"Don’t overthink it, when it cos to the Gao family, my dad won’t just sit by and do nothing," Gao Jiaxing said.
Xia Xiao looked at Gao Jiaxing and whispered, "Brother Gao Guo Cheng has been unmarried for so many years; surely, your relatives are all hoping he’d get married and have kids, right? They probably don’t like him pining for Li Shengi, so they would definitely support him getting married. Could my dad also be in favor of it?"
Gao Jiaxing tapped Xia Xiao’s forehead lightly, "That’s just your guess. Also, what’s all this ’your family and our family’? Aren’t you a part of our family? Look at you, worrying so much. I’ll take care of this. You’re as close as sisters with Yang Xuehua, and I definitely don’t want to beco in-laws with Uncle Guocheng. Don’t worry, Yang Xuehua has nothing to do with this. Li Shengi can’t beco the head of the Gao family just yet."
Xia Xiao chuckled, "Then I’ll have to trouble Brother Gao."
As long as Gao Jiaxing was willing to intervene, Gao Guoqiang certainly wouldn’t side with Gao Guo Cheng, and as for Li Shengi, that restless one, Xia Xiao even felt embarrassed on her behalf.
Everyone in the production brigade knew that Gao Guo Cheng remained unmarried all his life for her. Li Shengi had always been avoiding it, but now she was inexplicably eager to matchmake for Gao Guo Cheng.
Wasn’t she just disgusting people? Within the production brigade, who didn’t know? With her trying to matchmake for Gao Guo Cheng, who would want to marry him?
But thinking of Luo Su’e, maybe she would be willing... It was hard to say, though.
Xia Xiao and Ning Hui wouldn’t make a difference by driving away those gossipy people, and rumors couldn’t be stopped. The key to the issue was with Li Shengi and also Gao Guo Cheng.
At the He Family’s side, He Hongjun frowned and asked what was going on with Li Shengi. She replied, "It’s all because of my brother. I haven’t wronged him, and he and I are not like that at all. He’s remained unmarried his whole life, and everyone in the production brigade says it’s because of . It makes uncomfortable. Now, Yang Xuehua is getting older and cos from a poor background. Isn’t she a good match for my brother? I just ntioned it to her, and she actually refused ."
He Xuexiang said, "Mom, why are you ddling in this?"
Li Shengi replied, "How can I not? He’s your uncle."
He Xuexiang stayed silent. By na, he was his uncle, but there was no blood relation. Still, at this point, not only He Xuexiang, but also He Hongjun hoped that Gao Guo Cheng would get married, so no one spoke.
Not just the He Family, but also so people in the production brigade felt that because of Yang Xuehua’s poor background and her age, it would be good enough if Gao Guo Cheng took an interest in her. Otherwise, she would end up an old maid, unable to marry.
"You don’t need to get involved," He Hongjun frowned.
He Xuexiang said, "Yeah, Mom, you shouldn’t drag yourself into this. Look how ugly the rumors are spreading in the production brigade. With Grandma and Aunty around, why worry about this?"
"Do you think I have nothing better to do, or that I want to get involved? But it’s been so many years. Gao Guo Cheng is almost fifty now. If he drags this on, he’ll beco an old bachelor and then it’ll be even harder to find soone," Li Shengi said, then glanced at He Xuexiang and Dong ihua, "If you two had a grandson for to take care of, I wouldn’t be ddling in these affairs. Taking care of a grandson would be more than enough, leaving no ti to worry about other things."
At these words, He Xuexiang and Dong ihua paused, exchanging a glance before looking away.
Dong ihua felt extrely distressed, even wondering if it was her fault for not having any signs of pregnancy.
At that mont, Dong ihua couldn’t help but think of Xia Xiao. Xia Xiao got married later than she did; if Xia Xiao got pregnant before her, Dong ihua didn’t even dare to contemplate what Li Shengi’s attitude would be.
"You leave this matter alone," He Hongjun said.
"The matter is already halfway done, and with these rumors spreading, Yang Xuehua will eventually give in to the pressure and agree. How can I not care about it?" Essentially, Li Shengi was attempting to use public opinion to pressure Yang Xuehua into agreeing.
He Hongjun snorted and looked at Li Shengi, "Are you really stupid or just pretending? You think by coercing Yang Xuehua... you should look and see who she’s close with. I just saw Ning Hui and Xia Xiao speaking up for Yang Xuehua. Don’t find yourself attracting trouble."
Li Shengi seed unconvinced and was about to speak when He Hongjun continued, "Let’s not ntion anything else. With the relationship between Xia Xiao and Ning Hui, it’s as good as Li Zhenchuan and Gao Guoqiang taking the sa side. While the Gao family may have your mother within, don’t forget, your surna is Li now."
With this reminder from He Hongjun, Li Shengi’s face couldn’t hold, indeed, her surna was Li and the Gao family was not her maternal ho.
This was also why Li Shengi didn’t like to return to her maternal ho. She had no blood relation with the Gao family, and her own mother was only a stepmother who had not borne any sons. Due to her association with Gao Guo Cheng, Li Shengi’s relationship with the Gao family was also awkward.
He Xuexiang said, "Dad, Mom, ihua was also an educated youth. She used to share a dorm with Xia Xiao and Yang Xuehua. Let ihua go and persuade her."
Dong ihua looked at He Xuexiang, "I’ve tried. Xia Xiao won’t listen to and even scolded ."
"What else did she say?" He Xuexiang asked.
Dong ihua obviously couldn’t possibly relay Xia Xiao’s original words verbatim and simply said, "She said Yang Xuehua won’t marry. If we really want to matchmake, we could consider Luo Su’e."
Li Shengi was the first to disagree, "That Luo Su’e has been married and already has a child. How could she be a match for my brother?"
"Li Shengi, you’re a Li, your surna is Li. The Gao family affairs have Gao surnad people to care about. Why ddle in other people’s business? Can’t you hear how ugly the talk outside is?" He Hongjun scolded in a low voice, his cane tapping the ground as if he wished to use it on Li Shengi.
Seeing his parents about to start arguing again, He Xuexiang said, "Dad, Mom, let’s not fight. I think we should just leave it at that for now. ihua, you try again with Yang Xuehua. I’ll go have a talk with Uncle Er."
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