The Baby I Lost Is Actually with My Ex-Husband!
Chapter 243 - Chapter 243 Chapter 243 Selling Daughter

Chapter 243: Chapter 243: Selling Daughter Chapter 243: Chapter 243: Selling Daughter Jin Lilai said, “Didn’t you say that sons and daughters are the same? Is your son more precious than my daughter? You like Lili, but my wife gave birth to her with great difficulty. You want to adopt her and offer nothing in return? Who will support my wife and me in the future? You can’t just follow your own likings without considering us!”

Lin Qi angrily retorted, “It was you who didn’t want this daughter and planned to send her away.”

Jin Lilai said, “Now I’ve changed my mind, I want to take my daughter back. You can’t just take her from me, right? If you really like her that much, either adopt a son to us or give us a sum of money for our old age.”

He mentioned money right away.

Lin Qi finally saw through his motives.

Jin Lilai wanted to take advantage of the situation to gain benefits, almost openly questioning “how much is Lili worth!”

His words were practically selling his daughter!

Lin Qi said, “If you need money, I wouldn’t withhold it if I had any, but not under this pretext. Lili is a living person, not merchandise. How can you measure her worth in money?”

Jin Lilai said, “She is my daughter, born to my wife. Can’t I make decisions about my own daughter?”

Lin Qi couldn’t hold back anymore, suddenly standing up, “You even admit she’s your daughter! Why did you want to send her away initially? Now, why do you want to take her back? You just see that she has grown up attractive and appealing, and you want to marry her off early to get a bride price! Or you just want her to provide for your old age.”

Jin Lilai argued, “It was with great effort that I raised her, what’s wrong with her providing for my old age? Filial piety comes first! Where we come from, the younger ones must serve the older ones till their end!”

Li Wanru said, “Husband, calm down.”

She could see that the atmosphere was getting tense as if a fight could break out at any moment.

She hurriedly said to Lin Qi, “Lin Qi, you don’t understand. You are fortunate, not only did you marry a wealthy husband, but you also have two sons. My fate is not as good as yours. We were born to the same mother. What kind of life do you lead, and what kind of life do I lead? I can’t give birth to a son, who is going to provide for us in our old age? Can’t you put yourself in my shoes?”

Lin Qi was taken aback by her words.

Han suddenly said, “Mommy didn’t bring us into this world just to provide for her in her old age.”

Jin Lilai scoffed, “Then what did she give birth to you for?”

Han scratched his head, “Because Mommy thinks the world is fun, and she hoped we could come see it too.”

He answered so innocently and endearingly.

Momo said, “Mommy never said that we should provide for her when we grow up. She only hopes that I can grow up safely and healthy, nothing more.”

Jin Lilai said, “Your dad has money, of course, your mom doesn’t expect you to provide for her.”

Momo retorted, “Then why don’t you earn money to support your wife? You can’t even make your own money, why do you expect your children to earn money to provide for you? And why do you expect your wife to give birth to a son?”

Han almost wanted to applaud Momo for his sharp rhetorical questions!

Just like a true little brother, he meant exactly this!

With just a few words, Momo effectively shut Jin Lilai up.

Li Wanru somewhat disappointed said, “Then I can’t give Lili to you. Unless you adopt a son to me, otherwise I will take Lili back! After all, you know how hard it is to give birth to a child! Lili is my own flesh and blood, I have the right to decide her fate!”

Lin Qi asked, “Wanru, have you been happy all these years?”

Li Wanru lowered her head, silent.

Lin Qi said, “You know what kind of life you’ve lived, and Lili is your own daughter. You surely don’t want her to follow in your footsteps!”

Lili indeed was Li Wanru’s biological daughter, and Lin Qi had no right to adopt Lili if Li Wanru didn’t agree.

But her words undoubtedly struck at Jin Lilai’s fragile ego.

He retorted fiercely, “You’re just talking without understanding the pain! She is your own sister. Since you know she’s unhappy, why don’t you help her more! You should know, she ended up like this because of you! If your dad had sent you to the countryside initially, then she would be living your life, and you would be living hers! You reaped all the benefits and now you say such heartless words, you really have no conscience!”

Lin Qi responded, “You’re the one with a conscience, making your wife suffer so much to bear a son. When she couldn’t, you still treated her badly! You’re so full of conscience, more than me.”

Jin Lilai suddenly stood up, “Talking reason with someone like you is pointless! They say wealth makes the heart grow fonder, but I see you have no heart at all. Your own sister is suffering, and you live in peace, completely unconcerned about your sister’s plight! Stop preaching these high-minded words, either show the money or stop your empty talk.”

Lin Qi asked, “How much money do you want?”

Jin Lilai claimed, “At least a few hundred thousand!”

Lin Qi widened her eyes, “A few hundred thousand?”

Jin Lilai continued, “In our place, that’s the going rate for a dowry!”

If it weren’t for the poor financial condition at home initially, he would have gritted his teeth and raised Lili himself, at least securing a 300,000 dowry.

Li Wanru said, “Lin Qi, don’t make this difficult for me! Just adopt a son to me. You are well-kept and could still have children, while I am wrecked and can’t bear a son this lifetime. Even if you adopt your son to me, you’d still be his mom. I’m not forbidding you from seeing him! Or if you prefer, we can stay in the city too. I once saw a job posting by a door; you can earn over 8000 a month working in the city.”

Lin Qi, overwhelmed, “Wanru, we indeed are born of the same mother, but initially, my dad adopted you to my aunt, perhaps even my mom was unaware. So, I truly feel sorry for all the hardships you’ve endured, and I can compensate you, but… as I said, I can give you money, but you cannot sell your daughter.”

Li Wanru looked very reluctant.

Suddenly, Momo stood up and said to Lin Qi, “Mommy, let’s go.”

He felt there was no point in negotiating.

They just blatantly wanted money.

What’s the saying?

“Extending hands out of the coffin, still begging for money.”

He saw that Jin Lilai and Li Wanru were exactly those kinds of people.

Lin Qi nodded, ready to leave with Han and Momo.

Yet Jin Lilai stood up, blocking the door, “Don’t leave without clearing this up. You can leave, but give me back my daughter!”

Lin Qi narrowed her eyes, “You’ve already abandoned her, she is not your daughter anymore!”

Jin Lilai glared furiously, “How is she not my daughter? She has my blood in her veins; she is my daughter!”

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