Wealthy Beauty in the 60s-Chapter 132 - 131 Incompatible Birth Charts

"I don’t like her," He Xuebing said. "Mom, we’re in a new society now; it’s all about free love."

Xianghong tried to suppress her displeasure and softened her voice. "Mom’s been through it and sees things more clearly than you do. You were born after I carried you for ten months, fighting for our lives. You’re a piece of flesh from my body; how could I possibly harm you?"

"Mom and dad didn’t have an arranged marriage either. Grandma and grandpa even wanted mom to marry your second uncle, but mom chose dad. Plus, if it were really up to the parents, Mom would be married to Gao Er’s dad right now, since Gao Er’s grandma wanted her to marry his dad. But in the end, his dad married his mom."

As soon as He Xuebing finished, Li Shengmei suddenly stood up. That event from the past was like a thorn in her heart, a minefield that would explode if anyone stepped on it.

But He Xuebing wasn’t lying either. Back then, Li Shengmei’s own mother had hoped she would marry Guoqiang and thus supported Li Shengmei’s affection for him. However, after Guoqiang married Zheng Xianghong and shattered Li Shengmei’s dream, her mom then hoped Li Shengmei would marry her second stepson.

Shengmei’s mother remarried and brought Shengmei with her, while Guoqiang’s uncle was a widower with two sons to take care of. Shengmei’s mother didn’t have more children and treated the two stepsons as her own, but they weren’t her biological children, and they were already sensible by the time she married into the family.

So she hoped Shengmei would marry one of the stepsons, but Shengmei wasn’t willing; she thought her second brother was useless and set her sights on the status-rich He Hongjun.

Even though He Hongjun was a retired military officer with a disabled leg, his status was undeniable, so Shengmei’s mother didn’t object.

And Xuebing’s second uncle truly liked Shengmei; he never married and became the old bachelor of the production team.

With a sharp swish, Li Shengmei suddenly stood up, furiously glaring at He Xuebing, "You child, how can you be so disobedient? I am your mother; how can you speak to your mom like this?"

"Mom, I’m sorry," He Xuebing apologized to Li Shengmei, knowing he shouldn’t have mentioned the second uncle in front of his mother.

"Bingzi, how can’t you understand your mom’s intentions?" Li Shengmei tried to suppress her anger, speaking with a tone of great disappointment and loss.

Seeing Shengmei like this, He Xuebing felt a pang of sympathy but still said, "Mom, my older brother might be interested in Dong Meihua. When I came back, he was asking about Dong Meihua. Don’t push her onto me; I’m not going to marry Dong Meihua no matter what."

Li Shengmei said tersely, "How is that possible?"

"How is it not possible? You like Dong Meihua so much, you invite her to our house all the time. I’ve seen her, and naturally, my brother has too. If you think she’s good, why wouldn’t my brother take an interest?" He Xuebing responded.

Li Shengmei retorted, "Then why can’t you see that?"

Compared to the obedient eldest son, Shengmei wasn’t worried; she believed he would comply and marry whoever she arranged for him. Now, what worried Shengmei was her younger son, He Xuebing. She would never let Xia Xiao enter the family, and she feared that if He Hongjun really let his son marry Xia Xiao, the son would obey, and her words would become useless.

So at this moment, Li Shengmei showed her vulnerability in front of her son, hoping to persuade He Xuebing to date Dong Meihua and thereby eliminate any chance of him getting involved with Xia Xiao.

If her son got involved with Dong Meihua, even if they broke up, should Xia Xiao dare to be with her son, Shengmei wouldn’t hesitate to ruin Xia Xiao’s reputation; otherwise, she wouldn’t be a Li.

"I just don’t like the likes of Dong Meihua," said He Xuebing.

Without a second thought, Li Shengmei blurted out, "Then what kind do you like? Someone like Xia Xiao?"

At that remark, He Xuebing paused, Xia Xiao’s face flashing before his mind’s eye, his cheeks involuntarily flushing red.

Seeing her son’s reaction, Li Shengmei’s alarm bells rang out, sternly nipping his aspirations in the bud, "You better give up that thought right now. I will never let Xia Xiao become my daughter-in-law, unless I’m dead."

"Mom, why are you like this? Educated Youth Xia hasn’t wronged you, yet you always have it in for her. I’ve asked around; just because Educated Youth Xia earned Gao Er’s mom’s affection, you’re always causing trouble for her and picking on her," He Xuebing protested.

"We simply don’t get along," said Li Shengmei.

He Xuebing responded exasperatedly, "You don’t even know her zodiac sign, so how can you say you don’t get along? Mom, that’s just prejudice."

"Prejudice or not, you can marry anyone, just not Xia Xiao," stated Li Shengmei.

"It’s not like there’s anything going on between me and Educated Youth Xia. You talk as if your son is a hot commodity or something. Maybe Educated Youth Xia doesn’t even fancy your son," He Xuebing argued back.

Li Shengmei snorted, "Just because she’s from the city doesn’t mean she’s all that great. There are poor people in the city, and there are rural people in the city. Noble my ass. My son is excellent. Xia Xiao is just a down-and-out educated youth, a ’phoenix’ who’s no better than a chicken. She’s acting all high and mighty."

He Xuebing furrowed his brows in frustration and quickly covered his mother’s mouth, finding her words too harsh, "Mom, what you’re saying is really unpleasant."

Li Shengmei didn’t continue, aware that it wasn’t acceptable to speak ill of the educated youth, yet she still insisted, "You simply cannot be with Xia Xiao. Otherwise, I will never let her off."

He Xuebing gave up on communicating with Li Shengmei and replied, "Anyway, I won’t be with Dong Meihua. If my brother likes her and I listen to you, what kind of brother does that make me?"

Li Shengmei paused before saying, "Don’t worry, your older brother is more obedient than you. If you were with Dong Meihua, he’d bless you too."

"Mom, the brother needs to be considerate, and you can’t hurt him too much," He Xuebing said in defense of his brother.

"How have I hurt him? You’re all my children; as your mother, of course, I will pick the best for you," Li Shengmei asserted. "I’ve thought it all through; Feng Ying from the production team is a high school graduate with a high level of education. She would be perfect for your brother."

At that, He Xuebing immediately frowned deeply, feeling extremely opposed in his heart, "Mom, you’re matchmaking the wrong people." If today’s events hadn’t unfolded as they did, that might have been fine, but Feng Ying’s character was questionable in He Xuebing’s eyes today, and his mother still wanted to pair her with his brother, even knowing his brother was interested in Dong Meihua.

"How have I mismatched them? Feng Ying is hardworking, well-educated, good-looking, and has a good temperament," Li Shengmei argued.

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