Wealthy Beauty in the 60s-Chapter 601 - 603: Dead

"Shitou is smarter than you were when you were little," Xia Xiao said, leaving Feiteng speechless. He couldn’t remember much from his childhood, but Feiteng knew there was something extraordinary about his young nephew.

In fact, the Gao family had noticed this too. It could be said that Xia Xiao and Shitou’s subtle influences had gradually made everyone accept Shitou’s exceptional intelligence.

"Genius," "prodigy"—that was how the Gao family defined Shitou, fearing that his talent might lead to jealousy from heaven, that the strong might break easily, or that another Zheng Zhongyong incident might occur. Therefore, they cherished Shitou even more in their hearts.

Xia Xiao and Shitou stayed at the zoo, while Jiali had gone back home and immediately informed her family, who naturally opposed the idea.

Their precious daughter becoming someone’s stepmother was a bolt from the blue for the Yu family. Moreover, as Jiali was an only child, although her grandmother was not pleased, her parents loved her dearly.

At that moment, Hong Jun and Huang Yulan were also contacted by the Yu family. Jiali’s mother was Huang Yulan’s younger sister. When they heard that Feiteng had a child, they were both stunned, "How is that possible? That can’t be right."

"But there’s a toddler with him who calls him dad," Jiali explained right away.

"It must be his cousin’s son," suggested Hong Jun.

"That’s not right. I know his cousin. She’s a TV host, appearing on television every day. She couldn’t be there," Huang Yulan immediately objected.

Jiali was bewildered, "But the kid somewhat resembles Gao Feiteng, just looks a bit older, like siblings."

Huang Yulan laughed, "What you saw must have been Gao Feiteng’s mother. That child is his older brother’s son; I’ve seen them. Gao Feiteng’s mom is really young and beautiful. I don’t know how she maintains herself; it makes me envious."

"So, it was his aunt, indeed very young," Jiali felt relieved inside, yet became nervous again, "The aunt probably doesn’t approve of me either. She even advised me to give up."

"It might be a test for you," Huang Yulan and Hong Jun exchanged glances, unsure whether introducing Jiali to Gao Feiteng had been right or wrong.

Jiali disheartenedly added, "His ex-girlfriend is a lawyer, so he’s very put off by me and unwilling to give me a chance to get to know him."

"Then you should think it over," Huang Yulan suggested.

Jiali fell silent for a moment then said, "I still want to try, to give each other a chance. If it’s really not meant to be, I won’t insist anymore."

Feiteng and Xia Xiao had not expected Jiali to return to the zoo to find Gao Feiteng. Seeing Xia Xiao, Jiali felt a bit embarrassed and said, "Auntie, I’m sorry about last time."

"No worries, as long as you don’t mind that I deceived you," Xia Xiao said with a slight smile.

Jiali quickly shook her head, "I don’t mind, I misunderstood first."

Soon, a lawyer arrived, and upon seeing the zoo’s consultant lawyer, Jiali was taken aback and exclaimed, "Uncle Liang."

"Oh, Jiali, what are you doing here?" Lawyer Liang was very surprised to see Jiali.

Jiali smiled, "Just taking a stroll around here. I didn’t expect to see Uncle Liang."

"Auntie, this is my father’s classmate, Uncle Liang," Jiali said with a smile.

Lawyer Liang had already seen Xia Xiao and greeted him, "Chairman Xia, hello."

"Hello, Lawyer Liang, please come in and have a seat." Xia Xiao and Lawyer Liang shook hands.

Xia Xiao invited Lawyer Liang into the office and then had his secretary call Feiteng to come back. Feiteng was at the zoo, so he returned soon after receiving the call.

Feiteng and Lawyer Liang talked, while Xia Xiao took Shitou for a walk around the zoo, with Yu Jiali accompanying them.

At that moment, Xia Xiao received a call from Zheng Xianghong. Gao Guofu had died, and they were planning to come back.

Xia Xiao was stunned, not expecting Gao Guofu to die so soon. Seeing that there was an issue with the Gao family, Yu Jiali felt it was inappropriate to stay longer and left with Lawyer Liang who had finished discussing the matter.

Xia Xiao then said to Feiteng, "Check on Gao Guofu’s family matters. Your grandparents are planning to come back."

"Why should Grandpa and Grandma bother coming back at their age? We’re here, and a visit would suffice," Feiteng said, having no fondness for Gao Guofu’s family.

Xia Xiao also had no fondness, but Gao Guofu was Gao Guoqiang’s own brother. With Gao Guofu’s death, Gao Guoqiang was now the only elder left in the Gao family.

Parents, brothers, and sibling, one by one they all left. Although Gao Guoqiang, Old Lady Gao, and Gao Guofu had eventually severed ties, Gao Guoqiang’s heart ached with Gao Guofu’s death.

Gao Guoqiang had always been protective of his younger brother. Gao Guofu had privately asked him for money, and Gao Guoqiang would give it to him if he had any, as he was his only brother.

However, though that was what Gao Guoqiang thought, Old Lady Gao and Gao Guofu were somewhat selfish, ultimately hurting Gao Guoqiang’s heart and leading to his profound disappointment.

Mother and sons turned against each other, becoming strangers; Gao Guoqiang’s heart was not at peace.

Thus, Gao Guoqiang wanted to return to attend Gao Guofu’s last rites, which Xia Xiao strongly disagreed with. After all, both Gao Guoqiang and Zheng Xianghong were over ninety years old, but they insisted on coming back, and Xia Xiao could not dissuade them.

At this point, all Xia Xiao could do was have Feiteng look into Gao Guofu’s family matters, feeling that Gao Guofu had died too quickly.

Even though Gao Guofu was also over eighty, which was considered a long life, he was only at the mid-stage of cancer. Even if Gao Guofu did not seek treatment, his death should not have come so quickly.

In the end, Feiteng didn’t need to investigate personally. Xia Xiao got Hong Xing’s phone number and understood everything.

In the end, it was still a matter of money that Gao Guofu had been angered to death by his family.

Apparently, Gao Guofu was daily pressured by his family about money matters, which caused him great distress. He then called his family back. From the roof beam, he took down fifty thousand yuan and distributed it: ten thousand to Lin Xuebi, ten thousand to Gao Jianmin and Yang Hua, ten thousand each to grandsons Gao Dazhuang and Gao Daxing, five thousand to granddaughter Gao Dani, and five thousand to Gao Guihua.

Naturally, this division of the fifty thousand yuan displeased some. Lin Xuebi was unhappy receiving only ten thousand and thought that if money was being given out, it should be a hundred thousand, with another fifty thousand still to come.

Lin Xuebi thought this way, and so did Gao Jianmin, Yang Hua, and their younger son. Yang Hua was dissatisfied with Gao Guihua receiving five thousand, yet she never considered her Gao Daxing feeling the same discontent over Gao Dani receiving five thousand.

A married daughter, like spilled water, how could she share in her parental home’s wealth? So they made Gao Guihua and Gao Dani give up the money, deeming them unqualified to share in the family’s wealth. Gao Guihua and Gao Dani naturally were unwilling.

Gao Guihua felt it was money her father divided to her, rightfully hers, and since she also lived a strapped life, she did not want to let go of the five thousand yuan.

Gao Dani felt the same, stashing the money deep into her chest, then crossed her arms over her chest, vigilantly watching her family.