Reborn as a Rich Woman in the Eighties
Chapter 347 - 346: Are You Sure It’s Her?

Chapter 347: Chapter 346: Are You Sure It’s Her?

Sun Xiaoli smiled lightly, "Oh, someone introduced you!"

Shao Meirou picked up the conversation, "Yes, it’s the mother of the owner of Mingyuan Restaurant! You guys know that, right?"

Ding Ling chimed in with a laugh at that moment, "Of course! It’s Big Bro! He is good friends with our boss!"

"Oh! Good friends!" Shao Meirou nodded.

Sun Xiaoli jabbed Ding Ling from behind the counter, signaling her not to speak carelessly.

Why did she feel this woman had an ulterior motive?

Ding Ling had been selling merchandise with her for quite some time now, and they had a certain level of tacit understanding; she didn’t reveal anything further.

Seeing that she couldn’t get anything more out of them, Shao Meirou took her purchases and left.

After she left, Ding Ling murmured curiously, "Sister Sun! What do you think this woman does?"

Sun Xiaoli was also unable to figure out Shao Meirou, "I don’t know! In any case, she’s someone interested in the boss’s affairs, haven’t you seen how she was prying? In the future, if we encounter such people, we need to keep our lips sealed tight!"

Ding Ling covered her mouth and mumbled indistinctly, "I’ll remember that!"

That evening, Lin Xia came to the shop to collect money and close up, and naturally, she heard about the strange woman from Ding Ling and the others.

She was one hundred percent sure it was Lu Zheng’s mother.

Lin Xia gave them a few evasive responses, and after closing up the shop, they parted ways at the street corner.

As Lin Xia leisurely rode her bike, she wondered if Lu Zheng’s mother had investigated her thoroughly, looking into her background and family assets, and if she was now planning to start a face-to-face conversation with her.

That night, Lin Xia didn’t sleep well.

She wasn’t someone who couldn’t handle pressure, but she had never experienced her future mother-in-law showing up at her door.

Embracing the complex emotions, Lin Xia waited for the reappearance of Lu Zheng’s mother, but two days passed without seeing her again.

After much thought, she gave Lu Zheng a call.

Lu Zheng rarely received calls from Lin Xia, so he was in a good mood when she rang.

"Miss me? I’ll be there in two days!"

His deep and magnetic voice came through the receiver, making Lin Xia’s heartbeat quicken. She gave a light cough to cover up the little change in her heart.

"Lu Zheng! I need to tell you something; it seems your mother has visited my place."

"What? Are you sure it’s her?" Lu Zheng asked in surprise, his eyebrows raised, "Did she see you and say anything to you?"

He was genuinely worried that his mother might have said something inappropriate to Lin Xia.

"I think so! Because I’ve seen her twice now! She didn’t really say anything to me. She just pretended to buy something from my stall, but I recognized her! She also went to the clothing and cosmetics stores. She hasn’t appeared in the past two days, so I called to let you know..." Lin Xia briefly narrated the encounter to him.

Lu Zheng listened with agreement, and then said, "Xiaoxia! Don’t worry, I’ll handle this. I’m coming to you! When I’m there, if you have time, come with me to meet my grandpa and the family, okay?"

He had had this thought before the New Year.

But knowing how busy Lin Xia was, and that he had no vacation time, he hadn’t brought it up.

Now that his mother had already gone to Spring City and even met Lin Xia, it was time to lay things out on the table.

Since he was in a relationship with Lin Xia, he had to take responsibility.

"Your grandpa?" The mention of meeting his grandpa out of the blue was like dropping a bomb, suddenly wanting to take her to see his grandfather?

It caught her completely off guard.

"Should I go meet them?"

She heard from Lin Chun that the other party seemed to be a big shot.

To the old her, such people were untouchable, almost mythical beings.

"What’s wrong with that? My grandpa has always wanted to meet you! He even mentioned it before the New Year, but I knew you were busy at that time, so I postponed it until after."

"Didn’t we agree not to tell our families? Is your mother coming here because you..." Lin Xia’s mind was in turmoil; she didn’t know how to face his family.

After all, she was just an ordinary person, and she feared they might embarrass her, or give her the cold shoulder.

What she feared even more was that her eldest brother, who was still there, might run into trouble.

Lu Zheng, detecting the unease in Lin Xia’s tone, said, "Xiaoxia! Don’t be angry yet! Listen to me explain!"

"Alright! Go ahead! I’m listening!" Lin Xia wasn’t the type to make trouble without a reason; she was willing to give him a chance.

"My grandfather knew about us from the beginning! He was also aware of the few times I went to see you!

Last time I went to your place, I told my family I was going to see a friend out of town, but only my grandpa knew I was going to find you!

When I returned, he found out we were dating and was very happy. He really wanted to meet you then..." Lu Zheng said a lot to Lin Xia.

Lin Xia listened silently, truly not expecting things to be like this.

She thought not a single person in Lu Zheng’s family would agree to their being together.

The only outcome she foresaw upon being discovered was that they would be torn apart.

If they couldn’t interfere with Lu Zheng, they would seek to break through from her end.

Lin Xia asked uncertainly, "Did your grandpa really say that?"

"Of course! I’m not lying to you! And he is very curious about the girl who keeps rejecting me. His exact words were, he wonders what kind of girl could reject his precious grandson time and again..."

Lin Xia couldn’t help but cover her mouth and laugh. Even without having met the old gentleman, she found him to be a very interesting old man.

Hearing Lin Xia’s laughter, Lu Zheng knew she wasn’t fixating on that issue anymore, and he felt somewhat relieved.

He didn’t mean to hide things from her intentionally; he just didn’t want Lin Xia to have too many concerns.

The girl was perfect in every way, her only flaw being that she was too apprehensive.

"What exactly is his status?"

"A retired official!"

Lin Xia hummed, "I don’t believe it!"

She didn’t mention what Lin Chun had told her, wanting to get the answer from him instead.

"Right now, he doesn’t manage anything anymore, his health isn’t good, you know that..." Lu Zheng said, "So this time I’m coming, to see if you have some time to get away for a few days, and I’ll take you to meet him!"

"I... Let’s talk about it when we meet, Lu Zheng... Just thinking about it makes me anxious."

Would Lu Zheng’s family really agree to their being together?

Lu Zheng said gently, "Xiaoxia! Don’t think about anything else! Leave it all to me! I’ll be there in a couple of days... Since we want to be together, this is a step we inevitably have to go through.

Even if my mother hadn’t found you, after the New Year, I was thinking of finding an opportunity to take you to meet my grandpa and my family..."

"Can I take some time to think about it? I know this is a step we need to go through, but it’s all so sudden..." Lin Xia understood that since his mother had already come to find her, it wouldn’t do to keep shying away.

Besides, Lu Zheng was a careful person in his affairs; he wouldn’t let her meet those who opposed them.

Perhaps, his grandfather would be their ally.