Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife
Chapter 306 - 0306: Choose One From Two 2_1

Chapter 306: Chapter 0306: Choose One From Two 2_1

At this moment, Lu Tianjun and Guan Cheng entered one after the other. The former was holding a bowl of dumplings, the latter a bowl of porridge, both bowls steaming and releasing an appetizing aroma.

Lu’s father called out, "Brother Song, let’s eat first. We can discuss the child’s situation after the meal."

This time, Old Song didn’t decline. He took the chopsticks handed over by Feng Qingxue, ate a dumpling, and fed Gangzi with a spoon of porridge.

Who knows whether Gangzi hadn’t seen dumplings before or hadn’t eaten them before, but all his attention was on the savory and sticky white porridge. He didn’t even give a glance to the dumplings. He sipped the porridge, smacking his lips delightfully.

The lamb and cabbage stuffed dumplings were so fragrant! They had thin skin, generous filling, and were richly flavoured. Having not tasted meat for many years, Old Song was initially able to hold himself back, but once a dumpling reached his stomach, he couldn’t resist his craving any longer. He wolfed down, finishing the dumplings in no time, even drinking the dumpling soup at the bottom of the bowl and contentedly belched.

A bowl of porridge also filled up Gangzi, his eyes finally showing a bit of shine.

Feng Qingxue’s heart softened, she called her sister to bring a hard fruit candy to him. The little fellow was so delighted that his eyes squinted, and he finally spat out his first sentence since arriving at the Lu family, "So sweet!"

Old Song seemed to see a ray of hope, and looked forward to Feng Qingxue with anticipation, "Gangzi is really well-behaved, not naughty at all."

"I know." Feng Qingxue felt pity for this parentless child. Although she could afford to keep him, it wasn’t a situation that could be resolved just by having the means. She couldn’t deal with the potential problems this situation would bring, and it seemed unrealistic for Old Song to bring Gangzi back, "How about I report it to the military?"

Song Dazhu was a martyr, the state would certainly have a solution. Even by rules and regulations, they could arrange for Gangzi’s livelihood appropriately.

Lu’s father’s eyes flashed with appreciation.

However, Old Song was taken aback, "Report to the military? No, no!"

As he spoke, he frantically waved his hands.

"Why not?" Feng Qingxue asked.

Old Song said awkwardly, "If the officers of the military knew that our production brigade can’t even take care of a child, they definitely wouldn’t have a good impression of us! We didn’t dare to send the child to the city’s orphanage for the same reason, fearing that the officers would blame us, thinking we can’t even handle a small matter properly."

Feng Qingxue retorted irritably, "So you know it all along!"

Old Song frowned in distress and remained silent.

"So what should we do?" Old Song was indeed out of ideas.

Feng Qingxue said seriously, "There are two choices. First, you take him back. We will still send ten yuan and ten grain tickets every month, and his life and future will be your production brigade’s responsibility. The second option is to write a testimony in front of our production brigade secretary, placing the child temporarily in our brigade. We already have a group of orphans living separately, all parentless children. If I take the initiative, they won’t mind having another child. Once we receive a reply from the military, we can arrange for the child’s future according to the military’s answer."

Gangzi is the orphan of a martyr and should be taken care of by the state.

We can’t let the child grow up thinking his father sacrificed for the nation and yet the state didn’t care for him.

Old Song had brought Gangzi here without ever intending to take him back. After a long silence, he finally spoke, "We’ll choose the second option! If this child goes back, he’ll likely die. If he stays here, he might have a shot at life."

Feng Qingxue immediately asked Guan Cheng to fetch Wang Zhengguo.