CHAPTER 327: CHAPTER 329 GAO GUIHUA’S BETROTHAL

However, when leaving, Xia Xiao saw Xia Yan glance at Xia Jianguo’s direction. Xia Xiao looked toward Xia Jianguo and saw that he was sitting with Zhang Yun, holding the son Zhang Yun had given birth to for him.

But now, she didn’t know what Xia Yan was thinking, whether she would regret the past events or not. However, regret was useless now; blood ties couldn’t be severed, but emotional bonds could be.

As soon as they left, everyone started gossiping in private. Liang Wei had managed to get to his current position due to some cleverness and scheming. Liang Wei didn’t dare put on any airs.

Back at grandma’s house, Gao Jiaxing told Xia Xiao that he would return to the troop in ten days, which made her feel uncomfortable.

They had just gotten married, and after a little more than half a month together, they were going to be separated. Moreover, it was uncertain when the next meeting would be.

"Brother Gao, the thought of us parting, I really can’t bear it," Xia Xiao said.

Gao Jiaxing patted Xia Xiao’s head, "We still have ten days together, thankfully it’s not immediate."

Hearing that, Xia Xiao thought, well, that was indeed much better. If he had to leave immediately, she would have felt even worse.

When Xia Xiao and Gao Jiaxing returned to the production team, they heard about Ge Liang’s disappearance, leaving them both stunned.

Zheng Xianghong then said, "We’ve searched everywhere but haven’t found him. Maybe Ge Lai really did take him away."

Xia Xiao and Gao Jiaxing couldn’t say for certain what had happened, feeling both that it was unlikely, yet simultaneously possible.

Then, they also heard about Feng Ying’s miscarriage and Liu Haiguo successfully maintaining his position as captain after the yearly assessment. Xia Xiao and Gao Jiaxing had a cold expression, showing no reaction to Liu Haiguo’s matter.

Zheng Xianghong continued, "Your classmate, the one called Wang Xueyong, came yesterday with Gao Guihua. They are dating and planning to get married."

"Ha, that fast?" Xia Xiao’s eyes widened, surprised that so much had happened in just a few years since she had returned to the city.

Gao Jiaxing frowned, "Wasn’t Gao Guihua already betrothed?"

Zheng Xianghong replied, "Who knows? Anyway, she’s now with that Wang Xueyong. Your little aunt came back and told us."

Xia Xiao was impressed by how capable the old house family members were. She had thought they wouldn’t be able to adapt to city life and would quickly return, but it seemed that they were quite good at making connections and must be doing well in the city.

Zheng Xianghong frowned, "Why can’t that old lady stay out of trouble? After such a long time in the city without incident, we thought she had changed, but it turns out she nearly caused a mishap again."

Gao Guoqiang also furrowed his brow but said nothing.

Zheng Xianghong said, "Fortunately, it was suppressed by Wang Xueyong. Otherwise, if the old lady’s matter got out, who knows if it would affect the production team here."

This was what Zheng Xianghong worried about the most; otherwise, she wouldn’t care what happened to the old lady.

Ever since the old lady and Lin Xuebi moved to the city, Zheng Xianghong’s days had been going very smoothly. However, she then remembered the incident when Lin Xuebi came back to borrow money for her daughter’s wedding.

Zheng Xianghong had denied the request, saying now, "She asked to borrow money, but I didn’t lend it to her. Our house still struggling financially, how could we take care of them?" Moreover, the old house family only came to them when in need, otherwise, they acted as if they didn’t exist. Zheng Xianghong certainly wouldn’t be foolish enough to give her money to them.

Gao Jiaxing agreed, "It’s right not to lend."

Zheng Xianghong shook her head, "Your little aunt was really angry, behaving as if after getting connected to Wang Xueyong, they were suddenly high and mighty, saying that if we don’t help now, we shouldn’t expect any benefits later, as if we’d taken some great advantage of them."

Having said that, Zheng Xianghong added, "I’ve never liked Lin Xuebi; she covets other people’s belongings while acting like others have taken great advantage of her. It’s disgusting."

Xia Xiao could see that the situation about Gao Guihua’s marriage and the old house members coming to ask for money was displeasing; Zheng Xianghong had been harboring grievances for several days.

Now that Gao Jiaxing and Xia Xiao had returned, she unloaded everything.

Sun Yuhua had remained silent and did not engage in Zheng Xianghong’s complaints. Xia Xiao felt it odd, as if there was some conflict between Sun Yuhua and Zheng Xianghong.

When she saw Sun Yuhua going into the kitchen to help cook, Xia Xiao was utterly astounded and involuntarily looked at Gao Jiaxing. It was as if the sun had risen from the west – Sun Yuhua was actually taking the initiative to cook.

Back in their room, Gao Jiaxing said, "She always has to do it, otherwise, what can she do later? Wait for someone else to cook for her?"

Xia Xiao nodded, it seemed that Zheng Xianghong had thoroughly spoken to Sun Yuhua, and facing reality, Sun Yuhua had no choice but to give in. This explained why Sun Yuhua seemed to have issues with Zheng Xianghong, looking colder and more indifferent than before.

"Yu Hua is just being stubborn," Xia Xiao shook her head, feeling that Sun Yuhua was not clever enough. Since she had to do it, she might as well adjust her attitude; showing unwillingness and coldness, as if she were being forced, made others uncomfortable as well.

And if she was going to put on that face, she should have stood her ground and not compromised.

Moreover, Xia Xiao really couldn’t understand; after all, these were household affairs, and Sun Yuhua herself needed to wear clothes and eat. Doing some housework seemed to make her feel like she had suffered a great injustice.

"She just thinks she’s a pampered young lady, and that marrying into our family was beneath her. She can’t let go of her pride and fails to see reality. What ’pampered young lady’ exists nowadays? Look at your sister-in-law marrying into The Lius; she also has to help the elder aunt with chores. The elder aunt not wanting her to do anything is one thing, but her unwillingness to lift a finger is another," Gao Jiaxing remarked.

Upon hearing this, Xia Xiao nodded.

In this era, labor was the most glorious thing, and a lazy wife was looked down upon.

"Brother Gao, take a rest, I’ll go see the kitchen," Xia Xiao said.

Gao Jiaxing shook his head, "Don’t go, we’ve just come back. You rest; mom and your sister-in-law are in the kitchen."

"I’d better go take a look," Xia Xiao insisted.

Saying this, Xia Xiao still went to the kitchen. At that moment, Zheng Xianghong was cooking, only letting Sun Yuhua assist and not having her take the lead as the main cook.

"What are you doing here? Go back and rest, you’ve just gotten off the car. Go rest; you can help tomorrow if you want," Zheng Xianghong said to Xia Xiao.

"Mom, I’m not tired. I came to have a look," Xia Xiao replied.

Upon hearing this, Sun Yuhua said, "Then you take over, I’ll go freshen up."