Wealthy Beauty in the 60s-Chapter 170 - 169: Entering the City (7000+ votes recommended)

"I definitely want to go to the city; even getting a temporary job there would be better," Lin Xuebi thought. Working as a temporary worker in a factory was better than working in the fields, although she personally did not have to farm.

However, for the sake of her sons’ future, Lin Xuebi was very supportive of moving to the city. If they could get an urban household registration later on, they would be entitled to receive grain and oil, which would be wonderful.

"Uncle, Aunt, are you moving to the city without taking Grandma?"

As soon as Gao Jiaxing had spoken, Old Lady Gao responded, "They’re going to work in a factory. Why should I go? There’s nothing I can do there."

"Brother Jianmin and Brother Jianhua have gotten a house in the city," Gao Jiaxing continued smoothly and quickly, before Lin Xuebi or Gao Guofu could stop him. "Aunt even came to my house today, saying that she wants to give us the old house and asked us to look after Grandma."

Right then, Old Lady Gao’s face hardened, and she glared at Gao Guofu and Lin Xuebi with a grim expression, "You are hiding something from me."

Lin Xuebi glared at Gao Jiaxing, and Gao Guofu said, "Mom, we’re not hiding anything from you."

"What’s this about a house? You better tell me straight," demanded Old Lady Gao fiercly.

"It’s just that Jianmin and Jianhua got a house in the city; we’re not hiding anything from you, Mom." Gao Guofu was clearly intimidated by Old Lady Gao’s authority.

Although Old Lady Gao was old, her former fierceness still influenced the Gao family, so her stern look alone made Gao Guofu spill everything.

"Good for you, my good son and daughter-in-law," Old Lady Gao stood up. Instead of hitting Gao Guofu or Lin Xuebi, she declared, "I want to go to the city."

Lin Xuebi stiffened, visibly distressed, while Gao Guofu was somewhat composed, knowing his mother had always favored him.

Old Lady Gao then turned to Gao Guoqiang, Gao Jiazhi, and Gao Jiaxing, "I’ve said it before about this old house; it’s not for you. Don’t even think about it. This is my house, and I’ll give it to whoever I please."

"Grandma, we’re not eyeing the old house, and we won’t move in. Rest assured," Gao Jiaxing reiterated, to prevent his grandma from thinking they were scheming for her house.

"Just go back, all of you," Old Lady Gao abruptly dismissed them.

Gao Jiazhi said, "We’ll talk about it tomorrow. Can’t you see that Grandma doesn’t want us staying right now?"

Gao Jiaxing sneered disdainfully.

Finally breaking his silence, Gao Guoqiang said, "Let’s go, let’s go home."

"Right, let’s go home," Gao Jiazhi and Gao Jiaxing quickly agreed.

Indeed, home. Only their small courtyard felt like their own home, the old house was just that—an old house. Here, they were even less than guests.

Upon hearing Old Lady Gao’s words, she tapped her cane, and Gao Guofu and Lin Xuebi immediately knelt down.

Old Lady Gao banged her cane a few times, scolding Gao Guofu and Lin Xuebi bitterly. "Are you out of your minds, huh? Having a house in the city, you think you can just leave this place behind, and abandon this old grandma, too? Is this how my good son and daughter-in-law treat me?"

"Mom, you’re misunderstanding," Gao Guofu and Lin Xuebi tried to explain in front of Old Lady Gao.

"I misunderstand? I know you despise me because I’m old, but don’t think that just because I’m old I’m useless. I’ve lived many years, fought against the enemy in guerrilla warfare, I am the Iron Maiden; I’ve never been afraid of anyone. Don’t think just because I’m old, you can do whatever you please. Tell you what, it’s impossible. As long as I’m alive, no one can dismiss me."

Yang Hua had wisely kept herself out of the argument. She thought her in-laws were foolish; how could they abandon the rural house when their household registrations were still with the production team and had not been transferred to the city?

Even if it was rural, such a large house given away would be such a pity.

Yang Hua thought that although Old Lady Gao was tough, she was already over seventy years old; she couldn’t have many years left.

Wanting to work in the city was a good idea—pandering to Old Lady Gao, letting her keep the old house to herself while everyone else moved to the city would be ideal.

Yang Hua, an ’educated youth’, had married Gao Jianmin, and her registration had followed Gao Jianmin’s. She too didn’t want to work in the production team; working in a factory was far better than backbreaking and weather-beaten fieldwork.

Despite factory work also being tough, at least it wasn’t constant labor out under the sun and rain, surely a far cry better than the production team.

The next day, it was heard that the family had moved to the city. Gao Guofu and Lin Xuebi left without even saying goodbye to Gao Guoqiang, clearly upset about the previous day’s events.

Gao Jiazhi watched Gao Jiaxing about to leave but asked, "Where are you going?"

"I’m going to the city to find them," Gao Jiaxing answered.

Gao Jiazhi shook his head, "Why find them?"

"I need to remind Jianmin and Jianhua that if they don’t want to be troubled by Grandma, they should talk to her properly. You know Grandma’s temper and character; she’s not easy and quite peculiar. Maybe she would listen to Jianmin and Jianhua. I wasn’t comfortable with Grandma staying in the production team, and I’m even more worried with her in the city. I was initially happy when I heard Uncle’s family was moving to the city, hoping Grandma would go along. But now, if I don’t remind them, I won’t be at ease."

"I’ll go then; you stay at home," Gao Jiazhi said.

"I’m going to the county town; are you coming?" Gao Jiaxing asked.

"I don’t have anything to buy," Xia Xiao replied.

Gao Jiaxing insisted, "Even just to look around the city is fine. If you don’t go and see for yourself, how will you know what’s happening when you get home?"

Xia Xiao nodded and agreed.

Gao Jiaxing then borrowed a bullock cart for the trip to the county town, joining many others in the production team who also hitched rides.

The two didn’t sit together, and neither Gao Jiaxing nor Xia Xiao minded. With the strict regulations, getting too close would only cause trouble.

Their cart had a total of six people—four men and three women—all in high spirits.

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