Reborn as a Rich Woman in the Eighties
Chapter 181 - 180: Big Hand Holding Small Hand

Chapter 181: Chapter 180: Big Hand Holding Small Hand

"That’s good!" Lin Xia explained, "They are all my second brother’s family! They came to ask me because they were worried..."

Lu Zheng nodded slightly.

At that moment, Lin Qiu entered the room to get money to go out and buy groceries. She whispered, "Sis! What should I buy?"

It obviously wasn’t suitable for her sister to go with her, as they couldn’t just leave Brother Lu alone at home.

Lin Xia asked Lu Zheng, "Lu Zheng, what do you like to eat? Do you have any dietary restrictions?"

They weren’t very familiar after all, so it was better to ask.

"I can eat anything!" Lu Zheng answered.

"Xiaoqiu, then buy some pork belly, fish, and vegetables..."

"Okay!" Lin Qiu indicated that she understood and was about to walk out when Lin Xia grabbed her arm, "Xiaoqiu! Wait a moment!"

Lin Xia thought, since they all said that the sausage she made was delicious, she wanted to make more for them.

Lu Zheng had come so unexpectedly, and she hadn’t dared to ask when he would leave. This was a good excuse to inquire, "By the way, Lu Zheng, how many days have you taken off? Should I make some more sausage?"

"That’s fine! I need to rush back tomorrow!"

Lin Xia thought about it, and there was still time. She told Lin Qiu to buy some pork leg, sausage casings, and spices.

Actually, she wanted to buy a watch for her elder brother and have Lu Zheng bring it back, since all three of them had one except her elder brother.

But now she didn’t have much money left, and she didn’t know the situation with her second brother, so she had to save some money.

Thus, she immediately dismissed the idea, even if she wanted to buy it, she would have to wait for an opportunity in the future.

After Lin Qiu had left, Lin Xia and Lu Zheng sat on the couch chatting.

"Is the young one his sister?" Lu Zheng asked.

Lin Xia guessed what Jiang Mingqing had said, and perhaps Lu Zheng had heard it, which made her slightly blush, "Yes, his sister."

Lu Zheng hummed in acknowledgment and said nothing more.

Lin Xia suddenly felt that the silence was somewhat awkward, "I’ll go make you some tea!"

"Okay." Lu Zheng watched as Lin Xia went into the kitchen, silently pondering.

The occasional word he heard, that the second brother liked Lin Xia, had to catch his attention.

They say ’first come, first served,’ and that man often being in contact with Lin Xia and helping her out, even if this girl didn’t have feelings now, who knows if she might develop them over time!

But now obviously wasn’t a good time to reveal his feelings, with the man’s situation unclear and Lin Xia definitely not in the mood to talk about those things, but he didn’t know when they might have another chance to meet...

Lin Xia was making tea in the kitchen, and she couldn’t help but let out a sigh.

Just now, Lu Zheng’s gaze had made her nervous. His sudden arrival, if only for Lingzhi, seemed unlikely, but if it was for her, she hardly dared to believe it.

When did she become so charming? Worthy of such a gesture?

Lin Xia zoned out for a while. She couldn’t hide in the kitchen forever, so she carried the teacup into the living room.

"Lu Zheng! Tea!"

"Thank you!"

The two of them sat silently, sipping their tea.

Lu Zheng occasionally glanced at Lin Xia, and from the corner of her eye, Lin Xia could feel the warmth. It led to even more turmoil inside her.

Suddenly she remembered the Lingzhi, "Oh! I haven’t given you the Lingzhi yet!" She hurriedly stood up to fetch it, using it as an excuse to escape for a while since it seemed somewhat strange for just the two of them to be in the house.

"No rush..." Lu Zheng watched helplessly as she went into the Eastern House.

Lin Xia wasn’t going into that room to fetch it, she clearly took it from Jade’s room.

Lu Zheng looked at the three Lingzhi mushrooms, "How much?"

Lin Xia quickly waved her hands, "No money! They’re a gift for you!"

"No way! I’ll give you a hundred and twenty for the three!" Lu Zheng said as he took out a stack of money to count for Lin Xia.

He remembered hearing from his mom that they seemed to be purchased for about thirty to forty per mushroom, so he calculated it at forty.

Lin Xia hurriedly intervened, "Lu Zheng! Please put it away! Really, no money is needed, these Lingzhi mushrooms are a thank you for your help..."

Lu Zheng insisted on paying, and he counted out twelve big unity bills, putting the remaining money back into his pocket.

Then he handed it to Lin Xia, "Buying me dinner was thanks enough! Keep it, Lin Xia!"

He guessed that the person who had gone to stock up must have taken Lin Xia’s money, so there was no way he could take her things for free.

This money might somewhat help her.

"Lu Zheng! I really don’t want it! Please put it away!" She had asked him earlier if he needed any more Lingzhi, just to thank him, so what was this about taking money now?

The two of them pushed back and forth over the hundred and twenty yuan.

Lu Zheng genuinely wanted to give, Lin Xia genuinely didn’t want to take.

Like this, in a moment of deadlock, Lu Zheng’s large hand held Lin Xia’s smaller one.

When Lin Xia realized the ambiguity of their actions, her face turned crimson, and she keenly felt the dryness and warmth of his large hand.

They looked at each other, and Lu Zheng, with an unchanged expression, let go of her hand.

But his blushing ear tips revealed his shyness; he genuinely didn’t intend to take advantage of the situation.

But somehow, he had naturally ended up holding her hand, and although he had let go, the sensation still lingered; her skin was smooth and delicate, completely different from a man’s hand.

Lin Xia handed the money back to him, enduring her flushed face and said seriously, "Lu Zheng, listen to me, the meal the other day doesn’t count; this counts!

You stepped in and helped us that day; we must properly thank you.

I found these on a mountain and didn’t spend anything on them, if you insist on paying me, that would really be..."

Seeing how he was, she definitely couldn’t tell him the truth; if she said she had bought them, he would have even more reason to pay.

Lu Zheng didn’t insist anymore, he could tell, Lin Xia was really stubborn when she set her mind to it.

Anyway, if he didn’t give the money in person now, leaving it behind when he left would do just the same.

"Alright! Then I won’t give the money! But don’t keep that day on your mind either. It was nothing more than a simple gesture on my part!"

"Alright... Still, thank you very much!" Lin Xia’s heart was pounding nonstop; she did not dare to meet his eyes.

Both of them were greatly unsettled by the accidental hand-holding.

With a slightly warm face, Lin Xia sat down and picked up a teacup to sip on, using it as an excuse to mask her awkwardness.

Lu Zheng sat down too, silent, but his eyes disguised his emotions.

Especially since Lin Qiu wasn’t at home, with just him and her, the air seemed to be tinged with a hint of ambiguity.

Luckily, Lin Qiu came back on a bike with groceries in no time.

Lin Xia, hearing the sound at the door, hurried to help, with Lu Zheng getting up and following her out.

When Lin Qiu returned, her bike’s handlebars and back rack were laden with quite a few things. Seeing her elder sister and Brother Lu emerging one after the other, she curiously surveyed them; why did they look so odd?

Her sister’s face was flushed, and Brother Lu’s ears were red.

In the short time she was away, what had they done?

It was highly intriguing!

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