Xue Hong suddenly felt that the task of saving the Xue family had a long way to go. Not only did he have to fight with the other party, but he also had to prevent Aunt Xue, an ignorant person, from holding him back and doing things a disservice.
Speaking of Mrs. Xue, she didn’t have any bad intentions. Although she didn’t like Xue Hong, her husband’s adopted son, she didn’t treat Xue Hong too harshly.
Even in the original work, Aunt Xue's character is more like that of an ignorant housewife in ancient times. Coupled with the Wang family's education method where a woman's lack of talent is a virtue, her vision is naturally not much better.
Xue Hong rubbed his eyebrows and waved his hand, indicating that Xue Pan didn't have to beat her on the back: "I'd better go back with you. If I don't tell you about this, you won't be able to figure it out yourself, and you will be plotted for nothing.
.”
Xue Pan looked surprised: "Brother! You are going home!!"
Xue Hong looked at Xue Pan, who was still a little childish, and shook his head: "It's not going home, although you still recognize me as your eldest brother. But since I left the house and established my own business under the witness of the clan elders, it is no longer my home.
"
Xue Pan's eyes turned red instantly: "Brother, I'm sorry...it's all those slaves from my uncle's house who are telling nonsense in my mother's ears! I will arrest them right now and beat them to death!"
Xue Hong stopped Xue Pan and patted Xue Pan on the shoulder: "You can't keep yesterday after it's gone. Today is full of worries. The past has passed."
Xue Pan: "Brother..."
Xue Hong: "Okay! Don't act like a little girl! Brother has no intention of being secular. Let's go back to Xue's house first before talking about anything else."
…
In a beautiful garden, a lady wearing a jeweled hosta was sighing.
Aunt Xue: "Oh~, I don't know where your brother is. I told you to go to Beijing to ask your uncle and aunt for help, but he refused. This is a life lawsuit!"
A young girl sat next to Aunt Xue and comforted her. She was born with smooth muscles and bones, and elegant manners. Her lips were red without any spots, her eyebrows were green without drawing, her face was like a silver basin, and her eyes were like apricots. Her appearance was rarely seen in the world.
.It is Xue Baochai.
In this life, although Xue Pan is still misbehaving, he is not as miserable as in the previous life, so Xue Baochai's childhood in this life is not bad. At least he has support and is no longer a rootless duckweed.
Xue Baochai had a clear mind and naturally knew where his brother had gone. After thinking for a moment, he said: "I must have gone to Brother Hong..."
Aunt Xue was quite dissatisfied: "It's true! Instead of begging for my biological uncle, I begged for the eldest brother who is not related by blood. Pan'er is really..."
In fact, Aunt Xue was already twenty years old when she married Mr. Xue. She has not had any movement in her stomach in the five years since she married into the Xue family.
Although the Xue family is one of the four major families, they are only businessmen after all. Even the imperial merchants are inferior to others. Duke Xue has never taken any concubines because he is worried about causing dissatisfaction with the Wang family.
Aunt Xue had not been pregnant for five years, and Mr. Xue had long had the idea of having a son from his own clan. He happened to meet Xue Hong when he was out and saw how cute he was, so he took him home.
At first, Aunt Xue also liked Xue Hong very much, but then the birth of Xue Pan made Aunt Xue gradually alienate Xue Hong.
In addition, Xue Hong became more and more outstanding when he grew up. The Wang family members were worried that it would be difficult for them to handle whether Xue Hong really became the head of the Xue family, so they encouraged Aunt Xue to force Xue Hong out of the Xue Mansion.
Xue Hong was just grateful for his father's kindness, so he had always taken care of the Xue family and had never thought much about the so-called family business.
Just taking this opportunity, I asked myself to separate my family tree, and from then on I was no longer a member of the Xue family.
First of all, it also reassures Aunt Xue and the Wang family behind him.
Secondly, Xue Hong originally only planned to save a few relatives related to his father. As for the rest of the Xue clan...since they have enjoyed the reputation and benefits of the four major families, let's fall into the dust with them...
Xue Baochai rarely interrupted Aunt Xue: "Mom! Can't you see how Brother Hong treats us? After his father passed away, you forced Brother Hong to start his own business. He was obviously included in the family tree. We are our direct relatives.
Brother!"
Aunt Xue: "He has already published a family tree, and besides, he has no blood relationship with you, so what kind of big brother is he?"
Xue Baochai's almond-shaped eyes twitched, and her mind suddenly turned around and she made a guess: "But what did Grandma Wang say to you?"
Aunt Xue knew that she could not hide this from her thoughtful daughter, so she said: "Yes, but this is also what your uncle meant. My son! How could my mother not know that Hong'er is a good person? But,
It’s just because he’s so nice that my mother is worried!”
Xue Baochai frowned: "What's the truth?"
Aunt Xue: "Hong'er was a scholar when he was twelve years old. At that time, your father pointed at him and said that my Qilin'er is my Qilin'er. From then on, relatives and friends would take Hong'er with them whenever they went out, completely forgetting who was his biological child."
.I am worried..."
Xue Baochai: "So you forced Brother Hong out of the house? Mother, do you know how many people are laughing at our family now! There are no secrets in Jinling City. You forced Brother Hong away. I don't know how many people there are.
You are saying that our family is blind!"
"What's more, in the past three years, even though Brother Hong is no longer a member of the Xue family, he is still using his connections to protect us!"
Aunt Xue was a little unconvinced: "Why does our Xue family need help from a young boy like him?"
Although Xue Baochai was a little angry at her mother's words, she still said patiently: "Mom, think about how the shopkeepers in our family used to cheat after my father died, and they took advantage of my brother and me being young.
How much property did they embezzle from our family? Didn’t Brother Hong ask his friends to help in the end and get rid of these moths? "
Aunt Xue was still stubborn: "We can do these things ourselves."
Xue Baochai: "Mom! The forces behind those shopkeepers are complicated and complicated, and there are even some wealthy families. You don't know it! Even if we have evidence, how can we cut through the mess quickly! If it weren't for Brother Hong's friend, Mr. Chen, who spoke, all the families in Jinling
How could you spit out what you put in your mouth?"
Aunt Xue obviously lacked confidence, but she was still unconvinced and said: "Maybe Mr. Chen is doing it for your uncle's sake..."
Xue Baochai almost laughed out loud. In this life, with Xue Hong's teachings, Xue Baochai's magnanimity and vision were even better than in the original work. He sneered and said: "Mom, you think too highly of the Wang family! Mr. Chen is the direct son of the Chen family in Yingchuan.
In the eyes of a thousand-year-old family like the Yingchuan Chen family, our four major families are just nouveau riche! How could they condescend to flatter us?"
Aunt Xue looked at her daughter's slightly red face with anger and said nothing more.
Seeing this, Xue Baochai just let out a long sigh and said nothing more.
"Mrs. Qizhen, Miss. The young master is back, and also Mr. Hong..."