Chapter 175 Why Can't He Understand?
If that damned girl is adopted out, then when the family is divided later, she won't have to support one less freeloader.
Ma Xiulian saw her expression and continued staring at her third son, saying, "You yourself have admitted that you are not good parents. You have never treated your precious baby like a daughter all these years. Since you don't need a daughter, why not give her to your fourth son for adoption?"
Once he was sure he hadn't misheard, Chen Jianye shook his head decisively without hesitation: "No way!"
It's not like he can't afford to raise three children!
These days, only incompetent parents who can't afford to raise their children would give them up for adoption.
Moreover, if he were to give his youngest daughter to his unmarried fourth son, wouldn't that hinder his fourth son's future marriage prospects?!
Li Chunhua was extremely anxious as she listened!
How could her husband be so clueless about such a good thing!
But she dared not utter a sound at this moment, and could only worry anxiously in her heart.
Ma Xiulian was not surprised when he refused.
Although the son is a bit dim-witted and easily swayed by his wife's pillow talk, at least he's not completely rotten to the core.
But this root is biased, the biased son is extremely biased.
She wasn't in a hurry to force him to agree, but instead showed a rare look of worry as she said, "Fourth brother has been away for so many years. He only came back once in the first two years, and hasn't been home to see your father and me since. I don't know if I'll ever see him again in this lifetime. Third brother, I'm scared! I'm scared that one day I'll be the one to bury my child..."
At this point, Ma Xiulian's eyes suddenly welled up with tears; she was genuinely worried about her fourth son's safety.
Sometimes she dreams at night that her fourth son is covered in blood and shouting "Mom," which always wakes her up in fright, and she can't fall back asleep for the rest of the night.
But she has always been fierce and strong-willed, and apart from Old Man Chen, with whom she has lived for most of her life, she has never said these words to anyone.
When Chen Jianye first heard this, he was both shocked and saddened. They were all blood brothers, and he didn't want anything to happen to his fourth brother.
But he was bad with words and didn't know how to comfort people, so he could only say dryly, "Mom, don't worry, Fourth Brother will definitely come home safe and sound!"
He said this, but he knew very well that people could really die in the army these days, otherwise they wouldn't pay such high salaries.
Although it is an honor to be a soldier, if he had to choose, he would rather work in the fields for the rest of his life, at least he could live a good life.
Ma Xiulian still had a sorrowful expression on her face: "So, I was thinking that if that day ever comes, I hope there will be a descendant who will break the pot and keep vigil for him."
This is also her true inner thought.
The fourth son is unmarried and childless. If he really doesn't come back, he won't even have a descendant to burn incense for him!
Chen Jianye was deeply moved by what he heard, thinking that if he were the one without anyone to break the pot and keep vigil, he might not be able to close his eyes in peace when he died.
Then it became clear why his mother suddenly made him give his precious child to the fourth child for adoption.
"But my darling is a girl!"
Their traditional custom is that only boys can break the basin for their elders; girls who will eventually get married are not entitled to this.
Upon hearing this, Ma Xiulian said in a consultative tone, "Then why don't you have a few more sons? Then you can just adopt one of them to the fourth son."
Chen Jianye was instantly stunned: He was asked to give his son to his fourth son for adoption?!
Hearing this, Li Chunhua finally couldn't hold back any longer and jumped out, shrilly questioning, "Mom, my second brother and sister-in-law already have two sons, while we only have one. Why don't you let my second brother and sister-in-law give their son to my fourth brother for adoption?!"
Two more chapters later
(End of this chapter)
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