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Then Bao, Chai and Dai drank tea at Miaoyu. The scene of being drunk with Grandma Liu. Drinking tea shows Miaoyu's nobility. The tea lover must conform to her wishes. The next year’s rainwater was used for Jia Mu’s tea. The tea given to Baochai and Daiyu was made from the rain five years ago.
It can be seen that she also divides tea into others. She looked down upon low-class people like Grandma Liu. A teacup used by Grandma Liu. Even if it's expensive, she doesn't want it anymore. It can be seen that she is a descendant of a large family. There is clear discrimination against vulgar people. Miaoyu's attitude towards Jia Baoyu is subtle. He even gave Baoyu his daily teacup. Visible general. ?
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Jia Baoyu - the son of the Rongguo Mansion who was born with a jade title. In his previous life, he was actually the waiter of Shenying in the Chixia Palace. , the second son of the living Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang. As a direct descendant of the Rongguo Mansion, he had an extraordinary background and was smart and smart. The whole family regarded him as the apple of their eyes and had high hopes for him. However, he embarked on the road of rebellion, hated the eight-legged essay, criticized Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism, and gave rise to those who studied and became officials. Named "National Thief Lu Bei". He doesn't like "serious books", but prefers "miscellaneous books" such as "The Peony Pavilion" and "The Romance of the West Chamber".
He hangs out with the girls at home all day long, loving them for their beauty and purity, and mourning their tragic deaths. Jia Baoyu is an imagistic novel character and the reflection of the writer's soul.
Lin Daiyu——the crown of the twelve beauties of Jinling. The daughter of Lin Ruhai and Jia Min, Baoyu's cousin, lives in Rongguo Mansion. She is aloof and arrogant by nature, not good at dealing with the world, and disdains all the popular ways of doing things. She is sentimental and has a quick mind. She and Baoyu truly love each other. She is Baoyu's alliance against feudal ethics and is a firm pursuer of free love. She is a tragic figure full of poetic beauty and ideal color in the book.
Xue Baochai - the crown of the twelve hairpins in Jinling (tied with Daiyu), comes from the Xue family of the four major families, the daughter of Aunt Xue, and the aunt and cousin of Baoyu. She is a complex entangled body of contradictions. She is generous and elegant, and has a graceful manner. She has the outstanding temperament of a lady, a calm, gentle and peaceful character, and also has the magnanimity hidden deep in her heart. She hated the darkness of officialdom, but still advised Baoyu to study and become an official.
Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Dream of Red Mansions