Reborn as a Rich Woman in the Eighties
Chapter 507 - 506: Complaining

Chapter 507: Chapter 506: Complaining

For the beautiful girl walking beside Jiang Mingyuan, Ji Man felt both shocked and uncomfortable, secretly guessing their relationship.

She masked the emotions in her eyes, quickened her steps with a smiling face, and approached them. She did not look at Lu Qing but directly asked Jiang Mingyuan, "Jiang Mingyuan! Is Lin Xia getting married tomorrow?"

"Yes!" Jiang Mingyuan was somewhat surprised by Ji Man’s arrival, as it had been a long time since he had last seen her.

Now seeing her, his first feeling was that she had changed a lot, but he couldn’t quite put his finger on what had changed at the moment.

Ji Man, still smiling, complained, "You see, Lin Xia really! That day when we met for dinner and chat, she promised me well and said she would definitely let me know in advance when she was getting married!

But she didn’t make a sound! I only found out about this happy event from your waitstaff when I came here to book a table..."

Jiang Mingyuan excused Lin Xia with a word, "She must have been too busy and forgotten!"

"Right! I also think she must have been so busy she forgot!" Ji Man then cautiously asked, looking toward Lu Qing, "Jiang Mingyuan! Is this beautiful girl yours?" She really couldn’t bring herself to say the word.

Lu Qing looked at Jiang Mingyuan with expectant eyes, wondering how he would respond, and even nervously clenched her fingers subconsciously.

"Friend!" Jiang Mingyuan introduced indifferently, "She is the cousin of Lin Xia’s fiancé!"

"Ah!" Ji Man’s smile suddenly became more genuine, as she warmly reached out her right hand, "Hello! I am Lin Xia’s good friend, Ji Man!"

Lu Qing, going with the flow, also extended her hand to shake hers, "Hello! I am Lu Qing!"

A woman’s sixth sense told her that the tall girl in front of her liked Jiang Mingyuan!

Lin Xia and Lu Zheng’s wedding in Spring City was kept very simple.

Since they had already planned to hold a grand celebration after moving to the provincial city, they arranged a few tables in Jiang Mingyuan’s restaurant, and eating a meal there counted as getting married.

Besides the Lin Family’s relatives and friends, young and old, fully attending, Zhao Danni and Jiang Mingqing were also there.

Jiang Mingqing sat next to Lu Qing, and the two who were university classmates should have had plenty to talk about.

But she noticed Lu Qing was acting very strangely today, not only did her face look glum, but there were also faint dark circles under her eyes, clearly she had not rested well the previous night.

"Lu Qing? What’s wrong? You seem listless!"

In her memory, Lu Qing was always lively.

Wherever Lu Qing was, there was sure to be constant laughter and chatter, but now she was unusually silent.

This was just not like her!

How could Lu Qing dare to tell Jiang Mingqing that she had been harshly rejected right to her face by her second brother the day before?

Thinking back to that scene, she still couldn’t believe it until now.

What was Lu Qing lacking? To the extent that Jiang Mingyuan had remained indifferent for so long?

Before coming here, she had made up her mind to fight with her parents for love, but now everything she had planned seemed like a huge joke!

She forced a smile and said, "Nothing much! I guess I just stayed up too late last night!"

"Is that so! Well, why don’t you get some good sleep when you head back later!" Jiang Mingqing saw through her insincerity, but it wasn’t the right occasion to probe further, especially with other people around at the table.

"Sure!" Lu Qing lowered her head to continue eating, the food tasting like wax, but she had to put on an act.

When she glanced sideways and saw Jiang Mingyuan’s mother busily serving food to others at the next table, her heart felt even more complex and uncomfortable.

Zhao Danni and Liu Shuqin, Shao Meirou were seated at one table, and having no affection for the relatives from Lin Xia’s grandmother’s side, she was naturally unwilling to engage in conversation.

Shao Meirou was someone she had once met at her son’s store; back then, she had no idea of Shao Meirou’s identity and had said things she shouldn’t have, like her son liking Lin Xia, but the two being destined to be apart, Lin Xia ending up with someone else, and so on...

So when the two finally met that day, they both felt quite awkward.

After their greetings, neither dared bring up the incident from the past.

Zhao Daniao thought that since it was Lin Xia’s special day, it would be inappropriate to explain anything in front of her mother-in-law.

Shao Meirou felt that pretending to be an out-of-towner and fishing for information from Zhao Daniao was not authentic.

Zhao Daniao was relieved that she was sitting next to Song Zhiya; otherwise, the dinner would have been suffocatingly awkward.

Zhao Daniao liked Song Zhiya and felt they got along well. Since they were sitting together, there would inevitably be lots of conversation.

She quietly chatted with Song Zhiya and occasionally served her some dishes, unaware that this would draw several inexplicable stares.

Ji Man was eating the dishes in front of her with a calm expression, but inside, waves of anger, resentment, and indignation had already churned.

It was only at Lin Xia’s wedding banquet that she found out Lin Xia’s partner came from a very good family, and Lin Xia herself had an extraordinary background!

During the introduction speech, she even heard her title as some kind of leader!

Thinking about it made her feel ludicrous. The last time she and Lin Xia had dinner and chatted, Lin Xia never mentioned these matters!

Why didn’t she mention it?

Could it be because Lin Xia no longer considered her, Ji Man, a good friend?

Actually, it didn’t matter much to her; she didn’t feel much of an emotional drop.

If it hadn’t been for her later intention to get closer to Jiang Mingyuan through Lin Xia, she might not have been willing to interact with her much!

But why was Jiang Mingyuan’s mother so nice to Lin Xia’s cousin? Did Lin Xia say good things about her cousin behind the scenes?

She was certain of it!

She knew how good Jiang Mingyuan’s mother was to Lin Xia! Now she had even become her godmother!

Lin Xia had no idea what these people were thinking. She and Lu Zheng were sitting at a table eating.

She was the only woman at the table; Lu Pengcheng and Lin Aiguo were drinking and chatting.

Lu Zheng’s deep voice reached Lin Xia’s ears, "Xiaoxia, I feel that just letting you marry me like this is a bit too simple..."

Originally, Lu Zheng had planned to pick her up at her house in the morning, bring Lin Xia to their new home, and have the family and friends follow them to the restaurant for a meal.

But after some consideration, Lin Xia did not agree, feeling it was better to keep it low-key.

Lu Zheng, of course, decided to go along with her wishes, so in the end, they just had a meal together as their wedding banquet.

Lin Xia smiled and shook her head, "What’s simple about that? We’ll just have a big celebration when we get to your place!"

She didn’t think there was anything wrong with it!

In this era, not many weddings were lavish; almost all involved the groom cycling to pick up the bride and then having a meal at home to celebrate the marriage.

Besides, with relatives like the Lin Aiye family, she didn’t want those people stepping foot in her new home.

Lu Zheng affectionately grabbed her hand under the table, his eyes full of tenderness, "Alright! Whatever you say!"

Lin Chun responded with a radiant smile, "Let’s eat!"

"Okay!"