Hidden Wounds, Sister Pin's Cold Words Advise Baoyu

After Baoyu finished speaking, the atmosphere in the room suddenly froze. Everyone stared at him dumbfounded, the effect being several times stronger than when Jia Lian was spouting nonsense!

At first, everyone just felt it was absurd, but thinking about Baoyu's usual behavior, it didn't seem so out of place—meeting someone for the first time and advising them to abandon fame and fortune for a woman, perhaps only a fool like him could say such a thing!

After a long while, it was Li Wan who was the first to react, forcing a smile and saying, "Baoyu is being mischievous again. What would happen if the master heard such jokes?!"

Only then did everyone seem to wake up, and they hurriedly tried to steer the conversation towards 'jokes', attempting to cover up Baoyu's words.

Seeing that even Granny Jia, who doted on him the most, was saying 'that little monkey is being naughty again', Jia Baoyu couldn't help but feel a little hesitant. Just as he was wondering whether he should take the opportunity to back down, he heard Sun Shaozong clear his throat and ask in a serious tone, "Brother Baoyu, do you really think it would be good for Ruan Rong if I resigned from my official position and directly married her?"

Baoyu couldn't help but be stunned by the question, and seeing Sun Shaozong's eagle-like gaze fixed on him, he felt even more timid.

But thinking of Ruan Rong's beauty, who was now depressed because of this matter, and also caused Sister Lin to shed many tears, he gritted his teeth and mustered his courage, saying, "Of course, what Sister Rong thinks and wants is to be with you forever!"

"Hehe... Brother Baoyu is indeed pure in nature."

Sun Shaozong shook his head with a smile, "Being in love is certainly a matter for two people, but when it comes to marriage, how can you not consider other factors?"

"If I insist on resigning from my official position, the rumors outside would be fine, but how would my elder brother view Ruan Rong? How should I deal with it then? Should I break off relations with my elder brother for the sake of my wife, or should I divorce Ruan Rong for the sake of my elder brother?"

After a pause, he added, "Even if I am willing to break with my elder brother for Ruan Rong, disregarding his more than ten years of nurturing, Ruan Rong would probably live in self-blame and anxiety, and would have to face criticism and difficulties from others—do you really think that such a life together would be the result she wants?"

Jia Baoyu was speechless after hearing these words. He was a young master who had been soaking in a honeypot all day long, how could he have thought about so many things, so far into the future?

"Haha..."

Jia Lian laughed and patted Baoyu on the shoulder, saying, "What's the matter, have you been stumped?! Don't look at Erlang's rough appearance, he's actually much more shrewd than you. With your little ability, you still want to make fun of him?"

Everyone laughed again, and then tacitly dropped the subject, only talking about miscellaneous gossip.

Not to mention Jia Baoyu's unsuccessful attempt, sulking in Granny Jia's arms.

It is said that Sun Shaozong was dealing with everyone with his glib tongue, but he also had some sighs in his heart—although what he said just now made some sense, but to really ask himself, it was just the word 'unwilling' that was at play.

In the final analysis, it was just because his relationship with Ruan Rong had not reached the point of abandoning everything.

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It is said that everyone talked and laughed, and chatted for about a quarter of an hour. Seeing that Granny Jia showed some fatigue on her face, Jia Lian then took Sun Shaozong to bid farewell and leave, returning to the East Wing Back Garden to drink and have fun.

Li Wan and Jia Baoyu also returned to the warm pavilion behind.

As soon as they entered the door, they saw Lin Daiyu crying with pear blossoms and rain, while Ruan Rong was holding her in her arms, comforting her gently.

Seeing this, Jia Baoyu was quite puzzled and said, "Sister Pin, isn't it Sister Rong who is confiding in you today, why are you crying endlessly?"

Daiyu immediately turned her head away when she heard the words, pointing at him and accusing him, "How dare you say me?! Who told you to force Brother Sun to express his position in front of others? Now it's all right, if these words are spread out today, there will be no hope for Sister Rong's marriage!"

Although Baoyu felt a little wronged, he was usually used to being gentle, so he didn't dare to argue, and only kept apologizing.

Who knew that today's Daiyu was like an ice sculpture, no matter how sweet his words were, she only responded with cold words, making Baoyu even more flustered.

Li Wan watched from the side for a long time, and gradually saw some clues. She knew that Lin Daiyu, in addition to fighting for her sworn sister, was mostly thinking of herself and her relationship with Jia Baoyu.

Although the two were only twelve or thirteen years old

But girls mature early, and coupled with the fact that others always teased her and Jia Baoyu, Lin Daiyu inevitably had some yearning for it.

But first she saw the example of Ruan Rong and Sun Shaozong, and today she heard people relay the sentence: Being in love is a matter for two people, but when it comes to marriage, how can you not consider other factors?

With Lin Daiyu's intelligence, how could her heart not stir with some waves?

Thinking of this, Li Wan couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion. Others might not see it clearly, but as someone who had been through it, how could she not know that Lin Daiyu, from the root, didn't meet the Jia family's standards for choosing a daughter-in-law?

Not to mention that she was now orphaned, lacking support, just her slender and delicate figure had already cut off most of the possibilities!

Ask the wives of Rongguo Mansion, which one didn't have wide hips for easy childbirth?

Thinking of this, Li Wan subconsciously glanced at Ruan Rong. Seeing that her buttocks, although not as exaggerated as her own, were still rare and perky among young girls, she thought to herself that the 'rough man' indeed liked this kind of style. No wonder his hot eyes were staring straight at…

"Sister-in-law? Sister-in-law!"

Just as she was lost in thought, her mind filled with impure and unchaste thoughts, she was suddenly snapped out of it by Lin Daiyu's call. Li Wan was immediately ashamed and blushed, wondering if she was possessed today, how could she only think about these annoying dirty things?

Forcibly concealing the shame in her heart, she forced a smile and said, "What's wrong? I was thinking about something just now and got a little distracted, so I didn't hear what you were saying."

Seeing the rosy and charming look on her face, Lin Daiyu felt a little inexplicable, but she didn't want to ask what she was thinking about, so she continued the previous topic, "The men in this mansion are usually weaker than the women, even Granny Jia was complaining just now! So I asked Baoyu to ask Brother Sun to learn some martial arts and horsemanship, so as not to embarrass our ancestors. Who knew he would just refuse—Sister-in-law, please help me talk to him!"

As Daiyu spoke, she added, "If you can get Brother Sun's approval, Sister-in-law might as well let Lan'er learn a little too. I don't expect him to achieve anything, just to strengthen his body."

Li Wan couldn't help but smile when she heard this. This girl was like an enemy just now, but now she was thinking about Baoyu again.

However, the last sentence really suited Li Wan's thoughts. She pondered that if Jia Lan could have two or three tenths of Sun Shaozong's robustness, he wouldn't die young like his dead ghost father.

But…

"I heard that learning Kung Fu is very hard, how can Lan'er and Baoyu bear it?"

"That's why I asked Baoyu to ask Brother Sun!" Lin Daiyu said, "Sister-in-law also saw just now that he is a very measured person, and he usually has his own business to be busy with, so he will definitely not train them too hard."

Li Wan was already eighty percent moved when she heard this.

Who knew that Jia Baoyu would suddenly get angry, sit on the embroidered stool in resentment, and mutter, "I thought Sister Lin was different from others, who knew she would also say such outrageous words about glorifying ancestors!"

Lin Daiyu was never afraid of him, and sneered, "Who expects you to glorify your ancestors? I only ask that when you encounter a strong person outside, even if you can't defeat a hundred enemies like Brother Sun, you can at least run faster, so you don't become a burden to the sisters!"

Jia Baoyu immediately wilted again. Although he looked down on vulgar things like 'official career and economy', he liked to show off in front of his sisters the most. How could he be willing to be called a 'burden'?

Helplessly, he had to grit his teeth and learn this martial art.