Wealthy Beauty in the 60s-Chapter 559 - 561: It Seems I Married a Treasure

As soon as Feiteng finished speaking, Xia Xiao slapped his arm, "You rascal, is your mom that kind of person?"

However, speaking of which, Xia Xiao added, "It’s natural that you don’t need to delve deeply into your girlfriend’s family background, but a basic understanding is still necessary, especially if you’re thinking of marriage."

Feiteng picked up his phone again, glanced at it, and then put it down, "I know that."

Xia Xiao said, "You aren’t spending all day calling and texting and bothering her, right? Girls need their space too."

"Things were fine until recently, but these last two days she hasn’t been responsive; I wonder if I offended her in some way," Feiteng pondered, stroking his chin.

Xia Xiao had to admit, as a mother, seeing her son so anxious and preoccupied over a girl did make her a bit jealous.

But the child was also grown up, and Xia Xiao didn’t want to interfere in her child’s romantic life, so she turned to Feiteng, "You focus on the zoo for now, give each other some time. If couples are too clingy, it might be too much for the other party. Besides, your girlfriend is a lawyer; she’s probably an independent girl with a strong career focus. Take it slow."

Feiteng hummed softly, seemingly relieved, and put his phone back in his pocket, taking Xia Xiao’s hand, "Mom, let’s go. I’ll take you to see the Big Black Bear."

Xia Xiao looked at her son, who was suddenly enthusiastic again, and shook her head with a smile.

Now, they could only watch Big Bear from a distance, behind the iron bars, right around the Black Bear Cave.

Xia Xiao approached the bars and called out to the Big Black Bear, "Xiao Hei."

Suddenly, with a roar, Big Black Bear rushed towards the bars in front of Xia Xiao. Jiaxing and Feiteng were shocked.

But Big Black Bear stopped in front of the bars, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Jiaxing then holstered his gun.

That’s when Xia Xiao realized her call had excited Big Black Bear and worried Jiaxing and the others.

"No worries, we’ve got the iron bars here." Xia Xiao chuckled, then took some vegetables and carrots prepared by the workers from Feiteng and fed the bear.

Now, many black bears, grizzly bears, and brown bears emerged from Black Bear Cave. Since bears from other places had come here, not all of Big Black Bear’s offspring were black anymore; there were other colors too.

Feiteng laughed, "This Big Black Bear used to be the fiercest; didn’t expect it to be so docile now."

Jiaxing added, "Wild animals are still wild animals; no matter how tame they appear, you can’t let your guard down. Even giant pandas are carnivores; don’t be fooled by their bamboo diet and cute appearance into thinking they’re as domestic as cats and dogs."

"That’s true; just avoid provoking them. Even a cornered rabbit will bite, to say nothing of more dangerous predators," Feiteng nodded in agreement.

Gao Guangming, watching from the side, also started feeding the bears seeing Xia Xiao doing so.

But the black bears ignored the vegetables and fruits Gao Guangming placed in the trough, only eating from in front of Xia Xiao. Gao Guangming touched his face, "They say bears are blindly impulsive but this black bear seems to recognize people."

Jiaxing and Feiteng tried as well, but truly, the Big Black Bears wouldn’t eat their food. The little black bears wanted to come over, but Big Black Bear didn’t allow them, and then a group of black bears sat down together to share the food, astonishing everyone watching.

Xia Xiao had people pour the food into the trough inside the bars and didn’t dare make more very personal gestures; she didn’t want to stand out too much for now.

However, Xia Xiao was overthinking at this moment. The Black Bears who had drunk the spring water wouldn’t even harm Ge Liang, so naturally, Gao Jiaxing and Feiteng wouldn’t either. Gao Guangming was a different story.

But the Black Bears instinctively became wary when they saw Gao Jiaxing, obviously perceiving him as a dangerous individual, preferring to be closer to Xia Xiao and Feiteng instead.

"Mom, would you consider staying here for a while to help train the animals?"

As soon as Feiteng finished speaking, Gao Jiaxing glared at his son. Feiteng touched his nose, smiled sheepishly, and immediately fell silent; he had blurted that out just because the big Black Bears seemed quite affectionate toward his mom, never really intending for her to be in any danger.

Yet Xia Xiao had indeed considered this possibility; she nodded and said, "Maybe after some time."

Speaking of which, Xia Xiao said to Feiteng, "Plant some bamboo nearby and see if we can get some giant pandas here to raise."

Feiteng replied, "Giant pandas too? Those are national treasures, Mom, you really think big. We have red pandas here; they are a second-class protected species. I’ll take you to see them in a bit."

Xia Xiao was indeed daring. If she could get giant pandas here, and raise them with spring water, they were sure to thrive, and perhaps even breed several red pandas.

Xia Xiao bought Nanhua Mountain largely because of the Black Bears, and though she wanted to build a zoo primarily for them, naturally the zoo would not host just a few species. Xia Xiao also wanted to acquire several other rare species.

After viewing the big Black Bears, red pandas, tigers, leopards, wolves, Houzi, deer, and so on, Xia Xiao, Gao Jiaxing, Feiteng, and Gao Guangming then left.

"Brother Gao, I think giving the brigade cash directly would be better since this is a tangible asset. If we transfer the funds, it would just be a bank certification, which people can’t see," Xia Xiao discussed with Gao Jiaxing about building Guangming Primary School.

"That’s fine too," Gao Jiaxing wasn’t particular; he looked at Xia Xiao and added, "No rush though, we can take it slow, especially with the substantial investment in the zoo."

"No worries; this money is set aside. After all, it’s no secret that I make earnings from gambling on stones, investing in real estate, and trading stocks—I have the funds."

Gao Jiaxing laughed, "It seems I’ve married a treasure."

"You just realized?" Xia Xiao gave him a playful look, stood up, and said, "Then I’ll have Feiteng withdraw the money before we head back to the Capital to hand it to the brigade. We won’t worry about the rest. However, regarding the construction of the school, the brigade must provide us with an itemized list. I don’t want any corner-cutting in their work."

"I’ll talk to Gao Guoqing and Gao Guo Cheng about that later, to make sure they oversee it," Gao Jiaxing nodded.

Xia Xiao immediately took out a card and sent Feiteng off, "Feiteng, go withdraw two hundred thousand in cash from the bank."

"Why are we withdrawing so much cash?" asked Feiteng.

"It’s for the construction of Guangming Primary School," Xia Xiao answered.

Feiteng acknowledged and didn’t ask further, knowing the school construction was a unanimous family decision.

On New Year’s Eve, Gao Jiazhi’s family returned in the morning. Feiyi and Feiling arrived around noon, and Feiyue and Ye Jia got back in the evening.

Feiyue and Ye Jia had come from abroad and, having flown here and there, Ye Jia felt lightheaded and nauseous upon reaching home.

Right then, everyone was having the New Year’s Eve dinner. Seeing Feiyue and his wife hurry back, disheveled and Ye Jia looking all pale and tired, Zheng Xianghong said, "There was no need to rush back. It’s New Year’s everywhere."