Wealthy Beauty in the 60s

The next day, Yu Zhen and Dong Meihua took the initiative to visit Xia Xiao, and finally met Xia Xiao’s two sons. At this moment, Dong Meihua couldn’t help but feel envious.

"Can we be friends?" Yu Zhen’s straightforward question not only stunned Xia Xiao but also Dong Meihua, who then felt jealous that Yu Zhen was trying to curry favor with Xia Xiao.

Xia Xiao smiled slightly, "Jiaxing and Mr. He have a good relationship, and our families have always been close. You are welcome to visit more often in the future."

Xia Xiao didn’t directly answer the question about friendship. She felt the question was too abrupt, especially since she did not yet understand what kind of person Yu Zhen was.

"It was impulsive of me, I just feel a connection with you and wanted to be friends," Yu Zhen said.

Xia Xiao nodded, "Of course, you’re very welcome."

"I’ve also met your husband, Jiaxing. He once participated in a major assessment at our corps and performed exceptionally well," Yu Zhen added, finding a topic of conversation.

Xia Xiao nodded again; she knew about this.

But now, as Yu Zhen watched Xia Xiao, sizing her up, she remembered that her cousin Lin Xiang was interested in Jiaxing. Her family always compared other suitors to Jiaxing when trying to set her cousin up, but nothing had been decided yet.

"You are a fortunate woman," Yu Zhen said.

Xia Xiao chuckled and shook her head, "Talking about fortune now is pointless. Let’s see what the future holds; it is still unwritten."

At this, Dong Meihua couldn’t help but nod; indeed, the future was still unwritten, and she believed she would have children too.

However, looking at Xia Xiao’s twins, Dong Meihua couldn’t help asking, "Xia Xiao, do you have some kind of secret for having twins?"

Yu Zhen also looked at Xia Xiao, clearly interested. Xia Xiao laughed, "There’s no secret, what a question to ask."

Xia Xiao shook her head again; she hadn’t really wanted to deal with Dong Meihua and Yu Zhen, but since they had come to visit, and given the delicate nature of the relationships, she wasn’t sure how to respond without being rude.

"Having children is all about fate," Xia Xiao said.

Dong Meihua wasn’t keen on discussing this either, but having been married for so long without conceiving, she was very worried and felt tremendous pressure.

Just then, Zheng Xianghong came out of the kitchen, and Dong Meihua quickly asked her, "Sister Hong, I heard you know medicine. Could you check on me?"

Zheng Xianghong paused, gave Dong Meihua a look, and nodded, "Show me your hand."

Dong Meihua held out her hand, and Zheng Xianghong took her pulse. After a while, she let go, "There’s nothing seriously wrong with you, just that you’re emotionally repressed and tense. You’re under too much pressure. Try to relax and stop overthinking. Having children is about fate too. Don’t take your mother-in-law’s words to heart."

Upon hearing Zheng Xianghong’s words, Dong Meihua felt her nose tingle, her eyes reddening, nearly on the verge of tears.

Looking at the different situations with mothers-in-law, it seemed the differences were huge. Dong Meihua had thought that having been bullied by Old Lady Gao for many years, once Zheng Xianghong became a mother-in-law herself, she would likely be tough on her daughter-in-law, yet she wasn’t.

When Li Shengmei was a daughter-in-law, she hadn’t been mistreated by her mother-in-law; in fact, she was served by her mother-in-law. When it was her turn to be a mother-in-law, she intended to treat her daughter-in-law well.

But everything was reversed, Li Shengmei wielded power both as a daughter-in-law and as a mother-in-law in the He Family, since she had birthed three sons, she carried herself with a stiff spine and full confidence.

Naturally, after the conflict with Li Shengmei, Dong Meihua suffered daily from Li Shengmei’s cold treatment and felt terribly uneasy.

"Mother is just anxious to hold a grandson, that’s understandable," Yu Zhen defended Li Shengmei, having heard about Dong Meihua from Li Shengmei. Considering she hadn’t conceived for so many years after entering the family, it was only natural for Li Shengmei to be anxious.

Upon hearing Yu Zhen’s words, Zheng Xianghong and Xia Xiao didn’t speak; they knew what kind of person Li Shengmei was from the production team, but they refrained from saying anything in front of Yu Zhen.

Dong Meihua wanted to retaliate but decided against it, thinking Yu Zhen would soon realize Li Shengmei’s true nature on her own. However, considering Yu Zhen’s status as the regiment commander’s daughter, Li Shengmei would surely pamper her, unlike how she treated Dong Meihua.

Zheng Xianghong said to Yu Zhen, "Do you want me to take a look too?"

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Yu Zhen shook her head, "No need, thank you, Auntie. My mother is also a military doctor, and so is my cousin. I’m fine."

Since Yu Zhen said so, Zheng Xianghong didn’t insist, but hearing that Yu Zhen’s mother was a doctor made her eyes flicker slightly. However, she said nothing, though she felt almost certain about the mother’s updated status.

Being a nurse before and now a doctor, Zheng Xianghong thought of Xue Guiying studying medicine over the years and chose not to comment further.

Xue Guiying had better not come back claiming her son, or Zheng wouldn’t make it easy for her. The mere thought of Xue Guiying asking for her son one day and the production team learning about Gao Jiazhi’s origin, which could reach Old Lady Gao, frightened Zheng Xianghong.

If that led to any harm to Old Lady Gao, she would never forgive herself.

Because of a miscarriage and because of Gao Jiazhi, Zheng Xianghong felt immense guilt towards the Gao family, so she endured how Old Lady Gao treated her over the years.

Even after giving birth to Gao Jiaxing, Zheng Xianghong was still filled with guilt. But Gao Jiaxing was her brother’s only son, and she couldn’t let him go.

Moreover, since Guoqiang was willing to raise Gao Jiazhi as his own son, Zheng couldn’t help but be moved; otherwise, with two sons to her name, she wouldn’t be subjected to Old Lady Gao’s physical punishment in front of others.

It wasn’t that Zheng Xianghong was a submissive daughter-in-law without her own opinions—Xia Xiao even found it unusual, not to mention Gao Jiazhi and Gao Jiaxing, but now Gao Jiazhi also knew the reason.

After sitting for a while, Dong Meihua and Yu Zhen left, leaving Zheng Xianghong lost in thought. Xia Xiao called out a few times, "Mom, what’s wrong?"

Snapping back to reality, Zheng Xianghong shook her head, "It’s nothing."

Xia Xiao knew Zheng Xianghong was troubled, but she couldn’t pry if Zheng wouldn’t tell. However, it made her wonder about Yu Zhen; why did she repeatedly distract Zheng Xianghong—could it be related to the goddaughter Zheng Xianghong had mentioned?

Thinking this, Xia Xiao finally asked, "Mom, Brother Gao mentioned you have a goddaughter, does she live far? Why haven’t I seen her come over?"

Zheng Xianghong immediately smiled, "Yes, I stayed at her place to hide during my pregnancy, relying on her protection to evade danger. Her husband is also in the military, but they live quite far, so the couple hardly sees each other. They did come back safely, though. She also got pregnant when I was expecting Jiazhi."

Pausing, Zheng Xianghong continued, "I accepted her as my goddaughter; I’m not even sure if they still live there. It’s been many years since we last contacted each other."

Xia Xiao acknowledged with an "Oh" and didn’t ask further.