Chapter 1001 Volume 8

Things like child adoption cannot be hidden from the media, so Tang En didn't do it secretly. The Chinese media all know that Tang En is coming to China to adopt a child, but this kind of celebrity privacy can only be published in the tabloids, not the big media. When did you see Xinhua News Agency and CCTV report a celebrity coming to China to adopt a child with great fanfare? no? In fact, there are many foreigners who come to China to adopt children, and there are also many foreign celebrities, but the general media does not report it much.

Foreigners need to pay a lot of money to adopt children in China, even if the formalities are complete. China set a very high threshold for foreigners to adopt Chinese children. Even celebrities like Tang En had to follow the procedures. The money that should be paid must be paid, and the procedures that should be presented must be presented. But for Tang En, any problem that can be solved by money is not a problem. He is not short of money at all, and the procedures are complete. He is determined to win this time when he comes to China.

From the very beginning, Tang En delineated the scope of adoption in Sichuan. Without him, he himself is from Sichuan, and he has feelings for this land, as well as for the children of this land.

After going around the orphanages across Sichuan, several children with better conditions were selected, and after discussing with Shania, a four-year-old girl was finally selected. In China, the idea of ​​patriarchal sons is still very popular in backward and remote areas. Many people work hard to have boys, but they can’t support them after they are born, so girls are either given away or abandoned, so there are more girls in orphanages. Children, but not many boys, and most of them have physical disabilities. Tang En didn't have patriarchal thoughts, let alone Shania. For them, boys are as good as boys, and girls are as cute as girls, but there are many girls in the orphanage, so girls are naturally chosen for adoption.

This little girl who was almost five years old was not as noisy as other children when she saw Tang En and Shania, but was very quiet, wearing a red floral dress, sitting on a chair, blinking her big eyes. Looking at the two strangers on the opposite side, I was a little scared, just like an innocent little animal, arousing love and affection.

Shania fell in love with her at just one glance, and her quiet appearance was also very endearing to Tang En. Due to his work, Tang En liked quietness in his life, so he didn't like children who were too loud, but quiet ones were just to his liking. According to the archives of the orphanage, this little girl is from Zigong, Sichuan. She was abandoned at the gate of the orphanage shortly after she was born. The cruel parents didn't even give the baby a name, except for putting her at the gate of the orphanage. No information was left either. So the orphanage named her Liu Ai, which is a homonym for "Liu Ai", hoping to keep love for her. Her birthday is the day the orphanage found her—October 3rd.

Now that the target has been selected, the adoption procedures will begin. Once the procedures are completed, Liu Ai will have nothing to do with the orphanage and will officially become Tang En and Shania's first child, even though it is an adopted daughter.

During the process of going through the formalities, Tang En discovered how lucky he was—according to Chinese law, foreigners who want to adopt Chinese children must be older than 30 years old and not younger than 50 years old. And Tang En will be 50 years old in just over two months, just within the scope allowed by the law. If he comes two months later, he will not be able to fulfill this wish.

Tang En is a celebrity, even in Zigong, a small town in southern Sichuan, he is well-known. What's more, the people who accompanied him are more famous than him among the Chinese people. The world famous model and Hollywood movie star Shania has already landed in the Chinese market. Advertisement posters and TV advertisements for Chinese products have been known to the Chinese for several years.

Celebrities have one advantage, their identities are valued by everyone, and the efficiency of the orphanage and the civil affairs department is also satisfactory.

It only took one day for Liu Ai to become Tang En and Shania's child. But since he is a foreigner's child, he must have a foreign name. Tang En kept Liu Ai's Chinese name. He has an inexplicable fate with China, and this child is a part of it. How could he not What about the Chinese name? Shania was in charge of choosing a foreign name for Xiao Liu Ai. She finally chose the word "Teresa", which means harvester in Greek and goddess of harvest in Portuguese. The name is often used to describe a beautiful, dark-haired woman who is quiet, direct, and deeply religious. Leaving aside beliefs, other aspects match well with Liu Ai's image and personality.

After completing the formalities, the aunt of the orphanage packed up Liu Ai's—now Teresa's—personal items and handed them over to Tang En and his wife. In fact, it was nothing, just some toys and books donated to the orphanage by donations from all walks of life. There were some clothes, but Tang En didn't want them, and only kept the toys and books. Of course you have to buy new clothes, how can you still wear those old clothes? His daughter should be dressed up beautifully, like a princess.

During the whole process, little Liu Ai seldom spoke, just followed by holding a little bear doll that belonged to her. This made Dunn even more delighted to see it. He liked this kind of quiet and sensible child.

Finally, standing at the gate of the orphanage, a group of friends from the orphanage came out to see Liu Ai off. He was adopted by foreign parents and then went to a distant foreign country. Maybe he would never see him again. A group of children cried and laughed together Yes, reluctantly. On the other side, Tang En was talking to the director of the orphanage, all he wanted was to thank Tang En and his wife for adopting little Liu Ai so kindly, and hoped that they would treat Liu Ai well.

"Mr. Tang En, Ms. Shania. Ai'ai is usually not very talkative. She always likes to keep many things in her heart instead of telling us. I know that you are all celebrities and busy with work, but you must be careful not to be left out in the cold. Her." Aunt Du, who usually took care of Liu Ai, seemed to be worried, so she gave special instructions. She knew Liu Ai very well, and she was afraid that she would be unhappy if she went to a strange country with a language barrier. There was another point of worry, which she didn't say out loud: Tang En and Shania were foreigners after all, and they were still celebrities. It seemed that celebrity marriages couldn't end well. What if they divorced in the future, what would happen to their love? In addition, who knows whether Tang En and Shania in real life are really caring and can truly love this adopted daughter?

Tang En didn't know that the other party was doubting him in his heart. He was still happy for having a daughter, so he naturally responded to all the other party's instructions. "It's no problem, I'm retired now. I can take care of my daughter at home, ha!"

Since Shania can't speak Chinese yet, Tang En handles the external communication. Shania just stayed by his side, looking at Teresa who was saying goodbye to her friends not far away, her eyes were full of love. She has always wanted to have a child, but she and her husband have worked hard for nine years but have not been able to conceive. The only thing I can do is to adopt one. Now that she has a daughter, her mother's love that has been suppressed for many years is sprouting. In the future, I am afraid that her uncle Tony will be left out in the cold.

Finally, under the urging of the other aunts, the children's farewell was over, and Teresa, that is, Liu Ai, was brought in front of Tang En and Shania.

Shania saw tears on her daughter's face, obviously she had just cried. She quickly took out her handkerchief and knelt down to gently wipe away tears for Teresa, with a hint of sadness in her eyes and a forced smile. It seemed that this short contact had already created a connection between her and her daughter, and she couldn't be happy when she saw her daughter was unhappy.

But Tang En noticed another point - her daughter was very sad when she said goodbye, but she was able to stabilize her emotions after seeing them. She was obviously a sensible girl. He liked it more and more.

The dean of the orphanage is a woman in her fifties who has worked here for more than 20 years. Seeing that she is about to send another child away, she feels a little bit sad. She also knelt down, stroked Liu Ai's head, and said softly, "Aiai, you will have a father and a mother from today on, are you happy?"

Xiao Ai'ai lowered her head, glanced at Tang En, then lowered her eyes again, and nodded.

"Grandma wishes you a happy and healthy life in England."

The dean stood up, patted Liu Ai on the shoulder, and signaled her to walk over by herself.

The little girl slowly took two steps forward, walked up to Tang En and Shania, and then called out in a shy voice, "Dad, Mom."

Although Chinese is used, it is still Sichuan dialect. But the pronunciation of "mother" is almost the same all over the world, Shania heard it clearly, she squatted down happily, hugged her daughter, and kissed her little face.

Tang En's feelings were not as exposed as his wife's, but he just smiled brightly. He and Shania have been married for nine years, and they finally have a child, even if they are adopted, he is very content. After all, he always thinks that he is infertile. In this summer, he led the team and just won the highest honor in world football-the World Cup champion. After he retired, he had his first child. This year was the happiest in his life.

In this way, Liu Ai—whose name is Teresa now—under the reluctant eyes of her partners, followed her new parents by car and left the orphanage where she had lived for four years, and started a new life.

Tang En, who had harvested his first daughter, was in a good mood. No matter what, he finally became a father. Tang En had no experience in being a father, he only knew that making the child happy was the right thing to do. So the next day, I took Teresa back to Chengdu to play, took her to see the naive, lively and lovely giant pandas, and bought her a lot of panda dolls. After playing around in Chengdu, I will go to Jiuzhaigou for a trip, so that this little girl who has never been out of an orphanage can see all the beauties of the world to her heart's content.

During the trip, after a few days of contact, Tang En also discovered the problem that the aunt in the orphanage said: Teresa was too quiet, and she didn't know how to smile happily. It's not a good habit, and it's terrible if a child can't laugh. Tang En decided to correct her overly introverted personality. Since she was a child, she had to be active when she should be active.

So after returning from Jiuzhaigou, Tang En and Shania took her to Hong Kong Disneyland, Ocean Park and other playgrounds to play, giving her a brand new experience and happy feeling.

After playing in Hong Kong before going to BJ, Tang En specially took her to Tiananmen Square to watch the flag-raising ceremony. This was not Tang En's arrangement, but Teresa's own request. Because she used to watch the flag-raising ceremony on TV, she really wanted to go to the scene to see what it was like. How could the daughter's request not be satisfied? Tang En took her to Tiananmen Square to watch the flag-raising ceremony, and also took her to climb the Great Wall, visit the Summer Palace, the Temple of Heaven and other places of interest in BJ, took her to the zoo to see lions, tigers, monkeys and elephants, and took her to the playground to build a roller coaster Ferris wheel, On the roller coaster, this girl who was always quiet finally screamed loudly, which was a burst of emotion. Although she was a little scared after getting off, Tang En could see the excitement from her little face. Teresa is also the only child in the orphanage who has come to BJ to play, and it can be regarded as fulfilling a wish on behalf of her friends in the orphanage. In the future, I will print out the photos of this experience and send them back, so that the friends can share with her share together.

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Playing happily in China has also enhanced the relationship between Tang En and his wife and their new daughter. At least Teresa's voice is no longer low and shy when calling mom and dad, and she can talk to herself generously. of new parents.

After finishing their trip to China, Tang En and Shania took their daughter to fly directly from China to Brazil, and asked Shania's parents to visit their granddaughter. Shania's parents also like a well-behaved and sensible granddaughter very much, even if she is not their daughter's own, but as long as their daughter likes her, then they like her. And they don't have patriarchal thoughts. On the contrary, they are a bit "feminine" and prefer girls.

"But I won't allow Teresa to go my way in the future!" Shania took precautions and made a vow to her parents. She doesn't ask how much money or fame her daughter will earn in the future, that kind of thing is too far away. It was enough for her that Teresa had a healthy and happy childhood.

"She's your daughter, Joe. It's up to you."

Parents are not angry. Parents have always been the ones who know their children best. They all knew that their daughter wanted a child, but there was nothing Tang En could do. Now that I finally have a daughter through adoption, and seeing her so happy, the parents are content, why should they think about the granddaughter's training plan...

Teresa also performed very well, and she was very pleased with her grandparents. She bought a lot of things for her and brought them back to England.

After living in Brazil for a week, Dunn and Shania returned to England with Teresa. At London Heathrow Airport, Tang En's family was surrounded by reporters who had heard the news. The scene suddenly became chaotic, making the airport security look like an enemy. Amidst the flashing lights and the noise, Teresa was a little scared, and hid behind Tang En.

This scene also made Tang En frowned. It seemed that Teresa was frightened by these wolf-like media.

He himself may not care about being harassed by the media, but his daughter must not be harassed by the media. Children still can't understand why so many people come to see her, which will cause her a lot of trouble.

So he simply pointed to the girl hiding behind him and said to the reporters: "My daughter, Teresa. Now you have scared him, so I decided to refuse your interview. If you have any questions, I will ask them when I am alone." Right. I hope you don't disturb my daughter in the days to come." After saying this, he took his wife and daughter and quickly disappeared at the end of the airport exit passage.

Only then did the reporters realize that Tang En had a daughter! And it is obvious that he loves his daughter very much, it seems that when dealing with him in the future, we must pay more attention to this point...

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PS, Tang En finally has a child, ask for a monthly ticket~~~~~~

PS2, someone in the book review area wished me that I would not be able to have children in the future, so I could only adopt them. I have to thank this friend for being lenient and not wishing me to have a child without an asshole. I'd rather not have a baby than have a baby without an asshole. It's easy to adopt one if you can't give birth to it. But if you don't have a butthole after having a baby, then you're in big trouble...