Back then, she was young and naive, and after having premarital sex with her first love, she became pregnant with Yuanyuan. Originally, she was prepared not to have the child, but after her elder brother and sister-in-law found out, they knelt down and begged her to give birth to the child, promising to treat the child well and as their own. Only then did she endure the gossip and give birth to the child.
Now that they have their own child, they want to abandon Yuanyuan. Just thinking about this makes Le Rong feel terrible.
Le's mother was also helpless; both hands were fleshy, but obviously the flesh on the palm was thicker.
Moreover, daughters are married and will eventually rely on their sons for old age, so the only option is to harden one's heart and ignore these things.
“Xiao Rong, Mom knows she’s sorry, but there’s nothing I can do. I’ll have to rely on your older brother and sister-in-law for my old age. Your sister-in-law said she has a distant relative who wants to adopt a girl. I think Yuan Yuan is a good fit. Why don’t we send her to that family?”
Le's mother thought that Yuanyuan was only four years old this year and didn't remember much. If she could be raised well by sending her away, and the other family would be willing to take her, that would be the best thing.
“No!” Le Rong shouted. She didn’t want to toss her daughter around again. It was supposed to be a distant relative, but who knew what the real situation would be?
When Le's mother heard her daughter refuse, her expression darkened. She asked in a rough voice, "Then what do you suggest? Are you going to take it back and raise it yourself? Do you think your current husband would be happy about that?"
Le Rong bit her lower lip. She had thought about this issue, but she really hadn't told her husband about it before they got married. She was afraid that if her husband found out, he would divorce her. But she couldn't let go of her child. If she weren't pregnant, she would have gone back and made a scene with her older brother and sister-in-law.
"Mom, here's what I'll do. I'll wire you three hundred yuan right away. Please help me support Yuanyuan for a week at most. I'll figure out how to make arrangements for her. Just wait for me." Le Rong had no other choice but to try discussing it with her husband. If possible…
“Okay, just one week. Your sister-in-law doesn’t want to see Yuanyuan right now, so you’d better hurry.” For the sake of the money, Le’s mother readily agreed. Anyway, it was only a few days, so three hundred yuan was worth it.
After hanging up the phone, Le Rong returned home with a heavy heart. Seeing her husband busy in the kitchen, tears immediately streamed down her face.
Hearing the door open, Zhang Xueshan immediately turned around and smiled, "I was wondering where you went. Did you call home? Is your mother-in-law very happy?"
As soon as Le Rong heard her husband mention her mother, tears welled up in her eyes. She quickly wiped her face and fled into the room.
Zhang Xueshan wasn't blind, so he naturally saw his wife crying. He immediately followed her in and hurriedly asked, "What's wrong? Why are you crying all of a sudden? Did your mother say something that upset you? Don't take it to heart."
Looking at her husband anxiously circling around her, Le Rong thought to herself, "Why don't I just be honest? What if he can accept it?" She decided to take the gamble.
So she wiped away her tears and asked hesitantly, "Xueshan, what if I lied to you about something? Would you be angry with me? Or would you want a divorce?"
Zhang Xueshan was startled by her words and replied somewhat nervously, "What exactly is it? You're making it sound so serious. How could we be getting a divorce?"
"No, Snow Mountain, I'm so sorry," Le Rong said, and then started crying again.
Zhang Xueshan stood there for a long time without saying a word, which made Le Rong even more heartbroken. She hadn't even said anything yet, and her husband already had this expression, so she dared not say anything more.
"Xiao Rong, are you trying to say that the child in your belly isn't mine?"
Zhang Xueshan didn't know how he felt. Looking at his wife's sad expression, he could only think the worst.
Le Rong was startled by her husband's words and quickly stood up. "No, no, Xue Shan, how could you think that?"
Upon hearing his wife's words, Zhang Xueshan immediately breathed a sigh of relief, then asked, "What are you talking about?"
He had thought about the most unacceptable things, so he could accept other things, no matter how difficult they were to accept.
Le Rong glanced at her husband and said softly, "I haven't told you this before. When I was young and naive, I had a child with my first love. I didn't want to have the baby, but my older brother and sister-in-law begged me to give birth to it so they could raise it, so I did."
But now that my sister-in-law is pregnant, they don't want to raise the child anymore, and they won't let my mom raise it either, saying it's bad luck for the baby in her womb. Snow Mountain, I really have no choice. I know it was wrong of me not to tell you about this before we got married, but I had no other choice. Now, Yuanyuan, I…”
At this point, Le couldn't help but cry again. She didn't know what awaited her. She didn't want a divorce, but she also didn't want to give up her daughter. She was filled with mixed feelings.
Zhang Xueshan was furious as soon as he heard what his wife said. He was angry that his brother-in-law and his wife were being inhumane. They had agreed to raise the child, so why did they want to abandon him halfway through? This was a child, not a kitten or puppy.
“Your older brother and sister-in-law are really heartless. They must have their own children and no longer want to raise Yuanyuan. They have no conscience.”
Zhang Xueshan frowned and angrily cursed his brother-in-law and his wife. Of course, he also cursed his mother-in-law in his heart. If it weren't for his mother-in-law's encouragement, he believed that his wife would not have chosen to give birth to this child at that time.
"Snow Mountain, aren't you angry that I lied to you?" Le Rong couldn't help but ask when she saw that her husband was only scolding his elder brother and sister-in-law and hadn't said a word about her.
Zhang Xueshan plopped down on the bed and said irritably, "Are you angry? How can I not be angry? I knew all along that someone as beautiful as you who was interested in me must be hiding something big. I never imagined it was having a child. You really kept it a secret. We've been together for two years and you haven't given yourself away."
"Waaah, Snow Mountain, I didn't mean to lie to you. I was just afraid that if you knew, you wouldn't want me anymore..." Le Rong knew that her husband was more responsive to gentle persuasion than force, so she covered her face and cried softly again, looking incredibly pitiful.
"Alright, alright, stop crying. What can we do now that it's already happened? We'll just try to live our lives well from now on." Zhang Xueshan could only patiently comfort his wife, who was pregnant and he hoped she wouldn't give birth to a crybaby.
"By the way, did your mom say what to do with Yuanyuan?" Zhang Xueshan thought for a moment and then asked about the child's whereabouts. He had only seen the child once; she was quite well-behaved, and he liked her quite a bit.
"My mom said she wanted to give it to a distant relative to raise, but I..."
"That won't do. Children aren't objects; you can't just give them away like that. Forget it, she's just a little girl anyway. Our family can't go hungry. Why don't we take her in and raise her? That way, you won't have to worry about her."
After much deliberation, Zhang Xueshan decided to bring the child back. After all, she was his wife's child, and it was a little girl, so it wouldn't cost much.
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