Chapter 17 Little ambition, old and strong
[I have something to do in the evening, so I will post the second chapter in advance - please ask for all kinds of things...]
Although Ni Er said that he would help with the checkout, when he came to leave, he still forced 2 taels of silver to shopkeeper Qi.
Out of Changning.
First, he sent Jiao Da, who was singing loudly, back to Ningguo Mansion, and then Laishun returned home feeling drunk.
As soon as you enter the courtyard gate, you will see the hall is brightly lit.
Laishun guessed that I and Mrs. Xu were both at home - they and their husbands had to stay at the house from time to time, so they were not at home every day.
I took a closer look and found it to be true.
There was a banquet table in the living room, and Lai Wangda Ma Jin Dao sat at the head seat. The red-headed and swollen-faced man had obviously drank a lot.
When Laishun came in, Mrs. Xu was fighting with him for the jug.
"Shun'er!"
Seeing that her son was back, Mrs. Xu hurriedly said: "You're here just in time. Help me help your father to the inner room. You are so unruly that you have to fill your stomach with cat urine!"
"No, what's the point of not being old and festivalless?"
Lai Wang opened his tongue and raised his wine glass with a red face: "Gao, I'm happy. If you're happy, you have to drink!"
Mrs. Xu hurriedly grabbed the empty cup and turned around to ask her son for help, but suddenly found that Laishun also smelled of alcohol.
She immediately abandoned her husband and stepped forward, pointing at her son and scolding: "Why are you drinking again? Have you forgotten the lesson last time?!"
"mother."
Laishun said with a smile: "Don't worry, I only drank less than two taels of that jug of wine, so nothing will happen to me."
"wrong!"
The cheap man suddenly raised his arm again, and then slammed it on the table: "Yes, if something happens, you tell me, tell your mother!"
Mrs. Xu was startled at first, and then she hurriedly pulled Lai Shun back and asked with concern: "My son, what trouble have you gotten into again?!"
"Mom, there's really nothing wrong with me."
"have!"
Lai Wang shouted again, stood up unsteadily, pointed at his son and said: "You have something to do, you must... vomit~!"
"Dad, wait until I bring the spittoon!"
"Take, take whatever you want!"
Lai Wang retched twice, pushed back the contents of his stomach, pointed at his son again and said: "There must be something wrong, otherwise...otherwise how would I know that you, my boy, your boy has finally grown up!"
After saying that, he seemed to have exhausted all his strength, fell back on the chair, and then slid down the chair.
Laishun and Mrs. Xu saw this and hurriedly stepped forward to support him.
Ms. Xu lightly tapped her husband on the shoulder, and then asked: "Shun'er, what on earth is going on?"
Laishun also guessed at this time that it was probably Zhang Bing and Zhao Yi who had told the easy man about the conflict between him and Pan Youan.
Without hiding anything from Mrs. Xu, she briefly explained the cause and effect.
After hearing this, Mrs. Xu couldn't help complaining: "It's a shame that he is a weakling. If you want to meet such a generous person, you..."
"A woman's view!"
Before Mrs. Xu could finish what she said, Lai Wang slapped the table again and glared: "If he had given up at that time, then...he wouldn't be 'Lai Shun'!"
Mrs. Xu also glared at him: "If he is not Laishun, who else could he be?"
"Yes, he is my son, he is my son, and he is just my son!"
"Isn't this different?!"
Hearing his incoherent behavior, Mrs. Xu was completely speechless. She greeted him angrily: "Stop being stunned and help your father to the inner room quickly - look at this guy who talks nonsense."
But Laishun heard what I meant by being cheap.
If I had chosen to give in at the time, I would probably have managed to regain my position later on.
But if you point your finger at me in everything, then he will always give people the impression that he is Lai Wang's son.
"father."
Laishun helped the cheap man up and said with a smile: "You should relax. In a few years, when people see you again, they should call you 'Laishun's father'."
When Lai Wang heard this, he raised his head and laughed: "Haha... ugh!"
"Quick, get that spittoon!"
After all the chaos, Lai Wang finally lay down on the bed.
Mrs. Xu got him a hot towel and put it on his forehead, and carefully wiped the foam from the corners of his mouth. She was about to put the handkerchief in a basin to rinse it, but her husband suddenly grabbed her wrist.
"Shun'er."
Just listen to the cheap man murmuring: "The good thing about this is that you left him some kindness. Remember, remember, don't do everything!"
"I understand, don't worry."
Laishun answered solemnly, but there was no response from me. After a while, a steady sound of snoring sounded from the bed.
Laishun and Mrs. Xu looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.
Then Mrs. Xu led her son back to the living room and asked again: "Have you really drunk less than two taels?"
"Can I still lie to you?"
He laughed and laughed, glanced at the leftovers on the table, and said exaggeratedly: "If I had known that our family would set up a banquet, I wouldn't have spent that wasted money."
Mrs. Xu silently took out a small wine cup from the cupboard, filled it with wine along with the one Lai Wang had just used, and then handed the new wine cup to her son.
"Come, have another drink with me."
"What are you..."
"Since my son is successful, why should he be the only one drinking?"
Mrs. Xu said, raised her glass, clinked it with her son, raised her head and drank it.
"Mom, please take it easy!"
Laishun wanted to dissuade him, but it was too late, so he raised his glass and drank it all in one gulp.
"Hiss, I really don't know what this thing is... Hiss, what's so good about this thing!" Mrs. Xu put down her wine glass and sucked in the cool air, then stuck out her tongue and fanned herself with her hand.
"I also think the sweet rice wine tastes better."
As Laishun said, he suddenly remembered what happened in the wine shop before, so he asked Mrs. Xu: "Mom, there is a man named Zui Jingang Ni Er, do you know him?"
"Ni Er?"
Mrs. Xu was stunned, pondered for a moment, and said: "Since you are already old, I won't hide it from you anymore - I wonder if you still remember that your father said last time that the second mistress took the house's
Is the monthly payment going to be borrowed outside?”
"Of course I remember."
"Then do you know who is responsible for releasing this money, and who is responsible for taking it back?"
Laishun blurted out: "Is that Ni Er?!"
"It's him and it's not him."
Mrs. Xu explained: "Second Grandma was afraid of ruining her reputation and couldn't let your father take care of this matter openly, so she asked your father to find someone unrelated to take the lead."
"Then Ni Er originally lived in a poor family on the street. He made trouble all day long and didn't know how to make a living. He was hungry and full but had no place to live. If your father hadn't promoted him, he would have filled a ditch long ago."
"Now that he has taken over the loan business from the second mistress, he has a dozen or so idle men under him, so he is considered to be the number one person on the surface."
That’s what happened!
My father was Ni Er's benefactor, his boss and his financial sponsor. It's no wonder that after he recognized me, his attitude changed 180 degrees.
As for Ni Er later lying about not knowing him, he probably thought that he was just like the cheap man and did not want people to know the true relationship between the two parties.
"Shun'er!"
At this time, Lai Wanghu shouted in the room again: "If you want to stop those messy thoughts again, dad will completely let go, let go, let go..."
Halfway through, he started snoring again.
…………
at the same time.
In the flower hall in the backyard of Lai Mansion, Lai Da and Deng Haoshi were also chatting about Shun.
"Grand Steward."
Deng Haoshi sat down and said to Lai Daodao, who was lying on his back on the leisure chair: "There may be some discrepancies in the details, but Lai Shun does have some skills."
After a pause, seeing that Lai Da was noncommittal, he continued: "In this case, Master Biao originally..."
"Where did the young master come from?"
Lai Da gave Deng Haoshi a sideways glance: "The only young master in the mansion is Mr. Xue."
"Yes, yes, I said the wrong thing."
Deng Haoshi lightly slapped himself in the mouth and said again: "Anyway, I'm afraid this is a bit inappropriate. At least you have to be careful of him biting you back."
"It's necessary to be careful."
Lai Da said slowly: "But I'm afraid it's not right - even dogs know how to protect their food, let alone humans?"
Deng Haoshi was about to admit his mistake.
Lai Da added: "Besides, the roots are not here. Don't say what Laishun is. Even if I get rid of him, what will happen? Today there can be a Laiwang, and tomorrow there may be a Quwang. Our Rongguo Mansion
If I am not a butcher, how can I still come and butcher one by one?"
Deng Haoshi vaguely guessed something, but did not dare to think deeply. He could only ask cautiously: "General manager, what do you mean..."
Lai Da glanced at him sideways again: "What I think is probably the same as what you think."
Deng Haoshi did not dare to be perfunctory anymore and said in a trembling voice: "But she, but she is a serious master after all. She has an old lady above her, a second wife who dotes on her, and a second master Lian who is obedient below. If he really touches her...
"
"Why move?!"
Lai Da sat up suddenly, kicked Deng Haoshi, and scolded: "If you really dare to stretch your claws at the master, I will chop it off for you first without anyone else!"
"General Manager!"
Deng Haoshi was so frightened that he fell to his knees and said: "I, I never meant that, how dare I! I, I..."
"When you go back, remember to clean up and tidy up your dirty mind!" Lai Da interrupted him and said in a stern voice: "Next time you dare to talk nonsense, be careful and I won't tear your bones apart!
"
Deng Haoshi was busy kowtowing again and again, swearing to God that there would never be another time.
Lai Da then asked him to stand up and said casually, "Whether this woman is a woman or a jewel depends on whether the man loves her or not."
Deng Haoshi was a little confused this time.
If this is talking about the second mistress Wang Xifeng, then she must be a pearl, and a shimmering pearl - Jia Lian is not a treasure, but he is obedient to her every word.
But I heard Lai Da say again: "Brother Lian is young after all. I haven't seen him very often."
After a pause, he sighed again: "This man, if he gets used to being wild outside, he will never be able to be tied up again. Even if you forcefully put a rope on him, he is still a donkey, not a dog."
"If you stroke a donkey along its fur, it will obey you obediently. But if you pull it hard, it will drag it backwards."
"When a man becomes more wild, he will no longer be a donkey, but a wolf!"
"You must not push him at this time. If you push him too hard, he will turn around and bite you. Even if he is not bitten to death, the relationship should be broken."
After listening to this big argument, Deng Haoshi felt that he finally understood Lai Da's thoughts, so he said excitedly: "General Manager, what reason should we find to let Second Master Lian go out to see the world?"
But Lai Da slowly shook his head: "There is no need for us to think about making mistakes, and we shouldn't think about making mistakes. Just wait, what is coming will always come."
"How long will it take?"
"Soon, soon."
Lai Da's voice became more and more obscure: "Actually, I wish it would be later - our house should also have some big improvements."
[Ni Er is from Chapter 24. The original text is as follows: This Ni Er is a rogue who specializes in lending money at high interest rates, eats spare money in gambling houses, and loves drinking and fighting.
When I first saw this paragraph, I was thinking that Mistress Lian secretly lends money outside. Does she have to support such a person to be responsible for collecting interest payments?
And where did Ni Er, a scoundrel in the market, get the capital to lend money at high interest rates?
Another note: In the original book, Sister Feng ordered Lai Wang to kill Zhang Hua, but Lai Wang believed that 'human life is at stake and is not a child's play' and was unwilling to commit such a murderous act - so I derived the sentence in this chapter, 'Things that cannot be done'
The lines of 'end'.
Chapter completed!