Originally, Madam Sun thought that if Xiaoqi's marriage could be settled this year, she would refuse her eldest daughter's suggestion.

After all, a grandson is someone else's child.

The seventh daughter had agreed to marry into the family, and any child she gave birth to would belong to their family.

But who knew that this girl was not only picky, but also had a lot of ideas?

She's already nineteen and still hasn't found someone she likes.

She had held out a sliver of hope today, but seeing the look on her daughter's face when she returned, she knew it was probably all for naught.

so……

She needed more options, and at the same time, she wanted to put some pressure on her daughter.

Why are you being so picky, girl?

Can you pick out something fancy or what?

She'll be twenty next year!

If I remarry, I'm afraid I'll only be able to become someone's stepmother!

Although Chi Sihai had been married before, the conditions were still acceptable.

If it were another stepmother, the conditions might not have been so good.

Sun Qi-guniang immediately guessed Madam Sun's little scheme. She sneered, "Mother, give me two more years. If I still can't find it... then I'll do as you say."

She obeyed her parents' arrangements, married the man they chose, and then gave birth to a child to put their minds at ease.

That way, she can focus on her business, right?

Will her parents stop pressuring her to have children and carry on the family line?

Madam Sun: "Alright, then it's settled."

Sun Qi released her hands, looked down at the nail marks left on her palms, and could no longer hide her disappointment.

Why?

In her parents' hearts, was her only role to give birth to a child for the Sun family?

Doesn't all of this count as her managing the fabric shop so well over the years, doubling the business, and buying and combining the adjacent shops?

Or perhaps, if she hadn't agreed to marry into the family, her parents wouldn't have let her get involved in the family business at all?

Just like the previous sisters.

"Little Seven, it's not that your mother is forcing you, it's just that your father and I are getting old, and you're not young either. There are some things that need to be settled sooner rather than later. If you have children sooner, your father and we can help take care of them sooner."

Madam Sun comforted her gently.

This is something that mothers and daughters often say to each other.

Everything... is for your own good.

Normally, Miss Sun Qi doesn't mind saying these gentle and sweet words to her mother.

But she was already in a very bad mood when she went to see Chi Sihai today, and then... never mind!

Now her mother is pulling this stunt again?

Sun Qi dodged her mother's hand and said calmly, "Mother, are you worried that I can't give birth to a son right away? Of course, the sooner I get married and have children, the more certain I will be."

Oh, right. What if I, like Mom, had seven or eight daughters? Then I'd better get married and have children even earlier, so my parents can choose a grandson from among my sisters and see if we can adopt one? Hehe.”

Two years ago, she understood this meaning from the occasional words her parents uttered.

Because, apart from the eldest sister, all five of her other sisters had given birth to three or four daughters before finally having a son.

Therefore, her parents were extremely worried that she would suffer the same fate, or even be unable to give birth to a son like her mother!

What is the point of having a son-in-law marry into the family?

So her parents kept urging her to get married, so that they could make plans "just in case".

This meaning was clear to both Miss Sun and Madam Sun and her husband.

But some things, once exposed, lose their meaning.

For example, right now.

Madam Sun's face was not pleasant. Suppressing her anger, she said, "Xiao Qi, be honest, aren't your parents' concerns reasonable? Is it wrong for me to want you to get married and have children as soon as possible?"

“That’s right,” Miss Sun Qi answered decisively.

Madam Sun: "You!"

Just as she was about to say something more, several customers entered the shop, and Miss Sun immediately put on her signature smile to greet them.

Madam Sun went to the backyard with a cold face and told Manager Sun what had just happened.

Then he explained his plans.

“This Xiao Qi is getting more and more opinionated. I think it’s because we told her from the beginning that she should find a husband to marry into the family, so she’s convinced that the shop is all hers.”

"You're overthinking it. Our daughter isn't that cunning. She's just annoyed that you keep pressuring her to get married. It's just a little argument between mother and daughter, nothing serious. Why are you taking it to heart?"

Manager Sun is over fifty years old this year, but his hair is not gray. He is energetic and very happy.

He also has a good temper; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to stay faithfully with his wife, even though she gave birth to seven daughters and he didn't have a single son.

Madam Sun rolled her eyes at him, huffing, "All you ever do is try to smooth things over! She's nineteen already, and I was already pregnant with our third child when I was nineteen! No, I have to push her a bit!"

"Sigh, so what do you want to do?"

"Let Jia'an come to the shop to help out, so she knows that we don't only have her as an option."

Manager Sun didn't quite agree, but he was used to not arguing with his wife, so he just sighed.

There was neither explicit opposition nor explicit agreement.

A very ambiguous attitude.

Madam Sun was already used to this, and immediately rushed off to her eldest daughter's house.

After getting married, Miss Sun gave birth to five sons in a row!

Jia'an is the youngest son, and the couple dotes on him very much.

So when Madam Sun subtly hinted that she wanted her son to compete with the Seventh Miss Sun, and that the shop might not ultimately go to the Seventh Miss Sun, the Eldest Miss Sun immediately declared:

"Mother, your son-in-law and I have discussed it. How about we give Jiaxi to you as an adopted child, or Jiahui would also be fine? What do you think?"

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