NCCnovel Chapter 690 Can't I be adopted?
Chapter 690 Can't I be adopted?
Now you're suddenly telling him that Wang Jianguo is his father? How is he supposed to live? He's being bullied at school and afraid to go. What is he supposed to do? You've raised him for so long, can you really bear to watch him be ruined? Can you bear it? No matter what, the child is innocent.
Fang Qing's words moved the guards deeply; if they were soft-hearted, they might have actually been persuaded by her.
Lu Jiangting was momentarily dazed.
In the past, he would have softened his heart.
But now...
Scenes from the past flashed through his mind, recalling the deceptions and hurts he had suffered...
Lu Jiangting used to feel really sorry for Wang Chenchen, that child. He felt sorry for him because he was so young and hadn't even remembered what his father looked like before his father passed away.
Hearing that he was bullied because he didn't have a father made him feel even worse than if he himself were being bullied.
And Fang Qing, he always felt that Fang Qing had a hard time.
He assumed that Fang Qing's relationship with Wang Jianjun was the same as his relationship with Yu Yao.
They grew up together as childhood sweethearts.
But they were in a much worse situation than him and Yuyao.
He and Yuyao grew up under the loving care of their parents, but they barely survived under the torment of their stepmother.
He felt that Fang Qing had endured so many years, finally bought a house, escaped from that family, and was about to live a good life with Jianjun, but Jianjun was gone.
After this happened, Fang Qing became a widow at a young age, raising a son alone. It was incredibly difficult for her.
In those years, he always granted Fang Qing's requests and took good care of her and her son.
Besides the fact that they were Wang Jianjun's widow and orphan, he also felt sorry for Wang Chenchen and Fang Qing because he thought she had a hard time.
Of course, those feelings of soft-heartedness and reluctance will forever remain in the past.
Now, he will not soften his heart because of anything Fang Qing says.
He's pitiful, she's had a tough time, it's all Fang Qing's own fault.
“If Chenchen was adopted by Jianjun from the beginning as Wang Jianguo’s son, to carry on Jianjun’s lineage, then we can accept everything you say.”
After all, there is a tradition of adoption in order to continue the family line for brothers, sisters, relatives and friends.
This is especially true between brothers.
"But...adopting offspring and deception are two different things."
He will never be fooled by Fang Qing again.
Fang Qing: "Why do you have to dwell on the process? As long as the result is the same, isn't that enough? Don't pursue this matter any further. Just consider Chenchen as Wang Jianguo's adopted son, who was given to Jianjun. They are brothers anyway, and Chenchen is a descendant of the Wang family. Go ask their father, ask the other members of the Wang family. I believe no one will refuse."
I have to say, Fang Qing is really amazing.
Fortunately, modern people don't fall for her tricks.
If this had happened in ancient times, or even if it had been handled by a family in a village behind closed doors, the outcome might have been exactly as Fang Qing described.
This both covered up the family scandal and preserved the lineage of Wang Jianjun.
Lu Jiangting understood that Fang Qing didn't understand some of the道理 (principles/reasons), or rather, she deliberately didn't understand.
They thought that if they could fool themselves, they could fool others.
“You may have misunderstood something. I was indeed the plaintiff in the last case, and it is true that as long as I withdrew the case, you and Wang Jianguo would be fine. But I am not the plaintiff in this case. It is the higher-ups who want to sue you for defrauding the organization of child support payments.”
Fang Qing was taken aback.
Lu Jiangting took a deep breath and said, "I won't help you, and I can't help you. I advise you to honestly confess, as this is the only way to get leniency."
Fang Qing didn't believe it, thinking that since Lu Jiangting had started this, he had the right to withdraw the lawsuit.
A tearful plea for mercy.
Lu Jiangting ignored her and got up to leave.
Back in his dorm room, lying on his bed, Lu Jiangting recalled Fang Qing's tearful appearance and suddenly became absent-minded again.
In a daze, he saw some strange images again.
Fang Qing found Chenchen, who had a bloody head, and told him that Chenchen was being bullied by his classmates because he didn't have a father, and she wanted Chenchen to change schools.
He agreed.
But on the day of the new school, Fang Qing asked him if he could pretend to be Chenchen's father in order to prevent the same thing from happening again.
He was initially unwilling, but he told Fang Qing to clearly tell the school the truth about Chenchen's father, and that he would no longer be bullied.
But Fang Qing said that adults are sensible, but children are not.
They didn't understand what a martyr was; they only knew he didn't have a father.
She had said the same thing back at her old school, but Chenchen was still bullied.
Lu Jiangting thought about it and agreed, thinking that elementary school children were too young and didn't understand things, so they couldn't be reasoned with.
It will be nice when I go to junior high school and am surrounded by older kids.
Older children are sensible.
It was only a few years later, so he agreed again.
He attended the parent-teacher meeting as Chenchen's father, so the teachers and parents all got to know him.
They praised Chenchen's father, and Chenchen wore a confident smile that she had never shown before.
Thinking about the benefits he could bring to Chenchen by pretending to be Chenchen's father, he smiled with satisfaction.
But he forgot one thing: that year, he had planned to bring Yuyao with him.
If Yuyao knew that he was at Chenchen's school and was Chenchen's father, what would Yuyao think?
How could he pretend to be Chenchen's father while also being Yuyao's husband?
Yu Yao already minded them, mother and son. If Yu Yao found out, she would definitely cause a scene.
If things get out of hand, what will people think of him?
So, wouldn't his help to Chenchen become a reason for him to be bullied by his classmates?
Not only Chenchen, but Fang Qing's reputation will also be affected.
So he had to give up the idea of bringing Yuyao over.
Thinking to myself, I'll just have to endure it for a few more years until Chenchen graduates from elementary school and goes to junior high.
Junior high students are all big kids; they understand reason.
And then... and then what happened next? He suddenly couldn't remember.
Lu Jiangting suddenly sat up, panting heavily.
Liu Anguo, who lived next door, was awakened by him and turned on the light.
Seeing his pale face, Liu Anguo was startled.
"Jiang Ting, what's wrong? Did you have a nightmare?"
Lu Jiangting turned his head in a daze.
After glancing at Liu Anguo and then at the familiar dormitory, her thoughts gradually returned to reality.
Lu Jiangting let out a long sigh of relief.
It turned out to be another hallucination of his.
Lu Jiangting turned his head and saw Liu Anguo looking at him with concern. He said, "I wasn't asleep. It wasn't a dream. It must be another hallucination."
"Huh? Hallucinations again? Did you take your medication?"
Lu Jiangting grabbed a bottle of medicine from the bedside table, took out two pills, and swallowed them whole.
"I knew I'd have hallucinations again today."
Liu Anguo: "Do you know how this could have been predicted?"
"Hmm, I'm gradually figuring out the pattern. When I see Fang Qing, I have hallucinations about her. When I see Yu Yao, I have hallucinations about her. Back in my hometown... all I have are hallucinations about Yu Yao, me, and the people from my hometown."