Wealthy Beauty in the 60s-Chapter 669 - 671: Wants to Form a Marriage Alliance with Our Family

Chapter 669: Chapter 671: Wants to Form a Marriage Alliance with Our Family

"How do I use this," he asked.

"And how do I use this," he continued.

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Elder Si asked his grandson, Hexuan, who was very patient in teaching him how to use QQ and Weibo on his smartphone. The moment between grandfather and grandson was very harmonious.

But as soon as Elder Si got the hang of it, Hexuan’s phone was confiscated.

"Grandpa, that’s my account. I’ll help you sign up for a new one," Hexuan hurriedly said.

Elder Si looked at the photo of Elder Mrs. Wang in his grandson’s friend list and didn’t want to switch accounts, "No need, you create a new one for yourself; this one is for me now." If it were a new account, what if Elder Mrs. Wang didn’t add him? Thus, Elder Si naturally took over his grandson’s QQ and Weibo.

Hexuan was speechless and hadn’t expected that teaching grandpa to use QQ would lead to his phone being taken over too.

"I’ll buy you a better one," Elder Si then told his grandson.

Hexuan accepted it since it was his grandpa after all.

Elder Si thought for a moment and then suggested, "How about we share one? I won’t really use it; I’ll just watch you chat."

"Forget it," Hexuan shook his head, definitely not wanting to share an account with grandpa.

Hexuan signed up for a new account himself, but Elder Si said, "Don’t tell your grandma, or I’ll dock your allowance."

"Grandma also gives me allowance," Hexuan wasn’t worried.

"Your grandma is always donating to charity or going on trips; does she even have any spare money for you?"

Once Elder Si said this, Hexuan nodded, "I haven’t seen grandpa giving me any allowance either."

"Here you go." Elder Si pulled out a nondescript, thick book and Hexuan watched as his grandpa opened it to reveal pages stuffed with red currency notes, leaving him wide-eyed, "Grandpa, this is how you hide your money?"

"Take it or leave it," Elder Si didn’t elaborate.

Hexuan wouldn’t say no to money, but after taking it, he then asked, "Grandpa, isn’t your money supposed to be with grandma? Why else would you hide it?"

Elder Si immediately glared; his grandson could be so annoying even though he was very cute when he was little.

Hexuan understood instantly and felt quite relieved.

Although Hexuan grew up around Elder Si and Madam Si, it was mostly Madam Si who raised him due to Elder Si’s frequent busyness. Therefore, his affection for Madam Si was special. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Hexuan didn’t dislike his grandpa, who loved him dearly, but it was always a problem whenever grandpa argued with grandma for someone else’s sake and hurt grandma’s feelings. Watching his grandparents’ conflicts from a young age, Hexuan really disliked Elder Mrs. Wang.

After Hexuan left, Elder Si used Hexuan’s account to chat with Madam Si, thinking she wouldn’t know, yet Madam Si, who had raised Hexuan by herself, knew her husband well. So, after chatting a few lines on QQ with Elder Si, she called Hexuan.

Hexuan unabashedly admitted it, and Madam Si said, "Don’t let your grandpa know I found out."

"Grandma, don’t worry, I absolutely won’t tell," Hexuan quickly assured her.

Thus, with Elder Si unknowingly accompanying her chats, Madam Si was less lonely on her trips. She spent a lot of time complaining about Elder Si’s shortcomings, which aggrieved Elder Si a lot as he read the messages.

However, Elder Si’s health had indeed improved; always glued to his phone, occasionally peeking at chats, and more so trying to mediate as his grandson.

Madam Si sent photos daily, which made Elder Si envy her freedom. He felt bitter inside, thinking the old lady was truly wild outside, having fun every day without any care for home.

Beibei didn’t find it strange that Hexuan had multiple accounts since she had applied for several herself.

Xia Xiao, seeing the photos of Madam Si enjoying her travels, couldn’t help feeling envious. It had been a long time since she last traveled.

As soon as Jiaxing came back, Xia Xiao asked, "Brother Gao, when will you have time?"

"In two more years," Jiaxing replied.

Now 68, Jiaxing planned to retire at 70.

He had considered retiring early to rest, but the situation was complicated, and he felt suppressed career-wise, which irked Jiaxing.

After all these years of hard work, he wished to retire honorably, but it wasn’t turning out that way. And no one liked being suppressed.

Jiaxing felt guilty towards Xia Xiao; he had broken his promise again.

"Two years will pass quickly," Xia Xiao said, looking at Jiaxing, "How are things going with you?"

"This year, it’s almost certain; I’ll sit for two more years and then retire at 70," Jiaxing replied.

Xia Xiao smiled, "You can definitely do it."

But within a couple of days, Jiaxing returned with a gloomy face, and Xia Xiao asked, "What happened?"

"The Gong Family wants to form an alliance with our family through marriage, so does the Wen Family."

As he said this, Xia Xiao frowned, "What do you mean?"

"Shitou and Beibei," Jiaxing replied.

Xia Xiao’s expression turned sour, "That’s less likely than a dream."

Seeing this, Xia Xiao looked at Jiaxing. She knew how frustrated Jiaxing was because people above him had been holding him back for years, unable to advance, but when it came to the lifelong matters of Shitou and Beibei, Xia Xiao was not willing to compromise easily.

"I won’t agree to them. Everything I have today, I earned through my own effort, risked my life, shed blood and sweat. If it comes to trading my grandchildren for a position, I’d rather not have it, I don’t covet it," Jiaxing adamantly wouldn’t agree.

Xia Xiao’s brow slowly furrowed, turning to Jiaxing, "The Gong and Wen families have become too arrogant recently. They’re reaching too far. The military won’t agree either."

"But isn’t this exactly a test by some people in the military?" Jiaxing said.

Xia Xiao nodded, in the end, their family’s shallow roots made some fearless and overlook them.

Hence, the Wen and Gong families reaching out with olive branches, wanting a marriage alliance, only if Jiaxing agreed, they naturally were willing to help.

But Jiaxing also had his own moral boundaries; he was unwilling to trade his grandchildren for honors. If he truly did that, his lifelong efforts would be tainted and deviated from his principles.

Over the years, Jiaxing had put in a lot of effort, which involved not just hard work but also luck and support from influential people.

But as Jiaxing climbed higher step by step, reaching higher and farther, the waters also became deeper.

Now, it wasn’t just about wanting to retire; if he made a wrong move, once losing power, there would be many ready to kick him while down.

And Xia Xiao always felt that the Gong Family harbored hostility toward their Gao family, even though there had been little contact between the Gao and Gong families.

At that moment, Xia Xiao told Jiaxing, "Brother Gao, I think we need to thoroughly investigate the Gong Family. Don’t you find their hostility towards us rather unusual? Before, I thought it might be related to the Li Family, but now I don’t think that’s the reason."