Chapter 422: The adoption procedures cannot be completed
When in Nanjiang, Shu Yue told Tong Yao that she must be sweet-spoken, polite, and keep smiling, and especially to please Mr. Bai. If she could win the old man's favor, she would be accepted and would not have to go to the orphanage.
In fact, Shu Yue rashly adopted a child and was afraid of being punished by Mr. Bai and others, so she taught Tong Yao to do this.
Old Mr. Bai stared at the girl with two pigtails and a pink skirt, his face looking serious and earnest.
"Where did it come from?"
He was obviously talking to Shu Yue and Fu Jingshen.
Shu Yue quickly said, "I picked it up."
"Who has a child this old enough for you to pick up?" Mr. Bai looked incredulous.
Tong Yao felt uncomfortable being stared at by Mr. Bai.
This old man looked like a very smart and powerful person, he definitely couldn't accept himself.
She was just a wild girl from the country. She was lucky enough to be rescued by Shu Yue, who then brought her to the big city of Shangjing. She never dared to imagine that she could be adopted by a wealthy family.
Mr. Bai stared at her. She didn't dare to say a word, nor even breathe, and her face turned red from holding it in.
Seeing this, Shu Yue hurriedly explained, "She is the child I saved, her name is Tong Yao, she has no relatives, and her grandmother was also killed in the earthquake..."
Shu Yue didn't say anything else.
She tugged at the corner of Mr. Bai's clothes, her tone coquettish.
"Grandpa, she's a child and can't eat much, so she can stay."
Mr. Bai was helpless. "You, you've been away for so long, and when you come back you bring a child this big with you."
He put away his serious expression and tried his best to look amiable.
He squatted down and faced Tong Yao.
"How old are you?"
Tong Yao lowered her head and spoke timidly.
"Six."
"Six years old, in the first grade of elementary school, right?"
"Um."
"Very good." Mr. Bai left this sentence, and no one knew whether he meant "good" or something else.
"Why are you still standing there? Go in quickly. Your parents are waiting inside."
Mr. Bai went to the inner hall first.
After changing shoes at the entrance, you still have to walk along a long corridor to reach the inner hall.
It was Tong Yao’s first time to come to such a luxurious and noble place. She looked around curiously, but suddenly saw the elders in the living room. She immediately retracted her gaze, fearing that she might have done something wrong.
"mom."
Shu Yue hugged Zhou Lan first.
"It's good that you're back." Zhou Lan patted her on the back and breathed a sigh of relief.
"When your grandfather found out that you were in trouble, he was so worried that he couldn't sleep well for several days."
"What about you?" Shu Yue asked back.
"Of course I couldn't sleep even better. You ran so far and encountered an earthquake. You are really lucky. If you were less lucky, you would have died there. Your father, your grandfather and I would have been burying our loved ones. Tell me, isn't it scary?" Zhou Lan scolded.
Shu Yue knew she was in the wrong and didn't dare to argue.
Her eyes fell on Qin Dayong again.
"dad."
Qin Dayong is not as enthusiastic as Zhou Lan, but his eyes can't hide his concern for Shu Yue.
"Dad can cook for you personally and make your favorite dishes."
"Dad is still the best." Shu Yue immediately smiled.
Tong Yao looked at the happy and warm picture of their family and couldn't help but think of herself.
I feel a little sad.
She has never seen her parents.
"What are you thinking about?"
Fu Jingshen put his luggage away and came over. He saw Tong Yao standing far away from them, looking pitiful.
Tong Yao shook her head, "No,"
"Xiao Fu, who is this child?"
After shifting her attention from Shu Yue, Zhou Lan finally saw Tong Yao.
Fu Jingshen explained Tong Yao's origins to her and Qin Dayong.
Zhou Lan is also a kind-hearted person and cannot stand this kind of thing. When she heard about Tong Yao's miserable life, she felt pity for her.
She walked forward and hugged Tong Yao.
Tong Yao was startled, but did not dare to struggle.
"Hello, Auntie."
"Okay, okay, what a pretty girl. Are you hungry? Auntie will take you to eat."
Zhou Lan smiled and took Tong Yao's hand, taking her to the restaurant.
Today is a family dinner, and everyone is family. They are talking and laughing, but Tong Yao always cannot fit in and has to be careful in everything.
She was too embarrassed to pick up dishes that were too far away from her and only dared to eat the side dishes in front of her.
Shu Yue noticed her restraint and silently placed the braised pork in front of her.
"Eating too much cabbage won't make you grow, you need to eat meat."
When Tong Yao heard this, she pouted and almost wanted to cry.
"Um."
After dinner, Zhou Lan called Shu Yue to the yard.
Tong Yao was taken by Mr. Bai to sit on the sofa in the living room, and Mr. Bai found cartoons for her to watch. Fu Jingshen followed Qin Dayong to the study to discuss something.
"Yueyue, what do you think?"
Zhou Lan held Shu Yue's hand and her eyes fell on Tong Yao in the living room.
Children are always restrained, with stiff expressions, and look pitiful.
Shu Yue naturally knew what Zhou Lan meant by this question.
"I saved Tongyao. Her only relative died in the earthquake. I couldn't bear to leave her alone in an orphanage. Mom, I have sponsored some people before, and Tongyao is one of them. I think it is fate that I met her in Nanjiang this time. She is smart and clever. If someone can give her the right guidance, she will definitely be an excellent girl when she grows up."
"Mom knows what you mean. I just want to ask, what does she think of her position to be with you?" Zhou Lan said, "You and Xiao Fu are engaged. You will get married sooner or later. You will have your own children. I know Xiao Fu well. He will definitely do whatever you want. But with a little girl this big following you two, who knows what others will say and think. It will not be good for your reputation."
Zhou Lan felt that if such a big child was with Shu Yue, people who didn’t know would think that Shu Yue gave birth to a girl at a very young age.
Shu Yue thought for a long time before she understood what Zhou Lan meant.
She couldn't help laughing out loud.
"Mom, I said I would take Tong Yao in, but I didn't say I wanted to be her mother. It's definitely unrealistic for me to be her mother at my age."
"Then what do you think? You can't just keep the child without giving him/her a name, right? Then the adoption procedure won't go through."
Zhou Lan stared at Shu Yue with a strange look on her face.
Shu Yue smiled and said, "I have you here."
"I?"
Zhou Lan finally realized, "You mean to let Tong Yao be under my name?"
"You don't want to?"
Shu Yue thought for a moment and said, "I really didn't think this through. I had no intention of bringing her back. But when I heard her say that her grandmother had passed away and she was going to an orphanage, I softened my heart and brought her back with me. I didn't even have the chance to discuss this with you. Otherwise, you could ask if there are any reliable families willing to adopt her."
Shu Yue herself is still young. If she were her mother, she would be only fifteen years old. There is no suitable reason to adopt her, so the application would not be approved.
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