Chapter 271
271, Xie Yi (13 more
She had been caring for him for several months, so why not continue? Was it the judgment of others? Or was it that the family couldn’t afford it?
Having given birth, why not raise the child?
Faced with these questions, Xie Zhinuan couldn’t find answers. She also didn’t dare to idle. These clothes had to be washed and preserved, in hopes that one day, he might rely on these items to find his relatives.
After Xie Zhinuan had tidied everything up, she took a pattern, snip-snip, and cut out a simple outfit. She quickly sewed together a basic garment while the mute servant was feeding him porridge.
By the time Xie Zhinuan had finished the clothes, he had also eaten his fill.
He reached out for Xie Zhinuan to hold him.
“…”
Xie Zhinuan looked at him, he wasn’t exactly fair and rosy, rather somewhat dark; likely from being placed under the sun often. Her heart softened, and she took him into her arms, dressing him in the clothes and pants, then folded a diaper.
Perhaps due to his physical condition, Xie Zhinuan had not put him in open-crotch pants.
“Mom, mom!” He gently called out twice, leaning against Xie Zhinuan’s embrace, tears began to flow.
Xie Zhinuan found it painfully sad to watch.
This child must still be longing for his birth parents, unaware that they had abandoned him.
A slight sigh escaped her.
With rivers stretching in all directions, where would she even start to look for his relatives? Since he was abandoned, even if she found them, they might not be willing to take him back.
“From now on, you’ll be with me. No one wants you, and I’m all alone; let’s make do with each other. I’ll be your mother, and you’ll be my good son!” Xie Zhinuan said softly, kissing his forehead.
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“…” Yuanbao was stunned.The mute servant watched in silence, her eyes reflecting a measure of disapproval yet also admiration.
For an unmarried girl to be willing to take in a child was no small feat.
When Li Hengyi heard what Xie Zhinuan had said, he too was taken aback and stepped into the room, “Zhinuan, are you sure about this?”
“Yes, I’ve thought it through. We can’t find his family, and even if we could, what then? If they could cruelly abandon him once, they could do it twice. It’s better for me to adopt him. I won’t lack for food to feed him!” Xie Zhinuan whispered.
“But do you know what you’ll be facing if you take him in?” Li Hengyi asked.
What would she face?
Xie Zhinuan looked down at the well-behaved child in her arms and nodded slightly, “I know!”
“There will be all kinds of doubts, people pointing fingers, slanderous rumors to hurt me, and some may even use him to injure me, but I don’t care!” Xie Zhinuan’s words were firm and deliberate.
If it came to it, she’d just never marry.
And she had never planned on marriage; she just wanted a child. Now that a child had been delivered to her doorstep, wasn’t it perfect?
“…”
Li Hengyi knew Xie Zhinuan was stubborn.
So he didn’t try to force the issue.
Just as Xie Zhinuan had said, one less mouth to feed wouldn’t make a difference; they’d just raise him.
If they were going to take in the child, he would need a name.
Xie Zhinuan thought for a while, “Let’s call him Xie Yi, meaning ‘handsome and resolute,’ ‘determined,’ ‘firm and capable.’ I hope he grows up to be a person of resilience and ability!”
“Xie Yi, you have a name now, do you understand?”
As if he understood, Xie Yi hugged Xie Zhinuan’s neck, his face resting on her shoulder, and gently called out, “Mom!”
“…”
Xie Zhinuan thought he was still yearning for the mother who birthed and raised him for nine months and said to Li Hengyi,” Shall we still try to look for them? Just in case, just in case his parents didn’t really mean to abandon him!”
Xie Yi struggled a bit, and Xie Zhinuan hugged him tighter, patting his back to soothe him.
She had never been a mother, yet maternal love was already present.
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