Chapter 99 Refusing to Be a Stepmother (1)

Chapter 99 Refusing to Be a Stepmother (1)

"Wife, you see how pitiful these three children are, just take them in! After the flood is over, I will find their families and send them back." The man pleaded anxiously.

Xu Jinhuan opened his eyes and looked at the three children in front of him. They were all dirty, as if they had rolled in a mud puddle. They had timid eyes, and they were tugging at the corners of their clothes, looking pitiful.

But the conditions of this family didn't seem to be very good. The house was made of mud, the cabinets were tattered, and the dishes were broken. How could they accommodate three children in such poor conditions?

She asked, "Can't we just hand over the three children to the police?"

The man was stunned for a moment, then explained: "The police also have a lot of things to do. Don't bother them with such a small matter. It's only a few days. I will send them back when the flood is over."

Xu Jinhuan: “…”

Isn't that what the police do?

She looked at the three children and asked, "Do you want to go to the police station or stay at our house?"

The three children hurriedly shook their heads, and were so scared that they were about to cry.

"Don't scare them," the man said.

Xu Jinhuan: “…”

Is this also called bluffing?

What an insult to the word scare.

However, from this sentence, she also knew the virtue of this man.

Not worthy of being a husband.

He treats his three foreign children better than he treats his wife.

She said, "Okay! If you want to take me in, then take me in! I'm going to go out and get some fresh air."

"Wait a moment!"

As she reached the door, she was stopped. She turned her head and frowned at the man.

The man grunted for a long time and said, "The children need to take a bath, change into clean clothes, and make them something to eat. They haven't eaten for a long time, and they will starve if they don't eat."

Xu Jinhuan looked at him sarcastically: "Didn't you want to take them in? Just take care of them yourself!"

The man was stunned for a moment, then looked at Xu Jinhuan with disappointment, as if she had made a huge mistake.

Xu Jinhuan rolled her eyes and went straight out. The weather outside was gloomy but not cold. She looked around while calling the system to receive the plot.

This is a story about a male protagonist who is an adoptive father, called "Father's Love is Like a Mountain".

The original owner was from the countryside, but she was pretty and had many boys chasing after her. She chose a kind and honest one among them, the male lead Zhang Shan.

After they got married, they were not in love and sweet together, but they respected each other and lived a decent life.

The only regret is that they have been married for three years and still have no children. They went to the hospital for a check-up and there was nothing wrong with their health, but they just couldn't get pregnant.

One afternoon, when the original owner and Zhang Shan returned home from get off work, they saw three more children in the house. After asking, they found out that there was a flood in their hometown and they fled here.

Seeing the three children looking so pitiful, Zhang Shan, who had always longed for children, softened his heart and told the original owner that he wanted to take the three children in and send them back after the flood was over.

The original owner was not a heartless person, so he agreed, washed the three children, prepared delicious food, and comforted them in a gentle voice not to be afraid.

Half a month passed and the flood was over. Zhang Shan took his three children to look for their relatives, but they were either gone or could not be found.

In desperation, Zhang Shan could only take the three children home and told the original owner that he wanted to adopt the three children so that the original owner would not have to suffer the pain of childbirth.

The original owner didn't agree.

People with mental problems raise other people's children instead of their own children.

The original owner suggested sending the three children to an orphanage, hoping that a family with better conditions might adopt them. If not, they could still be supported by the state, which would be much better than having to eat coarse food with them.

Zhang Shan didn't say anything, but turned around and called Zhang's mother to persuade the original owner.

They say ridiculous things like, "Why bother giving birth to a child yourself when you already have one?"

Seeing that the original owner still could not be persuaded, Zhang Shan made the three children kneel in front of the original owner, crying and begging the original owner to adopt them, and said something like they would definitely treat the original owner as their own mother and be filial to her in the future.

The original owner was moved by her crying and finally nodded and agreed. From then on, she lived in dire straits. Taking care of the three children was no longer out of kindness, but her obligation.

And if they fail to take good care of the child, neighbors will gossip about him/her, saying that the child is not their biological child and that they will not really love the child.

But even though the original owner worked hard and took care of the three children very carefully, the three children were still closer to Zhang Shan and would only give good things to Zhang Shan.

Outsiders jokingly asked the three children, "Who is better, your mother or your father?"

The three children always answered, "Hello, Dad."

The original owner was very sad about this, but she did not blame the three children. She thought they were still young and ignorant, and they would understand when they grew up.

As a result, the three children fell ill before they grew up.

Influenza damages the lungs and requires expensive treatment.

The original owner and Zhang Shan were ordinary workers. The money they earned was only enough to cover the expenses of a family of five, and sometimes it was not enough.

In order to treat the three children, the original owner and Zhang Shan went to borrow money from relatives. After seeing their faces, they finally borrowed a little money, but it was still not enough to cover the medical expenses.

Helplessly, the two could only sell blood to barely raise enough medical expenses.

When the three children recovered and were discharged from the hospital, the original owner felt dizzy due to fatigue and excessive blood loss. He asked for leave to lie in bed to rest and gave the three children money to buy food outside.

In a daze, someone came to the house and asked where the original owner was.

The three children said in unison: "Mom is lazy, she sleeps all day at home and doesn't cook for us."

The original owner felt very heartbroken, and when Zhang Shan came back, she told Zhang Shan about the incident, saying that the three children were ungrateful and asked Zhang Shan to send the three children away.

Zhang Shan disagreed, thinking that the original owner was not kind and was too harsh in treating the three children.

The original owner was so angry that she kept clamoring to go back to her parents' home. On the way home, she was hit by a car and could not be saved.

Zhang Shan and his three children cried sadly. After the car owner paid a huge compensation, the father and his sons forgave the car owner.

He used the money to build a big house, hired a nanny to take care of his three children, and sent his three children to college.

After returning from school, the three children were particularly filial to Zhang Shan. They bought him a car, a villa, and hired several people to take care of him.

This act of repaying gratitude was captured by the media and reported. Zhang Shan became the representative of the best adoptive father, and the three children also gained a good reputation for repaying gratitude.

Only the original owner was mentioned lightly a few times, but no one cared.