Wealthy Beauty in the 60s-Chapter 162 - 161 I Want to Date You (Monthly Ticket 610+)

After eating, Gao Guoqiang said to Xia Xiao, "Educated Youth Xia, how is it going? Can you remember a few?"

Xia Xiao casually recited several, to which Gao Guoqiang said, "Not bad, when you have time, come over to the team headquarters and help everyone learn."

As a result, Xia Xiao was kept at the team headquarters to copy books. After she finished copying one, her transcription was passed around for others to copy.

All the educated youth, anyone who could write, could go and copy.

Over at the Gao family, Gao Jiaxing had finally stopped having a fever, and Zheng Xianghong breathed a sigh of relief.

That day, Xia Xiao copied several books until her hands grew tired. Leaving the team headquarters, she took two copies with her, one for Zheng Xianghong, and one for Gao Jiaxing.

"Auntie, how is Brother Gao doing?" Xia Xiao asked Zheng Xianghong.

Zheng Xianghong said, "His fever has almost gone down, and he’s awake lying in bed, just in low spirits."

Xia Xiao approached Gao Jiaxing’s room, expecting to see him lying down, but to her surprise, she saw Gao Jiaxing sitting on the edge of the bed, wrapped in a coat.

At this moment, Gao Jiaxing looked haggard and pale. Accustomed to his usually lively demeanor, this sickly state was something Xia Xiao really wasn’t used to.

It was only then that Xia Xiao noticed the shredded paper beneath Gao Jiaxing’s feet and called out in alarm, "Brother Gao, what are you doing?"

Xia Xiao walked over and, upon closer inspection, saw that Gao Jiaxing was actually tearing up a book.

Gao Jiaxing looked at Xia Xiao with lifeless eyes, calm as an ancient well, as silent as death.

Startled, Xia Xiao said, "Brother Gao, don’t tell me you’re giving up hope." ƒree𝑤ebnσvel-com

"Brother Gao, I’m telling you, the college entrance exam will definitely be restored someday. There’s always a chance. And it’s not just you in this situation; it’s the whole country. If you give up, what will the team leader and Auntie do?"

Gao Jiaxing gave Xia Xiao a blank look but didn’t reply.

Xia Xiao breathed a sigh of relief inside. To get a roll of the eyes, there’s a reaction at least. She wanted to persuade Gao Jiaxing not to tear the book but, seeing him looking so beaten down, she couldn’t bring herself to utter the words of encouragement.

"Xia Xiao, I just feel it’s all so meaningless," Gao Jiaxing said with a faint voice, stopping his hands.

"What’s meaningless?" Xia Xiao asked. Was he talking about life or study? If it’s study, that’s still okay, but if it’s life, that’s troublesome.

"All my hopes, my dreams, they’re broken," said Gao Jiaxing, his tone calm, yet restrained sadness was evident.

Xia Xiao knew that Gao Jiaxing’s dream was to become a soldier and his hope was to get into a military academy, which now seemed impossible. But perhaps in the future, there might still be a chance.

"It’s only temporary, I believe the college entrance exams will be restored." Xia Xiao added, "Brother Gao, I have dreams too."

Gao Jiaxing looked at Xia Xiao, who continued, "My dream is to go to college. Otherwise, why do you think I’m learning high school knowledge with you? I’m thinking that one day, I’ll be able to go back to school and fulfill my college dream."

Gao Jiaxing stared at Xia Xiao blankly, then, with slightly parted lips, said, "But the college entrance exams have been canceled, our dreams can’t come true."

"They will come true, we have to believe the college entrance exams will one day be restored."

Xia Xiao spoke with conviction, but Gao Jiaxing did not share her belief. And when exactly would they be restored? Their lives seemed long, yet span only a few short decades. If the exams were restored a decade, twenty years, or even several decades from now, would they still be able to take them?

Xia Xiao knew that right now, Gao Jiaxing wouldn’t believe the exams would be restored, and certainly not within ten years. She could talk endlessly to no avail, "Have a look at this, I think some of the words in there are quite inspiring, maybe they’ll be of use to you."

Gao Jiaxing took it, flipped through it briefly, and set it aside, uninterested in reading further. Right now, he didn’t even have the energy for books, and he almost wished he could destroy all the ones in his room.

Gao Jiaxing ignored Xia Xiao’s words, only saying, "Do you remember what I told you before the college entrance exams last year?"

Ah, what Gao Jiaxing had said to her before the exams last year, Xia Xiao really couldn’t remember, but then she was reminded by Shitou, "He said that if he did well, he would tell you something."

"Oh, what about it?" Xia Xiao said.

"Last year I missed the exams and didn’t do well, so I never got the chance to tell you. This year I wanted to achieve good results, but heaven didn’t give me that opportunity," Gao Jiaxing said, rubbing his forehead.

"Brother Gao, you can tell me now. What is it you want to say?" Xia Xiao said. She truly didn’t want to see Gao Jiaxing downcast because of the cancellation of the college entrance exams; she yearned to see him lively and spirited again, not like now, drained of vitality, which was distressing to witness.

"Xia Xiao, I want to be in a relationship with you," Gao Jiaxing said, "That’s what I wanted to tell you, and I always tried to perform well in front of you."

Xia Xiao was taken aback and awkwardly said, "Brother Gao, why are you bringing this up again?"

"You also think I’m not good enough for you, right? That’s why I wanted to study hard, to be worthy of you. I’ve been striving toward that goal. But my efforts have been in vain, my dreams shattered, and my hopes from childhood to adulthood are gone. Yet, I still want you to know, I’ve always worked hard to be worthy of you."

If it had been an ordinary day, maybe Xia Xiao wouldn’t have reacted much, but hearing Gao Jiaxing’s words now, his tone, his expression, in this moment, her eyes became moist. She was moved.

"Brother Gao, you’re mistaken. It’s not like that. I’m not that great; you’re just momentarily infatuated, and this feeling will fade over time." Like how she once had a strong attraction to He Xuebing, always finding him incredibly handsome and unable to stop herself from thinking about him, to the point of considering being together with him, but now she could also let that feeling fade.

Xia Xiao never planned to marry someone powerful or influential; she looked more at the person and paid attention to feelings. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have been instantly charmed by Educated Youth He Xuebing.

She wanted to transform from a sparrow into a phoenix, but not through marriage. She wished to rely on herself, to become a phoenix through her own abilities, which felt more secure.

Of course, who doesn’t want a good partner, a reliable man to spend a lifetime with?

But often, many marriages, many couples, tend to sour by middle age. Xia Xiao believed relying on others was less sure than relying on oneself.

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