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After all, Old Mrs. Qin is old, and her health has worsened after the ordeal. She is in a depressed state and has been staying in the Bayi Hospital.
Wang Xuemei, her attending physician, sighed frequently when she returned home and talked to Xiao Li about the old lady's condition. "The old lady's condition isn't optimistic. I'm afraid she won't make it through the winter."
"Yu Ji is still so young. How is he going to live alone after losing his last relative?" Wang Xuemei looks fierce and cold, but she is actually very soft-hearted. When she thinks of a child who is only two years older than Xiao Nuo becoming helpless, she can't help but nag Xiao Li.
Xiao Li glanced at her and said, "A few days ago, Qin Yuji gave me a letter from his father. The letter asked me to take him to take care of his mother and children. It also said that Qin Yuji should be a child husband for our Xiaonuo. I was really pissed off. If he wasn't gone now, I would definitely go to H City and beat him up. How could my Xiaonuo really need a child husband?"
Xiao Li had indeed read the letter written by Qin Xiangrong. After taking a quick look at it, his face darkened and he directly returned the letter to Qin Yuji. If he was not a child and ignorant, he would have pointed at the other person's nose and ridiculed him, taking his anger out on him.
Although Xiao Li didn't seem to be a good person, he was actually not a good person. He was easily angered and advocated violence. He was an egoist. He was willing to waste money and food to raise other people's children, and finally gave his precious daughter to someone else. Only a fool would do such a thankless task.
And in Xiao Li's heart, his Xiao Nuo is a fairy in the sky, and no one of the opposite sex is worthy of her! The most important thing is that their family is rich and powerful. When Xiao Nuo grows up, she can have any man she wants. She doesn't need a child husband at all.
It would be fine if Xiao Li could take care of her on a regular basis, but as for his daughter... well, forget it!
"A child raising a husband?" This was the first time Wang Xuemei had heard Xiao Li talk about this matter. She then continued, "No wonder the old lady's attitude towards me is different from others every time she sees me. I even vaguely heard her call me in-law once, and I thought I had misheard, but it turns out she hadn't."
"But I'm afraid the old lady won't be able to hold on for much longer. After she leaves, Yu Ji's child will indeed be a problem." Wang Xuemei sighed when she said this. In Qin Yu Ji's eyes, the people in Longgang Village were all enemies. It was unlikely for him to live in the village, but she would not agree to let him be a child husband in her own home.
Although Wang Xuemei was full of sympathy for Qin Yuji, she was not a saint and knew the hardships of raising a child. Most importantly, she had similar ideas to Xiao Li and was afraid that she would raise an ungrateful child.
She sighed and said, "When the time comes, we can give him some money and find a child who can't have children to raise him. But I don't know what the child will think. Will it have any impact on him and blame us in his heart?"
Xiao Li also felt a headache: "It's a bit early to talk about this now, we will see the situation later."
Finding someone to adopt isn't as simple as it sounds. People prefer to adopt young children who don't remember much, and Qin Yuji's age is indeed a bit awkward. Furthermore, there's famine everywhere now, and except for the truly wealthy, no one would be willing to use their food to feed a child with someone else's blood...
On December 25th, it snowed after a long absence. Everyone happily watched the only snow in the past two years, and they all felt hopeful.
Old Mrs. Qin heard cheers outside the window. She turned around and saw the falling snowflakes. She suddenly perked up, her face becoming unusually rosy, and she looked incredibly healthy. Perhaps she sensed something, so she said to her grandson lying on her hospital bed, "Yuji, can you help me find Uncle Xiao? I have something to tell him."
Qin Yuji nodded and trotted to find Xiaoli. On the way to the hospital with Xiaoli, she said happily, "Grandma is in much better spirits now. We will be able to be discharged and go home soon."
Xiao Li went to the hospital and looked at the rosy face of Old Lady Qin. He didn't know why he always felt a sense of incongruity and felt that something was wrong. After the old lady kicked Qin Yuji out of the ward, the feeling became even stronger.
"Captain Xiao, I'm sure you've heard about our family's situation these days. My son, daughter-in-law, and wife are all gone. Now, there are only the two of us, grandparents and grandchildren, left in the Qin family. My son left you a letter when he passed away, and I gave it to Yu Ji." The moment Mrs. Qin saw Xiao Li, she said straight to the point, "I know I won't live long. I called you here today just to ask you to take care of my grandson after I die."
Entrust an orphan to someone else.
When Old Lady Qin felt that her life was coming to an end, what she was most worried about was her only grandson, so she looked for Xiao Li to entrust his care to.
Xiao Li said something against his will, "Don't worry too much, just rest and recuperate here. I believe you will get better soon."
Xiao Li's disguised refusal made the old lady's face clearly show a hint of anxiety. She struggled to support herself with both hands, forced herself to sit up, and said, "I know my own body is my own. Captain Xiao, I know this request is very difficult for you, but I really have no other choice."
"Yuji is my only relative now. I'm worried about leaving him with anyone else. Could you please be so kind as to take him in? He'll be very obedient and well-behaved. Just treat him like a cat or dog!"
Old Madam Qin seemed truly anxious. She even climbed out of bed and knelt directly in Xiao Li's direction. "I kowtow to you. Please have mercy on him. Our Qin family has hidden many treasures in the old house. We won't let you raise him in vain. We will give you all those things. I only ask that you can raise him safely and healthily."
"Grandma, what are you doing!" When Xiao Li was about to speak, the door was opened from the outside, and Qin Yuji and Wang Xuemei walked into the ward from outside.
Qin Yuji saw her grandmother kneeling there crying, and rushed over to block him. With a fierce look on her face, she said to Xiao Li, "Who told you to bully my grandmother? You bad guy!"
Wang Xuemei pulled Xiaoli's sleeve and looked at him to ask what was going on.
Xiao Li shook his head and motioned her to wait.
Ignoring the little wolf cub Qin Yuji, he said to the old lady, "To be honest with you, our Xiaonuo does not need the child husband your son mentioned, nor does he want to help others raise children. I am afraid of inviting a wolf into the house and raising an ungrateful wolf."
"You should get up and take good care of yourself. You'll feel more at ease raising the child yourself, right?"
Facing a dying old man, Xiao Li's ruthless look made people feel cold-blooded. Wang Xuemei patted him on the back and told him to stop talking.
He walked up to the old lady from behind Xiao Li and helped her up. "You know how difficult it is to raise a child. My husband and I both have jobs, and we simply don't have the energy to raise another. You should rest well, and you'll be well again soon."
"Don't lie to me, an old woman. We know our own bodies." Old Mrs. Qin knew that women are soft-hearted. She grabbed Wang Xuemei's hand and pleaded, "Doctor Qin, I know everything you said. If there is any other way, I will not give the child to others to raise. I beg you, let Yuji stay with you."
"He eats very little, is obedient and can do things. From now on, just treat him as a little servant and give him food." Old Lady Qin pulled Qin Yuji, who was beside her, over and said, "Yuji, quickly, kneel down in front of your mother Wang and tell him that you will be obedient and good."
Qin Yuji stumbled as the old lady pulled her. Tears welled up in her eyes, and her face flushed red. She looked anxiously at the people in the ward and said vaguely, "Grandma, don't you want me anymore?"
"Grandma doesn't have it, there's nothing I can do..." The grandmother and grandson hugged each other and cried loudly in the small ward, attracting many people.
Xiao Li's head was about to explode when he heard the crying. He rubbed his head irritably and looked at Wang Xuemei, "What should we do?"
"Hey~~Why don't we just agree to it first." Wang Xuemei felt a little sad at the moment because of what they did to her. She understood the other party's behavior of entrusting their child to someone else very well. As soon as her heart softened, she started to talk nonsense.
As soon as Wang Xuemei agreed, the old lady became even more eager to climb up. In the end, Wang Xuemei was left with no choice but to agree.
Realizing that she had done something stupid, she looked at Xiao Li and wanted to take back her words, but it was too late.
Xiao Li looked at her speechlessly and said to the old lady, "Actually, it's okay for us to raise him, but we can't raise him as a child husband. As I said earlier, we only raise our own children. If you really want him to be with us, then just write a letter of adoption and adopt Qin Yuji to us. From now on, he will change his surname to Xiao, and we will raise him as our own son."
As Xiao Li finished speaking, the crying stopped abruptly.
"Okay, okay, I'll sign, I'll sign." She trusted Xiao Li more than handing the child over to someone else, or she actually trusted her son's vision more.
At this moment, the old lady no longer cared about what surname the child would have in the future. She only hoped that Qin Yuji could grow up safely after she left. After hearing Xiao Li say this, she signed the adoption document on the spot.
The moment she signed, her mental state deteriorated at a visible rate, and she once again became the listless and lifeless old woman lying on the hospital bed.
With trembling hands, she took Qin Yuji's hand and handed it to Wang Xuemei, saying in a weak voice, "Grandma is leaving. Remember to listen to mom and dad in the future. Our Yuji must be a good boy!"
The breath that Old Lady Qin was holding finally disappeared after the issue of Qin Yuji's stay or departure was resolved. After she finished speaking, she lay on the bed, slowly closed her eyes, and her heart stopped beating.
"Grandma, grandma~"
Old Mrs. Qin left, and the only sounds in the ward were Qin Yuji's heart-wrenching cries. From today on, he became an orphan, and also from today on, he had his family again.
From Qin Yu Ji to Xiao Yu Ji.
Old Mrs. Qin's funeral was very simple, just like most people's nowadays. She was buried in a pit on the Black Mountain with a straw mat, without even a decent tombstone or coffin.
"Let's go." Xiao Li pulled Qin Yuji, who was kneeling on the ground and crying, up and said, "I'll take you to change your name tomorrow. From now on, you will be Xiao Yuji."
Qin Yuji kept struggling to break free from Xiao Li's hand, grabbed his arm and bit it, and kept saying, "I'm not Xiao Yuji, I'm Qin Yuji!"
"Fuck!" Xiao Li threw him away without any hesitation, causing Qin Yuji to roll on the ground. Looking at his arm that was already bleeding, he said gloomily, "Are you a dog?"
"If it weren't for your grandmother, do you really think I want to raise you?" Xiao Li turned around and left angrily. The man behind him who looked like a little wolf cub immediately got up from the ground, limped and followed him, crying as he walked.
Not to mention that this scoundrel looks quite similar to him... Xiao Li's mouth curled up slightly, and he lost his temper because of his look.
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