Wealthy Beauty in the 60s-Chapter 198 - 197: Identity (910+ Monthly Votes)

Yang Xuehua said, "I am really worried about home, but last year, I received a letter from home telling me not to return, and I haven’t heard any news since then."

Xia Xiao didn’t know what to say, and Yang Xuehua added, "Xiaoxiao, I want to ask for leave to go back and check on things."

Xia Xiao shook her head, "Don’t, what can you do if you go back now? You might get into trouble too, and that would make your parents even more anxious. You should hope that your brother doesn’t come back, otherwise, he’ll be in trouble too."

Only then did Yang Xuehua get a shock and started to panic.

"Don’t scare yourself. With your aunt there, he probably won’t be so impulsive, and he probably isn’t even aware of what’s going on over here with his studies."

Xia Xiao also began to worry for Yang Xuehua, unsure if the situation would affect her. After all these years, Xia Xiao had come to see Yang Xuehua as a sister and really hoped nothing bad would happen to her.

After consoling Yang Xuehua, and repeatedly reminding her to stay indoors, Xia Xiao headed toward the Gao’s house.

Upon reaching the entrance of the Gao’s house, Xia Xiao called out, "Is Auntie here?"

"Xia Xiao, you’re back?" Zheng Xianghong came out to welcome her, glancing behind Xia Xiao as she did.

Xia Xiao knew exactly what Zheng Xianghong was hinting at, and said, "Auntie, Brother Gao isn’t here."

Zheng Xianghong gave a wry smile, "The day you left, that kid also disappeared. He’s sent two telegrams since then."

Following Zheng Xianghong into the house, Xia Xiao asked, "Auntie, what did Brother Gao say in his telegrams?"

Zheng Xianghong said, "The kid just mentioned he’d joined the army, didn’t give any details, really drives me crazy with worry."

Seeing Zheng Xianghong like this, Xia Xiao felt bad keeping things from her and said, "Auntie, the day I headed back to the city, right after getting off the train, I ran into Brother Gao."

"You ran into him?" asked Zheng Xianghong.

Xia Xiao nodded, "I invited Brother Gao to celebrate the New Year at my place."

"So what about him?" At this point, Zheng Xianghong was eager to know more.

Xia Xiao said, "I had Brother Gao send a telegram with my brother."

"Oh, Jiaxing has joined the army with your brother." Zheng Xianghong nodded and then said, "This kid could never speak plainly, always beating around the bush."

Xia Xiao said apologetically, "I know you’ve always been against Brother Gao joining the army."

As Xia Xiao reached this point, Zheng Xianghong waved her off and sighed, "It’s no use, I can’t stop him anyway."

Xia Xiao continued, "Auntie, let me tell you, I heard his superior is a captain who knows you."

"The captain is someone who served under him," said Xia Xiao, finishing her thought.

At that, Zheng Xianghong uttered, "Mu Zhenhai."

Reflecting on the past, Zheng Xianghong smiled, "Yes, it’s been nearly thirty years."

Xia Xiao nodded. Zheng Xianghong then said, "Let the kid be, I can’t control it, it’s fate after all."

Xia Xiao had nothing else to say; it was indeed fate.

Zheng Xianghong then asked, "Are you and Jiaxing in a relationship?"

Xia Xiao nodded somewhat shyly, "Yes, he asked me to wait for him for three years."

"That kid," Zheng Xianghong didn’t know what else to say.

Xia Xiao said, "Auntie, serving as a soldier has always been Brother Gao’s dream influenced by the captain. He’s been practicing military boxing since he was young. He’s never lost a fight easily and rarely suffered a loss. The more you opposed, the more he wanted to enlist. It has become an obsession for him."

Zheng Xianghong nodded, and Xia Xiao added, "Brother Gao worked hard at his studies because he wanted to get into a military academy. When they canceled the college entrance exams, he was so upset that he fell ill. Meeting my cousin outside this time, I think it was destiny, a twist of fate. Brother Gao was meant to be a soldier."

At that moment, Gao Guoqiang returned home and saw Xia Xiao, "Educated Youth Xia is back."

"Captain," Xia Xiao greeted as well.

Zheng Xianghong immediately told Gao Guoqiang about Mu Zhenhai, and he laughed, "He’s always been very capable."

Xia Xiao didn’t stay longer, made an excuse, and left.

No sooner had Xia Xiao left than Gao Jiazhi also returned.

Inside, Zheng Xianghong lamented, "Guoqiang, actually, it’s not wrong for your mother to call me a jinx. If it hadn’t been for me, you’d be an officer in the army by now." freewёbnoνel-com

Back then, Zheng Xianghong’s brother had been killed in battle, and Gao Guoqiang had been injured. At that time, Zheng Xianghong no longer wanted him to be a soldier, afraid of living in constant worry and insecurity.

And since they’d been together, two of Gao Guoqiang’s brothers had died, and after several brushes with death on the battlefield and his injury, it was impossible for him to continue fighting, so Gao Guoqiang chose to demobilize and return home.

"It’s not your fault. I thought it through before coming back. Do you think I’m not afraid of death? I am. I fear dying and leaving you and the children alone, wondering how you’ll manage." He continued, "My mother is sick; she wasn’t like this before. After my elder brothers died, she took a hard hit and fell ill. You’ve suffered a lot over the years, too."

With her first and second sons killed in action and her husband gone, although she still had two sons, in Old Lady Gao’s eyes, Gao Guoqiang was the disobedient son who brought home a woman of bad luck that doomed the family.

Thus, Old Lady Gao also resented Gao Guoqiang, hating this son and even more so Zheng Xianghong, the woman who seduced him.

Zheng Xianghong understood all of this, and remembering the past, she sobbed,

"No, I don’t feel wronged, it’s me who let you down. If I had protected that child properly, he would be as grown as Jiazhi by now. Guoqiang, I owe you an apology. If it weren’t for later giving birth to Jiaxing, I wouldn’t have the face to look at you."

"Let’s not talk about the past. Jiazhi is my son too," Gao Guoqiang said softly. "Wipe your tears; let the past be the past."

Zheng Xianghong choked up, nodding and wiping her tears away.

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