Chapter 221 Abandoning a Child
Xia Xiaoman originally wanted to rely on Maodan's sense of smell to find out who lost the baby.
But after thinking about it, I think it is better to give the baby to the soldier. What if I return the baby to his father and he loses the baby again next time?
After making the decision, she went home and comforted Maodan, "You stay at home and be good. I'm going to go out for a while and will be back soon."
"Awoo~Awoo!" You are trying to trick the wolf. You said the same thing this morning. You've just come back and you're going out again. I'm afraid there are other wolves outside!
Maodan refused to give in and bit Xia Xiaoman's trouser leg with his teeth, insisting on going out with her.
Xia Xiaoman had no choice but to offer two duck legs as bribe to Maodan.
Maodan took a look at the duck leg, thought for two seconds, loosened his teeth, stood up, picked up the duck leg, walked to the corner and chewed it slowly: Shit shoveler, go early and come back early, take care.
Xia Xiaoman's mouth twitched. What an ungrateful guy. He only cares about food and not people.
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As she left home with the baby in her arms and was about to reach the sewer entrance, Xia Xiaoman felt a gaze fixed on her, exactly the same feeling she had when she just returned home.
She guessed that the child's father should be nearby. Xia Xiaoman was too lazy to spend time looking for the child's father. Anyway, she had reached the entrance to the sewer, so she handed the child to Brother Bing, and the rest had nothing to do with her.
Entering the sewer, the staff member who registered the comings and goings list was a little surprised to see Xia Xiaoman, "Didn't you just come here this morning? Why are you here again now? Are you so busy with your work points?"
Xia Xiaoman ignored the other party's teasing and put the baby in his arms. "I came here specially to see you. If I don't come in, don't deduct my work points."
"Someone just left this child at my doorstep. I'm an unmarried person who has never had a child. I don't know how to raise a child, and I can't afford it. So I brought this child here to you."
When the staff member heard what Xia Xiaoman said, he put away his smile and said solemnly: "Someone abandoned the child? Did you see who abandoned the child?"
Xia Xiaoman shook her head. "I didn't see him. The man was wrapped up very tightly, so I couldn't see what he looked like. But he should be nearby. When I brought the child over, I felt someone staring at me. He might be the child's father."
The staff member took one look at the baby who was still crying softly and sighed helplessly.
Abandoning children is a common occurrence after natural disasters, especially during the extremely cold nights, when there are children abandoned almost every day.
To be honest, he has no idea why these parents abandon their children. If they are in financial difficulty, they can go to a shelter for help.
Although the living conditions in the shelter are a bit poor, they are not enough to starve people to death.
A soldier nearby was attracted by the conversation between Xia Xiaoman and the others. The soldier might have a child of his own. When he saw the baby in the staff member's arms crying with a red face, he took the child and coaxed him carefully with some heartache.
After the child stopped crying, he said angrily, "These parents are really incompetent. Since they can't afford to raise children, they should take care of their lower bodies and stop being horny. They give birth to children but don't care about them. They are worse than animals. At least animals know to feed their cubs!"
It was extremely cold at night, and a bunch of people were crowded in a small sewer without any entertainment facilities. In order to kill time, many ignorant men and women ignored the surrounding environment and started making little people.
Some people who are somewhat aware of this will try to get birth control products to prevent pregnancy, but most people cannot get birth control products and only care about the momentary pleasure. The final result is that many children are miscarried due to maternal malnutrition, or the mother dies due to dystocia.
Some are lucky and both mother and child are safe. But generally, the child will die early due to various diseases or malnutrition not long after birth.
So far, there are very few children who have been born and grown up safely after natural disasters. A rough calculation shows that there are less than a hundred.
The staff member registered the relevant information and looked up at Xia Xiaoman. "I have registered the information you mentioned. If you remember any details after you go back, remember to inform us in time so that we can find the child's father as soon as possible."
Xia Xiaoman nodded and said okay, then turned and left.
As soon as she stepped onto the stairs, a man rushed out from the crowd and shouted, "You are not allowed to leave! What will happen to my son if you leave!" As he said that, he tried to pull Xia Xiaoman.
Xia Xiaoman dodged the man's hand and looked at him. Judging from his clothes, the man in front of her was the one who had just dropped the child off at her doorstep. He should have entered the sewer from another entrance and had been hiding nearby and watching.
"Are you the father of the child?"
The man nodded and admitted, "Yes, I am the father of this child, I..."
Before the man could tell the reason why he abandoned the child, Xia Xiaoman interrupted him sternly, "The child's father has been found. He's this beast in human form. You'd better catch him quickly, or he won't run away again." Xia Xiaoman looked at Brother Bing.
The soldier reacted very quickly and handcuffed the man before Xia Xiaoman could finish speaking.
The man struggled excitedly, "Why did you arrest me? Let me go, what gives you the right to arrest me?"
When the soldier heard him speak so confidently, he punched him in the face and said, "How dare you ask why we arrested you? You abandoned your child. Tell me yourself, do you deserve to be arrested?"
The man rolled his eyes when he heard that and said, "Who said I abandoned him? I went out to catch steel-toothed rabbits, but it was inconvenient to bring the child with me, so I just left him on the ground temporarily. Who knew that when I came back from catching rabbits, my son was gone."
Xia Xiaoman was so angry that she laughed at the shameless words. Is he talking nonsense by taking advantage of the fact that there is no surveillance?
"You said you didn't abandon the child, so how do you know the child in this brother's hand is yours? You haven't seen the child from the beginning until now. If you didn't abandon the child and your child was lost, wouldn't you go to see if the child in this brother's hand is yours first?"
The man's face froze for a moment, then he quickly tried to make excuses for himself, "My son disappeared near your home. It only took me a moment to realize that you took my son away. When I saw you here, I knew that this was my son."
"Then why did you stop me just now and not let me leave, saying what would happen to your son if I left? " Xia Xiaoman asked.
The man had already thought of a countermeasure and said calmly: "You took my son away, of course I won't let you leave."
"I don't know why you took my son away, but it is a fact that you took him away. So, if you compensate me with five kilograms of food, I will not pursue the matter of kidnapping my son."
The soldier standing by looked at Xia Xiaoman, then at the child's father, and for a moment he couldn't tell who was telling the truth and who was lying.
The main reason is that the child’s father was too self-righteous. And if the child’s father really wanted to abandon the child, he should have escaped long ago. Why would he come out to claim his son?
Of course, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the father of the child is trying to blackmail people. But this is another matter. The main thing to do now is to solve the problem of abandoning the child.
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