residence, so that she could implicitly show the relationship between Liu Cui and herself to the outside world, and facilitate Liu Cui's activities in Yangzhou shopping malls.

On the other hand, my daughter is currently greatly influenced by Liu Cui, and keeping Liu Cui by my side is also convenient for me to examine Liu Cui's character, so that I can eliminate unstable factors for my daughter in time.

The last point was due to Lin Ruhai's own political intuition.