Chapter 265: Chapter 275: Adoption (Additional update with 12000 recommendation votes)_1

Gu Xiaobei was puzzled, wondering what the matter was that it required discussion with her. She asked, "What is it?"

Zhuang Shuxian looked at Jiujiu next to her and said: "We are thinking of adopting Chen Gang. He could be a companion for Jiujiu. One child feels too lonely. I think Chen Gang is a child who values affection and righteousness. When your Uncle Jin and I pass away, Jiujiu will have an elder brother to take care of her, and we can rest in peace."

Gu Xiaobei nodded, knowing that the worries of the elders are always more intense. As the saying goes, raising a child for a hundred years worries you for ninety-nine. Grandparents always think more, especially as they are getting old and very concerned about Jiujiu.

"You can talk to Chen Gang about it later." Zhuang Shuxian sincerely requested Gu Xiaobei.

Gu Xiaobei nodded and said: "I will ask him later. But Jiujiu, if you meet your Sixth Brother, you also tell him, okay?"

Jiujiu nodded, she also hoped to live with her sixth brother. She heard that Chen Family had gone, she was so sad that she cried all day at home, and then she started to worry about Chen Gang.

Zhuang Shuxian nodded, knowing that this matter should be taken slowly. Anyway, they could stay here for a while during summer vacation and would eventually meet Chen Gang.

Thanks to the help of Zhuang Shuxian, life became much easier for Lu Zhanguo. She is mainly responsible for cooking, and every day she cooks all kinds of bone soup and meat soup for them.

Gu Xiao Bei cried aloud because the meat soup, although tasty, was hard to swallow without salt.

Gu Xiaobei didn’t gain weight during her pregnancy, but she looked fuller after confinement. When she lowered her head, she could see some signs of a double chin, which made her feel a little resentful.

Both Mo Wang and Xiaopang have grown a lot rounder. Especially Xiaopang, she looked slightly larger than her brother.

The two children’s full names were still undecided. Gu Xiaobei suggested that Lu Zhanguo call his father-in-law, Lu Songyuan, to ask for his opinion.

As a result, as soon as Lu Songyuan received the call and heard it was boy and girl twins, he was elated and came up with countless names, but then he rejected all of them himself. So the names remain undecided to this day.

When the full moon arrived in early August, the weather in the morning was quite cool. The people in the yard all knew that the children were one month old. They all came carrying eggs, brown sugar, some even brought a piece of cloth, and they came to congratulate.

Ge Chunling also brought a big hen, laughing and saying that she wanted to rub off some of their good luck, hoping to also have twins in the future.

Qu Yan also came along with the crowd, bringing ten eggs.

When Gu Xiaobei saw Qu Yan, an image flashed in her mind for a moment but disappeared before she could grasp it.

Qu Yan looked at the two children lying on the kang with both envy and jealousy.

Because of the heat, the two children were only wearing red belly bands and monk clothes, with a gauze towel covering their stomachs. Their little legs were bare, wearing woolen shoes crocheted by Zhuang Shuxian.

Whenever Lu Xiaopang and her brother lay side by side, she would stretch her feet onto her brother’s body, kicking around.

Little Mo Wang just lay there quietly, opening his eyes, allowing his sister to kick.

Everyone laughed at the sight, and Ge Chunling joked: "I think this little girl is going to be naughtier than the boy."

Zhuang Shuxian, who was crocheting a sweater for the child, smiled at Ge Chunling’s words: "It’s good for a girl to be naughty, so she won’t be bullied by her in-laws in the future."

Ge Chunling nodded: "Right, it’s good to be strong so that her mother-in-law won’t dare to make things difficult for her."

Gu Xiaobei twitched at the corner of her eyes, thinking, we are only this young, and we’re already worrying about mother-in-law and daughter-in-law issues.

After chatting for a while, afraid of disturbing the children’s sleep, they got up to leave. Qu Yan was the last to leave, unable to help but look back, enviously at the two children.

Suddenly, Gu Xiaobei remembered the image that flashed in her mind just now, remembered that Qu Yan went to the hospital on the day she gave birth. But she had never seen her afterward, and there’s also the matter about Qin Ximei stealing her child. How did Qin Ximei know the exact time when she gave birth? Could it be that Qu Yan told her?

Gu Xiaobei was frightened by her own thoughts. How did Qu Yan and Qin Ximei know each other?

Zhuang Shuxian thought that since Gu Xiaobei had passed the confinement period, she cooked a few dishes for her at noon, and Lu Zhanguo even went down to the river to catch some crucian carp to cook.

Zhuang Shuxian also stewed some fish soup with the crucian carp. Right after she served it, Chen Gang, carrying a wild chicken, ran over. He had been busy, first with harvesting wheat and then planting autumn crops.

He hadn’t had time to visit Gu Xiaobei. When he caught a wild chicken in the mountains, he hurriedly brought it to Gu Xiaobei.

Chen Gang didn’t expect that Gu Xiaobei had given birth, and Jiujiu was there too. He was so happy that he couldn’t find the words to express it.

Gu Xiaobei hurriedly beckoned: "Chen Gang, come and sit."

Jiujiu ran over happily, exclaiming excitedly, "Sixth Brother, how come you haven’t come by for so long? Grandma and I have been living here for a month."

Chen Gang looked at Jiujiu, who was beautifully dressed with a rosy face. Although he was happy, his face inexplicably felt uncomfortable. He said awkwardly, "We’ve been busy planting sunflowers at home and couldn’t leave."

Zhuang Shuxian watched the two children talking and couldn’t help giving Gu Xiaobei a look.

Gu Xiaobei knew that Zhuang Shuxian was anxious and signaled her to take it easy.

After the meal, Zhuang Shuxian took Jiujiu to the kitchen to busying themselves. Gu Xiaobei let Chen Gang go to the inner room to see the two kids, and took the opportunity to bring up the adoption matter.

Gu Xiaobei watched as Chen Gang leaned over the edge of the kang, looking at Mo Wang and Xiaopang with surprise. After thinking about it for a while, she started, "Chen Gang, there’s something I want to discuss with you."

"Auntie, what is it?" Chen Gang quickly sat up when he heard this.

"Consider that Jiujiu’s grandparents are getting old. Jiujiu is quite lonely at home alone. It will be quite hard for her to take care of both grandparents in the future. Have you ever thought about accompanying Jiujiu and helping to take care of the grandparents?" Gu Xiaobei broached the subject gently. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

Chen Gang was silent, not uttering a word for a long time. Finally, he said, "Auntie, when I’m successful, I’ll go and help Jiujiu look after her grandparents. But if I go now, I’ll be a burden." Chen Gang’s understanding was simple: he already owed Gu Xiaobei a favor that he might never be able to repay in his lifetime. He couldn’t owe anyone else.

Gu Xiaobei looked at Chen Gang with a smile: "Chen Gang, have you ever thought that if the grandparents get sick, can Jiujiu take care of them? You’re not going to be a burden, but to help them take care of and protect this home."

Chen Gang didn’t say a word, bowed his head in silence, his heart swinging between choices, worried that his sister couldn’t take care of the two old people.

Gu Xiaobei saw Chen Gang like this and knew that he was already considering it and wanted to take care of that home.

After Chen Gang left, Zhuang Shuxian couldn’t wait to ask, "How did it go? If he agrees, he can transfer there to study in the fall."

"It should work out. Let him go back and think about it." Gu Xiaobei said while feeding the baby.

Zhuang Shuxian looked at Xiaopang in Gu Xiaobei’s arms and laughed: "Why do I feel like this little girl has already had a meal before this?"

"Whenever she wakes up, she whimpers for food. As soon as I pick up Mo Wang, she cries even louder." Gu Xiaobei was also amused by this little foodie girl.