CHAPTER 531: CHAPTER 533: A COUPLE CAN ONLY HAVE ONE CHILD

"She’s not worth your affection, acting is far more important to her than you are," Jing Yao said with a sigh, "You should give up, that girl doesn’t like you that much."

Father Jing also spoke up, "Our family doesn’t want an actress entering our doors, the Jing Family has never had an actress daughter-in-law, and we can’t break that tradition with you."

Just like that, Jing Yao and Feiling suddenly lost contact. Feiling went away to film on location, and Jing Yao went abroad, his whereabouts unknown.

Feiling became much more silent, but she threw herself into acting with even more energy. Xia Xiao worried about her daughter, she hadn’t expected the people of the Jing Family to reject her daughter’s identity so strongly.

She knew some wealthy families disliked and looked down on actors, but she thought that with her and Gao Jiaxing’s status, the Jing Family might have had a change of heart.

Instead, the Jing Family wanted Feiling to give up acting.

If Xia Xiao had been an ordinary mother, seeing the background of the Jing Family, she might have convinced her daughter to quit acting and marry into the Jing Family.

But Xia Xiao knew her daughter loved filming, she had loved it since childhood, and clearly wanted to pursue acting as a lifelong career; how could Xia Xiao broach this subject?

To have her daughter quit acting and then marry someone off?

Furthermore, would her daughter even be happy marrying into such a prestigious family as the Jing Family?

Xia Xiao didn’t say anything; she thought that if her daughter agreed to give up acting to marry into the Jing Family, she wouldn’t be able to see her daughter, bright and graceful, on the screen anymore.

Gao Jiaxing, Feiyang, and Li Min returned to the military base, while Feiyue, Feiyi, and Feiteng all went their separate ways.

It was also because Weilin was pregnant, that Gao Guoqiang and Zheng Xianghong were hoping for Feiyang and Li Min to have children, and for Feiyue, Feiyi, and Feiteng to quickly find partners.

Unexpectedly, at this time, Xiao Mei came running over in a panic; Zheng Xianghong was resting at the time, and Xia Xiao saw Xiao Mei.

"Aunt Xia Xiao, I might be pregnant," Xiao Mei said anxiously.

"How many months along?" Xia Xiao asked sharply.

"I’ve missed my period for two months, I’ve been so busy these days, I didn’t pay attention, and when I found a little red in my underwear, I thought my period had started, but it wasn’t that after I used a pad."

As soon as Xiao Mei finished speaking, Xia Xiao said, "Let your grandmother take a look at you."

Xiao Mei nodded; she was afraid to go to the hospital.

Soon, Zheng Xianghong took her pulse; Xiao Mei was indeed two months pregnant, and the atmosphere immediately grew tense.

This was Xiao Mei’s second child, unlike Weilin’s first child.

Xiao Mei touched her belly, suddenly frozen in place, her whole being in shock.

Tears suddenly spilled from Xiao Mei’s eyes, "Grandma, Aunt Xia Xiao, I want to keep this child."

"But you also know the situation now, it’s very strict outside, it’s no joke," Zheng Xianghong said gravely, "Even if you don’t think about yourself, you have to consider your husband and your in-laws."

"But ever since I had Manman, although my in-laws didn’t say anything, they aren’t really satisfied, and they might start pressuring me. Besides, I want to keep this child. My mom also had no status in her home because she didn’t have a son and lived like a criminal; I don’t want to be like my mom," Xiao Mei said.

"Your mother’s situation was her own problem, not because of having daughters," Zheng Xianghong said with lingering anger when it came to her deceased younger daughter.

"Aunt Xia Xiao, is there really no way I can keep this child?" Xiao Mei looked at Xia Xiao.

Xia Xiao was also in a dilemma; she looked at Xiao Mei and asked, "Do you really want to keep this child?"

"Yes, Aunt Xia Xiao, I don’t want to abort it. I know I’m being selfish, but the child is already two months along; I can’t bear to do it," Xiao Mei cried, covering her face.

Although she wanted to accommodate her granddaughter’s wishes, at this point, Zheng Xianghong couldn’t ignore her son, daughter-in-law, and even grandchildren. If Xiao Mei went to the countryside to give birth secretly, and it was discovered, it would be her own issue, but if Xia Xiao helped and it was discovered, it would bring trouble to the entire Gao family.

"Go back and talk to Fang Hongyuan, discuss it with him," Xia Xiao did not immediately agree to Xiao Mei’s request but suggested she go back and talk to her husband.

Xia Xiao called Feiyue to take Xiao Mei back to the Fangs and told Xiao Mei, "When you go back to the Fangs, just say you suspect you might be pregnant. Don’t let on that we know. If there’s trouble, you can come to your grandmother."

After Feiyue took Xiao Mei away, Zheng Xianghong said, "Xia Xiao, you can’t agree to this. Even if you can help Xiao Mei, you may not be able to keep it a secret from the Fangs. If they slip up, it’s no laughing matter."

"Mom, I didn’t agree to help, but if Xiao Mei really wants to keep the baby, she will have to go overseas to have it," Xia Xiao reminded Zheng Xianghong, the only feasible solution, as it was utterly impossible in the country due to the risk.

If she gave birth in secrecy in the countryside, she could only hide in the woods, but that would not be safe either.

If it were Xia Xiao herself who was pregnant, she could hide in her space, but she couldn’t possibly put Xiao Mei in that space.

Or she could go to Nanhua Mountain to nurture the pregnancy, but could Xiao Mei manage that?

Xia Xiao frowned, only able to suggest to Zheng Xianghong. She couldn’t raise the subject, but Zheng Xianghong, as the grandmother, could remind Xiao Mei.