Reborn as a Rich Woman in the Eighties
Chapter 655 - 654: Neither of us can compare!

Chapter 655: Chapter 654: Neither of us can compare!

After Lu Zheng left, Lin Xia had nothing much to do and found it rather dull to stay at home alone.

So she took the bus to town, wanting to explore and see if there was any suitable business she could do.

Although she had some money at hand which was more than enough to cover her daily expenses, she never lacked money.

But she didn’t want to be a housewife who spent all day at home, only knowing how to revolve around the kitchen!

She wanted to be able to take care of Lu Zheng while also finding time to do her own business!

Because no matter what time, a woman, even after getting married, should not lose her ambition.

Once idle for too long, a person would become lazy and gradually lose touch with society.

She didn’t necessarily need to be a career woman, but she definitely wanted her own business.

Her older brother and younger siblings were all unmarried, and she would have to look after whichever one of them in the future.

The town near Lu Zheng’s unit wasn’t very populous, its main streets consisting of only two or three.

Now, many people had become more entrepreneurial, using their street-facing houses to start small businesses.

Lin Xia strolled around the town for a little while, not just visiting the department store and little shops but even taking a turn in the farmers’ market.

In the end, she didn’t find any particularly good business opportunities!

But she was not at all discouraged!

After all, doing business was not something urgent.

As she wandered, Lin Xia also bought some food, then caught the afternoon bus and returned home on a bumpy ride.

Lin Xia, carrying her things, hadn’t yet reached the bottom of her building when she saw Yang Wanmeng chatting with a taller woman from a distance.

As Lin Xia approached, the taller woman noticed her first and hastily tugged at Yang Wanmeng.

Yang Wanmeng swiftly turned around, and when she saw it was Lin Xia, her expression stiffened as she greeted her, "Sister-in-law, just getting back now?"

Yang Wanmeng had actually just come out for a walk and bumped into Liu Caiping from downstairs.

The two of them chatted idly and brought up Lin Xia.

In the family community of the unit, who didn’t know Lu Zheng’s wife had arrived and was splurging left and right? It was hard not to notice.

But she felt she still spoke with restraint.

After all, she knew that although their men were in the same department, they each had their own designs.

But now that Lin Xia had caught them, she couldn’t help feeling guilty for no reason.

"Yes!" Lin Xia replied indifferently, giving the two women a glance and knowing full well they were talking about her behind her back.

Otherwise, there was no explanation for their unnatural reaction just now.

However, let them gossip as they wished; she hadn’t done anything shameful.

If one is upright, they need not fear a crooked shadow; after all, she couldn’t control other people’s mouths, could she?

Yang Wanmeng quickly introduced them, "Sister-in-law! This is Liu Caiping, the wife of Brother Hu from the first floor of our building!"

Liu Caiping offered a smile and greeted, "Hello! Younger sister!", appraising Lin Xia from head to toe as she spoke.

Indeed, just as Yang Wanmeng had said, she was fashionably dressed, pretty with fair skin, though not particularly tall.

Lin Xia also nodded slightly and said to her, "Hello, sister-in-law!"

Liu Caiping was about one meter sixty-seven, a little dark-skinned, with phoenix eyes and a high nose bridge; her appearance was also quite decent.

However, Lin Xia didn’t quite like the look in Liu Caiping’s lively eyes on first impression.

In her experience, such people typically had quite a few tricks up their sleeve and were adept at putting on a face while stirring trouble behind others’ backs.

Liu Caiping glanced at the things in Lin Xia’s hands and said with an affectionate smile, "I just got back from my hometown and only found out you moved into our building!"

"Come over to my sister-in-law’s place for a visit when you’re free! Our house is the west living room!"

Lin Xia had no intention of continuing to chat with them. "Sure! You guys can also come over to my place when you have time! Well, I’ll head back first!"

"Okay! Take care now!"

It wasn’t until Lin Xia had entered the building that Liu Caiping and Yang Wanmeng withdrew their gazes and moved a few steps to the side.

"Wanmeng ah! It’s really like you said, Lu Zheng’s wife sure knows how to spend money!

Look at what she’s wearing and holding, and those several kinds of pastries in her hand! Who among us could afford to buy food like that on a whim!

With kids at home, we can’t bear to spend that much in a whole month..."

Yang Wanmeng wasn’t interested in continuing the conversation with her. If it weren’t for not wanting to walk with Lin Xia, she would have left earlier.

"Sister-in-law! I didn’t mean it that way when I said that! We all know very well what kind of family Lu Zheng comes from. His wife can spend money because they have it; we don’t need to compare ourselves with them!"

Liu Caiping’s eyes twinkled slightly, and she smiled, "Yeah! That’s something we can’t compare with!"

Lin Xia reached the second floor, took out her keys to open the door, and before she could enter, the door opposite was opened by someone.

She instinctively turned her head to look and saw Hao Xiaoyun coming out of her home with a smile in her eyes.

"Sister-in-law!"

"Lin Xia ah! Are you just getting back?"

Lin Xia nodded, "Yeah! What are you doing at home, sister-in-law?"

Hao Xiaoyun pursed her lips and smiled, "I’m knitting a sweater for that bratty boy! I heard noise and figured it was you coming back!

Lin Xia! Sister-in-law needs to ask you for a favor!"

"Let’s talk inside then!" Lin Xia wasn’t sure what Hao Xiaoyun needed from her.

But since it wasn’t just their two families up and down, chatting in the hallway was definitely inappropriate.

Hao Xiaoyun closed her own front door and followed Lin Xia inside their place.

Lin Xia gestured for Hao Xiaoyun to sit as she put down her things and poured her a glass of water.

"Sister-in-law! Here’s some water for you!"

Lin Xia handed Hao Xiaoyun the glass of water and then also poured one for herself, taking two big gulps.

Hao Xiaoyun looked at Lin Xia with a beaming smile, waiting until she finished drinking before she said, "Lin Xia! The favor I’m asking for is this: the other day, you brought some sausages over to our place, right? My Haoran really loves them.

So I was thinking of buying some meat and ingredients so you could show me how to season them! It’s getting cooler now, so the food will keep.

If I can bring some to the school, the kid can have some nice things to eat!"

Lin Xia felt a sigh of relief in her heart; she had thought Hao Xiaoyun was going to ask her for something else.

"Sister-in-law! Do you even need to say ’please’ for something like this? Whenever you want to make it, I’ll teach you once, and you’ll learn how to do it!

"That would be great! Tomorrow I’ll go buy the meat and the casings! I’ll come to your place once I’m back!"

"Sure! No problem! Can you go by yourself? Otherwise, I can go with you!"

"No need to trouble yourself! I’ll go on my own! I’ll come to find you after!"

The two of them settled this matter, and then Hao Xiaoyun comforted Lin Xia, "They’ve gone, do you miss them when you’re at home?"

"A bit!" Lin Xia didn’t deny it. Previously, when she wasn’t by Lu Zheng’s side, she hadn’t felt so worried.

But now it was different, they had only just spent a sweet few days together before he wasn’t at home, and that concern followed her like a shadow.

Hao Xiaoyun covered her mouth and laughed, "Don’t worry! Put your mind at ease!

"When they come back, it’ll probably be right around National Day! What you may not know is that our department store gets really lively at that time of year, sometimes even the theatre troupe comes down to perform!"

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