Wealthy Beauty in the 60s
Chapter 53 - 52 Farewell

Chapter 53: Chapter 52 Farewell

Gao Jiaxing was doing his Chinese homework when Gao Yongfang, with a few extra words, suggested that Wang Xiumei help Gao Jiaxing with his homework. Gao Jiaxing immediately switched to doing his math homework with evident displeasure.

Wang Xiumei felt somewhat awkward as Gao Jiaxing’s unwelcoming attitude was very clear. Gao Yongfang directly said, "Don’t mind him, this kid’s grades are awful. Otherwise, why would he keep repeating grades? Jiazhi has had good grades since he was young, but to my regret, he wanted to join the military, and my mother didn’t agree. So he quit school out of spite. Otherwise, Jiazhi would’ve been in college by now."

"Get out," Gao Jiaxing shouted, unceremoniously shoing people away. Now, Gao Jiaxing’s disgust with Gao Yongfang was growing stronger, and he was certainly not courteous.

Seeing Gao Jiaxing’s rude behavior and that he wasn’t giving her any face in front of Wang Xiumei angered Gao Yongfang even more.

"Yongfang, come here, don’t bother Jiaxing while he’s doing his homework; it’s getting dark," Zheng Xianghong hurriedly said. Now that her younger son was studying hard, Zheng Xianghong was most delighted, so she quickly called Gao Yongfang and Wang Xiumei over.

By the time Gao Guoqiang and Gao Jiazhi returned, it was already getting a bit dark. Gao Jiaxing wasn’t lying; Gao Guoqiang and Gao Jiazhi had indeed gone to the Red Star Production Team.

Now the two production teams were close neighbors, and since Liu Jiefang, the head of the Red Star Production Team, was a forthright man, the interaction between the two teams had become even more frequent after the previous visit.

"Dad, Jiazhi," Gao Yongfang immediately went out to greet them.

"Why are you here?" Gao Guoqiang was a bit surprised to see Gao Yongfang. Since she got married, his little daughter hardly ever returned home. Now she was here again, and Gao Guoqiang didn’t know that this was already Gao Yongfang’s second visit that day.

"I brought Teacher Wang over to have a look at the production team," Gao Yongfang said. Upon hearing this, Gao Guoqiang frowned, while Gao Jiazhi’s face darkened.

"Nonsense," Gao Guoqiang said. "How can you casually bring Teacher Wang here? Yongfang, that’s out of line."

Gao Jiazhi turned and walked away without a word. Gao Yongfang immediately followed after him, "Jiazhi, listen to me."

The siblings went a long way before Gao Jiazhi stopped. Gao Yongfang said, "Jiazhi, Teacher Wang said we don’t have to talk about him joining our household; let’s just start by dating. You don’t have to reject it so quickly. Teacher Wang is a good person, I would’ve only introduced her to you because I truly think she’s great. Her family’s conditions are good, and she’s independent from her family. She’s also got her own talents and is a model teacher at the school."

"Gao Yongfang, can you not be so annoying?" Gao Jiazhi said to her.

"I’m your sister," Gao Yongfang glared at Gao Jiazhi. "We are siblings. If I didn’t have your best interest at heart, would I introduce her to you? Look at the women in this countryside, none of them can compare to Teacher Wang. Besides being divorced, she’s perfect in every way. Even these female educated youths from the teams don’t match up to Teacher Wang."

"Anyway, I’m not going to listen to you," Gao Jiazhi said. "You’re already married, and Mom and Dad don’t control me, so stop trying to."

"Jiazhi, we are the closest siblings, aren’t we? When have I ever been bad to you? Everything I do, I think of you first. I wouldn’t do the same for Jiaxing." Gao Yongfang brought up past events, recounting all the good things she had done for Gao Jiazhi, hoping to persuade him.

"You and Jiaxing were sick at the same time, and it was me and your older sisters who took care of you. Dad and Mom only looked after Jiaxing..."

"Enough, you don’t need to say anymore. Take Teacher Wang and leave," Gao Jiazhi said.

"Jiazhi, just come and see her with me. If you still don’t want to after meeting her, I won’t force you," Gao Yongfang said. "Jiazhi, please, as a favor to your sister."

After that, Gao Yongfang repeated to Gao Jiazhi what she had previously said to Zheng Xianghong, and eventually, the two siblings went back together.

As soon as the siblings left, Xia Xiao and the others came out.

At that time, after having dinner at the large dining hall, Xia Xiao and her dorm mates came out for a stroll. Seeing that it was getting dark, they didn’t stay outside any longer and were about to head back to the dormitory. Unexpectedly, they overheard the conversation between the siblings, Gao Jiazhi and Gao Yongfang.

Moreover, when they heard how Gao Yongfang described Teacher Wang, several of the educated youth girls at Youth Point couldn’t help but feel indignant. Not one of the many female educated youths, like a divorced woman, cared to be underestimated.

It wasn’t that they truly wanted to quarrel with Wang Xiumei, it was just that Gao Yongfang’s words had ruffled the feathers of several educated youth girls. Not to mention Wang Aihua and Yang Xuehua who came from the Capital, even the cities of Xia Xiao and Sun Yuhua were among the top nationwide. The cities of Feng Ying and Dong Meihua might not compare to the Capital or S City, but they were still far better than this remote small county.

Originally, they harbored some sense of superiority; they saw not only the Production Team but also the small county town as countryside. Thus, they looked at each other.

"Let’s go, let’s visit the Team Leader’s house to see Teacher Wang." This time, surprisingly, it was Sun Yuhua who spoke up first. Everyone was surprised, but they all agreed.

Xia Xiao was also curious about the woman whom Gao Yongfang was so intent on matching with Gao Jiazhi, even pondering the idea of having her own brother Gao Jiazhi marry into the woman’s family.

Right away, the six people from Xia Xiao’s dormitory headed towards the Gao family’s home.

"Xia Xiao, you go up," Dong Meihua said.

"This... It’s a bit odd just showing up there with a whole group of us," Xia Xiao said.

"It’s nothing strange. We just happened to come around here, and aren’t you familiar with Zheng Xianghong? We came just in time to visit, oh yes, we can also pay a visit to the Team Leader and get to know about the work of these past few days," Wang Aihua said.

Lost for words, Xia Xiao called out at the entrance, "Auntie, are you home?"

"Xia Xiao, yes, I’m home, come in," Zheng Xianghong replied from inside the courtyard.

Xia Xiao and her group entered the courtyard, and heard Gao Yongfang’s displeased mutter, but they didn’t take it to heart.

"These are a few of the female educated youths from our team," Zheng Xianghong introduced.

Wang Xiumei glanced over Xia Xiao’s group, her gaze lingering on Sun Yuhua and Yang Xuehua for a moment, her posture unconsciously stiffening.

"The Team Leader has guests, we won’t disturb you," Wang Aihua promptly said.

Now, Zheng Xianghong couldn’t insist on keeping Xia Xiao and her friends, so they tactfully left as well.

"What do you guys think of that Teacher Wang?" Feng Ying asked.

"Not bad," Yang Xuehua said.

"I don’t think she’s as pretty as Sister Yu Hua and Sister Xuehua," Dong Meihua initially said.

Xia Xiao nodded in agreement; Wang Xiumei was not only incomparable to Sun Yuhua, but also couldn’t measure up to Yang Xuehua in terms of looks and charm. However, her appearance and demeanor were still quite decent in this small county town, just not as outstanding as described by Gao Yongfang.

Meanwhile, Gao Guoqiang personally drove a bullock cart to send Wang Xiumei and Gao Yongfang back. Zheng Xianghong had intended for Gao Jiaxing to do the task, but Gao Guoqiang wouldn’t allow it. Gao Yongfang actually wanted Gao Jiazhi to escort her, but she was dissuaded by Gao Guoqiang’s stern look.

"Those female educated youths are indeed beautiful," Wang Xiumei commented to Gao Yongfang.

Gao Yongfang snorted, "What’s the use of being beautiful? In the end, they’re still countryside folks. Whether they can return to the city is still an issue."

Thinking it over, Wang Xiumei agreed. No matter how big the city they came from was, now they’ve settled in the countryside and will just be village women in the future.