Madam Ding nodded in agreement. "Sister-in-law, why do you do this?"
The arrival of a child was something that seemed unattainable for Madam Ding.
She felt both envious and heartbroken.
If she doesn't give the Zhang family a son, Madam Zhang herself feels ashamed to face the Zhang family's ancestors.
She closed her eyes slightly and said painfully, "This child cannot be kept; it's a girl."
"Miss Qiu, please, I beg you, could you prescribe some medicine? I'm begging you to save this child."
She looked at Qiu Yan pitifully, her eyes full of longing.
Qiu Yan shook her head: "Mrs. Zhang, how can you be so sure that this baby is another girl?"
“My husband just invited Doctor Bai over; it was Doctor Bai who told me this.”
He said that judging from my complexion and the baby's appearance, I was having a girl this time.
"During my previous pregnancies, I craved spicy food, and I gave birth to girls every time. This time will be no exception."
What Madam Zhang didn't say was that when Master Zhang heard that she was likely carrying a girl, his expression changed instantly.
She understood her husband; he was afraid of having no one to carry on the family line, which was why he was so eager to have a child.
Although Qiu Yan could understand Madam Zhang's desire for a child, she would not agree with her approach: "Isn't it too hasty to say that you are carrying a girl based on just these facts?"
Madam Zhang looked somewhat anxious; she was certain that she was carrying a girl this time.
She pleaded with Qiu Yan again, "Please help me, Miss Qiu. I must have a son. I have already given birth to five daughters. If I have another daughter this time, I'm afraid I will have no place in the Zhang family."
Qiu Yan has her own principles, and no one can persuade her to do what she doesn't want to do.
"Mrs. Zhang, nothing is absolute!"
Furthermore, who says that having only daughters means you have no place to live? Didn't Madam Ding manage the Zhang family's branches very well?
She never felt that her daughter was inferior to her son.
Madam Zhang was slightly taken aback, because she was focused on having a son and had never considered what Qiu Yan had said.
Mrs. Ding nodded to Qiu Yan, indicating that she agreed with her statement.
Originally, she had no support in her husband's family, so her brother took pity on her and gave her a shop under his name to help her relieve her loneliness.
Madam Zhang's expression relaxed for a moment, but quickly tightened again.
"But daughters will eventually get married."
"If a daughter doesn't get married when she reaches marriageable age, she'll become an old maid." She couldn't let her daughter's life be ruined.
“No.” Madam Ding shook her head, strongly disagreeing with her sister-in-law’s words: “Sister-in-law, if you don’t get married, can’t you marry into the family? Speaking of which, Yan’er is not young anymore.”
"Is this alright?" Madam Zhang's tightly furrowed brows slowly relaxed as she thought of her eldest daughter, Zhang Yuyan, who was already fifteen years old, and fell into deep thought.
Madam Ding nodded again, "In my opinion, this is feasible."
Although she also wanted her sister-in-law to have a son, she couldn't blame her sister-in-law for not being able to conceive.
Furthermore, as Qiu Yan said, who can be sure that this baby will be a girl again?
Madam Zhang had made a plan, but she still had some concerns. "Sister-in-law, will your brother agree to this?"
Madam Ding wasn't sure either, after all, Master Zhang desperately wanted a son. "I'll talk to my brother."
Mrs. Zhang looked at Qiu Yan again, a smile on her face.
"Miss Qiu, could you please act as a matchmaker and find a good husband for my eldest daughter in your village? We don't have high requirements, as long as he is a good person."
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