"So we're just going to ignore it?"

Mu Huaixi immediately shook her head.

Ying Mingcheng smiled, understanding her concerns.

What she fears most is that she might be prejudiced against her child, which would negatively impact the child's development.

"How about this," Ying Mingcheng thought for a moment, "Although your eldest uncle and aunt don't care about this child, whether we or your third uncle step in, we're afraid we'll be extorted."

Mu Huaixi felt helpless; that's just how her uncle and aunt were.

"So what's your idea?" Mu Huaixi popped a lotus seed into his mouth. It was freshly picked from the pond, with the green skin and lotus heart removed. It tasted crisp and sweet.

Ying Mingcheng opened his mouth, signaling her to feed him a few more.

Mu Huaixi fed him seven or eight lotus seeds in a row, but Ying Mingcheng still didn't speak. In a fit of anger, she shoved all the lotus seeds she had collected into his mouth and threatened him fiercely, "You won't listen to reason, will you?"

"Cough cough cough... Oh dear," Ying Mingcheng smiled helplessly, letting her make a fuss for a while before pulling her back into his arms and playing with her hand. "What I mean is, let's talk to Uncle San and have him keep her at home for a while. After we leave, in ten days or half a month, we can ask Lao Wei to find someone to take her away and find a good family to raise her."

"With Lao Wei's connections, and if we send him money and goods from time to time, we'll definitely be better off than we are now."

Mu Huaixi felt uneasy about entrusting the child to someone else, but after thinking it over, she couldn't come up with a better solution. "Should we explain this to the adoptive parents?"

“Of course,” Ying Mingcheng said patiently as he saw her getting stuck on the issue. “Generally, there are always some inconveniences for adopted children. If we tell them the truth, they will feel at ease and know how to discipline them, right?”

“…” Mu Huaixi thought for a long time and had to admit that Ying Mingcheng was right.

Although it seems presumptuous to decide on the little girl's future without the help of her grandparents and parents, anyone can see that the little girl's family members are extremely unreliable.

Once she made up her mind, she jumped out of bed and said, "I'm going to talk to my third uncle and aunt!"

"You should rest now!" Ying Mingcheng said, both amused and exasperated, grabbing the man's arm. "It's so late, Uncle San and the others must all be resting by now!"

Mu Huaixi sighed and lay down on the bed, gazing at the brilliant starry sky outside the window. "I'll have to ask Uncle San tomorrow if there are any other children like Niu Niu in the village. Maybe we should look for a few more families?"

“This is not an easy task,” Ying Mingcheng shook his head, then added, “but if you want to do it, we can take it slowly.”

Mu Huaixi rolled over and nodded. "Take it slow. This kind of thing involves too many things. We should take it slow."

Adopting children involves cause and effect. After thinking for a moment, Mu Huaixi came up with another idea, "How about we sponsor a few children's education?"

She visited Jiangcheng, Shengjing, Southern Xinjiang, the capital, and also the military region where Ying Mingcheng is now located. She realized that while the outside world was developing rapidly, Zhangjiagou was still asleep.

Whether in her past life or this one, she firmly believes that if she wants to change her destiny, she must study and take control of it!

Ying Mingcheng readily agreed this time, saying, "My grandparents have been doing educational assistance before. Let's go back and ask them for advice, and then take a portion from our salaries to do it long-term."

Mu Huaixi nodded. Once she went to Qilu Military Hospital, she would have a stable income. They were both cadres and employees, and their rank subsidies alone were quite substantial. As long as they discussed it well and carried it out properly, this matter could be done for a long time.

After discussing it for a few more minutes, Mu Huaixi's frustration gradually dissipated.

A cool breeze blew in from outside the window, and she gradually drifted into a deep sleep.

After returning from her hometown, Mu Huaixi took the children to the Qilu Military Region.

Their luggage had been shipped from Shengjing and the capital to their family compound long ago. Once they packed, they could start their new life.

Ying Mingcheng hadn't taken a vacation in a long time and had accumulated a lot of business, but he still managed to pack his luggage at home before hurriedly grabbing his military cap to report for duty.

Mu Huaixi didn't go back to work for a few days. She cleaned the house spotless with her two young children and took them to the new daycare to familiarize them with the environment. It was a month later before they were fully settled.

That day after work, Ying Mingcheng returned with an envelope. "Niu Niu's matter is settled."

"Done?" Mu Huaixi was preparing dinner when she heard this and happily waved her spatula.

Old Wei connected the family with a retired cadre. Their children were all grown up and they had nothing to do, so they wanted to have someone to keep them by their side. Their son and daughter both agreed, so they brought the person to Zhangjiagou.

The eldest uncle and aunt initially wanted the young master to ask for more, but they couldn't stand up straight in front of Old Wei in his peaked cap, so they could only meekly ask for eight hundred.

"You guys really dare to think of things," Old Wei wasn't a heartless person. He gave the village chief of Zhangjiagou five hundred yuan, but asked that they only receive fifty yuan a month, so that the two of them wouldn't spend it on Mu Huaimin as soon as they got it.

Old Wei meant well, but when his aunt found out, she treated him like an enemy and stared at him with resentment from beginning to end.

"Old Wei personally delivered the person there and even took photos," Ying Mingcheng showed her the photos. The little girl was wearing Xiao Heping's old clothes and holding a small horse doll, which Xiao Huihui had shared with her.

Two elderly people, who looked very knowledgeable, were happily holding a little girl in their arms, standing in front of a residential building. The building looked quite nice.

Mu Huaixi's tears welled up suddenly. Ying Mingcheng said that this photo was taken when she was delivered home, and that the little girl only had this one outfit and one toy.

"You'll have a better life from now on," Mu Huaixi said, touching the little girl's face. She flipped through the photos and saw the address and phone number of the family that adopted her.

Ying Mingcheng asked her, "Are you relieved now?"

"Yes, things will get better from now on," Mu Huaixi wiped away her tears and put the envelope away. "This family is very generous. Let's consider them another relative from now on."

“I’ll do as you say. I’ve also found out about the scholarship program. There’s a girl in the cherry orchard near Zhangjiagou who got into high school but doesn’t have the money to go. Old Wei said the Public Security Bureau raised some money for her, but her family still doesn’t agree.”

“Going to high school is great!” Mu Huaixi nodded.

Ying Mingcheng also thought it was good. "The Youth League Committee here has also found a few people. I'll compile their information later and we can take a look together."

"Let's do this with Xiao Hui and Xiao Heping," Mu Huaixi said. She didn't want the children to live in a vacuum; they needed to understand that many people were still struggling to make ends meet.

Ying Mingcheng gave her a deep look and agreed.

"Mom, there's a letter for you!" Little Grey, holding his sister's hand, took a letter out of his military satchel as soon as they returned.

Mu Huaixi took the document and opened it, and after a long while, she exclaimed, "Today is truly a day of triple joy! We've found the old Taoist doctor's relative, and finally we know about this teacher's life!"

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