RYEY -Chapter 277 A Letter

At this moment, Cheng Qiao finally understood why Jiang Meili had returned to Xiangyang Village to give birth. It turned out Meili’s mother had such thoughts… sigh, how pitiful.

“Li Huan, go get the referral letter. Once Meili has the baby, we’ll go register the household.”

“Why? Shouldn’t the household registration be in Hexi?”

“Probably the Jiang family wants the child to have the surname Jiang. You know your eldest brother’s temper—he definitely wouldn’t agree. That’s why Meili came back to her hometown to give birth. She even asked me to do this just now.”

Cheng Qiao handed Li Bing’s marriage certificate to Li Huan. When he opened it, he found a note tucked inside with two names: Li Cheng and Li Ying.

Li Cheng was obviously the boy’s name, so Li Ying had to be the girl’s. Li Huan glanced toward the kitchen and seemed to understand why Yuan Qin had been in such a hurry.

“Does the Jiang family want to take the child?”

Cheng Qiao nodded slightly. She now felt very fortunate—back when Little Cheng Li was still in her womb, Li Huan had already decided the child would carry the surname Cheng.

She personally didn’t care whether the child was named Li or Cheng, but Cheng Liguo and Ye Jun felt differently. Just seeing the satisfaction radiating from their hearts when looking at the child…

No doubt Jiang Hua and Yuan Qin hoped for the same. After all, the Li family already had Li Ming and Li Xiaonuan, while the Jiang family, aside from Jiang Meili, had no sons.

“Pfft. There’s no throne to inherit at home, so why all the rush? I bet my brother doesn’t even know yet; otherwise, it wouldn’t be so calm and peaceful.”

Li Huan fully understood now. He glanced again at the kitchen, his eyes devoid of warmth. He disliked Yuan Qin deeply for trying to take a child from the Li family.

“I’ll head to the village committee first. Pump up the tires on the bicycle. After my sister-in-law gives birth, you hold the baby, and we’ll go register the household.”

When the rain finally stopped, Jiang Meili gave birth to a six-pound son. Yuan Qin was thrilled—the Jiang family finally had an heir.

Unfortunately, this was Xiangyang Village, and she didn’t know where to register the household. Moreover, she hadn’t found Meili’s marriage certificate—without it, registration was impossible.

Seeing Cheng Qiao happily cradling the baby and coaxing him, with Mother Li fussing over Meili, Yuan Qin finally couldn’t sit still. She followed Mother Li into the kitchen.

Cheng Qiao noticed and quickly exchanged a glance with Jiang Meili. She wrapped the baby in a cloth and climbed onto the back of Li Huan’s bicycle.

Because the roads were muddy after the rain, it took nearly two hours to reach the county office for household registration. Presenting the marriage certificate and referral letter, they successfully registered the little one.

On the way back, Li Huan called Li Bing. When Li Bing learned he had a son, he was so happy he could only stammer, “Mm, mm, mm.”

“Brother, help me handle a few things. As for Meili’s confinement period, mother and sister-in-law will take care of it.”

“That’s no trouble. Your mother-in-law is here; she’ll care for her daughter even more attentively.”

Li Bing’s heart warmed. After all, it was her daughter, and she had followed anxiously. With his mother-in-law present, he trusted Meili’s confinement would go smoothly.

As Li Huan was about to leave the post office, an employee called out:

“You’re Li Huan, the village head of Xiangyang Village, right? There’s a letter for Ye Jun here. Can you take it back?”

Li Huan looked and saw the letter was from Huizhou, freezing for a moment. Huizhou was Cheng Qiao’s hometown, but Ye Jun was from the capital—what connection could he have with Huizhou?

“Qiao, why is your master’s letter coming from Huizhou?”

Cheng Qiao glanced at it and smiled: “It’s from Ye Chengying to my master. Something good is probably happening.”

Li Huan understood immediately. His wife had already told him there would be changes in the second half of the year. Indeed, it seemed Ye Jun was about to leave, and a twinge of reluctance surfaced in his heart.

The two returned home with the baby. Yuan Qin, frowning, was waiting in the courtyard. Seeing the baby in Cheng Qiao’s arms, she quickly grabbed him.

“Cheng Qiao, where are you taking my grandson?”

“Auntie, you’re wrong. This is my mother’s grandson. You can only be his maternal grandmother.”

Li Huan stepped forward, sneering in response.

“Why can your child have the surname Cheng, but my daughter’s child can’t have the surname Jiang?”

Li Huan smiled, though it didn’t reach his eyes:

“Auntie, my son will have the surname I choose—Cheng if I want, Ye if I want. My eldest brother’s son will of course be decided by him. Here, this is the marriage certificate and the children’s names given to me by my eldest brother.”

Li Huan showed Jiang Meili and Li Bing’s marriage certificate, along with the two children’s names. Yuan Qin, seeing this, was so furious she forgot to breathe.

No wonder she couldn’t find Meili’s marriage certificate—it had been taken by Li Bing and even handed to Li Huan, with names already given. What hope did she have now?

Tears ran down her face. Cheng Qiao felt a little embarrassed; older people had old-fashioned thoughts and naturally wanted descendants. Jiang family wasn’t wrong—they just used the wrong method.

“Auntie, Meili isn’t done having children. If you want your child to carry the surname Jiang, you need to discuss it properly with my eldest brother. He’s not unreasonable.”

Hearing this, Yuan Qin blushed. She was indeed worried Li Bing wouldn’t agree and wanted to act first, report later. She didn’t expect her actions had already been seen. No wonder Meili returned home to give birth.

Cheng Qiao was right. Meili wasn’t done having children—she would need to discuss with Li Bing that the next child would have the surname Jiang.

Mother Li, standing aside, felt uneasy. She didn’t really care whether Meili’s child was surnamed Li or Jiang—as long as it was Li Bing’s child, it was family.

She hadn’t expected her counterpart to act first and report later. Thinking of Li Bing’s temper, she shrank back. Although he rarely lost his temper, when he did, even Li Huan was afraid.

Cheng Qiao handed the baby to Yuan Qin and then went to find Ye Jun. Calmly, Ye Jun took the letter and read it quickly, then tossed it to Cheng Qiao.

Cheng Qiao looked and saw that indeed, Ye Jun’s name had already been mentioned at a higher level. Soon, he would return to the capital and become the director of the Huaxia Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital there.

“Master, you’ve finally weathered the storm. From now on, we can practice Chinese medicine openly to treat and save people.”

“Prepare some herbal pills and herbs first. Once I’m settled there, I’ll have you join me.”

“Master, don’t worry. By this time next year, I’ll definitely be by your side.”

“Oh? You’re confident. Can you tell me how you’ll get there?”

“Secret. Heavenly secrets must not be revealed.”