Wealthy Beauty in the 60s-Chapter 133 - 132 Shy Gao Jiaxing

He Xuebing disagreed, "Mom, are you blind? If it weren’t for today’s incident, it might be okay, but today’s incident, a person like Feng Ying shouldn’t be matched with big brother, and I don’t like such an immoral person to be my sister-in-law."

Li Shengmei also felt that promising Feng Ying to her eldest son was unrealistic. He Hongjun would be the first to disagree, and she said, "Then who do you think is suitable?"

"Some village girls might not have much education, but now it seems any of them are better than Feng Ying. At the Youth Point, isn’t Wang Aihua, Yang Xuehua, or Sun Yuhua better than Feng Ying?" said He Xuebing.

"Alright, alright, we don’t have to pick Feng Ying. Wang Aihua is indeed quite good," replied Li Shengmei.

"Don’t be rash, Mom. Whether or not they fancy my brother is another matter. City folks may not look favorably upon us country folks."

He Xuebing’s words didn’t convince Li Shengmei, "What about city folks? They have the same rural household registrations as us now, they’re not nobility. Here in the production team, our He Family holds some prestige. If Wang Aihua looks up to us, that would be her good fortune."

Wang Aihua didn’t hear these words, nor did Xia Xiao. But in Li Shengmei’s view, as long as those educated youths haven’t returned to the city, they’re just chickens who’ve fallen from their phoenix perch, with rural household registrations just like them, nothing noble about that.

Still, He Xuebing advised, "Mom, don’t say such things anymore. They will return to the city sooner or later. If they’re unwilling, don’t force them, and definitely don’t use the He Family to pressure them. The production team isn’t what it used to be."

Whether or not He Xuebing’s words entered Li Shengmei’s ears was hard to tell, but He Xuebing knew his mother well.

When He Hongjun returned from the Gao family, He Xuebing told him about Li Shengmei’s plans. He Hongjun suggested, "Educated Youth Xia from the production team is not bad, you might consider her."

"Father, Mom surely won’t agree," said He Xuebing.

He Hongjun gestured dismissively, "You don’t need to mind your mother. I’m here, and it’s not her place to make decisions for this household."

"What if Educated Youth Xia herself doesn’t agree?" He Xuebing asked.

He Hongjun immediately frowned at He Xuebing, "Have some ambition. How will you know you won’t succeed if you don’t try? You’re even less assertive than Gao Jiaxing."

"Gao Er too? He likes Educated Youth Xia?" He Xuebing said, surprised. He hadn’t noticed.

He Hongjun replied, "I don’t know if he likes her, but with the men unwed and the women unmarried, everyone’s got a chance. Right now, in the whole production team, Educated Youth Xia seems quite good to me. She has Spirit, which is rare. If you can marry her, that would be your good fortune."

"I’m still young; you should think of big brother first. Mom’s already creating a mess with matchmaking, even wanting me to court Dong Meihua and then have big brother marry Feng Ying. If today’s incident hadn’t happened, it might be okay, but Feng Ying is definitely not an option," said He Xuebing, his impression of Feng Ying already tarnished.

"Don’t worry about your brother’s issues. Your mother just barks a bit, but I’m the one in charge," He Hongjun said dominantly.

Li Shengmei happened to walk into the room and stiffened when she heard He Hongjun’s authoritative words. Yet she didn’t say anything, feeling a great unease inside her heart. She was slowly losing her position in the family, a stark contrast to when her word was once law. The change left Li Shengmei feeling a huge disparity.

He Hongjun wasn’t afraid of Li Shengmei’s reaction and said to her, "That Feng Ying, you should go and arrange a marriage for her to leave the production team. We don’t need someone of such poor character here."

Li Shengmei’s face darkened instantly, as those words that Feng Ying had spoken had come from her mouth. It was as if he was indirectly questioning Li Shengmei’s own character. Regardless, Li Shengmei suppressed her unhappiness.

Meanwhile, Gao Jiaxing was unaware that He Hongjun was eyeing Xia Xiao for He Xuebing to pursue. At home, he said to Gao Guoqiang, "Dad, will Li Shengmei always remain the Women’s Director? Can’t someone else take over?"

Gao Jiaxing thought anyone would be better as the Women’s Director than Li Shengmei, except his aunt Lin Xuebi, who was also manipulative.

Gao Guoqiang took a puff of his tobacco pipe and said, "Why talk about such matters? It’s not for you to manage."

Zheng Xianghong remarked, "If Li Shengmei continues to misbehave, she will suffer the consequences. Secretary Li is not to be trifled with. The higher-ups clearly pay him a lot of respect. If Li Shengmei ever crosses Secretary Li, she might lose her position as the Women’s Director."

Gao Jiazhi shook his head, "I don’t think so. After all, Secretary Li is an outsider and won’t stay here long. As long as Li Shengmei doesn’t make a grave mistake, Secretary Li won’t remove her from being the Women’s Director."

Gao Jiaxing also knew it wouldn’t be easy to replace Li Shengmei as the Women’s Director, but deep down he truly hoped she wouldn’t continue in the role, as she caused too many problems.

Li Shengmei’s temperament was such that if she kept on like this, she was bound to bring trouble upon herself.

Thinking about Feng Ying’s words and Li Shengmei’s influence, Gao Jiaxing was deeply indignant. Xia Xiao must have been heartbroken to cry like that.

Gao Jiaxing stepped outside the house, and Zheng Xianghong asked, "Where are you going?"

"Just out for a bit," Gao Jiaxing replied.

"Are you going to see Xia Xiao? Don’t. You must be tired from the journey, and she’s probably resting right now. Don’t disturb her," Zheng Xianghong called out after him. freewebnoveℓ.com

Gao Jiaxing paused in his steps but left anyway.

Upon reaching the doorstep of Xia Xiao’s dormitory, he faced the returning Feng Ying and Dong Meihua. Their fearful steps backward at the sight of his fierce gaze suggested they were afraid Gao Jiaxing might come over and beat them up.

Gao Jiaxing snorted and ignored Feng Ying and Dong Meihua, walking toward Xia Xiao’s dormitory.

Yang Xuehua happened to step outside and saw Gao Jiaxing. She hushed him with a gesture and shook her head to indicate that Xia Xiao was sleeping.

Gao Jiaxing nodded and didn’t approach further, uncharacteristically shy as he said, "Sister Xuehua, if anything happens, please let me know."

Yang Xuehua was taken aback by Gao Jiaxing addressing her as ’sister,’ especially by the change in his usually cool demeanor. She widened her eyes in surprise.

In the production team, everyone knew Gao Jiaxing to be a local tyrant, with the common warning not to provoke him lest you suffer the aftermath. And now Gao Jiaxing had called her ’sister,’ how could Yang Xuehua not be shocked?

Yang Xuehua looked at Gao Jiaxing, wondering if he had taken an interest in Xia Xiao. It made sense; Xia Xiao was beautiful and had a good personality. It wouldn’t be odd for Gao Jiaxing to fancy her.

After nodding, Gao Jiaxing left.

Only then did Yang Xuehua notice Feng Ying and Dong Meihua standing at a distance, cautious of approaching Gao Jiaxing.

Yang Xuehua let out a light scoff, pretending not to see them as she turned and re-entered the dormitory, intentionally shutting the door behind her.

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