Upon hearing this, Ning Tang was furious.
She vaguely remembered that if one of the parents had dwarfism, the child would have a fifty percent chance of getting the disease.
If a child of a dwarfism patient inherits the dwarfism gene, even if he appears to be a normal person, if he marries and has children elsewhere, the children born thereto may also be dwarfs.
Sun Minghui said that his parents took Sun Xinan to the hospital, and the doctor must have told their family about this situation.
Or maybe the doctor's skills were not good enough and he didn't mention this matter at all. But judging from Sun Minghui's flickering eyes, Ning Tang felt that it was most likely the first one?
In the Sun family, Sun Xinan is the third child, followed by Sun Ting, the fourth child, and Sun Minghui, the fifth child.
What does this mean? It means that Sun Minghui's father knew that he had dwarfism and that it would be passed on to his offspring, but he still continued to have children.
According to a fifty percent chance, there is only one person with dwarfism among the descendants of the Sun family. They are really lucky!
As for what Sun Minghui said about the children he and Zhao Qing had, it was impossible for all of them to be as short as his third sister.
It's just empty talk, vicious empty talk at that.
Even though he looks normal in height, he is very likely carrying the gene for dwarfism. What if he really marries Zhao Qing and has children? Will Zhao Qing be as lucky as Sun Minghui's mother, who only got one out of five?
What if all of them get the upper hand? How can we survive this?
Mrs. Luo obviously shared Ning Tang's thoughts, her face pale. "Well, what if, by some unfortunate coincidence, the child is as short as your father and your third sister? What will we do then? How will they get married and find a job in the future?"
Zhao Qing really wanted to stand on Sun Minghui's side and speak for him.
But the image of Sun Minghui's father, Sun Xinan, kept flashing through her mind. When she thought about giving birth to a child like that in the future, she felt dizzy.
"Auntie, didn't my dad marry my mom?" Sun Minghui said nonchalantly, "You're really overthinking it. There are so many people on the street who are shorter than they are. How can any of them find a partner?"
Ning Tang said, "I'm telling you clearly, your father and your sister are not short, they are sick."
Sun Minghui opened his mouth to retort, but Ning Tang silenced him. "Whether he's truly ill or not, your family knows for sure." She glanced at Sun Minghui's hands and feet and said, "How can someone be short? Even their hands and feet are 'shorter' as well."
Ning Tang didn't want to waste any more time talking to him. She felt disgusted if she said even one more word to this family.
No matter what Sun Minghui's purpose was in dating Zhao Qing, it was wrong for him to hide his family's illness.
If he has a child, the child might inherit dwarfism. He knows this, but he still chooses to continue dating Zhao Qing, which shows that he is a bad person.
If he really doesn't know, then he's stupid.
It is more likely that he is bad and stupid. Such a person and such a family should never be married!
Ning Tang said, "Sister-in-law? Let's go."
The two men, one on the left and one on the right, pulled Zhao Qing, who was already in a trance, and ignored Sun Minghui's calls to stay behind them, and headed straight for the port.
While on the boat, Mrs. Luo had a gloomy face the whole time.
Zhao Qing called her softly, "Mom."
"Don't call me mom." Mrs. Luo said with a dark face, "If you want to marry Sun Minghui and marry into his family, then you can't recognize me as your mom from now on."
Zhao Qing muttered, "His family isn't very good, but he's a very motivated person and treats me very well."
"Unless you can promise that you and Sun Minghui will never see his family in this life, can you hide away?" asked Mrs. Luo.
She frowned and said, "Besides, he, his family is sick, how dare you marry him."
She didn't know whether to say that Zhao Qing was fearless because she was ignorant, or to praise her for being fearless like a newborn calf.
Zhao Qing said indifferently, "That was just something Aunt Ning said casually. She just wanted to scare me and stop me from marrying Minghui."
Ning Tang snorted, "If I scare you, then Sun Minghui's father and his third sister will also scare you? Living examples? They're right there."
Zhao Qing said, "But, but although Minghui is a little short, he doesn't look like his father. We are two normal people, is it possible that we can't give birth to a normal child?"
Ning Tang didn't know how to explain to her what it meant to carry a disease-causing gene, so he simply said, "If you don't believe me, just ask your mother to take you to the hospital and ask the doctor. What the doctor says can't be wrong, right?"
Then I thought, maybe some doctors these days aren't up to standard, or haven't received further training, and might not even know about dwarfism. Even in later generations, it's not widely known. "It's best to go to a large hospital and ask an experienced doctor, or one who studied abroad."
Seeing Ning Tang's confident look, Zhao Qing began to feel a little scared, but she still said stubbornly, "Let's go."
It is understandable that she does not know the harmfulness of genetic diseases.
People are simple-minded these days, and since popular knowledge about genetic diseases is not widespread, it is actually normal not to know about it.
Fortunately, Ning Tang went with him, otherwise he would have been kept in the dark.
When Zhao Qing gave birth to the child and found out that she had accidentally won the prize, she was filled with regret.
Mrs. Luo said, "Putting that aside, their family is a complete mess. Tell me, what makes them worth marrying into?"
She counted on her fingers, "Not to mention the lack of a betrothal gift and a wedding banquet, you've seen the Sun family's house. If you marry in, you'll have to live in a house like that. Are you willing?"
Zhao Qing curled her lips and said, "Why not just build another room?"
Ning Tang smiled and held out his hand, palm facing up. "Where's the money coming from? Your salary is spent every month, and Sun Minghui doesn't make much money in a month, and he still has to pay for his parents' medicine and medical treatment."
She said, "Sun Minghui's father walks with a limp, and I don't think he has any leg problems. If he wants to cure it, it will probably cost a lot of money. And Sun Minghui's mother, when I went to his house just now, I found her secretly taking medicine without anyone's knowledge."
Mrs. Luo said, "Don't even mention that Sun Minghui's salary has to support his parents and buy them medicine. Maybe your salary has to fill the hole in their family too."
Zhao Qing assumedly said, "I don't have money, but Dad does. You can just pay for building us a house. Oh, and you can also pay for Minghui's parents' medical treatment. After all, we'll be a family from now on, so there's no need to be so calculating."
She is the only daughter in the family, and everything in the house belongs to her by default.
But has she ever thought that she herself has to go to fill the hole in the Sun family, not on behalf of Sister Luo and Political Commissar Zhao?
Ning Tang said, "Your parents' money is not your money. If you want to spend your parents' money, you can? But you have to find a son-in-law that they are satisfied with. Otherwise, why should they pay for an unhappy son-in-law and unhappy in-laws?"
Zhao Qing opened her mouth, unable to refute, and changed the subject. "You keep saying Minghui's family is bad. Isn't it just that he has some flaws in his appearance, and his family conditions aren't great? But he was quite warm to us. Minghui's mother, his third sister, and his fourth sister even cooked a table of delicious food for us. Why don't you say anything about this?"
She muttered, "Isn't this just like picking up the bowl to eat and putting it down to curse."
Ning Tang chuckled, "If it weren't for giving you face, I would have cursed you out even if I picked up the bowl. You haven't married into their family yet, so of course they want to treat you well and be warm to you, in order to coax you into their family. Wait until you really marry in, and then you'll see."
Mrs. Luo also said earnestly, "Did you hear Xiao Ning ask Sun Minghui's mother at the dinner table just now if you wanted to go to the hospital for pregnancy and childbirth? What did his mother say? She said no, she would deliver the baby. Would you like that?"
Zhao Qing said, "...Minghui's mother doesn't have the final say on this matter. I'll discuss it with Minghui after I get pregnant. Minghui listens to me so much, he'll definitely agree to let me give birth in the hospital."
Ning Tang sighed, "Qingqing, you still don't understand what your mother is trying to say. What she's trying to say is that this incident reveals his family's attitude towards the hospital. What did Sun Minghui's mother say? 'Hospitals are all money-suckers,' and no one in his family refuted that."
She paused, then continued, "What does it mean? It means that their family members all think the same way. They think hospitals are a rip-off. They refuse to see a hospital for minor illnesses, insisting on putting it off until it develops into a serious illness."
It's so stupid and ignorant!
Ning Tang seriously suspected that Sun Minghui's father and mother's illnesses were caused by this "dragging".
Zhao Qing had attended high school after all, so of course she knew that people should go to the hospital if they were sick. She didn't think anything of what she said to Sun Minghui's mother at first, but now that Ning Tang pointed it out to her, she realized that something seemed to be wrong.
Ning Tang saw Zhao Qing's expression and knew she had listened, so he gave her a strong prescription, "They won't even let you go to the hospital when you're pregnant, which means you're not allowed to see a doctor no matter how sick you are in their house."
Mrs. Luo threatened her, "Remember when you were in junior high school and fell from a tree and got a long scar on your hand? I took you to the hospital and applied medicine, but you still cried out in pain every day. What if you were at Sun's house and accidentally got hurt like that? His mother wouldn't let you go to the hospital and just made you endure it? How long do you think you could endure it?"
Zhao Qing shuddered, and her hand unconsciously moved towards her injured arm.
Ning Tang said, "There's one more thing you haven't noticed."
Zhao Qing was stunned: "What?"
Ning Tang counted on her fingers, "Sun Minghui said he has five children, right? He's the youngest."
Zhao Qing nodded. "Yes, what's the problem?" She glanced at Ning Tang. "Aunt Ning, are you worried about the heavy burden on their family? But Minghui is their only son. His eldest and second sisters are married, and there are only three and four sisters left at home. Sooner or later, these two sisters will also get married."
This silly girl hadn't reacted yet. Mrs. Luo? She was older and had seen more than Zhao Qing. Ning Tang gave her a little thought, and she reacted immediately. She took a deep breath and slapped Zhao Qing hard, "Silly girl, can't you see? His family wants a boy, not a girl!"
It is commonly known as favoring boys over girls.
Zhao Qing hadn't reacted yet, "Mom, what are you talking about? I don't understand."
Ning Tang simply explained it to her, "What it means is that their family favors boys over girls. From now on, if you get pregnant and have children, you must only give birth to boys."
Zhao Qing frowned and said, "No way..."
"Of course not." Mrs. Luo said, "With his family's financial situation, how many children can he afford? If he didn't really want a boy to carry on the family line, why would he keep giving birth until he had a boy?" And this was even when he knew she was sick.
Ning Tang said, "Unless you can guarantee that you can have a boy in one go, otherwise you will have to do like Sun Minghui's mother, giving birth to four daughters first and stopping when you give birth to a boy."
Zhao Qing stopped talking. She suddenly remembered that when she was dating Sun Minghui, he always talked about what would happen if he had a son in the future, but never mentioned a daughter.
No, it was also mentioned that one time, Zhao Qing asked Sun Minghui what kind of beautiful dress he would make for her if she gave birth to a daughter. Sun Minghui was very surprised and said, "What kind of beautiful dress would I make? I just need to feed my daughter. I can save the money for raising a boy."
Ning Tang said, "If you really had a daughter with him, you'd have a ready-made example right in front of you. Sun Xinan and Sun Ting, they do all the housework. Have you seen Sun Ting's hands? They're rougher than your mother's, and don't look like the hands of a young girl. How much work must she have done? Do you want your daughter to be like them in the future?"
When Zhao Qing thought of this possibility, her face turned cold.
At home, she was almost spoiled to the skies by Political Commissar Zhao and Mrs. Luo. She couldn't imagine what kind of life Sun Xinan and Sun Ting were leading. Fortunately, she was able to get a glimpse of it after visiting the Sun family.
Ning Tang saw that there was something going on, and quickly continued, "Let me tell you, what kind of life will you lead after marrying Sun Minghui? First of all, there will be no betrothal gifts, no wedding banquet, and you will just roll up your bedding and live in his thatched cottage. If you're lucky, his two sisters won't get married yet, so you can enjoy a few more years of happiness."
She snorted, "You're unlucky. His two older sisters got married right after you got married. His mother's health isn't good either, and he can't do any housework, so all the housework falls on you."
She glanced at Zhao Qing and said, "Don't think I'm trying to scare you. What I'm saying is very likely to happen. Why? Because his two sisters are getting married and want to use the money from the bride price to support their brother. Even though you don't want the bride price and don't have a wedding banquet, you still have to have a child, right? Having a child and raising a child costs money, right? Where will the money come from? It's definitely going to come from his two sisters."
Ning Tang continued, "What were we talking about? You're starting to do housework. You have to go to work during the day and come back home at night to do housework, cooking, and washing clothes. His parents are not in good health, so who will take care of them? It will be up to you, their daughter-in-law, to take care of them."
"Another unfortunate coincidence is that you're pregnant right after you get married. You'll have to work and take care of the elderly while carrying a big belly. Sun Minghui will be like a hands-off shopkeeper. No matter how nice he says before the marriage, his mission is complete after you're married. The rest is your business."
Zhao Qing listened to Ning Tang silently, and a picture began to emerge in her mind.
There was no betrothal gift, no wedding banquet, and no congratulations from relatives and friends. She just carried a small bag and married into the Sun family. She had a meal with the Sun family, and the wedding was considered a complete one.
After marriage, she became pregnant. After a busy day at work, she came home at night with a big belly and cooked on the earthen stove of the Sun family. Her face was covered with soot from the firewood. She fumbled for a long time but the meal was still not cooked. At this time, Sun Minghui's father called out from the bed, and she had to run to turn him over and wipe his hands and feet.
Sun Minghui's mother complained that she couldn't cook well and couldn't take care of Sun Minghui's father. She couldn't do anything right. It was really a waste to marry this daughter-in-law. No wonder she didn't ask for a betrothal gift. It turns out that cheap things always get bad quality.
After enduring for a long time, she finally gave birth to a child. Sun Minghui's mother delivered the baby at home. After a day and a night, she gave birth to a girl. When Sun Minghui's father saw that it was a girl, he turned around and left without saying a word. Sun Minghui's mother sat on the ground and cried, saying that the daughter she had given birth to with great difficulty was a loss of money. Sun Minghui also had a disappointed expression on his face.
Then, in order to give birth to a son, she repeated the above steps over and over again.
The more Zhao Qing listened, the paler her face became, and her heart sank little by little, as if it were falling into an ice cellar.
In her mind, there was Sun Minghui's gentle and considerate face, and how carefully he removed fish bones for her. Then there was her standing in front of the Sun family's stove cooking with her big belly, and the scolding of Sun Minghui's mother in her ears. Then there was her lying on the broken wooden bed in the Sun family giving birth, and Sun Minghui's mother scolding her for giving birth to a money-losing child, and Sun Minghui's face was full of disappointment in her.
Zhao Qing felt a chill in her throat, and her words were so weak and powerless. She forced a smile and said, "Aunt Ning, you're scaring me. How could that be possible?"
An idea suddenly occurred to her. "Oh, right? My dad will give me money to support me, and my mom will come to help me, right? They can't bear to see me live such a miserable life."
She cast a hopeful look at Mrs. Luo, "Mom, you definitely can't bear to see me doing this and that for the Sun family, and having a child all by myself."
Ning Tang quickly gave Sister Luo a look, and Sister Luo understood. "Your father and I are old, and we can't help you much. My waist has been in trouble for the past two years. It hurts when it's windy or rainy, and I can't do heavy work. I just kept it a secret from you."
Mrs. Luo paused, then continued, "That's why we hope you'll find a good family. We don't say they have to be particularly wealthy, but at least they should be well-matched. They should be well-educated, considerate, and not as burdened and ignorant as the Sun family."
Zhao Qing fell silent, her fingers resting on her knees trembling slightly.
The boat arrived, and Ning Tang said, "By the way, sister-in-law, don't forget to take Qingqing to the hospital to consult a doctor to see if Sun Minghui's father and sister's illness will be passed on to the next generation."
Everything has been said and explained thoroughly. The rest can only be understood by Zhao Qing herself.
If she still can't come to her senses, then the scenes Ning Tang described before are very likely to actually happen to her.
She chose her own path, and whether her life is good or bad has nothing to do with others.
Mrs. Luo nodded gratefully at Ning Tang, "Xiao Ning, thank you so much."
Ning Tang waved her hand, "You're welcome, sister-in-law."
The Sun family is a hole. Sun Minghui himself is not that outstanding, but he is quite cunning. The Sun family members have genetic diseases. Sun Minghui's father and mother don't know what diseases they have and they need to take medicine. The family conditions are not good, and they favor boys over girls.
Who would think of any of the above? Any normal girl would run away. Only Zhao Qing is stupid. She has been dating for two or three years, but still hasn't figured out the situation of the Sun family. She thinks Sun Minghui is a trustworthy partner and that all the members of the Sun family are good people.
They went to Sun's house early in the morning and had lunch there. Now it was getting dark when they returned to the island.
When Ning Tang returned home, Chen Lie was cooking in the kitchen, and Da Wa and the other two were reading in the house.
As soon as they saw Ning Tang coming back, the three little ones put down their books and quickly surrounded him.
Sanwa pouted and said, "Mom, where have you been? You haven't been seen all day."
Ning Tang casually fooled him, "I'm going out with your sister-in-law Luo to eat delicious food, so I won't take you with me."
Sanwa wasn't angry either. He took Ning Tang's hand and chuckled, "Then take me with you next time." He covered his mouth and said, "Let's eat secretly. I promise not to tell anyone."
Ning Tang was amused and pinched his little face.
When the food was served, Chen Lie asked the same question, "Where have you been today? You haven't been seen all day."
Ning Tang glanced at the three children, all looking at her eagerly.
I decided not to avoid them anymore. I just wanted to give them a reminder so that they would remember it better. So I told them what happened today.
The eldest child opened his mouth, chopsticks in his hand, and had forgotten to eat. "Mom, what is a dwarf? Are there really people who can't grow tall?"
Ning Tang described Sun Minghui's father and Sun Xinan to them. "...they're about 1.1 or 1.2 meters tall, with adult faces, but their hands and feet are very small, like a child's."
Chen Lie and three children? I tried to imagine it, but I couldn't imagine it. After all, an adult's face with a child's body? It doesn't seem right no matter how I think about it.
Ning Tang continued, "This is a disease. If you see someone like this on the street in the future, don't discriminate against them. Just treat them as normal people."
Some people with dwarfism are smarter than ordinary people. Perhaps they have known their defects early on and work harder than ordinary people. Such people are worthy of admiration.
"So, if you guys are dating someone in the future, it's best to go visit their homes. Don't be like your sister Qingqing, clueless." Ning Tang said, "By the way, if you plan to get married in the future, you'll need to get a premarital medical checkup."
Erniu asked, "Mom, what is a premarital checkup?"
"Just go to the hospital for a checkup before marriage," Ning Tang said, "to see if your partner carries any genetic disease genes. Genetic disease genes can't be seen on the surface, but if you have a child, the child might suffer from this genetic disease. Not only should you have your partner checked, you should also check yourself. Don't let others harm us, and we shouldn't harm others."
By the time the two of them, including Da Wa, got married, it was probably after the millennium, and they should have had a premarital medical examination.
Chen Lie said as he ate, "So, you and Sister Luo accompanied Zhao Qing to the Sun family and found so many faults. Is this silly girl still going to marry Sun Minghui?"
Ning Tang shook his head. "I don't know. It's hard to say."
A woman who is blinded by love is difficult to be persuaded by others, and it is very likely that what others say will go in one ear and out the other.
Even if you put what will happen in the future in front of her, she will choose to turn a blind eye and think that you are overthinking it and it is not for her good. After all, she has never really experienced it and cannot imagine it at all.
Ning Tang felt as if he had eaten a fly when he thought of Zhao Qing's 'deep affection' and the way Sun Minghui was being all over him. "If it weren't for my good relationship with Sister Luo, and if Sister Luo wasn't so kind to Da Wa and the other two, I wouldn't want to bother with that silly girl. She won't listen to anything I say. She should be allowed to bang her head against the wall. Only when her head is broken and bloody will she learn to behave herself."
Chen Lie sighed. "What if Zhao Qing really married Sun Minghui, and then, as you said, her life was miserable, and she gave birth to a child with...dwarfism? She'd definitely get a divorce and go home crying."
He shrugged his shoulders and said, "Forget it. Our family is not far from the Zhao family. I don't want to see this commotion."
The eldest child was not afraid of the excitement and laughed, "Then come to our school to cry. I love to watch this kind of excitement."
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