Chen Lishu did not rush to answer, but first took off Ruirui's scarf and hat and put it away, and then introduced to Li Xiulan, Zhang Qin and others:
"Mom, eldest sister-in-law and second sister-in-law, this child's name is Gu Rui. He was adopted by Xingdong and I in the provincial capital." Then he touched Rui Rui's little head and asked him to call someone: "Call grandma, aunt and second mother.
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"What? Adopted?" Liu Yuemin screamed with a sharp voice, and Ruirui held Chen Lishu's little hand unconsciously.
Li Xiulan's heart skipped a beat when she heard Chen Lishu's words.
Both of them have adopted children. What does this mean? There has been no news about their marriage for such a long time. It must be that they cannot have children. Thinking that the third child will not be able to have his own flesh and blood in this life, Li Xiulan feels so distressed that she can't even breathe.
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"Third daughter-in-law, tell the truth to mom, are you and the third daughter..." Li Xiulan opened her mouth twice before asking with difficulty: "Are you two unable to have children?"
When Liu Yuemin heard Li Xiulan's words, her eyes suddenly changed when she looked at Chen Lishu.
I can't even speak of sympathy, but I feel a bit more balanced.
Among the sisters-in-law, Liu Yuemin didn't pay attention to Zhang Qin and Zhang Xiaoju. Only Chen Lishu suppressed her in every way from the moment she entered the door. How about now? God is fair, what's the point of any more flailing Huanshu?
If you use it, it doesn't mean you can't have children.
"Mom, it's not what you think." Seeing that Li Xiulan didn't look good, Chen Lishu hurriedly told how the couple rescued the child from the traffickers, and how they met in the mall later.
After listening to Chen Lishu's words, Li Xiulan breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Ruirui with a bit of pity: "What a good child, so pitiful to see."
"Sister Chen, aunt, I have already delivered the fabric and I will go back to town first." Lin Qi said and put the hat on her hand again.
"Don't forget what I told you. You can inquire first. I will go to the town to find you the day after tomorrow."
When Chen Lishu came back this time, she planned to buy a store in a relatively better location first, and take advantage of the slack time to renovate it, so that it can be opened in the spring of next year.
It's just that you can't buy houses now. Most of them are state-owned, and some are collective housing. The property rights belong to the unit. Employees only have the right to use them and have no right to transfer them.
"I understand, Sister Chen." Lin Qi agreed and turned around to leave.
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Liu family, today is the day when Liu Dabao will meet his in-laws.
The eldest son's marriage was finally settled, and Widow Liu was so happy that she walked with a sense of wind.
First I went to the supply and marketing cooperative and bought a pound of meat and peanuts. Then the tofu maker bought two pieces of tofu and went home to start cooking.
Soon, Sister Zhang Chunhua came to the door with a girl of sixteen or seventeen years old, and Widow Liu invited her into the house enthusiastically.
"The two villages are far apart. Is it freezing after walking more than 20 miles? Come and sit inside."
It was rare that Liu Dabao didn't go out to play cards with his younger brother today. He even put on new clothes specially made by Widow Liu. His hair was tied into two-eight parts with spit, and it looked a bit oily in the light.
Widow Liu’s mouse eyes are full of sinister eyebrows.
He stared straight at the girl with her head half lowered, and felt a little thirsty for a moment.
"Dabao is a good boy. She is one of the best in the village. Your aunt in the Liu family is also a capable person. There are only two sons in the family. The population is simple and the conditions are good. Your aunt lives in this village and we are all well-informed people."
Zhang Chunyan looked at her stepdaughter Zhao Xiaoe and introduced her.
Because she had a bad reputation in the neighborhood, she was introduced to Niujia Village, a village more than 20 miles away, last year. The husband's family was in good condition, but he had such a troublesome daughter.
After Zhang Chunyan discussed it with Zhang Chunhua, it happened that Widow Liu couldn't tell her that her daughter-in-law was anxiously wandering around. One was willing to pay, the other was anxious to send someone away, and the two hit it off.
Zhao Xiao'e nodded shyly and said nothing more.
Such a well-behaved and quiet daughter-in-law could not be found even with a lantern. Widow Liu looked satisfied. When she was leaving after dinner, she gave Zhao Xiao'e five yuan to show her generosity.
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In the afternoon, Chen Lishu took Ruirui back to Chen's house.
Chen Liyuan and Chen Lifei were washing clothes, and several children were playing nearby. They were very happy to see Chen Lishu back.
"When did you come back? My uncle didn't come back with you?" Wu Chunmei asked her to sit on the kang, her eyes falling on Ruirui with confusion.
Chen Lishu briefly explained the reason to Wu Chunmei and Chen Mandun.
After hearing this, Wu Chunmei immediately frowned with a look of disapproval: "Isn't your child just fooling around? You don't have any children yet, so why are you so anxious to raise them? I'm telling you, don't rely on Xingdong's child to pamper you, your husband's family won't do it either.
If you get used to it, you will do whatever you want. What you need to focus on right now is to give birth to a son yourself. If you really feel sorry for this child, why don't you just go to that courtyard and have a look during the holidays?"
Chen Mandun also disapproved: "Is it okay to send it back now? If it doesn't work, just keep it at home when you leave. Your mother and I will help you take care of it. Anyway, there are a few small ones at home, including a sheep.
Even if you drive, the two sheep will also be herded."
Ruirui has been begging for a living for more than half a year, and he is the best at reading other people's faces. Originally, his eyes were still looking around curiously, but when he saw that Chen Mandun and his wife didn't seem to like him, he immediately stood next to Chen Lishu obediently.
"Mom and Dad, since you have decided to raise me, you have never given up. Besides, raising Ruirui will not delay me from having a child."
"You are still in school and my uncle is busy, so how can you take care of you?"
"There is a kindergarten in the city. I will send my children to school directly after the new year. Don't worry."
His own daughter knew that the truth she was looking for was totally unreasonable to others, so the couple had no choice but to let her go.
"Dad, why do I see that you don't look well? Are you feeling unwell somewhere? I'm going to town tomorrow. You can go to the hospital with me for a checkup."
Chen Lishu looked at Chen Mandun's somewhat yellow face and felt that he seemed to have lost some weight and looked haggard during this period.
"There's nothing wrong with my body. Why would I spend so much money on going to the hospital? I won't go. I just feel a little uncomfortable with my stomach and intestines recently. I'll take some medicine and it'll be fine in two days."
"You can't avoid seeing a doctor just because you're afraid of spending money. After all, if you go to the hospital and let the doctor take a look, we can detect and treat any problems early." Chen Lishu persuaded her a few more times, but Chen Manyun still refused to go to the hospital.
Chen Lishu had no choice but to give up. Before leaving, she left another twenty yuan, two taels of gas stamps and five feet of cloth stamps for her family. As usual, she could not celebrate the New Year at home this year, which was a token of her appreciation for being a daughter.