Transmigrated as A Farm Girl Making Her Family Rich
Chapter 418 - 298 Setting a Trap_2

Chapter 418: Chapter 298 Setting a Trap_2

Originally, it was thought Mrs. Lai would bring her son, daughter-in-law, and the grandchildren, but unexpectedly, only the couple arrived along with a little girl.

Upon asking, it was learned they had gone to Mrs. Li’s parental home. Seeing the couple had also brought quite a few gifts, although the younger ones didn’t come, they gave out small red envelopes.

However, the thought that Hongji and his wife would give larger red envelopes was a bit painful.

In order to display the might of a rich woman at her parental home, Mrs. Lai had the little maid serve tea and massage her back when the family needed to cook meals.

She even mentioned in front of her to have this little maid help with chores and cooking.

Mrs. Lai, quite generously, agreed and sent the little maid to work in the kitchen.

The little maid obediently entered the kitchen to help with cooking, always keeping her head low, not daring to speak much, and was also cautious when answering questions from the family.

The Lai Family felt this little maid could hardly express anything useful; continually rolling their eyes at her, and if not for her young age, they might have given her all the chores.

Mrs. Lai was not like other masters; if things didn’t go her way or she was angry, she would secretly pinch these little maids causing them great pain and bruises, yet they dared not make a sound.

While chatting with the relatives, Hongji’s father even smoked a bamboo tube cigarette, not feeling it beneath his status at all.

The men in the maternal family were similar, liking to smoke bamboo tube cigarettes and reluctant to buy them from outside. Many families grew their own tobacco, dried it and then took it to the street for processing, paying a small fee which was much cheaper than buying cigarettes.

At that moment, a garishly dressed girl, her face heavily painted with rouge and powdered, and somewhat plump, between the ages of 18 to 20, entered.

Upon entering, she called the Lai Family "relatives" and spoke in a deliberately pinched and coquettish voice.

The Lai Family relatives were already accustomed to this girl’s behavior, often careless, lazy, and quite gluttonous.

This girl, still unmarried without an engagement at her age, scared off anyone who inquired about her after hearing about her from the matchmaker.

Those with better conditions wouldn’t consider it, and families with less appealing girls looked down on her, hence her age dragged on.

Upon entering the living room, the girl looked around and only saw Mrs. Lai and her husband.

Unable to restrain herself, the girl asked Mrs. Lai, "Auntie, why hasn’t cousin come? Wasn’t he supposed to come today?"

Faced with the girl’s inquiry, Mrs. Lai, remembering her husband’s order not to speak, hesitated between telling her and not. If she made a promise, she feared her husband’s scolding.

So, she simply said her son had gone to his wife’s parental home and taken the kids along.

Two years ago, Mrs. Lai had proposed this girl to be a concubine for her son.

At the time, she felt that her son’s family household was not very wealthy, with his wife having to work as a principal wife outside, and if she were to do chores in a farmhouse anyway, it was better to serve in the rich family.

Mrs. Lai had offered her a substantial amount of gift money, and yet she was still reluctant. Later, Mrs. Lai ceased discussing it, and the girl had not inquired further.

Who would have known that in the past half year, the Lai household began to prosper and grow wealthy and she regretted it. These two years Mrs. Lai wanted to bring up this matter whenever she returned to her parental home.

Lately, Mrs. Lai had stopped mentioning it and advised her to marry into a good family instead.

As the girl aged, she began worrying about her own marriage prospects, no longer considering being a concubine trivial. After all, the Ye family employed chefs and maids for chores and had laborers at their beck and call. If she bore a son or daughter, her position would be secure.

The girl’s calculations were well made, having also seen the cousin, now a father and still quite handsome.

At that moment Mrs. Lai said her son hadn’t come, and the girl quietly pulled Mrs. Lai aside to discuss this matter.

"Auntie, please agree. After all, cousin is so wealthy, supporting one more wouldn’t hurt, and I will bring heirs to your family, later showing filial piety to you."

Mrs. Lai, seeing how shamelessly her niece spoke, did not know how to respond, only able to advise her.

"Niece, let’s drop this matter! My son already refused before, and I just mentioned it to my husband and he scolded me."

Mrs. Lai looked at her niece uneasily. Earlier, the idea of taking a concubine for her son had also wavered. This niece, made up in such a way, didn’t resemble a brothel girl; even with applied rouge, she didn’t possess the natural beauty of Mrs. Li from home.