Wealthy Beauty in the 60s
Chapter 58 - 57: A Pearl Forming in Secret

Chapter 58: Chapter 57: A Pearl Forming in Secret

Xia Xiao still led Yao Wangchun, Gu Weiguo, and Xu Mei away from the Gao family, toward Youth Point, followed by Gao Jiazhi and Gao Jiaxing to help carry their luggage.

On the way, Xu Mei asked, "Educated Youth Xia, how old are you? You look so young. Where in S City are you from?"

Xia Xiao smiled faintly, "17, from Yangpu."

"Oh, then you’re quite close to us. I and Yao Wangchun are from Jiading, and Gu Weiguo is from Baoshan," Xu Mei started chatting with Xia Xiao.

Baoshan, Xia Xiao paused, remembering that the original body’s grandmother’s house was in Baoshan, so she nodded toward Gu Weiguo and said, "My grandmother’s house is in Baoshan."

"Oh, that seems very close, then we’re fellow townspeople," Gu Weiguo said with a smile.

Yao Wangchun also smiled, "I’m also a fellow townsman, Gu Weiguo, Xu Mei, and I were classmates."

Meeting fellow townsmen in a foreign place was a joyful thing. Xia Xiao’s smile deepened, and she got into the conversation, "There’s another Educated Youth Sun in our dormitory; she’s from the urban district. Now it’s quite a coincidence. When we go home, we’ll have company."

Xia Xiao initially wanted to suggest they should get to know each other better, but considering Sun Yuhua’s aloof personality, she didn’t say it.

Sun Yuhua usually spoke little, always appearing aloof, but lately, she occasionally spoke up. She wasn’t easy to get along with at the beginning.

"Great, let’s all get to know each other," Gu Weiguo finished speaking, and everyone was happy.

Suddenly, Gao Jiaxing spoil-sported, "We don’t encourage regionalism in the production team."

"Educated Youth Xia has high ideological consciousness," praised Gu Weiguo.

Xia Xiao took Xu Mei to Yang Hua’s place, and sure enough, Yang Hua’s spot was empty. Had she moved to Gao Guofu’s place so quickly?

After settling Xu Mei, Xia Xiao returned to the dormitory. As for Gu Weiguo and Yao Wangchun, that became the business of the Gao brothers.

"Xia Xiao, new educated youth arrived?" Wang Aihua suddenly asked.

"Yes, Sister Aihua, I was just about to tell you. I happened to be at the team leader’s house, and since they were from my hometown, I led them here."

"Where did you arrange her?" Wang Aihua asked, "It seems we’re out of beds, right?"

"Yang Hua’s place," said Xia Xiao.

"Where is Yang Hua?" Wang Aihua asked.

"The team leader said Yang Hua is at Gao Jianmin’s place, getting married in a couple of days."

Xia Xiao’s words caused quite a stir in the dormitory. Sun Yuhua was the first to say, "How desperate Yang Hua must be to get married, to rush herself into it like that."

Feng Ying sneered, "Her temperament, everyone in Youth Point knows it. Some male educated youths look down on her, and those she looks down on. The ages of the Gao brothers and the He brothers don’t match, and they are already betrothed; Li Shengmei would definitely look down on them. Gao Jianmin is the nephew of the team leader, so Yang Hua choosing him isn’t without reason."

"This is still the first educated youth in the production team to choose to marry a villager."

As soon as Sun Yuhua finished speaking, Wang Aihua corrected, "You’re wrong, Liang Lili was the first."

"Liang Lili married a soldier, following the army doesn’t count," Sun Yuhua retorted.

Wang Aihua, having nothing more to say, turned to everyone and mentioned, "I’ll go take a look at the new educated youth."

Wang Aihua, as the small team leader for the female educated youth, still took it upon herself to go there. But soon after, Wang Aihua returned, "Xia Xiao, you better get over there, Yang Hua is creating a scene, throwing all of Xu Mei’s things outside."

Shocked, Xia Xiao hurried over, and the people from the dormitory followed.

As soon as they arrived, Xia Xiao heard Yang Hua shouting, "This is my bed, what right do you have to take it?"

Xu Mei stood there, eyes reddening, and had been pushed by Yang Hua. As soon as Xia Xiao arrived, Xu Mei called out, "Xia Xiao, she threw my luggage out."

Xia Xiao said to Yang Hua, "This was agreed upon by the team leader. If you have any doubts, go find the team leader."

"Xia Xiao, who do you think you are? Don’t act so high and mighty just because you’re close with the team leader’s family," Yang Hua glared furiously at Xia Xiao.

Xia Xiao was speechless, "Educated Youth Yang, you’ve already moved to Gao Jianmin’s place and are getting your marriage certificate in two days. The new educated youth has come, and the team leader has arranged it. If you’re dissatisfied, you can talk to the team leader. There’s no need to make such a fuss."

Xia Xiao might have endured Yang Hua before, but now with her terrible attitude, she was not going to bear it.

"Heh, think you’re someone special? You’re neither the team leader, nor the small team leader, nor a group leader. Who are you to talk to me? Shameless, desperate to get hitched to the team leader’s son. In the entire Youth Point, you are the most shameless. Even if you were the team leader’s daughter-in-law—which you’re not—you’d have no right to allocate someone to my bed," Yang Hua said nastily.

Yang Hua’s words were harsh, leaving Xia Xiao even more speechless. She had already mentioned twice that this was arranged by Gao Guoqiang; besides, Yang Hua wasn’t living here anymore, having moved to the Gao’s residence, and therefore had no right to monopolize the bed space any longer.

If there were no new educated youth, and the space was left empty, that would be another matter. But with a new educated youth arriving and arrangements made by the team leader, Yang Hua was the one with no right to the bed.

Xia Xiao felt unlucky to be involved in Yang Hua’s business, which she had preferred to avoid. But since she and Xu Mei were fellow townsmen, and Gao Guoqiang had instructed her, so she brought Xu Mei over without expecting Yang Hua to run back upon hearing the news.

And Yang Hua’s words were so ugly, Xia Xiao was very angry.

Shitou then commented, "Xiaoxiao, keep your distance from her; it looks like she’s got a bun in the oven."

Upon Shitou’s words, Xia Xiao swept a glance over Yang Hua’s belly and said, "Shameless, not even knowing who’s it is, saying such things without blushing. It’s a case of a horse not knowing its face is long and a person not knowing what shame is." It wasn’t her business that Yang Hua might have been secretly pregnant, but being insulted so badly by her, Xia Xiao was very upset.

Little did she expect that as soon as she finished speaking, Yang Hua would pounce on her, claws bared.

Xia Xiao jumped in shock, not expecting Yang Hua to attack. Wang Aihua and the others quickly intervened, "Yang Hua, what are you doing? Xia Xiao is right; this was arranged by the team leader. She was just asked by the team leader to bring the new educated youth over. Why take it out on Xia Xiao?"

Xia Xiao also said, "Yang Hua, you’ve always been picking on me, and I haven’t settled scores with you, but that doesn’t mean I’m an easy target. If you’re looking for trouble today, I’m not afraid of you. Let’s see who ends up embarrassed."

Knowing Yang Hua’s secret from Shitou, Xia Xiao was really not afraid of making a scene now. It would be Yang Hua who was embarrassed in the end.

Xia Xiao’s look made Yang Hua hesitate. She didn’t know what Xia Xiao was referring to—the fact that she moved into Gao Jianmin’s house or her possible pregnancy—so she dared not make a move now.