Marrying a concubine and swallowing her dowry? The mistress turns around and marries a high-ranking

Chapter 420

Madam Yin was initially shocked, and everyone else looked astonished.

No one expected that Shen Lingxia would refuse!

For so many years in the Yin family, she had always been submissive and hardworking, doing whatever her parents-in-law and husband asked her to do.

Even the other two branches of the Yin family could order her around at will because she couldn't have children, felt indebted to the Yin family, and felt that she was a second-class citizen in the whole family.

But now, she dares to refuse such a big thing as adopting a child!

How dare she!

When Madam Yin came to her senses, she immediately flew into a rage.

"What do you mean you can't agree? What's there to disagree with! We haven't let Bo Hong take a concubine, we're all thinking of you, letting you adopt a child yourself, do you have any objections?"

Shen Lingxia looked troubled.

She glanced at the child.

"Mother, are this child's biological parents still alive?"

Madam Yin hesitated for a moment.

"They're...alive, so what? Can't you adopt someone just because their parents are alive?"

Shen Lingxia: "This child looks to be over ten years old, and he's already old enough to understand things. When we adopt children, we either adopt an orphan or a baby, and raise him from a young age so that we can develop a bond with him. It's very difficult to raise a child this age. What if he still favors his biological parents, or what if his biological parents try to take the credit when he grows up?"

Shen Lingxia's words were reasonable and just left Old Madam Yin speechless for a moment, unsure how to refute them.

"Why are you so worried! The child's parents won't cause any trouble. From now on, he's your son. How could he possibly have any ulterior motives!"

Shen Lingxia shook her head.

“Mother, adopting a child is a big deal, and I can’t agree to it so hastily. Even if we do adopt, the child absolutely cannot be this old.”

Hearing this, Yin Bohong, who was standing next to her, became very impatient and interrupted Shen Lingxia with a cold face.

“Mr. Shen, we have already decided to adopt this child. We are just informing you. What right do you have to disagree?”

Yin Bohong was always very cold and even disgusted with his wife, Shen Lingxia.

He felt that Shen Lingxia, despite coming from a military family, was uneducated, vulgar, and shallow. She spent her days out in the public eye doing business and pursuing profit, but knew nothing about elegant poetry and literature. He had absolutely nothing in common with her.

He looked at Shen Lingxia as if she were an otherworldly immortal, standing on a cloud looking down at the mortals below.

Shen Lingxia felt a sharp pain in her heart when she met Yin Bohong's condescending and disdainful gaze.

She knew that Yin Bohong had always looked down on her.

But she didn't want to be so humble anymore.

Shen Lingxia said calmly, "I am your legal wife, the daughter-in-law of the Yin family, whom you married through proper channels. This child was adopted and is raised in my name; he should call me 'Mother.' Why don't I have the right to make decisions?"