sjar Chapter 469 Adopting Lin Youyou's Child
Chapter 469 Adopting Lin Youyou's Child
An Shiya's cries were like shattered glass, rippling through the video. Wu Zhenzhen hurriedly leaned in front of the camera, the flour on her chest rubbing against the phone screen, but she was still looking at her daughter on the screen, and her fingertips touched the cold glass. "When Mom left your biological father, my marriage to your father was a mistake, but I don't regret giving birth to you. But later, your father became even more violent, beating me every three days and every two days. I wanted to take you away, but he hid you. I hid because I couldn't find you. I'm really sorry for you."
"Mom," An Shiya choked up as she pointed the camera at the baby. The child looked around curiously. She said excitedly, "Mom, I never hated you. On the contrary, I sympathize with you very much. You met a gambler like my dad, and I'm glad you left him."
Upon hearing this, Wu Zhenzhen said guiltily, "Shiya, don't you hate your mother? I've had nightmares every day these years. I dreamed that he locked you in a dark room, that you were sick with a fever and no one was taking care of you..." She trembled and cried bitterly across the phone screen, "I didn't even dare to inquire about your news, for fear of hearing something bad. If you're not doing well, I will never forgive myself for the rest of my life."
The dim glow of her phone screen revealed An Shiya's red eyes. She gently held her daughter in her arms, her fingertips unconsciously stroking her soft hair. "When I was little, I did complain about why other children had their mothers to pick them up, while I had to go to school alone." Memories flooded through her mind like a tide. She recalled a rainstorm. Other children hid in their mothers' raincoats, while she ran through the rain with her schoolbag on her head, no one caring when mud splashed down her trouser legs. "But only after I became a mother myself did I understand how desperate you must have been back then."
Upon hearing this, Wu Zhenzhen quickly said, "Child, I'm sorry! But is Lin Youyou really willing to hand the child over to us? Is there some conspiracy? I'm afraid she'll take revenge on you, okay?"
At this time, Gong Haotian saw Wu Zhenzhen, who was about to cry but had no tears, and said distressedly: "Zhenzhen, the child has forgiven you, don't be sad anymore, okay? Let's take Shiya and the child back together, and have a good meal as a family, okay? And then invite Gu Yuxuan over as well, okay?"
After hearing this, An Shiya quickly said, "The child is in Mo Wanting's ward. Come over quickly! Then we will complete the formalities. The child's birth certificate is in the swaddling clothes. By the way, Mom, Lin Youyou must have truly repented. She left the child outside Mo Wanting's ward. The child is very healthy, a boy. And Mo Wanting just gave birth and needs to rest. Let's take the child home!"
Wu Zhenzhen wiped her tears and said firmly: "Okay, we will be there soon. You and the child wait for us there, don't leave." She turned to Gong Haotian and said: "Let's go, let's leave the child here!" After that, she hung up the phone.
Two hours later, Wu Zhenzhen and Gong Haotian arrived at the hospital. When they opened the ward door, An Shiya was sitting by the bed, holding the sleeping baby in her arms. Mo Wanting was sitting beside her. Seeing the frail Mo Wanting, Wu Zhenzhen said, "Thank you, Miss Mo. We will cherish this child with our lives."
Wu Zhenzhen looked at the pink little face in her arms and choked up, "This child is so pitiful!" She gently brushed the baby's fine eyelashes with her fingertips. The yellowed birth certificate in the swaddling clothes was still stained with water on the corners. "This child has a miserable life. The mother went to jail right after the child was born." Before she finished speaking, the originally quiet baby suddenly started crying, and her little face turned red.
An Shiya hurriedly reached for the bottle, but saw that Mo Wanting had already stood up and taken the warm milk from the bedside table: "The baby is hungry, I just warmed it up." She skillfully put the pacifier into the baby's mouth.
I lowered my eyes to look at the gradually quieting child in my arms, my Adam's apple moving. "She left the child outside our ward. She left us a letter, hoping I could find someone willing to take her in." The ward fell silent, with only the faint sound of a baby sucking milk. Gong Haotian suddenly pulled a velvet box from his suit pocket and opened it to reveal a small gold lock. "Here, put it on Nian Nian to share in the good luck."
At that moment, the door to the ward was flung open, and Gu Yuxuan rushed in, holding a stroller, beads of sweat on his forehead. "There was a traffic jam on the way, did you get delayed?" He glanced at everyone, finally landing on An Shiya's face, his eyes filled with concern. "Shiya, are you okay?"
An Shiya nodded, and suddenly remembered something: "Oh, Wanting, didn't you say that Lin Youyou left her date of birth? Hurry up and give them this certificate. Then, take advantage of today to get the date of birth and ask them to apply for a birth certificate for the child so that the child can be registered directly."
I pulled a neatly folded brown paper bag from the pocket of my hospital gown, my fingers pausing for a moment at the seal. "Youyou instructed me to prepare all the paperwork in advance." The yellowed birth certificate curled up slightly at the corners, revealing the baby's name, "Lin Tianyu," printed in fountain pen. The "Lin" had obvious traces of an erasure.
Gong Haotian took the documents and examined them carefully, his reading glasses sliding down to the tip of his nose. "Birth certificate, paternity test report, custody transfer agreement...even an official letter from the notary office." His voice trembled. "This child's mother is a meticulous person."
"There's more than that." Mo Wanting took out a small red silk bag, inside of which lay a longevity lock with body temperature. "She asked someone to send this to the child from the detention center, saying it was to calm the child." The back of the longevity lock was engraved with the crooked words "Sui Sui An", which was obviously engraved in a hurry.
An Shiya gently stroked the cold lock and suddenly found a note tucked inside the silk cloth. The moment she unfolded it, she saw a line of delicate, tear-stained handwriting: "If possible, please don't tell me I'm his mother. I wish him peace and safety in his life."
"It's still not too late to get your household registration done." Gu Yuxuan glanced at his watch. "The household registration office closes at five, so we can still get a number if we rush over now." He pulled out a pre-prepared document bag from his bag. "Uncle and Aunt, I've copied all the necessary documents. I'm just waiting for the birth certificate to be filled out."
Wu Zhenzhen handed Gong Nian'an to An Shiya, her hands shaking a little: "I'll go with you." She turned to look at me on the hospital bed, "Wanting, can you handle it?" I said, "You go! I just gave birth to a child, and the doctor told me to have a good rest. My little daughter is still in the incubator?"
"We're leaving then. This child is a token of our gratitude. If you need us in the future, the Gong family will be there for you." With that, An Shiya, Wu Zhenzhen, and Gong Haotian boarded Gu Yuxuan's car, heading to the household registration office. Gong Tianyu slept soundly in the stroller. An Shiya held the birth certificate, her pen tip hovering over the "father" column, which was blank. An Shiya felt a strong connection between the child and them; he hadn't cried or made a fuss since coming to their side.
The electronic screen in the household registration hall showed "Processing in progress on the 17th". Gong Haotian suddenly slapped his thigh and said, "Oh no! We haven't taken ID photos for our children yet!" As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Yuxuan took out a photo like a magic trick - it was taken with a SLR this morning. Gong Nian'an was wearing a gold lock and grinning at the camera with his toothless mouth.