After Jia Lian sat down, Lin Ruhai let everyone use the table, but he put down his chopsticks before taking two bites and looked at Jia Lian.
From this, others could tell that Lin Ruhai must have something to say, and they didn't even stop.
Sure enough, Lin Ruhai waited for a while at the table, then smiled at Jia Lian and said, "Please come over, I have something important to ask of you."
"Uncle, please tell me."
"My family's ancestral home is in Suzhou, and we are only here temporarily, so I have already agreed with the elders of the clan that it would be best to send your aunt's coffin to our ancestral home in Suzhou for burial.
It has been decided to carry the coffin back in two days.
Because I am short of energy now and I am busy with government affairs, I am afraid that I will not be able to cope with it, so I would like to ask you to take care of my external affairs to prevent me from neglecting my relatives and friends at home and abroad. I wonder if you would be willing?"
Jia Lian could clearly feel that as soon as Lin Ruhai said these words, the entire hall suddenly became quieter.
Jia Lian himself was surprised.
Although Jia Min is his aunt, the so-called "obedience to the husband when married" means that after Jia Min married into the Lin family, she became a member of the Lin family.
Unless there is really no one in the Lin family, it is not outsiders' turn to attend to the funeral.
Obviously, there were clearly ten or twenty members of the Lin family sitting here, but Lin Ruhai asked outsiders to help with funeral arrangements, which seemed a bit unreasonable.
"Uncle, no!"
Sure enough, Lin Lao in the hall couldn't sit still and immediately stood up to object.
Because since their family arrived here from Suzhou, they have almost controlled everything in the Lin family.
These days, they personally experienced the wealth of the Lin Mansion. In order to organize the funeral for Jia Min, the money from Baihuahua was sprinkled out like water. Naturally, they all got some benefits from it.
There is also Lin Ruhai’s lofty status in officialdom.
After the funeral was held and the obituary was delivered, there was not a single official from the entire Yangzhou Prefecture who did not come to express their condolences!
The most important thing is that Lin Ruhai has no son!
Rumor has it that Lin Ruhai intends to choose someone from the side house as his heir to inherit the family business in the future...
What kind of temptation is this?
This was also the reason why their family had just received the news that Jia Min had passed away due to illness, so they rushed to Yangzhou at night to help the director, just to show off in front of Lin Ruhai.
But the first few days were fine, and they all tried their best to show off. Later, as the number of people coming to express condolences decreased, the wake became more and more boring. In addition, being in a prosperous place, and suddenly having more harmful money in their hands, it became more and more boring.
I can't bear the loneliness, so I naturally spend more time sneaking out with my brothers from the same race to have fun.
"Uncle, cousin Lian came all the way from the capital to pay homage to my aunt. He is already tired. Why bother him with such trivial matters now? It is better to let him have a good rest in the mansion and leave other matters to my nephews."
Facing everyone's gaze, Lin Lao smiled.
Several other children of the Lin family who felt they were also competitive immediately nodded in agreement.
Lin Ruhai did not speak, and the few people sitting in the hall were not calm. The eldest among them considered it and said: "Ruhai, my dear nephew, but there is something that Zhu'er and the others have not done thoughtfully these days. If so,
Whatever you say, they will correct it."
Lin Ruhai hurriedly handed over his hand: "Third Master, you are too worried. Zhu'er and the others have acted very prudently. Thanks to their help in taking care of the affairs of the house these days.
But they are all young after all, and in two days, officials from Yangzhou will probably come to offer sacrifices. After all, they are just white bodies, so the reception may be inconvenient, so I asked Brother Lian to help.
Not only did Brother Lian come from a public family, but he also held a sixth-grade position. I heard that he also handled white matters when he was in Beijing. If he comes to help me take care of everything, I will feel more at ease."
After finishing speaking, Lin Ruhai didn't say much and turned to look at Jia Lian: "I wonder if Lian'er is willing to help?"
Jia Lian ignored the different looks in the eyes of Lin Wei and others, stood up and said with a smile: "Thanks to my uncle's trust, my nephew will live up to his trust and will do his best to get everything done!"
Although I don’t know why the Lin clan lost Lin Ruhai’s trust, as Jia Min’s family members, they must be on Lin Ruhai’s side at this time.
Apart from anything else, he is pretty good at handling these mundane matters.
"Sit down quickly."
When Lin Ruhai saw Jia Lian's agreement, a smile appeared on her face, and she ordered the housekeeper and others to listen to Jia Lian's arrangements in all matters.
Although he did not explicitly strip away the authority of Lin Fu and others, the housekeeper and others already understood what Lin Ruhai meant, and from now on many external affairs would be handled by Jia Lian.
Although many members of the Lin family were dissatisfied and unwilling to accept this, they did not dare to say anything more.
The Lin family has declined. Apart from Lin Ruhai, there is no one in the family who can support the family. If it were not for Lin Ruhai's care these years, some people in the Lin family might not even be able to live as well as ordinary people. Under such circumstances, and
Who dares to contradict Lin Ruhai?
After finishing the meal with everyone's own thoughts, Lin Ruhai called Jia Lian into the inner hall to talk.
Lin Ruhai did not explain the reason for his arrangement to Jia Lian in line with the mentality that his family's scandal should not be made public. After a few casual conversations, he only said: "I'd like you to worry more about your aunt's funeral."
"I don't dare. My uncle's words are serious. This is a matter of duty."
Just to be polite, Lin Ruhai tilted her head and ordered the maid: "Call Yu'er and tell her that his second cousin Lian has arrived and ask her to come out to meet him."
When Jia Lian heard this, his heart moved slightly, but he didn't show it on his face.
After a while, I saw a girl being led out of the back hall.
Judging from his age, he is about eight or nine, and judging from his stature, he is extremely delicate.
Ordinary white linen clothes, a philistine thing, look tactful and sad when worn.
When she walked up to him and raised her little face that looked like weeping but not crying, and looking sad but not sad, Jia Lian finally understood what it means to be weak and weak, and what it means to be as sick as a child!
This is a person who can make people feel pity for him even if he has a heart of stone.
"I met my father..."
The crisp, soft voice perfectly matches his demeanor, beautiful and pleasant.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Perhaps he was a little afraid of strangers. After he saluted Lin Ruhai to greet him, he only glanced at Jia Lian slightly, bowed in the same way, and did not call anyone.
Jia Lian had already stood up and hurriedly returned the salute.
Lin Ruhai knew that her daughter was lonely, so she took the initiative to introduce to Jia Lian: "This is my and your aunt's daughter, her nickname is Daiyu."
Jia Lian handed over his hand again: "I've met my sister."
Lin Ruhai said to Daiyu again: "This is your second brother Lian, the son of your eldest uncle."
Daiyu then said hurriedly: "Daiyu has met the second brother Lian."
After saying that, he didn't want to face such false politeness and walked to stand beside his father.
Jia Lian naturally didn't think anything was wrong.
Lin Daiyu was born with a melancholic temperament, and she had no brothers or sisters. She grew up alone, and her character was inevitably withdrawn.
Her narrow-minded and fun-loving personality was probably developed later in Rongguo Mansion.
It can also be said that the years between being taken to Rongguo Mansion by Jia Mu and before she grew up were the happiest days in Daiyu's life.
As for growing up...
In this era, a woman who does not have her parents deciding all her life-long affairs will inevitably feel miserable.
She is such an independent woman, but she meets Jia Baoyu, who specializes in "sexual obscenity". The result can be imagined.
Jia Lian was very angry when he saw The Red Mansion in his previous life. Even if Jia Baoyu could be a little tougher and not be so afraid of the authority of his elders, even if he continued to throw jade to protect his relationship with Daiyu as he did when he was a child, I'm afraid the result would be different.
It's just weird, it was destined to be this way.
But in this life, if he can achieve his ambition and establish a career, no matter what, he will protect this fairy who has fallen into the mortal world.
Jia Lian didn't take it seriously, but Lin Ruhai was afraid that Daiyu would lose etiquette in front of Jia Lian, so he said: "Yu'er, your second cousin Lian came to Yangzhou from Beijing this time. In addition to paying homage to your mother, he also made a special trip to pick you up.
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Your grandmother wrote a letter saying that she would take you to live in the capital for a while. When your mother's affairs are over, you can follow your second brother Lian to the capital. Your grandmother will take care of you there, which is better than in the capital.
It’s better to be around me…”
Lin Ruhai said slightly sadly, and unconsciously wiped her moist eyes.
If he is like this, let alone our sentimental Sister Lin!
After hearing her father's words, Lin Daiyu's big watery eyes suddenly overflowed, and she looked pitiful. Just because there were outsiders present, she never said a word, just looked at her father with tears in her eyes, as if she wanted to
He used his tears to defeat his father and let him take back his life.
When Jia Lian saw the father and daughter who were probably crying, he knew that staying any longer would be an eyesore and would not be conducive to Lin Ruhai's efforts to comfort Daiyu, so he resigned decisively.
Sure enough, as soon as he left, Daiyu couldn't help but cry. She knelt in front of Lin Ruhai and begged: "My daughter is willing to serve her father, serving tea and meals every day. Please don't send her to the capital..."