A Simple Divination, Confession And Punishment

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After Wei Zhenjing finished speaking, the neighbors were shocked.

　　"Oh my god, you're not really going to agree to this, are you?"

　　"You are raising your husband's younger brother? How should we address him?"

　　"Will the child have psychological trauma when he grows up?"

　　Wei Zhenjing nodded helplessly.

　　"My father-in-law has many concerns. The first is about our retirement, and the second is about his reputation. If outsiders knew that his son had no offspring, he would lose face. He also said that compared to adopting other families' children, he would feel more assured with his own bloodline. If I don't adopt the children, he would let me divorce my husband."

　　"My husband treats me very well and I don't want to divorce him. After thinking it over, I finally agreed to this plan."

　　The neighbors shook their heads and some housewives even expressed indignation.

　　"You guys made the decision for my stepmother?"

　　"She's been pregnant for ten months, and you want to take the child away just like that?"

　　"Please do more good deeds."

　　"Yes, if it were me, I would definitely fight you to the death."

　　Wei Zhenjing didn't get angry when she heard the neighbors complaining: "What everyone said makes sense. I also thought about this issue at the time, so I went to ask my stepmother."

　　"Who would have thought that the stepmother would be very calm and said that as long as the child didn't go to someone else's house, it would be fine, and that she would be happier if someone helped to raise the child."

　　Wei Zhenjing looked guilty: "I don't know if she really doesn't mind, but I am selfish. In order to stabilize my marriage, I finally agreed to this ridiculous request. After that, I specially asked the company for a two-month long leave, just to take care of my stepmother during the confinement period."

　　It was hard enough for her stepmother to carry the child for ten months, and now that the child was under her care, she wanted to give her stepmother something in return.

　　"No matter how good the confinement nanny is, she is definitely not as comfortable as having her own family. This month, I took over the entire child-rearing work and also took over the task of preparing confinement meals for my stepmother."

　　Wei Zhenjing patted the clay pot and said, "This is old hen soup. I asked someone to bring the old hen from my parents' home in the mainland. I kill one every day for my stepmother to eat. There is no gas at home today. Ayuan and father-in-law have already gone to the company, so I brought it out and found a store to stew it."

　　"I have paid a lot for my stepmother to sleep well and recover well. Babies in confinement need to be fed at intervals, and basically they don't get any sleep all night. During the day, I also have to prepare nutritious meals for my stepmother."

　　In just one month, she had aged more than five years.

　　The neighbors said.

　　"You are filial."

　　"As long as your stepmother agrees to this, it's a good thing to think about it."

　　"Your father-in-law has a point. I have a friend who couldn't have children so he adopted one. As a result, the adopted child grew up, squandered all the family's wealth, and went abroad, never to return."