Chapter 142, The Soft Knife Cuts the Deepest
"What?" Xu Wendong suddenly stood up, his pupils trembling deeply as enormous waves surged within his heart.
He looked at his cousin in disbelief, "Bro, are you joking?"
Xu Wenjian didn’t seem to expect such a strong reaction from Xu Wendong and gestured for him to sit down, "Why are you making such a fuss? Isn’t this kind of thing quite common in our rural areas?"
Xu Wendong instinctively swallowed, but his emotions couldn’t calm down for a long time, "Yes, I admit that borrowing a seed does happen in the countryside, but don’t you feel this is absurd?"
"No, no, this is absolutely not possible."
Xu Wenjian sighed, "Didn’t you say before that anything you have, we can share between us? So why are you saying this now?"
Xu Wendong was lost for words.
Xu Wenjian lit a cigarette and smoked sullenly, "Wendong, I know borrowing a seed is a bit ridiculous and unfair to you too."
"But if your brother hadn’t been pushed to this point, do you think I would have come up with this idea?"
Xu Wendong didn’t know what to say and felt a bitterness in his heart.
Xu Wenjian continued, "Yes, I admit we can adopt a child. But... who knows what kind of people the child’s parents are? Who knows if they’ll grow up to be ungrateful?"