Chapter 17: For the sake of the child, the abandoned woman in the 1980s remarries
Rongzhen could feel her motherly love and her genuine feelings for her child.
But we also have to consider the reality. It is indeed better for Chanchan to stay with them than to return to her biological parents.
Not to mention whether she will be welcomed by the whole family after she returns, and whether she can get along well with other brothers and sisters, she may not be able to adapt to the gap in life and education alone.
There is also the household registration. At that time, the household registration in the city was more valuable than the household registration in the countryside, otherwise there wouldn’t be so many people scrambling to move into the city.
Wang Erni listened to Rong Zhen's analysis. She understood the logic behind it, but she said, "You will have your own children sooner or later. When that time comes..."
Rongzhen suddenly realized that this was what she was worried about.
Rongzhen: "Do you know who is infertile?"
Wang Erni nodded awkwardly and said that she knew it when the child was adopted.
In their countryside, if a woman is unable to have children, the man would have divorced her and remarried long ago. It would be impossible for him to raise someone else's child, let alone in the city.
In a situation like the Sun family's, it's 99% likely the man's fault. They and the middleman knew it at the time, but they just didn't say it.
Rongzhen suddenly felt like laughing, mocking the Sun family mother and son for trying to cover up their own mistakes.
Look, any discerning person can see that what they do is of little use except to deceive themselves, and it cannot stand up to scrutiny.
Rong Zhen suppressed her smile and coughed, "You might not know this, but my wife is also going to adopt two children and will be sending them here soon. So not only is Chanchan adopted at home, but Juanjuan is too, and there are also their two brothers who are about to be adopted."
With so many children around, not to mention that the factory will help take care of them, the street office will focus on supervision, and the school will probably make regular home visits, so what she is worried about is not a problem.
After hearing these explanations, Wang Erni's attitude finally softened a little.
Rongzhen stopped persuading her.
Anyway, everything that needs to be said has been said. If she still insists on taking the child home, Rongzhen will not stop her and will leave the choice to Chanchan.
Originally, for the sake of the children, she didn't plan to tell them her life story at this time, but if Wang Erni insisted on doing so, they would not be able to hide it anymore.
Rather than letting the two little ones hear it from others, she would rather tell them the truth herself.
Wang Erni hesitated for a moment, then finally made up her mind: "Then, the child will continue to be raised here with you. Can I visit her often in the future?"
Rong Zhen heard her probing and frowned, making her attitude clear: "I will tell her about her life story when she turns 18. I don't care what she chooses after that, but before that, I don't want you to disturb her life too much."
This is what rejection means.
Wang Erni's tears welled up again. Doesn't that mean she won't be able to see her child for twelve whole years?
Rongzhen said that it was okay to glance at her from a distance occasionally, but too much close contact was not allowed, unless she wanted to arouse Chanchan's suspicion and let the child know the truth about her life experience in advance.
The child is only six years old and cannot withstand such a blow. It will be troublesome if it affects his future psychological growth.
She was not sure whether the original owner's wish of "having children" included an adopted daughter, so she simply kept the child and educated him well. Whatever choices she made in the future would depend entirely on Chanchan herself.
If she unfortunately raises an ungrateful child, she will just consider it as a way to ensure the completion of the task and will no longer care about it after the child turns 18.
Faced with Rong Zhen's sudden dominance, Wang Erni couldn't help but feel timid, and finally left reluctantly.
It was not until then that Qin Fengnian came out of the east wing and handed Rong Zhen a cup of warm water.
Rong Zhen finished her drink in a few gulps and asked the two little ones, "I deliberately lowered my voice just now. They didn't hear it in the room, right?"
"No." Qin Fengnian shook his head. "I was just playing the ear-covering game with them, and now they're both asleep."
His skills in coaxing children are becoming more and more sophisticated.
Rongzhen poured him a glass of water as a reward and repeated the conversation she had just had with Wang Erni.
Qin Fengnian supported her after hearing this: "This is good. I have raised a child for many years, how can I give him away so easily?"
If Wang Erni had not acted on her own initiative and her family conditions were good, they would definitely not stop the biological mother and daughter from recognizing each other, and would be willing to let Chanchan go back to live with her, but the reality is obviously not the case.
"Based on her previous behavior, I think she may not abide by the agreement. You have to be aware of this." Qin Fengnian reminded Rong Zhen while drinking water.
Rongzhen understood that if it really came to that and Chanchan chose her biological mother, she would decisively let go and respect her blessings.
She is not the original owner, and her feelings for the child are not that deep. If it were not for the mission and her responsibility as a guardian, she might have agreed to let Wang Erni take the child away this time.
After this little episode, going out to eat was no longer possible, so Rongzhen simply cooked at home with the ingredients Qin Fengnian bought from the vegetable market that morning.
Of course, Qin Fengnian was the one who cooked, and Rongzhen was helping him by picking onions and peeling garlic.
The black-bone chicken and bighead carp that were supposed to be brought to Wang Fengxian and her friends for dinner in the evening were left untouched. The couple simply fried a pot of臊子 and added two portions of noodles, which was almost enough for two large snacks.
When Qin Fengnian was waving his arms to pull noodles, Rong Zhen was stunned and couldn't help but give him a thumbs up in admiration: "I didn't expect you could do this. You are really talented."
He is so handsome, she really made a fortune.
Qin Fengnian explained: "During those years abroad, I wasn't used to the food, so I had to learn how to cook on my own. Gradually, I became proficient in everything."
He said it lightly, but Rongzhen felt sad and silently hugged his apron-covered waist to comfort him.
Qin Fengnian paused, curled up the corners of his mouth slightly, and continued to pull the noodles.
The two of them finished their meal in this loving position until Chanchan and Juanjuan came over, rubbing their eyes.
The two sisters smelled the delicious food, their noses twitched, and their eyes sparkled as they asked, "Mom and Dad, what delicious food did you make? Aren't we going out to eat?"
"It's too late to go out to eat. Your father made these臊子拉面 (ramen with臊子) by himself. Go wash your hands." Rong Zhen gave an order, and the two little guys ran away cheering.
At the dinner table, Chanchan wanted to ask why that bad aunt came to their house, but Rongzhen changed the subject by saying that she didn't talk about food or sleep.
But Juanjuan, the clever little girl, was not easy to fool. She secretly came to her after dinner and asked, "Mom, is that auntie a relative of ours? She looks at me in a strange way, like the way my classmate's mother looks at me. Why?"
Before knowing the sisters' life stories, no matter how smart the little girl was, she could not have imagined that that was the look in the eyes of a mother looking at her own daughter.
Moreover, compared to ordinary biological mothers, Wang Erni also carries a sense of guilt and indebtedness. The meaning expressed in her eyes cannot be concealed, and even a child can easily notice that something is wrong.
This is also the reason why Rong Zhen stopped her and didn't want her to get too close to Chanchan.
But she might not be able to stop it.
So she decided to give the younger one a heads-up: "Because she likes Chanchan, she wants to take your sister home to raise her. What do you think?"
"My sister won't agree. She's already said that." Juanjuan said firmly, not taking it seriously.
Rongzhen: "What about you? If someone wanted to take you to live with another family, would you be willing to go?"
Juanjuan was stunned, tears streaming down her face, "Mom doesn't want me anymore?"
Seeing that she had made the girl cry, Rongzhen quickly comforted her, "No, no, how could Mommy not want you? As long as you want Mommy, Mommy will always be here."
After finally coaxing her into giving her a rest and sending her to the yard to play, not long after, Chanchan came to her crying like a kitten, and asked with red eyes, "Mom, are you going to sell me to that bad aunt? How much did she give you? I'll pay double to buy me back!"
The chubby boy quickly showed a big unity card, no one knew where it came from.
Wow, what a great idea, so generous.
Rongzhen was shocked. "Who said that? That's not true! Wait, tell me where the money came from?"
Grabbing Chanchan who turned around and tried to run away, Rongzhen interrogated her for a long time before she found out that the Great Unity was secretly given by Zhang's father because he was afraid that his two granddaughters would suffer in their new home.
In addition, Qin Fengnian also secretly gave them red envelopes on his wedding day, and they are still hiding it now without letting her know.
Wang Fengxian also gave the two of them a lot of pocket money, and Brother Zhang and Sister-in-law also gave them some. Not to mention Maomao, he was the one who paid for snacks at school.
By this calculation, the two sisters are still wealthy women, and they have saved up quite a considerable amount of money.
"You two are like Pixiu, you only take in and never give out?" Rongzhen immediately exercised her motherly power and confiscated the money from them and kept it for them.
Chanchan was really about to cry this time, and Juanjuan suffered as well. The two sisters hugged each other with tears in their eyes.
Juanjuan sighed: "Sister, I told you not to expose it, look, the money is gone."
Chanchan said stubbornly: "Sister, Mom said she is just keeping it for us, and she will definitely return it when we grow up."
Juanjuan shook her head. Her aunt had said the same thing to her cousin Maomao before, but what happened? Adults sometimes just like to lie to children.
Chanchan didn't believe it. When she went to her grandma's house for dinner in the evening, she specifically asked Maomao about this matter.
Maomao's tears almost fell into the shape of wide noodles. "Sister, our teacher just taught us an idiom called 'the lesson of the past'. I'm giving it to you now."
Chanchan didn’t understand the meaning of learning from past experience, but Maomao’s reaction was so obvious that she would be a fool if she didn’t understand.
"Wow!" Another one cried.
The crying startled Wang Fengxian. After finding out what happened, she called her daughter over and scolded her.
Rongzhen accepted it humbly and refused to repent. She took out a few cents on the spot to appease the three little brats.
The three siblings happily ran out to buy toys. Rongzhen wanted to leave with them but failed as the sharp-eyed Wang Fengxian grabbed her and ripped her collar.
The young couple had a crazy time last night, and their collars were covered with strawberry marks. They would be so embarrassed if someone saw them.
Rongzhen's calm face turned red in an instant, and she struggled to avoid being seen.
Wang Fengxian wasn't concerned about that. After taking a quick glance to confirm, she asked, "Is there any blood this time?"
"Probably not." Rong Zhen didn't notice it. She was very tired afterwards, and it was Qin Fengnian who helped her clean up.
If there was, he would definitely care more about it than she did and would not be so eager to do anything in the morning.
Wang Fengxian felt relieved and filled her stomach with the black chicken soup. She praised Qin Fengnian for buying a good chicken, which was very nutritious!
The bighead carp was cooked by Mrs. Zhang. It tasted great when braised, leaving a lingering aftertaste.
The aroma wafted out, and the kid next door cried out of greed.
The factory director's secretary heard the noise and came over, found Qin Fengnian and handed him a message.
People from the northwest have arrived.
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