Reborn as a Rich Woman in the Eighties-Chapter 709 - 708: Have I been discovered?

Meng Xiangnan heard the noise and hurriedly strode into the kitchen, "Mom! Are you alright?"

Behind him followed a few of Hua Yongbing’s sons, all of whom looked at Hua Yongfang with concern.

Hua Yongfang cast her eyes down to hide the frustration in her eyes, "I’m fine! I really am getting old! Can’t even hold onto a plate!"

Just now, as she was cooking, she was also paying attention to the living room. When she heard them discussing Lin Dong, deep hatred surged in her heart.

If it weren’t for her daughter hiring someone to injure Lin Dong, and afterwards Lin Dong’s family retaliating ruthlessly and without mercy.

How could her daughter face such tribulations during the prime of her youth? Losing her job and ruining her reputation!

When the time for her release came, if the future in-law’s family learned of these matters, life would also be difficult.

Her daughter’s whole life was ruined by them!

But she tried her best to stay calm and wanted to continue listening to what these children were saying.

However, when she heard them talking about Lin Xia, she listened too intently and didn’t pay attention to the action she was doing with her hands, accidentally breaking the plate.

"Auntie! No worries! Broken pieces bring peace!"

"Right!" Meng Xiangnan stopped his mother, who wanted to clean up the broken plate, "Mom! Don’t move! It could cut you! I’ll clean up!" He quickly went to the corner to get the tools for cleaning up.

The others also wanted to help, but Hua Yongfang stopped them with her hand, "Let Xiangnan sweep! You guys go out and sit down! The food will be ready shortly!"

Meng Xiangnan swept the floor while closely monitoring his mother’s condition.

After cleaning up the broken plate, Meng Xiangnan went to Hua Yongfang, who was chopping vegetables, and said, "Mom! I’m sorry! Do you dislike hearing us mention Lin Dong’s family!"

He felt it must be the case; his mother must have reacted so strongly to the mention of the Lin Family that it caused her to break the plate.

Hua Yongfang shook her head in denial, "Xiangnan! Mom just feels that your sister has been too wronged...having to spend the New Year inside while the people who hurt her are all well!"

At least for now, she hadn’t heard a single piece of bad news about the others, while her daughter was suffering constantly!

Meng Xiangnan urged, "Mom! Don’t think about these things! Let me help you. Dad will be off work and back soon!"

"No need for you! I can manage on my own!" Hua Yongfang shooed Meng Xiangnan out of the kitchen as well.

She looked at the newly pasted red paper-cuts on the opposite neighbor’s windows and let out a deep sigh.

If only her daughter hadn’t gone through all those troubles, could she also have happily prepared for the New Year’s arrival?

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She guessed the old lady should have made a move by now, so why hadn’t there been any news?

Could she have been discovered?

Hua Yongfang was eager to know the latest developments, but she had no way to find out now...

At Shao Chengzhi’s house, after dinner.

"Xiaozheng! Lin Xia! Hurry up and pack your things! I’m going to help your grandfather gather his bathing supplies!"

Shao Meirou urged Lin Xia and Lu Zheng to pack up to go bathe, while she ran to Shao Chengzhi’s room to help him gather his things. At this time, it was rare for buildings to have home water heaters installed.

Furthemore, due to the cold weather in the north, the heating in buildings wasn’t very high, and even with water heaters, having a bath at home required tremendous courage and tolerance for the cold.

Shao Meirou had been thinking about waiting for Lu Zheng or Lu Pengcheng to come back so that one of them could accompany the old man to the bathhouse for a good soak.

The eldest brother and the youngest brother were both out of town and had not yet returned.

Relying on them to take the old man to the bathhouse after their return might be too late, as the bathhouse might be closed for the New Year by then.

Once everyone was ready, they went to the nearby bathhouse.

Lu Zheng accompanied Shao Chengzhi into the men’s bath.

Lin Xia and Shao Meirou went into the women’s bath.

Lin Xia followed by Shao Meirou’s side, and as soon as they entered, they saw that the changing area was packed with people.

With the New Year approaching, everyone wanted to thoroughly cleanse themselves and wear new clothes to celebrate the festive season.

Worrying about water on the floor, Shao Meirou feared Lin Xia might slip, so she kept holding onto Lin Xia’s arm.

After searching for a while, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law finally found a spot near the corner.

They each changed into slippers they brought from home and began to disrobe.

Just as Lin Xia had taken off her inner clothes, she sensed something and looked up to suddenly realize that her mother-in-law Shao Meirou was looking at her strangely.

Unsure, she called out, "Mom, what’s wrong?"

"Ah?" Shao Meirou immediately put on a smile, pretending to be puzzled, "What?"

In fact, Shao Meirou’s look had changed because she noticed a dark red mark on the side of Lin Xia’s neck.

She didn’t need to think twice to know that it must have been her son’s handiwork.

But with so many people around, how could she bring up such a subject in public?

"Nothing’s wrong! But I felt that your look just now was a bit odd!" said Lin Xia.

Lin Xia had a strange feeling about Shao Meirou’s gaze, as if there was something not quite right about her.

But looking down at herself, she saw that there was nothing out of the ordinary; everything was normal.

Shao Meirou didn’t reply but instead diverted Lin Xia’s attention, "Let’s hurry in, there are so many people, there might not be any space left inside!"

She could only think that when she got back home, she needed to have a good talk with her son, and if necessary, she would deprive him of the privilege of sharing a bed.

If worse came to worst, she would move in with Lin Xia, and when Lu Pengcheng returned, father and son could share a room.

However, upon further thought, she found it unnecessary—after all, wouldn’t Lu Zheng and Lin Xia be back together once they returned?

Lu Zheng, oblivious to his mother’s churning thoughts, was supporting Shao Chengzhi into the large pool.

Once Shao Chengzhi found a comfortable spot to sit, he looked at Lu Zheng who was scooping water for him and asked, "Xiaozheng, do you have something to tell me?"

He had waited a while but hadn’t heard the young man confess anything. It seemed he would have to take the initiative to ask.

Lu Zheng glanced around at the mist-filled place, surrounded by an expanse of bare flesh, and knew this was not the place for such conversations.

Moreover, he was worried that his grandfather might burst with fury upon hearing the news and might have a mishap in a moment of anger.

"Grandpa, let’s talk about it when we get back, just the two of us!"

"All right then!" Shao Chengzhi did not insist and realized the gravity of the situation.

The men bathed quickly, soaking and scrubbing in the large pool, then drying off and finishing up.

While the grandfather and grandson were dressing in the outer area, they ran into Meng Xiangnan and several sons of Hua Yongbing, who had just come in.

After making eye contact, they all paused slightly.

Lu Zheng and Meng Xiangnan had met once before, and both had left strong impressions on each other.

But due to Meng Xiangzi’s affair, it was impossible for them to greet each other now.

Lu Zheng couldn’t help but take a few more glances at Meng Xiangnan, carefully observing his reaction.

The matter of the abortion pill was what he and Lin Xia suspected most about the Meng Family.

Meng Xiangnan harbored a particularly strong hostility towards Lu Zheng, always feeling that if it weren’t for him, his sister wouldn’t have been senselessly pushed to do what she did, ultimately harming herself.

And Lu Zheng must have given her sister some hope in private.

Otherwise, how could his elder sister, a single woman, become infatuated with a married man...