Lin Wanjun cannot make the decision on such a big matter alone.
Although the Song family gave her enough respect and power, people always respect each other.
Adopting a child is not like picking up a kitten or puppy, or planting a flower or grass. It means taking responsibility for her life.
Even though it was the middle of the night, Lin Wanjun still disturbed her parents-in-law's sleep and asked them to go to the clinic.
Li Yuetang has always been soft-hearted.
Seeing the little girl's pitiful appearance and hearing her tragic and desperate life story, she couldn't just sit back and do nothing.
She made the decision without even waiting for her husband to say anything.
"Raise! We'll raise this child!"
Li Yuetang said, "From now on, she is my daughter, your sister. Her name is not Yinzi, but..."
Everyone's eyes were on Li Yuetang, even the little girl stared with her dark, clear eyes, waiting for Li Yuetang to give her a new name.
"Her name is Lingyi, Song Lingyi!"
Song Mingcheng's expression suddenly changed.
"Yuetang, this..."
Li Yuetang raised her hand to stop her husband from saying anything else.
"Just call her Lingyi. I've decided!"
Song Mingcheng moved his lips, nodded after a moment, and repeated his wife's words.
"Okay! Let's call you Lingyi!"
Lin Wanjun is not stupid. She can probably tell from her parents-in-law's unusual reaction that the name "Lingyi" has a special meaning.
"Hey, who is Lingyi?"
She touched Song Zhanjin's shoulder and asked quietly.
Song Zhanjin's eyes flashed with sadness, and he said, "Lingyi is my sister!"
"You have a sister? Aren't you an only child?"
Lin Wanjun was confused.
She has been married into the Song family for so long, and even in the original plot, Song Zhanjin was an only child and never had any younger brothers or sisters.
Even in the original plot, there is no such character as "Song Lingyi"!
"She's dead!"
Li Yuetang's voice was calm, but when she said the word "death", her voice broke slightly.
But things soon returned to normal.
"Zhan Jin has a twin sister. I named her Lingyi, which comes from the Book of Songs. 'A gentleman should be lingyi.'"
"But when she was two years old, she was brutally murdered by enemy agents!"
Li Yuetang was smiling, as if describing someone else's story, but tears were still welling up in her eyes.
"My little Lingyi had her stomach pierced with a knife. When I found her, she had bled out!"
At this moment, Lin Wanjun felt like someone was strangling her throat, and the pain was so severe that she could hardly breathe.
In her previous world, this was just a melodramatic novel, and Li Yuetang was just an insignificant NPC.
But NPCs are also living people with emotions!
She also lived in this world and experienced unforgettable pain.
Lin Wanjun suddenly felt a little hatred for the original author.
In order to promote the relationship between the male and female protagonists, the innocent Li Yuetang was actually killed...
Lin Wanjun's voice was dry and choked.
"Let's change the name."
If the little girl was named Song Lingyi, then every day in the future, her mother-in-law would constantly recall the tragic death of her daughter and endure the pain of being tortured to death over and over again.
But Li Yuetang shook her head.
"No, just call me Song Lingyi."
Li Yuetang touched the little girl's face and said softly, "I think this might be fate's arrangement, letting her take Lingyi's place and live again!"
Song Mingcheng on the side spoke up and accepted his wife's decision.
"Then call me Lingyi! Song Lingyi!"
Li Yuetang looked at her husband and smiled gratefully.
She took the little girl's hand and asked gently, "I have a daughter who passed away named Lingyi. Would you...would you like to be called Lingyi?"
"Of course, don't worry, you're not her replacement, you're just you, and we won't mistake you for someone else!"
The little girl nodded heavily, her face showing unconcealable joy.
"I like the name Lingyi! It sounds better than Yinzi!"
She was so happy that she was overwhelmed and wanted to let the whole world know that she had a new name.
"Mother!"
Regardless of the pain in her body, the little girl threw herself into Li Yuetang's arms and called out "Mom".
How could the child hide his thoughts from the adults in the room?
She just wanted to survive and stay in the cadre school, so she deliberately used the name "Mom" to give herself a chance of survival.
But even so, the word "Mom" still made Li Yuetang's heart tremble with pain, and tears welled up in an instant.
She hugged the little girl's thin body and responded with a sob.
"From now on, you are my daughter!"
Li Yuetang hugged her Lingyi tightly, crying and laughing.
Lin Wanjun felt very uncomfortable.
In the original plot, readers only saw the Song family's tremendous power.
Even if he is temporarily down and out and sent to a cadre school, everyone knows that the future is promising. As the male protagonist, Song Zhanjin will definitely return to his high position and command the support of everyone.
But who cares about the blood and tears behind the Song family's power?
The power of the Song family was earned with the lives and blood of generations of the Song family!
After dawn, Song Mingcheng told Wei Yifu about his decision to adopt Song Lingyi.
As expected, Wei Yifu strongly opposed it.
"The cadre school is short of food. One more person means one more mouth to feed. You can't get yourself into trouble just because you're being kind!"
Wei Yifu advised, "Old Song, do you think this will work? Let's send her to the county welfare center."
Song Mingcheng said sternly, "What then? Will the shelter send her home? Will her parents sell her to human traffickers again?"
These words left Wei Yifu speechless for a moment.
After a moment, he muttered, "There are so many miserable people in this world, can you really save them all?"
"Why can't we save them? What are we fighting for? Isn't it to save the billions of our compatriots trapped in the flames of war?"
"Have we won? Are our people no longer plagued by war? Can they now live in peace?"
Song Mingcheng slammed the table and said, "A man should have his country in mind and use his life to save the people!"
There was someone cheering outside the door. It was Qin Sijun.
"I heard about the Song family adopting a child, so I came here to express my support!"
Qin Sijun said, "Old Wei, you are just concerned about the food problem, do you think this will work?"
"You don't need to share the food rations with the children. The food rations for the children should be saved from our own mouths!"
Wang Chuang, who was following behind, said, "Yes, how big can a child's appetite be? If each of us saves a mouthful, we can feed her!"
Qin Sijun patted Wei Yifu on the shoulder.
"Old Wei, I know you have your responsibilities and principles, but isn't the purpose of establishing principles to better serve the people? We can't put the cart before the horse!"
Wei Yifu was speechless.
After a moment, he finally nodded, looked at Song Mingcheng and said, "Then let's do as Lao Qin says. The child can stay in the cadre school, but he won't be eligible for food!"
Outside the principal's office, Lin Wanjun breathed a sigh of relief when she heard Wei Yifu's words.
She turned and walked into the snow, eager to tell Song Lingyi the good news.
At the same time, Dong Yingying also heard about the Song family adopting an orphan girl.
She followed other onlookers to the door of the clinic and stood on tiptoe to look inside.
When Dong Yingying saw the brown-gray birthmark on the girl's right forehead, her expression suddenly changed.
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