The group chatted as they walked until they reached their office, where Dr. Jiang waved with a smile.

"Alright, you can go back now. Come find me anytime if you need anything..."

"Smack—"

Just then, a crisp slap interrupted their conversation.

"You, Li Mei, you've gotten so bold! I only said a few words to you this morning, and you started calling me an old geezer and an old hag!"

"Why can't I, as your mother-in-law, say a few words to you?"

The old lady grew angrier the more she thought about it. "You wretched thing, you can't even have a son, and you're still cursing your own mother-in-law behind her back."

"I'll definitely go to your Li family later and ask them how they raised a daughter like you."

Jiang Si looked up and found that the sound was coming from the corner of the stairs on the second floor.

Dr. Jiang frowned and looked over, but before she could speak...

He started yelling at the old woman again, "I'm asking you a question, are you mute?"

Li Mei covered her face and stammered, "Mom, I didn't scold you..."

"Bullshit! I heard it with my own ears, and you still dare to lie through your teeth."

The old lady became angrier the more she thought about it, and pinched her several times.

Li Mei was in so much pain that tears streamed down her face, but she couldn't explain it to her.

She couldn't very well say that she was cursing Old Man Li from the military hospital, could she?

Come to think of it, it's all that Liang's fault. If she hadn't deliberately acted coy and not told me...

Why would she need to register for Old Man Li's appointment?

This old man Li is no good either. All I did was ask him whether the baby was a boy or a girl.

This old man kicked himself out.

So what's wrong with her bottling up her anger and swearing a few times?

Who knew I'd be so unlucky, my own mother-in-law overheard me.

"Mom, I really didn't scold you..."

She spat at the old woman and said, "I'm asking you, you left early this morning and haven't come back to cook yet. Do you want to starve this old woman to death?"

Li Mei was almost bursting with frustration, "I..."

"What do you mean, 'what do you mean, 'what do you mean'? I'm asking you, have you found out clearly whether this baby is a boy or a girl?"

"The doctor said that hospitals have their own rules..."

"What kind of rules are these!"

Hearing this, Old Lady Xiang was furious. "You useless thing! If no one tells you, can't you think of a solution?"

“You’ve given birth to three daughters who are a financial burden. If this one is another girl, we don’t have a daughter-in-law like you. You can go back to your parents’ home.”

Upon hearing this, she was told to go back to her parents' home.

Li Mei's face turned deathly pale instantly.

In their hometown, the preference for sons is extremely strong. If a woman cannot give birth to a son, she cannot even sit at the table for meals.

Behind his back, people say that this is called being incomplete.

If we get divorced again, forget about my family, I won't even have a place to be buried when I die!

No, she can't go back to the countryside.

Her husband had finally climbed to the position of deputy battalion commander, while she had been working in the family compound for less than a year.

The good days have just begun, and she will never get a divorce, even if it means death.

After figuring all this out, Li Mei's eyes darkened.

"Mom, I... I hadn't finished speaking..."

She spoke very softly after that.

Jiang Si and the others did not hear clearly.

But the next second, Grandma Xiang burst out laughing, "Really? The doctor said you're having a boy this time?"