The tricycle was cramped, so Sun Aimin and Jiang Weidong were squeezed in with the police officer holding the child. Adding a child to the mix and the sweltering heat made everyone feel uncomfortable.
But looking at the pitiful little baby, several people ignored their own physical discomfort.
What family wouldn't take good care of a six-month-old child, raising them to be plump and plump? But this child was incredibly skinny. When the police officer held him, they could feel the pain in his little bones.
Jiang Weidong's eyes turned red with distress, and he cautiously asked the policeman, "Comrade, can you let me hold the child?"
The police hesitated for a moment and did not return the child immediately. Instead, they asked, "How did you two find this child?"
Jiang Weidong responded, "My family originally gave birth to twins in the hospital, but one was lost. Fortunately, it's been found now."
As he spoke, he looked down at the thin little face in the policeman's arms and continued, "Although he is much thinner than my daughter, they still look very similar. I am very sure that this is my lost son."
After hearing what Jiang Weidong said, and seeing that the man in his twenties looked like he was about to cry, the policeman was also moved and carefully handed the child to Jiang Weidong.
Jiang Weidong had experience in taking care of children, and he held the child in a very comfortable position. The child, who had just been whimpering in the police officer's arms, soon calmed down in Jiang Weidong's arms.
The policeman was a little surprised. He refused to admit that the man across from him was better at coaxing children than he was. Instead, he attributed the reason to this: "Could it be that blood is thicker than water?"
However, the police could not return the child to Jiang Weidong based on his one-sided story. They were only asking him to help coax the child temporarily while they returned to conduct an examination to confirm the relationship between the two.
The police also explained the matter clearly: "We will go back and do an identification of your blood relationship with the child. Once the results are out and it is confirmed that the child is yours, we can let you take the child away."
Seeing Jiang Weidong's face was not good, he continued, "This is a necessary procedure to prevent the wrong child from being taken away."
Jiang Weidong nodded in understanding, then raised his own question: "Who will take care of the child while we wait for the results? Also, how long will it take to get the results?"
The police officer said, "These days, it usually takes about a month for these tests to produce results. As for the child, he will be placed in an orphanage for the time being."
Everyone knows that the welfare homes accept children who are without parents, and many of them are physically disabled.
There are so many children that the staff in the welfare home need to take care of, and it is impossible for them to be very attentive to all of them.
Jiang Weidong was certain that this was his son, so how could he bear to let the child suffer in an orphanage for a while?
He thought for a moment and said, "Comrade police, do you think this is okay? My family is out of town, but my mother-in-law's home is in Jiangjin City. Can I temporarily leave the child at my mother-in-law's home and let her take care of him for a while?"
Don't worry, even if we find out that the child is not my son, we will just consider it a good deed and won't ask for any care fees..."
The police officer thought for a moment and said, "We'll discuss this when we get back to the station. If we can ensure the child's safety, it shouldn't be a big problem."
To be honest, most rescued children who can't find a home are placed in welfare institutions first. Those children seem pitiful. It would be better if they could feel the warmth of a family.
Jiang Weidong breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the police say this.
After returning to the police station, Lin Jianye was taken in to take a statement. Jiang Weidong and the child, under the guidance of the police, had their blood samples drawn for testing.
Afterwards, the police followed Jiang Weidong to his mother-in-law's house, which was located in the city, about a twenty-minute drive from the police station.
They knocked on the door of Jiang Weidong's mother-in-law's house. The family members looked at several people standing outside the door and saw that their son-in-law was holding a thin, weak, whimpering child in his arms. They didn't react for a while and didn't understand what was going on.
The police briefly explained the situation, then checked the family's ID and registered them before leaving.
Jiang Weidong finally had time to explain what had happened in detail, telling them that the child was most likely the other of the twins.
My family felt like they were dreaming. Just six months ago, during Chinese New Year, the babies were born prematurely. The doctor said both were girls, so only one would survive. How did a little grandson appear now?
After Jiang Weidong explained to Sun Aimin, they began to understand what was going on and started cursing at the people in the hospital.
Sun Aimin advised Jiang Weidong, "Don't make this public for now. Once the results of the paternity test come out, we'll definitely go after the hospital."
Jiang Weidong urged emphatically, "Dad, Mom, please help take care of this child for the time being. I have to go back to work tomorrow. I'll come back when the results are almost out. This child should be fine. He looks a lot like Feifei, but he's too thin."
I'll go out and buy him some milk powder and clothes later. You guys have to work hard these days..."
Jiang Weidong's mother-in-law gave birth to two daughters. Although the eldest daughter married in this city, they live far away. The couple are busy with work and have children to take care of. They usually only go home once every one or two months. The children are mainly taken care of by their grandparents.
The second daughter is Jiang Weidong's wife. She married in the next city, which means she married far away. It is more troublesome for her to go home, and the interval between seeing her granddaughter is even longer.
Especially now that the child is young, his wife has not returned to her parents' home since she returned home after her confinement.
If Jiang Weidong hadn't come here to look for his child, the couple probably wouldn't come back until next Chinese New Year.
Now that the old couple are retired and have nothing to do, they are overjoyed to hear that they will be asked to take care of the child.
The old lady has already made up her mind. When her son-in-law comes to pick up the child in a month, she will make sure that he is raised to be plump and healthy.
For this family, Sun Aimin has helped the family so much, so they must not treat him poorly.
While the old lady invited Sun Aimin to drink tea, eat snacks and fruits, she ordered the old man to go out and chop meat, buy fish, shrimp and vegetables.
Afterwards, she called her eldest daughter who was married locally and asked her to come home after get off work in the evening so that she could help the old lady cook a sumptuous meal.
Sun Aimin and Jiang Weidong had been out since morning and had been busy until afternoon. They were really hungry and tired, and they couldn't refuse the hospitality, so they decided to stay for dinner.
As for accommodation at night, he had already made arrangements with his brother-in-law Yuan Heng and would stay at his house for one night.
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