Reborn as a Rich Woman in the Eighties
Chapter 344 - 343: Is Xia Lin Lin Xia?

Chapter 344: Chapter 343: Is Xia Lin Lin Xia?

Shao Meirou smiled as she lied, "I heard it from someone else that the craftsmanship here is good. I have a fine piece of fabric and want to make it into a skirt, so I came over to take a look and ask around!"

Wang Lan listened to her; what she said did seem to make sense.

"It really is the Lin family! Could the person who told you have made a mistake? I’ve been their neighbor for more than just a day or two, and their surname is Lin!" Sure enough, the Lin family, including Lin Xia, had moved there quite some time ago.

Shao Meirou’s delicate eyebrows creased slightly, "A Lin surname? Then let me ask, is there a girl named Xia Lin?"

Wang Lan blinked, "No Xia Lin here! The sister in their family is called Lin Xia!"

"Lin Xia?" Shao Meirou voiced the name softly.

"Yes, that’s right! Maybe you remembered it wrong! It looks like you just reversed it!" Wang Lan laughed, thinking that must be the case—otherwise, what a coincidence it would be.

Shao Meirou also smiled slightly, "Then it’s possible I really did remember it wrong! Does Lin Xia do the work?"

Wang Lan waved her hands, still smiling, "No! It’s Lin Qiu who does the work! Lin Xia runs a business in the greenhouse."

Shao Meirou’s eyes widened in shock; what sort of person had her son found to be his girlfriend?

A stall trader?

She felt a rush of blood to her head, shaking with anger.

She was infinitely grateful that she came alone; if her mother-in-law had come along and something happened, she really wouldn’t know how to explain it to Lu Pengcheng.

Shao Meirou covered up her lapse in composure, pretending to smile calmly, "Is that so? Then I’ll go into the shop later and ask about my fabric, to see if they can work with it. If they can, I’ll bring it over to get their help with making it!"

Wang Lan heartily agreed with a smile, "Ok! Just bring it here! Don’t worry, their work is excellent! Everyone around here goes to their place for tailoring!"

Since Lin Qiu and Wu Zhengyang got engaged, and Wang Lan was the matchmaker, she received nice things, so she was in a good mood and willing to say nice things to help drum up business.

"Great!" Shao Meirou smiled and thanked her before leaving the convenience store.

Xia Lin was Lin Xia?

Shao Meirou mulled it over for a moment and still entered the clothing store.

Lin Qiu was busy working at the sewing machine.

Noticing someone coming in, she looked up and greeted them with a smile.

"Hello! What would you like to have made?"

Shao Meirou watched her smile, thinking the girl looked pretty and had a very gentle smile.

"I have a piece of fabric I want to turn into a skirt! What styles do you have here?"

Lin Qiu stood up and showed her some of the designs hanging above the worktable.

She figured this woman was fashionable, so she even showed her the new styles that Lin Xia had just had her make these past few days.

"These are all new designs, all recently designed by my sister! Look around the market, and you’ll see only our family has them!" Lin Qiu proudly claimed.

She had always known her sister was skilled with her hands but hadn’t expected her sister’s mind to be full of so many beautiful dress designs.

They always knew what clothes to make for which season, which is why their family’s business was always the best.

Even though Shao Meirou had seen many attractive new styles in the provincial city, she had to admit that these clothes were indeed lovely.

"They’re all designed by your sister? Did she study this?" Shao Meirou asked while choosing styles and chatting with Lin Qiu.

Lin Qiu found her talkative and didn’t mind much, "No, she just likes doing this kind of thing!

Auntie, take a look. Once you’ve decided on one and brought your fabric, I can make it for you exactly like the sample. These are all samples I’ve made!"

Shao Meirou nodded gently, "Alright, I’ll take my time choosing!"

After inspecting each piece, Shao Meirou asked, "Do you have another shop somewhere else?"

"In the greenhouse! We have a stall there, wholesale and retail!"

Shao Meirou continued probing, "Oh, these look very nice! I’m really having a hard time making up my mind at the moment! Do they also sell clothes there?"

Lin Qiu laughed as she answered, "Sell! There are other styles over there! If you want to take a look, just go check it out! Stalls number 12 and 13! The two are connected..."

Shao Meirou got the useful information she needed and couldn’t help but smile, "Alright! Then I’ll go take a look before I decide! What time do you close here?"

As Lin Qiu hung clothes, she responded, "A little after five! But we live in the back, so you can come by later if you need to!"

"Great! Then I’ll go have a look!" Shao Meirou left the store with a stiff face, feeling annoyed. Her son was really something, hanging around all sorts of people.

Before leaving, she gave the clothing store’s signboard a deep look.

As Shao Meirou walked away, she thought to herself that she had at least confirmed that Xia Lin was Lin Xia.

Xiaozheng, the kid, was really good at deceiving people.

No, it should be that the two of them were truly so.

Why not directly sign it as Lin Xia, why use the name Xia Lin?

Could there be some secret hidden within?

Shao Meirou asked around for the location of the big tent and leisurely made her way there.

Observing the bustling crowd and the sizable scale of the place, she instinctively covered her nose and mouth.

This place wasn’t that great.

As she followed the flow of people and eventually found the stalls the girl from the clothing store had mentioned, she saw a man and a woman selling goods at two stalls joined together.

They looked even younger than the girl from the clothing store, so without guessing, she knew for sure it wasn’t Lin Xia.

Shao Meirou stood there for a while but didn’t see anyone else show up.

She overheard the young boy talking to the woman, "Sister Caifeng, can you cover for me? If you can handle it, I’ll run to the restroom!"

"Go ahead!"

Shao Meirou overheard their conversation.

Liu Caifeng, curious about the woman who had been scrutinizing her stall from across for a while, smiled and asked, "Big sister! What are you looking to buy?"

Shao Meirou took a few steps forward, casually looking over the goods on the stall.

She could tell that Lin Xia had good taste, at least the merchandise seemed quite appealing to her.

"I’m just browsing!"

Liu Caifeng, with her usual enthusiasm, welcomed her, "Good! Let me know if you like anything, and I’ll get it for you!"

"Hmm!" Shao Meirou nodded.

She picked up a dress, "How much for this one?"

"Thirty! This one is a hot item!"

Shao Meirou, pretending to be a serious buyer, asked, "Can you make it any cheaper?"

"Big sister! I just work here, I can only knock off five yuan for you, any more and I can’t make the decision!" Liu Caifeng could tell at a glance that this woman was wealthy and didn’t typically frequent places like this.

She had an honest face, and combined with her sincere tone, it was easy for people to trust her.

"That’s fine! Bag it up for me!" Shao Meirou actually found the dress to her liking.

As they were exchanging money and goods, Lin Xia returned carrying a bag.

Liu Caifeng asked with a smile, "Sister Lin, what’s that you have?"

Sister Lin?

Shao Meirou’s gaze suddenly shifted towards her, knowing this might just be the Lin Xia she was looking for!

Lin Xia barely glanced at the customer in front of the stall and didn’t look closely; she handed over the items to Liu Caifeng and said, "Some hair bands. Brother Wang who came to deliver goods the other day asked me to bring them to the stall, said he would pick them up when he comes for the goods today! He hasn’t come by, has he?"

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