Chapter 420: Don’t let me be the head of the family
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In his previous life, Jia Lian hated such old and blind people the most.
Almost all of these people are the kind whose selfish ambitions are greater than their abilities.
Mrs. Wang is this kind of person.
Even her niece took advantage of her, and she even plotted against Jia Lian. She did so many things behind her back just to hand over the Rongguo Mansion to her son Baoyu.
But she never really thought about whether the "treasure jade" in her arms could support the family.
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Baoyu is a charming, charming and affectionate young man. He does have many advantages. Just because he is loved by everyone, he is loved by men, women, old and young. In addition, he has great literary talent, excellent poetry and pure heart.
, he is even more considerate towards girls, and is definitely a charming and charming figure.
But this Phoenix, the treasure of the Rongguo Mansion who was born into wealth and grew up gentle, has always only loved to make makeup and powder, and hates official career and economy.
In his future, if someone can protect him from the wind and rain, with his cleverness and intelligence, he can be a poet and drinker all his life, and maybe he will be able to leave a name in the literary world, which will also be the glory of the Jia family.
But if he wants to shield others from the wind and rain...haha, it will not only be a tragedy for others, but also a tragedy for himself.
Looking for sorrow and hatred for no reason, sometimes it seems stupid and crazy.
I am poor and ignorant of worldly affairs, and I am stupid and afraid of reading articles.
Wealth does not know how to enjoy life, poverty cannot bear desolation.
If you are not the best in the world, you will have no hope for your country or your family.
He doesn’t want to be an official or make money, he doesn’t want to be in power, and he doesn’t want to run a household, because he believes that life is meaningless, so he just wants to enjoy life easily in love and love.
As a miracle born with a jade in his mouth, and because he looks like his grandfather, he is particularly favored by his grandmother. Baoyu has never worried about his future.
But in fact, as the second son of the third generation of Rongguo Mansion, Baoyu did not have a title and was unwilling to rely on the imperial examination to enter an official career. With his ability, how could he run such a huge Rongguo Mansion?
Of course, not only Baoyu, but also the "hopelessness" of Jia's family today is the result of the "end of fortune" caused by the descendants of Jia's family being inferior to each other. Except for people like Jia Lian who fundamentally understand the reasons for the decline of Jia's family, no one
One person can completely change the spirit of the Jia family.
Therefore, Jia Lian must do his part.
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The important step for Jia Lian to take is to become the head of the Rongguo Mansion.
Although Jia's mother is still here, the Rongguo Mansion has not been officially separated. The eldest family member Jia She and his family have already moved to the old house and are separate from the imperial Rongguo Mansion where Jia's mother and Jia Zheng live.
Because the title and property of Rongguo Mansion had been divided into two, although Jia Lian could inherit Jia She's title, he should not live in the imperial Rongguo Mansion at all.
Everyone inside and outside Jia Zheng's family knew that Jia Lian and his daughter-in-law Wang Xifeng were temporarily living in Jia Zheng's home because they had to help Jia Zheng with some housework.
Once Jia Zheng's legitimate son Baoyu grows up and gets married, Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng will completely withdraw from the Rongguo Mansion and return to Jia She's old house.
This kind of "secondment" relationship makes it impossible for Jia Lian to rectify the Jia family, which seems to be full of flowers but is actually in a mess.
In order to save the Jia family, Jia Lian must first become the legitimate head of the family.
Who the hell is bastardizing again? Don’t blame me for being rude.
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Mrs. Wang never expected that Jia Lian would directly give her a move of "retreating in order to advance".
Ask Baoyu to build a provincial residence? Is this Jia Lian still a human being?
Mrs. Wang said angrily:
"How old is Baoyu? Are you deliberately making things difficult for him?"
Jia Lian was not polite and answered seriously:
"Cao Chong of the Three Kingdoms could weigh an elephant at the age of six; Cai Wenji of the Han Dynasty could distinguish the sound of strings at the age of six; Sima Guang of the Song Dynasty could smash a vat to save people at the age of seven; Ganluo of the Qin Dynasty became prime minister at the age of twelve and did not move a single soldier.
The state of Qin gained sixteen cities in vain.
Baoyu is almost fifteen years old this year. If he can't manage the country, how can the Qi family be able to do it?
Just now, Mrs. Cai insisted that if we were really that poor, then I, Jia Lian, would definitely not be willing to take over the family. Doesn’t that mean that Mrs. Cai believed that our family must be rich enough to build a provincial residence?
Inside, there is the help of the housekeeper whom the master trusts, and outside, there is the help of the Qingke who the master trusts. With such a trivial matter as 'everything is ready, all we need is the east wind', why can't Baoyu prepare and build the residence for relatives as scheduled?"
What he said was so reasonable that Mrs. Wang couldn't help but burp and became speechless.
Mrs. Wang was able to replace Wang Xifeng with Baochai, but she really couldn't find anyone who could build the provincial residence for Jia Zheng - it wasn't that she couldn't find someone to keep an eye on the servants' work, it was that she really couldn't find anyone who could.
Raise funds to continue building the garden.
Otherwise, she would not have encouraged Jia Zheng to have Jia Lian build a provincial residence, just to embarrass Jia Lian?
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When Mrs. Xing saw this scene, she was overjoyed.
Ever since she married into the Jia family, she, the eldest wife, has been stepped on by Mrs. Wang, the second wife, and she is always worried.
At this time, seeing that his adopted son Jia Lian had taken back the Rongguo Mansion from Jia Zheng and beaten Mrs. Wang into a mute, how could he not be overjoyed?
Feeling happy, Mrs. Wang couldn't help but said to Mrs. Wang:
"We, Lian Er, were only sixteen years old when we came over here to help the master start running the Rongguo Mansion. Lian Er can do it, but Baoyu can't?"
"Why are you arguing so blindly?" Jia Mu finally said, "Who dares to resist the decree?"
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It is the emperor's wish that Jia Lian can inherit the title estate of Rongguo Mansion this time.
Although Jia Mu had previously wanted Baoyu to inherit the title of Rongguo Mansion, she still knew the truth that "a small arm cannot twist a thigh."
As the ancestor of the Jia family, Jia Mu can be calmer and soberer than others. She has been watching with a cold eye, and she has already understood: This Jia Lian seems to be peaceful, but in fact he is tough. The people in this room are no match for him.
Jia Mu said to Jia Lian:
"Although I am not used to worldly affairs, over the years, I have been worried and laborious about all matters big and small in this family.
You have to think carefully, the position of the head of the family is not that easy to sit on."
Wang Xifeng is the best at tasting "taste", so she can naturally tell that this old lady still wants a second wife in her heart.
Jia She couldn't hear anything, except that his son was fighting for him, so of course he had to speak for his son:
"No matter how uncomfortable this family is, the Emperor's decree has already been issued. Lian Er cannot go back to the Emperor and say, 'I won't listen to the Emperor's words.'"
Mother Jia glanced at Jia She, who was smiling, but said nothing. Then she glanced at Jia Zheng, who had tears in his eyes. Mother Jia suddenly burst into tears.
Jia Lian has no grudge against anyone, he just wants to do what he wants to do.
He walked up to Jia Mu, knelt down and said:
"What I just said about asking Baoyu to prepare for the construction of the Provincial Family Courtyard was an angry comment and should not have been said.
But now, as the head of the family, I must do my part.
I have something in my heart, and I don’t want to hide it from the old lady, nor from my father, mother, uncles and aunts. I might as well say it outright here today.
At this point in our Rongguo Mansion, we have already "encountered a big obstacle in pulling the cart." It is a time when we have to work hard. At this time, whoever is in the position of the head of the family must bear more responsibility and put in more effort.
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Over the years, our Jia family has never lacked generosity, kindness, and nobility. It’s just that we have been enjoying wealth for a long time, and we lack an enterprising spirit. No one can make any decisions about the future of our Jia family.
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Even though some seniors wanted their children to take the imperial examination to build their families, they did not have enough execution and action.
These things were not so urgent in the early years, but now they are as urgent as building the provincial residence.
It’s a matter of life and death for the Jia family. If I don’t do it, no one in this family will be able to do it.”