CHAPTER 351: CHAPTER 353: I WANT TO KEEP THIS CHILD

Gao Yongfang pouted, "Auntie, it has been such a long time since I last tasted the food you cooked."

Zheng Xianghong sighed, "You also know about the situation with your grandma; she doesn’t want to eat the food I make either. You came to visit her, so I really couldn’t keep you all at home for a meal."

Upon hearing this, Wang Xueyong and Gao Guihua regretted not visiting Old Lady Gao first. Moreover, with Old Lady Gao’s rambling nature, where would Wang Xueyong and Gao Guihua find the appetite to dine with her?

"Just as we entered, the sister-in-law we saw must be Gao Jiaxing’s wife, right?" Wang Xueyong suddenly asked.

Zheng Xianghong smiled, "Yes, Jiaxing’s wife."

At this, Wang Xueyong felt even more regretful. He had heard that Gao Jiaxing’s wife was an educated youth from the production team, and Gao Jiaxing, being close to the water tower, got the moon first.

If only he had established contact with Gao Jiaxing back then, it would have been great to be assigned to Guangming Production Team. Wang Xueyong couldn’t help but feel waves of regret.

Unfortunately, at that time, Gao Jiaxing was repeating a grade and did not often attend classes, so it was hard for Wang Xueyong to meet him. Now, in Wang Xueyong’s heart, the vision of a dream lover becoming someone else’s wife struck him hard.

Wang Xueyong and Gao Guihua were brought by Gao Guoqiang to the old house, and Zheng Xianghong directly had Gao Jiazhi go to the big canteen to bring four portions of food to the old house, hoping that Gao Guoqiang would stay and eat there.

Sun Yuhua had already served Weilin a bowl of food. Zheng Xianghong went into the kitchen and told Xia Xiao, "Time to eat."

"Mom, don’t we need to save some for Dad?" Xia Xiao followed with dishes and asked.

Zheng Xianghong shook her head. "No need, let your dad eat at the old house." As she said this and thought about how Wang Xueyong’s eyes kept straying toward the kitchen, Zheng Xianghong frowned, "Wang Xueyong seems quite off."

Sun Yuhua directly said, "Just like the third sister and brother-in-law, I guess."

Zheng Xianghong paused – wasn’t that the case? "What is there in our house? He even made a special mention of the old lady’s affairs; does he want our family to remember his kindness?"

"Didn’t he come looking for Brother Gao before? I don’t know why, but he’s always thinking about Brother Gao." Xia Xiao disliked the feeling of being watched and also disliked Wang Xueyong setting his sights on Gao Jiaxing, fearing ongoing complications once they became relatives.

Zheng Xianghong looked at Xia Xiao, wondering if Wang Xueyong had taken a liking to Xia Xiao, and asked, "Xia Xiao, did you know Wang Xueyong before?"

Xia Xiao shook her head, "I don’t know him. It was just that time when I went to the city with Gao Er for our wedding, we ran into Liu Haihua acting all mysterious, so we followed her. Who would have thought that Liu Haihua was going to find Wang Xueyong at his home?"

Speaking of this, Xia Xiao said, "It was Liu Haihua who fancied Wang Xueyong; that’s why she treated Ge Lai the way she did. Moreover, it was Liu Haihua who mentioned Brother Gao to Wang Xueyong, even suspecting that Brother Gao had hidden Ge Lai. That’s why Wang Xueyong came looking for Brother Gao, and we avoided them on the way."

As for Wang Yuncai’s matter, Xia Xiao didn’t mention it.

"Getting entangled with a married woman doesn’t make him look good," Zheng Xianghong disapproved of Wang Xueyong even more. She had noticed that his gaze often drifted toward the kitchen, and that had made her feel uneasy at the time. She had initially thought he wanted to stay for dinner, but then, right before leaving, Wang Xueyong had asked about Xia Xiao, causing Zheng Xianghong to frown internally.

Xia Xiao was, after all, her son’s wife, and she recognized that Xia Xiao was exceptionally beautiful. The thought of Wang Xueyong daring to come by when Gao Jiaxing was not around left Zheng Xianghong very displeased. She felt that from now on she needed to keep an eye out for Wang Xueyong’s visits, to protect her son’s wife.

In Zheng Xianghong’s heart, Wang Xueyong was neither as handsome nor as dashing as her son. However, Wang Xueyong was a powerful man, and if he caused trouble, it would indeed be problematic.

After dinner, Zheng Xianghong went to the kitchen to wash dishes, and Xia Xiao followed to wipe the table. Zheng Xianghong could not help but say, "Xia Xiao, I noticed that Wang Xueyong’s eyes kept looking toward the kitchen today, and he even asked about you when he was leaving. Next time he comes, you should just stay in your room and not come out. He’s already involved with Liu Haihua and has married Gao Guihua. A man who looks at another pot while eating from his own is no good."

Xia Xiao nodded, "Mom, I know. Before, when I was outside with Weilin, and Guihua brought Wang Xueyong to our house, I also felt uncomfortable with the way he looked at me, which is why I didn’t want to go out of the kitchen."

Speaking of this, Xia Xiao continued, "Now it’s obvious that Wang Xueyong comes for our family. He was also interested in Brother Gao before. During the wedding, the old house even specifically asked for Brother Gao to give face to Guihua, which must have been Wang Xueyong’s idea. Now that there’s this marriage connection, he will surely visit frequently, which is quite annoying."

Zheng Xianghong frowned as she considered what would happen if they went out to work and Xia Xiao was left home alone with Wang Xueyong visiting. She had a bad impression of Wang Xueyong’s character and worried about what he might be thinking.

At the old house, Wang Xueyong and Gao Guihua had a meal with Gao Guoqiang and Old Lady Gao. Seeing Wang Xueyong and Gao Guihua come by made Old Lady Gao very touched, saying only the two of them were conscientious. Then she started crying and lamenting about her grievances.

Watching Old Lady Gao eat while weeping and crying, blowing her nose and indiscriminately flinging her tears to the floor, Wang Xueyong and Gao Guihua felt so disgusted they couldn’t stay and hastily left using an excuse.

The next day, Zheng Xianghong didn’t go to work. She was currently helping out with cooking in the large cafeteria, but she couldn’t sit still and always joined the work team whenever there was work to be done.

Now that every household could cook, there were fewer meals to prepare in the large cafeteria, and it wasn’t as busy.

However, because of the issue with Wang Xueyong, Zheng Xianghong decided to stay at home with little Weilin to accompany Xia Xiao. After all, Xia Xiao was not yet three months pregnant and needed to be careful.

Over at the Red Star Production Team, Liu Haihua woke up early in the morning feeling nauseous and throwing up. Realizing that her period hadn’t come, Liu Haihua was filled with panic.

But at this moment, Liu Haihua wasn’t certain and thought she might be mistaken. However, the possibility was enough to send her into a state of alarm.

Because of the fear in her heart, Liu Haihua hurried back to her maternal home. Liu Haihua and Feng Ying had gone out to work, leaving Mrs. Liu with Feng Ying’s son at home. Upon seeing Liu Haihua rushing in, panicked, she asked, "What have you done to be this agitated?"

"Mom," Liu Haihua suddenly ran toward Mrs. Liu, clutching her tightly. Her lips moved, but she couldn’t utter a word.

Waah — Feng Ying’s son was startled into crying by Liu Haihua’s abrupt behavior.

Mrs. Liu, hearing her grandson cry, pushed away Feng Ying’s hand in blame and busily soothed her grandson. Once the boy stopped crying, Mrs. Liu glared at Liu Haihua and demanded, "What wrong have you done to be in such a state?"