CHAPTER 488: CHAPTER 490 XIA HONG’S FEELINGS

Xia Hong, speaking of this, remembered that at that time her heart still ached terribly. She said nothing then, didn’t want to listen to his explanation either, and just took her luggage and left. In the end, he didn’t come after her.

Xia Hong said complicatedly, "First University."

Ha, they were at the same school. Xia Xiao asked, "Which department?"

Xia Hong shook her head, "I don’t know. I was too upset at the time to pay attention."

"Maybe he had his difficulties. After all, his family could’ve taken him back, but he chose to stay with you," Xia Xiao mused, wondering if there was some hidden reason.

Elder Sister, could there be any hidden reason? Third Sister had been breaking up and getting back together with him several times. He chose Third Sister first, but who knows if he ended up regretting it," Xia Jing said, curling her lip. She felt that such a man wasn’t worth thinking about. Now, Xia Jing was dissatisfied with the man who had messed up her Third Sister’s life.

"I also think he probably regretted it in the end. Otherwise, why didn’t he explain to Third Sister, nor write to her?"

As soon as Xia Lin finished speaking, Xia Hong said, "He doesn’t know our home address."

Xia Xiao felt this reason wasn’t valid, "Even if he doesn’t know our home address, he should at least know which university you were applying to, and he definitely knows Xia Fei. If he truly cared, he could have asked Xia Fei for information."

Xia Hong felt deflated and fell silent.

The sisters sighed, not knowing how to console her. Xia Xiao, as the eldest sister, took the lead, "Since fate was not in your favor, you should stop thinking about him. While you’re young, just open your eyes wide and choose someone suitable for yourself."

"Yeah, elder sister is right. I think you should check out any introductions, or maybe you can find a single guy at school," Xia Jing said.

Xia Lin looked at Xia Xiao and mentioned, "Sister, your husband must have many comrades, right? The ones from the military are not bad either."

Actually, Xia Lin’s suggestion made Xia Xiao seriously consider it.

"Okay, I’ll talk to your brother-in-law and see if there is anyone suitable to introduce," said Xia Xiao.

Xia Hong still seemed uninterested, "I feel like I will never love again in this life. It seems I can’t muster any enthusiasm for men, nor do I really want to find a partner."

"That’s no good. Don’t be foolish to talk like that. You’re still young, and life is so long," Xia Jing tapped Xia Hong’s head.

"Third Sister, why bother? For a man’s sake, you’ve invested so much of yourself into this," Xia Lin snorted, thinking Xia Hong was being foolish, "By not letting go of him, for all you know, he might already be dating or married in the Capital. If he learns you haven’t married, he’d certainly be smug, thinking his charm is so great that a silly woman is willing to remain chaste for him for a lifetime."

Xia Lin’s words truly disgusted the sisters.

"Yes, Third Sister, your Second and Fourth Sisters are right. It’s foolish to waste your whole life over a man who isn’t worth it. You’re not punishing him, you’re just making things difficult for yourself; it doesn’t affect him at all," said Xia Xiao.

Seeing Xia Hong’s silence, Xia Xiao felt that pressuring her further was useless; she’d have to come around on her own.

"It’s okay, we won’t pressure you. Just know what you want but don’t do anything foolish. You have us; you’re not alone," Xia Xiao patted Xia Hong on the shoulder before going to check on the porridge.

A large pot of porridge was ready. Xia Xiao prepared some greens, dried radishes with scrambled eggs, pickles, and cooked peanuts to go with the porridge, all very simple.

At this time, Old Man Xia and Mrs. Xia returned home. They were overjoyed to see their granddaughters with their families over, and Xia Hua was also the center of everyone’s attention.

The exam results hadn’t come out yet, and everyone wanted to know how Xia Hua did. Xia Xiao and her sisters didn’t know Xia Hua had taken the college entrance exam; they had been concerned before, but Xia Hua was so young—only sixteen this year.

But to their surprise, Xia Hua had signed up for the second college entrance examination this year, so the sisters were quite looking forward to Xia Hua’s results.

"Brother Gao, call Dad and Grandpa Xue, as well as elder brother Weilin over for breakfast," Xia Xiao said to Gao Jiaxing.

Gao Jiaxing shook his head, "Just went to call them; they ate over there and will come over later."

Xia Xiao didn’t say much, beckoning everyone to eat porridge together. When Xia Weiguo and Li Wenjuan, along with Xia Rong and Wu Manni, arrived, the family grew larger.

Then at midday, Xia Jianguo’s family, Xia Weiguo’s family, Xia Wen, Xia Wei, Eldest Aunt Xia, Second Aunt Xia, Third Aunt Xia, and Liu Kangmei all arrived.

The families filled the small courtyard of the Xia home. Not to mention Gao Guoqiang and Zheng Xianghong also came over, and along with Mr. Xue and Gao Jiazhi, little Weilin had lunch here before heading back to The Xues’.

When the sisters met, they chatted endlessly. Some were married and some had children, except for Xia Hong, Xia Hua, and Xia Xin.

Li Wenjuan had nothing to say about her third daughter anymore. Whenever the topic of matchmaking came up, Xia Hong would dodge it. Li Wenjuan could hardly wait to give her unambitious daughter a wake-up call with a big stick.

It was just a matter of dating someone; if it didn’t work out, find someone else while still young. Why wrap herself up so tightly?

"Elder sister, save me," Xia Hong was truly scared by these relatives.

Anyway, she had many thoughts at the moment, but none had turned into action.

Two days later, the college entrance exam results came out, and Xia Hua hadn’t passed. Xia Xiao and her sisters consoled Xia Hua. After all, Xia Hua was still young and would have more chances. For now, she should just focus on her studies, as long as she didn’t drop out.