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the process without extra charge. reputable primary schools to se-
Working in a grey legal market in cure a spot for the sons, which puts
China, Peng notes that the separate the family under financial strain
responsibilities make the agency as her husband is the only main
hard to be caught. “The only thing source of income.
that cannot be found is our lab,” Her daughters refuse to give any
Peng says. support to their brothers. “My sec-
Six years after bringing back her ond daughter has quarrelled with
twin sons home from the agency, me many times. She is angry that
Chen’s family has mixed feelings I exploited other women for sons,”
about having them via surrogacy. Chen says.
“I took a big risk to customise two “But I have no choice now. I
lives. My husband thinks it’s worth have to raise them because of all
it. For me, sometimes I’m happy, the risks I have taken, and the re-
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Chen has two daughters that she
gave birth to on her own and feels
proud of. The elder one is 36 years
old and is working in the US now,
whilst the younger one, a 19-year-
old, is a bright student studying in
Hong Kong.
“The twins are much more
naughty and silly than my daugh-
ters, so we spend much more
money on them than my daugh-
ters… raising them is harder than I
thought,” She admits.

Chen’s twin sons, celebrating
birthday (Photo courtesy of Chen)

Chen adds that the family has to
buy a new home in a district with