Liu Ting returned to the apartment with the child in her arms. One head and two big, fortunately, she has a lot of experience with her younger siblings, and she is quite handy at dealing with a baby less than a year old, untie the small quilt, and find that there is a note inside, on which are written two lines of words: The eighth day of the fifth month of the twentieth year of the Republic of China, the father Zeru, the mother Hongyu. There are no surnames, only first names, and the names of children are not written.

In addition, there is a hand-sewn cloth tiger, there are some stains on it, probably something that children often play with, Liu Ting picked up the cloth tiger to tease the child, the child grinned, very well-behaved.

Liu Ting cooked a little rotten porridge and slowly fed the child with a small spoon, and by chance she found a serious problem, this child has no sense of sound!

There is more than one disability, he is still deaf, deaf and dumb, and he will definitely not be able to speak in the future.

The next morning, I took the child to the store and bought two refining ru, and fed him a full meal, the child ate the porridge blended with refining ru, and the ribs were shocking one by one, the child was malnourished for some days, Liu Ting couldn't help but sigh.

Packed up the things, took the unfinished refining ru with me, called a rickshaw, and went straight to the nursery, there is a church on the outskirts of the city to run the nursery, specializing in adopting abandoned babies, handing over the children to the grandmothers, rest assured.

The snow has stopped, the sky is gloomy, extremely cold, to the door of the nursery, Liu Ting got out of the car to give money, asked the coachman to wait, held the child to the gate, was about to knock on the door, the small door next to the big iron door creaked open, a worker wearing an old felt hat pushed a car out, the car was stacked with four already stiff baby corpses, Liu Ting was so frightened that she covered her mouth, ran back in despair, got into the foreign car and said in a low voice: "Hurry up, go quickly." ”

Liu Ting finally took the child back to Jiangdong, a weak woman dragged a big burden and small luggage and then held a child, it was not troublesome to take a car and a boat, fortunately, there were many kind-hearted people on the road, and they all reached out to help, and there was no danger all the way, and finally arrived at the wharf of Jiangdong Province.

The Liu family still lives in the old courtyard, several children have gone to school, the youngest daughter was also born, and is babbling, Liu Cunren is a staff member of the provincial government, with status and status, and the salary is not low, plus his daughter works in the central organ of Nanjing, no one dares to underestimate him, and the only thing on his mind at present is the marriage of the eldest daughter.

Far away, I heard my youngest son calling: "Sister is back!" My sister is back! The stinky boy rushed all the way into the yard and kept arguing, the house was suddenly boiling, and the younger brothers and sisters flocked out to greet the eldest sister, Liu Cunren sat at the window and smiled, put down the pen and ink, and waited for his daughter to enter the house.

After a while, the children came in happily with their luggage, Liu Ting was the last to enter the door, holding a swaddling baby in her arms, Liu Cunren was stunned for a moment, rubbed his eyes, and said in his heart that it was not so fast, he was not pregnant when he came back, why was he born in only a few months?

Hurriedly out of the house, Liu Ting hugged the child and smiled: "Dad, mother, I'm back." ”

Liu Cunren said: "I'm back, who is this kid?" ”

"Yes...... It's a long story, and others don't want it. ”

Liu Cunren breathed a sigh of relief, it's good that his daughter didn't mess around outside, the children of the Liu family have rich experience in holding children, and they pass the child around as a little plaything, this child is also well-behaved, looking at everyone with flashing eyes, just don't cry.

"Get out of the way! Don't drop the child. Liu came out of the pot house, took the baby and hugged it, and praised: "This child is very handsome, is it a boy and a girl?" ”

Liu Ting said: "It's a boy, but it's a pity that he is disabled, his feet are not very good, and his ears can't hear." ”

Liu was shocked: "Oh, girl, why are you so stupid, how can a disabled child pick it up, and it will be a burden to grow up." ”

Liu Cunren also said: "Yes, you are still married, come back with a child, and let the neighbors think of it." ”

Liu Ting bit her lip and didn't speak, she wanted to say that she bought it for 200 yuan, but after thinking about it, she didn't say it, and the province made her father and mother even more angry.

In any case, the daughter's home for the New Year can't make the atmosphere too stiff, and the family carried the new family members into the house and prepared the meal without mentioning it.

The next day, Liu Cunren came back from work in the provincial capital, and when he passed through the alley, he saw that the neighbors were looking at him and whispering, and suddenly an old face turned red, and the unmarried Huanghua eldest daughter brought back a child, which was not washed by jumping into the Yellow River, and he could guess what the neighbors were talking about, the eldest daughter of the Liu family was a private secretary to others, and when she went to bed, the child was raised......

The reputation of the old Liu family is all over this time, if this child is Chen Zikun's, it would be easy to do, but it is really not, such a big dumb loss, you can't bear it.

Liu Cunren was ruthless, turned around and went to the central street to buy four listening refining ru, this thing is very expensive, the family is never reluctant to eat, back home, the family is revolving around the child, all say that the child is good.

"Sister, what's the name of the little brother?" Liu Xiaoyong asked, he is Liu Ting's eldest brother, and he is about to graduate from middle school this year.

Liu Ting thought for a while and said, "This child was born in Nanjing, so let's call it Xiaonan." ”

"Liu Xiaonan, this name is good." Everyone gossiped and began to tease the child again: "Xiao Nan, Xiao Nan." Xiao Nan also responded.

Liu Cunren coughed dryly, and Liu Ting saw that her father had four refining rus in his hand, so he hurriedly came over: "Dad, how can I let you break the bank." ”

"You come with me." Liu Cunren turned his head and left, took his eldest daughter to the study, and said straight to the point: "This child can't stay." ”

"Why? It's not that our family can't afford to raise more pairs of chopsticks. Liu Ting was very puzzled.

Liu Cunren said: "Raising is definitely raised, so many younger brothers and sisters have been raised, not bad for this one, but this child was brought by you, the neighbors don't know what to do, rumors are flying all over the sky, you haven't married yet, our family can't afford it." ”

Liu Ting said: "The body is not afraid of the shadow, and this child was not born by me, what are you afraid of." ”

Liu Cunren said: "This child has nothing to do with you, the family knows, outsiders don't know, you work in Nanjing, and follow the big man as a private secretary, there is a lot of gossip, now I am holding a child home, and everyone has to think about it, Ting'er, my father thinks that there is nothing between you and Chen Zikun, you still have to get married, this child stays by his side, it is a bomb." ”

Liu also came in to help: "Ting'er, your father is also for your good, spitting Xingzi to drown people." Your father and I went in and out, and we felt like pins and needles in our backs. ”

What Daddy said was not unreasonable, Liu Ting hesitated: "Then what are you going to do?" ”

"Send it to the orphanage, this child is disabled, and you can't send it away." Liu Cunren said.

Liu Ting suddenly had a scene at the door of the nursery hall in her mind, and subconsciously said: "No, Xiao Nan is already disabled, and he must be bullied in the orphanage, so he can't go." ”

Liu Cunren said: "Then where do you want to send it?" ”

"I don't send it anywhere, I'll keep it." Liu Ting is soft on the outside and rigid on the inside, and she will never compromise on what she believes.

Liu Cunren glanced at each other, but both shook their heads and did not agree.

first discussed, then quarreled, and finally his voice became louder and louder, Liu Cunren also got angry, slapped the table and scolded: "Get out of me!" ”

Liu Ting turned around and left, picked up the baby, picked up her small bag and walked out of the yard, slamming the door and leaving.

Liu Cunren came to his senses, hurriedly chased after him, and as soon as he got out of the gate, he saw the neighbors showing their heads to see the excitement, and slammed the door shut in anger: "Love what's the matter." ”

Liu Ting began to regret it when she left the house, she didn't have much money on her, she didn't change her clothes, and more importantly, she didn't bring the children's diapers and refining ruins, and she wanted to go back to get them, but she was reluctant to bow her head in one breath, so she had to walk aimlessly on the street.

Suddenly, a car stopped beside him, and a face poked out of the window: "Secretary Liu, where are you going, I'll send you." ”

This person is An Xue, a pilot of Jiangdong Airlines, and there are regular flights from the provincial capital to Nanjing, Shanghai, and Beitai to transport passengers and mail. ”

An Xue was stunned for a moment, and smiled dumbly: "By the way, there will be a flight to Shanghai in an hour." ”

So, Liu Ting got into the car and took a free Jiangdong Airlines flight to Shanghai an hour later.

At this time, the Liu family had all set out to search for Liu Ting all over the street, Liu Cunren regretted it, what should I do if my daughter was holding a child on this cold day, if the baby was frozen, wouldn't it be a crime.

After looking for a few hours and not being found, Liu Cunren had no choice but to give up his old face and call the police, the police department heard that Chairman Chen's secretary was missing, and immediately handled it as a big case.

At this time, Liu Ting had already landed at Shanghai Hongqiao Airport, and An Xue found a car and pulled her directly to the Chen Mansion on Xiafei Road in the French Concession.

Chen Zikun was playing cards, heard that Secretary Liu was coming, and was suspicious, didn't she ask for leave to go home for the New Year, and when she went downstairs, Liu Ting was sitting on the sofa with the baby in her arms, Yao Yilei and Jianbing were sitting next to her, and they were playing with the child.

"What is this?" Chen Zikun wondered.

Liu Ting slowly explained the original situation, and Chen Zikun suddenly realized: "In this way, Ling Zun's worry is not unreasonable, your family has a large population, and it is pressure to add another child, not to mention, it is also very troublesome for outsiders to talk nonsense, it is better to do this, I adopted this child, and my surname is Chen Nan, just to be Xiaobei's younger brother." ”

"But he's disabled." Liu Ting hesitated.

Chen Zikun opened the swaddling clothes and examined them, and said, "We are not studying medicine, we are not professional, we will go back and ask the surgeon to come to the house to show this child, and I hope that the soles of the feet can be corrected." ”

Without further ado, the housekeeper immediately called a French doctor, and after some examination, the doctor said that the situation could indeed be corrected, but the price was expensive, and the long-term cost was not affordable for ordinary families.

"As for the problem of deafness, it can also be remedied, that is, learning lip language, listening and speaking are not a problem, the only difficulty is that it requires a lot of money." Here's what the doctor said.

"Money is not a problem, as long as it can be cured, but usually someone has to bring it, so you have to find a mother for him." Chen Zikun looked at Jianbing.

Jianbing has never had children, and it is just right for Xiao Nan to be her adopted son.

"Here, let me hug me." Jian Bing slapped his hand and stretched out his hand.

Xiao Nan, who has always been very well-behaved, actually cried and hugged Liu Ting tightly and did not let go.

Jian Bing shrugged his shoulders and looked helpless: "It seems that I have nothing to do with this child." ”

"There is also the problem that this child was born with a disability and needs a lot of love when he grows up, in other words, he needs a mother who really loves him," said the French doctor. ”

Liu Ting Bingxue is smart, this child is disabled after all, no one wants to raise it, and the trouble she causes is still borne by herself, so she said: "Forget it, I will raise Xiaonan to grow up." ”