Red Mansion Daiyu, the Rise of the Lin Family

"I have never been so clear-headed. I always feel that I have lived in vain and in a daze." Shi Xiangyun kept sighing here.

Jia Tanchun slapped her arm twice.

"Be more normal!"

"If someone sees this, they will either laugh at us or Sister Lin."

When Shi Xiangyun heard this, she suddenly realized that there was a huge difference between her and Lin Daiyu.

Lin Daiyu comforted her instead.

"nothing!"

"Thank you for your hard work during this period."

"Just don't blame me for not taking care of you."

"No way, it's not easy for you either."

"Look at how big a thing you think about all day long, and how little we care about."

"Not worth mentioning." Jia Tanchun glanced around and said.

Lin Daiyu smiled and said,

"Third sister, I'm glad you're willing to help me."

"But I still have to say this up front. I won't take care of you like I did before."

"I'll give you an errand."

"If you do this job well, there will be rewards, and if you do it badly, there will be punishments."

"At this moment, we are not talking about sisters, but about errands."

"We need a chief priest, a secretary, a supervisor, a bookkeeper, a doctor, and an assistant teacher..."

"And so on for multiple positions."

Upon hearing this, Jia Tanchun asked tentatively, "Sister Lin, do you think I can be a professor?"

Lin Daiyu had a smile on her lips and her tone sounded a little teasing.

"I think you can be the libation."

"Kacha," everyone almost dropped their jaws in shock, especially Shi Xiangyun and Li Wan.

Shi Xiangyun didn't expect that the idea could be so high. Didn't Lin Daiyu personally take the responsibility of abstaining from alcohol?

Then you can also raise your own ideas!

What surprised Li Wan was that her father was the chief academic officer of the Imperial College, a man who was extremely strict and upright.

I feel like Jia Tanchun has nothing to do with this.

Jia Tanchun also looked at Lin Daiyu with suspicion.

"You're not kidding?"

"Don't tease me, I'll take it seriously!"

Lin Daiyu was extremely sincere this time.

"Such a big thing is not a joke. But I will also organize a few people to test you."

"Besides you, there will be several people competing with you."

"Do you dare to try?"

Jia Tanchun's face tensed, she clenched her fists, her eyes flickered with eagerness to try.

"Of course I dare!"

At this time, Xue Baochai quietly reminded her from behind,

"Third Miss, if your aunt disagrees, won't you go back and ask for her opinion?"

Jia Tanchun's face darkened when she heard this.

"Sister Bao, I will ask for permission, but I will do it regardless of whether mother agrees or not."

Xue Baochai shut up immediately. She had lost her confidence in front of Lin Daiyu.

I didn't dare say too much.

In fact, she could have made a living.

But regarding Ying'er's matter, she always felt that Lin Daiyu would target her.

Let's wait a few years and see. There's no guarantee that her plan will succeed.

Since ancient times, Empress Wu Zetian has never been able to accomplish this, not to mention that she was just a future empress.

If you suffer a blow, you will naturally stop.

Moreover, he had lived here for several years and had been a master for several years, and now he came here to ask for a job.

I can't stand other people's gossip.

I'm also afraid that my aunt won't agree.

I don’t know how Tanchun and others can bear it?

Don't you feel embarrassed to work in your own home?

Wang Xifeng was standing behind him, thinking thoughtfully, her brows sometimes furrowed and sometimes relaxed.

At this moment she seemed to have suddenly made up her mind.

Walking up to Lin Daiyu,

"Sister Lin, I have something to ask you."

"Can we talk further?"

Lin Daiyu raised her eyebrows in surprise.

"Second sister-in-law, come with me and talk here."

As they talked, the two of them walked to the bamboo forest and stopped.

Wang Xifeng just thought for a moment, as if wondering where to start.

"Sister Lin, my Wang family is now falling apart."

"I saw Sister Lin wanted to do such a big thing, and I was really envious. I was also brought up like a man since I was a child."

“I also have some contact with the family business.”

"I want to go to the Wang family and buy the fleet. Do you think it's feasible?"

Lin Daiyu looked at Wang Xifeng intently, unable to conceal the surprise in her eyes.

"Second sister-in-law, you are very powerful!"

Wang Xifeng smiled bitterly.

"Sister Lin, you don't know that the fleet is about to be taken over by another family. Several families are fighting each other. You sue me and I sue you."

"Now, as long as the Wang family can pay the officers in the fleet, they will obey orders."

"After all, if they merge into another fleet, they will naturally be bullied."

"The sea is rough, so it is important to see things through to the end."

"They followed the Wang family from the beginning, but changed their base halfway through. They were unsure and were afraid to go into business."

Wang Xifeng gave a brief explanation.

Those who are dealing with the storms in the sea value a calm and peaceful life most.

The Wang family is now in disarray and needs someone to take charge.

"Then just go and tidy it up and tell me how I can help you?" Lin Daiyu asked in return.

Wang Xifeng suddenly bowed to Lin Daiyu and said,

"Do you think I am still a member of the Wang family now?"

Lin Daiyu frowned when she heard this.

"Whether it counts or not, you can't ask me, second sister-in-law, you should ask yourself."

Wang Xifeng smiled bitterly.

"Right!"

"My last name is Wang, but I'm married, so I'm no longer considered a member of the Wang family."

Lin Daiyu said sternly, "Second sister-in-law, you are not just asking me this question. Ask anyone else, even someone a thousand years from now, and they will not be able to answer you."

"This is one way of speaking from the heart, and another way of speaking from the world."

"You are the daughter of the Wang family, and the daughter-in-law of the Jia family."

"If you ask me which family Lin Daiyu belongs to, I will always think of myself first, and then the Lin family."

"I might end up being the daughter-in-law of the Mu family."

"It could also be...?"

"If the Lin family is in trouble, then I will be the woman of the Lin family."

"Because the Lin family also gave everything for me."

“They are worth my efforts.”

"If my husband's family is in trouble, I will do my best to help him."

"Of course, it depends on them. Are they worth my efforts?"

"Otherwise I will be the one who brings disaster to them."

When she said this, there seemed to be a light shining in Lin Daiyu's eyes.

At this time, I only heard Lin Daiyu continue to say,

“Not all people are worth our efforts.”

"It doesn't matter whether it's my mother's family or my husband's family."

"There are soft policies and there are drastic measures."

"There is gentleness and kindness, but also decisiveness and murder."

"If Second Sister-in-law can't do it, don't worry about it."

"It's better to just live comfortably."

"Otherwise, not only will you fail to save others, but you will also suffer yourself."

"If you can't even recognize yourself, why bother?"

Lin Daiyu's words flashed through Wang Xifeng's mind like a flash of lightning.

She only felt a force rising in her heart, growing stronger and stronger, and her hands clenched tightly.

It seems that I understand that I have to fight for everything by myself.

Just like Jia Tanchun trying to get a position as a chief priest,

If the family continues to prosper, they can enjoy wealth and become ladies or mistresses of a duke's mansion.

But now, I can only rely on myself. Should I rely on Jia Lian?

Waiting for him to take the top spot in the imperial examination?

Wang Xifeng felt that this was the most ridiculous thing in the world.