Director Li was able to get the position of street director, first of all, he has to be thick-skinned.
She had seen a lot of cold and warm faces from neighbors, so An Hongdou's cold face was nothing to her.
And she herself understood that the suggestion she made was indeed a bit excessive.
She had no choice. There was an orphanage in Jiangcheng that could take in these abandoned children, but the orphanage was also in trouble.
Living in this era, abandoning a child is really not a big deal, especially a girl.
Those who are left at the door of an orphanage are considered to have some conscience in their families. In the countryside, most newborn girls are thrown into the ditches in the mountains to fend for themselves.
Orphanages accept orphans, but they also take in children that no one is willing to raise. Generally speaking, for the children who can be sent away, they still hope that someone can adopt them to reduce the burden on the orphanage.
As the street director, Director Li is familiar with the situation of almost every household and often deals with the orphanage.
It can be said that it is a good intention to try to find a good place for these children.
Seeing An Hongdou's face suddenly turned cold, Director Li was not angry. Instead, he smiled ingratiatingly, "Comrade, you see, the fact that this child was picked up at your doorstep shows that you are destined to be together. You see, this child is chubby and a boy. If you raise him, he will be no different from your own child. You should do a good deed by adopting him. It can be regarded as saving his life, right..."
Director Li said a lot, and every word he said was about the benefits of adopting this child.
However, An Hongdou is not so easily fooled.
She only said that the child would definitely be filial when he grew up, but she ignored the fact that there are unfilial biological children, not to mention that this child is not her biological child.
Besides, she has her own children, so why should she support someone else’s?
Yes, this child is pitiful. He was thrown at the door of his own home in such a cold day. His face was red from the cold when he was brought in. An Hongdou felt very distressed when she saw him.
But there are so many poor people in this world. Compared to the orphanages in the big cities, the children in their countryside are even more pitiful.
She is just an ordinary person, can she feel distressed?
She felt that as a stranger, she was able to bring the child home to keep him warm and feed him when he was hungry and cold, and she was kind enough to send him to the police station to find a way to save him. She had already been able to live with her conscience.
"Director Li..." An Hongdou interrupted her chattering and said, "Have you ever thought that the fact that this child appeared at our doorstep might have been deliberately left here by his family, with the intention of having us adopt him? If we really do what you said, wouldn't that be exactly what they want?"
How could Director Li not have thought of it? She thought of it, but what could she do?
Since they have already abandoned the child, can we still expect them to come back and find the child in the short term?
Therefore, this child still needs someone to take care of him.
An Hongdou added, "It's not fate that this child appeared at our doorstep, but someone else's ulterior motive. What's more, our own triplets still need someone to take care of them. Even my niece knows that our family's current situation is that my husband is the only one working to support five people. If it weren't for the fact that the old man in the family is still in good health and usually gives us a lot of subsidies, our family's life would be almost unbearable. Director Li insisted that we adopt this child. Are you willing to give us money or food? Or, are you willing to pay for our wages?"
An Hongdou's question really stumped Director Li.
If she really had the power to pay for the money, food and wages, she might as well just support the child herself. How could she get a son for free without having to pay anything?
"Comrade, what you said... is a bit embarrassing, isn't it?" Director Li said embarrassedly.
"No, I'm not making things difficult for anyone. Compared to what Director Li did, I'm really being extremely merciful. After all, I'm not trying to ask other people to provide money and food for me to raise my child." An Hongdou said this without any politeness, and it was like stabbing a knife into someone's heart.
Director Li frowned, "Although I want you to adopt this child, this is not my child."
Therefore, asking others to provide money and food for her to raise her children is really too much.
"It doesn't make any difference. It's all the same anyway. Director Li's idea hasn't changed." An Hongdou sneered, "Okay, there's no point in saying anything else. Director Li should just talk about it. If our family adopts this child, who will pay for the money and food?"
As she spoke, An Hongdou counted on her fingers, "This child looks only three or four months old, and he hasn't been weaned yet. The milk powder he drinks is not a small amount, and there are also food, drink, defecation, and labor costs..." An Hongdou calculated for a long time and said, "Oh, this is really too much, I can't figure it out. Director Li, just tell us directly, how much subsidy can you give us this month?"
Director Li was silenced by her question.
After a long while, she sighed and said, "Oh, forget it. It seems that you don't really want to adopt this child. Even if you are forced to adopt him, it may not be a good thing for this child. Comrade, don't take what I just said to heart. I was just being crazy. Adopting a child should be a matter of mutual consent. Since you don't want to, just ignore what I said. I will look for other people who are willing to adopt this child. Comrade, if you have a suitable candidate, you can also come to the street to find me..."
After seeing Director Li off, An Hongdou breathed a sigh of relief.
Two days later, An Hongdou heard that the child was finally adopted by someone who lived nearby.
The couple originally had a son, but unfortunately he fell into the water and died. They had not been able to have children in the past few years. They happened to hear that there was an unwanted child on the street, a boy, so they took the initiative to adopt the child.
It can be said that... everyone is happy.
The Shen family is fine, and there is no follow-up to Shen Yuewan's incident. I think it shouldn't be a big deal.
Time passed quickly and it was the summer of 1977. The triplets were already three years old and old enough to go to kindergarten.
An Hongdou completed junior high school and high school in two years and is now preparing to take the college entrance examination this year.
Of course, this policy has not yet been implemented, so apart from her, who knows the future direction of history, only Shen Xiang knows about it.
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