Gao Jiaxing was just on his way to have a talk with Gao Guo Cheng but unexpectedly ran into He Xuexiang. He Xuexiang said, "Are you here to see your second uncle?"
Gao Jiaxing nodded. "Are you also here to see Uncle Guocheng?"
He Xuexiang nodded. It seemed they were both looking for Gao Guo Cheng. Just then, He Xuexiang spoke up, "Jiaxing, you also think that the second uncle should find someone and get married, right?"
Gao Jiaxing nodded. "He should have looked for someone and gotten married a long time ago. Uncle Guocheng just has a hole in his head."
Gao Jiaxing said this very directly. He did not explicitly say anything, and He Xuexiang was suddenly unable to understand what Gao Jiaxing meant.
But He Xuexiang was smart enough not to pursue it. Gao Jiaxing was not someone to conceal things for you, especially now, outside their grandmother’s house. In case Gao Jiaxing said something inappropriate, He Xuexiang wouldn’t be able to stop him.
At that moment, Gao Guo Cheng came out. Hearing that Gao Jiaxing was looking for him, he walked out of the house, not expecting He Xuexiang to be outside too.
"Are you looking for me?" Gao Guo Cheng looked at the two juniors with a smile. "Come in and sit down."
"Uncle Guocheng, who’s looking for you?" a voice called out.
Gao Jiaxing and He Xuexiang looked and saw a young woman coming out from another room. Gao Guo Cheng said, "You may not know her; this is the newly arrived educated youth, Yang Zhonghong, who has just been assigned to stay at our house."
Gao Guo Cheng and Gao Guoqing were brothers, living in the same compound, surrounded by eight rooms in a circle, leaving a corridor-like space in front of the rooms. In the middle was a courtyard with trees and flowers, which looked quite nice indeed.
The kitchen, however, was outside, and clothes and quilts were obviously hung outside as well, but Gao Guo Cheng’s side of the house was still pretty good.
Mr. Gao and Mrs. Li occupied one room, Gao Guoqing and his wife occupied another, Gao Guo Cheng occupied one, Yang Zhonghong occupied another, and the rest were occupied by Gao Guoqing’s children.
"Hello." Yang Zhonghong smiled at Gao Jiaxing and He Xuexiang and then found a stool to sit down on.
Gao Jiaxing and He Xuexiang nodded at each other and exchanged glances, raising their eyebrows in confusion. Yang Zhonghong didn’t behave like a guest at all. Even though she was living there, she was just a temporary resident, but she acted like she owned the place.
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Gao Jiaxing and He Xuexiang looked at each other and said, "You go first."
Gao Jiaxing said, "No, you go ahead."
Gao Guo Cheng then looked at He Xuexiang, "Gangzi, won’t you speak up?"
He Xuexiang felt compelled to speak, "Second uncle, my mom wants to arrange a marriage for you. Do you know about that?"
Yang Zhonghong’s statement left He Xuexiang at a loss for words. Should he say his uncle was too old to find anyone better?
That was definitely not something he could say.
If it came to making polite conversation, Gao Jiaxing had a full set of skills, leaving Yang Zhonghong baffled and under the impression that Gao Jiaxing was on the same wavelength.
But it was also because of Gao Jiaxing’s bluff that Yang Zhonghong nodded, accepting what Gao Jiaxing had said, thinking that Xia Xiao was helping Yang Xuehua change her ways for the better.
He Xuexiang didn’t interrupt, rather looking at Gao Jiaxing with new respect. He hadn’t expected Gao Jiaxing, previously quite a simpleton, to now be capable of making small talk as well. It seemed that his education had been useful, and Gao Jiaxing had surely grown a lot.
However, He Xuexiang still turned to Gao Guo Cheng and said, "Second uncle, what do you think?"
Gao Guo Cheng waved his hand and said, "I’m too old now, just an old man, I shouldn’t ruin any girl’s life. You all shouldn’t worry about this."
Gao Jiaxing said, "Uncle Guocheng, if you really have no intentions, you should come out and clarify the situation, otherwise it seems like us Gaos are bullying others. Our Gao family is quite prominent in the production team, we have a large population, and certain rumors should not be spread recklessly. If someone were pushed too far and something happened, it would reflect poorly on our production team and the Gaos."
Gao Guo Cheng said, "Did your dad ask you to come?"
Gao Guo Cheng nodded. "What you said makes sense."
He Xuexiang said, "Second uncle, but you can’t delay your lifelong matter. Getting a wife, having a child, wouldn’t your life be much more fulfilling? Wouldn’t that be great?"
Turning to Gao Jiaxing, He Xuexiang said, "Jiaxing, isn’t that right?"