Reborn as a Rich Woman in the Eighties
Chapter 587 - 586: Like Two Different People

Chapter 587: Chapter 586: Like Two Different People

Fang Youlan’s recovery was going well; she could now slowly shuffle around the house with the aid of crutches.

However, her left hand was still not very functional, and some of her words were not very clear when she spoke.

Lu Guangqi was already quite satisfied with her recovery to this point. Originally, the old lady had given up on herself, totally uncooperative with the treatments, spending her days just lying in bed eating and using the restroom.

"Old lady, go take a nap! I’ve already finished preparing the food for tonight’s dinner with Meirou and the others; I’ve also called Wanjun and Qingqing..."

"You go back to the room for a nap! Shuhui will keep me company for a chat," Fang Youlan knew there were some things she could discuss privately with her daughter that she didn’t want the old man to know, otherwise, that stubborn mule might start finding faults with her again.

"Okay! You mother and daughter chat! I’ll go back to the room and take a nap!" Lu Guangqi yawned, truly feeling sleepy, so he got up and went straight back to his room.

Fang Youlan and Lu Shuhui were worried that their conversation might be overheard, so they avoided the housemaid and entered the study.

"Mom, you must keep your cool when Lin Xia arrives tonight!" Lu Shuhui admonished, not feeling reassured. She knew just how deep her mother’s hatred for Lin Xia ran.

She also understood that if it hadn’t been for leveraging this hatred of Lin Xia last year, her mother might not have found the courage to persist with her treatments.

Seeing her mother improve day by day filled her, as a daughter, with immense joy.

However, she was very concerned that the old lady might lose control of the anger in her heart when Lin Xia arrived and lash out at her directly.

If things got ugly, it was a minor issue if they couldn’t save face, but what really worried her was her mother’s recently improved health potentially being compromised by becoming agitated or angry, rendering all previous efforts wasted.

"I know! I still have that sense of propriety!" Fang Youlan was always harboring a determination deep inside, thinking that they were all not listening to her. She had to make a good recovery to show them her strength and not to be underestimated.

Had it not been for her hatred towards Lin Xia, she might not have recovered so quickly.

"That’s good then! Mom, why don’t you get some sleep too?" Lu Shuhui’s worries were temporarily alleviated.

Initially, she did blame Lin Xia, but later on, she thought that if using Lin Xia could stimulate the old lady into getting better, she was willing to not dwell on it too much.

Lu Zheng and Lin Xia had become husband and wife, and as their elders, it wasn’t right for them to say too much.

Even the gravest grudges would slowly dissipate over time.

"I’m not sleepy yet!" Fang Youlan whispered to Lu Shuhui, "But, those two, Lin Xia and Lu Zheng, have been married for several months now—how come there’s still no sign of a baby? It wouldn’t be some kind of problem, would it?"

Although she had serious complaints about her grandson, she was still very concerned about the continuation of the Lu family’s lineage.

If years went by after the marriage and Lin Xia still couldn’t have a child;

She wouldn’t care who Lin Xia’s maternal grandfather was; she would definitely intervene when necessary.

She couldn’t just watch Lu Zheng end his line.

"It shouldn’t be! Mom, they’ve only been married for a short time!" Lu Shuhui felt it was too early to make any judgements.

"You can never tell. Looking at how thin and frail Lin Xia is, she doesn’t seem like someone who can bear children easily! You’ll see in the future..." Fang Youlan couldn’t help but show a look of disdain when talking about Lin Xia.

Being sick for a long time had already left her complexion poor, and now her aged face looked even more sullen and frightening.

Lu Shuhui was aware of the old lady’s significant heartache towards Lin Xia, so she didn’t continue the conversation.

At dinner time, Lin Xia and Shao Meirou arrived at Fang Youlan’s house.

The gifts that Lin Xia had prepared for Fang Youlan and the others were similar to what Shao Chengzhi had brought: they were all special products from her family’s area—deer antler, ginseng, and pine nuts.

However, Shao Chengzhi brought a few more Ganoderma lucidum because she knew the old man needed it, so she paid attention to who was selling it when she had time and brought some over this time.

Fang Youlan seemed very gentle and kind, welcoming Lin Xia’s arrival.

Lu Shuhui was in awe, watching from the side; her mother at this moment was a completely different person from the one in the study that afternoon.

Lin Xia was actually relieved in her heart to see Fang Youlan recover to such an extent.

Even though Lu Zheng didn’t blame her, she still felt in her heart that some things were definitely related to her.

If the old lady could recover her health, her sense of guilt might be lessened.

Seeing that Fang Youlan was relatively warm to her and didn’t give her a hard time, she likewise sweetly greeted everyone.

Lu Pengfei had gone on a business trip and wasn’t at home, and Lu Qing’s brother wasn’t in town either, so Song Wanjun brought Lu Qing along.

The entire Lu Shuhui family came.

It was said that the Lu Hailing family had returned on the second day of the new year, but they went back to Shanghai before the sixth day.

Everyone sat around together for a meal and chatted leisurely; the atmosphere was quite good.

Lu Qing’s gaze kept drifting toward Lin Xia.

Ever since she went to Spring City for Lin Xia’s wedding and was rejected by Jiang Mingyuan right to her face,

she was so angry that she never contacted Jiang Mingyuan again.

Yet, she couldn’t help but want to know how he was doing.

Of course, the most crucial thing was to find out whether he had found a girlfriend or if he was together with Lin Xia’s cousin.

However, in front of her mother and the many elders present, she certainly wouldn’t dare to ask outright.

The opportunity finally came when Lin Xia got up to go to the restroom after dinner, and Lu Qing naturally followed her.

Coming out after washing her hands, Lin Xia saw Lu Qing standing by the door and couldn’t help but curl her lips slightly.

From the way Lu Qing kept staring at her at the dinner table, hesitant as if she wanted to say something, Lin Xia guessed that Lu Qing wanted to talk to her about something.

Lu Qing stood there with her arms folded, her slightly raised chin reflecting her arrogance.

"Lin Xia! I heard you went to see my big brother first, how is he?"

"He’s doing quite well," Lin Xia responded indifferently, then made a gesture of disinterest and headed straight for the living room.

"Lin Xia! Wait! I have a few things I want to say to you!" Lu Qing, seeing Lin Xia walk away after her remark, couldn’t help calling out to her urgently.

Lin Xia stopped and turned to look at her, "What do you want to say to me?"

Lu Qing bit her lip, "That... how is Jiang Mingyuan?"

She knew such a question would definitely make Lin Xia laugh at her internally.

But she really wanted to know how he was doing.

After she returned, even though she went on several matchmaking dates at her parents’ insistence, she couldn’t forget about Jiang Mingyuan.

She didn’t know why, because, logically, the men she met on these dates all had better looks and family backgrounds than Jiang Mingyuan, but they lacked the qualities that attracted her to him.

Later, she realized what made those men different from Jiang Mingyuan.

Almost all of those men relied on their families to get enviable jobs, while Jiang Mingyuan had built his own career from scratch.

"He’s very good! We even visited his family for the New Year!" Lin Xia observed Lu Qing’s reaction with a leisurely demeanor.

In fact, she didn’t completely dismiss Lu Qing as a person because of some hostility she showed towards her; Lin Xia didn’t think she was that bad of a person.

However, since her return, her nature had always been like this: if someone gave her an inch of respect, she’d give back a yard.

But if someone looked at her the wrong way, she wouldn’t go out of her way to be warm to them.