Rebirth: Splendid Marriage in the 80s-Chapter 1542 - 1544: His Way (For Better or Worse +2)

Chiang Xiao forced a bitter smile.

It seemed that within the circle of the Capital City, no one was unaware of that woman from the Kong Family.

Now that this matter had exploded, who knew what kinds of rumors would start circulating?

Luckily, she no longer feared rumors, and luckily Meng Xinian, no matter what, was always by her side; otherwise, as long as he showed even the slightest hint of hesitation or disdain, she would likely fall into madness.

"Little hasn’t acknowledged her yet," Meng Xinian said as he held Chiang Xiao’s hand.

Wang Yi froze for a moment before saying, "But whether she acknowledges her or not, the relationship is still there, isn’t it?"

Others wouldn’t care whether they had reunited or not. To them, Chiang Qingzhu was simply Chiang Xiao’s biological mother, and the public would latch onto that point alone.

No matter what, there was always a connection to Chiang Xiao.

And that, precisely, was the source of Chiang Xiao’s frustration.

Suddenly, Meng Xinian remarked, "Little, actually, there’s another way—to distance yourself from Chiang Qingzhu."

Chiang Xiao and Wang Yi both stared at him in disbelief.

Was there really a way to distance this relationship?

"Legally distance it."

With that explanation, Chiang Xiao immediately understood.

"You mean, find my biological father and move my household registration to his account?"

Right now, her household registration was linked with Chiang Songhai, Ge Liutao, and Chiang Qingzhu, and she followed her mother’s surname—Chiang.

However, if she found her biological father, transferred her household registration to his account, and changed her surname, considering her biological father and Chiang Qingzhu weren’t married, the legal guardianship would no longer involve Chiang Qingzhu.

That way, her property and savings would have nothing to do with Chiang Qingzhu.

It would be a way to slightly distance the relationship, at least in legal terms.

After all, she would still need another three or four months to turn eighteen.

Wang Yi looked at Chiang Xiao and asked, "But do you know who your father is?"

"I do."

Surprisingly, Chiang Xiao responded this way. "But I don’t know where he is now, whether he’s alive or dead, married or not, or if he has other children."

Wang Yi’s eyes grew slightly damp. For some reason, looking at Chiang Xiao at that moment, she felt an overwhelming compassion and wanted to cry.

Seeing the tears welling in her eyes, Chiang Xiao instead broke into a smile.

"Silly girl, I’m not crying—why are you crying?"

Wang Yi sniffled and turned to Meng Xinian. "Deputy Head Meng, no matter what, you have to treat Little Chiang well."

Meng Xinian shot her a look that said, "Can’t you stop stating the obvious?"

He spoke in a deep voice, "He’s not someone you can find easily. What I’m suggesting is another method—adoption."

"Huh?"

"Completely sever ties with the Chiang Family. Of course, I don’t mean severing ties with your grandfather and grandmother—I’m saying, find a pair of adoptive parents and move your household registration to theirs. This way, while your biological mother remains your biological mother, from a practical and legal standpoint, she would no longer have any connection to you. After all, you were born out of wedlock, and she hasn’t fulfilled any maternal responsibilities for all these years. If you claim you’ve long recognized adoptive parents, it would certainly be justifiable."

Ever since hearing about Chiang Qingzhu’s situation, Meng Xinian had been contemplating ways to completely sever the connection between them.

As cold-hearted as Tyrant Meng was, he had next to no sympathy for Chiang Qingzhu. The only person he cared about was Chiang Xiaoxiao.

Hence, the solutions he came up with were far harsher than anything Chiang Xiao might have considered.

He absolutely did not want to see all the wealth and assets Chiang Xiao had painstakingly accumulated over the past few years end up benefiting a woman who had abandoned her for fifteen long years.