Volume 1, Chapter 402: Martyr's Orphan
As Yi Yi grew up, two months passed in a flash.
The soldiers who were on the mission have returned, and Gu Tingxiao can feel less stressed and has delegated the work tasks to other people.
However, the losses in this mission were quite heavy, and many soldiers in the army died.
In particular, there were several soldiers who had families and children, and their children instantly became orphans of martyrs.
Because of this incident, the atmosphere in the army has been not very good.
Originally, there were subsidies for the orphans of martyrs, but several martyrs' wives chose to remarry.
He just packed up and left, leaving behind several unwanted children.
The army was very worried about this matter and wanted to send the child back to his grandparents' home, but since it was a boy, both his grandparents wanted him.
In this day and age, there is no family that does not want a male child, unless there is no one left in the family.
But no one wants the girl, and when she is sent back to her grandparents or relatives, they simply don't want her and would rather die than raise her.
As a result, several girls were left and were sent back to the army. The old ladies threatened to hang themselves.
The army also wants to find someone to adopt a child, but who is willing to adopt a girl in this day and age?
This not only requires holding a meeting to see how to resolve the issue, but also asking the army if anyone is willing to adopt the child back.
For those that are not adopted, everyone can only donate money and send them to children's shelters.
At noon, the army broadcast a notice to everyone that they should go to the auditorium for a meeting in the afternoon, and every household had to attend.
Gu Tingxiao did not come back at noon because of this matter. After all, the army needed to get some basic information from the soldiers first.
At least we can convince one person first.
However, no one said they wanted to adopt a child. They all said they would go back and discuss it with their wives.
So we have a meeting this afternoon. Even if we don’t adopt the child, we still need everyone’s consent to donate the money.
The weather is warming up now, but it's still a bit chilly in the ice city, about 20 degrees.
After dinner, Sheng Wanyan helped Yi Yi dress and keep her warm, then she carried her to the auditorium.
When Sheng Wanyan arrived at the auditorium, the soldiers were already seated in their respective seats.
All of these are soldiers with families, and all of them are platoon leaders and above. After all, if they have to support their children, their families will be more well-off.
Gu Tingxiao had been looking around, and when he saw her coming over with Yi Yi in her arms, he waved.
Sheng Wanyan saw him sitting in the second row, so she walked over with Yi Yi in her arms and sat down beside him.
Soon the auditorium was filled with people, and people from every household came to gather. The wives of the soldiers had no idea what was going on, and they didn’t have time to ask their leaders before they arrived.
"Everyone, today I have something to tell you."
"Many soldiers died in our last mission."
Everyone felt bad when they heard this, after all, they had seen those soldiers before and knew them.
"The soldiers sacrificed their lives for the country."
"But because of this, many orphans of martyrs have lost their homes."
Everyone was looking at the children standing aside. There were seven children in total, five girls and two boys.
There are children of all ages, all between 4 and 10 years old.
Sheng Wanyan looked over and felt sympathy when she saw the orphans of the martyrs, but she would not adopt them.
The two boys had no one at home except their uncle and other relatives. They were originally sent back home and were also taken in by their relatives.
But when the army investigated, they found out that the families of these two boys wanted the subsidy, and they were beaten and scolded after they were sent back.
Almost everyone was killed. When the army found out, they couldn't bear it and directly brought the people back.
These children were all dressed very thinly and had timid looks in their eyes.
"So, the army would like to ask everyone, is there any family willing to adopt one?"
"Of course, after the adoption, the subsidies for orphans of martyrs will be paid to your family."
"Don't abuse your children. If you want to raise them, raise them well!"
As soon as Political Commissar Xie said this, everyone started talking about it. After all, this was a big deal.
When everyone heard about the adoption, their faces immediately turned grim, but some military wives became tempted when they heard about the subsidies.
After all, this subsidy is available every month, and it is 5 yuan a month.
These five dollars are more than enough to raise a child, and you might even be able to save half of it for yourself.
It costs 5 yuan for one child and 10 yuan for two children.
When everyone calculated the number, they couldn't help but feel excited.
But they are extremely unwilling to be treated sincerely and provided with good food and drink, after all, they only want benefits.
"The army doesn't force it. If someone wants to adopt the child, they can adopt him/her back. The army will check on the situation from time to time."
"No one has adopted it. The army wants everyone to pool their money and see if they can find some kind-hearted families to adopt it."
Everyone immediately had opinions when they heard this. Why should they pay?
If you give it to kind-hearted people, won’t they already receive a subsidy every month? Why do they have to pool their money?
"These are the orphans of martyrs. Giving them some money is also so that they can live better in other people's homes!"
The wives of the soldiers had objections to what Political Commissar Xie said, but the soldiers had no objections, because these were the children of their comrades! ! !
The brother who fought with me!
Sheng Wanyan looked at Gu Tingxiao. Gu Tingxiao looked tense, but Sheng Wanyan immediately knew what he meant.
He felt sorry for these children and didn't want his comrades' orphans to be sent to a shelter.
So he was willing to give some money, but it was impossible for him to take it home.
After all, his wife had clearly stated that she only wanted the baby that came out of her belly.
At the beginning, Wang Chunmei wanted to adopt Gu Jingjing as her own son, and he kept his wife's words in mind.
Sheng Wanyan was not the first to speak out. She would rather give money than adopt a child.
Sheng Wanyan held Yi Yi in her arms. Yi Yi had no idea what was going on and only focused on playing with Hu Zi beside her.
"Commissar, our family can adopt a boy."
"Our family wants Shanzi."
Sheng Wanyan looked over and saw a company commander from the neighboring regiment who expressed his opinion that their family was a good fit.
Sheng Wanyan also heard that this company commander and his wife only had two daughters, but later she became ill while on a mission and could no longer have children.
So adopting a boy would also provide him and his wife with someone to take care of them in their old age.
What's more, Shanzi is the child of his comrade-in-arms. He watched him grow up and knows him inside out.
His grandparents had passed away long ago, his father also died, and his mother died when she gave birth to him.
The eldest uncle in the family was willing to do so for the sake of compassionate money and subsidies, but ended up abusing Shanzi.
Since I can’t give birth to a child anyway, I might as well take the child back home.
"Political Commissar, our family doesn't want the martyr's pension. The army can keep it for Shanzi to use when he turns 18 to get married!"
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