Chapter 434 Raising a Child and Giving Away a House
Xu Ruoming was speechless. "Mom, this is a child. Can you just raise him?"
"Why not? You have two boys, but you only need a girl. That's great. If you're worried about the fine, it's okay. We'll pay it for you."
"No, we still need to discuss it with Xiaoli, right? She didn't want it before..." Xu Ruoming felt a headache again when he thought of his wife. The eldest son is already in junior high school, and even the youngest son is in elementary school. Now there is a baby. Wouldn't his wife be the one who is tired?
"Oh, you are the head of the family, just agree to it! Xiaoli will definitely listen to you. Also, don't say it is Xiaoshuang's child. You know, Xiaoli can't hide anything with her mouth." Mother Xu hurriedly reminded.
"Hmph, what are you going to say? Say I picked it up from the ground? Since you want us to raise it, you have to tell the truth to Xiaoli." Xu Ruoming did not agree with hiding it from his wife.
"No, no, Xiaoli can't hide the truth, she will tell others. Your father and I have gone through so much trouble and suffered so much, just because we don't want outsiders to know." Mother Xu shook her head like a rattle and was unwilling to tell her eldest daughter-in-law the truth no matter what.
Xu Ruoming spread his hands and said with a smile, "Then I don't care."
"Hey, you..."
Xu's mother was helpless. "Well, then you have to tell Xiaoli that this is a family matter. Don't tell anyone else, not even her own mother."
"Humph, Mom, you're still worried so much. Whether Xiaoli agrees or not is another matter! Okay, I'm going back to work first. I'll talk to Xiaoli in the evening."
"Oh, you better hurry up. Xiaoxue said that family is planning to go abroad or something. Don't let the child be taken abroad."
"I know, I know." Xu Ruoming felt that his second sister was just trying to trick him, and the child was probably still at her house. But just in case, he still called his second sister. Only after getting a definite answer did he go to work with peace of mind.
At night, Xu Ruoming looked at his wife putting on makeup in front of the makeup mirror. After thinking for a while, he said, "Xiao Li, are you ready?"
Qian Xiaoli looked at her anxious husband through the mirror, glanced at him, and said with a smile: "Hey, why are you so anxious? We are already an old couple. What's wrong? Did you see my new pajamas?"
It was then that Xu Ruoming realized that his wife was wearing a suspender pajamas. He felt a little embarrassed for a moment. After coughing twice, he explained, "Well, Xiaoli, I didn't mean that. I have something serious to tell you." He even emphasized the pronunciation of the word "serious".
Qian Xiaoli turned her head and looked at her husband. "What business? You haven't paid your taxes for half a month. Don't tell me there's something out there that's tempting you."
"Tsk, look at what you said. I go to work and come home from get off work every day. Isn't it all under your nose?" Xu Ruoming didn't know whether to laugh or cry. It is said that women in their forties are as fierce as tigers, and his wife does have this tendency.
"Hmph, tell me what's going on!" Qian Xiaoli continued to apply eye cream and said without turning her head.
"That, that is, eh, hey," Xu Ruoming said several words in a row but didn't get to the point.
At this time, Qian Xiaoli was also interested. She wiped her hands and sat on the bed. "What's the matter? Why are you so embarrassed?"
"Hey, that's the child Mom talked about before, the one she asked us if we wanted. Should we just adopt him?"
"Hmm?" Qian Xiaoli frowned and looked at her husband. "Xu Ruoming, tell me honestly, what is your relationship with that child? Why do you have to raise him?"
"Oh, what does it matter? It's just our parents who insist on raising us."
When Qian Xiaoli heard this, her imagination started to run wild. She widened her eyes and asked in a low voice, "Well, Ah Ming, did Mom give birth to the baby secretly outside? Oh, that doesn't make sense. Mom's belly never got big..."
Seeing that his wife was getting more and more ridiculous, Xu Ruoming quickly interrupted her and said, "Oh, no, it was Xiaoshuang who gave birth to the child. She gave birth to a child out of wedlock. She has brought shame to our family."
"Xiaoshuang gave birth to a child? What about the man? Where is he from? Why do we have to raise the child? Was he abandoned?" Qian Xiaoli's eyes were full of gossip and she asked several questions in a row.
"Stop, stop, don't ask so many questions. I won't know even if you ask. Anyway, Xiaoshuang has gone abroad to make money and left the child to her parents. You know, her parents definitely don't want outsiders to know that Xiaoshuang gave birth to a daughter out of wedlock, so..."
"Hey, that's not right. Mom and Dad came back without taking the kids?"
"The child is with Xiaoxue, so I'm discussing it with you now. If it's okay, I'll go and get the child back." After Xu Ruoming finished speaking, he stared at his wife.
Qian Xiaoli glanced at her husband and snorted, "Are you discussing this with me? I see you've already made up your mind. I tell you, raising one more child means more money. We already have two sons, and the pressure is already great. You bring another one back..."
"Mom said that if we agree, she will transfer the old rental house to our name right now."
"..." Qian Xiaoli opened and closed her mouth, and finally compromised. After all, the temptation of the house was still very great.
"Hmph, does what Mom says count? Don't let her agree and Dad disagree. Let's transfer the house first and then go pick up the child." Qian Xiaoli was more cautious.
Xu Ruoming nodded and replied, "Okay, I'll tell my parents tomorrow. Also, this matter must be kept secret and not let anyone else know."
"I know, I know. Even for the sake of the house I will keep my mouth shut."
Only after Xu Ruoming took the child away did Xu Ruoxue feel relieved.
"Finally, he was taken away,"
"Hey, you said that I'm not used to not hearing the baby's cry all of a sudden." Jiang Xinbai touched her chest. Hey, if her daughter-in-law hadn't insisted on not keeping the child, she really wanted to have another granddaughter.
Xu Ruoxue saw her mother-in-law's disappointment, and she smiled and said, "Mom, wait, Jiadong and I will work hard to give you another granddaughter."
"Really? That's great. Don't worry, I still have all the gold bars, just waiting for you to have a second baby."
In fact, Jiang Xinbai had wanted to urge the birth of a child for a long time. You said that Jiabao's family has two children and Jiadong's family only has one. It will be difficult to divide the property in the future, so it is better to have another child.
"Oh, Mom, you prepared in advance. Now the price of gold has risen a lot, so you can be considered to have made a profit."
"Of course not. When the price of gold was low, your second aunt and I bought some for our grandchildren. Well, since you have nothing to do here, I will go back tomorrow. I will come back when you have good news."
"Okay, Mom, just wait!" Xu Ruoxue said with a smile.
In Shenzhen, Jiang Xinbai had just gotten off the car when her husband called her to the hospital, so she hurried to the hospital again.
"Jinsheng, what happened to Dad? You couldn't explain it clearly over the phone. Oh, I was so worried." Jiang Xinbai asked hurriedly as soon as he arrived at the hospital.
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