Xia Xiao was taken aback and hadn’t expected Luo Su’e to be so forthright, showing no concern for the matter concerning their shared city.
Xia Xiao said, "Hello."
"You must have heard about me from Xuehua, right?" Luo Su’e continued.
Xia Xiao shook her head, feigning ignorance, "No, what’s the matter?"
"I was wronged by students," Luo Su’e said with a sorrowful face.
"What did the students accuse you of?" Since Luo Su’e was so forward, Xia Xiao felt compelled to ask.
But Luo Su’e looked even more upset, as if she couldn’t continue, and instantly turned into a weeping image straight out of a sad drama, tears flowing unceasingly.
Xia Xiao then said to Luo Su’e, "We have other things to do, so let’s not talk any longer." After that, Xia Xiao left with Yang Xuehua.
If Luo Su’e had spoken honestly, Xia Xiao might have believed that she was wronged or threatened, but with her present demeanor, Xia Xiao felt even more that Luo Su’e was acting out of jealousy toward Wang Jinying.
Watching Xia Xiao and Yang Xuehua leave, Luo Su’e couldn’t cry anymore.
Dong Meihua had noticed what was happening here and came over, "Xia Xiao is known for being ruthless. Crying to her is pointless."
"Educated Youth Dong," Luo Su’e said, wiping her eyes and looking at Dong Meihua.
Dong Meihua continued, "You won’t win Xia Xiao’s favor. Even though she has a good relationship with the Gao family, she isn’t one of them. Better to curry favor with Director Li than Xia Xiao."
"Director Li doesn’t like me," Luo Su’e said.
Luo Su’e had thought about sucking up to Li Shengmei since she was the women’s director, but the first person to dislike her was Li Shengmei.
So, Dong Meihua walked away proudly, not caring about Luo Su’e behind her.
As for Xia Xiao, she hadn’t actually gone to find Ning Hui; she had just returned to the dorm.
Ning Hui was also in the dorm and, hearing Xia Xiao’s words, decided not to look for Li Zhenchuan anymore.
Once Xia Xiao returned, Ning Hui stuck close to her almost like a shadow; wherever Xia Xiao went, she followed, even to the Gao family’s place.
Gao Jiaxing put everything else aside and immediately tried on a pair of shoes that fit perfectly. Thinking of how well Xia Xiao knew her shoe size, Gao Jiaxing felt extremely delighted and hummed a tune in a good mood.
As for the other gift from Liu Yuanchao, Gao Jiaxing didn’t mind it anymore and put her own aside, then took Liu Yuanchao’s portion to him.
"Did Xiaoxiao buy this for me?" Liu Yuanchao raised an eyebrow.
"Take it or leave it," Gao Jiaxing said, hoping inwardly that he wouldn’t want it so he could keep it for himself.
Liu Yuanchao tried them on, found them a size too large, and glared at Gao Jiaxing, "Your cousin doesn’t put in much effort, clearly buying it by your size."
Although Liu Yuanchao was also tall, he was a bit shorter than Gao Jiaxing, and his shoe size was one smaller.
Gao Jiaxing immediately said, "That’s great, then. I’ll keep them for myself and buy you a pair that fits."
This made Liu Yuanchao itch with irritation; the young man was too arrogant.
Liu Yuanchao addressed the soldiers directly, "Starting tomorrow, ten people to a group will take turns challenging Gao Jiaxing. The losing group washes the winning group’s clothes and stinky socks for a month."
Xia Xiao received a letter from Gao Jiaxing as well, but this time, he added a line, "If I beat Liu Yuanchao, would you be willing to marry me?"
Xia Xiao was speechless, how does beating Liu Yuanchao relate to my willingness to marry you?
Xia Xiao replied, "You beat Liu Yuanchao first, and then we’ll talk, also, is it appropriate to discuss such an important matter in a letter?"
Without even a proposal, Xia Xiao wouldn’t easily agree, even though the times were more conservative, a face-to-face formal proposal was still something Xia Xiao expected.
After sending the letter to Gao Jiaxing and returning to the production team, Xia Xiao ran into Li Zhenchuan. She hurriedly greeted him, "Hello, Secretary Li."
"Why haven’t I seen Ning Hui?" Li Zhenchuan asked.
Secretary Li’s casual remark caused Xia Xiao to shudder, and she quickly raised her right hand, "I didn’t suggest anything. Ning Hui felt that bothering Secretary Li every day was becoming a nuisance, and she didn’t dare to trouble you any further."