Reborn as a Rich Woman in the Eighties
Chapter 493 - 492: I’m Just Curious and Asking

Chapter 493: Chapter 492: I’m Just Curious and Asking

Auntie Zhao went directly to Jiang Mingyuan’s shop when she arrived in the city.

She had thought over and over about Song Zhiya, whom she had seen at Lin Xia’s home, and still felt that the girl was quite good!

It was true that her Lu Zheng couldn’t compare in terms of education, but when it came to marriage and domestic life, one couldn’t only look at education, right?

What if they were fated for each other?

"Lu Zheng! You’ve met Lin Xia’s cousin, haven’t you?"

Jiang Mingyuan, facing his mother as she entered the office and having barely sat down for two minutes, immediately understood when she spoke the words, but still knowingly asked, "Mom! Why are you asking about this?"

"I was making Lin Xia’s wedding quilt and stayed at her place for a few days, right? And her cousin was there helping me out all the time! I really felt that the girl and I had similar temperaments, and she had a good character..."

While speaking, Auntie Zhao carefully observed her son’s facial expressions, attempting to decipher clues from the slightest changes.

Jiang Mingyuan’s brow furrowed slightly, helpless in understanding that at his age, without a partner, his mother was anxious for him to get married and have children right away. He could understand all of these feelings.

But it wasn’t right to arrange a match just because he had come across a single girl with good conditions. It was also important to consider whether all aspects of their conditions matched.

He didn’t deny that he had a favorable impression of Lin Xia’s cousin, who seemed like a quite pure and lovely girl.

But she had grown up in the south while he had grown up in the north; there were too many discordant elements between them.

"Mom! Don’t be matchmaking without rhyme or reason! Lin Xia’s uncle is very successful in business, and her cousin is a college graduate. Could she be with someone like me, who only finished junior high?

Besides, considering the significant differences between the north and south, from food preferences to ways of thinking... could we really come together?"

"Lu Zheng! You’re not right to say that! Lin Xia’s cousin’s mother-in-law is from the north, yet she married a southern man like Lin Xia’s uncle, and they are living very happily!" Auntie Zhao had dined with them and deeply felt the harmony between the two.

They say that hearts can be distant when people come together late, but she could see no such thing with them and could feel their mutual affection through their eyes.

Jiang Mingyuan knew more about the situation than his mother, but he couldn’t discuss it with her, "Mom! Don’t use them as an example! Every person is different!"

"Yes! Even if every person is different! But, Lu Zheng! Look, Lin Xia is getting married soon! And you don’t even have any intentions.

You’re older than her, and now you don’t even have a prospect. Why can’t you just hurry up? I’m not asking for anything else now!

I just want you to marry a wife and have children as soon as possible! Look how old Xuewen is getting in your older brother’s family. You’re still single, and that’s even affecting your sister’s marriage prospects..."

By the end of the conversation, Auntie Zhao’s tears had started to fall. She believed she hadn’t done any wrongs in her life; whenever she saw someone in distress, she would help them if she could! So why did it have to be so difficult when it came to her younger son and daughter’s marriages?

Jiang Mingyuan, looking at his mother with her head full of white hair crying in front of him, felt very distressed as well and his tone involuntarily softened, "Mom! I will definitely focus on it, alright? I’ll strive to get married next year!"

Auntie Zhao quickly wiped her tears with the back of her hand, "Okay! Lu Zheng! That’s your promise to me! I’ll take your word for it!"

"I said it! I will definitely do it!"

In Lin Xia’s living room, Song Zhiya was nestled on the sofa watching TV, with a thick quilt over her.

Her eyes were on the TV screen, but her gaze was wandering, she seemed to be lost in thought elsewhere.

It wasn’t until the sound of pouring water into a basin came from the kitchen that she brought her thoughts back.

Lin Xia came out from the kitchen after washing her face, applied some skincare products, and gently massaged her face to promote absorption. She then plopped down on the sofa next to her and glanced casually at the TV, "Cousin! Is this TV show any good?"

"It doesn’t look good!" Song Zhiya sat up straight and turned to look at Lin Xia who was wiping her hands. She licked her lips and asked, "Lin Xia! I want to ask you something!"

"Ask away? What is it?" Lin Xia had already noticed that Song Zhiya had been acting off these past couple of days, but she had been holding back from asking. Now, she pretended as if she knew nothing.

She felt that ever since Aunt Zhao came to help her sew the quilt, Song Zhiya must have become curious about her second brother.

Song Zhiya finally asked, "Has your second brother ever been in a relationship before?"

Lin Xia struggled to keep from laughing and shook her head, "No!"

Song Zhiya was a bit incredulous, "Impossible, right? Didn’t your godmother say that he’s already twenty-six?"

Whether in the north or the south, a man of that age, even if he hasn’t married or had children, would have at least been in a relationship!

She looked at Jiang Mingyuan, who seemed fine in every aspect. How could it be that no one liked him?

"He really hasn’t! We all know about it!" Lin Xia paused, "However, several girls have liked him and pursued him, but he has never agreed. Maybe he hasn’t met the one destined for him yet!"

"I see! So he’s quite particular," Song Zhiya raised her opinion of him a few notches.

Lin Xia leaned in with a mischievous smile, "Cousin! Do you think my second brother is quite a catch! Are you thinking of becoming his destined one?"

Actually, Song Zhiya really liked the phrase ’destined one’ that Lin Xia had used, but being a girl, she was too shy to admit it and subconsciously denied it, "Of course not! I’m just curious, that’s all!"

Lin Xia purposely drew out her words, "Ooh! Just curious, huh!"

Song Zhiya turned back around, feeling guilty and awkward, "What else could it be? Let’s just watch TV!"

Lin Xia couldn’t help butfind Song Zhiya’s ’there’s silver here yet deny it’ demeanor funny, but she knew Song Zhiya didn’t like the whole arranged dating thing. It would be better to let these two naturally develop their relationship...

Lin Xia had received a call from Lu Zheng in advance. He said that he would be coming back here with Lin Chun the next day.

At this news, a mix of happiness, excitement, and a bit of a fluttery nervousness filled Lin Xia’s heart.

Happiness and excitement because her big brother Lin Chun was finally coming home, nervousness because Lu Zheng was coming this time to marry her. How could she not look forward to it with anticipation mixed with a tinge of joyous trepidation?

As soon as Luo Xinyan heard the news, her first reaction was that she should probably avoid showing up at the clothing store.

Her feelings towards Lu Pengcheng’s son were quite complex!

She knew Lu Zheng was innocent, but she couldn’t get over the hurdle in her heart.

Lin Xia understood Luo Xinyan’s feelings and, of course, couldn’t force her.

And indeed, Lu Zheng seeing Luo Xinyan would also be very awkward. How they were supposed to interact was another problem.

And Luo Xinyan hadn’t said a word about her and Song Yinran’s wedding plans!

Now, neither Lu Zheng nor Lu Pengcheng knew about it!

She was actually feeling quite uneasy herself, not knowing how Lu Pengcheng would react to this!

The help was not without rewards, Lin Xia gave Luo Xinyan four hundred yuan.

Luo Xinyan stubbornly refused to take it. The two of them tugged back and forth for a while, until Lin Xia said that if Luo Xinyan didn’t accept, she would never speak to her again. Luo Xinyan then reluctantly accepted the money...