Wealthy Beauty in the 60s-Chapter 184 - 183: Meeting the Parents

After dinner, Xia Xiao and Gao Jiaxing cleaned the courtyard thoroughly, making everything neat and tidy. If it had not been getting late, she would have liked to disassemble the quilts and wash them.

In the evening, Xia Xiao and Gao Jiaxing listened to the elderly couple reminiscing about the old days.

By eight o’clock, everyone was getting ready for bed.

The next morning, Xia Xiao woke up and saw Gao Jiaxing practicing his boxing in the courtyard, while her grandparents were slowly performing the Five Animals Qigong. The scene was exceptionally harmonious, and Xia Xiao couldn’t help but smile.

Seeing Xia Xiao come out, Gao Jiaxing stopped his boxing, grabbed a towel, and wiped the sweat off his forehead, "Xiaoxiao, you’re awake."

Xia Xiao said, "Why do you all get up so early?" She had planned to wake up early to make breakfast, but they got up even earlier, not even five o’clock yet.

"It’s not early anymore, we went to bed at eight, and had a full eight hours of sleep. That’s enough; otherwise, we’ll get too lazy," Mrs. Xia said.

Xia Xiao nodded and then said, "Grandpa, Grandma, then you rest, I’ll go make breakfast."

Gao Jiaxing immediately followed her outside. There was a well in the courtyard, which Xia Xiao’s uncle had helped to install. Before, they would have had to fetch water from outside.

Right then, Xia Xiao started cooking, and Gao Jiaxing helped by fetching water, and he also took the opportunity to clean the water tank and refill it.

After breakfast, they both watered the vegetable garden, fed the chickens, and then washed clothes.

Xia Xiao asked Gao Jiaxing, "What about your clothes?"

Gao Jiaxing responded, "I’ll wash them myself."

"Just bring them here, wash them together." Xia Xiao spoke again, "In a bit, we still need to wash the quilts, sheets, straw mats, and mosquito nets. Help me with fetching water."

"Okay," Gao Jiaxing quickly brought over the clothes he had changed out of yesterday to wash.

Mrs. Xia watched the two bustling about and whispered to Old Man Xia, "Xiaoxiao has good taste, Jiaxing seems like a good-natured person."

Old Man Xia replied, "If he weren’t good-natured, Xiaoxiao wouldn’t be with him."

"That’s one thing, but I mean that Jiaxing listens to Xiaoxiao. You see, she tells him to do this and that, and not only does he not mind, but he’s also quite happy to do it."

Old Man Xia said, "Why wouldn’t he be happy? Our Xiaoxiao is very good. It’s his fortune to have found her. If he weren’t diligent, with Xiaoxiao’s standards, she wouldn’t look at him."

"It’s just a bit far, ah," Mrs. Xia sighed.

Old Man Xia replied, "What’s the use of thinking so much? Children and grandchildren have their own fortune."

While they were talking, Xia Weiguo and Li Wenjuan arrived with a few children.

"Dad, Mom," Xia Weiguo called out from the entrance.

Mrs. Xia laughed, "I just said they would definitely come, and they came early too."

Xia Xiao, who was washing quilts and sheets with Gao Jiaxing by the well, jumped at the sound. She looked at the sky; it was about six o’clock by then, and her parents had already arrived.

"Dad, Mom, why did you come so early?" Xia Xiao called out.

Li Wenjuan and Xia Weiguo looked over and noticed Gao Jiaxing standing beside her. For a moment, they didn’t know how to react. Xia Xiao and Gao Jiaxing washed their hands and walked over.

"Brother Gao, these are my parents. You know my brother, and this is my eldest sister, second sister, third sister, and little brother," Xia Xiao introduced a whole series, then told her family, "Gao Jiaxing, the son of our production team leader."

"Hello, Uncle and Auntie, I am Gao Jiaxing," Gao Jiaxing said.

"Oh, oh, alright," Xia Weiguo and Li Wenjuan replied.

Xia Jing, Xia Hong, and Xia Lin also spoke up at this time, "Hello, big brother-in-law." Xia Xiang followed suit and called out "brother-in-law" as well.

"What are you saying, your sister isn’t even married yet," Li Wenjuan quickly interjected.

Gao Jiaxing was pleased to hear the calls of "brother-in-law," while Xia Xiao wiped her sweat and then asked, "Mom and Dad, have you eaten breakfast?"

"Not yet," Li Wenjuan replied.

"There’s some breakfast I made left in the pot, you can heat it up to fill your stomachs. I will go with Brother Gao to strip and wash the quilts," Xia Xiao offered.

"How can we let a guest do chores? Xiaoxiao, you’re not being sensible," Li Wenjuan said.

"It’s no problem." Xia Xiao didn’t see any issue, primarily because she could see Gao Jiaxing’s discomfort. Letting him do some chores would help distract and settle him.

Gao Jiaxing also spoke up, "Uncle and Auntie, it’s fine. I just want to help Xiaoxiao."

Xia Weiguo and Li Wenjuan didn’t know what to say and just nodded toward Gao Jiaxing. Seeing their daughter and the young man so familiar with each other and working together, they didn’t know how to react.

After Xia Chunrong had spoken yesterday, Xia Weiguo and Li Wenjuan, had it not been too late, would have come to see for themselves. They had a restless night, wondering what their daughter’s boyfriend was like. They rushed over early in the morning.

Once Xia Weiguo and Li Wenjuan entered the house, Xia Xiao and Gao Jiaxing went back to the well to continue washing the quilts and sheets.

Gao Jiaxing asked, "Xiaoxiao, your parents won’t disapprove of me, right?"

Xia Xiao raised her eyebrows, "What if they disapprove, what will you do?"

"Then it definitely means I haven’t tried hard enough. I won’t give up," Gao Jiaxing asserted.

Xia Xiao laughed and asked, "What was the captain like with your brothers-in-law back in the day?"

Gao Jiaxing reminisced, "My dad was very serious, with a stern face asserting his authority. My mom just hoped my sisters would have a good life at their in-laws’, so she was very kind to my brothers-in-law."

Xia Xiao nodded and said to Gao Jiaxing, "Parents’ hearts are all the same. If you had a daughter and she suddenly brought someone home, what would you do?"

Gao Jiaxing’s face immediately became serious, and his eyebrows knotted up, amusing Xia Xiao. He thought for a moment and said, "It depends on the age. If she’s too young, it’s not the time to be dating anyone."

Xia Xiao commented, "Heh, some girls in the production team get married at fourteen."

Gao Jiaxing replied, "That’s too early, like raising a child bride. It’s better for girls to marry in their early twenties."

Xia Xiao nodded, then Gao Jiaxing added, "Xiaoxiao, I won’t let you regret this."

Xia Xiao laughed, "Aren’t you being a bit premature? We haven’t even officially started dating. You need to pass my family’s approval first. I’m not getting married so young. I won’t consider marriage until I’m at least 23. If you can’t wait, then let’s forget it."

"Don’t say 23, even if you were 25 or 30, I would wait."

As soon as Gao Jiaxing finished speaking, Xia Xiao said, "That’s really great. I also don’t like the idea of marrying too early, so let’s spend a few more years together."

Gao Jiaxing’s face fell, then he added, "I think the best age for a woman to marry is 23. Even if I can wait, your family will urge you, and others will speak idly, and then you’ll be unhappy when you hear it."

Xia Xiao replied, "Let’s talk about it then. We’re just starting out; it’s too early to talk about marriage."

She had mentioned ten years before, and it wasn’t just a casual remark.

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