[Red Mansions] Why does Xiaoye want to whitewash

"Every time I come to this time, I feel that my efforts are useless..." Jia Zhu's face was full of depression, but this depression only lasted for a while, "But even so, I still have to work harder. To be her back, I have to be able to support the pride of my family."

Jia Lian suddenly felt a little hot in his eyes. Looking at Jia Zhu in front of him, he thought of himself. He used to force himself like this. Every time the billboard outside the subway flashed by like flying, he sat there in a suit and leather shoes. Holding the bread, I could only swallow it with tears when I choked...

Nothing is easy, Jia Lian sniffed, and while Jia Zhu was not paying attention and blinked her eyes to hide her emotions, she pretended to be relaxed and said: "My brother really didn't expect Big Brother Zhu to think of such an idea, I thought You really only read the books of sages!"

Jia Zhu's emotions were interrupted, and it was impossible for her to let herself be mourned. She gave Jia Lian a blank look and said: "To put it bluntly, if you enter the palace by draft, there is probably nothing you can do, but normal marriages are different. The name of the government can still deter some people..."

Jia Lian habitually took out a piece of paper from the side to make a plan, and said while writing and drawing: "Actually, it's not that we can't find suitable ones for normal marriage proposals. The biggest reason is that these marriages are difficult to meet the second uncle's expectations. , he will never agree."

"Yes."

"Brother Zhu said that this method is not impossible..." Jia Lian frowned, and said: "The most important thing is to ensure that Yuanchun's reputation will not be damaged, and then we can achieve our goal."

"It's natural."

Jia Lian felt Jia Zhu's trusting eyes. If he used to accept it semi-passively in the past, he really decided to take this subject, whether he wants to or not, at least take the initiative to undertake some things within his capacity for the sake of the lovely people.

Calmly drew a few branches on the paper with a brush, and continued: "If it will have too much impact on the reputation and force the second uncle to agree, it is most appropriate to save the beauty according to the hero we are heading towards, and then how can we follow it? Every step of our plan..." The tip of the pen paused, and a drop of ink dripped, "It's difficult."

Jia Zhu was silent, and added: "It is also difficult to find a suitable candidate who is willing to cooperate with us."

Jia Lian nodded, put down the pen and tore the paper into strips and put them in the teacup. After the water soaked the paper, he said firmly, "It's hard to do."

"Lian'er," Jia Zhu also stared at the cup, obviously not thinking of a better way, but in his heart he felt that the two of them would definitely be able to do this, "Thank you..."

"I want to thank you too," Jia Lian said in a rare emotional way, "Because Big Brother Zhu, I think it's great to be born in Jia's family!"

Jia Zhu was very moved, his eyes dimmed unconsciously, but Jia Lian waved his hand, piercing his emotion coldly, "It's enough to show brotherly love, the next general election will be three years away, I will do it , but you are not so relaxed, are you sure about next year's spring?"

Jia Zhu took a deep breath, slightly frustrated, and said, "Because of Baoyu, I have consulted Dean Chen a few times recently, and he meant that I might fail this subject..."

"Oh."

"The important thing is that even Mr. Meng and Uncle Jing think that I am more confident in the next subject."

Jia Lian nodded expressionlessly, and didn't look disappointed, and persuaded without sincerity: "There are so many white-haired candidates who take the imperial examination. It's okay if you fail for the first time at your age, but they didn't say you won. no more?"

"Surely you won't say it to my face?"

"That's true."

Jia Zhu looked at Jia Lian speechlessly, "Can't you let me maintain brotherhood with you for a little longer?"

Jia Lian smirked, then waved his hands indifferently and said: "Then you should go to study first, even if you fail this subject, you still have to have an attitude, what if you get out of shit luck?"

But when it comes to shit luck, Jia Lian suddenly remembered, and said with a little worry: "You won't be admitted to the rank of Jinshi by chance, right?"

"Should...not." Jia Zhu is not very confident, after all, those who take the imperial examination would rather be a courtier than a wife, but even if they really are like a wife, there is no other way, "You still have to pass the exam, decide as things go."

"we can only do this."

When Jia Zhu left, Jia Lian sat at a distance and poked the ball of paper soaked in the quilt a few times with a pen, wondering if there was a suitable candidate, but couldn't think of it for a while, so he wrote a letter to Liu Ding and the others, asking them to come soon He is called at any party.

Jia Lian was always busy for a while and idle for a while. At this time, Liu Dingyi felt a little strange when he heard that he suddenly wanted to attend the party so actively.He is a man of action, so he invited Jia Lian out for a gathering the next day.

Knowing that the roast duck at the restaurant Liu Ding invited him to was delicious, Jia Lian promised Wang Xifeng to bring her one when she came back.

When they arrived at the restaurant, Jia Lian was directly invited by Xiaoer to a private room on the second floor.

As soon as Liu Ding saw Jia Lian coming, he ordered Xiaoer to serve the food directly, and then said to him: "It's still the few dishes we ordered last time, and there is nothing special about their family."

"Okay." Jia Lian sat down and poured himself a glass of water, took a sip to quench his thirst, and then asked, "Is there any suitable party to take me to see recently?"

"There are parties, you can always arrange them as long as you attend, but why did you suddenly think of attending?"

Jia Lian shrugged and said, "All the queues are full, and there are a lot of things at home that can't be pushed away."

"That's the reason?"

Jia Lian thought for a while, among these people, he had the best relationship with Liu Ding, and he trusted him very much in his heart, so he whispered again: "Actually, the younger sister at home has reached the age of getting married, and Big Brother Zhu doesn't want her to get married. Arranged at will by the family, please ask me to take a look first."

Liu Ding thought about it for a while. Although he had never seen it before, he had indeed heard that the eldest girl of the Jia family was both talented and beautiful. It is normal for a brother to feel worried, so he nodded and said: "It is a serious matter to find a brother-in-law. You definitely don’t want to go to those parties that are mostly swingers, I’ll screen them for you and I’ll post for you when the time comes, don’t you worry?”

"As soon as possible is of course the best."

"Okay, I take it to heart."

"Then I will toast Brother Liu with tea instead of wine."

"You will always replace wine with tea." But with that being said, Liu Ding still raised his glass to touch him.

As soon as the dishes came up, the two of them didn't care about the rules of eating without saying anything. While eating and chatting, Liu Ding suddenly asked: "Aren't you on good terms with Meng Chengyun? You have already been stared at by many people before you really won the first prize, so you haven't thought about him? Don't you think your family background is not as noble as your Rongguo Mansion?"

"Don't embarrass me." Of course he thought about it, but he himself denied it, but it was not for any reason of disgust, but he didn't need to tell Liu Ding about it, he just explained: "I still prefer For a noble family, whether Cheng Yun is good or not is good, but the rules of the scholar family are too different from ours, especially such a family..."

He and Jia Zhu's less bright means, and someone as bright as Meng Chengyun, forget it...

Liu Ding felt that Jia Lian's concerns were justified, so he didn't mention Meng Chengyun again.

When the two of them finished eating and were ready to go home, Jia Lian ordered another roast duck to take back to Wang Xifeng. When Liu Ding heard this, he couldn't help but shook his head and sighed, "Every time I see you caring about your siblings so much, It's a pity..."

"Don't mention that I want me to be your brother-in-law." Jia Lian was a little disgusted. Liu Ding had said such things to more than one person in front of him, let alone not in front of him. I don't know how many people have been coaxed!

The two people who fell in love and killed each other separated without any regrets. When they returned to the mansion and heard that Wang Xifeng hadn't eaten yet, they couldn't help frowning and looked at her, "Why don't you eat?"

"As soon as you mentioned roast duck, my mind was full of this. Don't you lose your appetite to eat other things?" Wang Xifeng directly reached out to take the roast duck in Jia Lian's hand, and then explained: "Don't worry, I have something to eat casually, and I won't be hungry. For our children."

Even if Jia Lian was helpless, he had nothing to do with her, so he could only wait on her for dinner. By the way, he told Wang Xifeng that he often went out during the day recently, but he didn't say the reason.

Wang Xifeng took the roast duck rolled by Jia Lian himself with pancakes, and said nonchalantly: "Just remember to bring me something to eat, as the mansion is tired of eating."

Jia Lian glanced at her unchanging figure, "Why don't you worry about getting fat this time?"

"It's useless to worry, it's too easy to get hungry." Wang Xifeng asked expectantly while eating: "This is different when I was pregnant with my eldest sister. Do you think it will be a boy?"

Jia Lian wanted to ask why this person was obviously unhappy every time he told the truth, but he still insisted on asking him, shook his head, and sighed: "Just be happy yourself."

After all, the more people look forward to something, the less likely it is to get what they want. Things that can be achieved by hard work are okay. Other things that depend on fate are true. The greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment. It's a boy, and it doesn't matter what others say.

In the following period, Jia Lian went out to attend many banquets, but everyone felt dissatisfied. Either the appearance was unsatisfactory, or the family's character was not good. He and Jia Zhu did not insist on the other party's outstanding family background, but it was difficult to meet. to fit.

If it weren't for being too anxious for the time being, Jia Lian felt that he would have to get angry because of this matter. After all, no one was good enough for Yuan Chun. What would he do when it was his own daughter's turn?

Jia Lian, who already had the mentality of an old father, couldn't help feeling sad when he saw his eldest sister, and suddenly felt that although the delicate and soft daughter is good, Feng'er's child is still a boy...