Wealthy Beauty in the 60s-Chapter 578 - 580: No Matter How Old I Get, I’m Still Mom’s Son
Xia Xiao, catching sight of Feiyang’s swollen lip, immediately said, "I’ll go get some medicine."
Then Xia Xiao left, and Gao Jiaxing glared at Feiyang, "You little rascal, getting so full of yourself, even learning to tattle now. Acting like a baby, not even as good as Shitou. Where’s your wife? Why are you cajoling my wife?" 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦
"You’re my wife, and she’s my mom. What’s wrong with being affectionate with my own mother? No matter how old I get, I’m still her son." At this moment, Feiyang was very much like Gao Jiaxing. No matter how strict and formal they were in the army, the father and son had their share of feisty exchanges.
"Sneaky, that hit on your face just now was on purpose, wasn’t it?" Gao Jiaxing finally saw through his eldest son’s cunning.
"All’s fair in war."
Feiyang certainly wouldn’t tell his old man that the hit wasn’t intentional. At this point, Feiyang thought it seemed he needed to step up his training. If he couldn’t even beat his old man, he wasn’t strong enough.
When Xia Xiao came out with the medicine to apply it to Feiyang, Shitou stretched out his hand towards Xia Xiao and called out, word for word, "Gran, gran, hug."
Then Shitou swiftly climbed down from the chair and lunged towards Xia Xiao.
Just as Gao Jiaxing was about to reach out and catch Shitou, Shitou avoided him and wrapped his arms around Xia Xiao’s legs as if he wanted to climb up.
Xia Xiao held Shitou and said to Gao Jiaxing, "Aunt Zhang has made breakfast. Let’s eat first."
Then Xia Xiao left, holding Shitou.
"It’s time for breakfast." Feiyue and Ye Jia also went to the dining room with their children.
Feiyang lifted Beibei and gave a thumbs up to Shitou’s retreating figure. Li Min watched Feiyang’s movements silently and then said to Gao Jiaxing, "Dad, it’s time for breakfast."
Gao Jiaxing nodded, "Go ahead."
After his children and their spouses had left, Gao Jiaxing stood there, unable to help but laugh aloud, realizing he was indeed regressing in years.
But when he thought about how Xia Xiao had been taking care of Shitou since he came back, Gao Jiaxing couldn’t help feeling a bit sorrowful. It was enough that his sons and daughter competed for attention in the past, but now his grandson was doing the same.
How did his eldest grandson manage to be so fond of Xia Xiao, clinging only to her?
When Xia Xiao came out, she saw Gao Jiaxing standing still, lost in thought. She approached and asked, "Why aren’t you going for breakfast? Did you get hurt?"
"Aren’t you ignoring me?" Gao Jiaxing huffed. He had just come back to find himself completely out of favor, which didn’t feel good at all.
Ever since his children were born, his status at home had been on the decline. With the grandchild’s arrival, it was pushed back even further. Now Xia Xiao was only tending to her son and grandson, completely disregarding him.
"I’m not ignoring you. I was just taking Shitou to eat. Come on, are you hurt? I can apply some medicine for you." Xia Xiao took Gao Jiaxing’s hand and led him inside.
Gao Jiaxing liked it when Xia Xiao was nice to him. Although it was impossible for her to be nice only to him, he hoped he could at least be first in her heart, not the last.
Maybe it was his age, but as he got older, Gao Jiaxing found himself missing Xia Xiao more and more. Now letting Xia Xiao pull him into the room, he murmured, "Old partner, old partner, we’re one and the same. From now on, our sons and grandsons have to stand behind me."
"Letting the sons go is fine, but the grandson is still so young. It’d be shameful to compete with a one-year-old child." Xia Xiao was speechless and then added, "Didn’t you say you liked Shitou a lot?"
"Like is one thing, but it’s on the condition that he doesn’t monopolize you and keeps me away. You are my wife after all." Gao Jiaxing felt that in front of his wife, sons and grandsons should step aside.
"People are right to say ’an old child is an old child’. That’s you," Xia Xiao chuckled.
"I’m just in my fifties, in the prime of life. I can still beat my son in a fight. You keep saying I’m old." Gao Jiaxing complained.
"You’re not old, but I am. Are you satisfied now?" Xia Xiao was exasperated.
"Xiaoxiao isn’t old, Xiaoxiao is still young, standing next to her daughter and daughter-in-law, they look like sisters," Gao Jiaxing said as he sat down and took off his clothes.
Xia Xiao looked at his robust chest and didn’t see any bruising, asking, "Where are you hurt?"
"Here," Gao Jiaxing pointed to his own chest.
As Xia Xiao was about to apply the homemade medicinal liquor Zheng Xianghong had prepared, Gao Jiaxing dodged and said, "My heart is what’s injured—I need a kiss."
"Get lost," Xia Xiao glared at Gao Jiaxing.
Gao Jiaxing said, "See, Xiaoxiao, you’re getting more and more impatient with me."
Gao Jiaxing grumbled a few words before pulling out clean clothes from the wardrobe to change into, while Xia Xiao threw his sweat-soaked shirt and the clothes he wore yesterday into the washing machine.
"When have I ever been impatient with you? You’re just never serious. If your soldiers saw you like this, they’d be totally disappointed."
"You aren’t one of my soldiers; you’re my wife," Gao Jiaxing holding Xia Xiao’s hand said, "I’ll be resting at home for more than twenty days to keep you company, but you have to let me—you’re so focused on Shitou that I’m being left out."
"Alright, after we eat, I’m going to the company and also have a look at the construction site on the way. Do you want to come with me?" Xia Xiao asked.
"Sure," Gao Jiaxing agreed cheerfully.
They hadn’t yet finished building the skyscraper; it was necessary to visit the company and also to make a trip to the construction site.
Soon after, Xia Xiao and Gao Jiaxing arrived at the dining hall. Feiyang and Li Min planned to take the kids out for a walk, and Gao Jiaxing strongly agreed, "You should take the kids out for a walk, taking advantage of the rare holiday to spend time with your wife and children."
But Shitou didn’t want to go with Feiyang and Li Min, clinging to Xia Xiao and not letting go. Gao Jiaxing gritted his teeth; somehow, he found his eldest grandson rather annoying now.
"Shitou, go out and play with dad, mom, and your little sister," Xia Xiao urged Shitou.
Shitou refused, "I want grandma."
"We’re going to the oceanarium," Li Min said, trying to tempt Shitou.
"I want grandma." Shitou was still unwilling to go; he’d been to the oceanarium before.
Feiyang didn’t insist and said, "Well, mom, dad, we’ll leave Shitou with you then."
"Okay then," Xia Xiao had no choice but to agree.
After breakfast, Feiyang and Li Min left with Beibei, and Feiyue’s family also got ready to head out.
Xia Xiao addressed Feiyue and Ye Jia, "You’re taking the kids out and haven’t prepared anything?"
"We’ve packed clothes, diapers, and wipes."
As soon as Feiyue finished speaking, Xia Xiao said helplessly, "What about the bottle and formula, sweat towel, and you should also pack a thin quilt—what if the child catches cold?"
Ye Jia said, "We don’t need to prepare the bottle and formula; I can feed in the car."
"You should still prepare some warm water for the child to drink, and packing a little formula isn’t too much trouble."
After Xia Xiao’s words, Feiyue went to prepare again, "Mom is more careful after all."
Xia Xiao smiled, "You guys, as new parents, naturally lack experience. You’ll know once you’ve gone out a few times."
Watching Feiyue’s family leave, Xia Xiao then said to Gao Jiaxing, "Let’s go, we’re heading out too."
