"Why didn't Aunt bring my sister over?" Baoyu asked as he seized the opportunity.
Many banquets were held in the mansion, and he often saw this aunt, but he never saw Daiyu. Thinking of Daiyu's angelic face, Baoyu's eyes grew more and more expectant.
"Daiyu is unwell and is resting at home."
"What's wrong with Lin Daiyu? Is she not feeling well? Why don't I go visit her, Aunt?"
Upon hearing that Daiyu was unwell, Baoyu became somewhat anxious.
“That won’t be necessary.” Jia Min shook her head. “Baoyu, there are some things your aunt has to say.”
“Aunt, please speak. Baoyu is listening!” Baoyu lowered his head, looking very serious.
"There is an old saying that boys and girls should not sit together after the age of seven. You are already fifteen years old and still living in the backyard. It is really inappropriate."
It was fortunate that she knew about these things in advance. If she had not known them and had agreed to stay at the Rongguo Mansion with Grandmother Jia, Daiyu's reputation would have been ruined.
"Why do you say that, Aunt?"
“My sisters will eventually get married,” Jia Min said.
His words were like a bolt from the blue.
Yes, all these older sisters are going to get married.
They will all leave him in the future.
Thinking of this, Baoyu suddenly burst into tears.
The cries were heart-wrenching.
"Baoyu, my darling, what's wrong with you?"
Lady Wang also looked anxious and resentful at Jia Min. Her Baoyu had been perfectly fine before, but after speaking with Jia Min, he started crying.
"Jia Min, what did you do to my Baoyu?"
"I didn't do anything."
It was just a little provocation; of course, Jia Min wouldn't say these things aloud.
"Aunt, what about Lin Daiyu? Is she going to get married too?" The thought of his beautiful sister marrying someone else made Baoyu feel a pang of pain in his chest. He wiped away his tears, ignoring his mother, and instead asked Jia Min.
“Of course. I will find Daiyu a tall, ambitious man, but of course, not a woman who cries and whines.”
In other words, the type that is completely opposite to Baoyu.
Hearing Jia Min and Bao Yu's conversation, Lady Wang understood perfectly well that her foolish son Bao Yu had taken a liking to Dai Yu, but Jia Min, as his aunt, didn't like him.
Honestly, if you don't like someone, just say so. Why bother with all this nonsense, like saying close relatives can't get married?
If marriage were truly impossible, why would so many families be forming alliances through marriage? These are all just excuses.
"Baoyu, don't be sad. Your aunt is just joking with you."
Seeing that Baoyu seemed even more upset, Lady Wang couldn't help but comfort him.
Lin Daiyu was never a good person; she was sickly and frail, not even as good as her sister's daughter.
Her sister's daughter, Xue Baochai, was also beautiful and intelligent, and was able to support the family business at a young age.
Aside from his family background being inferior to Daiyu's, he is far superior to Daiyu in every other aspect.
Thinking back to last year when Baochai came to visit her, her poised and generous demeanor was far better than Lin Daiyu's petty and unsophisticated manner.
"Baoyu, let your cousin Bao come and stay for a few days sometime, so you and your cousins can have some fun."
Upon hearing Madam Wang's words, Jia Min frowned even more deeply.
How can a young woman play around with a man? It's simply treating a young woman's reputation like a joke.
"That would be wonderful, Aunt. Why don't you invite Lin Daiyu to come along? Baochai is very clever, and she would surely have something to talk about with her."
If we could have Lin Daiyu on the left and Jia Baoyu on the right, that would be wonderful.
"That won't be necessary."
Jia Min's expression darkened slightly.
What is this all about? "Daiyu is young and has a lot to learn, so she doesn't have time to come out and play right now."
“Aunt, my sister is young, she should be allowed to relax, we can’t restrain her.” Baoyu said with a hopeful look.
"..."
Jia Min did not reply, but her impression of Bao Yu worsened.
Xue Baochai did indeed come.
Something happened to the Xue family, and Xue's mother brought Xue Baochai and her brother to seek refuge with Lady Wang.
Of course, Madam Wang was not very happy at first, but when Madam Xue handed over a stack of silver notes, Madam Wang was overjoyed.
The Xue family is not short of money, but they lack social status and position.
Madam Wang had a particular fondness for silvery-white items; otherwise, she wouldn't have lent money at exorbitant interest rates.
Upon seeing the money, Madam Wang immediately patted Xue's mother on the shoulder and told them to settle in comfortably.
Before leaving, he instructed Baochai to go and play with Baoyu more often.
Xue Baochai nodded.
She had a good impression of Baoyu. He was sincere and had no airs of a spoiled brat. Moreover, he was handsome.
Xue Baochai instructed Xue Fan not to cause trouble.
Seeing that he nodded, she focused most of her attention on Baoyu.
Perhaps because Daiyu was not involved, their relationship developed naturally.
Within a year, the two got engaged.
When Jia Min received the wedding invitation, she raised an eyebrow.
Ning Hong was even more surprised.
The butterfly's tiny wings had barely fluttered when the entire outcome was already completely different.
In the book, Baoyu was deceived.
He was told that he was to marry Daiyu, but on their wedding night, when he lifted the veil, he saw Baochai instead.
Baoyu was unable to accept it and vomited blood and fainted.
Although he was known for his lustful nature and had some ambiguous relationships with the women in the Grand View Garden, the person he truly loved was Daiyu.
Ning Hong had no doubt about his feelings for Daiyu.
Unexpectedly, without Daiyu's involvement, the two developed a relationship so quickly, truly a match made in heaven.
It was ordained by fate.
But it's all for the best; now that Jia Baoyu is married, it saves Daiyu from getting into trouble.
"Mother, shall we go?" Lin Daiyu looked at the invitation curiously and blinked her beautiful eyes.
“Of course I’ll go. After all, he’s your cousin,” Jia Min sighed.
After a year of living together, she grew to dislike the Jia family more and more.
"Little sister, you must stay close to your mother and never run around," Ning Hong instructed.
When Jia Baoyu gets married, people from the Ningguo Duke's Mansion will also come.
In Ning Hongze's view, the Rongguo Mansion could still be saved, but the Ningguo Mansion was beyond saving. The only thing left in the entire mansion was Xichun, who was not bad.
The rest of the group were all reckless and unruly.
He didn't want his soft-spoken sister to get entangled with someone.
On her wedding day, Jia Min prepared many things and went to the Jia family mansion.
However, not long after they started working at the Jia family mansion, they encountered trouble.
Xue Baochai's brother, Xue Fan, took a liking to Lin Daiyu at first sight.
In the book, Lin Daiyu lived in the Rongguo Duke's Mansion for many years. Although Xue Fan did not see her often, he occasionally met her once or twice.
He knew that this was Lin Ruhai's daughter, the child of the old lady's daughter, so he didn't dare to provoke her.
Seeing her now, dressed so simply, yet possessing such a stunning beauty, my heart immediately fluttered.
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