In fact, Lin Ying had been thinking about this for the past few days. What should she do if Zhao Qinghuai proposed to adopt the two children? Should she refuse or agree?
Actually, she was somewhat opposed at first. Raising a child isn't just about giving money; it's about being responsible for their entire life.
She doesn't even have the courage to have her own child, so how could she have the courage to take care of someone else's child?
Moreover, Zhao Qinghuai's job is arguably more dangerous. Although she knows Zhao Qinghuai is very capable and she prepares medicine for him, how can he guarantee 100% safety when it comes to outfighting those desperate criminals and escaping with such highly dangerous weapons?
What will she do if Zhao Qinghuai is gone one day?
Send the child back to the Zhao family? How could she possibly bring herself to do that?
But later Lin Ying's thoughts changed. Regardless of his motives, Zhao Qinghuai was the one who saved her from dire straits. Without Zhao Qinghuai, she might have died, or she might have been sent to some remote place to eke out a living.
Where would she find a space to exist?
Although she wouldn't let Zhao Qinghuai know about the space, he should have a share of the things inside.
As long as there is space, she is confident that her child will not starve.
Lin Ying initially thought the same thing as Zhao Qinghuai's suggestion to send money. She believed that as long as the money was sent back, the two children wouldn't be in any trouble with their grandparents around.
But if these two were so close, how could Zhao Qinghuai's sister-in-law entrust a three-year-old child to her care before she died? If Guo Qiaoling was so kind, would a three-year-old child be closer to her than to Guo Qiaoling, his own grandmother? She's only been there a few times.
As for treating the child's illness, to be honest, when Lin Ying heard Guo Qiaoling say that she spent five hundred yuan on the treatment, she really thought highly of Guo Qiaoling.
They also felt that no matter what, they were at least the grandparents of two children, and wouldn't treat the children badly.
However, Lin Ying did not expect that Guo Qiaoling would take out money to treat the child because the child had a high fever at the time, and Guo Qiaoling took the child to the village's barefoot doctor.
As a result, the barefoot doctor found that the child's symptoms were not right and asked Guo Qiaoling to take the child to the county hospital, but to everyone's surprise, Guo Qiaoling refused.
The barefoot doctor went to the village chief, who then sent someone to drive an oxcart, forcing Guo Qiaoling to take her child to the hospital.
As a result, it was discovered that the child had a congenital heart problem.
When Guo Qiaoling heard that the treatment cost 500 yuan and there was no cure, she said she wouldn't continue. It was the village chief who pressured her to pay for the child's treatment. "No money? Then the whole village will chip in, and you can pay me back slowly later."
In fact, the village chief knew that Guo Qiaoling had some savings. When Zhao Qinghuai's older brother passed away, the family in Xiaxi Village pooled together a few yuan. Zhao Da was beaten to death for stealing water from the village, and everyone felt a little guilty, so they also pooled their money. The village chief then gave all the money to Guo Qiaoling.
In the village chief's eyes, the child was Zhao Da's flesh and blood, and if the money could save the child's life, it would be worth it!
Guo Qiaoling had no choice but to go home to get money for her child's medical treatment.
So much so that even after Guo Qiaoling learned that the child had been switched, and before the money was ever returned, she still saved her enemy's child, which even the village chief cursed.
The village chief was also very upset about this.
Of course, to be honest, was Guo Qiaoling really that bad to the children? Not really. At least she knew to add clothes for the children when it was cold and to feed them when they were hungry. If Zhao Qinghuai sent fifty yuan every month, the two children wouldn't starve or freeze unless something serious happened.
But if that happens, the future of the two children will truly be ruined.
In an era that doesn't value education, Lin Ying has already envisioned what the future of her two children will look like.
With the current cost of living, aside from the ten yuan Zhao Qinghuai gave the elderly couple, the remaining forty yuan would be more than enough for ten yuan each for the two children. The remaining amount would be twenty yuan a month, totaling two hundred and forty yuan a year. This two hundred and forty yuan would be more than sufficient for the children's education.
However, if this money were given to Guo Qiaoling and her husband, they would definitely not consider sending their child to school in the future.
This is a difference in mindset. And there's nothing that can be done about it.
Putting everything else aside, if they have children in the future, Lin Ying will definitely raise them with care. When that time comes, Zhao Qinghuai might regret it when he sees such a big difference between his own child and his older brother's child.
Lin Ying wasn't sure if she and Zhao Qinghuai would still love each other as much by then. However, if Zhao Qinghuai harbored resentment because of the child, it could one day become a cause of discord between the couple.
Another reason is that Lin Ying wants to have a child with Zhao Qinghuai. If she gets pregnant and needs help, at least she'll have someone to relay the message, so she won't have to go through all the trouble on her own.
After much deliberation, Lin Ying made this choice.
Judging from Zhao Qinghuai's reaction now, she knows she did the right thing. Rather than hoping that Zhao Qinghuai will regret it later, Lin Ying hopes that every time he comes back and sees the child, he will realize how hard she has worked.
It took three days to finally finish digging the well for Old Zhao's family. The total cost of labor and materials was 300 yuan. One yuan per person, so thirteen people would only cost thirteen yuan a day. The labor cost for three days was thirty-nine yuan. The rest was for buying bricks, cement, and a water pump.
Over the next few days, Lin Ying increased the intensity of the medication, and on the fifth day before he left, Zhao Daming was able to speak. He was able to sit up on the third day. After the final treatment, Zhao Daming was able to walk.
After that, there's no need for baths or acupuncture. Lin Ying left him a month's worth of medication. As long as he takes the medication daily and continues training, he'll be almost back to normal after a month.
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