Chapter 1340: Chapter 1340: What Should I Do Now?
Once Ji Lin’s emotions had stabilized, Luo Qiao asked, "Does the family know about your pregnancy now?"
Ji Lin looked out the window: "Qiaoqiao, if you wanted to keep the baby inside you, you’d have to let someone else adopt your eldest. What would you choose?"
Luo Qiao looked at Ji Lin confusedly, wondering if she was actually considering adopting out her eldest just to have the second child. She worried whether the child would end up blaming her when they grew up.
Seeing that Luo Qiao did not speak, Ji Lin continued: "The wife of Ji Wei’s older brother was injured while saving Big Brother and hasn’t been able to have children for many years. Her family has been wanting them to adopt a child, saying raising one from a young age is just like raising their own.
But she was rather reluctant and has been actively seeking treatment without success. A few days ago, when Ji Wei shared the news of my pregnancy with the family, to my surprise, his sister-in-law suggested adopting Zijian.
She also said that once the household registration is transferred, the child in my belly would comply with policy regulations. Ji Wei is somewhat tempted because, even after adoption, it would still be our son.
Qiaoqiao, what should I do now?"
To be honest, Luo Qiao also didn’t know what to do. It wasn’t her place to decide, after all, who could predict the future.
Luo Qiao casually suggested, "If it really doesn’t work out, you could just stay abroad. Once the child is born, you can let them adopt the second one, as long as you’re willing."
To her surprise, Ji Lin nodded and said, "Your words actually remind me of something."
Then she added: "I’ve personally taken care of Zijian since he was a baby. I can’t bear to let him be adopted by them. Wouldn’t it be different if I stayed abroad?"
What Luo Qiao had said as a casual joke was taken seriously by Ji Lin.
Afterwards, she changed her worried look, and shouted outside, "Waiter, order the dishes."
Luo Qiao asked quietly, "You’re not really thinking of going abroad to give birth, are you?"
Ji Lin picked up the menu: "Let me eat first and then think it over carefully to see if it’s feasible."
Luo Qiao glanced at her and thought, Ji Lin’s temper really was something else. A second ago she was in tears and now it’s like drifting smoke, casually ordering a lot of dishes from the menu.
After the waiter left, Ji Lin said, "Qiaoqiao, I think this is a workable idea. Honestly, I don’t want to have an abortion. Since it has come, it means the baby and I were meant to be together. But I don’t want to let my personally raised Zijian be adopted by them either."
Having heard all this, Luo Qiao could understand her feelings. She herself would probably make the same choice.
Once the dishes arrived, they started talking about ’Yiren Jiao’. Now, aside from several branches opened in Capital City, big cities like Shanghai, Guangzhou, and capital cities across the provinces also had chain stores.
Now that Ji Lin had trained management personnel, even if she left for a while, there would be no issues.
When they parted after two days, Ji Lin was back to her usual self: "Sis, thanks. You’ll support me, won’t you."
Luo Qiao reached out and hugged Ji Lin, "I’ll wait for your news."
Watching her drive away and only then getting into her own car, she thought if she hadn’t encountered that opportunity back then, unable to obtain a permit for a second child, what would she have done?
She pondered this question all the way back to the office.
Thinking of her three handsome and clever sons, a smile couldn’t help but spread across her face.
After being busy all afternoon, she received a call from Lu Yichen, reminding her not to forget to visit their grandparents that evening.
The two had agreed that Luo Qiao would pick up Yanyan and Yueyue at the kindergarten gate after work, and they would go together.
When she picked up her daughters, Luo Qiao asked, "Babies, do you have a lot of homework today?"
Yanyan playfully said, "Sister and I finished our homework at school. Mom, aren’t we great?"
Luo Qiao replied with a smile, "Indeed you are great, but Mommy will check later, and if the handwriting isn’t neat, you’ll have to rewrite it all over again."
Yanyan climbed into the car: "Sister already checked my homework, Mom, you can rest assured. Don’t believe me? Ask Sister."
Yueyue nodded: "We checked each other’s work."
After Yanyan was settled, she asked: "Mom, are we going back to Great Granny’s house today?"
Luo Qiao got into the car: "Yes, sit tight, we’re heading out now."