Reborn as a Rich Woman in the Eighties-Chapter 783 - 782: What do you think of me as a person?

Shao Xingbang chuckled, and he also stood up, lifting his glass to clink gently against Liang Wei’s, "You don’t have to thank me! I really like Wenfeng; I can’t stand to see him being bullied!"

Liang Wei’s heart filled with an even greater sense of emotion, her eyes instantly moistening.

All she could manage was to say "I’ll drink to that, you do as you please" in an effort to cover her embarrassed state.

Shao Xingbang wanted to stop her but failed, and upon seeing her tilt her head back to drink, he followed by downing the wine in his glass as well.

Having drunk hastily, Liang Wei’s face turned bright red as she sat back down.

Shao Xingbang picked up some food for her with the serving chopsticks, "You drank too hastily! Have some food to settle down!"

"Okay, thank you, Uncle!" Liang Wei thanked him and then quietly ate.

Shao Xingbang’s eyes twinkled as he had decided he would share his feelings with her that day.

"Liang Wei, I believe you must have noticed my feelings for you by now. What do you think of me?"

Liang Wei choked on the food she hadn’t swallowed properly, taken aback. She coughed a couple of times and drank several gulps of the half bottle of orange soda left by her son to ease the discomfort.

Afterwards, feeling utterly disconcerted and unable to lift her head again, she pursed her lips and took a long time to say, "I think you are a very good person, and in all aspects, your conditions are particularly good! But I am not worthy of you! I am not only a widow but also have a child. We’re just not a good match!

Furthermore, I have never thought about finding someone again. I am just an ordinary person; I don’t have grand dreams for this life— I just want to raise my son well and see him become successful!"

"For everything you have done for Wenfeng, I am deeply grateful to you, and if there is a chance in the future, my son and I will surely repay you!" freewebnσvel.cøm

Liang Wei knew she was already moved by Shao Xingbang, but she forced herself not to do anything shameless and despicable.

Lu Zheng had kindly helped her and her son for so long, and now he had even brought them to the provincial city, provided her with a job, and a school for her son. She couldn’t be ungrateful and start a relationship with his uncle.

What would Lu Zheng think? What would his family think? And what about the people at her in-laws’ in her hometown?

Shao Xingbang liked the way she was flustered; he was very aware that what she said was not what she really felt in her heart.

If she really felt that way, she wouldn’t be unable to lift her head and look into his eyes while speaking.

"Don’t be in a rush to reject me. Actually, my conditions aren’t as good as you imagine them to be, and besides, are external conditions really that important?

Let me tell you about my situation! When I was in my twenties, I had a girlfriend who was beautiful, gentle, and very kind. After being together for a few years and when we were at the point of discussing marriage, she was suddenly gone..."

Liang Wei’s heart gave a "thump;" she had not expected the seemingly optimistic Shao Xingbang to have had such an experience.

A feeling of empathy arose within her, knowing too well the pain of loss.

She understood that pain, so she did not ask what happened to his girlfriend.

Shao Xingbang took a big sip of wine, his eyes filled with reminiscence, "I blamed myself much at that time, regretting that I was always busy with work and couldn’t always be by her side.

If I had been there, perhaps she wouldn’t have had an accident!

As a sort of punishment to myself, I delayed finding a girlfriend until I was thirty, much to my family’s distress—they were almost frantic!

Someday, I saw my father, who in my memory was always tall and powerful, aged so much. His temples were white, and his health had declined."

I told myself that even if not for someone else, I had to find a girlfriend for my family’s sake!

But some things are easier said than done.

I went on dates three or four times a week, but I didn’t like any of them and felt no spark, and the girls started to think I was insincere and not serious about finding a partner!

Gradually, many people were hesitant to set me up, but because of my father, there were still those who persistently played matchmaker!

Last year, when Lin Xia and Xiaozheng’s child was born, my father said something over the phone that moved me deeply.

He said he’d fulfilled one of his heart’s desires, and now the only thing left was my marriage. If he could see me married and with children in his lifetime, he could die content.

Right then, I made up my mind to get into a relationship before the New Year and then bring her home to surprise my father and give him some joy.

Perhaps it was coincidence, but I happened to meet a girl who seemed nice, sensible, and smart.

So, I thought, why not? Find someone who looks agreeable, fall in love, get married, have kids—it was time I gave my old man an answer.

I brought her home! And then something unimaginable happened to me and my family—the girl turned out to be Lin Xia’s friend!

Liang Wei finally looked up in shock, no longer caring about feeling embarrassed, "Lin Xia’s friend?"

Shao Xingbang nodded with a smile, "Yes! She and Lin Xia were friends back in their hometown, but they fell out over some issues and weren’t friends anymore.

But none of us had any idea about this connection beforehand, not even the girl knew until after she got off the train and saw Lu Zheng waiting at the station!"

"What happened afterward?" Liang Wei’s curiosity was piqued; she wanted to know what unfolded next.

Shao Xingbang spread his hands, "Of course it ended! But it wasn’t because she and Lin Xia were friends. It was because I realized she was very calculating, and we were simply not suitable for each other!"

Liang Wei felt that even television dramas or novels rarely feature such incredible plots, and yet Shao Xingbang had experienced it.

Liang Wei didn’t know what to say. Shao Xingbang had broken up with a girl much younger than him—she couldn’t even compare to her.

A silence reclaimed the private room once again.

Shao Xingbang’s gaze was intense as he looked at Liang Wei, "Liang Wei! I’m sharing all this with you because I want to be open about my romantic past so you know what I’ve been through."

Liang Wei took a quiet deep breath, mustering her courage to look up at Shao Xingbang, "Uncle-in-law! I’ll say it again—it’s not that you aren’t good, but that I don’t want to be in a relationship! I’ve finished eating, there are things to take care of at the factory, so I’m leaving first!"

Shao Xingbang didn’t try to detain her forcibly, but stood up as well, "Then I’ll see you out!"

"No need, Uncle-in-law! The factory is close. I can walk," Liang Wei insisted, noticing he was flushed from drinking and couldn’t help but add, "Drive slowly!"

A warm current surged in Shao Xingbang’s heart, "Liang Wei, I know about your insecurities and your concerns, but my family knows how I feel about you! Their stance is neither supportive nor against it! I hope you’ll think it over carefully, I will come to you for an answer in three days!"

He was willing to give her time to consider, but not too much time.

"You..." Liang Wei stared at him in astonishment; she never expected that Shao Xingbang’s family were aware, and could it be that even Lu Zheng and the others knew and had no objections?

Feeling feverish, she dared not stay any longer in his presence and hurriedly left...