Reborn as a Rich Woman in the Eighties-Chapter 749 - 748: Long Time No See!

This person was none other than Ji Man, about whom there had been no news for a long time!

Compared to the past, Ji Man’s demeanor had changed somewhat.

She was no longer that same person who had been humiliated in the hospital by Lin Xia’s slap.

Now, Ji Man’s brows no longer held a trace of worry, but instead, she possessed a hint of indifference.

Lin Xia was utterly shocked; she couldn’t have imagined that her uncle’s girlfriend would be Ji Man!

Two people, entirely unrelated, were now together!

Lin Xia felt she couldn’t accept it!

How could she accept a person of bad character as their aunt?

Just now at the station, when Ji Man saw that the person who came to pick them up was Lu Zheng, she was also utterly stunned!

After Shao Xingbang started dating her, he hadn’t elaborated much on his family situation.

It wasn’t until they had agreed he would bring her home to meet his parents that Shao Xingbang briefly mentioned his family.

How could she have expected that Shao Xingbang’s sister would be Lin Xia’s mother-in-law!

It turned out to be a full circle and brought them together!

But now that she was here and had seen the impressive family background of Shao Xingbang,

even if her past was fully known to Lin Xia, and she had nowhere to hide in front of Lin Xia, she had to persevere!

She couldn’t afford to lose such a good man and opportunity! She also wanted to change her fate through marriage, to leap over the dragon gate!

Ji Man, masking her inner nervousness and complexity, smiled gracefully, "Lin Xia! Long time no see!"

Lin Xia’s expression was sour, and her tone was cold, "Indeed, it has been a long time!"

Ji Man really was a dark horse; she had surprisingly connected with the uncle without anyone noticing!

Shao Meirou also recognized Ji Man as Lin Xia’s friend. When Lin Xia and Lu Zheng had their wedding back in their hometown, she had even shared a table with this girl.

She couldn’t help but marvel at how curious fate was.

Who could have thought that her daughter-in-law’s friend would end up becoming her future sister-in-law?

With a meaningful and charming smile, Ji Man said, "I didn’t expect that after such a long time, you would be a mom! Of twins, too! Congratulations!"

Lin Xia ignored her.

Shao Xingbang helped Ji Man out of the awkward situation, "It’s really quite coincidental! It was only when Xiaozheng went to pick someone up that we realized you knew each other!

If we had known this before, I would have definitely made a trip when you two got married!

Ji Man! This is my sister! This is my niece-in-law Lin Xia, you already know each other so no introductions needed!"

On the way home, Shao Xingbang had already heard about the relationship between Ji Man and Lin Xia.

But upon meeting, Lin Xia’s reaction was not what he had expected.

He felt some doubts, wondering if there had been some conflict between his niece-in-law and Ji Man?

But now clearly wasn’t the time to discuss those things.

"Of course!" Ji Man greeted with a smile, "Sister! Hello!"

Shao Meirou felt particularly uncomfortable all over. Her daughter-in-law’s friend was going to be her brother’s future wife and even called her "Sister"; what was this all about!

Shao Meirou regained her composure with a casual reply before hurriedly inviting everyone inside, "Let’s go! It’s so cold outside! Let’s go inside and talk!"

Lin Xia and Lu Zheng walked behind, exchanging a look that spoke of their mutual discomfort.

"How could it be her!"

Ji Man’s character wasn’t highly regarded in Lin Xia’s eyes, and she really didn’t want her kind uncle to end up living with such a woman.

The incident of Ji Man nearly being harassed by Xu Haimin was unknown to Lu Zheng and his family.

Later, Lu Zheng did find out about the incident that Ji Man caused Lin Chun’s hospitalization.

Lu Zheng muttered softly, "I was stunned when I was picking up the person!"

He never expected that the person his uncle wanted to bring back was Ji Man.

If he had known in advance, he definitely would have had a serious talk with his uncle.

"I was stunned too!" Lin Xia sighed, "Ah! Please watch the children."

Now that Ji Man had already arrived here, they could only wait and see.

There were still three dishes left to cook in the kitchen, and Lin Xia needed to take charge of cooking.

Originally, because she was skilled in cooking, she wanted to personally cook to properly host her future aunt-in-law;

Now, the person who came was Ji Man, whom she extremely detest, thinking about it feels particularly ironic.

Lu Zheng knew his wife’s worries were not unnecessary, "Don’t worry, wife!"

Ji Man brought some gifts for Shao Chengzhi, including two bracelets for the children.

Shao Chengzhi, ignorant of the grudge between Lin Xia and Ji Man, had a very good first impression of Ji Man and hosted her warmly.

Actually, Shao Chengzhi’s behavior was quite normal.

Without knowing what kind of person Ji Man originally was, just judging by her appearance, she indeed looked impressive,

tall, pretty, with an unpretentious demeanor, and not at all intimidated.

Besides, even if his youngest son brought back a girl of average appearance, he would still warmly welcome her, feeling like he had finally managed to get rid of a burden.

Out of curiosity, Shao Chengzhi asked, "Were your family originally from Spring City?"

"Yes, uncle! Our family moved away later! I used to attend Yecheng University with Lin Xia, we were schoolmates! I also attended her wedding! But after our family moved, we lost contact! I never would have thought it would be such a coincidence!"

"That really is quite a coincidence!" Shao Chengzhi didn’t know how to appraise this twist of fate!

He saw that Lu Zheng’s expression wasn’t too good but could understand them.

They were supposed to be friends of the same generation, and now they might have to call someone ’aunt,’ a thought uncomfortable for anyone!

But Shao Chengzhi only knew part of it, not knowing the half of it; Lin Xia and the others were not merely upset about the issue of addressing someone.

They all deeply felt that if a person like Ji Man really entered the Shao family, would there ever be peaceful days in the future?

Ji Man saw Lin Xia’s two children, safely one sitting on Lu Zheng’s lap, the other cradled in Lu Pengcheng’s arms.

In her heart, she was very jealous of Lin Xia’s good fortune, managing to have twins!

Perhaps it was a case of hating the house and its crows; she hated Lin Xia, and even her children were an eyesore.

But since it was her first visit and in front of everyone, she still had to make a good impression.

Ji Man began to insincerely praise the children, "They are really cute! May I hold them?"

Lu Pengcheng didn’t speak; he remembered Ji Man, knowing she was his daughter-in-law’s friend.

After his son’s banquet, Ji Man had talked with Lu Qing outside the hotel.

How did she suddenly become involved with his young uncle?

If this relationship really became official, interactions would also be awkward.

Lu Zheng did not trust Ji Man and did not want her to touch his children, he calmly refused, "The children are shy and might cry!"

Shao Chengzhi cherished these two kids like his own life and couldn’t bear to see them cry; he hastily said, "Ji Man! Wait until later when they are more familiar, then hold the kids!"

"Alright!" Ji Man smiled somewhat desolately, while Shao Xingbang beside her took her hand, giving her a comforting and encouraging look.

Ji Man immediately turned towards him, flashing a purely dependent smile.