In order to eat, I signed a contract with the system

Chapter 386 Dream of Red Mansions - Jia Yingchun 57

Jia Lang didn't say more, but after his experience in the illusory world, all karmic connections between him and the Rongguo Mansion in the capital were gone, so naturally he would not agree to become Jia's mother's support after the Jia Mansion was confiscated.

It’s not that Jia Lang is heartless, it’s that those people in the Jia family should not be Jia Lang’s responsibility.

Not to mention the things in the previous life, in this life, Jia Tanchun is the concubine's daughter of the second wife and has no feelings for him. She has her own father, stepmother, aunt, and half-brother Jia Huan. It is not Jia Lang's turn to worry about her.

The same goes for the people in the second house. It is not Jia Lang's turn to worry about them. This is even more so for Jia Xichun. In her previous life, she was raised together with Lady Jia. In this life, she is raised in Ningguo Mansion and has nothing to do with Jia Lang at all.

If Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng from the first wife listened to the advice, not only would they be fine, but they would also be able to keep a lot of money to support themselves, and there would be no problem in supporting their family of three. If they did not listen to the advice, Jia Lang would have no choice.

In the future, Jia Lang wants to be a good official who speaks up for the people. He doesn't want anyone to use his name to bully men and women. Naturally, he would not be willing to be the umbrella for the cruel uncle and treacherous brother in "Dream of Red Mansions" who sold Qiaojie to a brothel.

Grandmother Jia was speechless and wanted to beg again, but Jia Lang was unwilling to listen and just advised: "Old lady, dividing the family may not be a bad thing. If other descendants can be divided as soon as possible like your grandson, even if they can't get much glory, at least they can avoid some trouble in the future."

This was actually a lie. After all, Jia Lang had long known that after the Jia family's property was ransacked, Jia Zhong, Jia Huan and other illegitimate children, and even Jia Baoyu, the legitimate son, were not implicated. But Jia's grandmother could not have thought of this. Although in her eyes there was no place for Jia Huan, Jia Zhong and other illegitimate grandchildren, after being reminded by Jia Lang, she realized that it was a good thing to separate them out in advance.

After all, a husband's illegitimate son and a son's illegitimate son are different. A husband's illegitimate son is only nominally related to Lady Jia but not by blood, but a son's illegitimate son is her grandson both in name and by blood.

After Jia Lang left, Grandmother Jia seriously thought for the first time about the benefits of dividing the family for the current situation of the Jia family. In a trance, she seemed to have forgotten something.

On the other side, Jia Lang had just come out of Rongxi Hall and met Lin Daiyu in the garden at the corner. Lin Daiyu came to find Jia Lang on purpose. Since she knew that she had an engagement with Jia Lang and his true identity, she had some hesitations.

Sometimes she thought of Jia Lang with admiration and envy, and made up her mind to give up Jia Baoyu. Sometimes she couldn't help but respond to Jia Baoyu's enthusiasm and wanted to marry him.

During the more than two years that Jia Lang was studying abroad, Lin Daiyu was torn between these changing emotions. Now, she finally figured it out and decided to ask Jia Lang to cancel the engagement. She still felt that it would be better to marry Jia Baoyu.

"Cousin Lang."

Lin Daiyu finally called Jia Lang. Jia Lang followed the voice and saw that it was Lin Daiyu. Although he was a little surprised, he didn't think much about it. He followed Lin Daiyu's instructions and walked up to her.

"Cousin Lin, is there something wrong?"

When Lin Daiyu saw that there was nothing unusual about Jia Lang's meeting with her, she couldn't help but wonder whether her cousin Lang knew about the engagement. If he knew, why did his attitude towards her never change? If he didn't know, wouldn't it be inappropriate for her to stop him suddenly like this?

Jia Lang had long known that Lin Daiyu was a person who liked to engage in internal conflicts. When he saw that her brows were furrowed, he knew that this person must have something to do with her calling him.

"Cousin Lin, if you have anything to say, please feel free to tell me."

Although Jia Lang's tone was not urgent, Lin Daiyu always felt that Jia Lang, who had repeated himself, was becoming impatient. She had finally mustered up the courage to come forward, but if she didn't say what she wanted to ask, she didn't know when she would be able to do it again.

So Lin Daiyu took a deep breath and asked the question she had always wanted to ask: "Cousin Lang, I wonder if you know about the engagement between you and me."

"engagement?"

Jia Lang didn't expect that Lin Daiyu would talk about this. He guessed that she might want to break off the engagement with him and be with Jia Baoyu. He didn't intend to make Lin Daiyu feel entangled. "I know."

"But I remember that you and Baoyu were in love with each other. You should want to marry Baoyu more, right?"

"I, am not..."

Lin Daiyu felt a little ashamed when her 'fiancé' Jia Lang mentioned so bluntly that she liked Baoyu. She felt that Jia Lang was secretly scolding her 'fiancée' for being shameless and being ambiguous with Jia Baoyu even though she was already engaged.

She wanted to explain, but didn't know where to start. After all, Jia Lang was telling the truth and Lin Daiyu had no way to refute it. If she had just learned about the engagement, Lin Daiyu could still say that she was determined to give up Jia Baoyu. But now, two years have passed, and Lin Daiyu's feelings for Jia Baoyu have grown deeper and she can't give him up easily.

Jia Lang didn't care about Lin Daiyu's explanation at all. In his heart, Lin Daiyu and Jia Baoyu were a pair. He was just a passer-by and didn't want to get involved in the relationship between the male and female protagonists. Besides, scaring Jia's mother didn't mean that he could really change his sex. His gender was female, and whoever he married in this life would harm others and make him a widow without children.

"Ah, cousin, you don't need to explain. The old lady has already told me that she wants to change the engagement to Baoyu. I have no objection to this, so you don't have to be embarrassed."

Lin Daiyu originally thought that she would feel relieved after getting Jia Lang's consent, but she didn't expect that this was not the case. She had a feeling of unreality in her heart. She couldn't say she was sad or relieved, but just disappointed.

"Uncle Lin has passed away. Now the only one who can make the decision is the old lady, and she also plans this way, so cousin, don't mind it."

After giving a few words of advice and settling his engagement, Jia Lang was about to leave. However, before leaving, he suddenly remembered that Jia Baoyu married Xue Baochai in the Dream of the Red Chamber. Jia Lang stopped and turned back: "Cousin Lin, there is something I want to remind you of."

"No matter whether you and Baoyu can be together in the end, I hope you don't give up your life easily. You know, before Uncle Lin passed away, he was most worried about you."

Having received a lot of Lin Ruhai's kindness, it is not too much to advise Lin Daiyu. With her as a backup in this life, I think Grandmother Jia will not just watch Lin Daiyu being killed by the second wife.

Jia Lang is very clear about his position in Jia's mother's heart. He is just a spare tire in front of Lin Daiyu. Fortunately, Jia Lang himself has no opinion on this. After all, Lin Daiyu is the reincarnation of the Crimson Pearl Fairy. Who knows how much merit he can get by changing her fate?

It's just a spare tire, and marrying a woman who is not too annoying will not affect anything. More like Lin Daiyu, who was weak since childhood, her parents had difficulty raising children, and she had someone she loved. After marrying Lin Daiyu, they had separate rooms for many years, so it was not surprising that they had no children.