It goes something like this:
A wealthy man in China had a son, whom he wanted to have a brother. He ‘adopted’ a boy (presumably from a poor family) and raised him as his son. Traditionally, it’s been said that in China, the oldest son is the Number 1 child. This was the case for the new addition to the family. He was given a new name. He was older than the bio kid. I am told he was raised as Number 1, in spite of ‘not being blood-related.’
I am a descendant of that family. The boy was my grandfather.
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WOW! That is so interesting! My dad and his brother were adopted out of a Hong Kong orphanage by Chinese parents and was treated as the number 1 child too. He has an older sister (who is their bio child), but because he was the oldest male, he was treated as number 1.
Thanks for your advisement by the way!
Greetings! I'm glad you delurked on Island Boy so I could come over and read this amazing story. It gave me chills.
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