Early this morning, Xia Xiao and Gao Jiaxing, along with their child and Zheng Xianghong, went to the large dining hall for breakfast before the troops escorted them to leave the island. Since Xia Xiao and Gao Jiaxing were departing, Dong Meihua had been trying to convince He Xuexiang to persuade Li Shengmei to go back. Follow current ɴᴏᴠᴇʟs on 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭·𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦·𝘯𝘦𝘵 Life as a couple is simpler. The moment the mother-in-law arrives, even if she can help with the kids, it’s certainly not convenient. Moreover, Dong Meihua and Li Shengmei did not get along, so Dong Meihua didn’t want Li Shengmei to stay and hoped she would leave with Xia Xiao, Gao Jiaxing, and Zheng Xianghong. He Xuexiang finally managed to convince Li Shengmei, considering the family not only included He Hongjun but also He Xuewu. "Mom, Xuewu is already twenty and doesn’t have a partner. You should take it to heart. If you don’t go back, Dad will hold it against you even more, and then Xuewu will resent you too." Once He Xuexiang said this, Li Shengmei finally thought of her younger son and immediately said, "Isn’t Dr. Lin Xiang the cousin of Yu Zhen? I’ve been thinking about matching Xuewu with her, but she is unwilling." Dong Meihua truly didn’t know that Li Shengmei had the idea of pairing He Xuewu with Lin Xiang. Since Lin Xiang hadn’t mentioned it, nobody knew except for Xia Xiao and Zheng Xianghong. Therefore, Dong Meihua was speechless for a moment, and He Xuexiang was dumbstruck. If the age difference were just two or three years, it would have been fine, but a ten-year gap was simply too much; his mother was really throwing her younger son under the bus. "Mom, Xuewu isn’t a soldier, and Dr. Lin wouldn’t look at him. Besides, she has high standards. Just find a good match for Xuewu when you get back, and forget about Dr. Lin." Upon hearing He Xuexiang’s words, Li Shengmei didn’t say anything more. Her younger son was not bad-looking, and he studied well, being a high school student, so she wasn’t worried about him not finding a good match. With this in mind, Li Shengmei no longer dwelled on the issue with Lin Xiang. So, on this trip, Li Shengmei left with Zheng Xianghong, Gao Jiaxing, and Xia Xiao. Now, the conflict between Li Shengmei and Zheng Xianghong wasn’t as tense as it used to be back in the production team, so Zheng Xianghong had no objections to Li Shengmei accompanying them. The troops had all come to see Gao Jiaxing and the others off at the seashore. Lin Xiang didn’t approach but rather stood silently at a distance, watching as Gao Jiaxing and his family departed. "Ai Guo, what are you looking at?" Wang Yuncai asked. "Nothing," Li Aiguo replied, somewhat guiltily averting his gaze. Xu Chunhua mentioned it casually and didn’t feel like teasing Wang Yuncai, so she didn’t say much more. Otherwise, if the two had really started talking, it would surely lead to trouble. All of a sudden, Xia Xiao’s eyes widened as she looked in the direction of Li Aiguo and Lin Xiang. She had just caught sight of Lin Xiang glaring at Li Aiguo, and immediately felt as if she had been struck by lightning. If this were modern times, Xia Xiao would really like to express her inner thoughts, which were something along the lines of "What the heck?!" This was utterly inconceivable, absolutely baffling. With Lin Xiang’s standards, it was impossible for her to have taken a fancy to Li Aiguo. Generally speaking, tall men, if their facial features are well-proportioned, tend to look handsome. But Li Aiguo, his dark skin aside, had particularly small eyes and a nose that was too big with nostrils that slightly flared upward, large ears, a wide mouth, yet a small face, resulting in a lack of harmony in his features. Thus, Li Aiguo was deemed unattractive, yet taking each feature on its own, he wasn’t bad-looking; it was just the combination that seemed odd. Xia Xiao couldn’t help but think about the previous night, everyone had drinks, and perhaps Li Aiguo had some thoughts about Lin Xiang. But that couldn’t be right, Lin Xiang was a military doctor. If she just said a word, Li Aiguo would be done for. After bidding farewell to everyone, Xia Xiao and her family, along with Li Shengmei, boarded the ship. Seizing a moment, Xia Xiao whispered to Gao Jiaxing, "Did Dr. Lin have drinks again last night?" "I’m not sure, but a woman did come to get some liquor; it might have been her. What’s up?" Gao Jiaxing asked. Xia Xiao shook her head, "Nothing." By then, Xia Xiao had guessed that Lin Xiang was also drunk, so perhaps Li Aiguo was drunk too; the two barracks were neighbors, after all. Maybe Lin Xiang mistook Li Aiguo for Gao Jiaxing; their statures were indeed similar. Thinking that Lin Xiang had gotten herself into trouble and that Wang Yuncai’s man might have slept with Lin Xiang, Xia Xiao felt a refreshing sense of schadenfreude. She had no sympathy for Lin Xiang or Wang Yuncai. All the way home, Li Shengmei kept trying to initiate conversation with Zheng Xianghong, who responded a couple of times. After the long journey back to the production team, everyone wasn’t surprised to see Zheng Xianghong, Gao Jiaxing’s family, and Li Shengmei return together, but they were quite astonished to see Li Shengmei heading home and greeting Zheng Xianghong. Had the sun risen from the west? How could it be that after following her son for a few months, Li Shengmei had become so amicable with Zheng Xianghong? Everyone knew of their relationship, so the surprise was genuine. Upon Xia Xiao’s return, Yang Xuehua, Xia Jing, Wang Aihua, and the others all came over at once. Gao Guoqiang saw his grandchildren and couldn’t stop grinning.