She remembered that Granny Cai had mentioned that her youngest son had only given birth to boys, and had not had a single girl.
"Auntie, don't you have no daughters? Why don't you take this child home with you..."
Before he could finish speaking, Old Man Cai interrupted him with a cold face.
"You make it sound so easy. My family doesn't have any daughters."
"But they're already struggling to make ends meet. If another mouth to feed is added to the family, how will they survive?"
"Old woman, what are you standing there for? Give her the child."
Grandma Cai quickly shoved the child into Li Mei's arms, saying, "Our family's circumstances are just average, and we really can't afford to adopt this child."
"Auntie, I'll give you the money! I'll give you the money, okay?"
Li Mei didn't know what came over her; she acted impulsively and blurted out.
"I'll give you an extra five yuan every month, is that alright?"
These days, five yuan is a lot of money.
But the elderly couple were clearly not satisfied with this number.
The two sides struggled for a while longer, until Li Mei finally had no choice but to give up.
"Eight dollars! That's all I can offer. I'm unemployed right now, and my husband only makes that little money a month!"
"We still have several children to raise, and we really can't afford to spend any more money."
The elderly couple exchanged a glance.
Eight yuan is a bit short of their expectations, but it's more than enough to raise a child.
Moreover, a girl can be exchanged for a dowry when she grows up.
This deal is a win-win situation no matter how you look at it.
Besides, the child Li Mei is holding is their own grandson; it wouldn't be good to push them too far.
With that in mind, Granny Cai reluctantly agreed.
"We'll take the child back with us, don't worry."
"Since we've agreed to take care of her, we'll treat her well. Remember to send the living expenses over before the end of the month."
Li Mei nodded blankly.
"Auntie, can you think of another way? I don't want this child..."
Granny Cai understood what she meant, but she had carefully selected such a good family for her grandson, so how could she allow her to turn against them at this time?
Patting Li Mei's hand, Granny Cai spoke in a heartfelt tone.
"It's not that I don't want to help you, but boys aren't like cabbages; you can't just have them whenever you want."
Li Mei understood the reasoning, but she was still unwilling to accept it.
"How come you still can't wrap your head around this?"
Granny Cai said, "Didn't you just say you didn't have a job? There's a perfectly good excuse right here, but you don't know how to use it."
Li Mei was taken aback: "What do you mean?"
Granny Cai raised her chin. "Your family has many children, and now there's another deaf-mute. Shouldn't the army consider giving them some special treatment?"
"In my opinion, you might as well take this opportunity to have the military arrange a job for you."
"Having a job means you can earn your own money and spend it as you please, which gives you more confidence, don't you think?"
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