Reborn as a Tough Army Wife-Chapter 727 - 722: Girl Swapped for Boy

Duan Fenghua listened to Xu He’s plan, feeling an indescribable surprise in her heart.

As a mother, she always thought her daughter was kind-hearted, even if she had done many bad things in the past, it was all out of desperation. But this time, she felt that Xu He’s reckless actions to take someone else’s child were a bit too much.

So, Duan Fenghua hesitated, not responding immediately.

Xu He seemed to notice Duan Fenghua’s concerns. Fearing that Duan Fenghua would not agree, and now being physically unable to do anything herself, relying on someone other than her own mother wouldn’t be as reliable. She clung to Duan Fenghua, her expression almost pleading, "Mom, if you want me to have a peaceful life in the future, just do as I say. Once this matter is resolved, I promise you, I’ll live a peaceful life with Luo Zhiming, and I won’t harbor any ill intentions, okay?"

In the end, Duan Fenghua was Xu He’s mother, and she couldn’t bear to ignore her. She finally agreed, "Alright, mom will go find that doctor, you rest well."

"Okay." After Xu He finished speaking, she even instructed Duan Fenghua on how to negotiate with the doctor.

After hearing this, Duan Fenghua felt that Xu He’s actions were too risky. She knew about the technology available to determine parentage through Haohao’s situation, and she worried that after Xu He took the child back, they might encounter the same problem and didn’t know how to handle it if it was exposed.

By the time the Luo Family developed emotional ties with the child, only to find out that the child wasn’t theirs, it could be less acceptable than knowing now that Xu He was pregnant with someone else’s child. The Luo Family might go insane, and in their madness, who knew if they would kill her entire family.

But she knew that if she didn’t follow Xu He’s plan now, Xu He might not make it through this ordeal. As a mother, a woman who didn’t understand grand principles, her only option was to do as Xu He wanted.

When Duan Fenghua went to the clinic to find the doctor, the doctor was also uneasy, even not in the mood to open the clinic; the clinic door was half-open. Whenever someone knocked, the doctor would peek out, worried that if Xu He really died, the police would come looking for someone.

When she saw it was Duan Fenghua seeking her out, she relaxed a bit, invited her in, and immediately pulled Duan Fenghua into the back room, whispering, "How is your daughter?"

Following Xu He’s instructions, Duan Fenghua described Xu He’s condition as very severe and pretended to be very anxious, "She’s barely hanging on, we’re planning to go to the police."

"No, don’t," the doctor held onto Duan Fenghua, trying to evade responsibility, "Actually, we had agreed from the beginning, I help her with the task, but I’m not responsible for the consequences."

"I don’t know about that, whether you should be held responsible; it’s not for me to say, my daughter said either let the police handle it, or..." Duan Fenghua paused, her intention being to make the doctor initiate the terms herself, hence giving her more leverage.

Hearing this, the doctor indeed fell for it and immediately volunteered, "Or what? If you guys are willing to settle privately, I could just return the money she gave me, and we pretend nothing ever happened."

Seeing the doctor’s reaction, Duan Fenghua felt secretly pleased and started making her own demands, "That might work, but we don’t want money. She just hopes, in addition to fulfilling what you promised earlier, you do one more favor for her, which shouldn’t be difficult for you."

Believing Duan Fenghua’s words, the doctor responded eagerly with a nod, "You say, you say."

Duan Fenghua continued, "Didn’t you agree to find a baby girl for her to adopt after she gives birth?"

When the doctor heard it was about this, she immediately relaxed, "Right, I’ve already found a child, and could bring her to you tonight if you want."

The doctor had already made arrangements with a family in the surrounding rural area. That family, having already had two daughters and desperately wanting a son, were disappointed when this birth was again a girl. Family planning policies strictly prohibited having so many children, but the family couldn’t bear to just abandon her, and were planning to give her up for adoption. The doctor intended to take that baby for Xu He.

Duan Fenghua looked at the doctor, shook her head with a light smile, "We’ll take the child, but my daughter would prefer if you could switch the girl for a boy instead."

"Switch to a boy?" The doctor’s face showed great difficulty, "That’s hard to manage. Which family would be willing to give away a boy?"

"Aren’t you specialized in deliveries and such? How hard could it be to get a boy?" Duan Fenghua said, then looked at the doctor and intentionally added, "Or do you think it would be better handled by the Police Station?"

"I..." The doctor opened her mouth to speak, understanding Duan Fenghua’s implication—either she engaged in some unscrupulous activities during someone else’s delivery or did something else unethical. She really didn’t want to do it.

Duan Fenghua didn’t let the doctor finish her sentence; she raised her hand to stop her from speaking further yet she herself bluntly said, "My daughter said either we go to the Police Station or you secure us a child to adopt. After all, she’s barely alive, it’s uncertain if she can survive, and if it comes down to it, it’s just death for her. But doctor, it’s different for you, there’s no need for you to ruin your future over this, right?"

The doctor understood, Duan Fenghua was threatening her. She regretted her initial greed for money that led her to agree to help Xu He. Now the situation had turned so difficult, she herself wasn’t confident that she could handle it well.

Moreover, getting a girl might have been easy. At this time, with strict family planning, many who wanted sons ended up abandoning or giving away daughters after birth without much fuss; delivering babies for others, securing a child wasn’t hard.

But a boy, who would easily give one away?

However, left with no choice, since it had come to this, she obviously had to prioritize saving herself.

Still, at this moment, the doctor truly hated Xu He, blaming her. She had initially agreed to help Xu He, partly because of the money and partly because Xu He, when asking for help, shared in half-truths many of her hardships. Being a woman herself, she felt a measure of compassion and agreed, but now Xu He, disregarding any past kindness, immediately resorted to threats. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

As a doctor, particularly one delivering babies, securing a child should have been the simplest matter. The next morning, the doctor delivered a child for Xu He—a boy born that day, plump and white, absolutely adorable.