Reborn as a Rich Woman in the Eighties
Chapter 461 - 460: Even Your Granddaughter is Not Up to Par!

Chapter 461: Chapter 460: Even Your Granddaughter is Not Up to Par!

Qin Zeming and the others watched the scene with warm eyes, and he urged them with a smile, "All right, Yulan! We’re already at the doorstep, let’s go inside and talk slowly!"

Li Yulan realized and laughed, "Yes! See how excited I am, holding onto you and not stopping to talk! Let’s go inside, sit down, and talk!"

She steadied herself with one hand on her cane and held onto Lin Qiu’s hand with the other without letting go.

Her spouse had mentioned to her over the phone that this child had her engagement broken up by someone interfering, and her heart must be especially sad right now. Therefore, she was particularly tender towards Lin Qiu.

Lin Qiu had already felt a great fondness for this elderly lady who resembled her own mother, and now, being treated so affectionately by her, she felt not only her hand but also her heart warmed.

"Grandma! I’ll support you!"

"Good! Truly a good granddaughter!" Li Yulan’s eyes sparkled with warmth and determination. She was set on finding this child a good match and making those who hurt her granddaughter regret dearly!

Lin Xia and the others followed behind into the two-story building with red brick exterior walls.

Once seated, Li Yulan enthusiastically welcomed Lin Xia and the others, "Children! You’re home once you’re here! Don’t be shy at all!"

She pointed to the food and drinks on the table and said, "I didn’t know what you’d like, so I prepared a bit of everything!"

Lin Xia looked at the glass bottles of orange-flavored soda still dotted with water droplets on the table and smiled openly, "Grandma! We really like drinking this!"

Lin Qiu and Lin Dong echoed, "Right!"

"Then good! Drink up! Cool down! It must have been especially hard on the road!" Li Yulan was very happy.

Lin Xia and the others each took a bottle and drank a few sips before setting them down.

Song Zhiyi then joked on purpose, "Grandma, how come I feel that ever since my cousins arrived, my status has plummeted! You don’t fuss over me at all!"

Li Yulan glanced at him, "Do you even need fussing over?"

Song Zhiyi shrugged, "Of course! Otherwise, how can I drink with a good conscience?"

"Then don’t drink! Stay thirsty!"

Song Zhiyi had a crestfallen look on his face.

Everyone lightly laughed, and the atmosphere instantly became much livelier.

After a lively exchange, Li Yulan looked at Lin Xia and the others with a hint of anticipation and began, "Did you bring your mother’s photograph?"

Her spouse had mentioned in their phone call about a photo of their youngest daughter, and she was very eager to see it, wanting to know what her own child, carried for ten months and then lost, looked like all grown up.

Lin Xia took out the photograph from a pocket in her bag beside her and handed it to Li Yulan.

Li Yulan carefully took it, her eyes having grown very weak with age until she put on her reading glasses to see the young woman’s face on the photo clearly.

She gently touched the yellowed old photo, and saw that the person in the picture had a lifeless look in her eyes, her entire demeanor seemed dim.

Li Yulan, unable to hold back, teared up again and asked with trembling lips, "Your mom must have suffered a lot, right?"

"Yes, Times were tough for everyone back then... and my mother was both strong and competent..." Lin Xia did not mention much.

She knew if she started talking about how Lin Aiguo and the rest treated their mother, and the events they endured over the years, the kin before her would feel even more upset and guilty.

The mother had passed away, and they were living better lives; she thought it best not to dredge up the past.

Li Yulan started crying, recounting that long-buried past,

"... it’s all our fault! We simply couldn’t take her with us at the time, so we temporarily left her with another family ... Who could have imagined, when we went back, that the whole family had died, and Wenwen was missing ..."

"Later we asked the neighbors, and they hadn’t seen any child ... but there was no trace of her dead or alive!"

"We always hoped that Wenwen had been taken by someone, but back then, finding a child was harder than reaching the heavens ..."

"We went there again later and even expanded our search, but we never found her..."

The loss of their youngest daughter had been an unspeakable pain in her heart for so many years.

Having given up all hope, she never imagined that by some stroke of luck she would find her daughter’s children.

Although it was unfortunate that her youngest daughter was no longer alive, being able to see her children within her lifetime meant she could die peacefully.

Qin Zeming wiped the corners of his eyes and smiled as he reminded, "Yulan! The children are all here, let’s not talk about those sad things anymore."

What exactly happened back then is a mystery now as all related parties are dead, and finding the answer has become impossible.

Li Yulan nodded with tears in her smile, "You’re right! We’re finally reunited now, so let’s not talk about the past!"

Lately, everyone enjoyed a lively meal together and afterward, went back to their rooms to wash up and rest.

Qin Zeming made a call to Shao Chengzhi; as soon as the call connected, he started with, "Old Shao! Can you tell who this is?"

"Humph! As if I couldn’t recognize your voice! Why would an old timer like you think to call me?" Shao Chengzhi was slightly surprised by the call.

Qin Zeming cleared his throat and teased, "Your grandson is called Lu Zheng, right? Does he have a partner yet? What if I introduce someone?"

"You’re introducing?" Shao Chengzhi directly refused: "No need!"

"Don’t reject it so quickly! My granddaughter!"

"Old Qin! Not even for your granddaughter! My Xiaozheng has a partner already! They’re probably getting married by the end of the year!"

Qin Zeming laughed with satisfaction, "How’s your health?"

"Been okay recently! What’s up?"

"What’s the name of the girl he’s marrying?"

"Why do you ask?" Shao Chengzhi couldn’t fathom why he was being so nosy.

"Just tell me!"

"Lin Xia!"

Qin Zeming burst out laughing, "Old Shao! She is my granddaughter!"

"What?" A loud intake of breath came from Shao Chengzhi’s end, "Are you joking?"

"No joke! It’s true!"

Neither of them could have imagined that after going in circles, their grandson and granddaughter were dating each other.

After ending the call, Shao Chengzhi was stunned for a long time.

He thought, sometimes one should not focus too much on family background or external conditions.

He never opposed Lin Xia dating Lu Zheng because of her inferior family background, and now it had turned out to be an unexpected twist!

When he told Shao Meirou about this, she could hardly believe the words coming out of her elderly father’s mouth.

"Dad! Are you talking about Uncle Qin whom you often mention?"

"Yes him! Now Lin Xia and the others are guesting at his house!"

"Dad! This is too... how could this..." Shao Meirou was at a loss for words, a whirlwind of emotions stirring in her heart.

She was truly glad that she had heeded her father’s advice and quickly came around to not opposing her son’s relationship with Lin Xia...