Wealthy Beauty in the 60s
Chapter 256 - 255: Xiaoxiao, Coming Here Has Made You Suffer

Chapter 256: Chapter 255: Xiaoxiao, Coming Here Has Made You Suffer

Silently walking Xia Xiao back to her place, Gao Jiaxing then said, "I’m going to take a shower first." And just like that, Gao Jiaxing disappeared from sight.

Over there, Gao Jiaxing charged into the river and jumped right in. At the moment, Liu Yuanchao was swimming in the river. Hearing the loud splash, he surfaced and, seeing that it was Gao Jiaxing, asked, "What did you do this time, kid?"

Gao Jiaxing ignored Liu Yuanchao and began swimming with vigorous, forceful strokes. After dozens of laps, Gao Jiaxing finally rested on the bank, gasping for breath.

Liu Yuanchao said, "If you channel your energy into training, you won’t have any left over to think about anything else."

Gao Jiaxing shot Liu Yuanchao a look and said nothing—when did he not focus his energy on training?

Liu Yuanchao went on, "Tomorrow, I’ll have everyone give you a good workout. You won’t have time to think about other things."

Liu Yuanchao didn’t stay long, got out of the water, dressed, and left. Gao Jiaxing stayed for a while more, staring at his submerged lower body, then with a splash, he plunged back into the water to continue swimming as if he needed to use up all his excess energy.

Knock knock. "Xiaoxiao," Liu Yuanchao called from outside Xia Xiao’s room.

"I’m here." Xia Xiao opened the door for Liu Yuanchao. "Brother Yuanchao, did you want to see me?"

"Yeah, let’s go for a walk," Liu Yuanchao said to Xia Xiao.

Not seeing Gao Jiaxing return, Xia Xiao nodded at Liu Yuanchao and went out for a walk with him.

"How are you doing at the production team?" Liu Yuanchao inquired.

"Not bad, Guangming Production Team is quite good. It’s not as complicated as other places," Xia Xiao responded.

Liu Yuanchao continued to ask about city matters, and Xia Xiao told him about her two younger sisters moving to the countryside. Liu Yuanchao nodded, "You’re doing well. It’s good for Xiao Jing to be with you, and Xiao Hong to be with Xiao Fei. Sisters can take care of each other; that puts my mind at ease."

Then, Liu Yuanchao added, "You can start considering your marriage to Gao Jiaxing too. After observing and interacting with him over these two years, I’ve come to see that he’s dependable. You have good taste."

Xia Xiao broke into a smile, "Yes, I do feel he’s reliable."

"However, if you two get married, you won’t meet the criteria to accompany him due to your long-distance situation."

As soon as Liu Yuanchao finished speaking, Xia Xiao nodded and asked him, "Brother Yuanchao, is your new recruits’ company just temporary? How many years will you be training? Once the company disbands, Gao Jiaxing will be reassigned to another unit, right?"

"We don’t know what will happen in the future. In a few days, we’ll compete with other teams. We need to see how we perform. Right now, the higher-ups are giving our new recruits’ company a lot of attention, but what the exact arrangements will be, that’s still unknown," Liu Yuanchao replied, shaking his head slowly.

Xia Xiao said, "Maybe the higher-ups want to toughen you up, to train a force that’s superior to other teams. They surely wouldn’t want us to just stick to old practices."

Liu Yuanchao nodded in agreement. "Exactly, so they haven’t provided us with anything. We’re surviving in the mountains all on our own; it’s a form of toughening up."

"If we win the competition, our training schedule will change again, and maybe we won’t be here next year. So when you’re with Gao Jiaxing, you also need to be mentally prepared. He won’t be staying in one place, and you might have to endure a long-distance relationship for a while longer," Liu Yuanchao warned Xia Xiao, trying to prepare her in advance.

"Thank you for the heads-up, Brother Yuanchao," Xia Xiao replied with a nod, unafraid in her heart. She had the ability to travel spaces, so seeing Gao Jiaxing wouldn’t be a problem.

Although her space travel was slower now and did not allow instant travel from south to north, it was still much faster than by train.

"If Gao Jiaxing stands out in the upcoming Dragon Training Corps competition and wins first place, he’ll have the chance to be promoted to platoon leader. Encourage him a lot; this is critical for him and a huge opportunity."

Xia Xiao’s eyes sparkled; that was great. But it would mean being in charge of dozens of people.

"I believe in his abilities, but he can be unpredictable at times, and you are the key to that uncertainty. I’ve noticed that you can influence his emotions. That’s not good for a soldier, but on the other hand, since you’re my cousin and Gao Jiaxing is so devoted to you, I’m happy for you."

At Liu Yuanchao’s words, Xia Xiao’s cheeks reddened. His words made it seem like she played a particularly influential role.

Shifting the subject, she said, "Brother Yuanchao, what about your own lifelong commitments? Elder aunt is really pressing you for it. When I went home, I visited elder aunt’s place and asked if she had any messages for you or if there was anything she wanted me to bring, and she said that all she wants is for you to find someone for yourself."

"You cheeky girl, you have enough on your plate to worry about," Liu Yuanchao said.

"Brother Yuanchao, aren’t you concerned about me and Gao Jiaxing’s matters? Just think, you’re several years older than Gao Jiaxing, and he’s already twenty-five. You’re going to be an old bachelor soon."

At Xia Xiao’s blunt words, Liu Yuanchao’s face twitched fiercely.

"Xiaoxiao," at this moment Gao Jiaxing had found Xia Xiao and Liu Yuanchao and was walking towards them.

Liu Yuanchao said, "Here he comes. You two go for a walk, but don’t stay out too late."

Having said that, Liu Yuanchao walked towards Gao Jiaxing and as he passed him, he commented, "You’d better not mess around, otherwise I won’t let you off the hook."

The corner of Gao Jiaxing’s mouth twitched. Could he mess around? Would he dare?

Once Liu Yuanchao was gone, Gao Jiaxing and Xia Xiao went for a walk around.

It was already nighttime, and the bright moon had shown its head, casting its light and making the darkness seem bright.

However, it was still night, and Gao Jiaxing had led Xia Xiao away from the unit. Now, he was openly holding Xia Xiao’s hand.

This was a mountainous area, and except for the members of the unit, there were no other residents around, so nobody was there to make a fuss about it.

"Brother Gao, why are you not talking?" Xia Xiao asked, letting Gao Jiaxing hold her hand as they strolled along the mountain paths. Gao Jiaxing had been silent, prompting Xia Xiao to speak up.

"Your cousin warned me to behave," Gao Jiaxing answered.

Xia Xiao laughed. "Then you definitely did not listen to my cousin’s advice, otherwise why would you be holding my hand right now?"

"I want to do more than just hold your hand," Gao Jiaxing said, his grip on Xia Xiao’s hand tightening as they walked closely together.

"Brother Gao, where are we going?" Xia Xiao noticed they were moving away from the unit and seemed to be heading up the mountain.