He Xiuhui looked at Jiang Xia, waiting for Jiang Xia's agreement.

Jiang Xia: "If you want to fulfill your mother's responsibilities, you should do it sooner! It's inconvenient to take Zhou Zhou away, can't you come back from time to time to visit? It makes Zhou Zhou feel like he doesn't have a mother. Besides, you want to fulfill your mother's responsibilities now, are you doing it to fulfill your mother's responsibilities or are you worried that there will be no one to take care of you in your old age, so you want to cultivate a mother-daughter relationship so that your daughter can take care of you in your old age?"

Zhou's mother nodded vigorously: That's right!

What were you doing earlier? She could have come back to see Zhou Zhou even if she remarried! Her family didn't stop her from remarrying, nor did they stop her from coming back to see Zhou Zhou.

He Xiuhui:…”

"You want to fulfill your motherly responsibility and take Zhou Zhou away. Can you guarantee that Zhou Zhou won't be bullied when he arrives at your home? From what I've seen, your life at your husband's house isn't easy, is it? You can't even protect yourself, so how can you protect Zhou Zhou?"

Mother Zhou nodded vigorously.

Looking around the whole town, there are few families as well off as hers!

He Xiuhui: “…”

"Also, if you take Zhou Zhou away, can you give him a better life? What can you do to guarantee that Zhou Zhou can live a better life than he has now? If Zhou Zhou follows you to your house, I'm afraid he won't even have his own room, right?"

Mother Zhou nodded vigorously!

He Xiuhui: “…”

There are only three rooms in the house: one for the stepson, one for the couple, and one for the parents-in-law. There is indeed no separate room for Zhou Zhou, but the stepson's room can be separated.

He Xiuhui thought about it and said, "The school in the town is better than the school in the village..."

Jiang Xia: "You said the study environment in town is better, but as long as Zhou Zhou is willing, we can take her to the city school, not to mention the one in town."

Mother Zhou nodded vigorously!

Jiang Xia: "I won't stop you if you want to fulfill your responsibilities as a mother. You can come back to see Zhou Zhou more often, but you absolutely cannot take Zhou Zhou away. This is non-negotiable. I am now Zhou Zhou's legal adoptive mother. I have to be responsible for Zhou Zhou's future. If I don't support her, I will be breaking the law, so I won't allow you to take Zhou Zhou away. The previous contract has been signed, you haven't forgotten it!"

Of course it was impossible for Jiang Xia to let her take Zhou Zhou away, have him do housework with her and serve the whole family, and then marry Zhou Zhou off for personal gain after she graduated from junior high school!

He Xiuhui: “…”

Zhou's mother nodded vigorously: "Yes! No one is stopping you from fulfilling your responsibilities as a mother. If you want to fulfill your responsibilities as a mother, you can come back to see Zhou Zhou often, but it is impossible to take Zhou Zhou away!"

He Xiuhui: "Of course I haven't forgotten the contract, but I am Zhou Zhou's biological mother! Why can't I take Zhou Zhou away?"

"So what? You, my biological mother, haven't come to see Zhou Zhou for all these years? It shouldn't be hard to see him and show some concern, right? To put it bluntly, you are just selfish and afraid that Zhou Zhou will affect your current life. You came back just now because you were afraid that no one would take care of you in your old age, not because you really want to take care of Zhou Zhou or love him so much. You just love yourself the most."

Jiang Xia rarely scolds people like this, but if she doesn't say something harsh and make her feel ashamed, she will keep coming to her door in the future.

He Xiuhui: “…”

Jiang Xia: "Come with me and take a look."

Jiang Xia brought He Xiuhui to Zhou Zhou's room.

He Xiuhui was stunned by the luxurious princess-style room in front of her.

It is no less beautiful than the princess rooms of the daughters of multi-millionaires in Hong Kong TV dramas.

The chest of drawers was filled with all kinds of dolls and stuffed animals.

Zhou Zhou probably forgot to close the door of the closet when he was looking for clothes to wear. The closet was full of clothes, and every piece was new.

Jiang Xia closed the closet door.

"This is Zhou Zhou's room. If you really love Zhou Zhou, instead of just caring about your own selfishness, you will know whether it is better for Zhou Zhou to follow you or stay in this family. If she follows you, she will be loved by more people, or if she stays here, more people will love her."

He Xiuhui: “…”

He Xiuhui left. She felt so ashamed of what Jiang Xia said!

She also knew from Jiang Xia's attitude that she could not take her daughter away. If she forcibly took her daughter away, Jiang Xia said that she would call the police to arrest her.

She didn't understand why the biological mother couldn't take her daughter back? She didn't sell her daughter in the first place.

*

Not long after He Xiuhui left, Tian Caihua picked a big watermelon, thinking of giving it to the children to eat.

It's vacation time, and several children come here to play every day.

Moreover, Jiang Xia’s family has a refrigerator, and the watermelon tastes much better after being chilled in the refrigerator.

On the way, they met a woman from the village, and someone asked her, "Ah Hua, is He Xiuhui coming back to take Zhou Zhou away?"

Tian Caihua's eyes widened in surprise: "She's back?"

Tian Caihua's eyes were getting bigger and bigger. She had lost another five kilograms this month and now weighed only 115 kilograms. She looked much thinner.

"Yes! I saw her go into your uncle's house and she didn't come out for a long time. I heard that she can't have children anymore. I guess she came to take Zhou Zhou away. You better be careful."

"Take Zhou Zhou away? What the hell is she dreaming! Zhou Zhou has grown up to this age, who would take him away for her? But what does it mean that she can't have children?"

"My niece married someone near the street where her family lives. I heard from my niece that..."

After hearing the gossip, Tian Caihua hurriedly ran into Jiang Xia's house holding a big watermelon.

The triplets' eyes lit up when they saw the watermelon.

The foodie sister staggered over and pointed at the big watermelon with one finger, then turned to look at Jiang Xia: "Mom, melon."

Jiang Xia smiled and said, "Yes, watermelon. Do you want to eat some, sister?"

My sister nodded: "Yes!"

"I've already eaten lunch today. I can't eat too much, or I'll feel uncomfortable in my stomach at night."

Watermelon is cold, so children should not eat too much.

But the three children love eating watermelon.

Last time when they were one year old, Jiang's father picked two first-harvest melons from the rooftop and brought them to Beijing for his daughter and grandson to taste the melons he had grown himself.

It was the first time the triplets had eaten watermelon.

My little sister and brother, both foodies, were eating a piece of watermelon with their eyes narrowed and their little feet spinning around.

That little look was particularly proud and satisfied.

My brother was as calm as ever, eating politely and seriously, without a drop of watermelon juice dripping on his clothes. But after he finished eating, he asked Jiang Xia for a second piece, which was very rare.

When they came back yesterday, they first stayed at Jiang's house to accompany Jiang's father and Jiang's mother. After they had dinner, they returned to the small fishing village. Jiang's father also picked two watermelons, cut one for them to eat, and brought the other back and ate it at noon today.

The three children have been eating too much watermelon recently.

Tian Caihua: "Put it in the refrigerator first before eating."

Then she asked Jiang Xia: "I heard that He Xiuhui came back to pick up Zhou Zhou?"

Mother Zhou rolled her eyes at her and said, "You are always so well-informed!"

At this time, Zhou's father and his son also returned from sea.

Father Zhou asked, "What do you mean by well-informed?"

Tian Caihua couldn't wait to tell the story.

Father Zhou: “She’s dreaming!”

Father Zhou: "Fortunately Zhou Zhou's household registration is with A Lei, so she can't take him away even if she files a lawsuit. But remember to remind Zhou Zhou not to leave with others casually."

Mother Zhou: "Of course!"

The whole family was extremely grateful that Jiang Xia had registered Zhou Zhou's household registration with them.

The family talked about this for a while, and Zhou's father had good news for everyone: "Old lady, we went to the shipyard today to take a look. Our big fishing boat has been built and can be launched for testing! Director Zhou was just about to notify us, so we went over."

Tian Caihua was excited: "Is it the fishing boat that our third family ordered?" (End of this chapter)