At that moment, with a creak, the door finally opened.

The wet nurse came out carrying a baby who was wrapped up tightly in a small blanket: "Congratulations, congratulations on the birth of your daughter!"

"Hahaha, I knew it...what?" Xiuxiu's mother was about to say it was a big, chubby boy, but her laughter froze. "What did you say? It's a big, chubby boy, isn't it?"

Madam Wei and Wei Xiaojuan burst out laughing. "Good heavens, she really is just a little girl, and a rich girl at that! Bah, what a money-loser!"

Ye Peng also breathed a sigh of relief.

Xiuxiu's mother stood frozen in place, her face contorted. How could this be? Shouldn't it be a big, healthy boy? How could it be a money-loser?

Ye Yong rushed over, picked up the wailing baby, and looked at her wrinkled, red little face, laughing so hard he almost fell over:

"Baby, so cute! Daughter, it's your daddy~~~"

Old Man Ye and Hu Xiaosan squeezed over to take a look, grinning from ear to ear: "Let me see... Hey, looks like Yong'er."

"It can't be a little girl!" Xiuxiu's mother rushed over, trying to pull back the baby's blanket.

Ye Yong quickly defended him, angrily retorting, "Who's the filmmaker?"

Xiuxiu's mother looked embarrassed: "Everyone calls me that... I was just saying, Dayong, let's see, maybe we're mistaken..."

The wet nurse glared at her: "I'm not mistaken, it's a daughter."

Grandma Ye smiled and said, "We love them whether they are boys or girls."

Xiuxiu's mother choked there. Is this a matter of whether you like it or not? This is a matter of whether Xiuxiu guarantees to give birth to a son.

She's been very proud of herself lately, telling everyone that Xiuxiu is going to have a big, healthy boy.

But she ended up having a child who cost her money; isn't that a slap in the face?

Looking at the little baby's rosy cheeks, Ye Yong's heart melted: "Daddy's little darling, so good, so good~~"

Aunt Ye smiled and said, "The name has already been chosen?"

Ye Yong nodded: "Yes, Xiuxiu and I have already discussed it. The girl will be named Mingzhu."

Grandma Ye smiled and said, "This is a good name, meaning 'precious pearl in the palm of one's eye'."

Everyone who heard this praised him for being cultured and having a nice-sounding name.

Xiuxiu's mother said with a livid face, "In my opinion, it would be better to call her Daidi or Yindi, so that she can bring out a younger brother next year."

Ye Yong, Old Lady Ye, and everyone else had sullen faces.

Hu Xiaosi retorted angrily, "Does my sister need you to name her child? If you're so free, you might as well go home and feed the pigs!"

Old Mrs. Ye said coldly, "Xiao Si is right. It's getting late. Your livestock must be starving."

Livestock? Who are you talking about?

Xiuxiu was extremely embarrassed.

She gave her granddaughter a good name so they could have a great grandson; wasn't that all for their own good? And yet they still chased her away!

Forget it, the promise of a son didn't come true, and she was already ashamed.

Unable to stay any longer, Xiuxiu's mother turned and fled in a disheveled state.

Hu Xiaosi apologized with a guilty look on his face: "Grandma Ye, I'm sorry."

"It's alright, it's alright, we all know." Grandma Ye smiled gently.

At this moment, the maid opened the door: "Everything inside is ready."

Ye Yong quickly shoved the baby into Grandma Ye's arms and rushed inside. Hu Xiaosi and the others also hurried in to see Xiuxiu.

Rural people don't pay much attention to these things, and since they were siblings, the Ye family didn't stop them.

"Let me hold him." Old Man Ye looked at his great-grandson, who was so soft and delicate, in Old Woman Ye's arms, and felt a pang of envy.

"I want to hug you too," Xiao Yan said, stepping forward.

Grandma Ye smiled and handed the baby over, then passed the baby around to the next child, taking turns holding them.

When they were almost at Wei Xiaojuan's side, Wei quickly pulled her behind him.

Her daughter-in-law is going to give birth to a great grandson, so she can't let this girl's bad luck affect her.

After being passed around, it returned to Old Madam Ye, who smiled and teased, "Mingzhu, little Mingzhu, so cute."

Madam Wei chuckled inwardly; what a pearl, nothing but a money-losing burden. A smug look appeared on her face.

"I've already chosen a name for my eldest grandson, it'll be Yaozu! Ye Yaozu. In the future, our Ye family will rely on my Yaozu to bring glory to our ancestors."

Old Mrs. Ye and Old Mr. Ye turned pale and were speechless.

Old Mrs. Ye rolled her eyes at her: "So Caiping and Xuan'er are both good-for-nothings? You want to rely on your grandson?"

Ms. Wei's smile froze.

Ye Erquan glared at her: "If you can't speak properly, then shut your stinking mouth!"

Ms. Wei pursed her lips, completely unconcerned about Ye Erquan's anger.

Ever since Wei Xiaojuan got pregnant, the Wei family has been incredibly arrogant. They used to be terrified of Ye Erquan, but now they're not afraid anymore.

It's as if having this grandson makes her the most powerful woman in the whole village.

Mrs. Wei said, "That's not what I meant... I was talking about the great-grandchildren. My Yaozu was the first great-grandson of the Ye family in this generation."

Grandma Ye and Aunt Ye were too lazy to say anything to her anymore.

At this moment, Guixiang ran in from outside, excitedly saying, "Grandma, Grandpa, Madam Ye has sent a letter."

Grandma Ye excitedly placed the baby in Grandpa Ye's arms and hurriedly took the letter.

After opening it, he paused for a moment before saying, "Uh... I can't read, old man, take a look."

Old Man Ye read aloud as he looked at the book.

The main point is that Ye Caiping and others set off on the first day of February and are expected to arrive home by the end of February.

Grandma Ye and the others smiled as they looked back: "You're finally back."

Everyone present was filled with anticipation.

Before long, Ye Lizheng and other villagers heard that Xiuxiu had given birth, and they all sent the women in their families to bring things over.

Grandma Ye and her servants greeted them with smiles.

The villagers were somewhat disappointed when they heard that a girl had been born. Wasn't it said that she was guaranteed to have a son? It turned out she had a girl too! Sure enough, Xiuxiu's mother's words were not to be trusted.

However, seeing that Grandma Ye and the others were laughing happily, they naturally wouldn't say anything unlucky.

The news that Xiuxiu had given birth to a big, healthy daughter spread throughout the entire village before nightfall.

Xiuxiu's mother was so angry that she didn't even dare to leave the house.

Whenever she stepped out of the house, even just standing in her own yard, separated by the low bamboo fence, people would speak to her:

"Oh, I heard Xiuxiu gave birth to a big, healthy girl. Didn't you say you were guaranteed to have a son? You're even asking for a dowry of twenty taels of silver. It's practically selling your daughter."

Xiuxiu's mother was practically bursting with anger: "That, that's...that's...Xiuxiu looks just like me! Every time she has a girl, she's followed by a string of boys. The next one is guaranteed to be a golden grandson."

The neighbor laughed and said, "I'm just waiting to see the joke."

Xiuxiu's mother was so angry she felt like she was about to ascend to heaven. She hid in the house and didn't even dare to come out of the door.

Wait for Hu Xiaosan and Hu Xiaosi to come back.

Xiuxiu's mother gritted her teeth and said, "Has Xiao Si started making money? He should repair the house, or at least put up a wall."

Hu Xiaosi said, "You only realize now how shameful you are."

Xiuxiu's mother was so angry that she clutched her chest.

Hu Xiaosi thought that they really should build a house, as he and his brothers were still sleeping in a communal dormitory. Since he started selling furniture last year, he had been earning more than 20 taels a month, and before the Lunar New Year, his income had reached 40 taels.

You can build a big courtyard.