"No, we disagree."
Unexpectedly, a few people came out and disagreed.
"Why don't you agree?"
The village chief took out his pipe and tapped it on the table.
“She can go if she wants, but she can’t take the house and the land with her.”
The woman in the lead must have had the audacity to say those words.
"What kind of logic is this?"
The village chief seemed to have anticipated this situation, and he appeared very calm.
“This house and the Tian family are both Wu’s property. How can we give it to someone else?”
The woman stated her reasons confidently. Xiaoya's surname was Wu, and this woman's husband and her father were cousins.
"If you ask me, since Xiaoya lives in the village, we can let her use the house and the land. But if she gets married in the future, she will have to return them to us."
Then another woman appeared; she was also a relative of Xiaoya's family.
She felt that Xiaoya had no reason to seize other people's houses and fields in the village.
"That's not how it works. People who adopt daughters are willing to send them to school, so why would they worry about not having enough to eat?"
Immediately, people started discussing it again, with some agreeing that the two women were right.
Since it's impossible to hand over one's own land to one's maternal relatives, people with the same surname in the village tend to be quite united.
"Uncles and aunts, don't worry about my house and land."
This is my grandmother's will. It says that the house will belong to the village after I get married.
As for the land, it was written clearly on my dowry.
Xiaoya suddenly pulled out two pieces of paper from her body, on which were written the details of the disposal of the house and the land.
"Yes, that's right. It's written very clearly here. Since the will states that the land is Xiaoya's dowry, there's nothing more to say."
Whether Xiaoya rents or sells in the future is her own business, so you don't need to worry about it.
The village chief was surprised that Grandma Xiaoya had thought things through. If there hadn't been a will, her family would definitely not have agreed to let Xiaoya give away the land as part of her dowry.
"Village chief, I hereby promise that from now on, my Chen family will not spend a single penny of the money earned from Xiaoya's two acres of land."
"Leave it all to Xiaoya as her dowry. My Chen family can afford to raise a daughter."
Seeing this, Sister-in-law Xiuhua boasted that her family didn't lack these things.
"Alright, since Xiaoya agrees, then I'll make the decision. From today onwards, Xiaoya will be Chen Lifu's adopted daughter."
Seeing that the matter had been settled, the village chief came out and said the following.
"Okay~".
Wei Yuyan and Qianqian clapped happily, which inspired some other people to clap as well.
As for those who failed, they were filled with hatred and gnashing their teeth.
"Let's go, let's go~".
The village chief told everyone to disperse and then went home himself.
Anyway, I won't be the village chief for much longer, so I'll just muddle through these things and be done with it.
"Xiaoya~".
Xiuhua gently extended her hand to Xiaoya.
"Godmother, is it okay for me to call you that?"
Xiaoya thought about it and decided that the term "godmother" was both affectionate and wouldn't offend her biological mother.
"Can".
Sister-in-law Xiuhua was pleasantly surprised; Xiaoya was such a sensible child.
"Xiaoya, Qianqian and I will go with you to your house to pack your things. Sister-in-law Xiuhua, why don't you go to your house and help Xiaoya tidy up her room?"
Wei Yuyan thought it would be better for Xiaoya to move in sooner and get to know Sister-in-law Xiuhua better.
"Okay, Xiaoya, your godmother will come to pick you up in a little while."
Sister-in-law Xiuhua went home happily, and she had to tell Lifu about it. He would probably be happy if he knew.
"good".
Xiaoya seemed to be in a good mood.
"Xiaoya, your godfather and godmother are both very good people. You have two more relatives now, understand?"
When they arrived at Xiaoya's house, before Xiaoya could even start tidying up, Wei Yuyan began to teach Xiaoya some principles.
“I understand, Sister-in-law Wu. From now on, my godfather, godmother, and I are one family.”
Xiaoya nodded. She understood. At first, she was very resistant to the idea of adopting her.
Because she felt those people were completely unfriendly, while Sister-in-law Xiuhua was different.
Her voice was so gentle that Xiaoya couldn't help but want to get closer to her.
"Okay, sweetie, I'll help you tidy up."
Wei Yuyan wanted to help Xiaoya pack her clothes, but found that Xiaoya didn't have many clothes either.
There are two sets each for spring, summer, autumn and winter, but Grandma washed them very clean and put them away very neatly.
"Sister-in-law Wu, could you go check on the kitchen for me, and bring some grain with you as well?"
"I'll put it here so it won't be stolen or eaten by mice."
Xiaoya took the clothes out herself and asked Wei Yuyan to go to the kitchen to check.
Wei Yuyan went to the kitchen and sure enough, she saw a small bag of cornmeal and two kilograms of rice.
It must be that Xiaoya traded cornmeal for rice to cook porridge for her grandma every day.
Besides these, there were also a lot of dried vegetables at home, which Wei Yuyan sorted out and packed into a basket, waiting for Sister-in-law Xiuhua to come over.
Xiuhua's sister-in-law's house~
"The head of the household, the head of the household."
Xiuhua's sister-in-law ran home happily like a child. Zhang Lifu was weeding in the vegetable garden, where the weeds had grown quite tall.
"Hey, what's wrong? Is a dog chasing you?"
Zhang Lifu joked.
"No, I'm telling you, we have a goddaughter."
Xiuhua's sister-in-law got straight to the point.
"Ah? Your goddaughter?"
Zhang Lifu was puzzled.
"Xiaoya, didn't I tell you I wanted to adopt her? It's a promise."
She'll be staying at our house soon; she's packing her things now.
Sister-in-law Xiuhua happily shared.
"Oh? Well, there's not much food at home. Shall I go buy some?"
Zhang Lifu scratched his head. His goddaughter had arrived, and he should cook something nice for her on her first day.
"There's no time to buy meat. Go buy two pieces of tofu now. We'll buy meat tomorrow and invite everyone to come along."
Sister-in-law Xiuhua saw that it was already late afternoon and there was no meat left to sell in town, so she decided to celebrate properly tomorrow.
"Okay, then tidy up the room. If any furniture is missing, we'll have Carpenter Gao make new pieces tomorrow."
Zhang Lifu was quite happy to become a godfather so soon, as his family would be much more lively with this goddaughter.
"knew".
Xiuhua's sister-in-law quickly cleaned the room from top to bottom, inside and out, and made the bed.
He closed the door and went to pick up Xiaoya.
"Sister-in-law, Xiaoya, how is it? Have you finished cleaning up?"
Xiuhua's sister-in-law pushed open the door and went inside.
"That's about enough, Sister Xiuhua. Let's close these doors tightly."
Wei Yuyan helped take out Xiaoya's clothes.
"Godmother, it's all packed up."
Xiaoya, also carrying a small bundle, came over to greet Sister Xiuhua.
"Let's go home."
Sister-in-law Xiuhua took Xiaoya's hand, and Wei Yuyan had no choice but to help them deliver the bundle to their home.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
