"The family planning officials came to my house last night and said that Jiang Shan was pregnant with an extra child and that she needed to have an abortion."
As he spoke, Ding Qiu pulled his sleeve to wipe away his tears.
"My Mingsheng is a poor man. His wife died a long time ago, leaving behind two lonely children. He finally married Jiang Shan, and she got pregnant again, but the policy doesn't allow us to have children."
As she spoke, she pretended to accidentally step on Jiang Shan.
Jiang Shan whimpered and then started crying.
Just listening to their crying, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law looked so pitiful.
Gu Xiufang and Xiao Chengda exchanged glances. Xiao Chengda frowned and asked, "Since the policy doesn't allow you to have children, why did you get pregnant in the first place? If you can't, just pay the fine."
Jiang Shan cried even harder: "They said that if we have another child, it would be an extra child. We already have two children, and we have to pay a fine. We just got married, so how can we afford it? The baby is already five months old, how can we bear to abort it?"
At first, I blamed her for showing off her pregnancy everywhere.
The first time the Family Planning Office came to check, she lied and said the baby was fine. She couldn't hide it, so she had to say that she was not in good health and could not have the abortion, and she would wait until she was better to do it.
We went back and forth like this for several months, and when the baby was five months old, we thought we could keep the baby, but the family planning office still wouldn't let us, leaving us completely helpless.
"My poor baby is only a few months old, and he's already kicking around in my belly. He's going to die before he even sees the world!"
As soon as Jiang Zao saw Ding Qiu with two children and Jiang Shan's big belly, he guessed that they came here because of the problem of over-birth.
The problem of over-birth is a current pain. In the next few years, there will be many movies to promote family planning, such as "Wives' Thoughts", "Sweet Career", "Sons, Grandsons and Seeds", "The Storm in Ganquan Village" and "The Rainbow Always Comes After the Storm", all of which actively reflect the issue of family planning.
Because of the family planning policy, many people are worried. Everyone holds the idea that "there is no way to have more children. There is no one to take over when I am old, and no one to take care of me in my old age."
There is also the pressure of being laughed at by neighbors for not being able to give birth to a son, so one has to go against the law and have more children than allowed!
In order to keep their roots and continue the family line, many people have experienced the hardships and difficulties of reincarnation.
Those who were well-off would send their pregnant wives to hide in the thatched huts of their relatives in the countryside. When the movement came, some were sent to haystacks, cornfields, and some were hidden in the well house for several months without seeing the sun. After they gave birth, they had to pay a fine.
Those who have no family background can only endure it, and those who are extremely poor can only be arrested and released after serving their sentences.
Who doesn’t know the pain of rebirth?
Gu Xiufang was confused: "You already have An An, why are you so anxious to have a second child?"
Ding Qiu glanced at Gu Xiufang strangely and said, "Our family situations are different. You don't understand, sister-in-law."
Gu Xiufang really didn't know why she insisted on having so many children.
Xiao Shuisheng answered Gu Xiufang's questions: "Mom, I guess Auntie may think that Tongtong is a girl and doesn't treat her as a complete child. She wants two grandsons."
"Besides this thought, I'm afraid there is another reason."
"Brother Mingsheng just married a new wife. He was afraid that she would be unstable, so he made her pregnant and give birth to a child. Since ancient times, women cannot run away after giving birth. From then on, their roots are rooted in the child. If she is asked to go east, she dare not go west."
Jiang Zao thought so too.
Gu Xiufang suddenly understood. No wonder her sister-in-law said she didn't understand. Her two daughters-in-law were still alive and knew her fickleness.
Tsk tsk, they are all women, but she thinks so much.
Xiao Shuisheng's voice was as cool as a handful of spring water, and it chilled Ding Qiu's ears so much that it hurt from her ears to her teeth.
Why let him guess?
Just know it if you know it. We are family, why tell it out loud? Wouldn’t Jiang Shan make a fuss if she heard it?
Jiang Shan's crying stopped abruptly. What happened?
She doesn't believe what others say, and she trusts Shuisheng's brother-in-law the least.
Jiang Shan put down her hand and asked harshly, "Mom! Are you asking me to have a child so you can tie me down with it?"
"No wonder you treated me well before I got pregnant, but you ignored me after I got pregnant. I didn't understand it before. Other mothers-in-law would treat their pregnant daughters-in-law well, but you did the opposite and didn't even treat me like a human being."
Ding Qiu gestured for her to be quiet and not get angry: "Look at you, you shallow-eyed thing. Shuisheng is a man, how can he understand a woman's mind? You are pregnant with our precious baby. I want to treat you badly, but Mingsheng won't let me."
"I want to give you meat, but all the money in the family is used by Mingsheng to buy you clothes and food, and give you the betrothal gift. If you bring the betrothal gift back like Jiang Zao, you can buy it yourself if you want to eat it."
"Mingsheng is a bit of a mouth-crush. He wanted to love you, but he secretly asked me for money and I scolded him. Do you think he really doesn't want to care about you? I asked him to hand over the money. We have to live our lives, right?"
Otherwise, how could Ding Qiu be so skilled in Taoism that he could confuse Jiang Shan with just a few words?
Jiang Shan cursed herself for being stupid and not understanding the reasoning behind it: "It's me who is stupid enough to doubt you."
Huo Xiaoman was annoyed and didn't have much patience: "What are you doing here?"
It’s better to act quickly than to hesitate.
Ding Qiu grabbed Jiang Shan's hand and patted her, saying, "Shuisheng, my dear wife, Jiang Shan is your cousin. If we want to keep the child, we have to rely on you."
"Since you don't have a child right now, we'll temporarily adopt An An under your and Shuisheng's names. You don't have to pay for raising her, just take up a place. Once Jiang Shan gives birth to her child and we pay the fine, we'll adopt An An back."
"An An is a boy. You can raise him for a few days to enjoy the blessing. Then you can get pregnant and give birth to a fat son in the future."
Ding Qiu came up with this idea after tossing and turning for several sleepless nights.
Shuisheng and his wife don’t have any children yet, and both of them are employees.
One is a senior employee and the other is a level 2 employee.
I get a lot of money every month and I'm well off. If I adopt a child, I can give him a meal during the holidays. The child is young and lovable, so I should give him a red envelope or something, right?
Ding Qiu heard from his mother-in-law Feng Miao that during the Chinese New Year, Xiao Shuisheng and Jiang Zao visited relatives and gave a red envelope of 2 yuan to Wang Yan's child from the grocery store. This was something that old lady Wang Yan accidentally let slip.
Even children of outsiders can be given two pieces, let alone their blood-related nephew An'an.
After being adopted, I received a lot of red envelopes from people inside and outside.
When the child grows up, I will give him the title of godson.
After all, Shuisheng and the others raised me, so it’s not excessive to call them godfather and godmother. The more multi-layered the relationship, the more multi-layered the benefits.
Jiang Zao guessed this idea as soon as the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law entered the house.
What a bold idea.
Jiang Shan touched her big belly and said with a dreamy look, "If you dislike An An, you can also adopt the baby in my belly. As long as you are willing, I will tell the family planning office that the child will be born under your name. Shuisheng's brother-in-law is a professor, so they will give you some face."
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