The child was healthy, but Mom died from postpartum hemorrhage. Without a mother, if the father kept this child, it would affect his chances of finding someone else.
The maternal family—brothers, sisters-in-law, and younger brother and his wife—all refused to take in the child, who had stayed in the hospital for three days. Both families argued for those three days.
Zheng Long felt that his life might just be set like this. He had a son; should he adopt a baby girl now, and completely dispel the thoughts of those women who wanted to marry him?
He saw it as a precious opportunity and felt a connection with the child. Thus, he went to get a certification document from the hospital director and then took the child back to the military base. He prepared to file an application to see if he could add the child to his household registration.
