CHAPTER 433: CHAPTER 435: MATERNAL HOME

"Why did you bring the Gao family here?" Liu Haihua seized the chance to confront Wang Xueyong.

Wang Xueyong frowned and said, "Why are you asking so many questions? They are my in-laws and they have a house in the county town. They don’t live here often, it’s just a temporary registration."

"What do you mean by temporary registration?" Liu Haihua asked.

"They have a house in the county town. They will definitely transfer their household registration there eventually."

As soon as Wang Xueyong finished speaking, Liu Haihua immediately felt envious and said sourly, "You really treat your in-laws well, even helping them register in the city."

"Do you also want to register in the city?" Wang Xueyong looked at Liu Haihua.

How could she not want to? Liu Haihua had always dreamt of becoming a city dweller, but with Gao Guihua here, even if she became one, she couldn’t stay at her parents’ house every day. Moreover, she needed a house in the city. That would mean fewer chances to be close to Wang Xueyong, so after thinking it over, Liu Haihua shook her head.

Wang Xueyong felt a sigh of relief internally, truly fearing that Liu Haihua would make such a request. After all, the two had a son, and Wang Xueyong wasn’t as repulsed by Liu Haihua as before.

After all, since Gao Guihua’s health was not good and she hadn’t conceived again after giving birth to a daughter, maybe this son would be his only child, so Wang Xueyong naturally felt different toward Liu Haihua.

But to say that Wang Xueyong really liked Liu Haihua would not be true. He did not like either woman, whether it was his wife Gao Guihua or the other.

The next morning, the Guangming Production Team gathered to elect a new captain. Gao Guo Cheng had little interest in the captaincy, but Yang Zhonghong was very enthusiastic.

So, in the competition for captain, Yang Zhonghong promoted Gao Guo Cheng and lobbied on his behalf. He was very articulate and managed to secure quite a few votes for Gao Guo Cheng.

In the end, the new captain elected was Gao Guo Cheng.

Gao Guoqiang and Zheng Xianghong felt fine about it, but Gao Jiazhi felt a lot of guilt inside, and Sun Yuhua did not even want to speak anymore.

Previously, when Gao Guoqiang was the captain, the Gao family had an advantage. Now, Gao Guoqiang was not even the captain anymore.

No matter how capable Gao Jiaxing was, it was his own capability. Gao Jiaxing and Xiah Xia could go out into the world, but she and Gao Jiazhi couldn’t, making Sun Yuhua very distressed inside.

If there had been no choice at all, it would have been one thing, but Gao Jiazhi clearly had options, could have chosen better, but he didn’t wish to, which made Sun Yuhua very uneasy.

The couple was already in a cold war; Sun Yuhua didn’t speak to Gao Jiazhi, and Gao Jiazhi didn’t speak to Sun Yuhua. The two of them just ignored each other.

Weilin, feeling the tense atmosphere between her parents, didn’t like to approach them, sticking to either Zheng Xianghong or Gao Guoqiang, and sometimes even sleeping with them at night.

Zheng Xianghong saw Gao Jiazhi and Sun Yuhua in their cold war, and although she wanted to advise them, considering Sun Yuhua’s personality, if Gao Jiazhi were to initiate reconciliation, Sun Yuhua might just act arrogantly, so Zheng Xianghong simply kept quiet.

Xia Xiao and Gao Jiaxing had just returned to the city, unaware of the events back home. The sisters brought their partners and children back home, delighting Xia Weiguo and Li Wenjuan.

They were overjoyed to see one grandchild after another, including their granddaughter.

Wu Manni also had two children with Xia Chunrong, a daughter and a son, and was now heavily pregnant with another soon due.

Xia Lin wasn’t home, and Xia Hua, now fourteen, had grown into a shy young teenager, now attending junior high with excellent academic results.

"Big sister, second sister, brother-in-law, second brother-in-law," Xia Hua called out each one, then stared at the group of little ones, his head spinning, unable to distinguish who was who.

The children were initially shy around their uncle, but once they became familiar, they started to act mischievously, no longer feeling shy.

Especially the twins Feiyang and Feiyue, who were very mischievous, always playing tricks on their young uncle Xia Hua.

After playing with the little ones for a while, Xia Hua was covered in sweat, feeling the little nephews were rather terrifying.

Xia Xiao couldn’t help but laugh at the sight of Xia Hua like this, finding it lively and cute when the children at that age ran around and made noise, angelic at times, and like little demons at others.

Sometimes Feiyang, Feiyue, and Feiyi were mischievous, and Xia Xiao would grit her teeth, wanting to smack the munchkins.

But Feiyi was still too young for her to scold, though if Feiyang and Feiyue acted up, Xia Xiao would spank their little behinds.

Yet, the children were resilient, remembering the treats but not the spankings, which sometimes turned Xia Xiao into a roaring lion, roaring every now and then.

But no matter how fierce Xia Xiao appeared, the kids weren’t afraid of her. Even when she was fierce, they would still giggle at her.

However, when Gao Jiaxing put on a stern face, the children were afraid of him.

During the train ride here, the children were very mischievous, unable to sit still, wanting to walk here and run there. Not just her kids, but also Xia Jing’s two were the same. Xia Xiao was thankful Gao Jiaxing was with her; otherwise, she couldn’t have managed all the kids by herself.

Looking at the little devils that were her sons, Xia Xiao shook her head helplessly, wishing for a tender and well-behaved daughter.

After sitting for only a few minutes, Xia Jing and Yan Hao took their kids upstairs, heading to the Yans’ place.

The Yans had heard about Xia Jing and Yan Hao’s return, but they would not make the first move. Instead, they sat at home, waiting for Xia Jing and Yan Hao to come over, finally getting to see their grandchildren, which slightly improved Father Yan and Li Dongqing’s moods.

Father Yan gave Xia Jing a nod, considering it a greeting. Li Dongqing plain ignored her, but for the grandchildren’s sake, Li Dongqing did not target Xia Jing.

Xia Jing, indifferent, never expected her in-laws to suddenly treat her kindly. Despite having a son and a daughter, Yan Hao’s sister-in-law also had two sons, so Father Yan and Li Dongqing were not short of grandsons.

Thus, Xia Jing didn’t expect her in-laws’ attitude toward her to change much or for them to accept her.

Xia Xiao, having dinner and sitting with her family, by the afternoon, Gao Jiaxing and Xia Xiao took the kids to their grandmother’s house.

Xia Jing and Yan Hao stayed temporarily, planning to visit the grandmother’s house in a couple of days.

At Old Man Xia and Mrs. Xia’s place, seeing Gao Jiaxing and Xia Xiao bringing the children over, their faces instantly burst into smiles, genuinely surprised and delighted.