Chapter 1342: 1342: Adoption (2)

Chapter 1342: Chapter 1342: Adoption (2)

Dong Yun looked at Dong Xun, “Don’t forget, she is still a widow. A widow showing her face like this is lucky not to be drowned…”

Dong Wenxiu’s face changed for a moment. She was a widow, but did she choose to be one?

Yang Ruxin quickly reached out and held Dong Wenxiu’s hand, her gaze slightly deepened, exuding a cold aura as she looked toward Dong Xun in the room. If this grandfather couldn’t protect her mother, she wouldn’t mind knocking out these old fogies.

Dong Wenming had already stood up but before he could speak, Dong Xun’s expression darkened, “Uncle, watch your words. What about a widow? Isn’t she still my daughter? Our grandmother was a widow for twenty years, managing the family business and raising my father and you… Should our grandmother have been drowned too?”

Dong Yun was slightly startled. It was known that Dong Xun usually had a good temper and wouldn’t get angry unless things were excessive. Today’s firm and cold tone was the first of its kind. Moreover, he realized he had misspoken. Being an elder, he couldn’t admit his mistake to the younger generation, but he softened his tone somewhat, “If you insist, then let it be.” It was an indirect way of backing down.

“Thank you, Uncle,” Dong Xun hummed softly.

“However, since we’re opening the ancestral hall, let’s settle the adoption issue as well,” Dong Yun swallowed his pride, but his tone remained harsh, “Wenming has always been without a son, and we had previously taken a liking to Wenjiang’s second boy, right? Let’s settle it together…”

As soon as this was said, everyone’s expressions became somewhat strange.

Dong Wenjiang was a shrewd one, hearing this, he quickly pulled his ten-year-old son, Dong Jian, forward a few steps, then knelt on the ground, “Please, elder ancestor, make the decision.”

At this moment, people from the Xia Family outside heard this and became anxious. Dong Xiangshi immediately walked in, “Uncle Dong, Wenming had previously taken a liking to our Chengguang… Our Chengguang is a Scholar, such a son could really bolster our family’s standing,” she said, glancing at her grandson, “Go, kowtow to your parents…”

Xia Chengguang walked over and knelt down as well.

Yang Ruxin looked at the backs of the two kneeling youths and couldn’t help but scoff coldly. Everyone knew the Dong Family was a juicy piece, all wanting a bite, but this method was quite unsightly.

Dong Xun’s face, which had just relaxed, soured again, and the faces of the Dong Wenming couple looked even worse, especially Ya Family who wished she could find a crack to crawl into, feeling even more guilty towards the Dong Family.

“What are you Xia Family people meddling for?” Dong Yun snorted coldly, “This is our Dong Family’s business, hurry out.”

“What Dong Family business? Adopting a son means changing his surname, we should choose the best, right?” Dong Xiangshi didn’t get angry but instead appeared quite proud, “My grandson is excellent in his studies, now a Scholar, and in the future, if he becomes an advanced scholar or something, won’t it be a credit to change the Dong family’s status?”

“Now we are discussing Wenxiu’s inclusion in the family records. The adoption needs more careful consideration,” Dong Xun gasped, feeling some resentment toward his daughter-in-law in his heart. If she had given birth to a son or had allowed him to take a concubine, they wouldn’t have been in such a passive situation.

Actually, Ya Family was wronged; though she would have been upset, she never stopped her husband from taking a concubine, but he disagreed. However, she couldn’t say this aloud!