Transmigration: From Dragon Princess To Pampered Granddaughter
Chapter 175 - 177: Why Can’t I Figure It Out?

Chapter 175: Chapter 177: Why Can’t I Figure It Out?

"Adopt out that damned girl, when the family gets divided in the future, she could support one less freeloader then," Li Chunhua thought to herself.

Ma Xiulian noticed her expression and continued to press their third son, "You’ve admitted yourself that you didn’t behave like parents should. You’ve never treated Guibao as your own daughter over the years. Since you don’t lack daughters, why not adopt her out to your fourth brother?"

Chen Jianye, sure that he heard correctly, shook his head decisively without hesitation, "No way!"

He was not incapable of raising three children!

These days, only incompetent parents who couldn’t afford to raise children would adopt them out to others.

Besides, if he let his little daughter be adopted by his unmarried fourth brother, wouldn’t that be a burden on his brother when it comes to finding a wife?!

Listening in, Li Chunhua was extremely anxious!

Why couldn’t her husband understand such a good deal?!

But she didn’t dare to speak up at this time, causing her to fret inwardly.

Seeing his refusal, Ma Xiulian was not surprised.

Although this son was somewhat silly and easily swayed by his wife’s whisperings, at least his core principles weren’t completely corrupted.

But his principles are skewed, heavily biased towards his sons.

She wasn’t in a rush to force his agreement, but put on a rare worried expression: "The fourth one has been gone for so many years. He only returned once during the first two years, and hasn’t come home to see your father and me since then. I don’t even know if I’ll be able to see him again in this lifetime. Third one, I’m scared! Scared that the older one day will send off the younger one..."

Saying this, Ma Xiulian’s eyes suddenly well up, she was genuinely worried for the safety of their fourth son.

Sometimes she dreamed at night, envisioning the fourth one covered in blood, pleading for "Mom". Each time this dream would jolt her awake and keep her restless for the rest of the night.

But she has always been ferocious and stubborn, and apart from the old Chen with whom she had spent most of her life, she had never spoken about these worries to anyone else.

Hearing this for the first time, Chen Jianye felt both shocked and distressed. They were blood brothers after all, he didn’t want anything bad to happen to the fourth one either.

But he was a man of few words, unable to console others; he could only say, "Mom, stop worrying. The fourth one will definitely come home safe and sound!"

Despite what he said, he knew very well that being a soldier these days was truly life-threatening, otherwise, the wages wouldn’t be so high.

Although being a soldier was honorable, given the choice, he’d rather farm for the rest of his life, as long as he could be sure he was safe.

Ma Xiulian still wore a sorrowful expression, "That’s why I’m thinking that if that day ever comes, at least someone will be there to conduct the funeral rites."

This was her genuine thoughts,

The fourth son hadn’t married or fathered a child. If he never returned, there wouldn’t be any descendants to offer incense on his behalf!

Chen Jianye was deeply moved by this, if he himself didn’t have anyone to conduct his funeral rites, he’d probably die with his eyes wide open.

So he immediately understood, why his mom suddenly proposed for him to adopt Guibao to the fourth one.

"But Guibao is a girl!"

The traditional customs in their area stipulate that only sons can perform funerals for elder family members. The daughters, who are bound to marry off, are not eligible to do so.

Hearing this, Ma Xiulian proposed in a matter-of-fact fashion, "Then why don’t you have a few more sons? By then you can easily adopt one out to the fourth one."

Chen Jianye was stunned immediately: Let him adopt his son to the fourth one?!

Hearing this, Li Chunhua could no longer hold it together and jumped out yelling, "Mom, the second brother and his wife have two sons already. We only have one son. Why don’t they adopt their son to the fourth brother?!"