Xiao Jing washed the bowl of sweet soup that Jiang Ling had used and took it back to the kitchen. When she returned, she whispered to Fang Qiao, "Sister-in-law, what Sister Ling said was so strange. That mother-in-law doesn't even let her son and daughter-in-law sleep in the same room, so why did she scold her daughter-in-law for not laying eggs? How can she get pregnant if they don't sleep together? Doesn't she think what she said is contradictory?"

"Who knows?" Fang Qiao pursed her lips. "Maybe she just doesn't like her daughter-in-law and wants to find an excuse to torment her. After all, that's the most readily available reason, and outsiders can't find any fault with her. No matter what, it's the daughter-in-law's own inability to conceive. Who would blame an old woman who longs for a grandchild?"

This mother-in-law probably thought that her daughter-in-law was too shy to talk about not sleeping in the same room as her husband. But she didn't expect that her daughter-in-law, who had been holding back her feelings for two years, would finally give up and make a scene, even if it meant getting a divorce.

"So calculating?" Xiao Jing shuddered. "Families with orphans and widows are truly terrifying."

Fang Qiao smiled and patted her head, saying, "Don't worry, we won't marry into a family like this, where there are only orphans and widows."

Xiaojing shook her head: "No, I don't want to get married. I think things are fine as they are now. It's not necessary to get married."

"As long as you've thought it through, made a decision, and won't regret it for the rest of your life, then it's up to you." Fang Qiao respected her opinion: "But you don't have to be so certain. After all, you're still young. Maybe in a few years, you'll meet someone you want to spend the rest of your life with."

Xiao Jing pursed her lips and didn't say anything.

She thought to herself: if she couldn't meet someone who could accept her past, she would rather never get married.

Rather than spending your life settling for someone, it's better not to get married in the first place.

Living alone is quite nice.