After taking only one bite, Nie Zhao said, "This meat tastes really good."

He then asked, "From the mainland, and specifically from the north?"

In his mind, the cold and harsh north shouldn't have much delicious food.

And then he remembered that when they were in Lvsun, Chen Rou had given him a bite of roasted meat, and it tasted just like that.

He thought it tasted good, so Chen Rou fed him another bite. Nie Zhao noticed the aroma of the meat and took a sip of the soup.

That was a delicacy cherished by ordinary people in the harsh, cold land beyond the Great Wall, a delicacy they regarded as a sacred treasure amidst the wind, frost, snow, and cold. It was also the homesickness that Chen Ke felt when he left home. Even Nie Zhao was amazed by that one bite: "What a delicious mutton soup!"

Li Xia also served him a bowl of crucian carp soup and said, "Try this too."

The chocolate effect: because the mutton soup was delicious, Nie Zhao became interested in trying the next dish. After tasting it, his eyes lit up: "This soup is also amazing, such a rich fish flavor, such a fresh soup."

Pea shoots are not a seasonal vegetable in Hong Kong, and even the richest man's family rarely makes them, nor do they usually make soup with them. Nie Zhao took a bite and found them even more delicious, so he reached out his bowl and said, "Thank you, sister-in-law, another bowl, please."

His nose was sweating profusely, but just then, Chen Ke lured the enemy in, but first, he went around in circles, saying, "It's strange, I've never been one to dream, but a few years ago, I dreamt that Xia was crying, and the next day I received a telegram saying that she... But a few days ago I had a wonderful dream, I dreamt that our Rou gave birth to a beautiful, healthy, and incredibly cute little baby, but..."

He was keeping everyone in suspense, and Boss Nie was already trying to grab the food himself. He only heard half of what his father-in-law was saying. Of course, he wasn't used to chatting with people in this way, and he hadn't realized that his father-in-law was interrogating him.

Li Xia, being a bit naive, naturally became Chen Ke's straight man: "But what, you saw a baby in your dream?"

Chen Ke said, "But it was a daughter. I thought to myself, this child is really cute. I looked at her and couldn't take my eyes off her. But after all, Mr. Nie has a large family and business, so I'm afraid he wants a son."

Then, Li Xia and Chen Ke both turned their gazes to Nie Zhao's face.

I'm afraid of the sudden silence.

At that moment, the air suddenly became quiet.

In fact, Chen Ke was most likely thinking about his lost daughter during the day and couldn't let go of it, so he dreamed about Chen Rou giving birth to a lovely little daughter. However, even the most mentally strong parents will bow down for their children. Chen Ke had a feeling that Chen Rou wanted to have a daughter, and he had prepared a plan to ask her about it.

This is considered torture.

And his wife was watching too, clearly wanting to know the answer.

Nie Zhao put down his chopsticks, and of course had to answer the question: "Captain Chen is asking if I'll be just as happy if I have a girl as I would be if I had a boy?"

Chen Ke came from the Northwest, where the preference for sons over daughters was quite strong. He was actually a beneficiary of this system. Because he was a boy, he was the one who ate meat from a young age, while the girls could only watch. He ate white steamed buns, while the girls could only eat black steamed buns. His grandmother was especially so. Even though her aunt was so outstanding and brought home her salary and various labor benefits, after her grandmother distributed them to her sons, she would still point her finger at her and scold her as a good-for-nothing.

Years later, people still cursed her as a sinner because she refused to remarry, causing her younger brother to be unable to find a wife and remain a bachelor.

In the world Chen Ke grew up in, including his wife Li Xia, everyone was a girl, and everyone was like duckweed.

They are clearly so capable, but they are always asked to give way to men, both in the family and in society.

The love that families showed to them was also purposeful, such as the bride price that was entirely at the parents' disposal, the inhumane marriage exchange, and the fact that if only one person could go to school, it had to be a boy. Chen Ke had seen too much of this.

Hong Kong itself is a semi-feudal, semi-colonial society, where the preference for sons over daughters would only be more severe.

Chen Ke felt uneasy and wanted to know the answer. Of course, he also wanted to do some ideological work with the richest man.

Having a boy or a girl is the same, and if the girl is like Chen Rou, his aunt Chen Juan, or Li Xia, she is no worse than a boy.

Of course, ultimately, we need to hear what Boss Nie has to say and see what he thinks.