Wealthy Beauty in the 60s
Chapter 252 - 251 I Don’t Like to Be Jealous

Chapter 252: Chapter 251 I Don’t Like to Be Jealous

"You can’t give disposable items either, especially to guys. People will get the wrong idea," Gao Jiaxing said.

Xia Xiao responded with an "oh," and Gao Jiaxing added, "What if they think you’re interested in them? Aren’t you leading them on?"

"Alright, then from now on I won’t give things to guys, just to girls. It should be fine with Xia Fei, Xia Jing, Yang Xuehua, and Ning Hui."

"You can’t just give things to girls either. They might not appreciate the gesture."

As soon as Gao Jiaxing finished speaking, Xia Xiao uttered another "oh" and then looked suspiciously at Gao Jiaxing, "Brother Gao, are you jealous?"

"No, I don’t get jealous," Gao Jiaxing shook his head, seriously.

"It’s fine if you don’t mind, then I’ll give something to Brother Yuanchao. He won’t misunderstand."

As soon as Xia Xiao finished her sentence, Gao Jiaxing immediately interrupted, "Your cousin is a germophobe. He doesn’t like using other people’s things."

"It’s fine if you don’t mind, then I’ll give something to Brother Yuanchao. He won’t misunderstand."

As soon as Xia Xiao finished her sentence, Gao Jiaxing immediately interrupted, "Your cousin is a germophobe. He doesn’t like using other people’s things."

"Hey, I hear someone talking behind my back. When did I become a germaphobe? When did I not like using other people’s things? That’s a misunderstanding." Having said that, Liu Yuanchao turned to Xia Xiao, "Xiaoxiao, do you have something for your cousin?"

Xia Xiao smiled and said, "Yes, I brought you some pickled vegetables because elder aunt said you liked them."

Hearing this, Liu Yuanchao became delighted, while Gao Jiaxing just glared, wondering how Liu Yuanchao, who was supposed to be in training, had popped up.

At this time, every recruit company was in training. Their company was different from others; Liu Yuanchao was the biggest presence there, and he had just enough recruits under him to form a company.

Although Liu Yuanchao was the Deputy Company Commander, he was also the company commander of the recruit company. However, he had all his soldiers call him "instructor" or "Mr. Liu."

Their team was just a temporary training team, with a minor assessment once a year and a major one every three years. However, at the end of this year, their recruit company had to compete in an event organized by the Dragon Training Corps, with only a few days left, so their training was particularly intense.

It was a case of survival of the fittest, and if anyone performed poorly, they might be removed from the team. Thus, the team needed elites; only the elite, or those with the potential to become elite, would remain.

"Xiaoxiao, do you see our vegetable plot here? It’s suitable for making pickles, right?" asked Liu Yuanchao, seizing the opportunity.

Xia Xiao glanced over and nodded, "Yes, you guys want pickles? That can be arranged. I’ll help you make some when the time comes."

"No need to do it yourself, just tell them how to make it; you don’t have to take on the task. That’s too tiring," Gao Jiaxing stated.

Liu Yuanchao also nodded, "Just give them some guidance. Pickles sometimes taste really good and go well with a meal."

"Will you be planting chili peppers? Adding some chilies would make it even tastier," Xia Xiao suggested.

"We’ve got some growing. Some guys who like spicy food planted a few chili peppers," Liu Yuanchao replied.

Xia Xiao nodded, and suddenly a crowd of people swarmed over, all of them shouting in unison to Xia Xiao, "Hello, sister-in-law!"

Xia Xiao was startled, then burst into laughter, greeting them, "Hello, everyone."

"Wow, sister-in-law is as beautiful as a fairy!"

"Commander, your cousin is Xia Xiao?" someone asked Liu Yuanchao.

"Yes, my cousin Xia Xiao," Liu Yuanchao said proudly.

Gao Jiaxing was utterly gloomy, itching with resentment towards Liu Yuanchao, who was clearly doing this on purpose.

"Commander, you’re too biased. Why introduce your cousin to Gao Jiaxing? We’re not that bad either."

At that remark, Gao Jiaxing waved his hand, "Go on, you don’t stand a chance. Once you call her sister-in-law, she’ll always be your sister-in-law."

Liu Yuanchao spread his hands helplessly, "They met early on, it wasn’t my introduction."

The crowd felt disappointed. Gao Jiaxing said to Xia Xiao, "Let’s go. I’ll take you to your room and clear out a space for you. From now on, whenever you come here, you can stay here."

Saying this, Gao Jiaxing led Xia Xiao away. Liu Yuanchao said, "Get back to training. Everyone run fifteen laps around the field and then come back."

"Commander, Squad Leader Gao doesn’t have to train," someone protested.

"If you can beat him, I’ll let you skip training too. Or if your family comes, I’ll excuse you from training. But wait a few days. For these next days, you still have to work hard. If you perform well at the Dragon Training Corps event in a few days, I might give you some time off. Otherwise, get training."

After hearing Liu Yuanchao’s words, everyone immediately sobered up. With only a few days left, they wasted no more time and diligently started running their fifteen laps.

When Xia Xiao arrived at her living quarters, she found herself in a small, single room equipped with a bed, a desk, and a chair. She nodded in satisfaction, "Who stayed here before?"

"No one; everything here is new. You’re the first to move in," Gao Jiaxing answered. "This is a newly developed training base, so we have to do everything ourselves."

Xia Xiao nodded. She had seen this setup before. Logically, for an army unit and a company, there should be a company commander, a deputy company commander, a political instructor, a logistics officer, a mess squad, and so on, but Gao Jiaxing’s team just had themselves.

"I’ve taken a few days off, so I can stay a bit longer. If there’s anything you need my help with, just let me know," Xia Xiao said, and then added, "But as for laundry, you should wash that yourselves."

Helping Gao Jiaxing alone with his laundry wasn’t problematic, but Xia Xiao couldn’t help thinking about the river, feeling a bit embarrassed. And encountering other soldiers would be awkward.

"You shouldn’t tire yourself out. They can handle it on their own," Gao Jiaxing shook his head, not wanting to wear Xia Xiao out. After all, there were more than a hundred of them, not just one or two.

"I can’t just sit around, though. You will be busy with urgent training in the next few days. That’s why I wanted to come over and help out."

As Xia Xiao finished speaking, Gao Jiaxing nodded, "It is a bit busy. In a few days we’ll have a competition at the Dragon Training Corps. But I’m really happy that you could come."

Saying so, Gao Jiaxing’s eyes sparkled intensely as he gazed at Xia Xiao.

Xia Xiao, feeling uncomfortable, looked away and began to unpack her luggage, "These are the shoes and woolen vest I made for you. Try them on to see if they fit."

"For me?" Gao Jiaxing’s eyes lit up, and he immediately took them.

"Yes. It’s getting cold now. Although it won’t snow here and it’s not as cold as in the north, you can wear them when you feel chilly," Xia Xiao continued as she also took out some pickled vegetables and dried greens from her bag.

Xia Xiao did have meat in her storage, but it wouldn’t have been appropriate to bring it out, so pickles and dried vegetables were fine, considering these wild greens and self-grown vegetables and radishes looked pretty ordinary.

Gao Jiaxing put on the vest, adjusted his clothes, and declared joyfully, "It fits perfectly."

Then he reluctantly took it off and put it away carefully.