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"Bang, bang, bang!" Old Mrs. Xu slammed her hand on the table, and the two families who were about to start arguing immediately stopped and looked at the old lady.

"This girl, Man'er, is destined to stay with our family. Let her stay," said Old Madam Xu in a deep voice, deciding Man'er's fate with just one sentence.

"Mother." Ma Hong wanted to say something more, but she had to shut up because of her mother-in-law's authority.

Liu Fang was very happy. "Mother, let's raise Man'er under our eldest son's name. In the future, our eldest son's family will pay an extra 20% to the Zhonggong."

Old Mrs. Xu manages all the Xu family's money. Half of the money earned by the two branches goes to the public fund, and the other half is kept by the family. This is extremely rare in the village.

Those who didn't separate their households could only keep two or three tenths of their share; the majority had to be given to the public fund, which covered all the food, clothing, and other necessities for the entire family.

Hearing Liu Fang say such things, Ma Hong's face softened a bit. With her not-so-quite-fast brain, she thought that if her sister-in-law gave 20% more to the public, it didn't seem like a big loss.

After all, the eldest son's family still earns the majority of the money, completely forgetting that Xu Genshan's leg injury makes things different now.

"Give me another 20%, and if others find out, they'll say I'm being biased," Old Mrs. Xu frowned.

Liu Fang quickly explained, "Mother, that's not what I meant. If Man'er is under our name, we should pay more."

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Otherwise, it wouldn't be right for her younger brother and sister-in-law. The whole family is harmonious, and she doesn't want to cause any unpleasantness.

"Alright, one-tenth is enough." Old Mrs. Xu knew what she was doing. "How much can a little girl eat?"

"Sigh, I'll listen to my mother." Liu Fang knew that her mother-in-law meant what she said, so she didn't say anything more.

Grandma Xu rubbed her stiff legs, her gaze becoming distant. "Do you still remember the fortune teller who did for our family at the temple fair that year?"

Temple fair? That was so many years ago. Ma Hong remembered it was when she had just married into the Xu family, almost eight years ago. The master had said some good things.

Liu Fang still remembers a few things: "Back then, when I was pregnant with Yi'er, I went in to burn some incense, but I met a master who said that I was destined to meet him, so he told my mother's fortune."

As for the content of that divination, there was simply too much to cover; she only remembered a few sentences, one of which was...

"Mom, you can't be saying the same thing?" Liu Fang was a little excited, unsure if she was thinking the same thing as her mother-in-law.

Grandma Xu nodded. "That's exactly what I meant."

Ma Hong and the Xu brothers looked at the two women with confusion. "Mother, what are you talking about? Which sentence are you referring to?"

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"Yes, old woman, tell me what you meant." Old Xu was also eager to know what it was.

"A blessed woman has descended, bringing good fortune." Liu Fang said, each word distinct, her lips curving upwards in a smile.

Ma Hong read it aloud once, and seemed to remember it a little. "Sister-in-law, you're pregnant?" She looked at Liu Fang in disbelief.

Huh? Liu Fang didn't know how the topic had turned to this.

"Oh dear, sister-in-law, you should have said you were pregnant sooner! I made you do heavy work today." For a moment, Ma Hong thought Liu Fang was really pregnant.

These weren't just polite words; the two women had a good relationship and were genuinely thinking of Liu Fang's best interests.

Liu Fang, who was forced into pregnancy: Huh? ? ?

Xu Genshan: Huh? How come I didn't know my wife was pregnant?

"Stupid, Xu Genzhu, take your stupid wife to sit down over there!" Old Mrs. Xu slammed her hand on the table, making a loud thud. This was exactly what her in-laws had told her about her simple and honest nature.

This woman is not only simple-minded, it's amazing that she's still alive and hasn't been driven to death by anger.

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Pulled aside, Ma Hong continued to ramble on, "Didn't they say a blessed woman was coming? I'm not pregnant, so doesn't that mean my sister-in-law is pregnant?"

It's a good thing I didn't say that my mother-in-law couldn't possibly be pregnant, or Old Mrs. Xu would have smacked her on the head.

"Sister-in-law, I'm not pregnant." Liu Fang wanted to get pregnant, but it had been several years without any results. "But don't we already have a baby girl in our family?"

With the words spoken so bluntly, Ma Hong finally realized, "Oh right, isn't Fu Man'er a girl? But Man'er isn't our Xu family's biological daughter, is she?"

Ever since that master gave that divination result, Old Mrs. Xu had been hoping for a baby girl in the family, but four grandsons in a row made her lose hope, and the master's words gradually faded from the Xu family's memory.

"So many years have passed, has our Xu family ever had a girl? So many girls have gone missing, but our family just happened to find Man'er. Isn't this fate? Look, Man'er has only been with us for a few days, and it's been raining, there are pheasants, and today she even got so many wild mushrooms and bamboo shoots."

Grandma Xu rattled off a string of words, and the Xu family members couldn't help but ponder deeply, realizing that all these things seemed to have been obtained because of Man'er.

"Mother, these are all just coincidences, right?" Xu Genshan thought it was just a divination, nothing that mysterious.

Xu Genzhu wasn't entirely convinced either. "That's right, Mother. Anyway, let Man'er stay. Our family is hardworking, and the children won't go hungry."

The two brothers' words were not without reason. Old Mrs. Xu understood what they meant. She straightened up and said sternly, "No matter whether the divination is true or false, we must take good care of Man'er. That girl's life has been hard enough. As parents, we should do this to accumulate good karma for our child."

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The four nodded in agreement, and the old lady waved for them to leave, saying, "Go back to your rooms and rest. Second son has to go to the market early tomorrow morning, so don't oversleep."

Liu Fang was walking at the back when she remembered something just as she was about to close the door. "Mother, should we talk to Third Brother about this when we go to town tomorrow?"

The third brother she mentioned, Xu Genshu, is Xu Laotai's youngest son, who is nineteen years old and studying in town.

Thinking of her third son, whom she hadn't seen for a while, Grandma Xu felt a headache coming on. "He'll be back from his holiday in a few days. Let's talk about it when he gets back. I've been disturbed while he was studying these past few days."

Seeing that her mother-in-law's expression was not good, Liu Fang closed the door and left. She sighed inwardly. Her third brother had passed the imperial examination at the age of fifteen. At that time, he was the only one in the village who had passed. She thought he could pass the county-level examination in one fell swoop.

But it's been almost four years, and the village has produced quite a few students who passed the preliminary examinations. Xu Genshan has become an old student in the village, but he still can't pass the county-level examination. It's really a pity.

"Mother, Mother..." In that fleeting moment, Fu Man'er called out from inside the room, her voice trailing off.

Before, when Liu Fang heard "Mother," she wanted to respond but dared not. Now, Liu Fang couldn't wait to respond more often, "Hey, Mother's here."

These past two nights, she's been sleeping so comfortably, cuddling with her sweet daughter. She even thinks her husband looks much better.

Regardless of whether this girl is a lucky daughter of the Xu family, she cherishes her dearly.