Chapter 371 What kind of fool is that?
As luck would have it, the little boy's uncle and aunt lived nearby. After the boy's parents died, they shirked their responsibilities and refused to raise him. The little boy was pushed around by his relatives and eventually resigned himself to his fate.
That's why Sun Baojun brought the person back.
Once someone adopts the little boy, the matter is naturally over. At this point, when the little boy's relatives come over again, they always feel that nothing good is going on.
It wasn't that Shen Zhixia was just guessing based on her quickest ideas; it was simply that they were relatives who completely ignored the little boy. She didn't think they were visiting him now because they missed him.
In short, after they arrived, Huo Chunyan even went out to buy groceries to entertain them, which showed them great respect.
"We just came to visit, and you went out of your way to buy groceries. You're too kind," said a plump woman.
This must be the little boy's aunt.
"You've come all this way, we can't let you go back hungry," Huo Chunyan said.
"It's not very far. We live in this town, so it won't take long to get here. I had wanted to come before, but I've been too busy to find the time."
Huo Chunyan nodded without saying anything.
"Shanshan, come here and let your auntie see how big you've grown!" Zhang Junying said.
The little boy didn't go over; he just looked at him with a stranger's gaze.
He's not stupid, he's actually quite smart. When his parents were still alive, his aunt treated him very well, but since his parents died, his aunt's attitude towards him has been like that of a piece of trash. Therefore, he doesn't want to get close to his aunt now.
Zhang Junying's expression changed slightly. This child had always been very obedient, but she hadn't expected him to ignore her this time.
Huo Chunyan stepped in to smooth things over: "He's not called Shanshan anymore. We're planning to change his name to Sun Xiangyang, so he probably doesn't know you're calling him."
Zhang Junying nodded, a smile spreading across her face: "This name is wonderful. It means facing the sun, and every day from now on will be a day facing the sun. It's really great."
As she spoke, she looked at Shen Zhixia, her eyes lighting up: "You must be Chunyan's sister-in-law. You are indeed as beautiful as the legends say."
Zhang Junying is quite plump, but her eyes have a shrewd glint in them, making her seem calculating. Yet, she speaks very pleasantly, giving people a warm and welcoming feeling that makes it impossible not to smile at her.
A man, about the same age as her and very thin, stood next to her. He remained silent and appeared to be Zhang Junying's husband.
You can't hit someone who's smiling. Shen Zhixia had initially thought they were there to cause trouble, but since they were so polite, she smiled and said, "Yes, I'm Shen Zhixia, Chunyan's sister-in-law. Have you heard of me before?"
Zhang Junying said with a smile, "Of course I've heard of you. You're quite famous. Everyone says that Deputy Division Commander Huo married a beautiful wife. Your family has really good genes. Chunyan is also very pretty."
She praised them, and then said, "This time it's all thanks to your willingness to adopt Xiangyang, otherwise his future would have been very difficult. Actually, I really wanted to adopt him too, but our family was too poor and we simply couldn't afford to raise another child. Otherwise, I definitely would have adopted him."
As she spoke, she glanced at Zhang Jidong and said with a disdainful tone, "This is my husband, Zhang Jidong. He used to help people build houses, but he accidentally fell from one of them. Now he can't use his right hand properly and can't do heavy work, so he has lost his job. Now the whole family relies on my meager income, and it's very difficult for us to support ourselves."
When Shen Zhixia heard her complaints, she simply asked, "Chunyan is planning to take Xiangyang to get her household registration done in a few days."
In fact, Huo Chunyan had been preparing to register her child's birth for a long time, but it had been delayed until now. She didn't know where Zhang Junying got the news, which was why she rushed over.
Zhang Junying readily agreed, saying, "That's great! Register him in your household, and then you'll be family."
Shen Zhixia raised an eyebrow, wondering if she was overthinking things.
These two aren't here to cause trouble.
Judging from their expressions, they also agreed with Huo Chunyan adopting the child.
But at that moment, Lin Jidong sneered: "Who agreed to let them adopt a child? Even if it is adoption, it cannot be done by people who are not related by blood. What right do they have?"
The voice wasn't loud, but everyone heard it clearly.
Zhang Junying said with a grim expression, "He's talking nonsense, don't take it to heart."
But Lin Jidong raised his voice: "I'm not talking nonsense. You adopted him because his parents left you a lot of inheritance. How can you, an outsider, take over their inheritance? You should give them all of their inheritance. Only we relatives are entitled to inherit it."
Zhang Junying quickly said, "He just has some mental issues, just pretend you didn't hear what he said."
Huo Chunyan frowned, but ultimately pretended not to hear the man's words. She nodded and said, "Auntie, sit down and let's talk."
Zhang Junying sat down as well, and said with a smile, "We're relatives now, so we should get along well."
She seemed to be there just to make friends.
There were some fruits and peanuts on the table.
She took the peanuts without any hesitation and even gave a handful to Lin Jidong. Lin Jidong had been looking sullen the whole time, but he still ate them happily even though they were given to him.
Shen Zhixia wasn't interested in them. She asked, "Is Baojun cooking inside?"
Huo Chunyan nodded.
Shen Zhixia said, "I'll go help."
Zhang Junying immediately said, "You're so lucky to have found a soldier. He's so good to you, he even cooks for you himself. I'm different; I'm always the one who cooks at home."
Huo Chunyan nodded and said, "His cooking is delicious, much better than mine."
Zhang Junying said, "These days, there aren't many men who can cook well. You've really found one."
Huo Chunyan asked her, "Now that I'm adopting Xiangyang, what are your thoughts? Xiangyang's relatives don't have any objections, right?"
She only told the boy's grandmother about adopting him. The boy's grandmother was old and unable to continue raising him. As for the other relatives, they didn't care about the boy at all and were shirking their responsibilities, so she didn't tell them about it.
However, legally speaking, the first choice for adopting a boy is still these relatives. If the relatives have objections, it will be very troublesome.
“No objection at all, what objection could we possibly have? It’s wonderful that you adopted him. You know, his parents died suddenly, which caught us completely off guard. We all have families, and we’re not exactly wealthy. How could we possibly raise another child? You’re so kind, willing to give him a meal. We should be so grateful to you.” Zhang Junying said gratefully, looking at Huo Chunyan with obvious relief that Huo Chunyan had adopted the child.
Only Lin Jidong said impatiently, "Can you stop putting it so nicely? They were able to adopt the child because my second brother must have given them a lot of benefits. Otherwise, why would they help?"
After his second brother and sister-in-law passed away, he went to their house to look for their belongings. Whenever they were willing to give some money, someone would help raise the children.
They had worked hard all their lives, so they should have saved up some money, right? And since they didn't build a house, they must have saved up their money. But in the end, they didn't find a single penny.
Because they couldn't find the money, all the relatives started shirking their responsibilities, and no one was willing to raise the child.
After some time, good heavens, we heard that a stranger was raising the child. Actually, they weren't exactly strangers, but Huo Chunyan and the child had no relation whatsoever. Why would she adopt the child? It must be because her second brother gave them all of his inheritance.
He doesn't believe there are any truly kind people willing to adopt children for free.
What kind of idiot would do that?
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