Reborn as a Rich Woman in the Eighties
Chapter 576 - 575: Why So Much Nonsense

Chapter 576: Chapter 575: Why So Much Nonsense

The azure sky stretched far and wide with only a few sparse white clouds.

By the time Lin Xia and the others reached the street near Old Lady Zhao’s place, the sun was already high in the sky.

Since arriving here, Lin Chun had been very silent.

He reminded himself not to be nervous or overthink, for he was merely following his younger siblings on a simple visit; it held no particular significance.

When he met Jiang Mingqing later, he had to be confident and could no longer be as reserved as he had been the last time they ate in Jiang Mingyuan’s restaurant.

Lin Xia glanced at Lin Chun inadvertently, observing all the changes in his expression. Her eyes flickered, pretending not to know anything as she looked at the bungalows on either side.

When they had first moved out from home, they had lived here for over half a month, which made them quite familiar with the area, and they couldn’t help but reminisce about the past.

Lin Qiu sighed, "Time really flies! It’s been several years since we moved away from here!"

Back then, it was exceptionally difficult to move out from that home, and they rented a place in the Western House of the Xu Haihua Family; no one had imagined that they would have such good days now.

Each of them had their own ventures, a place to live, a business, and weren’t short of money.

These were things they hadn’t even dared to dream of in the past.

"Yeah! I was still in junior high back then!" Lin Dong couldn’t forget those days.

He had a very poor impression of Xu Haihua and couldn’t help bringing up, "Big sister! I still remember that Xu Haihua started rumors about you not coming home at night.

At the time, he almost couldn’t bear it and wanted to confront Xu Haihua.

Luckily, they took this opportunity to move out from there and, coincidentally, rented a house from our second brother’s aunt.

"I remember too! When I later got a job at the garment factory, she often made snide remarks!" Lin Qiu also particularly despised Xu Haihua.

Mentioning her always made him become angry.

Lin Xia smiled, patted the two outraged siblings comfortingly, and said, "It’s been so long; don’t get mad over it! Today is the first day of the New Year; it’s not worth being upset over such a person!"

She hadn’t yet told them that there was a time when Lin Yu, accompanied by Qian Chunli, had gone to confront them in the greenhouse stalls;

She and her second brother analyzed that it might have been Xu Haihua who instigated it.

Otherwise, it was not possible that just a few days after Xu Haihua left, Lin Yu and the others would find their way there so accurately.

Lin Qiu and Lin Dong looked at each other, both feeling that Lin Xia was right; during the New Year, there was no need to let an irrelevant person affect their mood.

Thus, they chimed in together, "Right! Let’s not talk about her!"

Life is like this; instances of speaking of someone and them appearing are too many to count.

While they refrained from talking about Xu Haihua, she was actually walking towards them, only a few houses away from Old Lady Zhao’s place.

As soon as Lin Xia saw Xu Haihua, she couldn’t help but think of Xu Haimin, who had almost bullied Ji Man; she felt a strong dislike and deep aversion towards the people of the Xu Family.

Lin Qiu and the others all looked at Xu Haihua at once, showing cold faces at the person appearing before them.

Xu Haihua subconsciously furrowed her brows; she hadn’t expected to encounter Lin Xia and the others near her home.

Seeing the direction they were headed, she guessed without a doubt that they were going to Jiang Mingyuan’s house.

She had already heard from her mother about Jiang Mingyuan having a girlfriend, and that the girlfriend was Lin Xia’s cousin.

She hadn’t expected that although there was nothing between Lin Xia and Jiang Mingyuan, it would be her cousin who ended up as Jiang Mingyuan’s girlfriend.

Therefore, when she saw Lin Xia, she was bound not to be in a good mood and couldn’t help but snipe a few remarks,

"Yo! Lin Xia! Long time no see! Instead of properly celebrating New Year’s at home, you made a special trip to Jiang Mingyuan’s place, so eager to please."

Lin Xia sneered, "What we do is none of your business! Why all the nonsense! Got nothing better to do?"

Lin Xia had no respect for Xu Haihua, and now she was overstepping her bounds by provoking her; Lin Xia was not going to indulge her.

If it really came to a fight, she wouldn’t care that it was the New Year; she would fight her regardless.

"You!" Xu Haihua was so choked up that she was lost for words; she knew Lin Xia was not an easy one to handle.

Just then, Jiang Mingyuan came out carrying a water can to pour water, and saw Lin Xia and her group standing not far from the door, along with Xu Haihua.

Jiang Mingyuan completely ignored Xu Haihua and warmly greeted Lin Xia, "Happy New Year! You finally came! My mom got up very early this morning, and just now she was wondering why you hadn’t come over yet!"

Lin Xia and the others hurriedly wished Jiang Mingyuan a Happy New Year as well.

Lin Xia smiled, "My godmother got up so early; I should’ve told her we’d be late, we were just finishing our meal before coming over."

Jiang Mingyuan, still not putting down the water can, said, "I was thinking about asking if you needed me to come pick you up, but then I realized I didn’t even know the address of your new place, so I let it be!"

"Big brother! There’s no need for you to pick us up personally! It’s not too far, and walking over is like a good exercise for us."

"Let me just pour out this water! Let’s talk inside!" Jiang Mingyuan quickly walked a few steps to empty the water can, then led Lin Xia and the others, laughing and talking, into the yard.

Completely ignored, Xu Haihua stood rigidly in place, blowing in the cold wind. She stared at the wide-open door of Jiang Mingyuan’s house, furiously stomping her foot.

She really felt extremely aggrieved.

She had always liked Jiang Mingyuan.

But Jiang Mingyuan never had any intention of dating her.

Initially, before Lin Xia appeared, he could treat her like a little sister and they got along normally.

Ever since Lin Xia rented a room in her house, Jiang Mingyuan completely ignored her presence.

Especially after a few incidents, they grew more distant, and Jiang Mingyuan even began to dislike her.

And that Mrs. Zhao, Lin Xia must have fed her some kind of love potion, always protecting her and taking her side; now they say she’s recognized Lin Xia as her goddaughter, practically becoming part of the family...

Mrs. Zhao was extremely enthusiastic, all smiles, to the point of glowing, as she welcomed Lin Xia and the others who came to visit for the New Year.

After exchanging pleasantries and wishes for the New Year, Mrs. Zhao took Lin Xia’s hand and asked with concern, "Lin Xia! Why do you look so pale with dark circles under your eyes, did you not sleep well last night?"

Lin Xia couldn’t possibly tell Mrs. Zhao the real reason she hadn’t slept well, "Yeah! I didn’t sleep well! Not used to the new place!"

"Then you should lie down for a while when we get on the kang! Don’t be shy at your godmother’s house!"

"Godmother! I’m not tired! What would I be shy about at your house!" Even though she was very close to her, Lin Xia would be too embarrassed to just lie down in someone’s house right during the New Year festivities.

Mrs. Zhao continued to inquire, "This is the first time you guys are coming back together for the New Year, how was it? Your dad and the others didn’t say anything, did they?"

Mrs. Zhao almost knew everything about Lin Xia’s family.

She was aware that this was the first time in several years that Lin Xia and her siblings had come back for the New Year.

Being an elderly person herself, with sons and daughters of her own, she was very supportive and understanding of Lin Xia and her siblings coming back for the New Year.