This morning, Han Bin's appointment was officially announced. That evening, Han Bin wanted to celebrate with Xiaoman. Just as Han Bin handed the appointment letter to Xiaoman, her sister's voice came from outside. "Mom, Dad, we're back."
Han Bin was both happy and frustrated upon hearing the news. He was happy that his beloved daughter was back. He was frustrated because his candlelight dinner with Xiaoman was ruined.
A moment later, Youyou, her older sister, her younger brother, and Teacher Kang came in. Youyou was carrying a basket.
Han Bin and Xiao Man stood up from the sofa when they saw Teacher Kang.
Xiaoman: "Teacher Kang, please sit down."
Han Bin: "Teacher Kang, did the trip go smoothly?"
"It went smoothly, but," Teacher Kang pointed to the basket in his right hand, "Jie Jie brought you a big, fat grandson."
Xiaoman frowned slightly.
Han Bin stared wide-eyed in surprise: "Girl, how come you can find everything?"
"Hehe..." The older sister smiled ingratiatingly at Xiaoman: "Mom, my brother Youyou really likes this child. He said he wants to adopt this child as his son. Mom, you have a grandson now."
Xiaoman raised an eyebrow: "Did you find this child?"
My sister's eyelids twitched: "No! I didn't pick it up! It fell into my arms by itself!"
Teacher Kang noticed that her older sister's expression had suddenly changed and asked in confusion, "Jie Jie, what's wrong?"
The older sister, too preoccupied to speak to Teacher Kang, exclaimed, "Mom, I really didn't find him! He really fell into my arms!"
Xiaoman smiled and said, "Since he's fallen into your arms, it means he's destined for you. I lack grandsons and great-grandsons. Since he's fallen into your arms, you can be his mother."
Teacher Kang's eyes widened in surprise after hearing this.
My older sister was almost in tears. "Mother, I'm not married yet."
Han Bin: "Yeah. How about we take care of him? If you think it's too much trouble, then we can hire a nanny for him."
The older sister nodded several times. "Yes, yes, yes. I'll pay for it."
Xiaoman smiled at her older sister. "Do your dad and I lack money?"
Sister: "Uh... I don't need any."
Xiaoman: "What do your dad and I lack?"
Sister: "Uh...Mom, if I acknowledge him as my son, people will misunderstand."
Han Bin: "Yes. Honey, let's register this child under our names."
Youyou: "Mom, I really like this child, I'll raise him."
Han Bin: "If you were raising someone else, they would think he was your illegitimate child."
Sister: "That's right. You can't raise him, and neither can I. If I did, people would think he was my illegitimate child."
Xiaoman glanced at her older sister: "If your father and I raise him, people will think he is your father's illegitimate son."
"No," Han Bin said, looking at Xiaoman. "Those who know me know that I would never do anything to betray you."
Older sister: "Mmm-hmm."
Xiaoman looked at her sister and Han Bin: "What if everyone thinks I had the child with someone else?"
Han Bin: "Uh..."
Sister: "Uh..."
Teacher Kang wanted to say that others wouldn't think that way. But... Teacher Kang looked at Xiaoman, who looked to be only in her early thirties. Teacher Kang then looked at Han Bin. Although Han Bin was also younger than his peers, he looked far younger than Xiaoman. "How about I take care of her?"
Xiaoman smiled at Teacher Kang: "You have time?" Teacher Kang is a painting fanatic; he spends almost all his time painting except for eating and sleeping.
Teacher Kang: "I can hire a nanny for him."
“Raising children isn’t just about feeding and drinking them.” Xiaoman glanced at her sister: “Come with me.”
"good."
Xiaoman looked at Youyou and said, "Please take good care of Teacher Kang for me and your dad."
"Okay. Mom, I really like this little guy."
"I understand." Xiaoman looked over at Teacher Kang: "You sit down first, we'll go and chat with Jie Jie for a bit."
“Okay. Sister Wang, it’s not appropriate for Jie Jie to raise the child.”
Xiaoman glanced at her older sister: "I want to see if she'll still be this lazy after becoming a mother?"
Sister: "Mom, I'm much more diligent now than before."
"It's still far from meeting my requirements." Xiaoman looked at her sister and said, "If you can meet my requirements, then I'll raise this child for you."
Rather than fulfilling Xiaoman's requirements, the older sister would rather raise a child. But, "Mother, I'm doing a good deed, a charitable act."
“I know. Come with me.”
"good."
Xiaoman led her older sister and Han Bin to the study. After sitting down, Xiaoman looked at her sister and said, "How did this child end up in your arms?"
“We were sketching under the waterfall when he was swept down by it.”
What would have happened if he hadn't fallen into your arms?
“That waterfall is sixty or seventy meters high. If he hadn’t fallen into my arms, he would definitely be dead.”
When did you discover that he had fallen from above?
"I only noticed him when he was almost in my arms. He's very brave; he didn't cry even after falling from such a height."
Xiaoman glanced at Han Bin.
Han Bin now understood why Xiaoman wanted her sister to raise the child. "Daughter, do you want a child?"
The older sister quickly shook her head: "No. Absolutely not."
Xiaoman rubbed her forehead: "Have you thought about the baby lately?"
"No."
Han Bin: "Think about it again."
"Really not. Why would I think about having a child if I have nothing to do? I'm still..." At this point, the older sister remembered: "That day, my mother said she was missing a grandson. After I went back to my room, I stuffed a pillow into my belly. I felt that being pregnant was tiring and ugly, so I wished I could have a child without getting pregnant."
Xiaoman rubbed her forehead: "You got what you wanted."
Han Bin was also helpless: "Daughter, now even Dad can't help you."
"Huh?!" The older sister blinked. "Mom, Dad, you...you don't think this baby fell into my arms because I didn't want to get pregnant, do you?"
Xiaoman looked at Han Bin: "She's grown up now, tell her."
“Okay.” Han Bin looked at his sister and said, “Your Grandpa Shang can see through everyone’s origins, but he can’t see through yours.”
"ah?!"
Han Bin continued, "When you were little, you sat wherever you went, and then you found Meimei. When you got older and couldn't carry Meimei around anymore, Meimei turned into a small stone pendant."
"This...this must all be a coincidence, right?"
Han Bin recounted Feng Yixuan's miraculous resurrection. "He was so badly injured back then, there was no way he could have survived. Even if he had, he wouldn't be as healthy as he is now, without any aftereffects."
The more Han Bin spoke, the wider his sister's eyes widened. "Dad, if what you're saying is true, then this child really was someone I asked God to bring back?"
Han Bin nodded.
The older sister's eyes lit up immediately: "Then I'll ask God to send him back to his parents right now."
Upon hearing this, Xiaoman immediately exclaimed, "No way!"
"Why? Mother, I'm really much more diligent now than before."
“It’s not because of that,” Xiaoman said, looking at her sister. “If you send him back to his parents, he’ll die.”
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