Chapter 511 I won't let that "what if" happen.
"What's the child's name?" Xu Ying asked Su Lao Er, looking up at him.
Su Lao Er's smile faltered slightly, and he slowly shook his head, pursing his lips. "Neither side wants this child, and no one is willing to name him."
"Then... shall we choose one?"
A pang of heartache flashed in Xu Ying's eyes as she looked down at the child, whose eyes appeared large and bulging because of his small stature. "When we register the child's birth, let's use the name we chose. What do you think?"
Su Lao Er hesitated for a moment, then looked at the child gulping down milk and said with a smile, "We'll discuss this later."
Xu Ying frowned slightly.
Li Banxia and Aunt Qiu exchanged a glance, noticing Su Lao Er's hesitation. One reached out and took the baby who had finished drinking milk into her arms, while the other took the bottle to wash it, filled it with some warm water, and took it with her.
"You guys discuss it, and we'll take the kids to the little garden behind the hospital to get some fresh air."
After the two left, Xu Ying tucked Su Lao Er's blanket in, sat on the edge of the bed, and looked at him. "Is there something you're hiding from me?"
"...It's not that I'm hiding it from you, it's just that I don't know how to tell you..."
Su Lao Er sighed, forced a smile, reached out and took Xu Ying's hand in his, gently stroking it. "The leader told me privately that adopting a child requires..."
"What do you need?" Xu Ying saw him hesitate and patted him lightly. "Say it."
Su Lao Er chuckled and said, "I need a marriage certificate. I told him you were my wife, but I've never filed a marriage report. He knows I'm lying, and he didn't want to expose me in front of you, so he contacted me privately..."
He glanced at Xu Ying apologetically, "I'm sorry, how about I talk to my older brother and sister-in-law about whether we can register the child under their names? After I get into university next year and we get married, we can transfer the child to our names..."
That's it?
Xu Ying frowned and looked at him.
Su Lao Er nodded.
Xu Ying then asked, "Can you guarantee that you will definitely get into university next year?"
"...I will definitely get into university." Su Lao Er's expression turned serious, he clenched his fist slightly, and said firmly.
Xu Ying glanced at his fist and smiled, "Okay, I believe you. We'll go get our marriage certificate this afternoon."
Su Lao Er felt dizzy.
Unable to believe what he had just heard, he opened his mouth and looked at Xu Ying, "W-what did you say?"
I said, "Let's go get our marriage certificate this afternoon."
Xu Ying raised her hand, pressed it against his chin, and gently pulled it up. "You're practically drooling. Are you that impatient?"
Su Lao Er, "..."
"No, I... I... no, I haven't been admitted to university yet."
"Didn't you say you were sure you'd pass the exam?" Xu Ying looked at him, a slight smile playing on her lips.
Su Lao Er, "...What if...what if..."
"Just in case."
Xu Ying smiled, her gaze shifting from side to side across his face. "Don't worry, I won't let that kind of probability problem occur."
After saying that, she lightly patted his cheek.
"Alright, now it's time to think of a name for the child. Will the child take your surname or mine?"
Su Lao Er felt a hot sensation where she had patted him, and his head was spinning. He shook his head from side to side, trying to dispel the inexplicable dizziness and clear his head.
Coming back to her senses, another question came to mind, "...Xu Ying, have you discussed this with your parents? What are their opinions?"
“My parents visited an old friend yesterday and came back quite late, so I haven’t had a chance to tell them yet. It’s the same if I tell them when I get back today,” Xu Ying said.
Su Lao Er nodded, lowered his eyes and pondered for a moment, then said, "The child... will take my surname. I'm the one who will adopt him, and I will take on the main responsibility from now on. The Xu family's resources belong to you and the child with the surname Xu. I will make this clear to him when he grows up..."
This statement aligns perfectly with the principle of mutual benefit for both parties.
But it sounds inexplicably jarring.
Xu Ying frowned, looked at Su Lao Er and sighed, saying, "I know your concerns. I also wanted to adopt the child. Since the child is registered under both of our names, he is my child. It's perfectly acceptable for a child to use his parents' resources. Don't worry about my parents; I will explain everything to them."
"Thank you, I'm sorry to have troubled you," Su Lao Er apologized with a smile.
Xu Ying shook her head. "It's good that you can speak frankly about your problems and we can work together to find solutions. I don't want our marriage to be one where we have to guess and test each other. What I've always wanted is a simple, ordinary, and normal life as a couple, with a family atmosphere where we can discuss and compromise."
"I'll try my best," Su Lao Er nodded.
The two looked at each other and smiled.
“...My elder brother’s twins use the character ‘Jia’ in their generation name. How about this child follows their example and uses ‘Yue’, the ‘Yue’ in ‘Yuejin’ (meaning leap forward)?”
"Su Jiayue? Xu Jiayue?"
Xu Ying read it over and over again, “Any surname is suitable, I think it’s great.”
Su Lao Er's eyes were full of smiles.
He said, "If you think it's good too, then let's use this to register the household."
Xu Ying smiled and said okay.
Getting a marriage certificate is a big deal, after all. Su Lao Er urged Xu Ying to go back and ask Xu's parents for their opinions. If they felt it was inappropriate, they could register the child under the name of his elder brother and sister-in-law for now, and then move the child to their parents' names after he got into university and they got married. It shouldn't be a big problem.
The two split up.
Upon hearing that the couple planned to get their marriage certificate ahead of schedule because they were going to adopt a child, Mr. Xu immediately frowned. "Daughter, who suggested getting our marriage certificate and registering the child's birth this afternoon? Was it you or that second son of the Su family?"
Xu's mother also frowned, clearly displeased.
“He has nothing right now. If you really get the marriage certificate, you'll have no way out, Nannan. You need to think twice before you act.”
Xu Ying smiled as she looked at her parents, whose eyes were full of worry and concern, and said, "It was my idea, Mom and Dad. That child is quite pitiful. His biological grandfather used his son's pension to marry a new grandmother. The new grandmother couldn't tolerate the child and sent him to his maternal grandparents' house. The maternal grandparents have sons, daughters-in-law, and grandchildren, and they can't raise him. Su Min'an didn't tell his boss about the adoption right away. He waited until I got off work and went over to ask for my opinion first. After I agreed to the adoption, he went to his boss to discuss the adoption. But the condition for adoption is a marriage certificate. That's the gist of the matter. The idea was mine; it has nothing to do with Su Min'an. He wanted to register the child under his older brother and sister-in-law's names first, but I didn't agree..."
"You child..."
Xu's mother was a little anxious, "He's using this as a tactic to advance, what if he doesn't pass the exam next year..."
"Mom, I won't let that 'what if' happen," Xu Ying said with a smile.
Xu's mother, "..."
She instantly understood the meaning behind her daughter's words: This meant... she was determined to marry no one but Su Min'an?!
this……
What kind of spell did this guy cast on her?!
Xu's mother felt a little flustered and turned to look at Xu's father.
Mr. Xu was also a little confused, "This, how come all of a sudden... Didn't you say you were going to test him?"
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