Xia Chujian pressed her lips together.
She knew that all of Qingcheng's family had already perished.
He had originally still had an older female cousin, but she had just received word that Qingcheng's cousin, Qingning, had also died.
He had now become an orphan in every sense of the word.
On Guiyuan Star, he no longer had any ties left behind.
If Hu Shantu could take him away and treat him well, that would be for the best.
Xia Chujian said calmly, "That's wonderful. Would you like to go through the formalities and officially adopt him?"
"He's still a minor."
Hu Shantu waved a broad hand. "No need to make it so troublesome. I'll just make a will."
Xia Chujian: "..."
When she heard the first sentence, she had thought Hu Shantu was trying to evade the matter.
Only after hearing the second did she realize that he had long since made up his mind.
Making a will was far better than simply adopting him.
An adopted child might not necessarily inherit the other party's estate.
If the other party had a will, it could take priority over the adoptive relationship.
But if he made a will directly and left all his assets to Qingcheng, what difference was there from being adopted?
Xia Chujian nodded. "All right. For him to receive such good fortune is a blessing."
As she spoke, she was about to end the call.
The main purpose of her call had been to make sure the child was safe.
Now that she knew Hu Shantu bore him no ill will and had even given the child a tremendous opportunity, she could rest easy.
But just before she hung up, she suddenly remembered something and asked instinctively, "Mr. Hu, why did you suddenly come to Guiyuan Star?"
"You