Time Travel: The Noble Family-Chapter 1408 - 578: The Adoption Turmoil (Part 1)

After Tingzheng divorced, his prospects were still quite good. Not long after the separation, his friends and colleagues were already eager to play matchmaker for him.

Tingzheng wasn’t opposed to marrying again in the future, after all, he only had one daughter at the moment, and it was impossible for him not to marry. However, he hadn’t yet calmed his emotions, and for now, he had no such plans.

Yueyao had just breathed a sigh of relief regarding Tingzheng’s matter when she heard something that frustrated her greatly. The Second Old Grand Master wanted to adopt, and he specifically wanted to adopt Brother Xu.

As soon as Yueyao heard this, her expression changed: "I told you, I won’t agree to the adoption." Their family wasn’t struggling to raise children, so why would they send their own child to be adopted? The child was already grown, and being adopted might make him feel his parents didn’t want him, which wouldn’t be beneficial to his growth.

An Zhichen was also quite helpless: "I’ve already refused Elder Uncle, but Elder Uncle is fond of Brother Xu, and he just wants to adopt him." He didn’t want his son to be adopted, so he initially refused, but Elder Uncle had raised him with kindness, and now playing the emotional card, he couldn’t withstand it. If not for Yueyao’s previous words, he might have already agreed.

Yueyao said coldly: "How you repay Second Paternal Great-uncle for his nurturing kindness is none of my concern, but you absolutely cannot use my son to repay him." Her words were somewhat harsh, but she was also very angry at the moment.

An Zhichen hurriedly said: "I haven’t agreed." He hadn’t agreed yet, but An Zhichen couldn’t guarantee how long he could hold out. The main thing was that An Zhichen had three sons, so to outsiders, adopting one away didn’t seem like much. If he only had two sons, there might be more justification.

Yueyao didn’t care about any of that; she could disregard other things like wealth and power, but she was resolute about her son: "If you can’t hold out, just tell them I don’t agree, that I absolutely won’t allow my son to call someone else ’mother’. "

An Zhichen found it very difficult, but he knew Yueyao’s temperament, and children were her bottom line. If he crossed that line, he’d be in trouble: "I’ll try to decline as much as possible." To be honest, An Zhichen was also troubled. He couldn’t understand why Second Paternal Great-uncle was so fond of Brother Xu! There were many outstanding children in the clan, but Second Paternal Great-uncle hadn’t taken to any of them, only Brother Xu.

Yueyao didn’t talk to An Zhichen about it, but she did complain to Xiang Wei: "Why Second Old Grand Master fancies Brother Xu is obvious to anyone." Brother Sheng was the eldest son, and regardless of his abilities, he couldn’t be adopted out. Brother Feifei was clearly taking a literary path; meanwhile, since the last incident, Brother Xu had put in particular effort, and with some natural talent in martial arts, he was sure to pursue a military career. Considering the An Family’s military aristocratic lineage, it’s not surprising that Second Old Grand Master preferred Brother Xu, who would likely follow a martial path.

Xiang Wei was also against Brother Xu being adopted; once adopted, he would no longer be part of their family: "You must hold your ground and not be swayed easily by the Earl."

Since getting married, Yueyao had been a very competent Lady of the house, almost always accommodating An Zhichen: "I can compromise on everything else, but not this matter; there’s no room for negotiation."

Xiang Wei found the situation very troublesome: "The most problematic thing is Second Old Grand Master nurturing the Earl. If Second Old Grand Master insists and the Earl can’t withstand it, and you staunchly refuse, it’s not quite appropriate, is it?"

Yueyao didn’t care: "No matter what, I can’t let my son call someone else ’mother,’ and even if we’re willing, the child may not be."

Xiang Wei believed that if the parents were willing, the child’s unwillingness wouldn’t matter; no one asks a child’s opinion when they’re adopted out.

But Yueyao was different; the children were grown, and this matter should be known to them.

Brother Shengsheng, upon hearing the news, expressed his opposition: "Mother, we can’t let the third brother be adopted into Uncle’s family." They were blood siblings, and once adopted out, it would feel like a separation between them.

Brother Feifei frowned and said: "If the clan knows Uncle wants to adopt, many would gladly have their child adopted into his family. Why is Uncle adamant about Brother Xu? Mother, does Uncle see Brother Xu as his future successor?" Though Brother Feifei was young, he had a very clear understanding of the issue.

Yueyao nodded in agreement.

For quite a while, Brother Xu didn’t say a word, which was unlike his usual behavior. Yueyao knew Brother Xu was deeply troubled, and she said: "Rest assured, even if your father agrees, I won’t. However, you must also express your stance to your father." If Brother Xu himself wasn’t willing, they couldn’t simply go against his will!