Reborn as a Rich Woman in the Eighties-Chapter 91 - 90: Take to Heart

As soon as Xu Haihua’s words fell, Jiang Mingyuan and Mrs. Zhao’s faces darkened significantly.

Mrs. Zhao, with a cold expression, quickly retorted, "What evidence do you have to say that? You can have leftover food, but you can’t talk nonsense! Catching a thief must have proof, mindless babble won’t do!"

She had seen Xiaolin’s children around; even though the Xu Family didn’t have much, they certainly wouldn’t do such a thing.

If anyone, it could be Xiaolin’s stepmother’s brother who had brought this trouble; weren’t they acting sneaky just a few days ago?

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Choked by Mrs. Zhao’s blunt words, Xu Haihua’s eyes immediately reddened, "Old lady! How can you say that about me! Why couldn’t it be them! Before they moved into my house, we could leave our doors unlocked without any thieves sneaking in..."

Mrs. Zhao was really angry with Xu Haihua now, "Yes! It was me who initially took Xiaolin and the others to see your house, but all I did was introduce you, wasn’t that faultless?"

Xu Haihua hadn’t expected things to take such a drastic turn.

She hurriedly explained, "Old lady! That’s not what I meant!"

"Then what did you mean? If there is a thief in your house, why come to ours? We are not the police station!"

Xu Haihua truly felt that she couldn’t say anything right, "I thought since we all get along so well, I should give you a heads up! Be careful around Lin Xia and them! Just so nothing else goes missing from your house..."

Jiang Mingyuan interrupted her, "Xu Haihua! My mother only spoke for fairness, don’t go spreading rumors without evidence!

Alright, you better head home now! We are in the middle of our meal..."

Xu Haihua was hurt by Jiang Mingyuan’s blunt dismissal and his harsh words.

Distraught, she ran out crying.

After she left, Mrs. Zhao didn’t even pick up her bowl, "So angry! How can there be such people! Younger son, let me tell you, keep me away from her! She’s nuts!"

How could staying at her house instantly label someone a thief? What kind of logic is that?

Jiang Mingyuan assured, "Mom! I definitely won’t deal with her anymore! Please, eat your meal!"

"Eat what! I’m full of anger!" Mrs. Zhao tapped on the table lightly.

Jiang Mingzhi tried to calm her, "Mom! Why get so worked up? It’s got nothing to do with our family!"

After listening for a while, he sort of understood the situation. He couldn’t grasp why his mother would speak like that about Xu Haihua; after all, they were former neighbors and saw each other frequently.

Yang Wenliu also joined in softly, "Yes, Mom! Just eat your meal! Whatever it is, it’s their family’s issue!"

Mrs. Zhao glanced at the old man at the table, her eldest son, and his family of three all staring at her, she felt it wasn’t right to discuss it further with her younger son then.

"Fine! Let’s just eat!" she reluctantly ate a bit more.

After the meal, Yang Wenliu was washing dishes in the kitchen, Mr. Zhao stood at the door chatting with his smoking pipe, and Jiang Mingzhi carried his son back to the Western House.

Only then did Mrs. Zhao pull Jiang Mingyuan aside in the house to whisper.

"Younger son! I’m beginning to suspect that the incident at the Xu Family might have been done by Xiaolin’s stepmother’s son."

"Actually, I think it’s possible too, but nobody saw anything; we can’t go spreading these suspicions!" Jiang Mingyuan knew that once Xu Haihua caught any hint of this, even if slightly related to Lin Xia, the turmoil would never end.

"At my age, if I didn’t know this, it’d be the end of me! That’s why I didn’t say anything just now."

Ah! You talk about Xiaolin’s situation, with such a family and such a senseless person around, what is she going to do in the future?"

Jiang Mingyuan remained silent. As outsiders, they could only help a little; it wasn’t right to do too much.

This time, if it was those kids who had burglarized the Xu family, they didn’t gain anything good from it. Maybe they would even take it out on someone.

"That day, Xiaolin gave me such a big piece of Lingzhi. I thought I couldn’t just take something from the kid for nothing.

So I purposely made some radish meatballs, thinking of bringing them over to them; otherwise, who would make such rich food out of season?

It was just right, I went there right when she got off the train, sick as she was. I thought to myself, this child without a mother, and a father like that, it really is tough on them... I don’t even know if they have gotten any better these past few days..."

She didn’t know why, but from the moment Lin Xia entered her house, she took a liking to the girl and felt a connection.

"Second Son, why don’t you find some time to visit Xiaolin tomorrow, talk about this Xu family matter, and also tell them to be more careful!"

Jiang Mingyuan looked at his mother helplessly and laughed, "Mom! Me always visiting them, isn’t that a bit inappropriate?"

His mother did think a lot of Xiaolin, but always visiting could easily lead to misunderstandings.

Zhao Da Nain raised an eyebrow, "What about it? If it wasn’t for having to stay at home to look after Xuewen tomorrow, do you think I would need you to go?"

Jiang Mingyuan didn’t really mind helping Lin Xia, but he couldn’t help asking curiously, "Mom! Why do you care so much about Xiaolin?"

He knew what kind of person his mom was, indeed straightforward and warm-hearted.

But over the years, this was the first time he had seen her take such a liking to a stranger.

Zhao Da Nain seemed thoughtful and said with emotion, "Second Son, actually, I don’t know why, but looking at Xiaolin, I just think the girl is straightforward and generous, really nice,

and then when I got to know her and heard about her family’s situations, my heart really went out to them... So, I thought since we met by fate, I might as well help out as much as I can..."

Zhao Da Nain listened to the noises from the kitchen, and whispered, "Actually, I just like girls like her, not like your sister-in-law; she may be quiet, but she’s hesitant and makes you guess, which is tiring over time..."

"Alright! Mom! I’ll go and tell Xiaolin tomorrow." Jiang Mingyuan knew this chat couldn’t go on, especially if his sister-in-law overheard and took it the wrong way.

"Alright! Just keep that in mind!" Zhao Da Nain smiled, satisfied.

Lin Xia had no idea Zhao Da Nain was so fond of her. After selling her goods at the factory gate at noon, she started biking home.

She passed by the vegetable market and thought about buying some vegetables, and if she came across a butcher, she’d buy more meat.

Her elder brother had just gotten better these past few days and was restless to start working.

They didn’t want to stop him; if he wanted to work, let him work; otherwise, he would only get upset.

Lin Chun ended up tinkering and made an ice plow himself. He even said that once he finished making it, gathering firewood in the winter would be easier.

She thought about really nourishing her family; now that she had some money in her pocket, she wasn’t stingy when buying things, loading both the back rack and the handlebars of her bicycle.

As Lin Xia was about to reach her house, she saw Jiang Mingyuan.