Jia Baoyu was already waiting impatiently, but at this moment, he listened to Lin Ruhai persuade him to take the test to gain fame, and he couldn't help it anymore: "I'm just a layman, and I can't go on the right path you say!" ”

"In the future, the title of Rongguo Mansion has nothing to do with you, in addition to being an official from the imperial examination, you only have to be shaded and donate to the official, but these two roads are bumpy in the career, and your father has been an official for many years and has only been a five-grade official!" Lin Ruhai continued to persuade.

Jia Baoyu also ignored Lin Ruhai's identity and retorted: "Official career, official career, do you have to join the national thieves and ghosts!" ”

When Lin Ruhai heard this, he was suddenly a little annoyed in his heart, Jia Baoyu not only scolded him for this, but even scolded him Lao Tzu.

He forcibly suppressed his anger and reprimanded: "Even if you don't want to be a member of the imperial examination, you should learn the way of economics and understand some human feelings, otherwise how will you stand up in the future and how can you make a living?" ”

Jia Baoyu saw that Lin Ruhai was angry, his momentum suddenly weakened, and he said in a low voice: "It's good now, every day all the sisters gather in one place, why bother thinking about the future!" ”

"Naive, now that the situation is turbulent, you, as the son of the Jia family, should shoulder the heavy responsibility of guarding the lintel of the Jia family!" Lin Ruhai was extremely disappointed that Jia Baoyu did not have the slightest responsibility and foresight.

Jia Baoyu shook his head and said: "I am just a layman, I just want to live my own life, as long as I am rich and honorable, the ancestral foundation has its own second brother Lian." ”

Lin Ruhai laughed angrily, feeling that Jia Baoyu's remarks were extremely ridiculous, if Rongguofu was his own earned family business, it would naturally be fine for him to say such things.

But the life he enjoys now is all from the shadow of his ancestors, he not only enjoys wealth with peace of mind, but he doesn't even care how many people are giving, sacrificing, and how many people are sheltering him from the wind and rain.

"The wealth of the Jia family was obtained by your ancestors after nine deaths, and now it is continued by sending Yuanchun into the palace, don't you have a little responsibility as the male of the Jia family?"

When Jia Baoyu heard this, his mood fluctuated a little, but he recovered in an instant, he shook his head, and didn't answer Lin Ruhai's question, he really didn't think about these things.

Lin Ruhai was completely disappointed in Jia Baoyu, and now the Jia family relies on Yuanchun, which seems to be rich and noble, but if he is not careful, he will be in danger of destruction.

Since his father-in-law went, the Jia family began to decline, so that the finances were worried, in the final analysis, it was the decline of power, and there would be no source of wealth without power, not to mention that the court situation is complicated now, and the Jia family is involved.

"You haven't thought about how you will manage the family business after you inherit the Rongguo Mansion?"

Jia Baoyu shook his head and said: "There are second brother Lian and second sister-in-law Lian, and whoever takes over can't shorten me!" ”

"If you become married, how will you feed your wife and children, and how will you protect them?" Lin Ruhai finally asked.

Jia Baoyu still shook his head, he hadn't thought about getting married, he just wanted to play with his sisters.

Lin Ruhai suddenly had no desire to talk to Jia Baoyu again, he waved his hand to let Jia Baoyu leave on his own.

Looking at Jia Baoyu's departing figure, Lin Ruhai sat on the chair weakly, he regretted it very much now, and he no longer had any hope for teaching Jia Baoyu, if Daiyu really married, he believed that Jia Baoyu would not be able to protect Daiyu, nor would he let Daiyu have something to rely on.

After Jia Baoyu left the Lin family, he was a little depressed in his heart, but it didn't take long for him to forget about these things. On the contrary, because I haven't seen Sister Lin these days, I am depressed.

He felt that he had endured Lin Ruhai's devastation these days, and Lin Ruhai should let him meet Sister Lin no matter what he said. But Lin Ruhai refused him without hesitation every time, which made him hate Lin Ruhai very much.

After Jia Baoyu returned to Rongfu, he told Shi Taijun that Lin Ruhai would not let him see Daiyu, and then pestered Shi Taijun and asked her to take Sister Lin back and not let Sister Lin live in the Lin family anymore.

Shi Taijun secretly scolded Lin Ruhai for treating Baoyu harshly, but she also knew that Lin Ruhai was Daiyu's father, and the Jia family could only take Lin Daiyu over to live.

However, she looked at Baoyu sadly, and she was not angry, and planned to wait for Qin Keqing's funeral before taking Daiyu to Jia's house.

After Jia Baoyu knew Shi Taijun's plan, he was overjoyed, he finally didn't have to endure Lin Ruhai's torture in order to see Sister Lin.

So with the acquiescence of Shi Taijun, he pretended to be sick at home, and only waited for Qin Keqing's funeral to see Sister Lin again.

Lin Ruhai was in a state of extreme remorse at the moment, and when he came out of the study, he walked to his daughter's residence unconsciously.

Looking at Daiyu who was busy, Lin Ruhai was both relieved and distressed in his heart, since he took Daiyu home, all the matters in the Lin family's back house were taken over by Daiyu, and everything was taken care of in an orderly manner.

Lin Ruhai sighed that his daughter was so young and so sensible, if he married her off in the future, he would definitely be very reluctant.

"Daddy is here!" When Lin Daiyu saw her father, she hurriedly made a cup of tea with her own hands and brought it to Lin Ruhai.

"All of you go down!"

Lin Ruhai took the tea and drove out all the maids in Daiyu's room, and then said, "Yu'er is not busy, I have something to ask you for my father." ”

"What does the father want to ask his daughter?" Lin Daiyu asked a little strangely, it is rare for her father to talk to her so formally today.

"Yu'er, what do you think of Baoyu?"

Lin Ruhai hesitated again and again, but he still planned to ask his daughter's thoughts, he was already completely disappointed in Jia Baoyu, if his daughter had no love for Baoyu, he could completely dispel the idea of marrying the Jia family.

Lin Daiyu was stunned, she didn't know why her father would, so she asked Baoyu for no reason, but she still replied seriously: "The second brother is very good, and when he was at my grandfather's house, he also took good care of me. ”

Lin Ruhai frowned, and had a bad premonition in his heart, he planned to find someone who was familiar with Daiyu to make a comparison, so that his daughter could realize that Baoyu was not a good match: "What do you think of Huaijin?" ”

Lin Daiyu became more and more confused, guessing in her heart that her father asked about Lu Jing's reason, and then thought of what Mama Li said some time ago, and said a little embarrassedly: "My cousin is also very good." ”

Lin Ruhai was not satisfied with his daughter's answer, and it can be seen from her daughter's words that her daughter is obviously more inclined to Baoyu.

However, he felt that his daughter was evaluating the two from the perspective of intimacy, not from character, so he continued to ask: "Compared with Baoyu and Huaijin, who do you think can be relied on more?" ”

"It should be that Cousin Huai Jin can be more relied on, but the second brother also has advantages and is extremely considerate." When Lin Daiyu heard this, she replied a little shyly.

She didn't know her father's thoughts, but she wanted her father to ask this, it was very likely to be related to her marriage, so she was extremely shy about talking about things related to Lu Jing, and after praising Lu Jing, she was a little embarrassed and praised Baoyu again.

Lin Ruhai replied to her daughter, although she was not very satisfied, but her daughter could realize that Huai Jin was more reliable, which showed that in her daughter's eyes, Baoyu was still insufficient.

As for being considerate, he felt that Lu Jing really couldn't compare with Jia Baoyu, after all, Daiyu and Baoyu had been childhood sweethearts since childhood, Lu Jing had only been in contact with Daiyu for a few months, and when he was in Jiangnan, he was still more wary of Lu Jing.

So Lin Ruhai began to find fault with Jia Baoyu's shortcomings: "Baoyu doesn't like to study, nor does he like fame and fortune, and he has no long-term plans for the future, so he is really not a person who can be relied on." ”

Lin Daiyu heard her father belittle Baoyu, so she said a few fair words for Baoyu: "My grandmother's family is a noble family, which is naturally not comparable to ordinary people, and my grandmother often says that people like them don't have to compete with scholars, and they can be officials in the future." ”

"The second brother doesn't test his fame, and he will definitely be able to become a career in the future, but the second brother doesn't like economic careers, but he can be a poet who is idle and wild."

When Lin Ruhai heard this, he was speechless for a while, and felt the need to correct his daughter's point of view: "If you don't go out of the imperial examination, your career will be difficult, just like your second uncle, he is a grace and a teacher, just because he has no support in the same year, and he has no teacher to support, he has been squeezed out, and he has only been promoted by one level after more than ten years as an official." ”

"If Baoyu does not come out of the imperial examination, his career will be even more bumpy."

Lin Daiyu nodded and said, "What Daddy said is that although the lotus flower is good, it also needs to be supported by green leaves!" ”

Lin Ruhai continued: "The title of Rongguo Mansion has nothing to do with Baoyu, if he doesn't take the official career, he can only live by guarding the family property, if he has no means of business, sooner or later there will be a day when he will sit and eat empty, how will his elderly parents support him, and how will his descendants feed him?" ”

Lin Daiyu knew that his father and Baoyu's pursuits were different, and he also knew that what his father said was right, if a man couldn't start a business, he naturally couldn't rely on it.

But when she was in the Rong Mansion, Baoyu was very kind to her, so she explained for Baoyu: "The second brother is young after all, if you teach it well, you will understand these truths in the future." ”

Lin Ruhai listened to his daughter's defense of Jia Baoyu, and his mood suddenly fell to the bottom, wanting to tell the conversation between him and Jia Baoyu today, but he felt that he couldn't be in a hurry, and he needed to guide his daughter slowly, so he said: "Huai Jin is only sixteen years old, so he will support the Lu family's family business, with Baoyu's temperament, he will definitely be difficult to support the Jia family's family business in the future!" ”

Lin Daiyu bowed her head and was silent, but she was thinking in her heart, why did her father say so many strange things today, did her father think that she had an affair with Baoyu, and wanted to persuade her to give up the idea of Baoyu, and planned to marry her to Cousin Huaijin.

Thinking of this, Lin Daiyu said tentatively: "How did Daddy talk to his daughter about the second brother today?" ”

Lin Ruhai sighed and said: "You are not young now, when you reach the age of engagement, your father wants to ask you to understand your mind and then make a claim." ”

Lin Daiyu said in her heart Sure enough, her father asked her about her opinion of Baoyu and Lu Jing, which was related to her marriage, and she shyly covered her face with a handkerchief and said, "Daddy, how does this make her daughter answer?" ”

"Although the marriage of children pays attention to the orders of their parents and the words of matchmakers, but as a father, I still want to hear your own thoughts."

Lin Daiyu's face was blushing, even more shy, but she just shook her head and didn't answer.

"Yu'er doesn't have to be shy, you must know that it is normal for men to marry and women to marry." Lin Ruhai said a little eagerly, he was really afraid that his daughter would have an affair with Baoyu.

Lin Daiyu saw that her father was anxious, she was silent for a long time, and replied shyly: "It's good that Daddy is in charge!" ”

Through the conversation between her father and her just now, she was sure in her heart that her father must be fond of Cousin Huaijin, these days, she often unconsciously recalls every bit in Jiangnan, and every day she will read a collection of poems given to her by her cousin and teach parrots to read.

Lin Ruhai couldn't understand her daughter's thoughts, but looking at her daughter's shy expression, she knew that it was not good, and her daughter really had love for Baoyu in her heart.

He wanted to ask directly, but he couldn't, and finally Lin Ruhai was stunned and left his daughter's room.

It's just that the pace of his return is heavier than when he came.