Chapter 3 is all haunted.

"Okay, I got it."

Before she could even react, Zhou Zhaodi's eyes widened again. "Dad, why did you come in?"

Although her father-in-law didn't openly show the same preference for sons as her mother-in-law, there was no difference in their hearts.

When my sister-in-law gave birth to her daughter two months ago, her father-in-law stayed in his room and didn't even go to see her.

Old Chen lowered his voice and said with a stern face, "Keep your voice down, I'm here to see my dear granddaughter."

Then, ignoring the stunned expression on his second son's wife's face, he tiptoed to the bedside.

Seeing that her granddaughter was fair-skinned and tender, with rosy lips and nose, and glistening teardrops on her raven-feather-like eyelashes.

Old Chen liked it more and more as he looked at it, and he grinned, saying, "He's really good-looking."

Zhou Zhaodi felt a sudden dizziness: Oh no, her in-laws have been possessed!

Old Chen was a grown man after all, and it wasn't appropriate for him to stay in his daughter-in-law's room for long. He glanced at her for a moment and then left.

A short while later, Ma Xiulian returned with sweet soup and eggs, and also carried a piece of floral cotton cloth in her hand.

This time, not only Zhou Zhaodi, but even the eldest daughter-in-law Zhao Mei couldn't help but gasp, "Mom, why did you bring out all the new cotton cloth?"

This piece of floral cotton fabric was brought back by my sister-in-law, who works at the supply and marketing cooperative, for my mother-in-law to make a little jacket for her to wear during the Chinese New Year.

Ma Xiulian said matter-of-factly, "Those swaddling clothes have been used for so many years and they're worn out. Babies have delicate skin, and it's uncomfortable to rub them against."

As she spoke, she deftly changed her granddaughter's swaddling clothes.

Zhou Zhaodi couldn't hold back her sourness any longer and said, "Mom, Da Bao and Er Bao both used this old swaddle!"

She had to admit that this little niece was the most beautiful girl she had ever seen, but no matter how pretty she was, she was still a worthless little girl, nowhere near as good as her two big, chubby boys.

Having eaten and drunk her fill and changed into new swaddling clothes, Helian Jiao didn't sense her disdain at all, and opened her little mouth to yawn sleepily.

Upon seeing this, Ma Xiulian immediately waved her hand at her two daughters-in-law as if shooing away flies, "Alright, the child needs to sleep, you should all go back to your own rooms."

She held a lot of authority at home, so Zhou Zhaodi could only suppress her discomfort and walk out with her eldest son's wife.

As soon as she stepped out the door, she started complaining: "Sister-in-law, do you think Mom's been possessed today? She's treating this good-for-nothing like a treasure!"

Zhao Mei was an honest and simple-minded person. After thinking for a moment, she said, "It's probably because Wu Ni is good-looking, and Mom likes her." ← The first four granddaughters in the Chen family were all named "Ni" in order.

Not hearing what she wanted to hear, Zhou Zhaodi said irritably, "Then why didn't Mom show this much affection when you gave birth to your daughter two months ago?!"

Zhao Mei, whose heart had been touched, was stunned for a moment, and her expression became somewhat distressed.

Zhou Zhaodi, however, felt much better.

The eldest sister-in-law has only given birth to three money-losing children in all these years since she married into the family, while she herself has given birth to two big, healthy sons for the Chen family!

So he straightened his back and said, "Sigh, I've been up all night, I definitely won't be able to get up tomorrow morning, so I'll trouble you to make me breakfast, sister-in-law."

Zhao Mei: "...Okay."

She was used to being bullied by Zhou Zhaodi, but what could she do when she didn't have a son?

Zhou Zhaodi returned to her room satisfied. Looking at her two sons sleeping soundly, she felt even more strongly that her mother-in-law had been possessed by an evil spirit today.

He'll definitely be awake by tomorrow!

Even Li Chunhua, who benefited from the deal, thought so.

After her granddaughter fell asleep, Ma Xiulian instructed her third son, Chen Jianye, "If the child gets hungry in the middle of the night, you have to get up and help feed her, understand?"

(End of this chapter)