Reborn in the 80s, Get Rich by Eating Melons
Chapter 296: Turns Out to Be my Cousin-In-Law?

Chapter 296: Chapter 296: Turns Out to Be my Cousin-In-Law?

When Lin Man saw the stunned expression on Lin Man’s face upon learning that Si Chen was a doctor from the University of Kyoto Medical School, Si Xiaohui thought that Lin Man was envious, and she bragged,

"Didn’t expect my brother to be so awesome, did you? You’ve met my brother, you should know that he’s as handsome as a movie star. It’s a pity that my brother is already married, otherwise with our relationship, I would have introduced you to him."

At this moment, Si Xiaohui’s tone suggested that it would be the ultimate honor for anyone to be her sister-in-law. While she was working in a milk tea shop in Li City, the girls that she had grown up with started admiring her, wanting to follow in her footsteps and make money in the city.

Si Xiaohui was used to such a life. However, after arriving in Kyoto, she felt like a country bumpkin again. This contrast made her feel terrible, forcing her to flaunt her brother and sister-in-law to satisfy her vanity.

Regaining her composure, Lin Man suppressed the sour emotions in her heart and asked, "When did your brother and sister-in-law get married? Before or after the earthquake in Qing City?" This is what she really wanted to know.

If Si Chen could come to Kyoto, it meant he liked her. Could it be that he got married because he didn’t wait for her?

"Of course, it was before," Si Xiaohui replied without noticing Lin Man’s changed emotions. She blurted out, "My brother and sister-in-law even went to help Qing City. They made a lot of contributions there."

No wonder Si Chen was so indifferent to her back then. He was already married. Lin Man couldn’t describe how she was feeling right now. It was as if she had consumed a jar of aged vinegar, the sourness made her uncomfortable. "Is your sister-in-law beautiful?"

Si Xiaohui’s gaze landed on Lin Man’s face as if she was comparing Lin Man to Tong Yao.

"I’m a straight talker, so don’t take it to heart. My sister-in-law is as beautiful as a superstar and is far more attractive than you. Moreover, she is from Kyoto and has a great business mind. She has opened three milk tea shops, and the fourth one is opening on the first of October."

Even though Si Xiaohui wasn’t in touch with her big brother, she had heard a lot of news about her brother and sister-in-law from her younger uncle and aunt. When she heard the couple was opening shops, she felt sour for a while, feeling extremely unbalanced.

Kyoto is so big, why can’t she open a milk tea shop too?

Why can her sister-in-law open a shop, but she can’t?

If it doesn’t work out, she wouldn’t use the name of her brother’s shop. But her uncle refused, even though she had used the childbirth as leverage. However, her uncle disagreed and promised to find her another way out. Her body needed rest now. Her uncle also asked Song Yu to take care of her every day and didn’t assign Song Yu any job. Si Xiaohui was not in a hurry.

She had food and a place to stay here and was taken care of. She could go shopping with pocket money provided by her uncle. Why should she go to work with such treatment?

Although she was prepared, when she heard Si Xiaohui say her sister-in-law was more beautiful than her, Lin Man still felt a bit upset. When she heard the words "milk tea shop", her face changed. "What’s your sister-in-law’s name?"

Could there really be such a coincidence?

Recently, she heard that Tong Yao had opened a few milk tea shops. At that time, she just sneered at it. She wondered how much money could be made by selling tea, and even opened several branches.

As a university graduate, instead of finding a steady job, she speculated instead. It was a sheer waste of years of study.

However, she never expected to hear the term "milk tea shop" again now.

"My sister-in-law’s name is Tong Yao." Si Xiaohui then asked Lin Man, "How did you get to know my brother?"

When Lin Man heard the name ’Tong Yao’, her hand hanging by her side unconsciously clenched into a fist. Was it a joke by heaven? The man she liked turned out to be her cousin’s husband?

It was only then that Lin Man remembered that Tong Yao’s husband was a doctor from Li City. She never thought of Tong Yao’s husband and Si Chen together before. Nobody would have thought that such a coincidence could happen in this world.

So, the woman that Si Chen was looking for in Li City was Tong Yao.

Getting the answer to her long-held question didn’t make Lin Man happy. She would rather not have met Si Chen, and preserved the beautiful memory till old age.

At this moment, Lin Man’s mind was in a mess, unable to think. She answered blankly, "In Qing City, your brother saved me."

"Wow, my brother saved your life? That’s quite a coincidence! You have to be nice to me then. I’m the only girl in my family whom my brother cherishes most," Si Xiaohui commented.

She didn’t mention the grudge she had with her brother and sister-in-law -- after all, merely boasting about a familial relationship in front of others was sufficient. Why bring up irrelevant family issues?

"What are you chatting about? You seem happy." Song Yu came back from buying some grapes. Seeing Lin Man was there, he quickly offered her some.

Looking at the unwashed fruit, Lin Man frowned and waved her hand, "Thank you, but I don’t like grapes. Xiaohui, it’s best not to eat cold food now. Make sure the food you eat is clean."

Lin Man had noticed several times that Si Xiaohui and Song Yu would eat without washing their hands after using the toilet. She wouldn’t dare to eat the food they offered due to the poor hygiene.

Song Yu didn’t notice Lin Man’s distaste. Seeing that she really wasn’t eating, he didn’t insist. These grapes weren’t cheap, so it was better that Lin Man didn’t eat them. Even if she did, he would have been unwilling to share.

"Bring the grapes over and peel them for me. I love grapes." Si Xiaohui’s eyes lit up at the sight of the grapes, completely disregarding what Lin Man had said.

Seeing this, Lin Man didn’t say anything more. After saying goodbye, she left the ward. She couldn’t stop thinking that Si Chen was her cousin’s husband.

She originally thought that Tong Yao had married a poor doctor from a remote area. Only now did she realize that Tong Yao had married the man she had been longing for.

Since childhood, grown-ups always compared her with Tong Yao. While they praised her for being more sensible than Tong Yao on the outside, they said that Tong Yao was more beautiful than her behind her back.

Little did they know that between being sensible and being beautiful, she would rather be the beautiful one.

Later, when she heard that Tong Yao got married in Li City, she scorned for a while thinking, ’so what if Tong Yao is beautiful? She just married an ordinary man.’ Now she realized how ridiculous her thoughts were at that time.

Thinking about these things, Lin Man’s eyes turned red involuntarily, as if she could hear her heart breaking.

"Manman." Someone called her from behind.

Hearing the voice, Lin Man frowned and quickened her steps.

"Manman, why are you walking so fast?" Shi Yan caught up with her and blocked her way. Only then did he notice that Lin Man’s eyes were red. He became anxious and asked, "Manman, who bullied you?"

Lin Man scowled, "What are you doing here?"

During this period, Lin Man had been friendly to him, even willing to have meals and watch movies with him. Everyone said that Shi Yan’s perseverance had finally paid off. Seeing Lin Man’s attitude as before, Shi Yan thought that she must have been bullied and was not in a good mood. He didn’t get angry.

He asked with concern, "I didn’t have to work today, so I came to see you. Manman, tell me, who bullied you?"

Lin Man impatiently replied, "No one bullied me. I’m working. You should go back now!"