Reborn as a Rich Woman in the Eighties
Chapter 351 - 350 More Important Than Me?

Chapter 351: Chapter 350 More Important Than Me?

Lin Xia was actually watching Lu Zheng, completely uninterested in what was playing on the TV.

She certainly knew what he was asking.

These past days, she had been pondering over this matter, yet she always felt a mix of emotions when considering meeting his family.

"Lu Zheng! I’m so conflicted!"

"Tell me about it!" Lu Zheng authoritatively grasped her fair, small hand, holding it within his large, slender one.

Lin Xia ignored the sensation that came from their fingertips and spoke calmly, "My circumstances... all of them are laid bare right here!"

"After your mother came, I don’t know whom she heard it from, but she visited my family and even those two places where I sell goods!

Later, she didn’t even meet me. If I think about it carefully, isn’t it obvious? She must still feel I’m not a good match for you!"

From their very first meeting, Lu Zheng always gave her the impression that he came from a good family, but he never exhibited any traits of a spoiled young master, nor had he ever been arrogant or domineering.

Even during their encounters on the train, he was always low-key.

It was so low-key that if it weren’t because she sold Lingzhi to Shao Meifang, and happened to see them together, followed by a stroke of fate learning about their relationship,

she probably would never have thought that his family’s background was that prominent.

She honestly didn’t know before. If she had known that Lu Zheng’s family was so distinguished, let alone that he had come over time and again and even saved Lin Dong;

no matter what he did, she would have refused to date him.

Lin Xia was self-aware. Not to mention someone as outstanding as Lu Zheng, just any family in Spring City might pick her apart.

She couldn’t bear a life where she always had to bow and scrape before others.

If it ever came to that, she would rather remain unmarried or get a divorce.

Lu Zheng tightened his grip on Lin Xia’s hand, "Xiaoxia! It’s not for them to say whether we are a good match, it should be up to us! Although my mother came, it’s quite normal for her not to have met you!"

"Huh? How so?" Lin Xia inquired.

Taking advantage of Lin Xia’s full attention on his response, Lu Zheng gently caressed the smooth back of her hand.

Lu Zheng knew his mother’s character well, "My mother isn’t the powerful and bold type. When you’ve seen her, you should be able to tell she’s gentle... What would she say to you if she met you? And she doesn’t even know you recognized her, right?"

Lin Xia turned her eyes, "If you put it that way, it does make sense!

She probably doesn’t know I recognize her! When I was selling Lingzhi back then, I looked very different from now! Plus, we never spoke. If it were your aunt, she definitely could have recognized me..."

Lu Zheng saw his chance to continue, "Xiaoxia, we’ve been dating for so long. I took leave to come here so you could meet my grandpa. Isn’t that a perfectly normal thing to do?"

Lin Xia felt as though she had been led into a trap by Lu Zheng, "No, that’s not right! Lu Zheng! What if I meet your family with you and they strongly oppose us, totally disapprove of me, and then they find out about my brother’s issue, what if they threaten me?"

Her brother was her Achilles’ heel; in her previous life, he passed away young. If anything happened to him directly or indirectly because of her in this life, she would never forgive herself.

Sometimes when she looked back, she would be overwhelmed with regret.

In a moment of heated agreement, she had agreed to be with Lu Zheng.

She had originally thought that as long as he didn’t inform his family and they were unaware of their relationship, her brother would be safe.

But now, there is no such thing as an impermeable wall; his mother had even found her doorstep.

Wouldn’t it be only a matter of time before they discovered her brother’s situation?

Lu Zheng stared intently at Lin Xia, a trace of helplessness crossing his bright eyes, "Xiaoxia! With Lin Chun by my side, who could easily touch him? Besides, what kind of people do you take my family for? Heartless bandits who treat life like weeds?"

Lin Xia tried to pull her hand back but Lu Zheng held it tight.

"I didn’t think that way, I’m just scared! Let me tell you this, my big brother is super, super important to me..."

Lu Zheng’s jealousy showed as he raised an eyebrow, "More important than me?"

With her free hand, Lin Xia waved dismissively, "It’s different! He’s my blood-related big brother, do you have that kind of bond with me?"

She certainly couldn’t tell him anything else, not even if they got married in the future.

Some secrets are best kept buried in one’s stomach.

Lu Zheng shook his head, "No!"

"Exactly! So there’s no need for you to be jealous of my big brother!"

Lu Zheng chuckled, "Indeed!"

He shared a similarity with her big brother—Lin Xia was going to be his wife, the person to live with him in one home.

Lin Xia looked at him in surprise as he suddenly chuckled mirthfully, "What’s with that smile?"

Lu Zheng stopped smiling and gestured, "Nothing!" He straightened up and said, "Xiaoxia! Since I’ve set my mind on you, it doesn’t matter if anyone disagrees!

My family’s situation is indeed different from yours, but in the end, it’s us two who are going to live this life together. Who cares what they think?

But dating inevitably leads to meeting the parents! Look, I have already met your dad and your family members..."

After much discussion, Lin Xia was finally persuaded by Lu Zheng.

Laughter brimmed in Lu Zheng’s eyes, "Can you take a few days off?"

"Hmm, but not too long, three days!" Lin Xia was busy at both ends, and her absence would definitely impact the business.

And she was also worried about what might happen to the shop in her absence, especially with people across the street harboring ill will.

Actually, these concerns weren’t her main worry at the moment, what she feared most was how Lu Zheng’s family would treat her, what might happen when she got there.

Seeing Lin Xia’s worried look as she lowered her head and pursed her lips, Lu Zheng asked with a smile, "Are you nervous?"

Without hiding her feelings, Lin Xia turned to look at him, "Of course! After all, I’m going to meet your family!"

If she wasn’t at all nervous, that would be abnormal.

Of course she felt some apprehension, not knowing what she should say or do when the time came.

Any time Lin Xia thought about what she was going to face, she couldn’t calm her heart at all.

Other than his grandpa, who else was in Lu Zheng’s family?

That day when his mother came, Lin Xia saw the scrutinizing and assessing looks in her eyes.

The gap between the two was more than just a little bit.

Putting herself in their shoes, she probably wouldn’t want her own child to marry into a family that was so mismatched either.

Lu Zheng reached out to ruffle her hair, "Don’t worry! I’m here for you! When you meet him, you’ll see, my grandpa is really nice! He’s really looking forward to meeting you!"

"Really? Or are you just trying to comfort me? I remember you saying your grandpa was just a bit influential, and your dad was a minor official! What about now?" Lin Xia looked at him, blinking her big eyes filled with reproach and skepticism.

They had already discussed this, but it was over the phone, not a face-to-face confrontation like this.

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