How I Tamed My Wolfish Husband Back in 80s-Chapter 166 - 168: Consulting_1

The grandparent and grandchild duo were startled, and it took them a long time to come back to their senses.

Li Qiao was at a loss for a moment, "Grandma, what do we do? I suspect their family had twins and threw away the smaller one, keeping the bigger one."

Old Mrs. Qin also had this suspicion, otherwise, how could there be such a coincidence? She continued to knock on the door, "Yu Feng, you unscrupulous scoundrel, this is your child, stop pretending to be dead!"

"Stop talking nonsense! Take back whatever you’ve brought from wherever you got it!"

Old Mrs. Qin continued to quarrel, while the neighbors who came out one after another upon hearing the commotion also began to suspect that Yu Feng had thrown away the child.

Because in the village, only Peng Chunhua was close to giving birth among a few young pregnant women.

But Yu Feng staunchly denied it, "I have just one child!"

"You goddamned have twins!" Old Mrs. Qin couldn’t help but curse loudly.

At that moment, the child started crying loudly again.

The neighbors advised Old Mrs. Qin to bring the child back home for now and report the matter to the brigade tomorrow for handling.

After some consideration, Old Mrs. Qin agreed.

The neighbors also followed into the Qin family’s house, everyone together inspecting the child, who, apart from being small, dark, and ugly, was intact everywhere else.

The umbilical cord still had blood on it, clearly showing the child had been abandoned recently.

"If it were a boy, I’d keep him," said an aunt.

Old Mrs. Qin rolled her eyes in frustration, "Would Yu Feng be willing to throw away a boy?"

Everyone was just there for the excitement, and one by one, they left as they lost interest in the child.

The child continued to cry, and Old Mrs. Qin and Li Qiao were at a loss for what to do.

Li Qiao was overwhelmed, "Grandma, what do we do? You’ve always wanted to hold your great-grandchild, and now you’ve got one to practice with, so hurry up and soothe it."

Old Mrs. Qin admitted to herself that she had been too enthusiastic before.

She didn’t know how to soothe a child.

When she had her children, her family was well-off, surrounded by five or six attendants just to take care of her.

After the confinement, she handed the child over to her mother-in-law.

All she knew was how to dress up, have photos taken in her home, and hang out with her sisters.

When she had grandchildren, her daughter-in-law said that a small child should not be separated from its mother and needed to be taken care of personally. She couldn’t just snatch the child away, could she? So she only admired her grandchildren from time to time.

Later, when troubles arose in the family, the grandchild didn’t need adults to soothe him anymore.

She said guiltily, "I... I’m not very good at it."

Li Qiao: "...."

....

Peng Chunhua, having given birth, was exhausted into a deep sleep, but now awoke to the sound of a child crying. She turned her head to see her baby sleeping soundly beside her and wondered, "Er’hu, where’s that crying coming from outside?"

Feng Hu’s eyes flickered, "Li Qiao picked up a child and said it was yours. Just now the grandparent and child duo even came knocking."

Peng Chunhua laughed weakly, "Isn’t our child right here? Didn’t you take him out to show her?"

Feng Hu responded, "I did, and she says you gave birth to twins."

Peng Chunhua cursed, "She herself picked up a burden and now wants to dump it on us to raise, the nerve!"

Feng Hu agreed. After Peng Chunhua fell asleep, he went to find Yu Feng and discussed in private, "Mother, are we really going to give the child to Li Qiao?"

"If we don’t give them the child, what should we do? The child is too small and is bound to get sick often in the future; how much money do you have for treatment? My son, don’t worry, we’re not really abandoning the child. Let them raise him for now. Li Qiao is a college graduate, and Qin Jin can earn money; they’ll surely take good care of him and maybe even make him a Top Scholar like Li Qiao. When the time comes, we can acknowledge him again and enjoy the benefits," Yu Feng calculated, her eyes narrowing. "But you must keep this from Chunhua, understand?" She added, This was also meant by fate, after delivering one child, she realized there was another. The head was already visible, but Chunhua had passed out and couldn’t be woken up no matter how much she was called. Yu Feng tried pressing on the belly and pulling on the child, and only after a huge effort did she manage to get it out. It was so small, maybe about four pounds? She tried to see if the child was breathing; there was no sign of life. She initially wanted to throw it in a bucket but then thought of leaving it outside, to give the Qin family a scare.

Just as she got back home and heard crying, she prepared to go out and see what was the matter.

Li Qiao happened to step out the door. She had a sudden idea—why not let the Qin family raise the child? In the future, she could benefit from the outcome.

Feng Hu was persuaded. A daughter of a Top Scholar, what prestige it would bring if word got out? He nodded solemnly.

....

Meanwhile.

Li Qiao and Old Mrs. Qin had taken care of the child all night without a wink of sleep, staying up until dawn with dark circles under their eyes to argue with Yu Feng once more.

Yu Feng created a scene, rolling on the ground and wailing to the neighbors:

"They’re trying to make me take care of one more child!"

Peng Chunhua also testified, "I only had one child; this one definitely isn’t mine."

"Did you hear that!" Yu Feng, teeth clenched, yelled at Li Qiao and Old Mrs. Qin.

Li Qiao and Old Mrs. Qin found it unbelievable—the grandmother didn’t want her granddaughter, and neither did the mother.

"Qiaoqiao, you and Jin have no children; you raise her," suggested a villager.

Old Mrs. Qin retorted with irritation, "You make it sound so easy, why don’t you take her home and raise her?" Doesn’t their family want children of their own?

Yet she couldn’t bring herself just to abandon the child, so she waited until the work brigade began their day’s labor, then went with Li Qiao to explain the situation.

The work brigade people went to Yu Feng’s house for verification, only to be chased out with a broom.

In the end, it was decided at a meeting that whoever found the child should keep it.

Old Mrs. Qin immediately disagreed, "According to what you’re saying, that child was found by our village and should be turned over to the collective." She put the child on the office desk and turned to leave.

The village head picked up the child, so tiny, not even as large as a cat, perhaps barely four pounds. He felt pity and said, "Aunt, how about this? You take care of the child, and your household only needs to provide three hundred pounds of crops for the six acres of land from now on."

Had it been before, Old Mrs. Qin would definitely have agreed, given that they originally had to provide one hundred and twenty pounds of crops per acre. Now the amount was reduced by more than half—what a good deal, right? But now that her daughter-in-law was going to attend university, it made no sense for her to neglect her and take care of a child with no relatives. "No, in a while I need to accompany my daughter-in-law to the university."

Those who came to see what was happening heard about only needing to provide three hundred pounds of crops for six acres of land, and someone immediately expressed a willingness to adopt the child.

Yu Feng came over to hear the verdict, and at the news, she was also tempted: "How about I take her then? My Chunhua has just given birth and has milk to feed her."

The village head disagreed because he also suspected that it was Yu Feng’s granddaughter. After such a commotion, wouldn’t it be cheating the collective out of crops? "It’s your responsibility to take care of her!"

"How is it my responsibility? She really isn’t my child! Who knows, maybe some girl in the village secretly had her," Yu Feng protested and jumped around.

Everyone was angered by Yu Feng’s shameless behavior—refusing to take care of her own family’s child while blaming an unmarried girl in the village.

Not fearing even the wrath of the heavens.

The village head checked the conditions of the families wanting to adopt the child and still felt the Qin family was the best choice. Old Mrs. Qin was known for her kindness, and Li Qiao was a university graduate.

Qin Jin used to be a troublemaker, often getting into fights and brawls, but since marrying his wife, he had been well managed and obedient. The child would surely be well taught.

He said to Old Mrs. Qin, "Auntie, you raise her. You go ahead with Qiaoqiao to study. We’ll take good care of the land at home for you and ensure you get your crops every year."

Old Mrs. Qin was tempted once again. Earlier, Jin had suggested letting Feng Fugui and Feng Kui farm the land, giving them some crops each year.

The children were getting along well now, and the result of the discussion would surely be good.

But who would want to share their plentiful harvest with others?

They weren’t at home either. If there were complaints later about a poor harvest, wouldn’t they still be the ones at a loss?

Having the collective’s promise was different.

Old Mrs. Qin’s resolute stance softened somewhat, "I need to discuss it with my daughter-in-law first."