Reborn as a Rich Woman in the Eighties
Chapter 430 - 429: You’re kidding me, right?!

Chapter 430: Chapter 429: You’re kidding me, right?!

Lu Zheng returned from his morning run to see his parents sitting at the dining table.

In order to achieve the realistic effect of being heartbroken and dispirited after breaking up with Lin Xia, he deliberately didn’t groom himself and even left his beard unshaven.

However, as soon as he sat down, he felt something was off about these two people!

His mother’s eyes were red and swollen yet her expression was relaxed, and although his father’s face bore the complexion of a hangover, he wasn’t scowling

He really couldn’t put his finger on what exactly was strange.

Shao Meirou, looking at her son who still looked haggard despite having rested all night, felt uneasy.

It seemed that her son was in a lot of pain over Lin Xia breaking up with him!

She served a bowl of porridge to Lu Zheng, who was still wearing a tight face, "Xiaozheng! Have some porridge!"

"Thank you, Mom!" Lu Zheng took it, thanked her blandly, and then silently started drinking.

Actually, it was incredibly rare for their family of three to sit down together for a meal; sometimes, they didn’t even manage to gather once in a year after he became an adult.

Shao Meirou looked at Lu Pengcheng, "Old Lu! Let’s go to the hospital to take over Wanjun’s shift after we finish eating!"

"Okay!" Lu Pengcheng agreed with a single word and continued drinking his porridge.

Lu Zheng, observing the interaction between the two, felt it extremely unusual. When did they become so warm to each other? Wasn’t his dad still insisting on a divorce from his mom just before?

Could something have happened last night that he didn’t know about?

Shao Meirou, seeing her son glancing at her and Lu Pengcheng from time to time, cleared her throat with slight discomfort, "Xiaozheng! I gave it some thought last night. What your grandfather said makes sense!

In the past, I was wrong. I only cared about external things and never considered your feelings!

From now on, I won’t interfere with you and Lin Xia! See if you can patch things up..."

Lu Zheng nearly spit out a mouthful of porridge. This news was too shocking; it was a complete turnaround!

He looked at Lu Pengcheng, his gaze questioning what exactly his old man had done to change his mother’s mind, who had been secretly pleased about their breakup the day before.

Lu Pengcheng lowered his eyes and gave no response.

Lu Zheng, uncertain, asked, "Mom! Are you really speaking from the heart?" This couldn’t just be a temporary compromise, could it?

"Of course! I won’t oppose you two anymore! Whether you can make it work, that’s up to you!" Shao Meirou spoke calmly and evenly.

Last night, Lu Pengcheng talked a lot with her, and it could be considered their first heart-to-heart conversation after so many years.

What she really wanted had always been very simple, just wanted this man to have a good life with her!

As for her son’s marriage, let him make his own decision! She had come to see that her son truly liked Lin Xia, and if things really ended between them, he could very well end up being a lifelong bachelor.

How could she let that happen? She didn’t want her son to hate her! She didn’t want to repeat the mistakes of her mother-in-law!

So let them be! Whether they make it or not is up to them!

Lu Zheng suppressed the overwhelming joy in his heart and put on a gloomy, wistful face, "I don’t even know if I still have a chance to make amends..."

Shao Meirou moved her lips but said nothing.

At that moment, Lu Pengcheng put down his bowl, "Lu Zheng! Lin Xia is a decent girl! Try your best to salvage things! If it really doesn’t work out, your mother and I can also talk to her."

He had interacted with Lin Xia and thought she was quite good in both speech and conduct.

If it weren’t for the things his mother had done, it might have been possible for them to get married smoothly by the end of the year.

But what’s done is done, and there’s no use talking about it now! Better to find a way to help his son get what he wants!

Don’t end up like him, not only harming yourself but also others!

"All right! I’ll try my best!" Even though Lu Zheng’s heart was soaring with the desire to immediately tell Lin Xia the good news, he still sat there steadily with a not overly optimistic manner.

After Lu Pengcheng and Shao Meirou left together and the family’s Xiaofeng went out to buy groceries, Lu Zheng finally picked up the phone to call Lin Xia.

Lin Xia had already pushed her bicycle out when suddenly she heard the loud ringing of the telephone inside the house; she hurried back in to answer the call.

She answered slightly out of breath, "Hello!"

"Xiaoxia!" Lu Zheng’s deep voice came through from the other end of the line, his tone light.

"Lu Zheng! Why are you calling me again? What’s the matter?" Lin Xia asked anxiously.

"My grandpa talked to my mom yesterday, and then I think my dad must have said something too, because today she said she agrees with us being together..." Lu Zheng’s voice carried a hint of excitement.

Lin Xia could hardly believe what she was hearing, "Really? That can’t be true! How could it be so quick? Lu Zheng! You’re not joking with me, are you?"

She found it quite unlikely!

Since the beginning, Lu Zheng’s mother had been very dissatisfied with her, which was apparent in every aspect of her demeanor.

And then this recent trip to Spring City just tore off the pretense.

How could things have suddenly changed?

Lu Zheng laughed from the other end, "Why would I joke about something like this! And my dad even said that if I can’t win you back, they would be willing to talk to you themselves!"

Lin Xia felt as if she had been hit by something; her head was spinning.

"That won’t be necessary! I don’t want to talk to them! Just because it’s like this, a phone call from you doesn’t mean we can make up! That would seem totally fake! And it would seem like I was overly eager! Let’s wait a few days to talk about getting back together!"

"Alright! I’ll listen to you! Xiaoxia! There are no more obstacles in my family, and I really want to marry you as soon as Dongzi’s summer vacation starts!" Lu Zheng was incredibly eager; he was especially afraid of more complications arising with time.

Lin Xia cracked a smile, "That’s too fast! Where’s the rush? We should at least wait for my older brother to come back. I’d feel it’s a pity if he isn’t there when I get married!"

But Lu Zheng seized her point, "Great! Xiaoxia! Then let’s set it – as soon as your older brother comes back, we’ll get married!! No backing out!"

Lin Xia laughed silently. After a few seconds of silence, she gave him her answer, "Okay! I promise you!"

They say distance tests a horse’s strength, time reveals a person’s heart. After so many trials, she understood that Lu Zheng’s love was deeper and truer than hers;

so with no more opposition from his family, she was willing to be with him.

"Xiaoxia! I’m so happy! You’ve finally agreed!"

"Actually, Lu Zheng, I’m happy too!"

The two chatted sweetly for a while, and after Lin Xia hung up the phone, she was still wondering, how could Shao Meirou suddenly have agreed so quickly?

Was it because of the fake breakup with Lu Zheng, which inadvertently triggered a chain of reactions?

Or was it stimulated by something else?

She was utterly baffled!

But overall, the fact that Lu Zheng’s family was no longer opposed was great news for both of them.

However, Lin Xia suddenly thought of Nurse Luo and her daughter; if she and Lu Zheng reconciled, and his parents came here again, wouldn’t she have to...

Lin Xia shook her head vigorously; in any case, she would cross that bridge when she came to it in the future, overthinking it now was useless.