Reborn as a Rich Woman in the Eighties
Chapter 444 - 443: Passed Away?

Chapter 444: Chapter 443: Passed Away?

Lin Xia retorted with a question to Song Zhiyi, "Can you tell me why you are asking these questions?"

Song Zhiyi exchanged a look with Song Yinran and said, "Xia Lin! I won’t hide it from you. When my mother’s younger sister was very young, she was lost, and my grandfather spent many years searching for her without any luck..."

"When I met you on the train and saw how much you resemble my mother, I started to suspect and wonder if your mother might be the person we’re looking for..."

"I see!" Lin Xia herself was unclear if her mother was indeed that person. She hurriedly said, "But my mom has been dead for many years now!"

In her previous life, she had never traveled far, so no one came looking for relatives until her death.

Of course, back then she was completely unaware that her mother was not biologically related to the Yu Family.

This was only discovered in this life after Yu Ruiming and Qian Chunli conspired to attack Lin Aiguo, which eventually led Yu Qiushui and his mother Chen Zhaodi to come seeking them, and by chance Jiang Mingyuan overheard it.

Song Zhiyi couldn’t believe it and exclaimed, "What? She’s passed away?"

If she’s already passed away, then even if she was the person they were looking for, his grandfather would just have to live with the regret...

Song Zhiyi looked towards Song Yinran, as both men contemplated their thoughts.

"Yes! She’s been gone for many years!" Lin Xia observed the father and son duo in front of her; they appeared to be quite affluent.

She wondered who Song Zhiyi’s grandfather was.

If he was from a well-to-do family, and indeed a relative, then her mother’s life was truly tragic and pitiable.

What exactly had happened in the past? How could they have lost a child?

But at this moment, without confirmation, they wouldn’t discuss the details with her.

They continued to ask Lin Xia about her mother, such as her birth year and childhood stories.

But the person was already gone, and Lin Xia was unclear about her mother’s childhood, so she couldn’t provide them with answers.

Moreover, her mother had no distinctive marks like birthmarks, which made it difficult to make a definite identification.

Song Yinran understood that some matters required further investigation to confirm, and it was too hasty to make any precise judgments now.

Just relying on this girl’s resemblance was a bit too imprudent.

Afterwards, the father and son wanted to invite Lin Xia to dinner, but she politely declined.

Once they left, Lin Xia furrowed her brows in thought. Could her mother, Yu Wanhua, really be the person they were looking for?

If so, then her mother’s life had indeed been very sorrowful.

Raised by foster parents until her teens, she then lived a life of hardships under someone else’s roof.

Later, she followed someone to Spring City and married Lin Aiguo due to an introduction, but she never saw a happy day afterwards.

She suppressed the pain in her heart, shook her head vigorously, and didn’t allow herself to dwell on the past.

Conclusions were still premature now; only further investigation would reveal if it was true or not!

She would leave the investigation to those involved; she did not have the capacity or time to explore these matters!

Lin Xia rubbed her hungry, empty stomach and went out to find a place to eat.

Song Yinran and his son returned home with somber expressions.

The two discussed in the study where to begin their investigation.

Afterwards, Song Zhiyi lamented with particular regret, "Dad! I still feel Xia Lin’s mother is the person we’re looking for! But why did she have to die so young?"

If only she were alive!

His mother’s death, with his grandfather enduring the pain of outliving her, was already painful enough.

Now, just as they had a lead, if it was eventually confirmed, it would only add to their regrets.

Song Yinran clasped his hands together on the table. "Life and death are decreed by fate, there’s nothing we can do! You should hurry and take someone to that place called Gaobei Slope and investigate thoroughly."

Having said this, he added a word of caution, "Before things are cleared up, don’t mention this matter to your grandfather to avoid giving him false hope."

The taste of hope followed by disappointment was hard to bear.

"Okay! Dad! Don’t worry, I know what I’m doing!" Song Zhiyi paused, then added, "I’ll keep Ahua here to look after Xia Lin!

No matter whether she is my cousin or not, it’s ultimately not very safe for a girl to be here alone!"

He felt an inexplicable closeness to Xia Lin, regardless of his motivation, he did not want the girl to get hurt.

"Alright! Proceed as you see fit!" Song Yinran had no objections.

Lin Xia hesitated for a long time about whether or not to change hotels.

In the end, she decided to move after staying one more night.

A dreamless night passed, and the next day she changed hotels.

Afterwards, she began wandering around, experiencing the distinct feel of the city.

While Lin Xia was choosing clothes in a small shop, she unexpectedly noticed an ordinary-looking man seemed to be secretly following her!

How could Lin Xia know that this was the person Song Zhiyi specifically left behind to protect her?

She felt extremely frightened inside and instinctively touched the sharp knife she carried with her.

If that person had ill intentions towards her, she would fight for her life.

At the same time, she felt secretly relieved that she was just strolling around and hadn’t exhibited any unusual behavior; otherwise, wouldn’t all her actions have been secretly observed by him?

She shuddered at the thought. If the Jade Chamber were exposed to people with unclear intentions, she could no longer expect to live a peaceful life in the future!

With this incident in mind, she lost all desire to tour around and immediately asked for directions to the local wholesale market, planning to leave after buying her goods.

Now, many of the goods in her shop were sourced from the provincial capital, but being here made her even more aware of the differences in variety and pricing.

However, considering the cost of transportation and other factors, she still chose to look for some unique items.

Although she had the convenience of the Jade Chamber, given her current situation, she dared not expose even a bit of it.

Some things still required careful navigation for a long term voyage.

At a large stall, Lin Xia found a particularly nice toy.

It was a black plastic revolver toy. The cylinder could be flipped open to load red paper caps, and it could fire once or unload all seven shots simultaneously.

Suddenly intrigued, now that it was summer vacation, it was the peak time for children to run around and play.

With something novel, it was definitely going to sell well.

The wholesale price of one toy gun was two yuan and seven cents, excluding transport costs, she still had plenty of margin to work with back home.

Moreover, Lin Xia was thinking not just about retail but primarily about wholesale.

There were many Forestry Bureaus in the city; actually working on it could bring astonishing profits!

Therefore, Lin Xia took out most of the money she brought with her to invest in these goods.

After the goods were dispatched, Lin Xia quickly boarded the train home.

Due to the tracking incident, her entire itinerary was disrupted.

Not only did she leave earlier than planned, but her plans to visit the Magic Capital had to be shelved for now as well.

Not to mention the exhausting ordeal, Lin Xia took a couple of days after returning home to completely recover.

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