Chapter 26 The Gloomy Little Darling of the 1970s
Whatever Zhou Huai decides, she respects the child's wishes. She is here to save the child, not to kidnap the child to change their surname or anything like that.
Change your surname? Take her surname?
Zhou Huai was tempted. Since Shen Ci returned, his life had undergone tremendous changes. If he changed his surname to the same as hers, would it mean that their relationship was closer and that others would immediately recognize him as his mother's child?
Zhou Huai's eyes lit up! This was the part that excited him the most!
He is his mother's child!
"Can it be changed?"
"Won't it be too much trouble? If it is... I'm okay. No matter what, I'm still my mother's child, and my mother is my family."
Family is someone who makes you feel at ease. He never considered the Zhou family as family until Shen Ci returned, when he began to feel a sense of home.
Zhou Huai wanted to change his surname to Shen Ci's. He rarely expressed his inner thoughts and desires. He finally got what he wanted, but he still had to worry about whether it would cause trouble or inconvenience to others. Shen Ci felt sorry for him because of his understanding.
"Don't be afraid of trouble, Mom doesn't find it troublesome."
Furthermore, Mom hopes that when you encounter trouble, you will think of asking Mom for help, rather than bearing it all alone.
We're family, and I'm your mother. I really want to help you. In that case, let's go to Zhoujia Village and transfer your household registration to my area. From now on, you can be called Shen Huai, okay?
For him, his name was just a label. His surname, Zhou, represented the secret he had kept in Zhoujia Village for the first 15 years, while his surname, Shen, meant that he had a mother.
We discard the past, but we do not forget it. Instead, we tread on the mud of the past and climb step by step, making each step more solid.
He was a smart child and could understand the meaning behind Chen Ci's words.
"Okay, I'll do whatever Mom says."
Strangely enough, the names that I used to find impossible to say became easier and easier to use after I overcame the initial awkwardness.
Before he even spoke, he had mentally rehearsed the title countless times. He had only ever seen others call someone "Mom" before, but now he finally had a mother too.
The first time is unfamiliar, but the second time is familiar, and gradually it becomes easy to say, just like saying it for more than ten years.
On the way, Zhou Huai dealt with matters at the garment factory while occasionally discussing things with Shen Ci. The mother and son were the same; once they made a decision, they would not hesitate but boldly carry it out.
Once you've thought it through, you stop looking back and forth.
"Mom, they definitely won't agree in a little while, we..."
Should he take a hard line, or something else? He didn't know how much Shen Ci would tolerate the Zhou family, but if it were up to him to make the decision…
Not only was his attitude tough, but it would be a miracle if he didn't smash up the Zhou family's house. Zhou Huai's dark eyes were fixed on the documents in front of him, but in reality, he was completely lost in thought.
No, he can't do that. Mom won't like a child filled with hatred.
"You won't agree?"
If they don't agree, we'll use money to bribe them until they do!
They are indeed despicable, but a head-on confrontation is not a good approach. Our first priority is to protect ourselves, and then we can think of a solution.
Shen Ci said, "She has plenty of money!"
The reason for saying this is that in Zhou Huai's original life experience, there were many "fighting against the odds" tactics, which resulted in winning but also in heavy losses.
The victory she desires is one achieved without bloodshed, one that prioritizes her own interests.
With their wealth and influence, Zhou Zheng, who was driving, listened to their conversation silently without saying a word, doing his job as a driver. Since he started working for the Shen family, his status in the family had risen rapidly!
He absolutely loves this job!
The Cadillac couldn't drive onto the muddy roads of Zhoujia Village, so the group got out and walked. All the villagers they encountered along the way greeted them warmly, especially Zhou Huai.
They kept calling him "Little Huai," completely forgetting how they used to treat Zhou Huai.
The Zhou family, Zhou Dayou and his wife haven't arrived home yet. They've been chased away by the school gatekeeper. Only Zhou Huai's grandparents, Shen Ci's nominal former parents-in-law, are at home.
"Huai, you're back!"
It's amazing you still remember this home!
Grandma Zhou greeted them warmly, but it was hard to tell how much of it was genuine and how much was not.
"Why are you saying all this? The child is back, hurry up and prepare the meal."
"Honey, are you staying for dinner too?"
Old Zhou's attitude improved a lot. During this time, their family's affairs were the talk of the village. The good news was that his eldest grandson was living a good life with his biological mother and was doing very well. The bad news was that his former daughter-in-law had long since divorced her son.
In any case, it's always right to flatter and fawn.
"No need, we're here to get the household registration booklet. The child will be registered under my household registration from now on," Shen Ci said bluntly, opening her bag to demonstrate her financial power.
Today, she wants to teach Zhou Huai a lesson: if something can be solved with money, don't let yourself get entangled with bad things.
Of course, this isn't true in all situations, but it applies to Zhou Huai; he needs this kind of experience.
After the villain Zhou Huai turns evil, he is no longer a reasonable and good person, but a ruthless and vicious businessman. Businessmen only care about profits, and Zhou Huai is a crazy man who doesn't value his own life.
Of course, before he turned evil, he was still a good boy.
Cherish life, cherish yourself. How can someone who doesn't even love themselves expect others to love them?
"What? Shen Ci, you can't bully people like this!"
"You gave birth to our child and left, leaving us to raise him from infancy, and now you want to take him away?"
Old Man Zhou and Old Woman Zhou unanimously objected! It wasn't that they particularly liked this grandson; some beliefs were ingrained in their minds, and a grandson couldn't go with his divorced daughter-in-law!
"Stop talking nonsense and give me a straight answer: how much money do you want?"
Shen Ci patted Zhou Huai's hand, signaling him not to rush. How could a child with a mother be allowed to stand on his own? He just needed to watch, learn, and accept her protection.
Others worry that their children will become spoiled and extravagant, but Shen Ci worries that her children won't know how to spend money or won't dare to spend money.
"What money, money, money? You think you're something special just because you have a little bit of money? Everything is about money, money, money!"
To tell you the truth, no amount of money could possibly cover it!
Old Mrs. Zhou cursed, saying that she had disliked this daughter-in-law from the very beginning. Her son had been bewitched by the vixen, but fortunately, she had instigated him to divorce her in the end.
"Slap."
Is one hundred yuan enough?
Shen Ci slapped out a wad of cash and asked in an outrageously extravagant manner!
"not enough."
Old Zhou stubbornly insisted, but his eyes were fixed on the money as he pondered what the chances were of successfully robbing it if they simply grabbed it.
Looking at Zhou Zheng following behind, so burly, I decided to forget it.
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