I continued, "Forget it, if you don't want to, that's fine."
"I don't want to force anyone either."
"Anyway, my brother-in-law and I have no plans to have kids. When we get old, we'll just find a nursing home to live in."
"When we die, we'll just call the funeral home to take us for cremation."
"As for our villa, let's donate it to the country."
"After all, we have no descendants to inherit it."
Hearing my words, my brother and Sister-in-law became anxious.
They all looked at An Xin, frantically signaling her with their eyes.
An Xin swallowed hard and chuckled awkwardly, "Cece, don't say that."
"Actually... it's not impossible for you to be recognized as a godmother."
"I'm just afraid Yang Yang will bother you."
I shook my head, "How could that be?"
"Yang Yang is so cute; he must be very likable."
An Xin quickly agreed, "Yes, yes!"
"Then..."
"I'll let Yang Yang recognize you as his godmother."
I nodded, "Okay."
I patted Yang Yang's head.
"Yang Yang, call her godmother."
Yang Yang hid behind An Xin, too shy to look at me.
I smiled and took out a huge Transformer toy.
"Yang Yang, this is a gift from your godmother."
"Take it quickly."
When Yang Yang saw the toy, his eyes lit up.
He grabbed the toy and exclaimed loudly, "Godmother!"
I nodded in satisfaction and said, "Hey, that's really good."
My brother and Sister-in-law were quite upset when they saw that I had won over Yang Pengyang. They glared at An Xin with eyes full of anger.
An Xin ignored them and continued to have Yang Yang call me godmother. That day, my brother stayed home for dinner. While I was making soup, he kept criticizing An Xin's character beside me.
I pretended not to know and replied seriously, "No way?"
"I've known An Xin for so many years, and I think she's pretty good; she's quite kind."
"And she even lets Yang Yang recognize me as godmother; she's a good person."
My brother angrily scolded me, "Are you really that stupid or just pretending?"
"If she were really kind, why would she be flirting with my brother-in-law?"
"She's just after your and my brother-in-law's money!"
I sighed and said, "Don't say that."
"I don't think An Xin is that kind of person."
"Besides, she's a single mother; it's not easy for her to raise a child."
"I'll help her if I can."
I continued to buy gifts for An Xin and Yang Yang. Of course, I also got something for my brother and Liu Xiaoxin. Every time I bought something for An Xin and Yang Yang, I would buy something of equal value for my brother and Liu Xiaoxin as well.
This made my brother unhappy. He complained that I was wasting money.
I helplessly replied, "I can't help it."
"An Xin has already let Yang Yang recognize me as godmother; I can't just ignore it, right?"
"Besides, the toys and clothes I bought for Yang Yang were also bought for Xiao Xin, right?"
"You didn't lose out either."
My younger brother was left speechless by my retort, his face turning a deep shade of anger.
In the days that followed, An Xin began asking for things. From designer bags and watches at first, to cars later on, and even started borrowing money from me... I satisfied all her requests.
One day, I was feeding the goldfish when my brother texted me, asking for recommendations for elementary schools. I replied, "The best elementary school in the city is Drilling Primary School."
"However, Drilling Primary School requires residency in the Development Zone."
"Is your household registration in the Development Zone?"
My brother replied, "No, it's not."
"But you can transfer your household registration."
"Isn't that old house of our parents under your name?"
My brother didn't respond.
After finishing feeding the goldfish, I texted An Xin.
"What do you think of Drilling Primary School?"
An Xin also didn't reply.
I felt a bit puzzled. I called An Xin but found out she was on another call. I tried calling my brother, but he was also on a call.
Forty minutes later, my brother texted me.
"Sis, can you come over?"
"We need to discuss Xiao Xin's enrollment issue."
"I've also called your sister-in-law's parents over so we can all brainstorm together."
I replied, "Okay."
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