When it came to family planning, the couple didn't take it seriously. They were surrounded by civil servants, not that they were particularly open-minded, but some had lost their stable jobs to have one more child.
This has never happened to them before.
In Zhou Jiao's opinion, firstly, the soldiers' enforcement power was too strong and could not cause any commotion. Secondly, everyone was in a different environment and no one would reveal their privacy for no reason.
But soon, she will be slapped in the face.
It’s the weekend when old sisters get together.
Wan Dayong's daughter-in-law, Michelle Yim, nudged her with her elbow and gestured for her to look at the east corner.
This time, the gathering place for the group of old sisters was a private restaurant. Although it was called a private restaurant, it was much higher-class, with an entire hall that could accommodate two or three hundred people.
Zhou Jiao was currently thinking about whether she should open a high-end club. She knew that in a few years, private houses and clubs would spring up like mushrooms.
In addition to making money, this is undoubtedly a great place to make connections.
If you don't plan for the future, you will have immediate worries.
One day, once her father and her husband step down, or even pass away, even if her three sons take over, who would think that intangible assets are too much?
And rather than letting some people mess things up later, it would be better for her to start a sunshine club, a high-class and leisurely club like the ones in novels.
But the person most suitable to come forward at the moment is Wuyi, but he is currently abroad, so we have to find a new one to take charge. This is a big problem.
Zhou Jiao was thinking deeply when she was interrupted. Following Maggie Cheung's hint, she glanced at the east corner and looked at her in confusion.
"I knew you hadn't heard anything."
"Oh, is there another secret here?"
Although the two of them spoke quietly, the people who were sitting next to them heard it and immediately looked at Zhou Jiao teasingly: Don’t you like listening to gossip?
Maggie Cheung raised her chin and pulled with her hand, "Let's go get something to eat."
Zhou Jiao knew that she was making an excuse to leave, so she stood up with the help of her strength, and glared at the girls around her in annoyance: Our friendship is over!
Giggling, she followed Maggie Cheung and linked their arms to a deserted place, unwilling to take another step and motioned her to speak quickly.
Maggie Cheung is the most favored among the daughters-in-law of the Wan family. If she doesn't have this ability, how can she control the philandering Wan Dayong? He only became a good man after marriage.
Zhou Jiao could never forget that a large number of people were almost starving to death, and that guy even messed around with her in the name of being her virgin girlfriend. Fortunately, she was woken up by Zhang Guoqing and others, otherwise she would not have had her beautiful wife and daughter today.
She wasn't surprised at all that Maggie Cheung knew something about this. This guy was different from her, she was very good at talking, and in the Wan family, all the married ladies were happy to gossip with her.
Especially the old lady of the Wan family who is almost eighty years old. She was the leader of the family committee of the compound back then. She knew every little secret of every family.
She is also most willing to share little secrets with her favorite granddaughter-in-law.
"Did you see anyone just now?"
"Who? There are three of them in the east corner?"
"That Xiaoyu. Didn't her eldest daughter-in-law give birth to a little girl recently? I heard she wants to take home some grandson. Do you think she's immoral?"
"Really? So her eldest son did marry and have children in the countryside?" Zhou Jiao clicked her tongue. "That's a slap in the face."
"That's right. With family planning now, it can't be covered up anymore. Look who's around her? Those two are from her in-laws' side. I guess she's trying to get approval from her daughter-in-law's family."
"Will they agree?"
Maggie Cheung curled her lips and whispered in her ear, "Actually, the girl knew everything at the beginning. I heard from my aunt that she originally wanted her to be the matchmaker, but she thought it was embarrassing.
Do you know why? The family said that since they didn't get a marriage certificate, it was an unmediated affair, not a second marriage. It's just that the child was seduced when he was young."
Zhou Jiao shook her head speechlessly.
Although she didn't know these families very well, she remembered that the boy was three or four years older than her Ping'an. At that time, he was so determined to be an activist that he would not be able to go to the countryside to work in the fields.
18, 19-year-old boy was seduced? It sounds so innocent!
"Is she sick?" Zhou Jiao pointed to her head. "It's been almost five or six years, and she wants to take the child back just like that? He has a biological mother."
"Maybe the woman is already married, otherwise why would she be tempted? I heard that she didn't want to take the mother and child back, she just wanted the child. If she wanted a divorce, she wouldn't be staying with those two just now."
Zhou Jiao nodded in agreement.
"Let's not talk about her family for now. Jiaojiao, you know Shengmei wants to call me aunt, right?"
Zhou Jiao rolled her eyes at her. "Don't beat around the bush. Is this what you mean, or what your cousin meant? There's nothing messy about Ping An in my family."
If the Qu family has this concern, it would be better to break up as soon as possible. Her son can't stand these injustices. No matter how good Qu Shengmei is, it's useless!
"How is that possible? You know how happy my cousin is with Ping An. She wishes he were her own son." Maggie Cheung frowned as she spoke. "It's me. You know I don't have a daughter, so she treats him like her own daughter. I'm just worried about what to do if I have a daughter in the future."
Zhou Jiao believed her and jokingly said, "Then you can take care of it!"
"Really? No way? Jiaojiao, Shengmei is such a good kid. If my son wasn't so young, I would have wanted to take her home. Look, your dad is pretty good with just you."
Zhou Jiao patted her with a laugh, "Alright, stop pretending! We're all related families, and girls are very valuable in my family. Don't think about anything else."
"But I'm not the only one who thinks so. Haven't you noticed that one of our sisters is also very worried? It's just that she doesn't want to bring up this topic with you because she's afraid you'll misunderstand."
That’s all I have to say.
If Zhou Jiao still didn't understand that she was here to act as a lobbyist, then she really should have beaten herself to death. This couple in Dayi really thought too much!
"I won't force you to have a son or a daughter. But if it's really a daughter, I'll tell you something: I don't necessarily need a son-in-law, but I must have a child with my family name."
This matter involved the inheritance left by her ancestors, and she really didn't want it to fall into the hands of outsiders. At least, she didn't want to see it happen as long as she was alive.
"That's good, that's for the next generation."
Zhou Jiao glanced at her sideways, "Have you completed your mission now? Unfortunately, the matchmaker isn't you!"
"Why?"
"You're punished for not trusting me."
"No, who are we following?"
The two of them joked for a bit before returning to the hall. Zhou Jiao didn't show a single word to the man from the Dayi family. If she were in their shoes, she would be worried too.
But she never expected that the family planning policy would affect her family. She thought it had nothing to do with her, but who knew that the emperor was not anxious, but the eunuchs were.
She couldn't say she was superstitious and had already calculated her three sons and five grandchildren. What if this turned out to be wrong? What about her granddaughter?
As long as you cultivate it carefully, you will never lose to your grandson.
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