Reborn as a Rich Woman in the Eighties
Chapter 179 - 178: How Many People Can You Recognize

Chapter 179: Chapter 178: How Many People Can You Recognize

Lu Zheng followed Lin Xia into the house, and as soon as Lin Qiu saw Lin Xia’s eyes red from crying, fear reddened her eyes. Could it be?

Had something really happened to Second Brother?

Lin Xia, seeing Lin Qiu’s expression, guessed that she had misunderstood.

"Xiaoqiu! Second Brother is fine! I... just suddenly felt like crying..." She couldn’t explain.

"Ah! Sister! You should wash your face!" Lin Qiu quickly went to scoop water for Lin Xia to wash her face.

Lin Xia let Lu Zheng sit down on the sofa, "Why don’t you go lie down in the room for a bit?" The train ride was quite exhausting, and he hadn’t had a chance to rest since getting off the train, especially since she had taken him elsewhere.

Lu Zheng looked at the two sisters Lin Xia and Lin Qiu, nodded and said, "Okay!"

Actually, he wasn’t tired, but he thought he should give them space, maybe the sisters wanted to have some private talk.

Lin Xia led Lu Zheng into the Western House, which was usually occupied by Lin Dong.

She had prepared the brick bed with a bed cover, making it less cold to sleep on.

She got on the brick bed and helped Lu Zheng with pillows and a thin blanket from the pile.

Lu Zheng watched as she placed the pillows neatly, and the scene he accidentally witnessed that morning flashed before his eyes again, his ears turning red.

Lin Xia’s eyes were swollen from crying; she didn’t notice the change in Lu Zheng, her mind only focused on getting things ready quickly so she could get down from the bed and leave him to rest.

"You should get some good sleep! I’ll call you for lunch!"

"Okay!" Lu Zheng watched her exit and close the door before turning to look at her handiwork.

He took off his shoes and climbed onto the brick bed, stretching out a hand to touch the pillow she had arranged for him before lying down.

Then, he listened to the sounds of Lin Xia washing her face, a slight smile curving his lips.

She cried for the man they called Second Brother, maybe just out of guilt, nothing to do with romance...

In the Eastern House, Lin Xia entered the room after washing her face, while Lin Qiu sat on the edge of the bed, watching her dry her face.

She stealthily glanced at the closed door to the other room as if she could see through it into the Western House.

"Sister! Why did Big Brother Lu suddenly come?"

Lin Xia sat beside her, "He said he came to get Lingzhi! Didn’t Dongzi buy three Lingzhi plants from Haizi’s grandfather before the start of school? I wrote him a letter about it..."

Even Lin Xia herself felt that the excuse was a bit far-fetched.

Lin Qiu looked at Lin Xia in confusion, "Sister! So, is he staying at our house tonight?"

She felt like this Big Brother Lu liked her sister, but with him right in the next room, there were some things she could only keep in her heart and not say aloud.

"We’ll have to let him stay!" Lin Xia couldn’t exactly ask Lu Zheng to stay elsewhere, and luckily Lin Dong’s room in the Western House was available.

Lin Qiu didn’t pursue the topic, "Oh! Sister! You should lie down too!"

"Okay!" Lin Xia really was feeling uncomfortable, as if something in her brain was tugging painfully.

But when she actually lay down and tried to sleep, she couldn’t fall asleep at all, her mind a mess.

Just as she was dozing off, suddenly she heard someone knocking on the front door.

Lin Xia was instantly startled awake, and Lin Qiu hurried out of the room to open the door.

Lu Zheng, who had already been standing by the window looking into the courtyard from the sound of the door, put on his shoes.

Lin Xia hadn’t even finished putting on her shoes when she looked out the window into the yard and saw Lin Qiu leading Zhao Damei and Jiang Mingqing into the house.

Lin Xia, thinking of her eyes swollen from crying, quickly slid back into bed and under the covers.

Only the sound of the door to the outer room opening could be heard, followed by Zhao Da Nainai’s voice, "Which room is your sister in?"

"Eastern House!"

Afterward, they opened the door and came in, but there was no sound of Lu Zheng’s voice. Lin Xia couldn’t help but think, maybe Lu Zheng hadn’t left his room?

"Zhao Da Nainai! Sister Xiaoqing!" Lin Xia greeted them with a smile, but her eyes couldn’t hide the truth.

Seeing Lin Xia’s eyes, Zhao Da Nainai sat on the edge of the kang and asked, "Xiaolin, why have you been crying? Did something happen?"

Lin Xia blurted out some nonsense, "No! I was just thinking of my mom! Just now, when Xiaoqiu and I were talking about her, the tears just started flowing uncontrollably!"

"Ah! I had Sister Xiaoqing bring me here because I wanted to ask you, did your second brother tell you where he was going to pick up the goods? Why hasn’t he come back after all these days?"

Zhao Da Nainai was quite anxious. Unable to sit still at home, she had gone to the school to find her daughter before heading straight to Lin Xia’s house.

"He said he was going to Guangzhou! Maybe the large number of goods he’s picking up is causing a delay!" Lin Xia consoled her, "Da Nainai! Don’t worry! He might be home in a day or two!"

Perhaps because she had cried earlier, Lin Xia found herself speaking quite fluently now.

"How can I not worry!" Zhao Da Nainai sighed and then turned to Lin Qiu, "Lin Qiu, why didn’t you go to your master’s today?"

"I got up late, and my sister didn’t let me go!" Lin Qiu answered with a smile.

"Well then, will you accompany Da Nainai to the restroom? I’ve been in a rush to go ever since I was on the road!"

"Sure!" Lin Qiu led Zhao Da Nainai out of the house.

Jiang Mingqing, who had been silent since entering the house, finally spoke up, "Lin Xia! Tell me the truth! Did something happen to my second brother?"

"Sister Xiaoqing! I don’t know either!"

Jiang Mingqing’s expression darkened, "In fact, as soon as my mom came to find me today, I guessed it! If my second brother were okay, we would have heard something by now!"

"We’re currently looking for him! That day I went to your house, I heard Zhao Da Nainai had a heart attack, so I didn’t dare say anything!" Lin Xia didn’t keep it from her.

Jiang Mingqing’s gaze suddenly sharpened, "Lin Xia! But why didn’t you come find me earlier? You’re looking for him now! Who are you going through? How many people could you possibly know?"

Lin Xia didn’t want to have a conflict with her at this moment, knowing that when Zhao Da Nainai returns, she would realize what was happening.

"I went to Sheng Yijin, and I..."

Jiang Mingqing stood up, glaring at Lin Xia angrily, "What right do you have to go to Sheng Ge? If anyone should go, it should be me! What rights do you have to do this?

What are you to my second brother? Lin Xia! Let me tell you! Even if my second brother likes you, I don’t think you’re fit to enter our family! Don’t you know the situation of your own family?"

She looked down on Lin Xia from the bottom of her heart, what good could come from a family like that?

Now that her second brother was in trouble, she was taking matters into her own hands as if everything was settled.

Her second brother likes her?

Lin Xia was shocked but also angered by Jiang Mingqing’s later words. Was now the time for this?

"I’m well aware of my own family’s situation! I’ve never thought about entering your family!

I’m nothing to your brother, just a friend looking for him. As for why I didn’t tell you right away, it’s because Sheng Yijin was worried that if you knew, you would tell Zhao Da Nainai! He was afraid that if Zhao Da Nainai found out, she would have an episode, and it would be hard to explain when your brother returned!"

"You..." Jiang Mingqing was rendered speechless by Lin Xia.

She had thought it was Lin Xia’s idea, not considering it might come from Sheng Ge.

She could criticize Lin Xia, but she couldn’t speak ill of Sheng Ge.

At that moment, Zhao Da Nainai returned with Lin Qiu, so the two of them could not continue their conversation.

Noticing that the expressions on both Lin Xia and Jiang Mingqing were off, Zhao Da Nainai asked, "What were you two just talking about?"