Reborn as a Rich Woman in the Eighties-Chapter 786 - 785: Not So Good!

Shao Xingbang timed his drive to the factory perfectly.

In truth, his heart was quite uneasy, nowhere as calm as he appeared on the surface.

After he confessed his feelings that day, Liang Wei’s response was straightforward: they were not suitable, and she was not interested in finding someone.

He gave her three days as a buffer to let Liang Wei adjust, while also giving himself another chance to pursue her.

Liang Wei had anticipated Shao Xingbang’s arrival, yet when he actually appeared before her, she was at a loss again.

She had been especially upset these past two days. Her son, who had grown up depending on her since childhood, was giving her the cold shoulder because she did not agree to accept Shao Xingbang.

Her heart felt as if it were soaked in ice water, and at night, her pillow was wet with tears of sadness.

She was really conflicted too. Shao Xingbang was a good man—no matter how she looked at him, he was an exceptional man!

Not to mention that she felt completely unworthy of him now, even before she had married she had never dared to dream that such an exceptional man would take an interest in her!

"Liang Wei! Are you sick?" Shao Xingbang just made eye contact with Liang Wei, and he immediately noticed her haggard face and the melancholy in her eyes.

Liang Wei shook her head, "Let’s talk in the office!"

"Okay!" Shao Xingbang followed Liang Wei upstairs.

He casually asked, "Lin Xia isn’t here?"

Liang Wei replied, "No, she went out!"

"Oh!" Shao Xingbang had come directly here and had not yet visited Shao Meirou’s home, so he didn’t know that these past few days Lin Xia hadn’t been home because she was weaning her child.

Upon seeing luggage still spread out on the folding bed in the office, Shao Xingbang curiously asked, "Who is staying in the office?"

"Lin Xia! She’s weaning her child these days!"

"Ah!" Shao Xingbang replied a bit awkwardly, and Liang Wei also felt uncomfortable.

They both took a seat on the sofa in the reception area.

Shao Xingbang, with his hands crossed, directly addressed the matter, "The three days are up, what have you decided?"

Liang Wei pursed her lips, "Uncle!"

Uncle? Shao Xingbang’s expression slightly changed, he fixedly gazed at Liang Wei waiting for her to continue.

Liang Wei took a deep breath, "Uncle! I’m really grateful for your feelings, and I thank you for all the kind things you’ve done for Wenfeng!

But have you considered, if I accepted you... how would Lu Zheng and Lin Xia address us, how would we interact?

And would your family really agree to you marrying a widow with a child?

The other day you said they wouldn’t support nor oppose it, doesn’t that attitude say it all?

Wouldn’t they actually not agree or approve deep down, that’s why they said it this way! If it were my own son finding a woman with my circumstances, I would never agree!"

Liang Wei thought, if her own son did what Shao Xingbang was doing, she would never agree!

Then why should the Shao family agree?

Even though Shao Xingbang is no longer young, he’s still a highly eligible bachelor with good conditions and has never been married, hard to find even with a lantern.

Shao Xingbang smiled faintly, "Liang Wei! The issues you’ve mentioned aren’t problems at all, I can solve all of them!

Now I just ask you what your feelings are towards me, whether you are willing to be with me! It’s that simple! Just answer me this question, that’s all!"

In Shao Xingbang’s eyes, as long as Liang Wei agreed to be with him, his family would not be a barrier at all.

Liang Wei was truly troubled, agreeing to him might immediately disrupt their peaceful life with her son; but if she didn’t agree, her son would be disappointed and sulk, giving her the cold shoulder, which put her in a dilemma.

In fact, she was very aware that it wasn’t that she felt nothing for Shao Xingbang, but that she lacked the courage to try to start.

Finally, Liang Wei gave a difficult response, "Little uncle! Can we just be friends for now?"

These words were not what Shao Xingbang wanted to hear, and he couldn’t hide his disappointment as he smiled.

In his masculine logic, those words meant a polite excuse with little hope.

But he didn’t want to give up easily, nor was he the kind of person to beat a retreat at the first sign of trouble.

He believed that one day Liang Wei would agree to be with him.

"Okay! Then let’s be friends first!" he agreed.

When Lin Xia returned from outside, Shao Xingbang’s car was still parked in the yard, not yet departed.

After her talk with Shao Xingbang, Liang Wei felt awkward being alone in a room with him, so she went to the workshop to work.

Upon opening the office door, Lin Xia saw Shao Xingbang, his head leaned against the back of the sofa, lost in thought.

Lin Xia greeted him, "Little uncle!"

Shao Xingbang, exhausted, rubbed his temples, "Lin Xia is back!"

"Yes!" Lin Xia set her bag down on the desk and, curious, walked closer to the sofa to ask, "Little uncle! How did your talk go?"

Shao Xingbang rarely showed a defeated expression and ruffled his hair as he said, "Not great! She said let’s be friends first!"

In his view, if you liked someone, you could only be lovers, not friends.

Lin Xia didn’t understand why Liang Wei had made it so clear, yet her little uncle remained gloomy,

"Isn’t that good? Start as friends and slowly get to know each other, and later you’ll be a couple, right?" She faintly remembered that was how she and Lu Zheng had started.

Shao Xingbang blinked, "Is that what she meant? I don’t think so."

Unable to restrain herself, Lin Xia burst out laughing and teasingly asked, "Little uncle, how did you interpret it then?"

Shao Xingbang stood up, his expression suddenly clearing, "My interpretation is a bit different! But..." he paused, "I choose to understand it your way! Since you are all women, women understand women! Later, little uncle will treat you to a meal! Order whatever you want!"

"Great! We’ll go after Wenfeng finishes school!"

Shao Xingbang became more proactive, "Waiting until he walks back will be too exhausting for the kid, I’ll pick him up from school!"

"Okay! Then we’ll wait for you two to come back!" Lin Xia watched as Shao Xingbang hurriedly left, laughing again at the significant difference between male and female thinking; it really was interesting!

Shao Xingbang went to pick Wenfeng up from school, and when Wenfeng saw him standing by the car, any previous gloominess disappeared, replaced by a cheerful quick step towards him.

"Uncle! You came to pick me up?"

"Yes!" Shao Xingbang directed Wenfeng, "Get in the car! Uncle is taking you out for a nice meal!"

A sadness crossed Wenfeng’s eyes, thinking how nice his uncle was, why couldn’t his mother just agree to accept him?

He bit his lip and silently got into the car.

Shao Xingbang started the car and drove forward, noticing Wenfeng’s mood off, he casually ruffled his hair, "Hey! What’s got you down?"

Wenfeng pouted, "Uncle! I really, really hope you could be my dad! But my mom doesn’t agree! Will you still be this nice to me in the future?"

He felt a deep affection from Shao Xingbang, a feeling so different from his mother’s love...