“Your brother wouldn’t dare not object, but what you said makes sense. We should respect your sister-in-law’s opinion. I’ll call your brother and sister-in-law later to ask them.” Chu Wanfang knew her daughter was right. If Qian Luoshui didn’t agree to this, there would definitely be conflicts when they lived under the same roof in the future.
"Where does that Qingqing sister live now?" Shen Qiaoyue asked her mother again.
"She's temporarily staying at one of your Uncle Fu's friends' houses, but their elders don't agree to adopt Qingqing. I plan to wait until you all agree, and then pick her up after the New Year," Chu Wanfang said.
Shen Qiaoyue said anxiously, "Why didn't you bring her back? She's living under someone else's roof, living a very humble life, Mother."
Chu Wanfang said helplessly, "There's nothing I can do. I haven't asked you yet. If you don't agree, it will embarrass Qingqing."
"Let's bring her here for the New Year first," Shen Qiaoyue said, then asked, "Which city is she in now?"
“In Beijing,” Chu Wanfang said.
“Our household registration is here. If you adopt Qingqing, she will have to go to school here,” Shen Qiaoyue said, leaning back.
“Yes, that’s the contradiction.” Chu Wanfang said, “If she were to be adopted, there would definitely be procedures involved. Once the procedures are completed, she can only study here.”
That's why Chu Wanfang told Shen Qiaoyue.
“We don’t necessarily have to adopt her. Aren’t you going to Beijing to take care of Yuanyuan after the New Year? We can let Qingqing come live with us then. She has her own household registration, and we can take care of her. She can be our temporary guardian.”
Chu Wanfang originally wanted Qingqing to study here and temporarily stay at Shen Qiaoyue's house, so that she could send money over every month.
After hearing what Shen Qiaoyue said, she felt that it made some sense.
Chu Wanfang nodded and said, "Qiaoyue, you're the smartest one."
“Qingqing is about fifteen years old now. She’ll be an adult soon. We can help take care of her for now. We’ll cover her living expenses and food and lodging. We’ll treat her like family. We don’t necessarily need adoption paperwork.” A Beijing household registration is much better than a Fucheng household registration. If we adopt her and miss out on a Beijing household registration, we won’t get many of the benefits in the future. It’s possible that she might harbor resentment.
Human nature is hard to predict. Shen Qiaoyue was already exhausted from taking care of two children, and didn't have much time to take care of someone she had only met a few times.
Chu Wanfang said, "You're right. Qingqing is almost an adult, so we can just let it go."
"Then after you talk to your brother and sister-in-law, you can ask your sister to temporarily take your aunt over for the New Year. She'll definitely feel very uncomfortable staying at someone else's house." Although Shen Qiaoyue didn't stay at someone else's house herself, she had seen many children around her who stayed at other people's houses and lived very humbly.
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