Xia Chuyi’s aunt and uncle on her father’s side didn’t seem to be a big problem, as long as she coaxed them well.
As for Uncle Liberation Army...
Hmm, as a soldier, he probably didn’t have much time to leave at will, right?
So, as long as she explained things well in a letter, it should be fine, right?
Or should she call him?
No, that was wrong; she didn’t have Uncle Liberation Army’s phone number at all...
Never mind, soldiers meet soldiers, water meets soil; she had been a bit impulsive, yes, but she was the victim, a proper little pitiful one. She believed Uncle Liberation Army wouldn’t be harsh on her, right?
Xia Chuyi, who was slightly distracted, suddenly heard Du Hong beside her asking, "Who is this?"
"Oh, Sister Hong, this is Qian Qianqian, the fellow villager I just told you about." Xia Chuyi quickly gathered her thoughts, pulled Qian Qianqian over, and introduced her to Du Hong.
"Qianqian, this is Sister Hong, Brother-in-law Hong." She then introduced Du Hong and Yuan Liangang to Qian Qianqian.
After confirming that Xia Chuyi was unharmed, Qian Qianqian quickly regained her vigor and greeted Du Hong with a brilliant smile, "Hello, Sister Hong. Hello, Brother-in-law Hong!"
"Hello, you." Du Hong smiled warmly at Qian Qianqian.
"Hello." Yuan Liangang greeted as well.
After the introductions, Xia Chuyi said to Du Hong, "Sister Hong, now that Qianqian is here, you don’t have to worry about me anymore. We’ll definitely take good care of the children."
Du Hong smiled and said to her, "No matter what, if you have any problems, come to me."
"Okay, thank you Sister Hong." Xia Chuyi saw Du Hong and Yuan Liangang off, then turned around to see Qian Qianqian staring with big eyes at Wuniu and Silly.
"Chuyi, what’s the deal with these two kids?" Qian Qianqian asked her, blinking curiously.
Xia Chuyi calmly brought the two children in front of her and introduced them to Qian Qianqian one by one, "This is Wuniu, and this is Silly."
"Come on, Wuniu, Silly, call her sister." She pointed at Qian Qianqian.
"Sister." Wuniu obediently called out.
After a brief pause, Silly also called out, "Sister."
Qian Qianqian blinked, even more puzzled, "Chuyi?"
Xia Chuyi smiled and said, "I adopted them in my parents’ names. From now on, they’re my younger brother and sister."
She patted her head, then suddenly added, "Oh, right, their names need to be changed too. They can’t keep being called Wuniu and Silly."
After thinking for a moment, she crouched down and said to Wuniu, "From now on, your name will be Xia Pan."
"Sister hopes that you will have a wonderful life."
"Silly, from now on, let’s call you Xia Ming."
Clearly, she hoped that Silly would become a bit smarter.
Qian Qianqian stood with her mouth agape, watching Xia Chuyi in amazement and stuttered, "Chu, Chuyi, you adopted them?"
"Mhm." Xia Chuyi nodded, explaining the children’s situation to her.
"... and so, we rescued them together. I saw their sad backgrounds and felt a connection, so I decided, on behalf of my parents, to adopt them."
After hearing about how she ended up with the children, how they were rescued together, and how she decided to adopt them,
"Wow!" Qian Qianqian cheered, "Chuyi, you’re really my idol!"
"To think you could rescue several kids from the traffickers’ den!"
"Chuyi, you’re amazing!"