Reborn as a Superpower Girl in the 80s
Chapter 442 Knowing, Going on a Business Trip, Picking Someone Up

Chapter 442: Chapter 442 Knowing, Going on a Business Trip, Picking Someone Up

She also learned from Wei Zixiong that Old Lady Wei, who prevented them from being together, had passed away twenty years ago. Ning Xueling felt a certain satisfaction upon hearing this, thinking to herself, "That damned old lady, she got what she deserved."

But at the same time, she felt a sense of relief in her heart, relieved she hadn’t married Wei Zixiong. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have known whether she would still be alive now or if she would have ended up like Kong Danyang, dying in a strange land.

When the two left the teahouse, they exchanged contact information.

Luo Haotian observed that Ning Xueling had been acting strangely these past few days, often daydreaming and being absentminded, needing to be told something several times before she would hear it.

And before going out, she took even more care with her appearance than before, which Luo Haotian found quite odd.

One day, not long after Luo Haotian arrived at his office, he received a call from an old comrade, who tactfully told him that he saw Ning Xueling yesterday at a state-owned restaurant, having dinner with a male comrade named Wei Zixiong.

Initially, Luo Haotian had known that Ning Xueling had a lover before she married him, but she told him that the Wei Family did not approve of their relationship and that man was already married. She would live a good life with him.

He had someone check it out, and it was indeed as she said. He thought since she could be so open and honest about it, he, as a man, shouldn’t pettily dwell on the past.

After hanging up, he took leave and went to the teahouse, which just so happened to be the place where Wei Zixiong and Ning Xueling had gone that day. When he came out of the teahouse, Luo Haotian’s face was extremely gloomy.

That day, Ning Xueling said she needed to go on a business trip to Ji City and wanted to stop by the military base to see Zhong Cuiping. Luo Haotian didn’t say anything. As soon as Ning Xueling left, he followed suit and left the house.

The bureau had a car going down to deliver equipment, and Ning Xueling hitched a ride.

After finishing her official business, she visited the military family compound. Zhong Cuiping invited her to stay for lunch, implying through the conversation that there was a possibility of linking their families through marriage.

Zhang Jianjun frowned at his wife, somewhat disapproving. Before, Haotian had clearly rejected the idea on the phone, and now she was bringing it up again with Ning Xueling, knowingly stirring up trouble between the couple.

Intervening, he said, "Arranged marriages are long out of fashion now, it’s all about free love these days. Let’s talk about this another time and have lunch first."

Ning Xueling replied, "Jianjun is right. But if the kids happen to like each other, that would be a good thing too."

After lunch, Zhang Jianjun and his wife accompanied Ning Lingxue to Qingshan Village.

These past few days, Zhao Jianing had been peering out into the yard often, dashing out at the sound of a car at the village entrance. Upon seeing Ning Xueling, she threw herself at her, crying and gasping for air as if she had suffered an enormous wrong, saying, "Mom, why did it take you so long to pick me up? I’ve missed you so much."

Ning Xueling, seeing the many earthen houses in the village, did feel sorry for Zhao Jianing. But when she said "I’ve missed you so much," Ning Xueling couldn’t help but remember the scene of Zhao Jianing smashing a lamp at her before she left.

Unexpectedly, Luo Qiao also returned to the village today. She came out of the brigade office just in time to see the embracing scene between mother and daughter.

The villagers had their say: "This woman is Luo Qiao’s biological mother. Knowing all the shameless things the Zhao Family has done, she still comes to pick up Zhao Jianing. It seems a bit senseless."

"After all, it was Gao Suhua who did those things, and it has nothing to do with Zhao Jianing. Besides, she raised her for fifteen years. There has to be some affection."

"But if she takes her back, what about Luo Qiao?"

"They have money, taking her back is just like raising one more kid. It won’t bother Luo Qiao. Why worry about something that doesn’t concern you?"

As people turned their heads and saw Luo Qiao approaching, they hurriedly said, "Hey, Luo Qiao is here, stop talking now."

In an instant, everyone fell silent; they were all curious to see what Luo Qiao would do.

Luo Qiao didn’t say anything, just stood there looking at Ning Xueling, sneering in her heart. "What a good mother she is, so clueless. No wonder she abandoned Big Brother and Second Brother back then."

She must be someone who can’t differentiate between closeness and distance, who has problems in her head. Zhang Jianjun and his wife, standing nearby, became somewhat uneasy upon seeing Luo Qiao.