"What are you talking about? Say it again and I'll hear it."
This time, Uncle Xu raised his voice a lot and glared at him fiercely.
However, the baby in her arms seemed to be frightened and started crying.
Uncle Xu didn't care about anything else and immediately stood up to coax the child.
After trying to coax the child for a long time, it didn't work. Finally, his daughter-in-law Su Yue got up and took the child and started coaxing him. Soon the child became quiet.
At this time, Aunt Xu said, "You old thing, you picked up a child that no one wanted. Are you mentally ill? How can you raise such a young child at home?"
Uncle Xu said awkwardly, "Xiao Xu is still here, please give me some face."
"Bah, you're the only one who still wants face, what the hell do you want?"
Li Xu finally understood that the baby was picked up by Uncle Xu. An embarrassed expression appeared on his face. "Brother Xu, I'm sorry. I really didn't understand it before."
The last time he came was during the Lunar New Year last year. At that time, he couldn't tell whether Su Yue was pregnant or not. In addition, such a long time had passed, so he thought it was normal even if she had another child. He never expected this to be the case.
Xu Kaizhi waved his hands, looking melancholy. "There's nothing to be embarrassed about. You didn't know it before."
"Okay, okay, there's nothing to be embarrassed about. You will be his daughter in the future anyway." Uncle Xu added.
Hearing this, Xu Kaizhi's face darkened again.
Li Xu on the side quickly changed the subject, "Uncle Xu, how did you pick up this child?"
Uncle Xu suddenly perked up. "I went out early this morning and hadn't walked far when I heard a faint cry. I followed the sound and found the child. She was lying naked on the muddy ground, crying. I couldn't bear it, so I took her home."
"So you mean to raise the child?"
"Well, I've heard a lot about this kind of thing before, but when I actually saw the child, I couldn't bear it. It's just a matter of having one more mouthful of food, or at most I'll eat one less. I just don't believe this disaster will never go away."
When he spoke of the latter part, his expression showed a hint of resentment and sadness, as if he was resenting this damn disaster, and as if he was mourning for the babies who were also abandoned.
Li Xu didn't understand how Uncle Xu felt at the moment, but he could understand his actions.
Humans are not plants or trees, so who can be heartless? Some things seem insignificant when we hear about them, but when we actually see them with our own eyes, we still feel sorry for them, especially when we see a newborn baby crying in the mud.
To be honest, he couldn't guarantee that he could remain indifferent when seeing such a scene.
Aunt Xu beside him sighed, "You can pick up this child, anyway, our Xu family is small, and having another child will make the family more lively, but the problem is how to support this child."
Xu Kaizhi also agreed, "Yes, Dad, the child is so young, we can't always make rice porridge for her to drink, right?"
Hearing this, the light in Uncle Xu's eyes dimmed a lot, "Then it depends on her fate."
Li Xu understood a little bit. It was not that the Xu family really didn't want Uncle Xu to raise the child, but they were afraid that in the end, their efforts would be in vain and the child would not be able to be raised, which would be even more painful.
So he asked, "Aunt Xu, do you really want to raise this child?"
"Alas, people's hearts are not made of iron. If such a young child hadn't been seen, it would have been fine, but how could you have the heart to bring the child home? Otherwise, the old man would have thrown the child away long ago, and there is no way he would have kept the child at home for a day. But such a young child can't just eat rice soup."
That's true. If the Xu family members are determined not to agree, it will be useless even if Uncle Xu insists. He can't just take a break from work every day and look after the child.
Thinking of this, Li Xu said, "How about this, I'll bring two cans of milk powder tomorrow and let the child eat it first."
He thought about how he already had quite a bit of milk powder in stock, so he was willing to give some to the child. Moreover, the Xu family had agreed to adopt the child, so he couldn't just watch the child die.
Upon hearing this, everyone in the room could no longer sit still and looked troubled.
They wanted it, but they felt that the favor was too great.
Finally, Uncle Xu said, "Xiao Xu, if that's what you mean, then let the child recognize you as his godfather. Otherwise, we will be embarrassed to accept the milk powder."
This reminded the Xu family, and they all agreed, "Yes, yes, that's a good idea."
Li Xu was also at a loss for words. "Uncle Xu, let's forget about it. I'm still young. Just consider this milk powder a gift from me."
"No, no, if you really say it's a gift, we can't afford it. Besides, age is not a problem. Other families with children your age already have children. This child is unlucky and was abandoned by his parents when he was born. You are very lucky. You can adopt him as a godparent and protect the child to grow up healthily. That's great." Xu Kaizhi on the side spoke quickly.
"Brother Xu, why do you still believe this? Besides, it's a blessing for this child to be in your family."
Xu Kaizhi didn't care about anything else and acted like a rogue, "Of course I believe this. I can still get milk powder and eggs at this time. My family is not as blessed as you."
Li Xu realized now that he was going to be the one to blame him, so he quickly said goodbye and walked out.
But unfortunately, after taking two steps, he was stopped by the Xu family father and son. Uncle Xu said, "If you don't agree, I won't accept your milk powder, and you will have to watch this child die."
He knew that Li Xu was a soft-hearted and loyal person, so he wanted to use the child to force him.
Li Xu looked helpless. "Uncle Xu, what you said is really true. I can't bear it, but you can bear it?"
Now both sides are at a stalemate.
Finally, Li Xu couldn't stand it anymore and simply gritted his teeth and agreed, "I agree, okay? Let go."
"Are you serious?" Uncle Xu asked suspiciously.
"If I don't agree, can you let me go?"
"cannot."
"That's it, let go." Li Xu sighed deeply.
Now the Xu family father and son both let go of their hands, and smiles appeared on the faces of everyone in the Xu family.
Li Xu rubbed his arm and said, "I came to see a patient, but ended up seeing a daughter. What kind of thing is this?"
"If you don't acknowledge this child, how can we have the nerve to accept the milk powder? You can be said to have saved the child's life. When the child grows up, we will repay you with filial piety."
After he finished speaking, Uncle Xu said to Su Yue, "Hold the child to him and let him see his daughter."
Su Yue held the child in front of Li Xu and said with a smile, "Xiao Xu, look at your daughter."
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