Rebirth in the 50s: The Couple with the Hidden Space novel Chapter 850

Chapter 850: Chapter 723: Do You Want a Little Brother?

In the living room, Zhang Guoqing showed no reaction after listening. At this point, even if his wife told him she could catch the moon from the water, he wouldn’t be surprised at all.

He was about to establish some ground rules while she was feeling guilty, when suddenly there was a strange sound coming from the study.

This discovery made him pause his hands, which were sorting gifts, gently put them down, and gesture to Zhou Jiao to stay quiet. He focused his attention silently.

After a moment, he looked at Ping’an, who was helping to organize things beside him. Zhou Jiao had just mentioned the Zhou Family’s secret room, which brought up the issue of future adoption.

Zhang Guoqing realized he had been thinking too simply.

In the future, even if the second son inherits the Zhou Family, would the penny-pinching Ping’an be indifferent? Nurtured under the same grandfather, why couldn’t he inherit?

So many brothers have torn each other apart over money, leading to families’ ruin and deaths, and he didn’t want these problems to exist in his own family. Initially, he thought with his family’s wealth being plentiful, leaving it to Ping’an would be enough, but hearing Zhou Jiao’s vague words made him realize the huge disparity between the two.

It’s not that he’s overthinking. Once a child takes on the Zhou surname, any future comparisons are bound to disrupt the balance between brothers.

Additionally, his father-in-law is very fond of Ping’an, almost openly saying that Ping’an should have the Zhou surname; otherwise, the child wouldn’t be so happy every time he proclaimed himself as Zhou Ping’an.

As his eldest son, he’s not of a feudal mindset, yet he still hopes this son carries his surname Zhang—owing to the ties of two lifetimes, and the regrets of his grandfather from the previous life, which he cannot forget.

Moreover, as for his parents in this lifetime, allowing future children to take Zhou Jiao’s surname is already very generous, and he cannot do something that would hurt them.

It’s difficult; he hadn’t considered this issue before, but now he has to. And then there’s the enormous inheritance from the Gu Family, which is even more troubling. Why has Old Mrs. Cheng been watching for Zhou Jiao to get pregnant?

People naturally have selfish desires; Old Mrs. Cheng dotes on Zhou Jiao not only because she resembles her grandmother in appearance but also more because the Gu Family lacks an heir. She can’t say it openly, so she keeps stuffing dowries—which is no doubt part of the equation.

His wife is not a pig to continuously give birth. If she were to have a difficult labor, who could ensure her complete safety under such rudimentary conditions?

Zhou Jiao, seeing his eyes fixedly staring at her belly, was so scared that she quickly covered it and glared at him.

Zhang Guoqing shook his head, "No way!"

"Hmm?"

Zhang Guoqing looked at his wife again, shook his head, stood up after some thought, grabbed his son, and left the living room. The father and son went to the study in the East Wing.

Zhou Jiao followed after seeing this.

"Dad?"

Zhang Guoqing was brewing his emotions, contemplating how to have a heart-to-heart with his child. Unfortunately, even the smartest are still too young!

"Dad, do you have a question for me? Go ahead, I’ll answer anything."

Zhang Guoqing sighed inwardly: If only his mother-in-law could still have children, that wretched Gu Ruyi has left a mess he has to clean up.

Ping’an blinked in confusion, looking at his dad caressing his head affectionately. No matter how hard he thought, he couldn’t figure out whether he’d done something remarkable.

"Ahem..." Zhang Guoqing looked at him, hesitating, "Son, do you want a brother?"

As soon as Ping’an heard this, he pouted, "You’re lying. You said when Uncle Fang’s baby is born, my mom will also give me a baby brother. Where is he now?"

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