Wealthy Beauty in the 60s
Chapter 246 - 245 Discussing Terms

Chapter 246: Chapter 245 Discussing Terms

"Yes, second brother, you should break up with Xia Jing as soon as possible, so that I’ll have a chance to be with Xia Lin. Everything between Xia Lin and I was going fine until you started dating Xia Jing. Now she won’t consider being with me in the future," Yan Hao’s brother Yan Tao said.

Yan Hao glared with irritation. What kind of siblings were these? They were like debt collectors.

It was one thing for the parents not to agree, but for his siblings to drag him down as well—Yan Hao snorted and walked away.

As soon as Xia Jing got back, her family turned to look at her. Xia Weiguo said, "The thing with you and Yan Hao should be over. Our family may be poor, but we have our pride. I, Xia Weiguo, may be useless, but I don’t want my daughter to be unwelcome in her husband’s family and looked down upon."

Once Xia Weiguo finished speaking, Xia Xiao felt her eyes well up. She nodded and said, "Dad, I’ll go and speak to Director Li to see if I can transfer second sister to my place."

"Would she agree to that?" Li Wenjuan doubted.

Li Wenjuan had always respected Li Dongqing, but ever since Xia Jing started seeing Yan Hao, Li Dongqing’s attitude had cooled down somewhat. Li Wenjuan, busy with factory and household matters and visiting both her husband’s and her parental homes, hadn’t had much interaction with Li Dongqing and naturally hadn’t perceived this change in her attitude.

Now that she knew Li Dongqing was unhappy with her daughter, Li Wenjuan felt conflicted.

"She will agree, as long as Xia Jing doesn’t continue with Yan Hao. I believe she will agree," Xia Xiao said, then turned to look at Xia Hong, adding, "However, this means that third sister can’t be with me anymore. Otherwise, having all three sisters in one place would invite gossip."

"Elder sister, I don’t mind where I go. Besides, if I go to Q province, I’ll be closer to Sister Xiao Wen. I might even end up in the same place as her," Xia Hong said.

Xia Xiao was still somewhat worried, but there were no openings at her place. She wanted to move Xia Jing to her side, which might not be easy.

In her previous life, the chairman only had two sisters. Aside from the original one, there was another sibling who had an accident. Xia Xiao didn’t want to lose anyone.

"I’ll talk to Director Li when the time comes," Xia Xiao said.

Xia Weiguo and Li Wenjuan nodded, "Yes, we need to talk about it."

Then Xia Xiao turned to look at Xia Chunrong, "Elder brother, Aunt Guo mentioned you’re engaged to Sister Manni?"

Xia Chunrong nodded, "I haven’t had the chance to tell you yet. It’s set for the fifteenth of February."

"Did you manage to get the dormitory?"

"Yes, I got it," Xia Chunrong said. "Don’t worry about this, weddings nowadays just involve getting a certificate, it’s no big deal."

Xia Xiao smiled and said, "Then let me congratulate you in advance, elder brother. I’ll be leaving in a couple of days and won’t be back for the fifteenth of February."

"Elder sister, aren’t you staying home for New Year’s?" Li Wenjuan asked in a hurry, as everyone looked at Xia Xiao.

Xia Xiao said sheepishly, "I heard about the ’up to the mountains and down to the countryside’ campaign and was worried about second sister and third sister, so I took a few days off from the production team to come home first. Then I’ll visit Gao Jiaxing casually."

"You two haven’t seen each other for a while, and you should go see him. Yuanchao didn’t come home for New Year’s, and it really worried your elder aunt," Li Wenjuan said.

"I’ll stop by elder aunt’s place before I leave to see if there’s anything she wants to give to Brother Yuanchao, and I’ll deliver it casually on my way," Xia Xiao replied.

Xia Chunrong said, "Elder sister, you go ahead with your things. You don’t need to worry about me."

Xia Xiao nodded, then took some pickles out of her baggage, along with shoes she made for the family and a few sweaters she had knitted.

"These are the shoes I made for Dad and Mom, and the sweaters I knitted, this one’s for my eldest brother, this one’s for my second sister, my third sister, my fourth sister, and my little brother."

Xia Xiao laid them out one by one, which truly astonished the Xia family members.

Xia Xiao added, "This one’s for Grandpa, and this one’s for Grandma."

"Oh, my dear elder sister, you—you really... you’ve moved Mom so much," Li Wenjuan said as she wiped her tears away. "I haven’t done anything for you all."

"Mom, look at you crying. You gave birth to me and raised me, I make you a pair of shoes, knit you a sweater vest, such a small token—what’s that compared to parental love, which is bigger than heaven itself? I just learned how to do this, it’s not very good, and it’s just a rough guess, I don’t know if they’ll fit you properly, please don’t dislike them, Dad, Mom, and my brothers and sisters."

"We won’t dislike them, won’t dislike them at all, they’re all just right."

The Xia family was overjoyed, and Xia Xiao watched her family members joyfully try on the sweater vests and shoes, her face radiating satisfaction—their joy warmed her heart.

The sweater vest and a pair of shoes for Gao Jiaxing were finished at the Gao family home, and the rest of the sweater vests and shoes were completed in the dormitory.

"Elder brother, give this one to Sister Manni. I don’t know her size, but she seems about my height, so I made it following my measurements. I’m not sure if it will fit her," Xia Xiao took out her own piece and handed it to Xia Chunrong.

In fact, this particular sweater vest was something Xia Xiao had made for herself, but as Xia Chunrong was about to marry Wu Manni, Xia Xiao had made a sweater for Chunrong, and simply decided to give her own piece to Wu Manni.

The reason for making a vest instead of sleeves was for ease of wearing during the winter and convenience while working. If she had added sleeves, getting the right size would have been even more challenging, so Xia Xiao stuck to making vests, distinguishing them by color and pattern.

"You should wear it yourself, she has plenty," Xia Chunrong said.

"Brother, it doesn’t matter that Manni has her own, this is my token of affection," Xia Xiao replied.

Hearing this, Xia Chunrong accepted it.

"Elder sister, making so many pieces must have cost quite a bit, this yarn isn’t cheap," Li Wenjuan said with a pained expression.

"Well, there was a shop selling yarn that was closing down, so they sold it cheaply. I came across it when I was heading back home last year and bought some," Xia Xiao explained.

This time, she really did splurge a bit, one pair of shoes and one sweater vest for each person, but it indeed didn’t cost much, and since she was making them, Xia Xiao simply decided to make one for each person.

Li Wenjuan said to the children, "Don’t go around showing off outside, just wear them inside, that will do. Don’t cause trouble for your sister."

As Li Wenjuan finished speaking, Xia Xiao felt touched, realizing that the Xia family was really quite wonderful, all possessing great character.

After chatting with her family and hearing Li Dongqing go downstairs, Xia Xiao went out to intercept him.

"Director Li," Xia Xiao greeted Li Dongqing with a slight smile.

"You’re Li Wenjuan’s eldest daughter, right?" Li Dongqing looked at Xia Xiao and was once again struck by her beauty, even though he had only seen her once before, but Xia Xiao’s distinctive appearance was hard not to remember.

"Yes, I am Xia Xiao, and I would like to talk with Director Li," Xia Xiao replied with a smile, exuding a confident presence.

Li Dongqing inwardly praised her and thought the Xia family’s eldest daughter was indeed strikingly beautiful—the younger siblings weren’t as eye-catching as her.

"Speak whatever you have on your mind," Li Dongqing said.