Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife
Chapter 921 - 0921: Foster Son Chen Chi 1

Chapter 921: Chapter 0921: Foster Son Chen Chi 1

Chen Xueniang resolved to remain unmarried and now she has adopted a child. Feng Qingxue doesn’t know what others think, but she was genuinely happy for Chen Xueniang. It could alleviate loneliness, so she immediately crouched down to look Chen Chi in the eyes, "Chen Chi, hello, this is our first meeting. Welcome to our home as a guest. You can call me Auntie Qingxue."

But upon closer inspection, Feng Qingxue was taken aback by Chen Chi’s appearance.

Chen Chi had thick eyebrows and large eyes, a robust and energetic presence, yet he seemed somewhat shy, shrinking behind Chen Xueniang.

Feng Qingxue moved forward a couple of steps and brushed away the stray hair on his forehead, noticing a conspicuous small red mole.

"This child is nothing like me, too timid," Chen Xueniang said as she rubbed her son’s head and lowered her voice to speak to him, "Chen Chi, this is Auntie Qingxue. Her name, like Mom’s, also contains the character ’xue’. Do you see the little brother and sister in front of Auntie? Why don’t you go and play with them? Our Chen Chi is a good child."

Chen Chi still didn’t move, clutching tightly to the corner of Chen Xueniang’s clothes.

"Mommy!" Xibao came over and took a look at Chen Chi, exclaiming in surprise and pointing at Chen Chi’s face, "Mommy, Mommy, Brother Lao Yi, Brother Lao Yi! Is it Brother Lao Yi? Brother!"

Feng Qingxue glanced back at her son. "This isn’t Brother; this is Little Brother."

"Little Brother?" Xibao approached to take Chen Chi’s hand, "Little Brother, I’ll take you to play. I have a little sister; do you have one?"

Although older and not as chubby and cute as when he was little, Xibao’s smile was so warm that it involuntarily inspired affection, and Chen Chi actually responded, "I don’t have a sister."

"Then I’ll share my sister with you!" Xibao said as he grabbed one of Chen Chi’s hands and reached for Fubao with the other, "Call him brother, okay?"

Fubao smiled tenderly and sweetly at Chen Chi, "Brother!"

The three children went out to play hand in hand, leaving the adults feeling inexplicably delighted.

Feng Qingxue stood up to greet Chen Xueniang and poured her a glass of water, "Sister Xueniang, when did you adopt the child? How did you adopt him? When we disembarked from our carriage last time, you didn’t mention it at all. Look at me, I didn’t even have time to prepare a meet-and-greet gift."

"There’s no need for a meet-and-greet gift," Chen Xueniang said as she took a sip of water. "Last winter, there was a heavy snowfall with snow half a foot thick. As there was no work at the factory, I went out of town to enjoy the snow, which I do every winter because I love it. Little did I expect that on my way back, I would find this child. He was abandoned in the ditch by the roadside, so cold he was almost senseless, his lips turning purple, practically on his last breath. I tucked him into my clothes and brought him home. When he woke up, he persistently called me mom. I couldn’t find his family, nor had I heard anyone lost a child, so I officially adopted him. I found him in the snow, where he almost froze to death, so I named him Chen Chi—fire overcoming ice and snow, you see!"

"Your kind deed will surely be rewarded in the future," Feng Qingxue said.

Chen Xueniang waved her hand, "I didn’t adopt him for any reward. But why did Xibao call Chen Chi ’Brother Lao Yi’? What’s the story there? Who is Lao Yi? Is it because he looks like him?"

"That’s exactly what I wanted to tell you, Sister Xueniang. This child’s identity might be somewhat extraordinary," Feng Qingxue replied.

Chen Xueniang paused in surprise, "You mean Chen Chi comes from an exceptional background? Speak, I’m listening."