Reborn as a Rich Woman in the Eighties-Chapter 308 - 307: Do Me a Favor

Lin Aiguo picked up a piece of food and said, "It’s no big deal for me to support her! If I were to kick her out now, let’s not even talk about what others might say, those people from the Qian family would definitely find trouble with Lin Xia and the others.

You know, Lin Dong is seldom at home because of school, leaving only Lin Xia and Lin Qiu... Anyway, with her mother looking after her, let’s just keep things as they are for now..."

He had never been kind to those children before, and now he thought that helping them was a form of compensation.

Lin Aijia nodded in agreement, "That’s true! They’re afraid you won’t keep Qian Chunli, so they wouldn’t dare do anything too outrageous! But, big brother, by doing this now, the kids must have a different view of you in their hearts..."

With everything that had happened, she too hoped that her big brother could resolve the grudges he had with his biological children.

Lin Aiguo said uncertainly, "There should be some changes, I guess!"

He didn’t dare to hope for too much because what he had done in the past was truly excessive.

Lin Xia and the others had also heard about Qian Chunli’s paralysis.

Lin Xia couldn’t help but sigh at the fickleness of fate.

In her previous life, Qian Chunli had been in good health, at least until she died, living a carefree and comfortable life.

In this life, now that Lin Qiang had been locked up, it was uncertain how he would turn out after ten years.

As for Lin Yu, she had quit her job and had not returned home, seemingly disappeared, which always made Lin Xia worry that she might secretly sabotage them at some point.

As for Lin Aiguo’s current changes, Lin Xia remained unmoved as ever, whereas Lin Qiu and Lin Dong were completely convinced in their hearts that their father had truly changed for the better.

Not long after, Jiang Mingyuan’s Mingyuan Restaurant was ready and officially opened for business.

On the opening day, Lin Xia and Lin Qiu went to support the venue.

Lin Dong couldn’t come because he didn’t have a holiday, so it was just the two sisters.

Jiang Mingyuan was very happy to see Lin Xia and her sister arrive, "Why did you just get here? I was about to come and pick you up!"

Lin Xia laughed, "What for? We’re not lost! We were just held up by someone we know for a moment! Second brother, I wish you prosperous business!"

"Second brother, I wish you a wide source of wealth!" Lin Qiu chimed in cheerfully from the side.

Jiang Mingyuan laughed heartily, "Let’s hope your good wishes come true! But, Lin Xia, you have a stake in this business too. You should be wishing ’us’ prosperous business!"

Lin Xia quickly waved her hand, "Not at all! Second brother! We had an agreement that I wouldn’t get involved! Don’t mention it to others outside!"

She had enough people against her; she didn’t want to cause trouble for her second brother.

At that moment, Mrs. Zhao saw Lin Xia and her sister had arrived and came over, "Xiaolin, you sisters are here! We haven’t seen each other in so long! Come on! Second son, go host the other guests. I’ll sit with Xiaolin and her sister!"

She had wanted to talk to Lin Xia before, and she had learned about her family’s situation afterward; the heavy sentence for that kid was well deserved!

"Yes, second brother! Go on, you’re busy!" Lin Xia also hurried him away.

"Alright! Lin Xia, have a good chat with my mom! I’ll go and be busy!" A flicker of concern crossed Jiang Mingyuan’s eyes as he wondered what his mother might say to Lin Xia, but at this moment, there was nothing he could do but leave them to it.

Mrs. Zhao brought Lin Xia and her sister to a table with their relatives.

"Xiaolin, it’s been a while since we’ve seen each other!"

"Yes, it has! The last time was at the end of July!"

Mrs. Zhao whispered to her, "I heard about your family from your second brother! This is what they call karma; what goes around comes around!"

"Right!" Lin Xia didn’t want to bring up those things on her second brother’s opening day and changed the subject, "Mrs. Zhao, you’re looking well! You seem to be in good health!"

"I’m okay!" Mrs. Zhao knew in her heart and seemingly mentioned offhandedly, "Xiaolin, I heard you have a boyfriend now, how are things with him? Remember last time I asked you, you weren’t interested in finding someone! But when destiny calls, there’s no escaping it..."

Lin Xia laughed, "I truly didn’t think about those things back then, maybe it was just fate! We got along really well!"

It wasn’t long after Lu Zheng returned that he sent her a letter, and she replied to him immediately.

The sweet nothings in the letters went without saying, they were so syrupy they almost made you sick.

"How did you two keep in touch from so far away? Through letters?"

"Yeah! Correspondence!"

Madam Zhao gripped Lin Xia’s hand with deep emotion, "Look at your sisters both having partners now, and here I am worrying about your second brother! He’s of age now and still hasn’t brought a partner home! Xiaolin, I have a favor to ask!"

Madam Zhao had seen the light regarding the current situation. Her second son only took to heart what Lin Xia said. If she could persuade him, wouldn’t everyone be overjoyed...

Lin Xia readily agreed, "Madam Zhao! Just say it!"

There weren’t many people at the table Madam Zhao had found, so she leaned in close to Lin Xia and whispered,

"When you have time, try persuading your second brother to be a bit more proactive with suitable candidates! Look, everyone in his troop has a partner! He’s still single every day, and it’s turning my hair white with worry..."

Lin Xia took the matter seriously to heart, "Alright! Don’t worry, Madam Zhao, I’ll talk to him when I get the chance!"

No wonder Madam Zhao was anxious; her second son was several years older than Lin Xia and it was indeed time for him to find a partner.

"Then Madam Zhao can rest assured! You sisters just sit down for now!"

Only then did Madam Zhao go to greet other guests. With her son’s restaurant opening, many relatives and friends had come, and she was very busy.

Lin Xia and Lin Qiu sat quietly, sipping tea and taking in the people who had arrived.

At the neighboring table sat the Jiang Family.

Jiang Mingqing and Jiang Mingzhi had both come, along with Yang Wenliu who was following behind Xuewen.

Lin Xia had come to look at the place before it opened and had since seen many different restaurant decorations, so she wasn’t very curious.

But this was Lin Qiu’s first visit, and she looked around, finding everything fresh and new.

Suddenly, Lin Qiu spotted Madam Xu and Xu Haihua sitting not too far away, at a table with several other familiar faces. They had stayed at the Xu household for about ten days, so she still had some recollection.

She nudged Lin Xia’s arm, "Sis! Xu Haihua and Madam Xu are here too?"

Lin Xia looked in the direction her sister subtly pointed and sure enough, there were the mother and daughter, along with Xu Haimin.

She said indifferently, "They’re neighbors, it’s normal for them to come!" thinking to herself no wonder her second brother had told Ji Man in advance not to come.

Lin Qiu disliked Xu Haihua very much, so after seeing her present, she never turned her gaze in that direction again.

Xu Haihua, on the other hand, had noticed Lin Xia and her sister early on. Madam Zhao had warmly brought the two in and sat down for a long chat, and Xu Haihua watched with burning jealousy from the sidelines.

Madam Xu noticed where Xu Haihua was looking and tugged at her hand under the table, "Haihua! What did I tell you before we came? Have you forgotten?"

Now that Jiang Mingyuan had succeeded, even opening a big restaurant.

Madam Xu, knowing Xu Haihua had taken a liking to Jiang Mingyuan and wanted to start a relationship with him, no longer obstructed her as she had before.

After all, how much was a monthly salary from a regular job? How much did just one table cost in this big restaurant?

She had heard that Jiang Mingyuan’s mother was trying to find him a partner.

So, it was hard not to think... if Jiang Mingyuan really did marry her daughter, wouldn’t her family’s days be...