Reborn as a Rich Woman in the Eighties-Chapter 266 - 265 You heartless person

Wu Daniao laughed and patted Wu Zhengyang on the shoulder. "Silly son! How can it not matter? Lin Qiu is currently dating you, we still live next door to each other, we should keep informed about their family’s matters."

Wu Zhengyang was actually feeling quite sleepy. He yawned and said, "Mom! Haven’t I told you already, that person is a friend of Lin Xia’s who came to buy Lingzhi!

Lingzhi isn’t that easy to come by, so he needs to stay for a while... Alright, go to sleep! Stop worrying about these things, will you?"

Wu Daniao went on and on. "I don’t think so! That person has been to our house more than once, maybe they are considering dating!

His family must be from out of town, right? If Lin Xia really goes with him, she might even leave this place..."

If Lin Xia were to get married and leave, it would be great. With such a formidable person gone, it would be easier for her to be the mother-in-law.

"Mom! Where Lin Xia gets married to doesn’t concern us, it’s their right. Why aren’t you sleeping at this late hour, insisting on discussing this with me!"

Wu Zhengyang crawled into bed, planning to wake up early tomorrow to look for things to go internet fishing with.

Wu Daniao slapped Wu Zhengyang’s head again. "You silly boy, why can’t you understand? If Lin Xia really marries and moves away, her elder brother is away, and her younger brother seems likely to go to school, who will take over the business in her greenhouses?

won’t it all have to be handed over to Lin Qiu? And by the time she marries you, how could it not concern you?"

It was the first time Wu Zhengyang realized his mother had such thoughts.

"Mom! No matter where Lin Xia gets married and how the business is handled, that’s all Lin Qiu’s affair. We better not interfere!"

He’d always earned less than Lin Qiu, so he’d already decided that after getting married, he’d give all his money to Lin Qiu for her to manage the household.

Wu Daniao disagreed. "Why can’t we interfere? Once she marries into our family, she’ll become a daughter-in-law of the Wu Family, and the money she earns will also be our family’s money!"

Wu Zhengyang sat up and asked sternly, "Mom! Then why don’t you say the same thing about the money my elder sister earns from her beauty salon? Why aren’t you demanding that her in-laws take it?"

His elder sister Wu Zhenghong had started a beauty salon to earn money when her child was just three years old. What for?

Wasn’t it because she didn’t have a job at home, always fought with her mother-in-law, and her brother-in-law, a devoted family man, turned over his earnings to his family? She hoped to earn some money with the new skills she learned.

Her mother-in-law changed her tune when she saw that her daughter-in-law started earning money, and even pestered her son for some, but of course, it never happened.

Wu Zhengyang’s few words left Wu Daniao speechless, her face turning all shades of color in an instant. "You ungrateful thing! She’s your own sister! How can that be the same?"

Wu Zhengyang’s face turned cold. "How is it different? Put yourself in others’ shoes! Mom! I don’t want you to say or even think like that ever again! I’m not like my brother-in-law!"

Although he was an only child, pampered since childhood, he still had a sense of integrity.

Besides, Lin Qiu had mentioned her family situation to him; all of them had been through hard times over the years, and he couldn’t allow Lin Qiu to marry him only to suffer more!

The argument ended with mother and son parting on bad terms.

Wu Daniao was so angry that she burped for half the night. They weren’t even married yet, and her son was already not on her side. After the marriage, if Lin Qiu whispered in his ear, would there still be any place for his parents?

When they become immobile with age, could they rely on him?

The Lin family didn’t know what the Wu family mother and son had discussed. They got up early in the morning and began cooking and tidying up.

Lin Xia thought since they were going out to have fun, they might as well enjoy themselves thoroughly. They wouldn’t set up a stall at the greenhouse today. Later, they would go to the greenhouse to inform Liu Caifeng, and if she was willing, they could take her with them for fun.

Lu Zheng and Lin Dong returned looking refreshed, their short hair clearly wet from a recent wash.

Lin Xia was placing steamed buns on the table and asked with a smile, "Did you get bitten last night?"

"No!" Lu Zheng, always with a serious face, now had a faint smile floating on it. It was nice to see her like this on a sunny morning.

Seeing Lu Zheng so happy, Lin Xia called out to him, "Come sit down and have breakfast!"

"Okay!" Lu Zheng replied but didn’t sit down. He followed Lin Xia into the kitchen, helping her carry things.

When Lin Qiu saw Lu Zheng, he greeted him with a beaming smile, "Brother Lu! You guys woke up quite early!"

"Used to it!"

Lin Dong gestured excitedly, "Big sister! Second sister! Brother Lu even taught me a couple of moves!"

Lin Xia and Lin Qiu found it amusing to watch as their little brother finally acted his age.

Once the steamed buns, porridge, and side dishes were all set on the table.

Lin Dong picked up his chopsticks then set them down, "Big sister! You guys start eating first! I forgot to brush my teeth!"

Lin Xia and Lu Zheng couldn’t help but laugh again.

They had just finished eating and were cleaning up the table when Wu Zhengyang arrived at the house.

"When do we leave? I got up early and prepared everything!" Wu Zhengyang naturally couldn’t mention the incident at his house last night, or how this morning his mother had a grim face, sighing heavily.

"In a bit, we’ve got to take the pots, seasonings, and stuff. I’ll just go to the greenhouse to inform them first!" Their decision to go out for fun was made on a whim last night, so they needed to let Liu Caifeng know.

When Liu Caifeng heard they wouldn’t set up their stall and were going to the river to play, she actually wanted to join them. But considering their company, she tactfully said she wouldn’t go and would take the chance to shop instead.

Lin Xia and the other four chatted and laughed as they carried their things to the river.

Meanwhile, seeing her daughter Wu Zhenghong open the gate, the old Mrs. Wu started complaining like an aggrieved woman, venting about how her precious son had been talking back to her.

Initially, Wu Zhenghong felt quite angry upon hearing this, given the natural biases of closeness and distance—it was her own mother, after all.

But as she kept listening, her mother’s remarks about how Lin Qiu would be once married into the family became unbearable.

"Mom! It’s ugly to speak ill of others, but you’re not entirely blameless either!

You’re talking like this even before the marriage—that won’t make anyone feel comfortable! And I know best what kind of life I’m living. Don’t you always criticize my mother-in-law too?

How come when it’s your turn to be a mother-in-law, you’re just the same?"

Old Mrs. Wu had intended to have a heart-to-heart with her daughter, hoping she’d take her side, but now even her daughter was criticizing her!

She felt incredibly wronged, "I’m not like your mother-in-law at all. I’m just saying things; I didn’t really mean to do anything! You heard what he said—how can we rely on him to take care of us in our old age if his heart is already biased towards them before they’re even married?"

Wu Zhenghong was about to persuade her mother further when two men in uniforms walked in, prompting her to stand up abruptly, "You..."

One of the men, with a round face and plump ears, scanned the shop before asking coldly, "Where are the people next door?"

"They had something to do today and didn’t open for business!" Wu Zhenghong answered cautiously.