Chapter 136 Chen Shuning Refuses to Adopt an Abandoned Baby
Chapter 136 Chen Shuning Refuses to Adopt an Abandoned Baby
Chen Shuning didn't stop until he left the street where the post office was. He bent over, panting, and said intermittently: "It's so terrible! Why are there people urging me to get married everywhere..."
Xu Qingshan and Chen Jiawang looked much more relaxed, at least not as tired as Chen Shuning.
Xu Qingshan's face looked a little unnatural. He frowned and asked Chen Jiawang, "Are all the people in Dahe Town so enthusiastic? They always introduce people to each other?"
Chen Jiawang smiled and said, "In the countryside, people get married early. When they're old enough to get married, as long as they're not studying, they'll find a partner.
Before, Shuning was still studying, so no one asked. Now he's graduated~ No one knew the college entrance exams were about to resume, so there must be people who are worried about him!
Chen Shuning smiled bitterly and said, "I'm so scared! They suddenly want to introduce me to someone, and I haven't even considered my personal issues yet! I have to tell my dad about this later.
If his colleagues see me and bring this up, I'd better not meet them and avoid them!"
Chen Shuning's words successfully calmed Xu Qingshan. His unhappiness faded, and a smile appeared on his face.
Xu Qingshan raised his hand and pointed ahead, saying, "Let's go! The police station is just ahead."
Even though it was after get off work, there was always someone on duty at the police station. Today, the person on duty was Guo Junshan.
He walked slowly into the duty room, carrying his lunch box and water cup. He sat down at his desk, picked up his chopsticks, and prepared to eat. He looked up and saw Chen Shuning.
Guo Junshan frowned, thinking: Why is Shuning here at the police station again? Is there something wrong again?
Guo Junshan put down his chopsticks, no longer in the mood to eat, and opened the door and walked out...
Guo Junshan strode towards Chen Shuning and asked with concern: "Shuning, why are you here?"
Xu Qingshan raised his eyebrows when he heard Guo Junshan calling him so affectionately, and observed Chen Shuning's reaction subtly.
Chen Shuning felt that she and Guo Junshan were already very familiar with each other and did not care what Guo Junshan called her.
Guo Junshan rubbed his hands and led a few people to the duty room: "Let's go in and talk! It's too cold outside~"
Guo Junshan poured a cup of hot water and handed it to Chen Shuning, but then felt it was too abrupt, so he poured two more cups and handed them to Chen Jiawang and Xu Qingshan.
Guo Junshan asked with concern: "It's dark now, why did you come here suddenly? Did you encounter any problems?"
Chen Shuning blew on the hot water, took a sip, and felt revived. Then he answered Guo Junshan's question: "Officer Guo, today we found a child from the grove outside the village."
"Picking up a child?" Guo Junshan's expression turned serious. He took out a notebook from the desk and prepared to record the case.
"Shuning, tell me the details."
Chen Shuning nodded and explained the whole story: "Today we went outside the village to watch the fun, and on the way back we passed by the grove...
…It’s a girl, just born, and the amniotic fluid hasn’t even been wiped off her body! She’s in our house now, and we don’t know what to do…”
Guo Junshan took notes seriously. After Chen Shuning finished speaking, he looked up and said, "Well, it's too late today. I'll take someone over to take a look tomorrow.
Wait for me at home. I need you to take me to the place where I found the child to look for clues. Let's find the child's biological parents first."
"What if we can't find them?" Chen Shuning asked, "Actually, abandoning children is not a new thing. There have been many abandoned babies in Dahe Town over the years..."
Guo Junshan frowned even deeper: "If we really can't find any clues, the child will be sent to an orphanage. If anyone wants to adopt the child, they can go through the adoption procedures and adopt through formal channels.
We do not recommend adopting children privately. It can create many long-term risks.”
Chen Shuning thought the same thing. She didn't approve of adopting a child privately. What would she say when the child grew up and her biological parents came looking for her?
The adoptive parents say the child was abandoned, and the biological parents say the child was stolen. Who should the child believe?
Guo Junshan was afraid that the Chen family would suffer, so he patiently explained: "If you want to adopt a child, you must listen to me and follow the formal procedures step by step!
Similar cases have occurred before. Adoptive parents raised abandoned babies with great difficulty. When the children grew up, their biological parents came to their door and said that the children were abducted.
The adoptive parents had no evidence to prove the child was abandoned. In the end, the child chose to go with his biological parents."
Chen Shuning scratched his hair and said a little embarrassedly: "Our family is not suitable for adopting children."
She felt that this was too cold and heartless, and quickly explained: "If we adopt this child, we don't know who should be her parents.
My parents are not young anymore and they don't have the time or energy to raise her. My brother and sister-in-law just got married and will have their own children in the future.
Let alone my second brother and I. I want to continue my studies and my second brother wants to join the army. Our family situation is not suitable for adopting her."
"Officer Guo, it's not that we don't have good intentions," Chen Jiawang said. "Even if we can't find the child's biological parents, we should still find a family with better conditions to adopt her.
Rather than making hasty decisions and letting our children suffer with us."
What Chen Shuning and his sister said was very realistic, even a little heartbreaking. Guo Junshan nodded without commenting.
"Okay~ It's getting late, so let's leave it at that for now. I'll come see you guys tomorrow morning."
"By the way, you haven't had dinner yet, right? Wait for me, I'll get you something to eat."
"No need~" Chen Shuning quickly stopped Guo Junshan: "Officer Guo, you go ahead and do your work! We'll be back soon. It's not far, we'll be home soon."
Chen Shuning gave Chen Jiawang a wink, and Chen Jiawang quickly got up and walked out. After they all went out, Chen Shuning followed them out.
"Officer Guo, thank you~ See you tomorrow~"
It was completely dark, but luckily there was a moon tonight so we didn't have to travel in the dark.
Chen Shuning hugged Xiaomi tightly in his arms and followed Chen Jiawang. The three of them walked back talking and laughing.
Xu Qingshan was in a good mood, and the smile on his face never faded throughout the journey.
"Liu Gui and Han Mei are planning to get their marriage certificate and have invited everyone to get together for a simple meal in a few days."
Chen Shuning counted on his fingers and asked curiously, "What day is it exactly? My grandfather is thinking of getting a wild boar to have a great time on New Year's Eve!"
"They didn't say anything." Xu Qingshan said calmly: "It's just those few days anyway. It's almost the New Year. It's almost there~"
Chen Shuning thought of what Wang Na had told her and asked softly, "Xu Qingshan, does Han Mei really borrow clothes everywhere?"
"Yeah, that seems to be the case." Xu Qingshan recalled carefully, then said, "I don't know the details. I heard Liu Gui say that she was quite frugal."
Suddenly, Chen Shuning heard a strange sound.
"save--"
"Who? Who is there?" Chen Shuning stopped and looked in the direction where the sound came from. There were only a few lonely haystacks there, and no one was there.
Chen Jiawang subconsciously protected Chen Shuning behind him and looked over there with wide eyes. Not to mention people, there was not even a bird!
"Shuning, did you hear wrong?"
"Maybe—"
What they didn't see was that behind the haystack, a thin woman was being held down to the ground by a tall and strong man, with her mouth covered.
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