Chapter 590 - 590 591 You Cant Do This

Chapter 590: Chapter 591: You Can’t Do This! Chapter 590: Chapter 591: You Can’t Do This! “The child is now an orphan, saved after much difficulty, so he definitely can’t be left outside again—it’s a problem.”

For Su Shu, it wasn’t easy to comment on this matter; if she took him with her, then she would be caring for three children.

She covered her face in disbelief—she wasn’t insane.

In her early twenties, and under the trying circumstances of the Apocalypse, raising three kids?!

“Brother-in-law, how do you usually handle children like Xiaopang?”

After contemplating, Tang Husheng replied, “If it were before, it would be easy to manage: either find the child a good home or send him to a social assistance center, and if he’s a military martyr’s family member, then he’d be under the military’s care. But now, it’s different from the past.”

“But if this child goes back to City C with Xiaosu, the pressure on Zelin and his wife would be too great,” Zhan An said.

Indeed, wasn’t the concern that their burden would be too great?

The main worry was that it would be too exhausting for Su Shu, so young as she was.

Caring for three children without even having one of her own, would give anyone a headache.

Tang Husheng thought it over again and turned to ask Su Shu for her opinion, “What do you think? If it’s too much pressure, I can find the child a good place to go, or, if not, we could just take care of him ourselves.”

“How can I let you take that responsibility? It’s not easy for your family either.”

She knew all too well the situation of the Tang Family.

Being in a high position, once the precedent for adopting children is set, there would be no stopping the ensuing demands, with so many people needing care. If he, a senior leader, sets a precedent, it would prompt public opinion to demand those below him to follow suit.

That would cause disruption in the compound and maybe even within military circles—a far from ideal situation under the current circumstances.

In the compound, there would be even more gossip and idle talk.

No matter how Su Shu felt, Little Fatty couldn’t stay with the Tang Family.

“Then send him to an orphanage?” Zhan An looked around at everyone.

Su Shu lowered her head contemplatively. She had seen the state of Pengcheng’s orphanage—what kind of life would he have if he was sent there?

While the four adults were pondering what to do in the living room,

a timid figure suddenly appeared at the corner of the staircase.

“I’ll eat less, I promise to eat less, can you please not send me to the orphanage?”

Su Shu was startled, turned her head, and saw the three children standing there.

Xiaopang was at the forefront, with Lu Tong and Zhan Yue behind him.

There was also a pleading expression on Lu Tong’s face. “Xiaopang can have my share of food. Can I help Aunt Su with chores instead of sending him away? He’s actually very well-behaved.”

Zhan Yue chimed in as well, “Cousin-in-law, whether it’s one child or two, you have to take care of them. Xiaopang is really cute; please don’t send him away.”

Aunt Song spoke sternly, “Shut your mouth. What do you know, little girl? Caring for children is not so simple. Your cousin-in-law is still a young woman in her twenties, only a few years older than you. Try taking care of three kids’ eating and pooping yourself! You can’t even be bothered to wash your own clothes.”

Zhan Yue felt the sting of the rebuke and pursed her lips, not daring to make a sound.

The atmosphere suddenly turned awkward.

Su Shu hadn’t made up her mind yet, and here were the children, already standing in front of her, begging.

Her issue wasn’t just the simplicity of raising a child. There was also the secret she harbored, which became dangerous with more people knowing—that was key.

Xiaopang, though only six years old, was no stranger to the sensitivities and precociousness of orphanage life.

Seeing no response from Su Shu, the light in his eyes gradually dimmed.

He also understood what his presence meant.