Chapter 158 Ending [Same as the previous chapter, can be skipped, there is a red envelope]

"Anyway, I don't agree!"

At first, the couple didn't take it seriously. After all, Guan's parents had been helping their sister take care of the children after retirement, and it was common for the two elderly people to live with their children at home.

But later, when they heard the two old people's words implying that they had already accepted this grandson and wanted to cultivate their relationship, the couple realized that this was what Guan's parents had in mind.

When their nephew came to visit, Guan Zhihao and Jiang Qian couldn't just chase him away, and they felt aggrieved for a long time because of this.

Later, unable to bear it any longer, Guan Zhihao personally sent his nephew back to his sister's house, and talked to his parents again to express his attitude.

But Guan's father and mother refused to listen.

"Since you just want a child, wouldn't it be better to raise your sister's child? If you think the second boy is too old to remember things, you can wait until your sister gives birth and then adopt a younger child."

For the first time, Guan Zhihao felt he had no way of communicating with his parents. "Dad, Mom, this isn't an age issue. We don't want to raise my sister's child anyway. Our two families are so close, what if there's a conflict over the child in the future..."

"What kind of conflict could there be? Your brother-in-law's parents are partial to you and don't care about your brother-in-law as their middle son, let alone a grandson. I took care of your sister during her confinement and raised the two children at home. I told your sister and brother-in-law about this, and they both had no objections. They're eager for us to help raise their children!"

"I don't mind now, but what about later?"

"Then how do you know that there will definitely be conflicts in the future?"

Seeing the two men deadlocked, Guan's father advised his son, "Zhihao, your considerations make sense, but the conflicts you mentioned are ultimately future matters. Can you guarantee that children adopted from an orphanage won't encounter other problems in the future? After all, you know your sister's child inside and out, don't you?"

"You said you wanted to adopt a child, and I have no objection, but there are obviously better and more suitable options. Do you really want to leave most of your life savings to a nephew who would not even be given to you by anyone else?"

After hearing what Guan's father said, Guan Zhihao's rebuttal was stuck in his throat and he could no longer utter any words.

He wasn't a saint, so naturally he would send private messages. Compared to a stranger with whom he hadn't even formed any feelings, a nephew who already sweetly called him "uncle" certainly held a much heavier weight in his heart.

…

After returning to the couple's bedroom, Guan Zhihao told Jiang Qian what his father and mother had said. Although he did not express his feelings, Jiang Qian, as his bedmate, clearly felt the change in Guan Zhihao's attitude before and after his return.

Although he still did not agree with his parents' proposal, he was indeed not so keen on adopting a child from an orphanage.

Jiang Qian could see his dilemma, but for her, there was no choice at all. She didn't plan to raise her sister-in-law's child, not even the unborn one in her belly.

As the daughter-in-law of this family, she was already half an outsider. If she adopted her sister-in-law's child, no matter how she treated the child, she, as an aunt, would probably not be able to satisfy everyone.

Rather than taking such a risk, she would rather raise a child who has no relationship with anyone else in the family. At least this child has no blood relationship with anyone and will be closer to her.

Jiang Qian's determination to adopt a child became stronger after experiencing these things, but as his ally, Guan Zhihao's heart became increasingly shaken.

When Jiang Qian insisted on going to the orphanage to find a child to adopt, he was gradually persuaded and sided with Guan's father and mother. As a result, the relationship between the couple became increasingly tense, and they often quarreled.

…

"You don't mind adopting your sister's child because you feel you're all family! But after adopting this child, will there still be a place for me in this family?"

"How can there be no place for you? You are also a part of this family, aren't you? Mom and Dad just think it's too hard for Aying and her husband to raise so many children. Aying's pregnancy was an accident, and her health was not good to begin with. The doctor said that a miscarriage would also cause great harm to the adult's body, so Mom and Dad came up with this idea."

"Anyway, I don't agree!"

"I don't have to adopt Aying's child, and I don't care whether this child is related to me by blood or not. I just don't want our property to end up in the hands of outsiders. Is there anything wrong with me thinking this way? If Dongzi is willing to adopt Mingchen to us, I will still agree. If you want, you can also choose a child who is related to you by blood!"

"But we're not adopting your sister's child and are choosing my own child instead. Do you think your parents would be happy with that?"

"I don't care whether they are happy or not. I'm just expressing my attitude. Qianqian, I understand your thoughts, but you should also consider my feelings. If you have other better candidates, the child doesn't have to be my sister's. I can accept the children of your brothers and sisters."

"That sounds nice. But Dongzi and Xiaoru only have one child, how could they possibly adopt him to us... No, you know that's not what I'm talking about."

"What are you talking about? I've already told you that if you're willing, you can adopt a child from your family. We can leave everything we've saved our whole lives to him."

"I'm not as generous as you. And this has never been a question of whose relative or blood relationship the adopted child has. Even if it was a child of my maternal relatives, I wouldn't be willing to raise them. They have a father and a mother, so what's the point of us two raising them... Guan Zhihao, in short, you just don't care about my opinion."

"If you mind the child's parents, we can also find children among our relatives whose parents are no longer around to adopt!"

"Guan Zhihao, I don't understand. Since you've already decided to adopt the child, why are you still clinging to that little bit of blood relationship?"

"Jiang Qian, I just hope that our property can be given to children who are closer to us!"

"Is closeness determined by blood relationship? How do you know our adopted child won't be closer to us than a child adopted by a relative? Since we're going to adopt a child anyway, why not adopt a child who has no connection to us in any way?"

"Since we have the ability to shoulder social responsibilities, why not start with ourselves? Wouldn't it be better to know the children of our relatives and friends so well?"

"But I don't care. I just want a child who belongs to me completely..."

“…”

Finally, after the two quarreled many times without reaching a conclusion, Jiang Qian became discouraged and filed for divorce and returned to her parents' home.

Later, because the two families could not reach an agreement, the two divorced.

After the divorce, Guan Zhihao still visited her frequently. Later, Jiang Qian heard from him that one of his sister's twins, a boy and a girl, had died.

At that time, Jiang Qian actually knew that he regretted it in his heart, but she did not intend to turn back.

After hearing his apology this time, Jiang Qian thought about the days when they were together. Thinking about it now, she felt that she had made a big deal out of nothing. If she had insisted a little longer, would the outcome for them be different?

Jiang Qian knew clearly that her heart was shaken at that moment, but after she figured it out, she still didn't plan to turn back.

Maybe she was really impulsive at the time, but what's done cannot be undone. What's done is done. Rather than trying to undo the past, she would rather move forward.

…

Jiang Qian fell asleep on the sofa while thinking. When she woke up in a daze, it was already dark.

Remembering that she still had to drive, she hurried into the cab, only to find that her father had already taken the driver's seat and the train was already on its way back.

She closed the cab door and strolled back to the dining car.

After everyone who was going to the northwest to open up wasteland got off the train, the train compartments were completely empty. Even the dining car was empty. Only two helpers were left in the kitchen to serve food. The rest of the people had left work early and were now eating around a table.

Seeing her mother also eating, Jiang Qian ordered some food and ate with them. During the meal, everyone talked about what they had heard from the guards who were escorting the supplies today.

"Do you remember the wealthy man who came to us with oil for help?"

"I remember, what's wrong?"

"I heard our country reached an agreement with them. They'll give us oil, and we'll send people to help quell the unrest in their country! The advance team will be leaving by ship in the next two days!"

"Really? We haven't even cleaned up our own area yet, and we're helping others?"

"Of course it's true! Otherwise, how could such a small country like theirs be able to ship so much oil to us? I also heard that our country obtained a substance that can decompose the bacteria that turn people into zombies through a trade with the train. It has been made public internationally, and many countries want it and are begging us for help!"

"Really? But we can't do this for free! After all, they didn't act like this when they were choking us before!"

"If you ask me, I think we should give them some encouragement. When our country sent out a message about helping each other, not many people responded. Now they want to take advantage of what's already been given to them. No way!"

"Of course. The higher-ups won't let us suffer any loss. The tycoon paid so much oil to get this done, so the others will definitely have to pay a bit too. Let's just wait and see!"

“…”

Regarding these national affairs, Jiang Qian felt that she was not smart enough, so she never participated in the discussion and just listened quietly.

But she didn't know that the protagonist of the event they were talking about was sitting on a train on another line, rushing to the capital in a hurry.

Capital, Deputy Command Office of the National Rescue Center.

"What did you say? Have you seen this thing before?" The deputy commander exclaimed in disbelief in the quiet office.

This is not the vice chairman's fault. After all, it is hard for anyone to believe this news.

Watasha understood his surprise; after all, he himself hadn't dared to believe it when he first thought of it. But the deputy commander's sudden loud voice startled him, and he couldn't help but remind him.

"Dear sir, please calm down."

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【Author’s words】

I had intended to finish writing about my ex-husband in the previous chapter, but I didn’t expect to be unable to stop, and this chapter still took up half of the whole chapter.

However, I’m giving out red envelopes to everyone in this chapter. As usual, don’t forget to leave a message in the comment section!

Note: Although the article mentions adoption, it is still adoption in the actual sense.

After checking the information, I found that the current law does not approve of adoption in the traditional sense, but it seems that adoption is allowed.

Those who can be adopted are orphans who have lost their parents, minors whose parents cannot be found, and children whose biological parents have special difficulties and are unable to raise them.

Although this article is fictional, the law regarding adoption described in this article follows this one. However, the author is not a legal professional, so there may be loopholes. We welcome relevant professionals to provide popular science information. We can all learn together and increase our knowledge.