Wealthy Beauty in the 60s-Chapter 148 - 147: The Weasel Pays New Year’s Visit to the Chicken (Monthly Tickets 520+)

Chapter 148: Chapter 147: The Weasel Pays New Year’s Visit to the Chicken (Monthly Tickets 520+)

"Gao, but she’s truly annoying," Xuebing said.

"She’s not annoying. It’s just that you’ve only had eyes for Educated Youth Xia and failed to see her good qualities. All the men in the troop think she’s nice, you’re the only one who thinks she isn’t. So who really has the issue?" Xuegang replied.

"They haven’t met Xia Xiao yet," Xuebing countered.

Xuegang laughed. "Then invite Educated Youth Xia over. She can also ask the production team for a few days off to visit you."

"She refuses to date me," Xuebing said.

"You guys haven’t dated yet?" Xuegang was surprised. He had thought that Xuebing was already dating Educated Youth Xia, but it turned out that wasn’t the case.

Immediately, Xuegang scolded, "Are you brainless? Just write her a letter directly, tell her to come to the troop. If she comes, it means she has you in her heart and she will agree to date you. If she doesn’t come, then forget about her. Although there aren’t many female soldiers in the troops, there are still some, and all those who can get into the troops are decent looking."

In Xuegang’s view, anyone was better than Xia Xiao.

Upon reflecting, Xuebing thought that if Xia Xiao came over once, she’d probably be willing to date him after that. With that thought, he wrote a letter to Xia Xiao.

However, what Xuebing didn’t anticipate was that it was the busy farming season at the production team, and Xia Xiao was participating in the autumn harvest, so the letter was intercepted by Li Shengmei and never reached Xia Xiao.

Seeing the words her son wrote to Xia Xiao in the letter, Li Shengmei’s heart twisted fiercely. She even wanted Xia Xiao to come to the troop – in her dreams.

By now, Li Shengmei’s dislike for Xia Xiao intensified, and she was determined to break them apart. This time, she even sought out Li Zhenchuan, suggesting that Xia Xiao assist her with work.

Li Zhenchuan agreed, and when Li Shengmei approached Xia Xiao, she was reluctant, but her refusal didn’t matter to Li Shengmei, so Xia Xiao had no choice but to speak with Li Zhenchuan directly, "Secretary Li, I’m just a junior high student, not very well-educated. There are high school graduates at the Youth Point who should be doing this instead of me."

"This is actually a good opportunity for you to learn, which could benefit you," Li Zhenchuan said.

"But I don’t want to work with Director Li," Xia Xiao protested, aware that Li Shengmei must have ill intentions towards her. Otherwise, why would she specifically choose her? She even added, "Director Li has always been against me. What if she schemes against me?"

Li Zhenchuan raised an eyebrow. "Didn’t you think highly of Xuebing? Director Li is Xuebing’s mother. You could try working with her for a while, see how it goes, and simultaneously learn about the work of a women’s director. Getting involved in various matters could be beneficial for you."

Speechless, Xia Xiao knew that she had no plans to become a women’s director and could see no benefits.

Li Zhenchuan seemed to read Xia Xiao’s thoughts, "It’ll be a great learning experience for you."

But since Li Zhenchuan had spoken, Xia Xiao ended up assisting Li Shengmei in her role as women’s director.

Xia Xiao engaged in her daily tasks and also had to handle coordination work in the production team with Li Shengmei, resolving domestic disputes, writing reports today, attending meetings in the commune tomorrow.

During this period, the entire production team felt as if the sun had risen from the west, and the news of Xuebing and Xia Xiao dating spread throughout.

Everyone thought, no wonder Li Shengmei was now so nice to Xia Xiao – because she was dating Xuebing.

"Xia Xiao, the production team is buzzing with the news that you and Xuebing are dating, and there’s even talk about you and Li Shengmei," Yang Xuehua said as soon as she returned to the dormitory.

Wang Aihua added, "Yes, it’s all over the place, and the tone seems quite strange."

Sun Yuhua commented, "I even heard someone say that Xia Xiao is manipulative. She’s good with Secretary Li on one side, with the Gao family on another, and now also with the He Family."

Xia Xiao frowned, finally understanding Li Shengmei’s motives. She had been guarding against Li Shengmei sabotaging her at work, but she hadn’t considered this front – dealing with her through rumors. It’s a clever plot.

If she let the rumors continue spreading, it could be detrimental to her. Honestly, Xia Xiao didn’t feel happy about these rumors; rather, she felt violated. Regardless of her lack of a relationship with Xuebing, even if they were dating, Xia Xiao wouldn’t want the entire production team to know.

But now, with the rumors spread, Xia Xiao was displeased and found herself disgusted by Li Shengmei’s actions.

After spending a few days under Li Shengmei, Xia Xiao had learned a bit about the work of a women’s director. The next morning, she went to visit Li Xianghong, no longer willing to follow Li Shengmei.

"Auntie," Xia Xiao called out as she entered the Gao family’s house.

Xianghong inside responded and came out, "Not busy today?"

"I’m not going anymore," Xia Xiao shook her head.

"What happened? Did Li Shengmei bully you?" Xianghong asked.

"Auntie, there are rumors about me in the production team; they say I’m dating Xuebing. Could you help me clarify?" Xia Xiao requested.

"You’re not dating Bingzi?" Xianghong was surprised; she had thought Xia Xiao was dating Xuebing, which was why her son had been upset.

"No, I’ve only written to Xuebing, we haven’t started dating," Xia Xiao shook her head.

Although she felt an attraction towards Xuebing, she also knew that dating was a serious matter. Without a good understanding of Xuebing and trust in his reliability, Xia Xiao wouldn’t easily agree.

She indeed valued appearance, but compared to dating or marriage, aspects like character, morality, and family were significantly important.

These past days, while studying work with Li Shengmei, Xia Xiao didn’t feel any genuine change in Li Shengmei’s attitude towards her. It was merely disguised harassment.

Now, Xia Xiao naturally didn’t want to cooperate anymore, and because of Li Shengmei, her fondness for Xuebing had diminished.

"Alright, auntie will help you." At this point, Xianghong said, "Even if you hadn’t come to see me, auntie would have come to find you. Letting such rumors spread isn’t good. A woman’s reputation is very important. If mishandled, it could be twisted badly. Not to mention that you and Bingzi haven’t even started dating. Even if you were dating, it’s just the beginning and there’s no need for such widespread gossip. Back in our days, dating was hidden and secretive, not revealed until it came time to marry, and sometimes even after marriage, people wouldn’t know."

Xia Xiao nodded. Now wasn’t like it would be in the future. Even if she wanted to date, she wouldn’t dare to do so openly. She had always remembered that a special period was approaching.

Being so public, putting herself under everyone’s scrutiny, would be foolish.

If she and Xuebing were dating, letting people spread rumors would be one thing. Since they weren’t actually dating and the rumors were still flying, Xia Xiao felt something unusual, especially regarding Li Shengmei’s actions, which felt like a weasel paying a visit to a hen – not without an ulterior motive.

Thus, Xia Xiao had come to find Xianghong and would no longer go to the team headquarters.

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