Zhou Shixun did not choose to go in because the conversation in the room sounded too familiar to him and he had experienced it before.
The adoptive parents' family was also like this, but the only difference was that Wen's mother still knew how to protect Wen Changshan and Wen Zheng.
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In the room, Wen's mother and the others didn't notice that Zhou Shixun had come. They were still staring at Wen Changjiang and his wife. "I'm telling you, don't even think about your brother's pension. You don't need to take care of me when I'm old. I'd rather beg for food than go to your house. And Liangliang, you don't need to support me in the future."
Chen Liling glanced at her husband, a little anxious: "Changjiang, why did you make Mom angry?"
After saying that, he quickly looked at Wen's mother and said, "Mom, Liangliang doesn't need us to raise him, who will you let raise him?"
Mother Wen had long seen through this daughter-in-law who was only good at talking, and her eyes turned cold: "I plan to let Aunt Liangliang take him away. Whether he lives well in the future has nothing to do with you, and you don't have to think about the money your brother left behind."
Chen Liling got angry when she heard this: "Mom, how could you let Liangliang be raised by his aunt? He is our Wen family's child. Besides, it has been so many years and his aunt has never visited him once."
Thinking about giving such a large sum of pension to others, how could Chen Liling not be anxious? In her eyes, how much money could it cost to raise a child?
Just give him something to eat, and when he grows up he can help with housework. And since he's a boy, he will also be the labor force of the family.
As for education, she had never thought about it. What's the point of going to school? Just knowing a few words is enough.
She never thought about her children growing up, getting married and having children. She just wanted them to be a lifelong labor force for her family.
The more Chen Liling thought about it, the more anxious she became: "Mom, we are Liangliang's uncle and aunt after all. How can we abuse him? Besides, his last name is Wen, and he is our Wen family's child. If we let someone else raise him, won't we be laughed at? Will the villagers poke us in the back? Say we don't even raise a child?"
"Also, the aunt Liangliang you mentioned has her own family too. Do you think her husband can tolerate our Liangliang? Mom, you can't be confused. If you think we are not doing well, you can tell us and we will correct it. And if you think we will not treat Liangliang well, you can also supervise us."
"Changjiang and I are not people without conscience. We have not forgotten how Brother helped us in the past. We will definitely treat Liangliang with empathy."
After saying that, he glared at Wen Changjiang and signaled him to come over and express his determination: "Hurry up and tell mom."
Wen Changjiang's face darkened: "Mom, Xiaoling is right. If you send Liangliang away, what will others say about us in the future? They will think that we can't accommodate this child. I promise you, as long as we have something to eat, Liangliang will definitely not starve."
Chen Liling also nodded quickly. Anyway, the first thing to do was to coax the old lady not to send the child away.
Mother Wen looked up at the two of them and was silent for a long time: "It's my incompetence that has kept you all in the countryside, where you can only be farmers for the rest of your lives. But can you really be good to Liangliang? Support him to study and help him succeed in the future? You also know that Liangliang is in poor health and can't do farm work in the countryside."
Chen Liling didn't care about anything else and just agreed to it. "Don't worry, Mom. We will definitely support Liangliang's education. As long as he has a bright future, we will support him even if we have to sell our house and land. If he has a bright future, we, as his uncle and aunt, will be proud."
Mother Wen sighed: "There is no need to sell the house or the land. Since you all agree, I have nothing to say. But there is one more thing I want to say first."
Chen Liling nodded: "Okay, Mom, just tell me."
As long as they can coax the person home, all the money will be theirs.
Mother Wen stared into their eyes and said, "You are not thinking about your brother's pension, right?"
Chen Liling and Wen Changjiang nodded at the same time and said in unison: "Mom, look at what you said, we definitely don't miss it."
Mother Wen nodded: "That's good. I'll save the pension for Liangliang and give it to him when he grows up. Do you have any objections?"
Chen Liling was stunned, and the joyful expression on her face gradually cracked. This damn old woman actually refused to give the pension to them for safekeeping. What was the point of raising the child then?
Wen Changjiang stopped talking, frowning and looking unhappy. It was obvious that he had not expected that his mother would do such a thing.
Mother Wen knew this would be the result, and she felt indescribably disappointed and even sad. Her eldest son, her only child, had now become a burden.
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Wen Changjiang and Chen Liling didn't get what they wanted, but they were unwilling to go back just like that, so they stayed and tried to coax Wen's mother into taking Wen Zheng and the pension back with them.
Mother Wen looked at the greedy faces of the couple and thought about her own weak body. She knew that she could not protect Wen Zheng at all, let alone keep Wen Changshan's pension.
She went to the post office before dawn, waited for the door to open, gave the staff an address, and asked them to help write a letter to the address. The content of the letter was that Wen Zheng had lost her father and was old, and she hoped the other party could come and take her child away.
Thinking about it, we haven’t been in touch for so many years, and I don’t know if I can find the person at this address.
Mother Wen left with some hopelessness, and after thinking it over, she went to Sheng Anning's house again.
Sheng Anning asked for leave today, thinking about staying at home with Wen Zheng. When Wen's mother came over, she knelt down as soon as she entered the door. Sheng Anning and Zhou Hongyun were so scared that they hurried over to pull Wen's mother up.
Zhou Hongyun exclaimed: "Old sister, what are you doing? Are you going to embarrass us?"
When Wen Zheng was not in the living room, Mother Wen cried, "I have no other choice, so I can only come to beg you."
Zhou Hongyun and Sheng Anning took Mother Wen to sit on the sofa: "If you have any problems, just tell us. We will definitely help if we can."
Mother Wen sniffed and said, "I was wondering if Liangliang could be raised in your house in the future. I really have no other choice. I have also written a letter to Liangliang's aunt. If she receives the letter and is willing to come and pick up Liangliang, you can help raise him for a while."
"If she hadn't come, could you just take care of Liangliang and give you Changshan's pension? I know this is very abrupt, but I have no choice. I know my body is like a dying lamp, and I don't know how long I can live."
Zhou Hongyun was about to cry because of what she said, but she had no say in the matter of adopting the child, so she could only cry silently.
Sheng An Ning reached out and held Mother Wen's hand: "Aunt, don't worry, Liangliang will be like the other three children in my house. If they have a little, he will have it too."
Mother Wen nodded repeatedly: "I know, I know, you will definitely treat him well..."
The three adults were sitting on the sofa talking. No one noticed Wen Zheng standing at the door of the small bedroom, quietly watching the scene in the living room through the crack of the door. He could understand what grandma said, and his eyes were red...
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