A remote little village in Belvedere.
The boats moored around the Dongting Lake pier are densely packed yet not messy. The sky is a picturesque blue, unique in color. Along the winding paths of the south-facing houses, the grass and trees are so green that they seem to reflect light, and the flowers are bright red and purple.
On the tree-lined path, a young pregnant woman was carrying a simple and practical small bag, wearing a small floral maternity dress, and walking on the path with her face bare. Beside her, a young girl was carrying a bag of food bought from the city. The two of them were talking and laughing as they walked, and they looked very happy.
The pregnant woman's fair fingers stroked her belly from time to time, and the maternal love shining in her bright eyes could paint the entire tree-lined path with the richest colors of the changing seasons.
“Sister Ning, I guess you’re pregnant with a daughter.” The young girl said with a smile as she looked at Shen Ning’s belly as she walked.
"Why? You can even guess this?" Shen Ning smiled slightly, amazed.
The young girl held her head slightly high, like a very experienced midwife.
"Because I heard it from the elders here. They said that if a pregnant woman has two characteristics, it is very likely that she is having a girl." She explained clearly.
"Really? Then tell me, which two characteristics do I have for being pregnant with a girl? I'll learn some experience so that I can help others make judgments in the future." Shen Ning smiled happily.
The young girl counted on her fingers and really started talking.
"First, because you are very beautiful. The old people say that if the mother is pregnant with a girl, she will become more and more beautiful. On the contrary, if she is pregnant with a boy, she will become uglier and uglier."
"Secondly, I noticed that you put your right foot out first when you walk. Generally speaking, if a pregnant mother puts her left foot out first when she walks, it's a boy, and if she puts her right foot out first, it's a girl."
"Oh, and one more thing. Your belly is round and big. Old people always say that the belly of a woman pregnant with a boy is pointed because boys have strong muscles, while girls are made of water and have big, round bellies."
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The more she spoke, the more excited she became, and she even said several things, as if she had concluded that the baby in Shen Ning's belly was a girl.
Shen Ning laughed: "You, a college student, also believe this. It seems that you haven't studied well."
"No, it really works. My grandma predicted my mom and aunt correctly. It's super accurate."
"Really? It seems that folk experience is also very useful. Then I have to study hard. In any case, you got 50% of the answers right. Congratulations." Shen Ning teased Yu.
This young girl is called Zhang Xiaoxian. She is a rare college student in the entire village within a hundred miles, and she graduated from a 985 university.
Xiao Xian immediately recognized the hidden meaning in her words and said angrily, "Isn't that nonsense? Whether I say boy or girl, I'll get half of it right. It's either a boy or a girl anyway. But really, some folk remedies and experiences are trustworthy."
"Okay, I believe it." Shen Ning certainly didn't want to argue with her, so he answered according to her words.
"Sister Ning, do you like girls or boys?" Xiao Xian suddenly asked, blinking her bright big eyes.
"I like them all. As long as they are my children, they are all my treasures, regardless of gender."
"That's right. Mothers love their children the most. Maternal love is the greatest." Xiaoxian nodded in agreement.
“You’ll understand this feeling when you become a mother.” Shen Ning sighed.
Xiaoxian's face turned red and gradually became covered with a layer of shadow.
In this remote area, although she is a rare college student, she is already an older leftover woman. She is already 26 years old after graduating from graduate school and has not started looking for a job. Her parents have been overworked to support her studies and have fallen ill one after another. She can only stay in her hometown to take care of them.
Now at this age, even if I have studied, there is no suitable job to do in a place like this, and I am bound to be talked about behind my back.
Although Zhang Xiaoxian didn't care, she grew up in the village after all, and girls are shy about their reputation, so she was still very depressed.
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