"Director Zhang, I can't let him take the child away. His family situation definitely won't be able to take good care of Xiaosheng!"
Guan Lian gripped Song Qing's hand tightly. "They definitely won't be able to take good care of him, and he doesn't really want the child; he just wants to use it to manipulate me."
Everyone knows this, but there's nothing you can do about it. What can you do?
If a stranger can sue the police for child abduction, but he is the child's biological father, who can do anything about it?
"But he tricked me away!"
“We’re all mothers, and although what I’m saying might sound harsh, I still have to say it. It’s such a short distance from the family compound to the factory dormitory. If the child doesn’t want to, they can definitely call for help, which means the child is willing.”
No matter what, he's the child's biological father. If she wants to go with him, we mothers can't take on everything. It's hard enough for you to raise two children alone. Otherwise, let him take care of them.
What can be done now that they've already taken the child? Is Guan Lian supposed to take leave again to go back and call the child out, and then Chen Wei will come over? How can we live like this?
"Let the child stay with him for a while. If things don't go well, the child will know who to stay with."
If things are going well and the child wants to stay with his father, you can't force him.
"Me, me, me"
Guan Lian shook her head, but he had hardly ever taken care of the child, so how could he possibly raise him well?
Director Zhang had said all she needed to say. She understood that no matter what she said, a mother couldn't accept her child being taken away by someone else, and she sighed.
“I know you think the older one can take care of himself while the younger one still needs to be taken care of, but now it’s a choice between the two children, so you… don’t hurt the older one’s feelings.”
Even though the older one is already over 10 years old, which child would feel good about discovering that their mother would rather go with their father than let their younger brother go with their father?
“I… Xiao Liang’s mom didn’t mean that. I’m not comfortable with either of you following him. It’s just that you’re all grown up now, and Mom knows you can run away.”
Guan Lian finally couldn't hold back her tears and hugged her eldest son. Chen Junliang clenched his fist; he understood what his mother meant.
He is old, and even if his father doesn't care about him, he won't let himself go hungry and will try to find his mother here. But his younger brother is so young that there are many things he can't do.
Although I understand the reasoning, I still feel a pang of sadness in my heart.
He knew he shouldn't think like this, but he couldn't help comparing whether his younger brother was more important to his mother.
Director Zhang told Guan Lian not to be anxious anymore and to contact her youngest son later to inquire about his situation.
"No, Director Zhang, I can't just watch him be taken away like this. I have to go back and find him!"
“I advise you to think it over carefully. This round trip will take you a lot of time. The factory is in dire need of people right now. And even if you go back, if Chen Wei doesn’t release the person, how will you get him out?”
The smaller ones aren't like the larger ones; the larger ones even sneak out on their own.
In the end, Director Zhang had no choice but to agree to Guan Lian's request to take leave and go home after a while.
"But I advise you to call back and ask first, so you don't make a wasted trip."
A mother's feelings are most important to her child, but a child's feelings are not necessarily most important to their mother; they might just prefer to be with their father.
After Director Zhang left, Song Qing and Chen Junliang helped Guan Lian back home.
"Sister Guan, don't worry. Call home in a couple of days to ask about Xiaosheng's situation."
After calming down, Guan Lian remembered Director Zhang's words, "...Is this young man offering to go back with him?"
Why? Did he think that other home was better than this one? But his former mother-in-law would rather gamble or spend money elsewhere than spend it on her two grandsons.
Chen Wei doesn't care about anything at home. If it weren't for her taking care of things, these two children would definitely be starving all these years.
Guan Lian really couldn't understand why Xiao Sheng would go with him. Although the boy was always hesitant during the two days Chen Wei was there, she thought he was just being soft-hearted for a moment.
After taking the mother and son home, Song Qing offered a few words of comfort and soon returned home as well.
Guan Lian sat alone in the house for a long time, stunned. No one spoke; the house was eerily quiet.
Chen Junliang: "Mom, do you know how Dad found out about this?"
Guan Lian finally moved, her voice strained, "...Xiao Liang, what do you mean?"
Actually, she had thought about it before, and finally concluded that Chen Wei had found out the address by contacting the factory where she worked. Although there were many loopholes, she had clearly asked the leader who was helping her to keep it a secret, so how could the leader have given the address to Chen Wei?
"I told Dad."
"How is that possible?"
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