Reborn as a Rich Woman in the Eighties-Chapter 85 - 84 Thank You (6th update, 1000+ recommendation tickets)

Chapter 85: Chapter 84 Thank You (6th update, 1000+ recommendation tickets)

Lu Zheng saw the little girl glare at him, then she wiped her mouth, a smile flickering at the corner of her lips that was hard to catch, "I’m getting off the train soon, you can take the seat!"

He had originally come here to have a smoke, but seeing the girl sleeping, he didn’t want to disturb her pleasant dreams. However, upon noticing how frail and small she looked curled up there, he ultimately couldn’t bear it.

So, for the first time, he broke his silence and woke her up.

"Ah? Ah..." Lin Xia, still groggy, took a moment to comprehend the meaning of his words.

She suddenly felt a bit embarrassed, thinking she had been unreasonably suspicious of his good intentions.

Others were being kind, yet she always assumed the worst of them.

Lin Xia hurried to get up, but because she had been curled up for so long, her legs were somewhat numb and she didn’t manage to stand at once.

Lu Zheng felt it wouldn’t be right to offer help, sensing the girl’s hostility towards him.

He guessed she would be unhappy if he reached out.

This little girl looked strong despite her size and seemed to have a bit of a temper too.

"No rush! There is still time!" He didn’t even realize his voice had softened.

Lin Xia finally got to her feet, stamping her feet hard. She decided not to make herself miserable; there was still a long time to be spent on the train, so why make things difficult for herself?

Her cheeks slightly warm, she hung a smile on her face, "Then comrade, thank you!"

"You’re welcome!"

Lu Zheng tried to help her lift her bag, but Lin Xia dodged away.

"No need! No need! It’s not heavy, I can carry it!"

Lin Xia’s bag wasn’t too heavy since it didn’t have many hazelnuts inside.

After all, it was already nice of him to offer her the seat; it wouldn’t be right to inconvenience him further.

However, when they reached the seat, Lu Zheng helped put her heavy bag on the luggage rack, and she didn’t refuse.

Lu Zheng politely asked the man sitting in the seat to move, and he let Lin Xia sit down.

Lin Xia, realizing belatedly, thought she might have been too cold.

Although he knew Meifang, both encounters had been him quietly offering help without a word.

She decided to say a few kind words, "That... comrade! I really can’t thank you enough! If I hadn’t met you, I would have had to spend the night sitting there!"

Looking down at the little girl who was looking up at him, with her two thick braids and her palm-sized face, her eyes gleaming like crescent moons, Lu Zheng felt an inexplicable urge to laugh.

But he controlled it with great willpower; he couldn’t behave frivolously in such a public setting.

"You’re welcome!" he replied.

Lin Xia suddenly felt at a loss for words.

The two of them remained in an awkward silence for a while, Lin Xia feeling the air around them grow heavy.

Fortunately, at that moment, the train slowly came to a stop.

Lu Zheng quickly grabbed his bag and said to Lin Xia with indifference, "I’m leaving! Goodbye!"

Lin Xia hurriedly stood up to wave at him, "Yeah! Goodbye! Comrade!"

Lu Zheng suppressed a smile, turned, and walked away, then he made his way past the people in the aisle towards the junction of the train carriages.

Lin Xia only caught a glimpse of the corner of his lips curling up, thinking he must be a stoic person. Watching his broad back, she felt he was indeed a profoundly good and serious man.

She made up her mind that if she met him again and happened to be carrying fried dough cakes and pancakes with eggs, she would definitely share some with him!

Now with a seat, Lin Xia felt much more comfortable than being squeezed into a corner. At least she could stretch her legs and take turns resting her head on the small table to sleep for a while.

Finally, when the train arrived, Lin Qiu was there to pick her up.

Before Lin Xia actually got out of the car, she had already been feeling a bit lightheaded and weak in the legs, and once she stepped out of the vehicle, she felt even worse.

Seeing that her sister looked pale, Lin Qiu didn’t bring up their dad coming down from the mountain and thought it would be better to wait until they had some hot food at home.

When they finally got home, Lin Xia had some hot water and a bit of porridge, but then she felt her eyelids fighting each other even more fiercely.

Thinking she was just really tired, she figured a good sleep would do the trick and even told Lin Qiu to wake her up at ten o’clock.

However, when Lin Qiu called her at ten o’clock, Lin Xia felt her whole body ache, and her throat was dry and uncomfortable!

Lin Xia realized that she had caught a cold, probably from falling asleep in the junction area of the train carriage where she must have caught a chill.

"Xiaoqiu, help me make some ginger water! I need to sweat it out! It looks like I’ve caught a cold!"

Lin Qiu, very anxious, touched Lin Xia’s forehead, "Sis! You do feel a bit hot!"

She was terribly scared inside, as her sister had had a serious sickness with a fever last time and had only recently been well.

Lin Qiu busied herself for a while, and after Lin Xia drank the ginger water, she wrapped herself in three blankets and began to sweat it out.

Lin Xia didn’t wake up for lunch and only came to around two in the afternoon, by then she felt much better.

Just as they were talking, there came a knock at the gate.

Lin Xia wanted to get up, but Lin Qiu wouldn’t let her, "Sis! Don’t move! Keep yourself covered! I’ll go take a look!"

"First listen to who it is, and if you don’t recognize them, don’t open the door!" Lin Xia instructed.

Since they had moved here, they didn’t know anyone; who knew what kind of person was knocking at their door.

"I know!" Lin Qiu was also very worried; she feared it might be their father coming to find them.

Lin Xia listened intently to the noise outside, and not feeling at ease, she sat up and looked out the window towards the courtyard gate, only to see Lin Qiu bringing in Auntie Zhao, at which her heart finally settled.

Auntie Zhao saw Lin Xia sitting on the kang wrapped in blankets as soon as she entered the Eastern House, "Xiaolin, what’s happened to you? I heard from your sister you’ve caught a cold? How did that happen?"

"Yeah! Auntie Zhao, please have a seat! I’ll be fine after sweating it out! It’s nothing serious!"

Lin Xia invited Auntie Zhao to sit down and asked Lin Qiu to pour some water.

Auntie Zhao, without any pretense, felt her forehead, "You are a bit hot! You should lie down right away!"

"It’s alright, Auntie Zhao! But why have you come over?" Lin Xia was too embarrassed to lie down while talking to someone.

Auntie Zhao chuckled, "Well, I heard from your second brother that you moved into my sister-in-law’s old house, so I thought I’d come over to check on you!

Just so happened we made some radish meatballs at noon, and I thought I’d bring some over for you guys to try!"

As she spoke, she took a big lunch box out of the cloth bag she had brought with her.

At this time, fried meatballs were usually a treat reserved for the New Year; it was rare for households to make such oily dishes on regular days.

Lin Xia and Lin Qiu both hurriedly thanked Auntie Zhao.

The three of them chatted about family matters and laughed about the house situation, finding the coincidence amusing.

After talking for a while, Auntie Zhao only learned that Lin Xia had gotten off the train that morning.

"Xiaolin, you should lie down and sweat it out right away! When I’m free, I’ll come by to see you again! Let’s visit each other often! If you run into any difficulties, come find your Auntie Zhao, alright?"

Lin Xia wanted to see Auntie Zhao out as well, but Auntie Zhao pressed her back down on the kang, "Xiaolin, your sister can escort me out! You just make sure to keep warm and don’t catch a chill!"

"Alright then, Auntie Zhao, come by when you’re free!"

Once Lin Qiu had seen Auntie Zhao out and returned, both sisters felt that Auntie Zhao was truly kind.

Lin Xia continued to lie down and rest, and Lin Qiu wouldn’t let her do anything.

Lin Xia also realized that she was really sick this time and couldn’t take it lightly, so she lay down honestly.