Wealthy Beauty in the 60s-Chapter 556 - 558: Sister-in-law

Xia Xiao knew that when he left Sky Island back in the day, Li Aiguo and Lin Xiang had spent a night together.

And Lin Xiang also spotted Xia Xiao, her eyes suddenly widened, "Xia Xiao, you’re Xia Xiao."

Lin Xiang looked at Xia Xiao, then glanced at Gao Jiaxing and was instantly upset. Even if Gao Jiaxing looked young, why did Xia Xiao seem even younger?

Gao Jiaxing nodded at Li Aiguo and asked, "Which military unit are you with now?"

Li Aiguo stiffened and said, "I’ve been discharged. A few comrades and I started a security company together."

Xia Xiao said, "I remember you married Wang Yuncai, right?"

Lin Xiang’s face darkened, and Li Aiguo said embarrassingly, "Wang Yuncai and I had irreconcilable differences, so we divorced."

Oh, neither Gao Jiaxing nor Xia Xiao asked any further, but Li Aiguo was very enthusiastic, "Gao, Zhao Jianjun is here too."

Zhao Jianjun—Gao Jiaxing paused, "Where is Zhao Jianjun?"

"He’s at the company. I’ll go call him over."

Soon after, Zhao Jianjun hurried over, except for a scar near his eye, which was now healed, but had obviously been quite dangerous at the time.

Li Aiguo, sensing the situation, didn’t come with him, and neither did Lin Xiang.

"When did you leave the military?" Gao Jiaxing’s gaze lingered on the scar near Zhao Jianjun’s eye.

Zhao Jianjun said, "I simply joined Li Aiguo in the security business."

"What’s the deal with Li Aiguo?" Gao Jiaxing wondered if it was worthwhile to associate with him if his character was flawed.

"After Li Aiguo was discharged, Wang Yuncai divorced him and ran off with another man. As for Li Aiguo and Lin Xiang, I don’t know how they ended up together. Lin Xiang isn’t in the military medical service anymore; she works at the county hospital now. She even left the troops for Li Aiguo."

Zhao Jianjun found it unbelievable. Back then, Lin Xiang was considered a catch on Sky Island—not because she was the most beautiful, but because she was single, a military doctor, and from a good family background. Countless people pursued her.

Yet, what appeared to others as the most unattainable flower on the high mountain was eventually plucked by Li Aiguo, to everyone’s surprise, given that he was commonly known as an ugly man.

Gao Jiaxing and Zhao Jianjun went on to chat about old comrades—in times of war, some had sacrificed themselves, some had been injured and discharged, others were transferred or still at their original units.

Then Zhao Jianjun turned to Xia Xiao, "Sister-in-law, I heard that you guys bought Nanhua Mountain and are now planning to build a zoo there."

"Yeah." Xia Xiao nodded.

Zhao Jianjun then asked, "Sister-in-law, does your zoo need security? Could there be a possibility for us to work together?"

Seeing the expression on Zhao Jianjun’s face, Xia Xiao knew what he was thinking and began to smile, "That is indeed needed, but a zoo is unlike any other place. If it’s not managed well and a wild animal harms someone, it’s no joke."

"I’m aware of that," Zhao Jianjun hastened to reply, nodding. "Sister-in-law, don’t worry, many of my guys are ex-military, physically fit, and somewhat skilled in hand-to-hand combat. If you’re willing, we can take care of the zoo for you. The price is negotiable; we just need to be fed."

"Making fun of your sister-in-law, eh? Would you really do it just for a meal?"

The moment Gao Jiaxing spoke, Zhao Jianjun immediately responded, "I would, why not? I’ll never complain."

At this moment, Zhao Jianjun was eagerly seeking a big opportunity. The county had now been included as part of a tourism city, and with the whole county being developed,

the Nanhua Mountain zoo was naturally of interest to these security companies. Zhao Jianjun had people to feed and was eager to attract business.

Even without running into Gao Jiaxing and Xia Xiao, Zhao Jianjun would have tried to use connections to approach the zoo, not to mention the chance meeting that excited him.

Xia Xiao said, "First, put together a plan—staffing, price demands... you have secretaries and such for that, don’t you?"

"We do, we do," Zhao Jianjun nodded repeatedly.

"The zoo is being managed by my youngest son Feiteng. Once you prepare the plan, go find him. Let’s wait until after the New Year, so you can have a good holiday too." The zoo did indeed need security personnel, and Xia Xiao was willing to give Zhao Jianjun a chance.

After Zhao Jianjun left, Gao Jiaxing and Xia Xiao continued to shop at the mall. Feiteng also called, "Dad, Mom, where are you?"

"We’re at the mall."

"Okay, I’m coming over right now."

It wasn’t long before Feiteng arrived at the mall, helping Gao Jiaxing and Xia Xiao to carry their purchases to the car’s trunk.

Then, they picked up people from the Fang family, chatted with Xia Lin and her sisters for a while, said their goodbyes to the Fang Family, and returned to Guangming Team.

The Guangming Team had changed a lot by now, with smoothly paved roads replacing the old mud paths and made of concrete.

And many families had built multistory houses or flat ones with tiles; the whole appearance was different.

When the Gao family returned, it was quite the event. Nowadays, who doesn’t know that the Gao family’s fortune has "soared to the sky"? The people of Guangming Team were very proud.

Feiyue, Feiyi, and Spirit hadn’t come back with them—everyone was busy and perhaps would rush back on New Year’s Eve.

This return prompted a major cleaning session at the Gao family home, which had gathered cobwebs and dust from being unoccupied for so long.

Xia Xiao also took pillows and comforters out to air in the remaining sunshine and hung them up to dry, or else she put them on the rooftop to catch the breeze.

Li Min, heavily pregnant, was forbidden by Xia Xiao and Zheng Xianghong from doing any work. Since they had already eaten at the Fangs, everyone was tired from cleaning the house, so they all went to rest.