Reborn as a Rich Woman in the Eighties
Chapter 535 - 534: Believe It or Not, Up to You!

Chapter 535: Chapter 534: Believe It or Not, Up to You!

"My second elder brother came to pick up my cousin to go watch a movie, and not long after they left, Miao Xue came in," Lin Qiu said briefly, recounting the words Miao Xue had told her.

Lin Xia cursed angrily, "The nerve! She still has the face to warn you—Wu Zhengyang is a treasure in her eyes, but here, he’s not even worth a blade of grass!"

Lin Qiu tried to soothe Lin Xia, hoping to distract her attention and prevent her from getting angry over this matter anymore.

"Sis! I’ve discovered that hitting someone is really exhilarating! It’s incredibly satisfying!" Lin Qiu excitedly shared her thoughts with Lin Xia, marking the first time she had gotten into a physical fight in her life!

If she had known it was going to feel this good, she would have regretted stopping her sister from dealing with Miao Xue back then!

Seeing Lin Qiu’s animated expression, as if she was not at all affected by the incident, Lin Xia finally smiled with relief.

She really saw a huge change in her sister now!

She couldn’t help but instruct her, "Xiaoqiu! From now on, just show the same spirit you did today! It doesn’t matter if it’s Miao Xue or anyone else who dares to trouble you, don’t let them push you around!"

Lin Qiu nodded firmly, her eyes brimming with determination, "I know! Sis! Don’t worry! I’ll definitely be tough and not let myself be taken advantage of!"

Lin Xia looked out at the quickly darkening sky and said softly, "Xiaoqiu! Go back to your room and lie down for a bit. Your brother-in-law and I will clean up and then start cooking dinner."

She and Lu Zheng had originally gone to the market to buy pork legs and sausage casings, hoping to make more sausages themselves and let Lu Zheng take them back in a few days.

"Okay!" Lin Qiu obediently returned to the Eastern House. Despite not saying anything, she felt physically and mentally exhausted after the earlier event.

In the kitchen, Lin Xia had Lu Zheng wash the pork they had bought. She planned to chop the meat shortly after, while she started soaking the sausage casings.

The two of them chatted idly while working.

Lin Xia, still unsure, asked him, "Do you think I’m too fierce?"

Most men seem to prefer women to be gentle and virtuous, and she had behaved a bit too aggressively.

Lu Zheng knew she would ask and smiled as he wrapped an arm around Lin Xia’s shoulder, "Wife! I like you just the way you are!"

Miao Xue left her job early, causing Wu Zhengyang’s right eyelid to twitch incessantly, his heart pounding with an ominous premonition.

So, Wu Zhengyang also left work early and went home.

To his dismay, when he got home and saw the slap mark on Miao Xue’s face, it seemed his bad premonition had come true.

This was surely the result of a fight with someone!

His voice cold and severe, he demanded, "What happened to your face?"

"I..." Miao Xue’s eyes darted around as she had been thinking of an excuse for a long time.

But faced with the stern Wu Zhengyang, her well-crafted lies suddenly became hard to utter.

"Didn’t you say you had a stomachache? What have you been doing after leaving work so early?" Wu Zhengyang roared at Miao Xue with fury.

When Wu’s mother heard her son’s outburst, she hurried out of the kitchen, "Son! Let’s talk this out properly!"

She was more concerned about their family’s squabbles being overheard by the neighbors and becoming the subject of ridicule!

"Mom! Do you know what happened to her face? Who did she fight with?" Seeing his mother’s reaction, Wu Zhengyang could confirm it wasn’t among them.

Wu Zhengyang had a guess in his heart and prayed fervently that it wasn’t what he suspected!

Wu’s mother wiped her hands on her apron; she had ignored Miao Xue ever since she had returned from outside. She thought about what Miao Xue had done and how absurd it was.

Living well and yet, you just had to provoke Lin Qiu and her family, and in the end, you got nothing out of it—instead, you got taken down by them.

"Let Miao Xue speak for herself!"

Wu Zhengyang pointed at Miao Xue’s nose and questioned loudly, "You speak!"

Miao Xue covered her face while tears instantly filled her eyes and spilled over, "Wu Zhengyang! I got hit! I went to find Lin Qiu... and I ended up getting beaten up by her and her sister!"

Wu Zhengyang’s face turned ashen with rage, his eyes a deep red, "You deserved to get hit! Why were you looking for Lin Qiu?"

Seeing Miao Xue crying and sobbing, he didn’t feel the slightest bit of pity.

On the contrary, what he was more concerned about and wanted to know was whether Lin Qiu was alright!

"Mom! What about Lin Qiu?"

"She’s fine! Lin Xia and Lin Qiu did it together," said Madam Wu helplessly.

Upon learning that Lin Qiu was alright, Wu Zhengyang finally let go of his worry; he immediately unleashed his full fury on Miao Xue: "Are you sick?! How dare you go looking for Lin Qiu?"

If it hadn’t been for Miao Xue, would he and Lin Qiu have broken up?

Miao Xue understood that Wu Zhengyang might not feel sorry for her after finding out everything, but when it really happened before her eyes, she was greatly disappointed, feeling a stomach full of grievances with no one to turn to.

In a moment of anger, she wiped the corners of her eyes aggressively and spoke without filter, "I deserve it? I’m sick? Fine! Wu Zhengyang! Didn’t you ask me why I went looking for Lin Qiu?

Then I ask you, why did you go to Lin Qiu’s shop to find her? You two have nothing to do with each other now, you are my man, what business did you have going to her shop? If you didn’t still have feelings for her, why did you go there?"

Wu Zhengyang was filled with regret for his impulsive decision to visit Lin Qiu; it was a small world, and maybe a neighbor had seen him and couldn’t keep it to themselves, telling Miao Xue about it.

Wu Zhengyang silently hated himself, his impulsivity and foolishness had brought harm to Lin Qiu once again.

"Miao Xue! You’re really being unreasonable! I just went to ask her about the man she’s seeing, what does he do for a living!"

"She really has someone!" Miao Xue saw the pain clearly etched on Wu Zhengyang’s face, and so it must be true.

By that logic, wasn’t she just causing trouble for herself? And gotten beaten up for nothing?

"Lin Qiu has someone?" Madam Wu was more concerned about other matters, "Xiaoqiu! Why didn’t you say so when you came back? What does her suitor do for a living? He’s not from around here, is he?"

Meanwhile, she was somewhat displeased; she had thought that Lin Qiu was deeply attached to Xiaoqiu, and it had only been a few months — yet she had already found someone else!

Wu Zhengyang shook his head numbly, "No! He’s from her grandfather’s side. I heard he’s a train conductor!"

He had been completely devastated by this revelation at the time, unable to express his unspeakable pain to anyone.

"What? A train conductor!" Madam Wu almost dropped her jaw in shock, "Xiaoqiu! Lin Qiu’s fooling you, isn’t she? How could a train conductor be with her?"

She couldn’t believe it! In her eyes, Lin Qiu, who wasn’t particularly well-off, couldn’t possibly have found someone with such good conditions so quickly!

If it were true, their family would once again become the talk of the town after dinner.

"I also find it impossible! How could it be possible!" Miao Xue was also staring, dumbfounded and unwilling to believe it; in her eyes, Lin Qiu was at best just someone with good looks, and she was definitely not deserving of a train conductor!

To be a train conductor was no ordinary feat; plus, the job had especially good benefits.

Lin Qiu had said before that she could find a better suitor thanks to her. Miao Xue had thought Lin Qiu was just trying to irritate her with those words, but now it seemed it might not be the case?