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In the early days of our marriage, Qiuying and I lived a carefree life. Not long after, she shyly told me, "I'm pregnant!" We bought chicken, duck, fish, and crab to accompany her in visiting her parents to share the good news. Her father personally cooked and prepared the meal, and before we could say anything, he raised his glass and said, "I have an announcement to make. The three of you need to be prepared for a new addition!"
He teased us, then took a sip and said, "Your mom is pregnant!" Seeing our stunned expressions, he smirked, "Are you all dumbfounded? You're going to have a little brother or sister! Shouldn't there be applause at this moment?" Qiuying and I raised our juice glasses and clinked them together to congratulate.
When I found out that Qiuying was also pregnant, father-in-law squinted his eyes and said, "Perfect, then the two sisters can go to kindergarten together."
Liu Ruyan scolded him, "What are you talking about in terms of generations!"
After ten months of pregnancy, we gave birth to a daughter, and Liu Ruyan gave birth to a little nephew for our daughter, named Jiang Xiaobai.
Happy days pass particularly quickly, and in the blink of an eye, the two little ones are ready for kindergarten. One day, Old Jiang invited me for tea. He smoked while I drank tea, and it wasn't until I went to the bathroom three times that he finally spoke up with difficulty: "Dad has something to ask of you!" I was taken aback; what was going on? Between a father-in-law and a son-in-law, did he really need to say "ask"?
"Do you think Xiao Bai looks like me?"
The old man is going crazy!
"Think carefully before you answer me," he asked for a cigarette from me, took a deep drag, and then coughed violently.
I looked at the children running around outside the window, and you know what, they really don't look like him!
The old man gestured towards the neighbor trimming the grass on the other side of the fence and asked, "Does he look like him?"
It was like a thunderclap in my mind!
After getting married, father-in-law seemed to have a new lease on life. He quickly climbed the ranks at work, first becoming the head of an important department, and then taking on the position of vice president. With the promotion came increased workload, and he often went on business trips for several days at a time. The woman next door went abroad to accompany her child studying abroad. Her husband, who is a few years younger than Old Jiang, is a successful businessman who retired after making a fortune. Liu Ruyan often goes to their house to play mahjong when he has free time... I dare not think further!
"You have to help me!" father-in-law extinguished his cigarette and took out two envelopes from his pocket. "One contains Jiang Xiaobai's hair, and the other contains his hair."
Although I knew that this was against the rules, I couldn't refuse.
And, I am more worried about getting a terrible result! Will that cost Old Jiang his life?
Appraisal report is out: According to DNA analysis, it supports that the person related to sample 1 is Jiang Xiaobai, and there is no parent-child relationship with the person related to sample 2.
I feel relieved.
Old Jiang still couldn't be happy. As the child grows day by day, not to mention him, even I and Qiuying feel that there is no shadow of Old Jiang on Jiang Xiaobai.
Surely after another intense ideological struggle, Old Jiang invited me to his home again and handed me two envelopes: "One is mine, and one is for Qiuying's brother."
"Dad—"
He interrupted me, "I'm almost fifty, and this is torture for me to continue like this!"
After the results came out, just like when Qiuying was first pregnant, the two of us had a big feast of fish, meat, and seafood at the Jiang family's old house. Our actions had already explained everything, and Old Jiang was as happy as a child.
Taking advantage of the harmonious atmosphere of the whole family, Qiuying glanced at me and said to Old Jiang and Liu Ruyan, "Mom, Dad, there's something I'd like to discuss with you."
Old Jiang was a bit tipsy as he said, "What's the big deal? As long as your mom and I can handle it, there's definitely no problem." He said this while holding Liu Ruyan's hand.
"Xiao Qin's unit is building a collective-funded housing project, which is more than half the price of commercial housing, but it requires full payment. We don't have enough money and want to ask you for a loan," Qiuying said, and I nodded in agreement on the side.
Liu Ruyan and Jiang Xiaoming exchanged a glance.
"How much is still needed?" Old Jiang asked.
"The house is a 220-square-meter duplex, priced at 12,000 yuan per square meter, with a total price of 2.64 million. Xiao Qin's family has helped with a portion, and now we still need around 1.2 million," replied the speaker.
Old Jiang took a deep breath and said, "We do have the money at home, but Xiao Ming is also in his twenties. Your mom and I were planning to buy a house for him..."
"Mom, can we do it this way? Let us cover the money first, and we will definitely pay it back when Xiao Ming needs it!"
"All our family's money is with you. Why don't you let Qiuying use it first? After all, she's in more urgent need," Old Jiang decided.
Qiuying and I breathed a sigh of relief, while Liu Ruyan looked unhappy.
The next day, Old Jiang called me: "Find some time to come over, but don't tell Qiuying." Without any explanation, he abruptly hung up the phone.
"Xiao Qin, Qiuying is a woman after all. You can't meddle with her affairs. Your Aunt Liu is much younger than your dad, and she gave birth to a child for our family. Although Xiao Ming is not your biological brother, he has been good to me and to all of you since he came to our family. I was planning to use the money for his house to give to you. Your dad feels quite sorry for them, so I'm thinking of transferring the ownership of this house to Xiao Ming. You don't have any objections, do you? Xiao Ming has just started dating someone, and the girl is particularly concerned about the house. I heard that she is worried because our family is a reconstituted one. It's just that the house was originally registered under Qiuying's name..."
"Dad, don't worry. Not only do I not have any objections, but Qiuying won't have any objections either. It's a happy occasion for us as older sister and brother-in-law to see Xiaoming getting married earlier. Don't worry, I'll go back and talk to Qiuying. I'll find some friends to check out the venue another day and we'll pay for the house renovation for you."
Liu Ruyan came in to refill our water, with a very lively expression on his face.
But then, Qiuying first claimed to be "busy," and later said "my ID card is lost," coming up with various excuses to avoid cooperating in going to the housing management bureau to handle the property transfer procedures.
Old Jiang has been asked several times, but Qiuying always procrastinates. In the end, not only did Liu Ruyan and Jiang Xiaoming become unhappy, even Old Jiang got angry and came to our door pointing at us and scolding us: "You pair of ungrateful wolves! I lost my wife at 25, raised my daughter with all the hardships, and now you have no gratitude? Do you want to see our family torn apart before you're happy? Didn't you say you treated Xiaoming like a brother? Did the wind blow away your words or did the dogs eat your conscience?" Qiuying and I chose to remain silent. Finally, Old Jiang left in anger, saying, "This is how it is. You figure it out. Aunt Liu said you've squandered the family's money and won't transfer the house. Clearly, you don't consider her family. It's better to just get a divorce!"
4.
I am on a business trip outside, Qiuying called me: "Hurry back, something happened!"
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