Chapter 1324 Shu Yu's Popular Science
The old lady paused, and Shu Yu, with her sharp ears, heard Li Shi clasping her hands together and closing her eyes, praying softly, "Bless me to give birth to a big, fat grandson, it must be a grandson, a boy, please."
Shu Yu frowned, while the old lady was so angry that she nearly fell backward, and all traces of weariness vanished instantly.
She pointed at Li Shi, about to curse, but when she turned her head and saw Zhou's father and Zhou Ermei, she forcefully suppressed her anger.
Instead, he grabbed Li's hand, lowered his voice, and gritted his teeth, saying, "Come with me!"
Li shrank back guiltily and was pulled aside by the old lady.
"Eldest daughter-in-law, are you out of your mind? At this critical moment, your daughter-in-law is in the middle of giving birth, and your in-laws are right next door. What nonsense are you spouting? I didn't know you had become so sexist?"
The old woman sneered, "Aren't you afraid that Cuihua and Lanhua will be heartbroken if they hear this?"
Li felt a little aggrieved, "Mother, I didn't want to either, but, but..."
She glanced at Zhou's father and Zhou's younger sister in the distance and whispered, "Mother, you don't know how awful some people's words are when you're not in Shangshi Village. When Da Niu's wife first got pregnant, I was happy and couldn't help but brag a bit. Who knew that those women who usually don't get along with me would actually say, actually say that our Da Niu will have no descendants."
"What did you say?"
Li pursed her lips. "The in-laws are nice, but all four of their children are girls, plus the one who died young, that makes five daughters. They say that this kind of thing is hereditary, and Da Niu's wife will only be able to have daughters too."
She initially scoffed at this idea, but after hearing it so many times, she couldn't help but take it to heart.
That's why she went looking for a secret formula to have a child, but it only angered Da Niu instead.
Now that the baby is about to be born, even if it's to keep quiet from what people say, she's hoping it will be a grandson.
"Mother, you know I love Cuihua, Lanhua, Da Niu, and Er Niu equally, but Da Niu is the eldest grandson of the Lu family, right? We can't have no sons at all, can we?"
The old lady frowned. She was from the village herself and had heard similar things before.
Li's mind isn't very sharp, so she's quite likely to take this seriously.
Hearing her say that, it did seem somewhat understandable.
Shu Yu, standing to the side, couldn't help but roll her eyes. "Auntie, how could this kind of thing be hereditary? Whether a child is a boy or a girl isn't determined by the woman, it's determined by the man. Even if it were hereditary, Da Niu is a boy, so why would he be worried about not having a son?"
The old lady and Mrs. Li turned to look at her in astonishment; it was the first time either of them had heard such a statement.
"What? You're saying the sex of a child is determined by the man? That's impossible. The child comes from the woman's womb."
Shu Yu's lips twitched. "Yes, the woman decides whether or not to have the child. What does the man decide? He should have some decision-making power, right? He decides the child's gender. Otherwise, having a child is all the woman's responsibility. What's the man's role? Why would the child call him 'Dad'?"
The old lady and Mrs. Li were speechless. "...Is that even a thing?"
But somehow it made perfect sense. Yes, having a child is a matter for two people. What role does the man play in it? He decides whether the child is a boy or a girl.
(End of this chapter)
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