Reborn as a Rich Woman in the Eighties
Chapter 326 - 325: For Your Own Good

Chapter 326: Chapter 325: For Your Own Good

Meirou set off for Lu Zheng’s place.

Seeing Lu Zheng come to pick her up, her previously gloomy mood improved significantly.

During the joyful spring festival, being with family was the only way to feel truly relaxed.

Lu Zheng was fairly welcoming of Meirou’s arrival. Since he could not return to spend the festival with her and his father was wholly consumed by his business, even more so during such times, remaining steadfast at his post.

Meirou asked with a gentle smile, "Xiaozheng, has mom’s visit caused you any trouble?"

"Not at all! I’ll take you to where you’ll be staying first!"

Once settled, Meirou and Lu Zheng sat down together for a casual chat.

"Xiaozheng, how has mother noticed you’ve lost weight? Have you been overworked?" She couldn’t possibly stop worrying or missing her son after such a long time.

But seeing her son thinner and darker than before troubled her.

"I haven’t lost weight," Lu Zheng asked, "How is grandpa doing?"

Meirou sighed lightly, "Ah! It’s still the same. Your Grandpa Liao said it’s already fortunate that he has recovered to this extent; how much further he can improve will depend on the circumstances..."

The two of them chatted for a while before Meirou gradually steered the topic towards Lu Zheng’s personal love matters.

"Xiaozheng, have you met any suitable girls recently?"

Lu Zheng was well aware that his mother knew yet pretended to be oblivious.

He happily played along, "Mom! I was just about to tell you, there’s a girl I like!"

"Really? What does she do?" Meirou, aware that Lu Zheng wasn’t hiding anything from her, felt nervous inside, hoping he wouldn’t say he’d bring her home to meet her one day.

Lu Zheng briefly described Lin Xia’s situation, "Her family is from Spring City..."

Lin Xia’s family situation was somewhat complicated, and he didn’t discuss too much with Meirou for the time being.

But Meirou listened with slightly furrowed brows, "That far! Xiaozheng, what about the future? If you two really end up together..."

She was absolutely against it; her son finding a girlfriend so far away, and moreover, it seemed she came from an ordinary family.

A mismatch in social status often led to more troubles later on.

Without hesitation, Lu Zheng spoke up, "If she marries me in the future, she will definitely come here to live with me!" He couldn’t bring up Lin Xia’s commitments and entanglements at the moment.

Seeing her son’s resolute desire, Meirou felt obliged to speak up as a mother,

"Xiaozheng! I can see you really like her, but have you considered that in choosing a partner for marriage, it’s not just about affection, but also about whether your social statuses match!

I’m not insisting she has to be exactly like our family, but at least similar! Otherwise, as you advance in your career, your partner should also be presentable. Diplomacy among spouses is also very important..."

She was considering very practical issues; wouldn’t her son be subjected to ridicule one day without an accomplished partner?

Lu Zheng posed a direct question, "Mom! If you had a chance to choose again between a match of equal social status and happiness, which one would you choose?"

Lu Zheng had always known that his mother was unhappy. Since he was young, he had never seen his parents share any close moments.

As a child, he assumed it was because his father was too busy, but as he grew, he gradually understood that it was not because of busyness, but because of a lack of love.

"Of course, it’s..."

Meirou’s eyes suddenly reddened; she had lived unhappily, and everyone could see it. Her father, her son, both had asked her the same question.

Shao Meirou took a deep breath and, after calming her emotions, said, "Xiaozheng! Mom doesn’t want you to live the life I had! But I really find it hard to easily accept.

Do you know what your choice means? If you find someone of equal social standing, it could greatly impact your future, your life..."

She didn’t want to watch her son make a wrong turn.

As his mother, could she not wish for his well-being?

Lu Zheng nodded lightly, "I know! Mom! Actually, I don’t have such high ambitions, I just want to spend my life later with someone I like! I will fight for my own future, I don’t need anyone else to do anything!"

What he most desired was to form a warm family with the person he loved, and that person was Lin Xia.

Shao Meirou felt that her son was still too naive, "Xiaozheng! You’re young, so you think this way, but what if one day, you regret it? By then you..."

Marriage was not a simple matter.

"Mom! Since I have chosen her, I will not regret it!"

Shao Meirou still couldn’t overcome her inner conflict, as she saw her son uniquely outstanding.

Someone who could match her son should at least come from a family like Ye Lin’s.

"Xiaozheng! Mom is thinking of your best interest... You should really think it over, life’s big decisions shouldn’t be made impulsively..."

Neither mother nor son could persuade the other, and Lu Zheng took Shao Meirou to the cafeteria to eat.

At the entrance, they unexpectedly ran into Ye Lin.

"Auntie!!" Ye Lin’s face was full of smiles, "When did you get here? Happy New Year!"

"Ye Lin! Happy New Year! What are you doing here?" Shao Meirou knew Ye Lin, but wasn’t familiar with her.

Since that time her mother-in-law mentioned that Ye Lin had come to Lu Zheng’s workplace and later said that someone was writing letters to Lu Zheng which seemed to upset the mother-in-law, she stopped paying attention to Ye Lin.

But meeting today, and especially after just discussing girlfriends with Lu Zheng, she suddenly felt that maybe this Ye Lin indeed suited her son the best, certainly more so than someone like Xia Lin.

"I’m here for a performance, and also to see my cousin!" Ye Lin observed and responded tactfully, sensing a change in Lu Zheng’s mother’s expression, so she behaved even more graciously and politely.

She had originally planned to leave but changed her mind upon seeing Lu Zheng’s mother.

Lu Zheng didn’t like Ye Lin getting close to his mother; in his heart, there was only Lin Xia, and there was no room for anyone else.

"Mom! Let’s go!" he radiated a ’keep out’ aura.

"Alright!" Shao Meirou knew her son’s sentiments, he was upset, and she didn’t want to make everyone uncomfortable face to face.

The young girl was shy; what if she became too frightened by being rebuffed several times?

After all, she was staying here for a few days, wasn’t there plenty of opportunity to interact with Ye Lin when Lu Zheng wasn’t around?

Obviously, communication between women could sometimes be just a glance.

Thinking the same as Shao Meirou, Ye Lin astutely stepped to the side, "Goodbye, Auntie!"

"Hmm! Goodbye!" Shao Meirou waved goodbye to her with a smile.

Ye Lin stood there, watching the receding figures of Lu Zheng and his mother, her eyes and brows full of smiles; she really did make the right choice coming here!

So, she decided not to leave just yet, although she was originally supposed to leave today...

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