Chapter 1823: Chapter 1338: Can’t I Go?_2

"That time she came to our house with the eldest..."

Before Father Xiao could finish, Mother Xiao laughed angrily, "You two think you’re so capable. Is she using what happened back then as leverage to get money from the eldest to keep her mouth shut? Come on, how much did you two give her?"

Father Xiao: "We did give some money to the Feng family girl, but after Old Feng found out, he took the money himself to the child’s adoptive mother, but they didn’t accept it."

"They didn’t take it, so whose hands is the money in now?"

Mother Xiao asked.

"Old Feng saved it, saying that he intends to give it to the kid directly once they get into university."

Pausing momentarily, Father Xiao continued, "Today I went to see the old leader to ask for help in finding out about the kid’s college entrance exam situation, and the eldest called home, probably to tell me about this."

Mother Xiao didn’t respond to this, instead she said, "Before, I heard some people in the compound saying that there was a boy who looked a lot like our eldest. I remember coming home that day and telling you about it, yet you told me not to overthink it, saying I tend to imagine things. Well, now see, it wasn’t my imagination; they were saying exactly what’s true."

Father Xiao said in a stern voice, "Do you think it sounds good for the eldest and the Feng family girl’s issue to spread around? Do you think making that child’s background widespread benefits the eldest, our family, or the child?"

Hearing this, Mother Xiao was momentarily at a loss for words.

"The Feng family girl did wrong; she let down her first husband. But even after knowing the truth, the gentleman didn’t take his anger out on the child; he still raised that child as his own. Even the wife he married later treated that child as her own, raising them from a young age to adulthood. It shows their genuine kindness towards the child."

"So, after I heard about the child, I came to an agreement with the eldest not to tell you about this, to prevent you from acting impulsively behind our backs and making a mess of everything."

Father Xiao looked serious: "Do you know what the child’s adoptive parents do? One is a research scientist, another is a nationally renowned athlete, and a national full-score college entrance exam champion from years ago, who is now a professor at Shuimu University. The couple has six children and they’ve raised each one excellently, becoming the example children of our compound."

After a good long silence, Mother Xiao said, "Can’t we acknowledge our eldest grandson?"

"The eldest has promised the child to maintain the current relationship."

Xiao Jin visited Father and Mother Xiao a couple of days ago, and while chatting alone with Father Xiao, he shared the conversation he had with Min Rui in the hospital room; at the time, Father Xiao didn’t say much.

"What relationship?"

Mother Xiao frowned, looking puzzled.

Father Xiao: "The child means that to him, the eldest will always be ’Uncle Xiao.’ He is indirectly telling us he won’t recognize ties with the Xiao family."

Mother Xiao was surprised: "The child knows?"

Father Xiao nodded: "Yes."

Mother Xiao wondered: "Why didn’t his adoptive parents hide it?"

"Some things can’t be hidden even if you try, especially since the child is so smart, living in the same compound where he and the eldest run into each other frequently. Considering how much the child and the eldest look alike, do you really think he wouldn’t figure something out?"

"Not recognizing us, seems like he’s been raised too well by his adoptive parents!"

"What kind of talk is that?"

Father Xiao’s face looked very displeased: "While we call Comrade Kang and his wife the child’s adoptive parents, in the child’s heart, Comrade Kang and his wife are his real parents. It’s not about being raised too well by them; it’s because Comrade Kang and his wife truly care for him, and the child senses their sincerity, naturally seeing them as his real parents from the bottom of his heart. Besides, do blood ties really matter that much? To me, they don’t matter at all."

"How can they not matter? Blood ties mean family!"

Mother Xiao retorted.

"That’s because you haven’t seen enough!"

Father Xiao glanced at Mother Xiao and said, "Some parents raise multiple children, yet in their old age, not one child is reliable. How do you explain that?"

Mother Xiao: "It can only be blamed on the parents for not raising their children well."

"You’re right, but likewise, adoptive parents who painstakingly raise a child not their own will naturally have the child close to them and not go seeking so-called blood relations. Anyway, I’ve explained everything clearly to you. If you don’t want to create chaos, just maintain the present situation and don’t do anything unnecessary."

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