"If we abandon that child, will she still recognize us?" Hu Xiangcao wondered.
Yan Dagen squinted and said, "Without us, would she exist? We didn't raise her, but we still gave her life. She says she doesn't accept it and wants to give her life back to us. When Baogen goes to school and gets married, she, as the older sister, will have to help."
Baogen is a little over a year younger than Xiaoyu. She conceived after Xiaoyu was abandoned, and she is also the only son of the Yan family.
Yan Dagen was the one who made the decisions at home, and Hu Chuncao always listened to the men.
From then on, the family kept inquiring about Xiaoyu's whereabouts. When they found out the year Xiaoyu was admitted to university, they were overjoyed. Having a student from a top university in their family was a great honor for the whole family.
Yan Dagen thought about it for several days and decided not to acknowledge her for the time being. Going to university would cost money, and his family didn't have any. He would let his wealthy adoptive parents support her, and then they would acknowledge her after she graduated. That way, they wouldn't have to spend any money, and they would get a government official's daughter for free, which would immediately help their family.
Recently, Baogen took a fancy to a girl, but her family wanted a dowry of 3,000 yuan and all the appliances for the house. His family didn't have that much money, but Baogen insisted on marrying that girl and was making a scene at home. With no other option, Yan Dagen had to move up his plans and come to meet the girl.
Although the girl hadn't graduated from university, her adoptive parents were extremely wealthy, spending several thousand yuan as if it were nothing. Moreover, the girl was about to become successful, so her adoptive parents certainly wouldn't let their hard work go to waste; they would reluctantly spend the money.
What they need to do is to win over the girl and get her to be on the same page as their biological parents.
Several people peered into the school. The youngest daughter, Yan Xi, was eighteen years old this year. Her family favored boys over girls and wouldn't let her continue her studies until she finished elementary school. She looked at the university campus with envy, wondering why her parents didn't just abandon her too. If they had, she wouldn't have had to suffer at home, and she could be in university now and find a promising partner.
Hu Xiangcao was very nervous, afraid that San Yatou would not recognize them. If she did not recognize them, where would she get a dowry for her son?
Yan Dagen pondered what he would do if San Yatou didn't recognize them. Officials valued their reputation the most, and he didn't believe that those who wore shoes weren't afraid of him who was barefoot.
The second sister, Yan Zhaodi, is already married and married to someone from the village. She's thinking about acknowledging this younger sister and having her find her and her husband decent jobs so they can move to the city and live in an apartment building and become city dwellers.
Everyone in the family had their own plans.
The security guard received a phone call and said to the family, "Gentlemen, you've got the wrong person. It might be someone with the same name. Please try looking somewhere else."
Yan Dagen: "We haven't made a mistake. Guan Xiaoyu is our daughter. Call her out, and you'll see how much she looks like her mother."
“We couldn’t have made a mistake. Is it because Guan Xiaoyu looks down on our family for being poor and doesn’t want to acknowledge us?” Yan Xi’er immediately said.
"Comrade, please call Guan Xiaoyu out. We want to explain to her personally that we are true blood relatives and that I am her biological mother," Hu Xiangcao said, wiping away her tears.
"Comrades, please don't cause trouble here. I've already made myself clear to you. This is your private matter. The school is a place for learning and we don't interfere in students' family affairs." Several security guards politely asked the group to leave.
“How can you ignore this? Schools are places for teaching and nurturing people. It’s a moral issue for students not to acknowledge their biological parents. You have to educate them,” Yan Dagen shouted indignantly at the door.
The security guard laughed. "Comrade, this is a new era, not the old society, not an era of demons and monsters. You're still living in the past. If you keep causing trouble, you'll be disturbing the peace, and I'll take you to the police station."
Yan Dagen didn't dare to speak, and the group slunk away from the security guard's sight.
"Dad, what should we do? That ungrateful third sister doesn't acknowledge us anymore," Yan Xi asked angrily. If she doesn't acknowledge them, how did she come to the city? She was hoping to find a man from the city by relying on her third sister.
“Baogen is still waiting for the bride price to get married, what are we going to do?” Hu Xiangcao was worried about her son and kept rubbing her hands anxiously.
"Let's wait here. I don't believe she won't come out." Yan Zhaodi was unwilling to give up. They were all the same sisters, so why should the third sister go to university and live a good life?
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