Reborn as a Rich Woman in the Eighties
Chapter 219 - 218: I’m Not Mistaken, Right?

Chapter 219: Chapter 218: I’m Not Mistaken, Right?

Nearing noon, Lin Xia asked Lin Dong to go buy lunch.

There was a snack bar nearby that offered stir-fried dishes for takeout, which tasted pretty good. She and her second brother had gotten tired of eating stuffed buns and pancakes, so they usually went there to buy their meals.

Today Lin Qiu also didn’t rest and went to her master’s place because there were a few urgent tasks to complete, otherwise Lin Qiu would have definitely brought them lunch at home.

Jiang Mingyuan was about to give Lin Dong money, but Lin Xia stopped him, "Second Brother! I’m treating for lunch today! You better not fight me on this!"

Usually, it was Second Brother who bought lunch. Lin Xia knew it was because he felt embarrassed always eating at her home, and she never made a fuss about it.

But with both Ji Man and Lin Dong here today, how could she still let Second Brother pay?

Jiang Mingyuan chuckled and put the money back into his waist pouch, "Alright! Then I won’t be polite!"

Lin Dong grinned as he took the money from Lin Xia’s hand and asked, "Big Sister! What dishes do you all want to eat?"

Lin Xia asked Ji Man with a smile, "Ji Man, what do you like to eat? Let’s each pick a dish!"

Ji Man laughed openly, "Then let’s go with green pepper and pork!" She knew this dish was normally sold for eighty cents and wasn’t expensive, so it wouldn’t be right to come over to help and let Lin Xia spend too much.

Lin Xia then asked Jiang Mingyuan, "Second Brother! How about you?"

"Quick-fried liver tips!" Jiang Mingyuan often ordered this dish as he knew Lin Xia loved it.

Since Jiang Mingyuan ordered what she loved, Lin Xia tilted her head and thought, "So what should I eat? Hmm, shredded pork with garlic sauce! Dongzi! What about you?"

Lin Dong, waving the money in his hand, chuckled, "Big Sister! I’ll decide after I get there and see! Is it okay if I spend all the money?"

He didn’t even know what he wanted to eat; he just knew it had to be something filling!

Lin Xia couldn’t help but laugh. This kid was becoming livelier and more youthful by the day, "Of course! The rest of the money is all yours! Go on, and be careful on the road!"

"Got it!" Lin Dong happily took the money to buy food.

He was in a good mood just as he passed the entrance of the greenhouse when his expression suddenly changed. Among the people entering, he recognized two of them!

It was none other than the mother and daughter duo, Auntie Xu, from whom they had once rented a house. Beside them stood a stout man; they seemed to be together.

Lin Dong had a bad impression of them. He would remember for a lifetime how Xu Haihua spoke ill of his big sister, saying she was up to no good roaming around at night.

Even now that he had run into them, he had no intention of acknowledging them!

Clearly, Auntie Xu and Xu Haihua also saw Lin Dong, but because he looked so different, they only felt he looked vaguely familiar and were momentarily dazed.

Auntie Xu turned and asked, pointing at Lin Dong who had just coldly glanced at her and brushed past, "Haihua! Am I wrong? Was that kid just now Lin Dong who used to live at our place?"

Xu Haihua also turned to look, "It’s him! He’s grown taller and looks a bit different, but I can recognize him!"

She secretly pondered; if Lin Xia’s brother was coming and going from here, then Lin Xia must be running a stall nearby. Didn’t her family come to make a scene? Or had they made a scene and then resolved it?

Auntie Xu frowned, "This kid has changed quite a bit! It looks like Lin Xia and her family are doing well!"

Xu Haihua snorted, "Of course, they are!"

Lin Xia was now running a stall with Jiang Mingyuan. Jiang Mingyuan could afford to buy a television for his family, so how could she be far behind? Just thinking about it filled her with envy.

Xu Haimin grumbled impatiently, "Don’t waste time here! Little sister, hurry up and buy that batwing top so we can go buy a TV!"

According to him, they should head straight for the TV after getting off, so they could rush home to tinker and watch it.

Jiang Mingyuan was the first in the neighborhood to buy a TV, and which of the neighbors didn’t covet it fiercely?

He couldn’t be the first to buy one, but being the second was fine too!

This way, he could have a lot of face in front of others, and the previous neighbors would surely come over to watch TV.

But his younger sister had already convinced their mother on the way, speaking so nicely, saying that after buying this piece of clothing, she would hand over her entire paycheck next month.

He wasn’t foolish, could he not see his little sister’s thoughts? She definitely wanted to take the chance to see Jiang Mingyuan!

"All right! Brother, what’s the rush! It’s not even noon yet!" Xu Haihua muttered, but still she took her mother’s arm and started browsing inside.

By the time Xu Damei and Xu Haimin were purposefully led by Xu Haihua to Jiang Mingyuan’s stall, Jiang Mingyuan’s spot was empty, and Lin Xia was busy attending to two customers, with Ji Man standing beside her, smiling and chipping in at just the right moment.

Xu Damei stopped in disbelief, looking at Lin Xia, who was standing behind the stall, her smile sweet and eloquent.

The Lin Xia who moved away from her home back then was so different from the fashionable and well-dressed Lin Xia of the present.

Lin Xia could not hide her irritation upon seeing Xu Haihua, but she chose to act as if she didn’t exist, focusing on selling her goods and earning money.

What’s more, this time it wasn’t just Xu Haihua who came alone, there was also Xu Damei and a man, and at first glance, Lin Xia could tell that this was probably Xu Haihua’s brother, the one who had beaten up Lin Aiguo and Lin Qiang!

Jiang Mingyuan frowned unexpectedly when he saw the three from the Xu family, unsure why they had come.

He was fed up with Xu Haihua and didn’t want to deal with her, but he couldn’t be impolite to Xu Damei, "Xu Damei! Here to buy something?"

Xu Damei recovered from her shock and glanced at the merchandise on Jiang Mingyuan’s stall, "Yes, I want to buy a piece of clothing! So you sell goods here!"

In her heart, she initially looked down on this second son of the Jiang family, but now he also seemed to be doing well for himself, not lacking money even though he wasn’t a worker.

Especially since her eldest daughter was so fixated on him that no one could sway her, she couldn’t afford to give him the cold shoulder.

"Yeah, for a while now!" Jiang Mingyuan replied indifferently.

Xu Haihua glanced disdainfully at Lin Xia and the good-looking woman at the neighboring stall, giving them a stealthy glare.

She didn’t know why, but her face flushed and her heart raced whenever she saw Jiang Mingyuan. Now, seeing him talking to her mother, she hurriedly pretended to be demure and gentle, "Brother Mingyuan, we’re also going to buy a TV!"

"Is that so!" Jiang Mingyuan knew about the incident yesterday when his mother had rushed her, and he thought it was well done.

Xu Haimin had been silent since arriving at the stall, standing there like a log. He recognized Jiang Mingyuan, but he had never played with him since childhood; it was his older brother who got along quite well with Jiang Mingyuan.

His eyes were glued to Lin Xia at the neighboring stall.

After Xu Haihua had come here last time to find Jiang Mingyuan, she had told him on her return that Lin Xia was actually next to Jiang Mingyuan’s stall, and had asked him to check if she was involved in anything illegal.

So, as soon as he observed the stalls on both sides, with a burly man running one of them and two beautiful girls on the other, it was clear that one of them had to be that Lin Xia.

He licked his lips, thinking it didn’t matter which one—all were quite attractive.

Especially the tall woman had a look that suited his taste, and her figure was also appealing, surely bringing comfort if brought home as a wife.

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