Reborn as a Rich Woman in the Eighties
Chapter 338 - 337 I’ve Made Up My Mind

Chapter 338: Chapter 337 I’ve Made Up My Mind

Lin Dong listened and was slightly stunned; he really didn’t know there had been such a matter, and of course, he didn’t want his older sister to marry off so soon either.

He wanted both his sisters to be happy and joyful, not to suffer at the hands of mothers-in-law and husbands, like their mother had endured.

It could be said that the memories from his childhood had instilled a fear of marriage in him, perhaps even without his realizing it.

"Second sister! Wait for the oldest sister to return! Actually, I also wish you would marry later! Once you are married, you will belong to someone else’s family!"

"Dongzi! Second sister understands! But now it is just an engagement, and not yet a marriage!" Lin Qiu was also very conflicted inside, worried that Lin Xia might disagree, yet feeling that if she rejected again, Wu Zhengyang would surely be upset.

Last time, after she had rejected, he had been depressed for many days.

This time, she really felt somewhat heartbroken.

Next door, Mrs. Wu and Wu Zhenghong were sitting together, talking.

Mrs. Wu said, "Dahong! Lao Xiao has already asked Lin Qiu, and if she also agrees, I will directly raise it with Lin Xia!

The two have been seeing each other for nearly a year now. We are not forcing them to get married right away, but an engagement won’t hurt!"

In fact, during the New Year, her eldest daughter had already mentioned this.

But she thought to wait until after the New Year, and thus delaying this long, if they didn’t bring it up now, it would soon be May Day.

Wu Zhenghong nodded, "Lin Xia is a sensible person; she shouldn’t object!

Besides, we live right next door, and everyone can see how Lao Xiao treats Lin Qiu. He won’t let her sister down!"

Having lived together for so long, they had more or less figured out each other’s temperaments.

She believed Lin Xia was a reasonable person, although a bit harsh at times, but that was understandable, wasn’t it?

After all, who wouldn’t be harsh if they had a stepmother and stepbrother full of malice, caught red-handed and still pampered?

Mrs. Wu’s face lit up with a smile, "Right! That’s what I think too! Once their family agrees,

we can’t be careless. We need to ask Wang Lan what gifts are usually given for an engagement, and we’ll do the same! Oh, right, and we also need to have a sit-down with their dad!

An engagement isn’t a wedding, but it is still a significant life event! Once engaged, it can’t easily be broken off..."

Mrs. Wu was thinking further; being in a relationship could end any day without causing delay, but what about her boy?

An engagement meant they were halfway to being husband and wife, and though there wasn’t the actuality of marital relations, there was the name of a married couple.

Lin Qiu was practically stepping one foot into the Wu Family’s door; they the groom’s side had provided the betrothal gifts. Backing out of the engagement afterward would not be easy unless something significant happened.

Moreover, if it came to regrettably calling off the engagement, no matter whose fault it was, it was the woman who would suffer from gossip and slander more.

"Fine! Mom! You handle it!" Wu Zhenghong also looked forward to her brother settling down with Lin Qiu soon, which would give her peace of mind.

Lin Xia returned from the provincial city with goods and had found a truck to deliver them to the cosmetics store, instructing Ding Ling and the others to take inventory and count them in before she headed home.

When she got home, Lin Qiu immediately shut the clothing store’s door and followed her back to the house where she and Lin Dong circled around her.

Lin Xia picked up her chopsticks and had a few bites of her meal when she noticed the two sitting to the side, elbows on the table, staring at her.

She asked curiously, "What’s the matter with you two? Everything okay at home?"

Lin Qiu quickly shook her head, "No issues! Sister! You eat first, and I’ll talk to you about something after you finish!"

She was afraid if she spoke now, her sister would lose her appetite.

Lin Xia observed her sister’s expression and Lin Dong’s face, guessing it was likely about her and Wu Zhengyang, so she wasn’t in a hurry and continued to eat her meal slowly.

After dinner, Lin Dong went to clear the table and wash the dishes.

Lin Xia went to sit on the sofa, and Lin Qiu kindly brewed her a cup of hot tea.

Lin Xia took the tea and glanced at her, her eyes clear and bright.

"Speak! What is it?"

Lin Qiu sat on the other end of the sofa. "Sis! Here is the thing... Wu Zhengyang told me that he wants to get engaged first! He said we could marry in a couple of years too..." She looked at Lin Xia nervously, waiting for her reaction.

Lin Xia curled her lips, exactly as she had guessed. How could this be spoken aloud? A grown daughter is hard to keep at home; the longer she stays, the more trouble she might bring.

"What do you think?"

The Wu Family had brought up marriage before the year’s end, which Lin Qiu had then declined.

Now they had started talking about settling for an engagement.

As an elder sister, if Lin Qiu was really willing, she would not keep obstructing her repeatedly.

"I actually think an engagement is fine! But I still want to hear your thoughts!" Lin Qiu’s tightly gripped fingers on her lapel revealed how nervous she was.

Lin Xia took in the scene, lowering her eyes in thought. She understood that her sister and Wu Zhengyang had been together for almost a year, and bringing up engagement was perfectly normal.

If it wasn’t for the fact she wasn’t married, and Lin Qiu felt that she couldn’t marry before her elder sister, it would be perfectly normal for her to marry.

However, in this era, getting engaged also meant she was half a step into the Wu Family’s home.

Afterwards, unless something serious occurred, the marriage would be definitive.

"Xiaoqiu! You two have been together for so long now, I don’t really object to the engagement!

But you need to think it through! Once engaged, it won’t be easy to break it off!"

Especially since they lived next door; if sometime in the future something happened, the constant coming and going would be very awkward.

Lin Qiu hadn’t expected her sister to agree so readily. She nodded earnestly and excitedly, "Sis! I’ve thought it through! Wu Zhengyang has really been good to me, that’s why I considered agreeing to the engagement this time!

We’ve had a hard life since we were kids, seeing what our mom endured. I don’t really have grand desires; I just want to find someone who knows how to care and treat me well..."

Lin Xia could understand what her sister meant; she felt the same way.

Wu Zhengyang and his family were a hundred times better than Lin Qiu’s ex-husband and that wicked mother-in-law from her past life.

Of course, she wanted her sister to be happy in the future; it had always been her earnest wish.

But there were things she needed to say behind closed doors.

"Miao Xue hasn’t left her job at Wu Zhengyang’s company, has she?"

Having a woman who liked Wu Zhengyang in the same office ultimately made one uneasy.

However, there had indeed been no news from Miao Xue for the past few months; it was unknown whether she had given up or changed her strategy.

Lin Qiu shook her head: "No! According to Wu Zhengyang, she hasn’t bothered him again; she must have given up!

Sis! I know what you’re thinking! Don’t worry! Even if we get engaged and he does something unforgivable, I won’t continue painfully holding on; I will definitely break it off cleanly!"

Lin Qiu couldn’t entirely dismiss thoughts of Miao Xue.

Especially since Wu Zhengyang and she worked in the same office, spending every day together.

But she trusted Wu Zhengyang. If he had feelings for Miao Xue, something would have happened by now, so why would he be with her?

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