Reborn as a Rich Woman in the Eighties
Chapter 452 - 451 Who Are You To Them?

Chapter 452: Chapter 451 Who Are You To Them?

Time is the best medicine; it takes away pain that hurt, helps us let go of what we couldn’t, and clears up what seemed obscure.

Lin Qiu started to continue running the shop and working, and everything seemed to be back to normal.

But after all, living next to each other, she would still occasionally see the Wu Family people and hear noises from their yard; each time this happened, she could bury herself in her own work.

Regarding Wu Zhengyang, although she couldn’t quite adopt an attitude of calm detachment, she was clear that with time passing, she would eventually forget him.

That day, Lin Qiu was seriously measuring and marking fabric laid flat on the cutting board to prepare for cutting when Yu Hongli suddenly came into the shop carrying a plastic-strip-woven basket.

Lin Qiu greeted him with a smile, "Brother Hongli is here!" Because of the incident with Lin Aiguo’s hospitalization, they had grown much closer to Yu Hongli.

Later, as Lin Xia introduced a potential match to Yu Hongli, the two families grew even closer.

Yu Hongli laughed, "Lin Qiu! You’re busy! I’ve come to bring you some Chinese hawthorns!"

His workplace was not in the city, but ever since he started dating Luo Yue, he would take leave and come over now and then.

But he hadn’t brought any food before, so he hadn’t come over to Lin Xia’s side of the family.

"Thank you, Brother Hongli!" Lin Qiu didn’t beat around the bush, seeing that he was hot and bothered, she quickly poured him a glass of cool boiled water.

"What’s to thank!" Yu Hongli wiped the sweat from his forehead and began to gulp down the water from the cup.

Lin Qiu picked up a Chinese hawthorn from the full basket and sniffed it, "Brother Hongli! There’s just me and my sister at home, we can’t eat much, Dongzi doesn’t like these. You should keep some for yourself, and take the rest to your girlfriend’s family!"

Yu Hongli waved his hand, "You keep more! There are still plenty on the trees at home! Luo Yue and her mother can’t eat much either! If they want more, I can pick some when I come to the city next time!"

He was unaware that Lin Qiu’s relationship had fallen through, and casually said, "If you can’t eat them, why not send some to your fiancé’s family?"

The smile on Lin Qiu’s face faded, and a touch of discomfort crossed her eyes, "We broke up!"

"Why?" Yu Hongli was shocked, as he remembered that the couple had been fine during his last visit; they were even engaged, how could they have broken up?

Lin Qiu simply explained the reason behind the breakup; she understood sooner or later she would have to tell people, and that her family and friends were all bound to find out.

Listening to her story, Yu Hongli abruptly stood up with righteous indignation, "That scoundrel is inhumane! Lin Qiu! Wait for Brother Hongli to deal with him for you! What time does he get off work? Does he come back for lunch?"

They were engaged, and still he got involved with another woman, did they think they didn’t have support from her family?

Lin Qiu was genuinely startled by Yu Hongli’s sudden reaction, but at the same time, she felt a warmth in her heart.

She hurriedly pulled him to sit down, "Brother Hongli! Someone has already beaten him up! Now we’re completely done with each other! I’m telling you just to give you a heads up!

When you go back, please also tell my dad, I don’t want our family to deal with him anymore!"

"Someone has beaten him up already?" Yu Hongli’s anger subsided a bit, knowing that Lin Xia was not one to suffer in silence.

Seeing that Lin Qiu was still upset, he consoled her, "Lin Qiu! Someone like him, I tell you it’s good you broke up! The one you find in the future will be a hundred times better than him! Let him regret it to death!"

Not wanting to bring up these issues, Lin Qiu changed the subject, "Brother Hongli! Why don’t you have lunch at our place?"

"Sure!" Yu Hongli did not refuse.

The two of them closed the shop door early and went to the back kitchen to start a fire and cook.

In the neighboring hair salon, Wu Zhenghong sat in a corner on a small kang bed with a pale face, watching her mother.

The girls had heard everything that boy in Lin Qiu’s shop had said.

If she hadn’t pulled her mother back in time, another shouting match might have been unavoidable.

With nobody left next door, Mrs. Wu started to curse loudly.

"Their family really thinks they’re something special, huh! Still looking to beat up our folks! When will this ever end?" She was absolutely livid!

Her son’s injuries had just healed, and now this kid who showed up today wanted to pick a fight with her family’s young and old! What gives him the right? We’ve already settled everything!

Wu Zhenghong was extremely upset. It hurt her to see her brother beaten, but with the two families at odds like this, she really didn’t want to make things uglier when they couldn’t avoid running into each other.

"Mom! Stop fixating on their family! Can’t people get angry and vent a little when they find out?"

"If this had happened between my elder sister and me, if Liang Cheng and my brother-in-law had someone else on the side, could you let it go so easily?"

Mrs. Wu understood that if it were her son-in-law or daughter-in-law involved, she certainly wouldn’t let them off easily and might even make a fuss at their workplaces, but she wouldn’t admit this aloud: "Can those situations even be compared? You are all married with children, but they were just engaged..."

Just as Wu Zhenghong was about to say something, she suddenly heard the sound of vehicles. Two jeeps pulled up outside!

Mother and daughter hurried to the door to see what was happening.

Wang Lan from across the street also came out of her house, uncertain who these visitors were for.

Several people got out of the cars, including an elderly man with silver hair, and people who looked like they were middle-aged and younger.

One of the handsome young men glanced at the surroundings and then went to push open the door to Lin Qiu’s clothing shop, but it didn’t budge.

He walked a few steps towards Wu Zhenghong and her mother, who were standing to the side.

"Hello!" the young man politely asked, "Do you know where their family is?"

Wu Zhenghong was a bit confused, unsure of who these people were, but she responded truthfully, "They should be at the back of the house having dinner!"

"Okay, thank you!" The man thanked her and then walked over to the front gate and knocked.

Driven by curiosity, Mrs. Wu couldn’t help but pry, even though they were at odds with Lin Xia’s family, "Young man! Who are you to them? Are you from Lin Xia’s partner’s family?"

She could tell that the cars had out-of-town license plates; she knew Lin Xia’s partner was from out of town and had even stayed at her house once!

Seeing the silver-haired elder and middle-aged people exuding an intimidating presence, she could tell they were no ordinary folks.

Mrs. Wu felt a pang of unease inside; until now, she hadn’t realized Lin Xia’s partner’s family was anything but ordinary.

"Lin Xia’s partner?" The young man, Song Zhiyi, curled his lips into an amused smile. He hadn’t known that the girl was already taken.

Receiving no answer from inside, he knocked on the door again, more forcefully this time.

"So, you’re not her partner’s relatives? Then who are you?" Mrs. Wu asked again, persistent. Her family’s young and old had been dealing with Lin Qiu for more than a day or two, and she had never heard of them having any powerful connections!

A trace of irritation crossed Zhiyi’s eyes; how annoying could this old lady be!

But considering they were his cousin’s neighbors, he couldn’t just ignore her, "We are their relatives!"

"What?" Mrs. Wu’s eyes widened in shock, her heart pounding: "Relatives?" Where did these relatives come from out of the blue?