Wealthy Beauty in the 60s-Chapter 586 - 588: Reencounter with the Energy Stone
Back then, everyone was out and about, seldom finding time to return home, and even when they did, it wasn’t guaranteed that they’d meet, so Zheng Xianghong and Gao Guoqiang preferred to live back at the Guangming Team, but perhaps they also felt that returning to live at the Guangming Team wasn’t as comfortable as before, so the two of them simply decided to go traveling together.
The house was now full of the sound of the TV, the voices of children, and the voices of adults, forming a symphony of joyful chatter and harmonious laughter.
When it was time to sleep at night, Shitou still clung to Xia Xiao, though Gao Jiaxing wished Shitou would sleep on his own, but Shitou was too young just yet.
Privately, however, Shitou had already negotiated with Xia Xiao, expressing his desire for a computer.
If Shitou had been over two or three years old, Xia Xiao would have considered it, but since he was only one, Xia Xiao immediately extinguished that though, though he also promised to gift Shitou a computer when he turned three.
Shitou was very content and didn’t mind that Gao Jiaxing insisted Xia Xiao sleep with him, initially being a baby had been quite an adjustment for Shitou.
Although he was overjoyed and delighted, human infants are too frail, and Shitou couldn’t do much, which was quite bothersome for him.
But Shitou was also glad that he had chosen Xia Xiao’s family and was thankful to have had the choice, otherwise if he had ended up in another family, he certainly wouldn’t have had such freedom and ease.
That night, Shitou went to sleep early and met the future in his dreams.
Gao Jiaxing and Xia Xiao went to bed early too, because they were somewhat exhausted from playing the past few days, so after taking a bath and watching some television, they both settled down to rest.
The next morning, bright and early, Gao Jiaxing pulled Xia Xiao out of bed, "Let’s go for a run in the park."
"Tired," Xia Xiao didn’t want to move.
Gao Jiaxing swiftly changed Xia Xiao into sportswear, nimbly put socks and shoes on him, casually tied up Xia Xiao’s hair, and carried him out the door.
"Brother Gao, you’re really something," Xia Xiao said speechlessly. Once outside, it was impossible not to wake up.
"Let’s go, mom and dad are already in the park, and I have to head back to the army base soon," Gao Jiaxing said.
Xia Xiao rubbed her eyes and then followed Gao Jiaxing to the nearby park for a walk; they both started running at a slow pace, with Gao Jiaxing matching Xia Xiao’s rhythm.
After running for a while, Xia Xiao got tired, so Gao Jiaxing switched to walking with her before starting to run again.
This stop-and-go running was manageable for Xia Xiao, and soon they ran into Gao Guoqiang and Zheng Xianghong, who were jogging in the park.
"You’re here too, good! Young people should exercise more to stay spirited," Gao Guoqiang greeted Gao Jiaxing and Xia Xiao.
Xia Xiao knew the comment was directed at her; seeing Zheng Xianghong jogging slowly, she also began to jog along. Soon Gao Guoqiang and Zheng Xianghong paused to rest on a bench, while Gao Jiaxing and Xia Xiao continued running.
In the early morning, the park was full of people, including both the middle-aged and the young. Xia Xiao even ran into some former colleagues and chatted for a bit.
Although she was now retired from the Geological Department, as a former official, she still attended occasional retirement-related activities and important events. However, she abstained from participating in singing and dancing programs at the retired officials’ center.
Now, Xia Xiao was still engaged in geological research, occasionally attending research projects invited by universities.
Gao Jiaxing said, "Feels good to run outside, doesn’t it?"
Xia Xiao nodded, "Not bad, after breakfast, we’ll take Shitou, Beibei, and Xiao Shu for a stroll in the park."
Gao Jiaxing nodded, "That’s good."
After running two laps and walking one, Gao Jiaxing and Xia Xiao went home, while Gao Guoqiang and Zheng Xianghong were still in the park, playing chess and chatting with some elderly people.
Zheng Xianghong, being skilled in traditional medicine, was especially popular with the elders. After all, with age comes various aches and pains. Zheng Xianghong never charged for his services, just shared treatment methods with everyone. People were very willing to get close to him.
When Shitou woke up, he didn’t see Gao Jiaxing and Xia Xiao, but he didn’t cry or fuss. He simply climbed down from bed and went outside.
At that moment, Ye Jia was playing the piano, and Shitou was drawn by the sound.
By the time Xia Xiao and Gao Jiaxing returned home, Shitou and Beibei were at Ye Jia’s place, while Li Manzi and Li Min had already prepared breakfast.
Everyone was enjoying breakfast when Xia Xiao said she was going to take Shitou, Beibei, and Xiao Shu to the park. Li Min and Ye Jia had to return to their own posts, so naturally, they had no objections.
Li Manzi also had to start working. Today, everyone had their own tasks to attend to.
So, after breakfast, everyone gradually left, and Xia Xiao and Gao Jiaxing took their grandchildren for a walk in the park.
Excited to be going out, Shitou, Beibei, and Xiao Shu were all very cheerful. Xia Yi was holding Shitou and Beibei’s hands on each side while Gao Jiaxing was pushing the stroller with Xiao Shu inside.
But Beibei didn’t want Xia Xiao to hold her hand. Instead, she ran over to Shitou and grabbed his hand, and Gao Jiaxing pushed Xiao Shu to the other side, flanking Xia Xiao on both sides for protection. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚
As soon as Beibei tried to run, Shitou pulled her back. Then, with a stern glance from Shitou, Beibei behaved herself.
Xia Xiao and Gao Jiaxing laughed at the siblings’ interaction. Now, the only person who could manage Beibei was Shitou, and everyone knew she was spoiled. Whenever Beibei didn’t get her way, she would cry and fuss.
Because Beibei realized that crying and fussing often got her what she wanted, don’t think that small children don’t understand anything. When adults give in to a child’s cries, indulging and meeting their every demand, the child naturally understands that their crying leads to getting their way. Hence, this tactic was foolproof for Beibei.
In the end, after crying for a while, when the adults couldn’t bear it and felt sorry for her, they would always coddle her.
But now that Shitou was in charge of Beibei, she wasn’t as prone to tantrums as before.
Under the big trees in the park, many elderly people were playing chess, and Zheng Xianghong was sitting on a stone bench surrounded by trees and chatting with others.
When Zheng Xianghong saw Gao Jiaxing and Xia Xiao bringing the great-grandchildren over, she was delighted.
Shitou, Beibei, and Xiao Shu all went down to play on the ground, and Gao Jiaxing and Xia Xiao sat at a stone table, watching them play.
The park had plenty of small stones. Suddenly, Shitou picked up a pebble and ran over to give it to Xia Xiao. Without asking what kind of stone it was, she knew that if Shitou was giving it to her, it was either an energy stone or some other useful stone.
Immediately, Shitou led Beibei away to play with stones, while Xiao Shu watched from the side, occasionally holding a stone to play with.
However, children at this age like to put anything they find into their mouths, and Xiao Shu was no exception. Xia Xiao immediately stopped Xiao Shu from doing so.
Zheng Xianghong was no longer chatting with others but instead spent time with her great-grandchildren. However, the stones she picked didn’t interest Shitou.
And after that, Shitou didn’t find any more stones that caught his eye.
