Back to 1984: Earning Money, Raising Kids, and Keeping the Household Busy

Chapter 122 Plan
He patted his chest with lingering fear and said, "Luckily, we didn't mention that the child was staying at our house, otherwise your uncle might have blamed us for meddling."

The Zhu family is in a mess right now and has no time to investigate how the Lin family found out about the abandoned baby. Once they calm down, they'll probably assume the police station found out about Nanyu while looking for Zhu Fugen and his wife, and won't think much of it.

Lin Qin snorted heavily, "Dad! Let me tell you, since they don't intend to acknowledge this child, you don't need to tell them where the child is."

In addition, we should avoid contact with relatives like my uncle who are unreasonable and heartless. If something really happens to us, they may not be willing to help us. On the contrary, they are the first people they think of when they are in trouble!
That's really interesting!

Lin Qin felt uncomfortable when Zhu Fugen and Li Lan came to visit during the Chinese New Year. It was unpleasant for relatives who hadn't been in touch for years to come to visit during the New Year, and they even seemed to want to stay for a long time. Anyone would feel uncomfortable in that situation.

After all that trouble that followed, she completely lost her good impression of Zhu Fugen and his wife. She thought that this couple was the only unreliable one, but now it seems that her uncle, who was her only husband, was no less so. It's true that birds of a feather flock together.

Lin Yi sighed deeply, which was tantamount to acquiescing to Lin Qin's actions.

When Zhu's father arrived at the police station, he immediately confessed to Zhu Fugen and Li Lan's crimes of owing medical bills and abandoning the child. He also offered to pay back the money and take the child back to raise him.

Seeing that he had a good attitude in admitting his mistake and that he was old, the police did not make things difficult for him and immediately went to notify Shen Wenfeng.

After learning the result, Shen Wenfeng went to Nanyu to pick up the child himself.

"Your family has worked hard these past few days. I have applied to my supervisor for a subsidy, which will be sent over in a while."

Lin Qin smiled and said gently, "Captain Shen, you don't need to be so polite. This child is practically family to us. We're just taking care of him for a while, it's nothing."

Lin Qin's expression changed several times as she carefully explained the Zhu family's attitude to Shen Wenfeng, "I'm afraid that if you give the child to them, they might sell the child, abandon the child, or secretly get rid of the child."

Shen Wenfeng's expression changed drastically. His handsome brows furrowed slightly, and he nodded solemnly. "I understand. Don't worry, I know what to do."

With Shen Wenfeng's assurance, Lin Qin, though somewhat reluctant, gritted her teeth and handed the child over to him, along with the baby's belongings and the milk that Lin Yi had just warmed up.

Shen Wenfeng carried the child out of the gap, and Lin Yi, with tears in his eyes, almost stopped him.

Huang Yuezhen was also heavy-hearted, but she knew that the child had to be returned.

The family closed the gap in the door, and Lin Yi squatted on the ground, secretly wiping away his tears.

Because of their worry about the child, the whole family had little appetite that day, and even Ping An and Ya Ya were somewhat listless.

When Chen Wenjun returned, he found the child missing from their room and wondered, "Where's the child?"

Lin Qin lowered her eyes and recounted the events of the day in a sullen mood.

Seeing that Lin Qin was reluctant to part with the child, Chen Wenjun said, "If you like it, I'll go to the police station now and ask where your uncle's family is staying. They don't want children, so it's the same if we adopt them."

Lin Qin looked up at Chen Wenjun, paused, gritted her teeth and shook her head, "The Zhu family is not a reliable family. If they find out that we have adopted a child, they will have a thousand reasons to come and beg for money. I don't want to have any entanglement with that kind of family."

She genuinely liked the child and really wanted to raise him, but reason told her she couldn't act impulsively. Chen Wenjun respected Lin Qin's opinion and didn't make any decisions on his own.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Fugeng and his family arrived in Nanyu at seven o'clock the next morning.

Chen Wenjun and Lin Yi had both gone out, Huang Yuezhen was taking Ping An and Ya Ya to school, and Lin Qin was home alone.

The old man who was rowing the boat put Zhu Fugeng's family down and greeted Lin Qin.

Since no one was home, Lin Qin didn't close the gate at the breach this time, and asked her grandfather to wait a while so that she could help Zhu Fugen's family cross the river.

After yesterday's ordeal, Zhu Fugeng's family was exhausted. In addition, the child cried all night in their care, and the three adults hadn't rested well. They all had dark circles under their eyes and were in a daze. In addition, they were preoccupied with their own thoughts and didn't notice Lin Qin's actions.

She quickly entered the house with only her child in her arms.

Once inside, Zhu Fugen and Li Lan discovered that Lin Qin was pregnant. The couple exchanged a glance and then looked at Zhu's father.

Remembering Lin Qin's fierce and impolite manner yesterday, Zhu's father dared not underestimate her. As soon as he sat down, he asked, "Where is your father?"

"He went out to set up a stall with Wenjun. What brings Uncle and Cousin-in-law here so early?"

Lin Qin didn't want to waste time with them and went straight to the point.

Mr. Zhu didn't feel embarrassed at all. Instead, he told Lin Qin how hard his family had worked. "There are so many mouths to feed in our family. We rely on those few acres of land. We can't save any money at all throughout the year. I only have one son, your cousin. Your cousin definitely needs to have a son too, otherwise we will be looked down upon by everyone in the countryside!"
Unfortunately, your cousin's wife's womb is not cooperating. Both times she tried, she gave birth to girls. If the village's women's director found out, she would definitely have your cousin's wife sterilized immediately.

Even if we manage to escape this, and your cousin-in-law has another child, our family still won't be able to afford the fine!

Your cousin and his wife were ignorant before, and the police officers at the police station have already criticized and educated them. They know they were wrong. Now we want to find a better family to adopt this child. It's better for him to go to a rich family than for him to suffer with us, right?
"You're the only relatives my uncle in the city has. He's thinking of asking you to help him inquire about families who are well-off and childless, so he'd like to give the child to them."

Lin Qin lowered her eyes and remained silent for a while. This indifferent reaction left Zhu Fugen and his wife unsure of what to do, and their hearts were filled with unease.

Li Lan immediately knelt down before Lin Qin, sobbing, "Cousin, we had no other choice. When the child was born and we found out it wasn't a son, we were all in a panic. I know I was wrong. Please help us!"

Lin Qin let out a long sigh and looked coldly at Li Lan. "Sister-in-law, I genuinely wanted to help you before, but what did you do? As an outsider, I can't say anything, and besides, what's done is done, so there's no point in saying more."

"For the sake of our family ties, I'll help you if you need it, but I don't want to cause endless trouble afterward. Do you understand what I mean?"

Li Lan was a little confused and clearly didn't understand.

Father Zhu said with a forced smile, "Niece, please tell me what you think."

(End of this chapter)