"You're not Lin Ruhai?" Liu Xiaolian clutched her stomach in astonishment.
"I'm Lin Ruhai?" The man smiled as he looked at Liu Xiaolian's belly. "Xiaolian, isn't your child well-behaved?"
He stepped forward, wanting to get closer to Liu Xiaolian, but was blocked by Granny Liu.
Who exactly are you?
“My surname is Lin, and my given name is Ruhai. My family runs a grain and oil shop, and we are quite well-off. I couldn’t help but fall in love with Xiaolian at first sight.”
"Since you like Xiaolian, why not have someone come and propose marriage?" Since this family owns a grain and oil shop, they must be well-off. Marrying such a person would be a good thing for Xiaolian.
"I've told Xiaolian before that I have a wife."
"What?"
Granny Liu was completely dumbfounded. "Liu Xiaolian, what on earth are you thinking?"
"Mother, he... he's Lin Ruhai! He's...?"
"You said he is the master?" Granny Liu scoffed. It was all her daughter's wishful thinking that the master had taken a liking to her daughter. "The master's surname is Lin, his given name is Hai, and his courtesy name is Ruhai."
"What?"
Liu Xiaolian was taken aback. She had never really liked Dream of the Red Chamber, and naturally had never bothered to learn about the characters. At most, she only knew Lin Daiyu, Xue Baochai, and Jia Baoyu. As for Lin Daiyu's father, whether it was Lin Ruhai or Lin Hai, she really didn't know.
"You wicked daughter."
Granny Liu sighed deeply. Things had come to this point, and she was powerless to do anything about it. Granny Liu looked up at Lin Ruhai, "Master Lin, so you've come today?"
"I have few children, and my wife has never conceived. Now that I hear Xiaolian is pregnant, I wish to bring her home." Lin Ruhai looked at Liu Xiaolian with a smile.
He was actually cleared out.
His name is the same as that gentleman's.
I'm afraid Xiaolian mistook him for that master.
It doesn't matter.
I got a woman for free, and such a beautiful one at that. Let the misunderstanding be the misunderstanding.
As long as he benefits, that's fine.
In particular, Xiaolian was pregnant.
In his backyard, there were six women, including his first wife, none of whom had ever conceived.
The doctor also asserted that he would have difficulty conceiving, though it was not impossible, but the chances were slim.
Liu Xiaolian's face turned deathly pale.
She stared at Lin Ruhai in disbelief.
She was willing to accept Lin Ruhai because she thought Jia Min would die soon, not because she really wanted to be someone's concubine.
She's just the owner of a grain and oil shop; why should she become his concubine?
"I don't want to, I don't want to break up your family."
Liu Xiaolian took two steps back.
“I will abort the child. I won’t make things difficult for you, Mr. Lin. You should treat your wife well.”
"You want to abort my child?"
A sinister glint flashed in Lin Ruhai's eyes. "What will it take for you to give birth to my child?" He didn't waste any words. He could have as many women as he wanted, so they weren't particularly rare. But this child, he was determined to have.
"I??????"
"Xiaolian, don't be foolish." Granny Liu stepped forward to stop Liu Xiaolian from saying anything more. "Master Lin, since you want to take Xiaolian into your family, please choose an auspicious day. Three days from now will be an auspicious day. Come and welcome my Xiaolian into your family in three days."
"Then there will be more mothers-in-law."
To be honest, the concubine's mother couldn't really be considered his mother-in-law, but for the sake of the child, he was still willing to call them that.
Ever since Granny Liu was bought, Jia Min has ordered an investigation into the matter.
The result left her both amused and exasperated.
All of this is simply because of Liu Xiaolian's stupidity?
The owner of the grain and oil shop in the south of the city was surnamed Lin and named Ruhai, which was somewhat similar to his father's name.
Liu Xiaolian probably doesn't know that Ruhai is just her husband's courtesy name.
"How could this girl be so stupid? But what surprised her the most was that Granny Liu actually played along with her stupidity."
"Madam is kind-hearted, how could you allow them to redeem themselves? You should have confiscated all their belongings and seen where they would get the money to redeem themselves."
Yuan Bi said unwillingly.
Yuan Bi is Jia Min's head maid. She is sixteen years old this year and has not yet been engaged. She wants to serve Jia Min for two more years.
Jia Min remained silent, only offering a soft smile.
She's not exactly a saint, so why would she let them off so easily?
It's all for their master's reputation.
If things go too far, this shameless woman might go all out and spread rumors everywhere that she and the master are having an affair. Although it won't affect the master's future, it will still be disgusting.
Moreover, Lin Ruhai, who owns the grain and oil shop, also has substantial assets, so buying these people would be a piece of cake for him.
If Lin Ruhai really buys them, they might just rely on him. With Liu Xiaolian's pregnancy, they could easily enter the Lin family mansion and continue to enjoy a life of luxury.
Although Lin Ruhai was a womanizer, he only cared about having children. He was a decent person, and with him, Liu Mama's family wouldn't have to suffer.
Why did she go to all that trouble?
It would be better to let them redeem themselves. Although she had only met Liu Xiaolian a few times, she could tell that Liu Xiaolian was arrogant and would not give up until she was completely defeated.
After redeeming himself, he still has some assets at home, so he probably won't easily follow Lin Ruhai.
They might still be at home making a scene, wanting to abort the child.
She won't let them off so easily.
It was bad enough that they targeted her, but they even went so far as to target Daiyu.
Fortunately, Hong'er obtained some medicine from who-knows-where, which saved them.
"Mother." Lin Daiyu skipped in, clutching a flower in her hand.
Seeing her daughter looking so energetic, Jia Min couldn't help but smile.
She had always felt indebted to her husband, since both of her children were sickly. Seeing Daiyu in such good spirits now, she felt overjoyed.
She didn't think women had to be quiet and reserved. When her father was alive, he often took her horseback riding and archery.
But her mother stopped her later.
Thinking of her mother, Madam Shi, a hint of dissatisfaction flashed in Jia Min's eyes.
A few days ago, her mother sent a letter from the capital, saying she wanted to see them and asked her to bring Daiyu and Hongze to the capital together.
There was even a hint of marriage between them in their words.
Her second brother's second son, Jia Baoyu, was born with a jade pendant, and was exceptionally intelligent and handsome.
However, she was even more unwilling to do this with her own family.
She knew her mother's temperament well.
She knew her second brother and sister-in-law's personalities very well.
She was unwilling to let her Daiyu marry into that family, only to have two mothers-in-law weighing on her.
In particular, her relationship with the Wang family was not good.
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