Reborn as a Rich Woman in the Eighties
Chapter 215 - 214: With Intention

Chapter 215: Chapter 214: With Intention

Jiang Mingyuan packed up his stall and delivered the goods to Lin Xia’s home with her.

Jiang Mingqing didn’t join them but went straight to Jiang Mingyuan’s house to wait for him.

When he arrived, Lin Dong and Lin Qiu were together, tending the fire and cooking. Seeing Jiang Mingyuan, they greeted him with beaming smiles.

Lin Qiu had thought he would have dinner at home and hurriedly wiped her hands with her apron when she heard he was going back to his place.

"Sister! Then it’s perfect for our second brother to take the vest I made for Zhao Auntie back with him!"

Last time Zhao Auntie visited but because the second brother didn’t have any news then, she wasn’t in the mood to take her measurements.

However, Lin Qiu had been doing handiwork for a while, and with Lin Xia’s advice, they had even knitted sweaters before, so the two of them combined their guesses to figure out a size.

And since older people prefer their clothing loose, it wouldn’t matter if the vest was a bit large.

"Sure! Is it in the cabinet?"

"Yes! I’ll go get it!" Lin Qiu went into the Eastern House.

Lin Xia remembered that Mid-Autumn Festival was in two days. She had wanted to buy something for Zhao Auntie, but anything too expensive would surely be rejected by her second brother.

Fortunately, she had made some sausages these past few days, which he couldn’t possibly refuse.

"Second Brother! Sit down and wait a bit, I made some sausages for Auntie to try!"

"Alright! Lin Xia! Take just a bit! Don’t give it all to us!" Jiang Mingyuan didn’t decline, but sat on the living room sofa with a chuckle, waiting.

Lin Xia laughed softly, "Second Brother, even if I wanted to give you more, there isn’t that much left!" After making them, they had eaten them at every meal and not much was left.

Lin Dong took the initiative to sit beside Jiang Mingyuan and they began to chat idly.

Lin Xia and Lin Qiu, the sisters, were both nimble and knew that they couldn’t delay the bus schedule. In a few minutes, they wrapped everything in a cloth bag, worried about the smells mixing, they specially separated the sausages and vest with something in between.

After leaving Lin Xia’s house, Jiang Mingyuan looked down at the cloth bag in his hand with a smile in his eyes and brows. His mother would definitely be very happy to see these!

When Jiang Mingyuan returned to his rented room, as soon as he entered, he saw Jiang Mingqing sitting in the living room chair with her arms crossed, her face showing slight impatience.

"Second Brother! Why did you take so long! If it were any later, I’d almost miss the bus!"

She had been waiting here, checking her watch from time to time, thinking time was passing exceptionally slowly.

"What’s the hurry?" He said a word and ignored her, heading straight to the bedroom to get his things.

He had gone with Lin Xia to the provincial city to restock goods and even made a special trip to the department store to buy things for the family. It was a good chance to take them back now.

Actually, he really wanted to buy something for Lin Xia at the time, but he also understood she wouldn’t accept it.

Jiang Mingqing, bored, stood up and followed him into the bedroom. Seeing the cloth bag on the edge of the bed, she lifted the cover out of curiosity.

"Second Brother! What’s this? Whose clothes?" She casually picked up the garment and shook it out to see, and couldn’t help but smirk, "Oh! This is something Lin Xia made for our mom! Quite thoughtful, huh!"

She thought to herself, no wonder her mom liked Lin Xia so much—Lin Xia really knew how to please and flatter others.

Jiang Mingyuan packed his belongings into the bag, and turned to her unexpectedly, "Jiang Mingqing! What’s the matter with you? Can’t you speak properly?"

He was really angry with his sister; Lin Xia hadn’t provoked her at all. Why was she always targeting her?

Instantly feeling aggrieved, Jiang Mingqing tossed down her vest, "Second Brother! What’s wrong with me? Didn’t I just say that Lin Xia is quite considerate? What’s wrong with that comment?"

She had noticed that ever since Lin Xia appeared, her once most favored position at home had plummeted.

Not to mention how her mother always talked about Lin Xia, just consider her second brother.

The second brother who used to dote on her as if she was the apple of his eye now had eyes and heart filled with Lin Xia. Every now and then, the two of them would even get upset over Lin Xia.

Jiang Mingyuan slung the bag over his shoulder, took a deep breath and said, "You know exactly what’s going on with you! Why must you take issue with Lin Xia? Did I not tell you that if you keep picking on her, I’ll really get angry?"

Initially, Jiang Mingqing and Lin Xia got along fine, but ever since he came home late the last time and Lin Xia, in her worry, sought out Sheng Yijin, even though everything had been explained, his sister had always held a grudge against Lin Xia.

Jiang Mingqing could see her second brother’s seriousness; she knew if she kept on, the harmony between siblings would definitely be hurt.

She quickly tried to appease him, "Second Brother! You’ve really misunderstood me. I didn’t mean anything else, just casually expressing my thoughts! Alright, alright! I won’t do it again, okay?"

Jiang Mingyuan could easily see through her insincerity and perfunctory behavior, "This vest isn’t made by Lin Xia, it’s made by her sister for our mother, and the sausages beneath were filled by their family themselves, wanting to give our family members a taste!"

After a slight startle, Jiang Mingqing picked up the cloth bag and sniffed it, "Ah! I was wondering why there’s a smell of sausages! They are quite skilled to be able to make their own sausages!

Second Brother! We better hurry or we’ll really miss the last bus!" She said, turning around and sticking out her tongue as she left the bedroom to grab her bag.

Jiang Mingyuan shook his head helplessly behind her; what was he going to do with this sister of his?

If Lin Xia truly married him in the future, he wouldn’t have to worry about his mother in the slightest; she would definitely treasure Lin Xia as her own daughter.

His father, his elder brother and sister-in-law shouldn’t be a problem either, but as for this sister, he feared the relationship between sister-in-law and sister would not be harmonious.

With their own thoughts, the siblings took their seats in the coach. Because of the earlier incident, neither of them spoke to the other.

Therefore, Jiang Mingyuan’s original plan to talk to Jiang Mingqing privately about Ji Man had to be put on hold.

Old Lady Zhao was delighted to see her second son and her daughter back home, constantly smiling and asking all kinds of questions.

When she saw the vest and sausages that they had asked the second son to bring back for Lin Xia, her smile widened.

Old Lady Zhao’s grandson, Xuewen, smelled the aroma and knelt at the edge of the bed, reaching eagerly towards the cloth bag, murmuring, "Grandma! Eat..."

This amused Old Lady Zhao to laughter, who directly pulled out a sausage and broke off a piece for him.

Xuewen gratefully accepted it and began eating contentedly.

Old Lady Zhao passed the cloth bag to her eldest son, "Eldest! Have your wife cut two pieces of these sausages, let’s taste Xiaolin’s handiwork!"

Old Master Jiang had also returned from his unit. He was sitting on the edge of the bed lighting up his tobacco pipe and instructed Jiang Mingzhi, "Eldest! Don’t forget to heat some wine. A few of us men will have a drink later!" It was rare for the second son to return home, and although he didn’t say it out loud, he was looking forward to it in his heart.

"Got it!" Jiang Mingzhi grinned and took the cloth bag out of the room, thinking that drinking wine accompanied by these sausages sounded excellent.

Old Lady Zhao tried on the vest and found it to be quite well-fitting. She played with the front part delightedly and said with a laugh, "Second Son! Really though, Lin Qiu has some good skills! She’ll probably be able to start teaching next year, don’t you think?"