Reborn as a Rich Woman in the Eighties
Chapter 413 - 412: Such a Coincidence

Chapter 413: Chapter 412: Such a Coincidence

Lin Xia and Jiang Mingyuan were chatting idly when Lu Qing suddenly returned.

"Lu Qing? What’s wrong?" Lin Xia asked hurriedly.

Jiang Mingyuan also looked at her questioningly.

"I’ve come to ask Jiang for a favor!" Lu Qing smiled sheepishly, "Well... it’s my grandmother, she’s not feeling very well, and it’s quite a distance from here to the train station... um..."

Taking the bus might be too much for her grandmother with all the getting on and off.

So, she wanted to ask Jiang Mingyuan if he would drive them.

Before Lu Qing had finished speaking, Jiang Mingyuan readily responded, "No problem! I’ll drive you!"

In his eyes, it was just a small favor. Since Lu Qing had asked, and whether it was because of his sister or out of respect for Lin Xia, he felt obliged to help.

"Great! Thank you, Jiang!" Lu Qing beamed radiantly, "Can we leave right now then?"

"Sure!" Jiang Mingyuan picked up his keys from the bar and turned to Lin Xia, instructing, "Lin Xia! You’ll have to mind the store then!"

His car had enough space for just the four of them, Lin Xia couldn’t fit if she went, and besides, given the unclear situation, it was best that Lin Xia didn’t show up.

Lin Xia’s eyes flickered—she was thinking about the time Shao Meirou and Jiang Mingyuan had met.

Wondering what would happen now when they met again...

But she couldn’t speak up to stop them at this moment.

"All right! Brother, don’t worry!" and she added to Lu Qing, "Lu Qing! I’ll stay out of sight then! Take care on the road!"

"Okay! Lin Xia! Until we meet again by fate!" Lu Qing waved at Lin Xia with a smile, appreciating her sense of propriety.

If Lin Xia insisted on accompanying them, Lu Qing wouldn’t be able to stop her.

"All right! Until we meet again by fate!" Lin Xia smiled faintly.

Lu Qing walked briskly, following behind Jiang Mingyuan.

Watching their retreating figures, Lin Xia furrowed her brow, remembering that Shao Meirou knew her brother and her brother should remember Shao Meirou.

Wondering if they would talk about something when they met...

Jiang Mingyuan and Lu Qing left the shop together.

"Lu Qing! Go and call your grandma and the others, I’ll move the car to the hotel entrance to wait for you!"

"Great! Thank you so much, Jiang!" Lu Qing beamed sweetly at him, "Otherwise, I really wouldn’t know what to do!"

She had just returned to the hotel where her granduncle had also just arrived with sleeper train tickets, discussing how to get to the train station.

Her grandmother was still sick and weak; she couldn’t withstand the rough ride on the bus.

So, she immediately suggested that she ask a classmate’s brother for help.

She had thought beforehand that Jiang Mingyuan wouldn’t refuse no matter whose face it was for.

But she was quite pleased when he agreed without any hesitation.

"No worries! It’s just a small favor! Go and call them!" Jiang Mingyuan waved nonchalantly.

"Okay!" Lu Qing walked quickly towards the neighboring hotel.

Jiang Mingyuan parked the car at the hotel entrance, where he stood waiting beside the vehicle.

Before long, he saw Lu Qing helping an old lady out, accompanied by a middle-aged woman and followed by a middle-aged man carrying things.

He understood that these were Lu Zheng’s grandmother and parents!

Watching the elderly lady, who was short and seemed like no pushover although her current pale and wilting demeanor made her seem less aggressive.

Jiang Mingyuan’s eyes suddenly sharpened; he remembered the middle-aged woman he had seen before.

With a bit more recollection, he thought back to the recent time she had visited his restaurant to eat.

That time, his mother had just come to the restaurant to arrange a matchmaking meeting for him!

Many things suddenly became crystal clear.

Lu Zheng’s mother went to his store and heard what his mother said to him.

So, she knew he liked Lin Xia?

Would she make things difficult for Lin Xia because of this?

He thought about these matters in just a few moments, and before people even reached the car, he had already opened the rear door for them.

Fang Youlan usually behaved like a well-cultured old lady when outside, and she politely thanked Jiang Mingyuan, "Thank you, young man!"

"You’re welcome! Please get in the car!" Jiang Mingyuan politely said.

Even though the old lady was quite amiable toward him, he still didn’t like the look of her.

If Lin Xia hadn’t been strong-willed, who knows how she might have been bullied by her!

Shao Meirou recognized the man standing by the car as soon as she came out of the hotel—the restaurant owner who liked Lin Xia!

She really didn’t expect that the "classmate’s brother" Lu Qing had mentioned would be him! Her mind marveled at such a coincidence!

But given their last meeting, it really wasn’t appropriate to mention it now; she had no choice but to act as if it was their first meeting.

Lu Pengcheng was completely unaware of this; he knew there was such a person, but he didn’t know it was the man right in front of him.

"Thank you!"

Shao Meirou, along with Lu Pengcheng, exchanged a few polite words and thanked Jiang Mingyuan.

After the three of them were seated in the car, Lu Qing sat in the passenger seat.

Jiang Mingyuan drove toward the train station with a calm expression, though his mind was in turmoil.

He hadn’t expected that his thoughtless actions might have caused trouble for Lin Xia.

Any mother-in-law who heard those words would have thoughts about them, especially since Lu Zheng’s mother was originally against Lin Xia being with Lu Zheng!

Lu Qing really wanted to take this opportunity to talk more with Jiang Mingyuan.

But with her senior relatives in the back seat, it wasn’t proper for her to be too forward.

So after chatting for a bit, she fell silent.

The three people in the back seat were also silently lost in their own thoughts.

Lu Pengcheng gazed out at the passing scenery, lost in thought. Since leaving the hospital, besides arranging for train tickets, he had also visited Luo Xinyan’s house.

He had left in haste, feeling he must at least inform them, so they wouldn’t think he would never return.

But the door was bolted; no matter how he knocked, there was no response.

He understood that both mother and daughter must be angry with him.

But he truly hadn’t anticipated things would turn out like this!

He had acted impulsively in his excitement, without giving full consideration to everything, after years of longing had finally been fulfilled.

When he returned again, they surely wouldn’t have left, would they?

Aside from asking Fang Youlan if she was feeling unwell when they first got in the car, Shao Meirou then kept silent, lost in her own thoughts.

Once she got back to the provincial city, she planned to tell her father all about these issues, hoping he would support and defend her!

She believed she was the victim in this matter, and her father would surely stand by her side.

But what about the future?

Shao Meirou felt utterly lost and confused. Lu Pengcheng’s heart had never been truly with her, and with the recent encounters with that mother and daughter, his heart completely favored them.

Even if she managed to maintain this marriage in name only, what significance would it hold?

Yet, although it seemed meaningless, she needed to preserve it; otherwise, wouldn’t Shao Meirou’s entire life be deemed a complete failure?

Jiang Mingyuan dropped them off at the train station, and after Lu Qing thanked him again, she followed Lu Pengcheng and the others into the waiting room.

On the way back, Jiang Mingyuan was conflicted... whether or not to ask Lin Xia...

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