On the second day of the Lunar New Year, everyone went back to their parents' home. When Shen Ajiao saw this, she thought, "This won't do; I have to go back too."
After asking around and finding no one available, Lin Ruhai was so busy he barely had time to breathe. Now, he was secretly choking the other person, so how could he possibly sit and chat with a smile, drinking tea together? The fact that he didn't spit tea leaves in the other person's face was a testament to his years of good manners.
Lin Daiyu stayed up all night on New Year's Eve and felt unwell the next day. She didn't want to go out in the wind, so only Shen Ajiao went back.
Just before leaving, she received a letter from Wang Xifeng, who sent someone to tell her to stop by and see what was going on.
Upon hearing this, Shen Ajiao realized that what the year needed most was excitement, so she had to go and see. She told someone to head in the direction of the turn, and sure enough, they encountered the conspicuous bag halfway there.
During the Lunar New Year, she dresses festively. In a couple of years, she'll be thirteen, yet she's dressed like a three-year-old. A three-year-old dressed in red looks adorable and well-behaved, but a thirteen-year-old dressed in red just stands out. No wonder she can automatically navigate and locate herself.
Instead of going back to the Wang family with Madam Wang during the Lunar New Year, what is she up to outside flirting with?
Upon closer inspection, I didn't recognize it.
But that didn't stop her from watching the excitement. Before long, she heard someone shout, "Brother Bao, I've been looking for you!"
Upon seeing the person who had arrived, Baoyu suddenly remembered that he had been sent by his mother to deliver New Year's greetings to the Wang family that day.
Now that he's seeing his good friend, they're so kindred spirits that he's completely forgotten about this. Damn it, "Cousin."
Zhen's son, whose surname was Wang and given name was Xuan, saw Baoyu from afar, his arm around Baoyu's shoulder, chatting and laughing. He was furious. "So, he can forget a day like today?"
Just as his mother had said, he was an ungrateful and treacherous person. She stepped forward and punched Baoyu, saying, "I'll beat you, you unfilial son! What day is it that you're here? My mother has been waiting for you at home, and you're having fun here."
Baoyu was beaten but dared not fight back. He knew it was his fault, but he couldn't control himself. He was afraid that his uncle would punish him, so he was timid. As soon as he went out, he met Yun'er's brother from Tianxiang Tower. He was similar to Yun'er, with a charming figure and good literary talent. He admired him very much and became closer to him in private.
Upon hearing that he was in distress, and that everyone else was enjoying family reunions, but his parents had died early and he was feeling sad, Wang Xuan took him out for drinks. They had just arrived at the restaurant when Wang Xuan caught them red-handed.
"Brother, please have mercy! I'll never do it again, oh dear!"
When Wang Xuan saw clearly that the person Bao Yu was arm-in-arm with was a male prostitute, with seductive eyes, and not only was his face powdered, but his mouth was also as charming as a woman's, he could no longer suppress himself and punched Bao Yu again.
Baoyu was punched in the face, chin, and eye. The bloody scene was so gruesome that even Shen Ajiao had to cover her mouth and secretly cheer!
"Pah!" Baoyu's mouth was covered in blood from the beating, and he had knocked out one of his molars and one of his front teeth, causing him to speak with a lisp. "Brother! Spare me! I'll go see my uncle and aunt right now!"
Seeing Baoyu's pleading attitude, Wang Xuan became even angrier. What a piece of trash! He couldn't even fight back. He acted like a delicate, girlish woman, completely lacking any manly spirit. Disgraceful!
"Hmph, who needs you to look? This is the rule. You'd even abandon your own brother and sister for something like this. Bah, shameless thing! You despicable wretch."
As he spoke, even Yun'er, who was hiding to the side, got kicked.
Knowing he was in the wrong, Baoyu dared not speak or argue. Seeing that his brother Yun'er had also been hit, he took two steps back in fright. "Brother, don't hit me! I'll go right now, I'll go right now!"
After beating the man up, Wang Xuan's anger subsided considerably. "Don't be ungrateful. If you had any conscience, you wouldn't have done this."
“My father and mother traveled thousands of miles just for my aunt, but what about you! Do you think this is something a human being would do?”
Seeing the growing crowd at the entrance, Wang Xuan quickly stopped talking, "You'd better come back with me right now, don't embarrass yourself here!"
Baoyu covered his face, his toothache was terrible, but he didn't dare to offend Wang Xuan at this moment, after all, what he said was right, so he followed behind Wang Xuan and limped away.
Shen Ajiao couldn't help but laugh; as expected, violence solved all the conspicuous problems.
Just as Shen Ajiao lowered the carriage curtain, she saw a familiar face – it was Zhen Baoyu.
Zhen Baoyu wore a light gray long gown and only a very simple, dark-patterned headband. He had nothing else on his head, which made him look even more scholarly and his expression was much more indifferent.
Shen Ajiao thought for a moment and realized that when she first met him, his attire was similar to Jia Baoyu's. However, after that, there was no resemblance between them. She noticed that the two were not only different in appearance but also in temperament.
He was in the restaurant across the street, looking out the window with a teacup in his hand. He watched for an unknown amount of time, then noticed Shen Ajiao was there. He smiled slightly and bowed to Shen Ajiao in mid-air.
Shen Ajiao replied politely but did not linger. She told someone to change docks, as she needed to return to her parents' home.
On the way, he even sent someone to deliver a handful of melon seeds to Wang Xifeng.
When Shen Ajiao arrived, she bumped into Shen Qin'er, and exclaimed to herself, "How could I have forgotten her?"
Judging from her belly, she's probably about to give birth.
Seeing that Shen Ajiao had returned alone, Shen Qin'er said with schadenfreude, "You came back alone?"
"Didn't you see the Lin family members behind me?"
Shen Ajiao stepped aside and pointed to the people behind her. She had brought more than twenty people back with her this time, so why call her just one person? They really underestimated her influence.
"Did you come back alone, sister?" Looking at Shen Qin'er's belly, she suddenly realized, "There's another one in your belly."
Shen Qin'er's face turned pale with anger. She gripped the armrest of the chair tightly and couldn't utter a word in rebuttal. Her mother-in-law said that her family was currently involved in a lawsuit, and her husband would be implicated if he went back to her parents' home with her, so she had no choice but to come back alone.
When her father saw that she was the only one who had returned, he didn't even glance at her and left immediately.
She pestered her mother-in-law for a long time before she was allowed to return to her parents' home. As soon as she arrived, she saw Shen Ajiao walking in looking radiant, which made Shen Qin'er so angry that she wanted to scratch her face.
"Now that my sister is back, let's go see Mother together!"
Shen Qin'er knew that Shen Ajiao knew about her background, and when she saw that Shen Ajiao still called her "sister," she said, "Shut up! You are just a concubine's daughter, the daughter of a lowly servant. How dare you call me that!"
"Mother was right after all. You are just as despicable as your lowly servant's mother!"
Shen Ajiao picked at her ear and said to Shen Qin'er's belly, "That's not right, you shouldn't learn it."
Shen Qin'er...
Shen Ajiao raised her hand and slapped him.
Snap!
He blew on the hand that had been slapped, saying, "Are you trying to get ahead of yourself?"
"To put it nicely, I'm willing to give you face, so on the surface you're still my sister, Shen Ajiao's sister."
"If you don't keep your head down, you won't even have a chance to speak!"
"Now that you know my background, you'd better shut your mouth, you illegitimate daughter."
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