Pei Wang could only look at his elder brother, hoping that his brother would step forward and say a few words.

Brother Pei sighed and patted his thigh. "A-Wang, as you know, your older brother hasn't had a child all these years."

"Your sister-in-law and I have always treated these two children as our own."

"How about you come and take a look after my shop opens? If your sister-in-law is really too busy, then you can take the child away, okay?"

Seeing this, Pei's mother also stepped in to smooth things over, saying, "How about this, we can take it one day at a time."

"Since we're all in the city anyway, this way your sister-in-law can have an easier time."

"Besides, with your sister-in-law helping to take care of the child, I can feel more at ease. Once the child is older and can take care of himself, I'll live with you completely, okay, Wang?"

Pei's sister-in-law also nodded in agreement with Pei's mother's idea.

Pei Wang had no choice but to agree with a sullen face.

At this moment, Pei's father also spoke up, "Since the eldest son's family is going to start a business, there's no need to borrow money from your younger siblings."

"Your mother and I have some savings from all these years. We'll take them out later and divide them among the three of you."

Pei Wang quickly said, "Father, I have money, you don't need to give me any."

Whether you want it or not is one thing, whether I give it to you or not is another.

"But your older brother should get a larger share of this money, since he's not living as well as the two of you."

"Parents are all like this; they tend to favor the children who are struggling financially. Don't take it personally."

Pei Zhi said, "Father, don't overthink it."

Brother Pei hesitated and said, "Father, I can't use your savings to do business."

Pei's father waved his hand, "Over the years, the money you've given me as filial piety has never been spent by your mother and me in the village. We can't take it with us to our graves anyway."

“You’re going to do business, and you seem to be doing it quite well. As your father, I should give you a hand.”

Pei Wang nodded absentmindedly. After getting off the table, he went straight to the courtyard to smoke.

Pei Zhi shook her head, too lazy to pay attention, and went upstairs.

Du Lei left the courtyard and saw Pei Wang with a worried look on his face.

Du Lei spoke up: "Weren't you quite happy before, with someone to take care of the kids?"

Pei Wang exhaled a puff of smoke. "It's one thing if someone brings it, but it's another thing if they bring it and then don't give it to me."

Pei Wang could also tell what was going on on the table.

The sister-in-law didn't want to give the two children back to him.

Pei Wang scratched his hair in frustration. "I know you've had a tough time these past few years, but this child is mine after all."

Even though he, as the biological father, wanted to take the child away, they didn't agree.

Pei Wang was also in a bad position, and suddenly broke off all pretense of civility.

His father and mother also sided with his elder brother and sister-in-law, which is why Pei Wang was so irritable.

"Didn't Mother say that you should take over the child when he's older and can take care of himself?"

Pei Wang snorted coldly, "The child is already close to his sister-in-law."

"You think I didn't hear? Both children are calling me 'Sister-in-law'?"

"I'm just too lazy to ask more questions. My sister-in-law takes care of the child every day, so it's normal for the child to be closer to her."

“The child can’t live without her now. In a few years, the child will be closer to my older brother and sister-in-law. How will I take her with me then?”

"At that time, I, as the father, will really become the younger uncle."

Du Lei raised an eyebrow in surprise, "You acted like a hands-off manager, and now you're reaping the consequences."

"What do you think I should do now?"

Pei Wang was truly at his wit's end, thinking that Du Lei was a man with many ideas.

"There's no way to fix this," Du Lei shook his head. "Unless your sister-in-law can give birth to a child."

"Otherwise, if you don't want to fall out with them, these two children will belong to your older brother and sister-in-law from now on."

Du Lei even comforted her, saying, "Perfect, you're all alone, isn't that great?"

"Get lost, you bastard!" Pei Wang kicked Du Lei. "You piece of trash, have you forgotten how I helped you back then?"

Pei Wang said angrily, "My elder brother and sister-in-law have been married for almost twenty years. If they were capable of having children, they would have had them long ago. Why would they still be clinging to my child?"

“When my sister-in-law was young, she couldn’t have children. Now that she’s this age, there’s even less hope.”

In the past, Brother Pei and his wife had gone to the city many times and tried a lot of medicine, but they still couldn't get pregnant.

"So, she'll only cling to your child."

Du Lei patted Pei Wang on the shoulder, "Now, she's closer to the child."

“If you really make a scene, the two kids really won’t go with you.”

Pei Wang's expression darkened further; he knew this was the truth.

But when Du Lei said it so bluntly, Pei Wang felt even worse.

Pei Wang hasn't taken care of the children much over the years, even though the two children call Pei Wang "Dad".

The eldest sister-in-law is the one who takes care of the child's clothes, meals, and bedtime every day.

Pei Wang said, "Then what should I do? Will my child no longer be mine?"

Pei Wang had never seen anything so absurd.

Du Lei felt genuinely distressed seeing Pei Wang; Du Lei wasn't having an easy time either, but their brotherhood was there for each other.

"How about we find an orphan for my sister-in-law?"

"Let her raise another child, and once she develops a bond with it, wouldn't that solve the problem?"

Pei Wang thought this idea was feasible. "Anyway, my sister-in-law wants a child. I'll give her one, and if that doesn't work, I'll give her two."

These days, you can often find children outside orphanages in the city.

My older brother and sister-in-law haven't had children all these years, but their financial situation is pretty good, so they'll definitely be able to adopt a child.

However, this matter still needs the consent of the eldest brother and sister-in-law.

Pei Wangxian mentioned this matter to his elder brother, who hesitated before saying that he would discuss it with his sister-in-law.

Pei Wang thought the matter would succeed and even breathed a sigh of relief.

Who would have thought that on New Year's Eve, while everyone was giving red envelopes to children and saying auspicious words,

For some reason, the eldest sister-in-law suddenly knelt at Pei Wang's feet.

"Ah Wang, I've never asked you for anything in my life, please don't take the child away, okay? I'm begging you!"

Pei Wang was also quite frightened by his sister-in-law's actions.

Everyone's faces, which were originally full of laughter, were now completely flustered.

Brother Pei quickly reached out to pull Sister-in-law Pei up.

"What are you doing? Everyone's watching."

Sister-in-law Pei wiped away her tears with the back of her hand. "Father, Mother, everyone is here today. Everyone knows what's going on between your brother and me."

“We haven’t had children all these years. I’m so happy that Ah Wang left the child at home. I don’t know what to do with myself.”

“I’ve been taking care of the child for several years. If you want to say that I’ve done something wrong to the child, just say it directly. I can change anything.”

Upon hearing this, Pei's father stood up. "Didn't we agree on this before? Why are you trying to take the child again?"

Pei's mother also didn't understand what had happened. "Yes, wasn't it all arranged that one person would take care of the child for one day?"

Sister-in-law Pei cried and said, "A-Wang is forcing me to raise someone else's child."