Chapter 1 Dream of Golden Light

Just as the rice in the field was about to sprout ears, it hadn't rained for over a month.

What will happen if this continues?!

Ma Xiulian drifted off to sleep, her heart filled with worries.

In her dream, she saw a golden light rushing straight towards her third son's house, followed by lightning and thunder, dark clouds gathering and a storm brewing.

It's going to rain!

Before she could even cry out in surprise, a deafening clap of thunder woke her from her dream.

She sat up abruptly and slapped her husband hard. "Old man, I dreamt that golden light fell into our third son's room."

Old Chen, still in pain, said quietly, "I dreamed about it too."

Just then, the eldest son's wife, Zhao Mei, knocked on the door and called out, "Mom, the third son's wife has started labor."

The elderly couple were both startled. After exchanging glances for a moment, Ma Xiulian immediately got out of bed and put on her shoes, exclaiming, "Coming, coming!"

Suppressing her inexplicable excitement, she quickly went to the third son's room to check on the new mother's condition. "It's still early, eldest son's wife, go and boil some hot water first."

"Hey!" The eldest son's wife, without suspecting anything, turned around and walked towards the kitchen.

The Chen family's grandchildren were all delivered by their mother-in-law, Ma Xiulian.

Lying in bed, Li Chunhua, the third daughter-in-law, gritted her teeth, trying not to make a sound that might upset her mother-in-law. "Mom, can I have a bowl of brown sugar water?"

Her belly was round this time, and she loved spicy food. She was probably just a cheap little girl, so she didn't dare ask for brown sugar and eggs.

Looking at the third son's wife, who had very little flesh on her body and only a round belly, and thinking about the dream she had just had, Ma Xiulian said, "Second son's wife, you stay here and watch over things. I'll go make some noodles."

Noodles?!

The second son's wife, Zhou Zhaodi, and Li Chunhua both thought they had misheard.

However, Ma Xiulian had already rushed to the kitchen and quickly cooked a large bowl of fried pork crackling noodles, along with four poached eggs.

Holding a bowl in one hand and helping Li Chunhua, whose face was already pale with pain, to sit up with the other, she said, "Eat quickly, eat it all."

Smelling the delicious aroma of fried food, Li Chunhua didn't bother to wonder why her mother-in-law was suddenly being so kind to her, and began to eat heartily.

Seeing her eating with great relish, Zhou Zhaodi, who was standing to the side, kept swallowing her saliva, not understanding what had gotten into her mother-in-law.

Not to mention eggs, all three daughters-in-law in Old Chen's family had enough to eat on the day they gave birth.

But these noodles are a fine grain that my brother-in-law brought back!

My mother-in-law has always been reluctant to eat this, but now she's actually willing to eat such a big bowl!

And there's that thick layer of grease residue. The president only has that small bowl at home, and we'll be relying on it for the rest of the year.

Even if my third sister-in-law is pregnant with a son, my mother-in-law is being far too biased!

Even I, who has made a great contribution by giving the Chen family two grandsons, have never received such good treatment!

She cursed inwardly with resentment: "My third sister-in-law must give birth to a daughter!"

After finishing her noodles, Li Chunhua had some strength left and began giving birth.

Ma Xiulian nervously guided her, "Third daughter-in-law, concentrate and take a deep breath with me..."

The third son's wife had slow labors with her first two pregnancies, especially with her youngest child, she almost didn't come out. She was worried.

"It's out! The head is out!" Zhao Mei exclaimed in surprise.

Upon hearing this, Ma Xiulian immediately encouraged, "Third brother's wife, keep up the good work! I'll make sure the baby has sugar water and eggs every day after it's born."

Hearing about such a generous reward, Li Chunhua gritted her teeth and put in even more effort...

Outside the house, Old Chen's three sons waited listlessly at the door.

Seeing their father, Old Man Chen, squatting on the doorstep smoking his pipe, they asked, "Dad, why are you out here too?"

In the past, when his daughters-in-law gave birth, their fathers would never come to guard the door.

They'll only come to see you if you give birth to a big, healthy boy; they won't even glance at a little girl.

(End of this chapter)