Mother Qi had just been casually talking, but after she spoke, she slowly came to realize that her suggestion was feasible.
The idea of raising a child has been around since ancient times. Some families couldnât have sons, so they would adopt a boy, hoping to bring luck and eventually have a son.
Even now, itâs not uncommon. Thereâs a family in the neighboring village; they had several daughters and finally adopted a boy. Later, they truly had a son.
Currently, Qi Fengping is pregnant. Itâs difficult to abort and even harder to raise the child. Why not just give the child to Cheng Su and Qi Taiguo to raise? After all, itâs a close uncle. Whatâs the big deal?
Cheng Su and Qi Taiguo were stunned and looked at Mother Qi as if she were a monster.
"This method is feasible and preserves the reputation. Since you all think that the ex-convict canât be married, and itâs hard to have an abortion, I think this is the best option. Give birth, let you raise the child, and maybe next year, you both will conceive a child too!" Mother Qiâs eyes shone brightly.
Father Qi dropped his cigarette, burning his leg without even noticing.
Cheng Su stood up abruptly, her face darkened, and said, "Mother, do you mean for us to raise Fengpingâs child?"
What kind of person could come up with such an absurd idea!
"Whatâs the big deal? Sheâll be your niece or nephew, and theyâll call you mom and dad in the future." Mother Qi said, "Isnât that good?"
Cheng Su was so angry she laughed: "Oh, itâs great. Now theyâre advocating having boys and girls equally, pushing for single-child families. If we raise the child, then should Taiguo and I have our own or not in the future?"
Itâs so ridiculous to ask them to raise the kid? The father is that kind of personâare they crazy?
"Does adopting mean you canât have any?" Mother Qi was stunned.
"Whether you can or canât, it simply canât happen." Cheng Su said coldly: "Fengping made a mistake, and she should bear the consequences herself. Itâs not right for us to bear it instead. Mother, you shouldnât allow it. Now sheâs unmarried and pregnant, if she has a child for us to raise, what about next time? Will we have to raise another one too?"
"Who said..."
"Shut up!" Father Qi suddenly shouted, "What nonsense are you thinking? Itâs shameful, go back to your room!"
"How am I shameful? Iâm just trying to solve the problem." Mother Qi said.
"Mom, the problem canât be solved like this," Qi Taiguo said coldly: "Cheng Su is right. Fengping made a mistake and has to bear the consequences herself. She should remember this lesson."
"Alright, alright, itâs all my fault, while youâre all right." Mother Qi cried: "Canât you see Iâm just trying to do whatâs best for the Qi family, for her and for all of you? Doing things that harm our moral integrity results in nothing goodâit brings bad luck and shortens our lives."
Cheng Su stood up abruptly, staring coolly at Mother Qi: "This is impossible. Mother, if you insist on doing this, then Iâll tell you nowâsure, you can have the child adopted under our name, but I will no longer give birth to a grandchild for the Qi family. You choose!" Finished speaking, she went back to the room.
She wanted to see if Mother Qi would rather have someone elseâs child than the Qi familyâs blood.
Mother Qi stood stunned, pointing at Cheng Suâs retreating figure: "She, she, she..."
"Be quiet! What a terrible idea." Father Qi pulled her hand down, glaring fiercely at her: "Donât ever bring this up again, all this nonsense!"
Mother Qi was infuriated, looking around the room, seeing everyoneâs disapproval, she snorted and went back to her room.