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"Of course. Just because she gave birth to a daughter, does that an she’s not her own child?" Yan Jinsu certainly supported her mother-in-law and responded sternly right away.
"Heh, mom..." Fan Jiefang could only helplessly chuckle upon hearing this:
His mother, with her old feudal and autocratic ways, wouldn’t have caused so much trouble recently if she were really so easy to persuade.
Every ti Fan Jiefang thinks about the incidents that have occurred in and out of their ho over the past half month, he gets an extre headache, having no idea how to clearly explain to the Yue family the issues at heart.
"Jiefang, if you can’t get through to your mom, why not talk to your brother, or your beloved sister-in-law?"
Xie Jingwei, who had been listening to Yan Jinsu’s peculiar reasoning, didn’t take it to heart, but since it involved his family’s big sister’s important matter, he had to offer advice despite his lack of support.
Just ntioning that irrational and venomous-hearted woman, his face showed disgust.
"Yes, Jiefang, asking Hong’er to exchange her child isn’t just threatening her life, is it? Which mother would want to give away her child to soone else, a child she carried for ten months? If you really adopt Xiao Xian over, she’ll have to call you ’Uncle’ from now on!" Zhou Xiuhua was also silently shedding tears, unable to vocalize her cries.
No wonder her Da Niu couldn’t even wait a night and rushed ho for help. If it wasn’t for her illness, Da Niu wouldn’t be so troubled and repeatedly concerned for her!
Zhou Xiuhua inwardly blad herself, regretting her quick temper! She then thought about the trouble with adopting children that so other families had gone through—
In the countryside, it wasn’t that there were no cases of ’adoption,’ but most of the adopted children didn’t lead satisfactory lives, sothing that everyone witnessed.
Zhou Xiuhua felt extrely distressed at the thought of her own grandchild having to endure such hardships.
Especially since Fan Fengshou [Fan Xiaodi] still had his own daughter, who was already eight or nine years old, smart and able to rember things! If Xiao Xian was really adopted, what kind of good life could she possibly have?!!
Upon hearing the words ’Uncle,’ Fan Jiefang trembled, his face turning pale. The six feet tall man now showed a look of sorrow on his face.
Seeing his mother-in-law’s face turn unnaturally pale, he was even more anxious, his lips trembling visibly, and finally clenched his teeth and said:
"Mom, don’t be agitated, your health is more important. We... we’ll discuss it thoroughly again, I promise Xiao Xian won’t be adopted!"
With Fan Jiefang’s statent, the Xie family all breathed a sigh of relief.
When Yan Jinsu saw that her input was no longer needed, she went to the kitchen to cook so vegetables and then prepare dinner, as it was already past six in the evening. If they didn’t eat soon, it would be too dark to see the al.
Little did anyone know, as soon as Yan Jinsu entered the kitchen, she saw the Xie family’s eldest granddaughter, Little Wuer, standing in front of the stove on a stool with a salt jar in hand, Xiao’er by her side helping and adding firewood, and Xiao Yi stir-frying vegetables in the pot—three siblings from one family were actually working together to cook.
Yan Jinsu saw this and felt a warmth in her eyes.
Country kids take on household responsibilities early. Xiao Yi was already fourteen years old, which was not to ntion, Xiao’er was only twelve, and Little Wuer was even younger at just seven.
A seven-year-old kid already knew how much oil and salt to use in cooking, which ant they definitely hadn’t done little at ho.
And because she was a girl, smaller and shorter, she had to stand on a stool to reach the stove!
"Wow, Xiao Wu, you guys, how co you started cooking? That’s amazing!" Yan Jinsu stepped forward, first taking down Xiao Wu, then taking the salt pot from her arms, and also taking the spatula from Xiao Yi’s hands, continuing to cook while praising, "It’s alright, Second Aunt is taking over now, you guys go to the left wing and grab so sweets."
"Second Aunt!" The three little ones greeted Second Aunt joyously and affectionately.
Xiao Wu, being the youngest, had always been close to Yan Jinsu. Although they hadn’t seen each other for over half a year, her mory of Second Aunt was still fresh, so she fearlessly stepped forward and hugged Yan Jinsu’s leg, reminding her:
"Second Aunt, Xiao Wu already put enough salt, don’t add anymore!"
"Alright, Second Aunt knows. Xiao Wu, be good. Go find Xiao Si and Xiaoqi to play. You are the older brothers and sisters. Da Hong’s family just had so serious trouble, they are the most scared inside, you should give them so space, okay?"
"Understood."
"Eat soon, play for a bit then let your aunts co to the front yard, oh!"
"Mm, I know, Second Aunt, don’t worry." Xiao Yi nodded, holding his sister who smiled like a little flower, his joyful smile making his little dark face even darker.
Here at the Xie Family, smiles finally appeared; on the other hand, in front of the Fan Mansion in the county town, Li Xiaochun had been knocking for a long ti with no response, feeling very annoyed inside.
It was also because Li Xiaochun knocked too loudly, disturbing the neighbors next door. This wife, unable to overlook it, finally ca out and said indifferently to Li Xiaochun:
"Madam, if you need to knock, just knock. No need to keep yelling and disturbing, don’t you know it can bother other people’s families? This place is not just inhabited by your son! Also, your daughter-in-law took the kids back to her parents’ place at noon, we haven’t seen your son return, stop making a racket and upsetting others!"
After finishing, she slamd the door shut with a ’bang’.
The loud noise scared Li Xiaochun so much that she kept patting her chest, looking frightened by the sharp-tongued young wife.
On the other side, a door across the street also cracked open slightly. It was another old lady, fed up with Mrs. Li’s antics, who saw Li Xiaochun get a door slamd in her face and silently snickered before gently closing her door.
Hearing a soft ’squeak’ coming from behind, Li Xiaochun turned her head and was frightened yet again!
Being scared twice in a row, Li Xiaochun’s face turned pale.
The young wife who yelled at her was not other than her husband’s colleague, working in the sa departnt as her youngest son, and even his superior.
Her son had been embarrassed several tis by her husband over an affair scandal, and ever since she learned the identity of that family from her youngest son, she dared not disrespect them again.
What good would it do if it cost her son his job?
She was still hoping her sons would support her in her old age!
"Returned to her parents’ place?" Li Xiaochun dared not shout back loudly anymore, only whispering to herself after hearing the daughter-in-law’s footsteps fade away.
Impossible, isn’t Xie Jinghong’s family far away in X county?
When did they co back? She hadn’t heard!
Thinking this, Li Xiaochun couldn’t stay put any longer, imdiately took a ride back to her house, and upon entering, saw her eldest granddaughter being coached in singing by her daughter-in-law—
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