Wealthy Beauty in the 60s-Chapter 158 - 157: Pretend This Daughter Never Existed (Monthly Votes 580+)

Gao Yongfang and Feng Zhiguang had stayed in the old house until around three or four in the afternoon before they left the production team. They didn’t even come by to greet their maternal home, harboring resentment for being forced out. In the meantime, they even tagged along with Lin Xuebi around the production team, to the extent that anyone who didn’t know better might assume she was Lin Xuebi’s own daughter, all the while voicing her grievances to outsiders.

Gossip has always spread like wildfire in the production team; with little entertainment to go around, people relish the opportunity to talk about the ins and outs of their neighbors’ lives.

Even while staying with the He Family, Dong Meihua heard Li Shengmei making fun of Zheng Xianghong, saying that Zheng Xianghong’s character was so poor that even her own daughter wasn’t on her side.

Li Shengmei was indeed mocking Zheng Xianghong, laughing at how she was betrayed by the daughter she had raised herself and how Zheng Xianghong’s son ended up fighting with someone during the college entrance exams, showing he had no prospects.

Dong Meihua didn’t say anything. Although she looked down on Gao Yongfang, she felt she was in a similar position, having to ingratiate herself with Li Shengmei and even helping her cook and do other chores.

Dong Meihua was somewhat reluctant, but Li Shengmei was genuinely good to her. She figured that as a daughter-in-law, it was expected to do housework, and it was no different in the production team. Considering the He Family’s relatively good living conditions compared to the rest of the team, Dong Meihua decided not to fuss about it.

Besides, once she married He Xuexiang and followed the army to the barracks, she wouldn’t have to live in the production team anymore. This was Dong Meihua’s main reason for agreeing to date He Xuexiang in the first place.

When Wang Aihua got back to her dormitory, she said to Xia Xiao, "I don’t know what Gao Yongfang is thinking. Even if she is close to her grandmother’s family and her uncle’s family, it doesn’t mean she has to be at odds with her own family. Now, the whole production team is watching the drama unfold."

"Sister Aihua, what’s the new gossip in the production team?" asked Xia Xiao. Before Wang Aihua got back, Xia Xiao had been busy in the shed and hadn’t gone out, so she didn’t know what the latest gossip was.

"Well, no one would have known anything, but since Gao Yongfang and Lin Xuebi were out walking around, she herself brought it up. She said that Gao Jiaxing got into a fight during his college entrance exams and came to her for money. She wasn’t aware that Gao Jiaxing had the exams, so she didn’t have any money to lend. As a result, his parents and siblings got angry with her and disowned her by kicking her out," related Wang Aihua.

No sooner had Wang Aihua finished speaking than Xia Xiao widened her eyes and sat up straight, "Really? Gao Yongfang actually said that?"

"It’s true, the whole production team has been talking about it. I bet the team leader’s house knows by now, whether they want to or not," said Wang Aihua. "I’ve been hearing it all the way here before I told you."

Xia Xiao was speechless. Gao Yongfang was being irrational; didn’t she know some things are not meant to be aired in public? And with these words, she had not only offended her parents but also her two younger brothers. From now on, if she disregarded her maternal family and only recognized her relatives from the old house, she would truly be cutting ties.

At the Gao family’s place, Gao Guoqiang was just heading to the team headquarters, but he returned home not long after leaving, his face darkened.

Zheng Xianghong asked, "Did you forget something?"

"I, Gao Guoqiang, have raised such a good daughter," he said sarcastically.

Gao Guoqiang was furious. He had been a respected figure as the production team leader wherever he went, but now he was being ridiculed because of his children, and it was as if he had lost all his dignity.

"What happened?" Zheng Xianghong asked.

"You go listen outside, the whole production team is buzzing about it," Gao Guoqiang was fuming, incited by Gao Yongfang.

Gao Jiazhi and Gao Jiaxing came out upon hearing the noise, with Gao Jiaxing saying, "I’ll go take a look."

Gao Guoqiang said, "Jiaxing, don’t go."

"I’ll go," said Zheng Xianghong, heading straight outside without another word.

Soon, Zheng Xianghong returned with a darkened face, "From now on, I have no daughter like her."

Such words made it clear how livid Zheng Xianghong was.

"Mom, what on earth happened?" Gao Jiaxing asked.

Zheng Xianghong immediately recounted the talk from outside and then glared angrily at Gao Guoqiang, "Lin Xuebi went too far. She’s clearly trying to provoke Yongfang on purpose. Look at you, still siding with your brother. Whenever home needed a penny, both your mom and your brother would ask, and you gave it to them, but look at how the old residence treats us. If they had any consideration for you in their hearts, they wouldn’t do this and keep stirring up trouble."

Gao Guoqiang kept silent, but Gao Jiazhi and Gao Jiaxing were both seething. Yongfang, their sister, had once again betrayed their expectations. Gao Jiaxing declared, "I won’t acknowledge her as my sister anymore. Whether she’s well or not, alive or dead, it’s none of my business."

Gao Jiazhi didn’t say a word before he left the house.

"Where is Jiazhi going?" Zheng Xianghong anxiously asked, to which Gao Jiaxing replied, "He’s certainly off to confront Gao Yongfang."

"Ah," sighed Zheng Xianghong.

Gao Jiaxing said, "Mom, don’t take it to heart, don’t get angry for her sake, it’s not worth it. Yongfang now only has eyes for personal gain and benefits. Even to the extent of turning her back on her own kin for it. You ruining your health over this person would be a loss. Don’t let her come back here again in the future. I won’t allow her to enter this door either. If she’s so chummy with the old residence, then she should just go there. Better yet, let her be officially adopted by the old residence, recognizing Lin Xuebi as her birth mother."

"Jiaxing, she’s still your sister. She’s just blinded by benefits for now. Later..."

Zheng Xianghong hoped her children wouldn’t turn against each other. Despite her hatred and resentment towards her youngest daughter, Gao Yongfang, she was still the child she bore and birthed with difficulty after ten months, her own flesh and blood. Parents, no matter how harsh their words, still hope deep down that their children will do well. Seeing Yongfang behave so, Zheng Xianghong felt both blame and immense heartache.

"She is my sister, but if she doesn’t recognize her own family, how can I recognize her? Mom, Dad, just look at how she’s treated her family since getting married. Let it pass that she doesn’t come home often, but even on the second day of the New Year, she’s reluctant to return. If it weren’t for Teacher Wang’s matter, do you think she’d come back to the production team? In recent years, she’s been frequently visiting the production team—initially to match-make Teacher Wang with Jiazhi, but after Teacher Wang started dating Gao Jianhua, every time she came back, she would only sit for a bit before heading off to the old residence, where she’d stay for a whole day or a half before leaving."

Gao Guoqiang and Zheng Xianghong both fell silent. Gao Jiaxing added, "Apart from Jiazhi, she’s not close to anyone in the family. Even you, Mom, who gave birth to her, she’s not close to you. But she is close to Jiazhi; just look at how she treats him. Has she ever genuinely cared? It’s all for her own benefit. She’s selfish and opportunistic. Recognizing whoever provides for her as her mother. How do you expect me to acknowledge or get along with such a sister?"

Zheng Xianghong’s heart ached to tears, and Gao Guoqiang said, "Alright, Jiaxing is right. Yongfang is indeed selfish and opportunistic, recognizing whoever feeds her as mother. It’s not worth your heartache for her. Such a daughter is not worth raising. I’ve never relied on a married-off daughter to help her family. I’ve always depended on myself, and Jiazhi and Jiaxing can both stand on their own. It’s fine if the sister can’t help, but to hinder her brothers from behind, that’s a daughter I refuse to acknowledge."

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