Chapter 102: Superstition: I should never have agreed to the marriage exchange. ...

"Huihui, what are you doing so early in the morning? Why don't you let Jianguo go to your eldest sister's house?" Wang Yongren scolded his daughter with a stern face.

"Why not let him go? He knows what's going on!" Wang Hui glared at Du Jianguo fiercely.

Du Jianguo couldn't stand Wang Hui's madness and yelled, "What do I know! Speak clearly! In front of my parents, just say what you want to say, don't beat around the bush!" Although Du Jianguo felt a little regretful that he didn't marry Wang Ying directly at that time, he was just thinking about it and didn't do anything out of line. Wang Hui was simply looking for trouble and making trouble unreasonably.

Wang Hui's advances to Du Jianguo had been rejected the previous night, leaving her angry and heartbroken, and she hadn't slept well the entire night. In her hazy sleep, she couldn't tell if she was dreaming or if she had actually heard Du Jianguo call out "Yingzi" in his dream. This had set off alarm bells in Wang Hui's heart, and she had been vexed and protesting against Du Jianguo's permission to see Wang Ying.

Li Fengju was also upset when she saw Du Jianguo's outburst. Huihui was only nineteen, pregnant, after all. If she hadn't been wronged at the Du family's, she wouldn't have returned to her parents' home for so long. The Du family and their son begged her to return, yet they were treating her so harshly after such a short time. But she couldn't bring herself to criticize her son-in-law at this moment; after all, it was Wang Hui who was causing the trouble.

"Huihui, today is your elder sister's birthday. You are not allowed to make trouble. If you have anything to say, come back and talk to her." Li Fengju tried to comfort Wang Hui by coaxing and persuading her.

Wang Hui saw that Du Jianguo was angry and did not seem to feel guilty at all. She suspected that the sound she heard at night was a dream, but she was still upset about Du Jianguo's rejection of her last night.

Wang Yongren said to Du Jianguo, "Jianguo, when a woman is pregnant, you should comfort her. She is carrying your flesh and blood."

Du Jianguo thought that he might never be able to be human again in the future, and that the baby in Wang Hui's belly must be his only child. He could only suppress his temper and say to Wang Hui, "Huihui, don't make a scene and make Big Sister laugh at you."

Du Jianguo's words really caught Wang Hui's attention. Wang Hui has no job now, and the man she married is not as good as Wang Ying. In the eyes of outsiders, she is inferior to her elder sister in every way, and she can't let her elder sister laugh at her again.

Wang Hui softened her attitude and said, "I just felt a little uncomfortable in my stomach, but I'm fine now. Let's go to my eldest sister's house."

Seeing that Wang Hui stopped making a fuss, the whole family breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Fengju said, "Jianguo, you and your father take out all the gifts from the room."

Li Fengju sent Du Jianguo away, pulled Wang Hui aside, and whispered to her, "Why are you arguing with Jianguo again? What was it all about last night and this morning?"

Wang Hui glared at Li Fengju: "It's Mom who advised me to take the initiative and not to stop him from leaning on me. Yesterday, I offered him to lean on me, but he refused and even argued with me."

Li Fengju was stunned. She hadn't expected the couple to argue about this matter yesterday. She had a bad feeling. As the saying goes, "Fight at the head of the bed, make up at the foot of the bed." Without sexual intercourse, the two would only grow further apart. They had only been married for a short time, and Wang Hui was only nineteen...

"What did he, Jianguo say?" Li Fengju asked.

"He said he didn't want to affect the child. I think he really didn't want to touch me last night." Wang Hui said this, and she became worried again, "Mom, could he really be with someone else?"

"Don't talk nonsense. Just wait and see. When he wants to touch you next time, don't refuse," said Li Fengju.

"I understand," Wang Hui agreed, but her face remained unhappy. Li Fengju was also troubled, worried about Wang Hui's future. She felt increasingly regretful that she should never have agreed to the marriage exchange.

Wang Yongren and Du Jianguo tied the gifts they were bringing to Wang Ying to the front bar of the bicycle, and the remaining part was held by Li Fengju.

After leaving the house, Li Fengju reminded: "Jianguo, be careful when riding your bike. Huihui, hold Jianguo tight and sit tight. When you get off, Jianguo should stop first, and then you can get off."

"Got it." The two people agreed.

Wang Hui sat behind Du Jianguo's bike, one arm around his waist and the other tightly gripping the backseat. Du Jianguo rode steadily, more worried about the baby than anyone else.

The Zhao family, Zhao Yunfei's family of three, and Zhao Yunfang and her husband, had already arrived. The two sisters and Dongbao gathered around Wang Ying to talk. Dongbao said she liked the skirt her aunt was wearing, and Wang Ying agreed to make one for her.

Zhao Yunfang said from the side, "I want one too."

Zhao Yunfei rolled her eyes at her. "You want everything! Yingzi just made two baby clothes for your child. Can you wear them now? Don't you think about how busy Yingzi is? Is it easy to be a deputy director?"

"Okay, big sister, I just said it casually." Zhao Yunfang begged, "But the two small clothes made by Yingzi are really good. Mom's can't compare at all."

"Tell your mom not to do it for you next time!" Zhao Yunfei said unhappily.

"Do it for Dongbao!" Dongbao interrupted and made everyone laugh.

Zhao Yunfang smiled and touched her belly and asked Dongbao: "Dongbao, is the baby in my aunt's belly a brother or a sister?"

Dongbao didn't even think about it and blurted out: "It's my sister!"

Zhao Yunfang laughed out loud: "It's my sister, hello."

Zhao Yunfei never taught Dongbao at home. When she told him that the baby in her aunt's belly was a little brother, Dongbao just did what he wanted.

Zhao Yunfei looked at Zhao Yunfang and said, "Do you really want a daughter? The Dong family wants a grandson."

"Who cares? The more they want grandchildren, the less I want to have one!" Zhao Yunfang said indifferently, stroking her belly. "Our Dongbao has a good appetite, so I'm definitely carrying a girl."

Zhao Yunfei knew that Zhao Yunfang was being stubborn, so she rolled her eyes at her and said, "Old Dong's family has only one child. If you give birth to a daughter, they will definitely urge you to have a second child. You'd better beg Dongbao to not be so stubborn and let you have a boy as the first child. With your personality, you will definitely not be able to manage more children. It would be best to have a boy."

"Hehe... Dong Baozhong said that my aunt is pregnant with a little brother." Zhao Yunfang said again.

Before Dongbao could say anything, the Wang family arrived. The gate was open, and the Wang family came in. Wang Ying stood up to greet them.

Zhao Yunsheng and his two brothers-in-law were in Director Zhao's room. When they heard some noise outside, Zhao Yunsheng came out and went to greet his father-in-law and his family with Wang Ying.

Zhao Yunsheng, wearing a white shirt, stood with Wang Ying, who was wearing a red plaid skirt. They looked like people from a magazine. When the old Wang couple and Wang Hui saw them, they were stunned.

After Wang Hui was stunned for a moment, she immediately glanced at Du Jianguo, but Du Jianguo's expression was no longer abnormal. Wang Hui looked at Wang Ying again, feeling extremely jealous. How could her elder sister become more beautiful?

"Mom and Dad, little sister, Jianguo." Zhao Yunsheng greeted the people in Old Wang's family. Wang Ying also called out to Mom and Dad, but did not call Wang Hui and Du Jianguo.

Wang Yongren and Li Fengju came to their senses and responded. Wang Yongren began to untie the gift tied to the front handlebar of the bicycle. Zhao Yunsheng took the things from Li Fengju and said, "Mom, go in and sit down first."

Chen Xiuqin came out of the kitchen at this time and greeted the people in Old Wang's family. Li Fengju said, "I'll go to the kitchen to help."

"No, no, I'm busy enough." Chen Xiuqin evaded the question, "You guys go sit down."

Wang Ying and his wife led the Wang family into the main hall. Zhao Yunfei and her sister greeted them. Li Fengju glanced at Zhao Yunfang's belly. She didn't know that Wang Ying's second aunt was also pregnant.

Director Zhao and his two sons-in-law also came out and greeted each other, and the Zhao family became lively for a while.

After Zhao Yunfang greeted the Wang family, she sat down on the sofa again. Zhao Yunfei didn't sit down, so she asked Wang Hui and Li Fengju to sit on the sofa instead.

Wang Hui was just about to walk over and sit on the sofa when Li Fengju pulled her back and sat with her on a row of chairs in the corner of the west wall.

Seeing so many people around, Dongbao happily ran around in circles in the main hall. Zhao Yunfei held her back, fearing that she would accidentally bump into Wang Hui.

Wang Ying took Dongbao by the hand and returned to sit next to Zhao Yunfang. Zhao Yunfang leaned over to Wang Ying's ear and said, "Your mother is quite superstitious."

"What do you mean?" Wang Ying was puzzled.

Zhao Yunfang leaned close to Wang Ying's ear and said, "Just now, your little sister wanted to come sit next to me, but your mother wouldn't let her. She was afraid that your little sister and I would change the tire."

Wang Ying was speechless. How could he change it between their belly and his?

"Really? If you don't believe me, ask your mom later." Zhao Yunfang continued, "According to folklore, if two pregnant women sit on the same stool, it will cause a miscarriage. Your mom must be against this and won't let your younger sister and me sit on it..."

"What are you two talking about?" Zhao Yunfei interrupted when she saw the two sisters-in-law whispering to each other.

"I won't tell you the secret between Yingzi and me." Zhao Yunfang said as she put her arm around Wang Ying's shoulders.

Wang Hui sat across from Wang Ying and the others. Seeing how well Wang Ying and the two sisters-in-law got along, she felt particularly unbalanced. These two women had been so rude to her in her past life, yet now they were so kind to her eldest sister! Why? And her eldest sister, who was so cold and indifferent to her, was very polite to the two sisters-in-law.

Li Fengju looked at Wang Ying and thought about Wang Hui, feeling a bit uncomfortable. She knew she should be happy for her eldest daughter, but when she thought about her youngest, her heart ached. She felt even more uncomfortable when her eldest daughter didn't show any affection towards them after seeing them.

Everyone in the room sat down and greeted each other, but there was a moment of silence and no one spoke.

Zhao Yunfang then asked Dongbao: "Dongbao, who did you say was pregnant with a little brother or a little sister?"

"It's my sister!" Dongbao had forgotten what his aunt had just said and just wanted his sister.

"It's my younger brother!" Zhao Yunfang corrected her.

Under pressure from his aunt, Dongbao had to change his words and say, "It's my younger brother."

Li Fengju also smiled and asked Dongbao: "Dongbao, do you think your aunt Huihui is pregnant with a brother or a sister?"

Dongbao already knew what the adults wanted to hear, so he said in a baby voice, "It's my younger brother."

Everyone in the room laughed. Wang Hui rubbed her belly, feeling happy. Du Jianguo was also very happy. Who wouldn't want a son? Especially since he might not be able to have children in the future, having a son was worth it to him. So he gave Wang Hui a gentle look. Wang Hui saw it and smiled gently at him.

Everyone in the room started talking at once. Li Fengju saw that Wang Hui and Du Jianguo were getting along, so she went to the kitchen to let the couple talk. Zhao Yunfei also followed Li Fengju to the kitchen.

Li Fengju saw eight cold dishes already cut and laid out on the small kitchen table: salted duck eggs, peanuts, pork head, mixed cucumbers... There were also two plates of cooked fish, a large plate of meatballs, and a round pig's trotter...

This dish is so good, Li Fenju thought to herself, most people may not be able to eat such a dish once in three to five years, the Zhao family is really well off!

"Why are you here, my in-laws? We don't need you here. Go talk to Yingzi and the others. I started working on it last night and it will be ready soon." Chen Xiuqin said with a smile.

"It's okay, they are talking, so I came to talk to you." Li Fengju also said with a smile.

Li Fengju assisted Chen Xiuqin and asked about Wang Ying's situation. Chen Xiuqin naturally praised her highly. Zhao Yunfei also said that Wang Ying was good in every way.

Li Fengju sighed, "I'm really relieved to give my daughter to your family." How great it would be if Wang Hui were given to their family! Li Fengju thought this for the hundredth time.

The hot dishes were almost cooked, and Li Fengju and Zhao Yunfei carried them to the main hall. As soon as Li Fengju arrived, she saw Wang Hui sitting on the sofa, and she almost dropped the dish in her hand.

Wang Ying hadn't quite believed what Zhao Yunfang had just said, but looking at her mother's expression, she was probably just superstitious. Wang Ying was truly convinced. Her mother's care for Wang Hui was truly meticulous, something she had never experienced in her two lifetimes.

Fortunately, Wang Ying had seen through them in her past life and no longer cared. She was now worried that if Wang Hui gave birth to a daughter and Zhao Yunfang gave birth to a son, they would become superstitious and think that the two had swapped the fetuses today...