The Heavens Begin with Dream of the Red Chamber

Chapter 46 Sister-in-law, Please Stay (Available at midnight, please pre-order)
Before Mrs. You could object, Old Lady You was already dissatisfied.

Of course, she wanted to find a son-in-law for the sake of her daughter's lifelong affairs, but more importantly, it was for the sake of her own family's old age preparation. How could she let her little daughter, whom she had raised for more than ten years, go to that poor guy?
At that moment, Old Lady You raised her eyebrows and said coldly:
"You shameless little whore!"

"How dare you say such shameless words!"

"Marriage is always decided by parents and matchmakers. There is no reason for you to choose it yourself!"

"You are so young, how can you understand the love between man and woman?"

"I can't help but let your mother choose a husband for you. Are you planning to run away?"

Third Sister You stiffened her neck and retorted:

"Haha, such a good thing should be given to my second sister!"

"As a younger sister, I dare not snatch away my second sister's good marriage."

"Besides, what Mom said is not choosing a son-in-law, it's clearly selling her daughter!"

"If mom is greedy for the Zhan family's wealth, why not just remarry?"

"You've already remarried once, so remarrying again won't be worth anything!"

Old Lady You was immediately furious. She jumped up and tore her mouth, cursing:
"How could I have given birth to such a bastard like you!"

"Listen to what you are saying."

"I'm obviously doing this for your own good, but when you say it, it sounds like I'm trying to trick you!"

"If I were a few years younger, you wouldn't have had the chance to do something like this!"

Yu Sanjie was a harsh talker but had a kind heart. Seeing that her mother was really angry, she kept dodging around the table in the room but did not dare to fight back.

Old Lady You was not as agile as her and after several attempts to catch her she failed, so she sat down on the kang and started crying.

"It's all because her father passed away early. I neglected to discipline her and spoiled her too much. I raised her to be such a shrew. How will she get married in the future?"

"If I had known this, I shouldn't have taught her to read and write, so that she wouldn't be corrupted by the stories in the opera!"

Youshi and the second sister hurried over to persuade them. When the third sister saw her mother like this, she shut up obediently but still refused to admit her mistake.

Old Lady You cried for a while, but in the end her heart was with her daughter. She turned to You and begged:
"Can you help to speak up for Master Zhan? Tell him that my third sister is still young and needs to stay with me for another two years. When she is older, she can marry him."

Youshi was also worried about You Sanjie's temper. If she entered the Zhan Mansion, she would probably offend everyone in the mansion within a few months, which would be bad. So she nodded and agreed.

"Well, I guess Mr. Zhan is just attracted by women. Whether he marries one or two, it doesn't make much difference."

After the plan was completed, Youshi got up and took a carriage back home. She reported the news to Jia Zhen, who was immediately overjoyed and asked someone to pass the news to Zhan Twenty-four.

You Erjie and You Sanjie were also the people that Zhan Ershisi had been thinking about. When they heard that the deal was done, they were of course happy and ran over happily.

Youshi smiled and told the whole story. Then Zhan 24 realized that it was only You Erjie and not You Sanjie.

At first he thought that Third Sister You was still thinking about Liu Xianglian, but when he thought about it carefully, in the original book, Third Sister You should have met Liu Xianglian for the first time at her grandmother's birthday party in the ninth year of the Red Mansion. Then she fell in love at first sight and had a crush on Liu Xianglian for five years before meeting him again for the fourteenth year of the Red Mansion.

If you really think about it, Third Sister You is really infatuated, or you could say, she is born with a love brain and is deeply in love with someone.

However, Zhan Ershisi felt that he was as handsome and elegant as anyone else. If he had met Third Sister You before Liu Xianglian, he might have replaced him directly!

Besides, Third Sister You is indeed a little young now. Although she can get married in this era, Zhan Ershisi has no interest in such a young girl. Didn’t you see that even Baochai is not in a hurry to get married?
Therefore, even though he heard that the only concubine this time was You Erjie, he did not say anything and just nodded and agreed.

Seeing that he was so easy to talk to, Youshi felt relieved and asked with a smile:
"In that case, then this betrothal gift..."

Mr. Zhan was always generous, especially to women. Without saying anything, he waved his hand and opened his palm. "Five hundred taels, how about that?"

Women were worthless at that time. If an ordinary family wanted to take a concubine, it would be considered good if they could give fifty taels of silver.

These five hundred taels are enough to redeem a prostitute and bring her home.

If used sparingly, it would be enough for the You family to use for ten years.

Youshi was even more delighted and began to praise him non-stop.

"Second sister is so blessed this time. She is with a man who loves her so much, Master Zhan. I wonder how many relatives will be envious..."

Before she finished speaking, she saw Master Zhan taking the initiative to add to the conversation:

"Although my second sister is marrying into the family as a concubine, she still has to be treated with the proper ceremony."

"I'll add another 500 taels for the cost of clothes. Thank you, Madam, for helping my second sister to buy a wedding outfit."

"Since we can't give her the status of a legitimate wife, then we should compensate her with more gold and silver!"

"In order to prevent Second Sister from being bullied after she gets married, I decided to buy another house outside the mansion for Second Sister to live in. She will have all the servants and maids."

"I plan to buy this house near Ningrong Street. It is also close to Ningguo Mansion, which will be convenient for you sisters to visit each other on a daily basis."

When she heard the words "daily interactions", Youshi's smile could no longer be maintained.

She doesn't want to go to the Zhan Mansion to communicate with her sister!

In front of her master, this Zhan guy dared to touch her. If she were to go to his territory, she didn't dare to imagine what he would do.

If something really happened, would she have the nerve to complain to her master?
Yu Shi pretended not to hear and changed the subject:

"My sister is getting married, so as her elder sister, I must pay more attention to her."

"Master Zhan, don't worry. I'm sure all the necessary clothes and jewelry will be there."

Zhan Ershisi then smiled and took out a banknote from his pocket, took out a thousand taels on the spot, handed it to Youshi, and said with a smile:
"I'm still at ease with my sister-in-law doing things."

Youshi reached out to take it, but unexpectedly, Zhan Twenty-four took advantage of Jia Zhen's blocked sight and grabbed her hand, touching it twice before letting go.

Youshi was ashamed and angry, but she didn't dare to get angry. She could only glare at Zhan Ershisi fiercely, took a step back in the face of his kind smile, and said with a forced smile:
"Master Zhan, please sit down and talk with my master. I will go back to my mother's house now to tell my mother and sister the good news."

What was there to say to Zhan Twenty-four and Jia Zhen? After watching Youshi leave, Zhan Twenty-four bowed to Jia Zhen and said goodbye.

"Brother Zhen, I will keep my word. Tomorrow I will have someone go to your farm to weigh the sweet potatoes and buy them all at once. I will never break my promise!"

When Jia Zhen heard this, he immediately smiled and forgot everything else. Money was the only thing in his mind.

"Haha... good brother, don't you think I can trust you?"

"I will ask Yu Lu to come and see you tomorrow. Just tell him if you have anything to say."

After the agreement was reached, Zhan Ershi said goodbye and left Ningguo Mansion. He rode a fast horse to catch up with Youshi's carriage, shouting:

"Sister-in-law, please stay. I remembered that I forgot to tell you something. Let me go up and talk to you."

Without giving Youshi a chance to refuse, Zhan Twenty-four simply raised his hand and threw ten taels of silver into the driver's arms, then jumped onto the shaft and headed into the carriage.

Thanks to book friends "Cao's Family" and "God is a Shepherd" for the reward of 100 coins!
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