Reborn as a Rich Woman in the Eighties-Chapter 313 - 312: You know them?

At last, Lin Xia found a place near Hella Road.

A row of street-front bungalows, some were used for business—there were clothing stores and wholesale outlets, while some remained residential homes.

Lin Xia inquired whether anyone was interested in selling their house.

As it happened, there was indeed a family wanting to sell; their home covered an area of over fifty square meters and included a backyard storeroom.

In the end, Lin Xia spent six thousand yuan to buy it,

She wanted to open a cosmetics store, so the walls definitely needed a fresh coat of paint, the door required reinforcement to enhance security, and the windows also needed to be replaced with new ones fitted with protective rails,

As for the shelves and counters, she had them custom-made.

Having nearly finished with those arrangements, Lin Xia set off to the provincial city to buy stock.

The wholesale market in the provincial city was well-stocked with the items she initially wanted to sell, so there was no need for her to travel further south for the time being.

However, after the New Year, she still planned to take a trip down south.

By the time Lin Xia returned with the stock, she had nearly spent all her money—fortunately, the greenhouse was still bringing in daily income.

Lin Xia hired two saleswomen, one in her thirties named Sun Xiaoli, and another in her early twenties named Ding Ling.

She gave the cosmetics store a simple and memorable name, Meimei Cosmetics Store.

On the opening day, Lin Xia originally hadn’t planned to do anything grand; she figured just setting off a long string of firecrackers would be festive enough.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Mingyuan specially brought a wooden plaque to celebrate the opening.

Ji Man also visited the store and gave Lin Xia a God of Wealth she had embroidered herself.

Ji Man said that she had started embroidering it with the intention of giving it to her once it was finished.

Now that Lin Xia had opened a new store, it happened to be just the right timing.

Wu Zhengyang also sent a congratulatory gift on behalf of his family.

After setting off the firecrackers, Lin Xia took these people to Jiang Mingyuan’s restaurant for a feast, keeping the benefits within their circle.

Ji Man quietly mentioned to Lin Xia about her family setting her up on blind dates. frёewebnoѵel.ƈo๓

"Lin Xia, you have no idea; my mom is really anxious about my marriage now! She keeps pushing me to go on blind dates! I’ve declined several times, but I can’t keep doing that forever! That’s why I’m really troubled right now!"

"What about your relationship with Brother Er now?" asked Lin Xia.

She had been very busy. Ever since Jiang Mingyuan opened the restaurant and left the greenhouse, Ji Man had also stopped contacting her.

Thus, Lin Xia was unaware of any progress between the two.

"Absolutely no progress! Lin Xia! You must help me if you get a chance!" Ji Man talked about this with Lin Xia today, hoping she could help her somehow.

Lin Xia couldn’t help but sigh; Ji Man and Brother Er certainly were dragging out their situation.

She had originally thought they could slowly come together.

But now, seeing no progress at all, it was frustrating for everyone.

Lin Xia was troubled as well, as she couldn’t think of a good solution for the moment.

"What should I do? Think about it carefully, and I’ll definitely help you when the time comes!" She didn’t want to refuse to help Ji Man, but it depended on how she could assist.

In the past, her efforts to help often backfired and produced the opposite effect instead of being helpful.

Ji Man pondered for a long while before drooping her shoulders, "Let’s forget it! I can’t think of anything either!"

Lin Xia scratched her cheek, "Then take your time to think, and come find me whenever you figure it out!"

"Okay!" Ji Man became concerned about Lin Xia’s love life again, "How have things been with your boyfriend recently?"

Lin Xia smiled, "Things are great! I’ve been really busy lately, and even stopped knitting the sweater for him! But now that the store is open and I’m watching over it, I can knit again!"

Ji Man, dying of envy, glanced over at Jiang Mingyuan across the way. She too longed to openly knit a sweater for Jiang Mingyuan one day, but unfortunately, he never gave her the chance.

Jiang Mingyuan noticed Ji Man and Lin Xia whispering together and guessed it probably had something to do with him.

Regarding Ji Man, he admitted she was a fine girl.

But with Lin Xia in his heart, it was hard for him to make room for anyone else.

Perhaps when Lin Xia married Lu Zheng and he completely lost hope, things might change?

He had advised Ji Man not to waste her time on him, but this girl was just as stubborn as he was.

Jiang Mingyuan thought about the several matchmaking sessions he’d faced recently and rubbed his forehead, finding it tough to play the lovelorn.

Because he was avoiding the matchmaking arranged by his mother, he now stayed away from home as much as possible, preferring to hide out in the store every day.

After Lin Xia’s store opened, the business was exceptionally good, just as she had anticipated.

However, she had to sit there most of the time managing the cash.

It wasn’t that she didn’t trust people, but there were just too many little items inside, and she hadn’t fully figured out the character of the two new salespeople yet.

That Sunday, the store saw quite a few customers, and Lin Xia was also busy helping out.

Lin Yu and Chen Gang stumbled upon the store while shopping, noticing from outside that it was doing particularly well.

Being fond of beauty, Lin Yu wanted to check it out and possibly buy something she liked, so Chen Gang followed her inside.

The store’s pink walls struck Lin Yu as soon as she entered; she thought the store was really nice, bright and clean, selling a wide and complete range of products.

But when Lin Yu saw that the person collecting money was Lin Xia, her expression changed in an instant, and she wanted to explode, but considering the crowd and Chen Gang beside her, it likely wouldn’t end well. Making a scene would surely upset him too.

So she dragged Chen Gang out by the arm.

"What’s wrong?" Chen Gang was confused as they walked to the side after leaving the store, "Aren’t you buying anything?"

It wasn’t like anyone had to enter a new store for a look the moment they saw one.

Lin Yu’s brows were deeply furrowed as she shook her head, "No, I’m not buying!" She looked up at the shiny sign, "Brother Chen Gang, do you know who opened this store?"

"Who? Do you know them?"

"It’s that Lin Xia!" Lin Yu replied through clenched teeth with fire in her eyes.

She really underestimated that wretch Lin Xia, who had now opened another store?

Chen Gang looked through the large store window, "Which one is she?"

He had just followed Lin Yu in and only saw a crowd, with several women behind the counter selling goods; he really didn’t know which one was Lin Xia.

"Stop looking! It’s the one collecting the money!" Lin Yu racked her brain on how to add trouble to Lin Xia’s life.

Ever since she got back home, she had been plotting revenge on Lin Xia.

Chen Gang somewhat knew about their feud by now and always warned her to behave and not stir up trouble.

Otherwise, even he might not be able to protect her.

Lin Yu sounded pleasant enough on the surface, but how could she easily resign herself to defeat in her heart?

Chen Gang, however, wasn’t paying much attention to what Lin Yu was thinking. He looked around at the bustling scene inside the store, stroking his chin thoughtfully, "She really is making money with this! Look at the people inside... such a unique place in town, no wonder it’s doing so well... how much money it must be making in a day..."

He had heard quite a bit about Lin Xia from Lin Yu, and it appeared that this woman really knew how to run a business.