When Li Xue saw Li Yang standing up, she was so scared that she quickly grabbed her.

Of course she heard the conversation between Zhang Xiuying and her neighbor, and she understood why Li Yang was angry, but she didn't want Li Yang to conflict with Zhang Xiuying because of her.

Zhang Xiuying looks kind on the surface, but in fact she is more petty than anyone else. When she acts like a spoiled brat, she is no less capable than Yang Chunhua. If Li Yang confronts her, he will only suffer.

Putting all this aside, Zhang Xiuying is the elder and Li Yang is the younger. If the sister from her natal family has a conflict with her husband's family, even if they have eight mouths, they are not in the right.

Seeing Li Xue like this, Li Yang understood that Zhang Xiuying treated her this way at home. Now that her family was here, Zhang Xiuying still ignored them, let alone when Li Xue was alone?

Li Yang was furious when he saw Li Xue's belly and her limbs which were thinner than before she was pregnant.

Why would someone like this stay together? Leng Lian washes Xu Xiangdong's underwear?

Li Xue saw that Li Yang was very angry and tried to persuade him, "I'm fine, really."

Seeing Li Xue like this, Li Yang almost cried out of sadness.

The Xu family is such a fucking inhumane person. They don’t even cherish someone as good as Li Xue!

She didn't want Li Xue to worry about her anymore, so she had to suppress her anger and comfort her: "Don't worry about me, worry more about yourself.

You just need to remember that the most important thing is that you and your child are safe."

Listening to Li Yang's words, Li Xue couldn't help but shed tears again.

Li Yang thought of Zhang Xiuying's disgusting behavior. Before leaving, Li Yang told Li Xue: "Keep the jade safe, or your mother-in-law won't take it away again."

Taking Li Xue's things to give to Zhang Xiuying's precious daughter is something Zhang Xiuying could do.

Li Xue smiled and nodded: "I understand, little worrywart."

After watching Li Yang leave, the smile on Li Xue's lips gradually faded, leaving only a look of loneliness and solitude on her face.

She stroked her round belly and tears fell again.

*

After returning from Li Xue, Li Yang was in a very low mood.

The country has implemented family planning now. If nothing unexpected happens, Li Xue will have a daughter. However, the Xu family used all means to make Li Xue give birth to a son, causing Li Xue to suffer a lot and eventually become ill.

Therefore, even if Li Xue does not divorce now, the hellish days in the future will not be something that ordinary people can endure.

She wanted to help Li Xue, but this was her life. She couldn't force her to make a choice and then live the rest of her life for her.

She didn't understand why so many people wanted to have sons.

Is there a throne to inherit in the family? Or is there some reason why a son is so important? Or is it for the sake of so-called face and reputation?

In her impression, after the implementation of the family planning policy, there were all kinds of tricks, such as sending the first-born daughter to foster care or directly abandoning her, drowning her, having abortions after knowing the baby was a daughter, and couples faking divorces... It was really shocking.

Like Li Xue, she had grown up in a family that favored boys over girls. It was such an oppressive family where sons were prioritized in everything and daughters had to be sacrificed. It was really hard to find any place for her to stay in.

Their mothers, when they married into their families, were looked down upon by their in-laws for not bearing sons. Perhaps they, too, were sacrificed in this way when they were still in their own families. But one day, they became mothers themselves, and instead of feeling any sympathy or understanding for their daughters and daughters-in-law because of the hardships they had endured, they became second mothers and mothers-in-law to their daughters and daughters-in-law, and continued to oppress and exploit them.

Li Yang sighed heavily and exhaled the foul air in his chest.

No matter what the world is like, no matter how boys are favored over girls, she will never get married anyway. It is enough for her to earn some money, raise a dog, and spend the rest of her life.

At the entrance of the hunting village alley, she saw Ji Huaizhi standing across the street.

He must have just come back from outside. He was wearing a shirt with an open collar revealing his delicate collarbone. A thin jacket was draped over his elbows. He was leaning lazily on the railing by the roadside, chatting with the old lady who sold midnight snacks that day.

Perhaps he had a telepathic connection, he raised his head and glanced over here, his eyes meeting Li Yang's in mid-air.

The two hadn't seen each other for a few days, and Li Yang's first reaction was to pretend he didn't see it and then turn around and leave.

But before she could put her idea into practice, Ji Huaizhi had already taken a step and walked towards her. The wind blew up the hem of his clothes, which fluttered in the wind, wantonly and ostentatiously.

Li Yang's feet seemed to have taken root, and he just stared blankly at him as he approached step by step, with no way to avoid him.

He stood in front of her and said in a cold yet pleasant voice, "Did you go to see your cousin?"

That day, she went home to find Mr. Tao and casually mentioned it to him, asking him to help process the jade she bought in Shenzhen and give it to Li Xue and the child. Unexpectedly, his casual words touched her heart.

Li Yang felt an inexplicable bitterness in his heart and nodded: "Yeah."

Noticing a slight nasal tone in the little girl's voice, Ji Huaizhi reached out and touched the top of her head: "What's wrong? Who made you unhappy?"

Li Yang wanted to say it was okay, but she couldn't stop the grievance and sadness in her heart. She heard herself sobbing; "I'm just unhappy."

Ji Huaizhi was startled at first, and then the next second, his big hand fell on her back and patted her gently: "Don't cry."