Chapter 188 Inexplicable
Feeling guilty and embarrassed, Fang called out "Second Sister".
"Don't listen to her nonsense, it's not true."
He grabbed his wife, his eyes sharp and cold, "Shut up!"
"I don't want to!"
The young woman shook him off, "Why can't I say anything? If she dares to do it, why can't I?"
Grandpa Fang and Grandma Fang didn't look too good.
Grandpa Fang tapped his pipe and glanced at Fang Xiaodi indifferently. "Let her speak. If there's anything the family is unhappy about, let her say it clearly and we'll resolve it properly."
"No, sir, she's just overthinking things because she's pregnant."
Fang Xiaodi pulled his wife, "Have you made enough trouble? Why aren't you coming back with me? Why did you have to go crazy at this time? Do you really think you have a special privilege just because you're pregnant with our Fang family's child? Let's go."
"Master told me to say this, don't pull me away, Master..."
The young wife's heart-wrenching screams woke up Erniu's parents, who were taking a break inside the house. They came out and frowned at Fang Xiaodi, looking at the messy yard. "What happened, Third Brother?"
Fang Xiaodi shook his head, still trying to gloss over the situation, but Grandpa Fang glanced at him, pursed his lips, and said, "My wife... misunderstood Second Sister."
"What misunderstanding? I'm not blind, I have eyes and I can see."
The young woman tilted her head, clutching her back, deliberately emphasizing her pregnancy. Seeing her mother-in-law's angry but resentful expression, she smugly raised her chin. "Fang Erniu treats my husband like a spinning top, making him spin around in circles. When I say a few words to her, look at all of you, siding with her! How come just because she's surnamed Fang, her child can also have the Fang surname? Get this straight, I'm the one who's carrying on the Fang family line. She's just a daughter who's going to marry out of the family; once she's married, she's an outsider, and you're all helping her..."
"Enough!"
Grandpa Fang slammed his pipe on the armrest of his chair, then glanced lightly at his wife and looked at his younger brother, Fang Weidong. "It's your business if you complain about your second sister to your wife in private, but for her to make a scene in front of your in-laws, and now in front of your future brother-in-law, Fang Weidong, is it she who has a problem with your second sister, or you?! You all just can't stand to see your second sister doing well?!"
These words were a bit harsh. Upon hearing them, Fang Xiaodi's face changed instantly, and he knelt down on the ground with a thud.
"Master, I didn't. I'm even happier than my second sister that she's found a good man. She's been pampered and spoiled, and I'd rather she marry a farmer and spend her days working in the fields!"
Grandpa Fang ignored him and just stared at him. His usual gentle and kind demeanor was completely gone, replaced by the sternness of someone who had been a village chief for decades.
Fang Xiaodi was so anxious that he raised his hand and said, "Grandpa, I swear, if I don't want my second sister to be well, may I...may I be childless!"
"Fang Weidong!"
The young wife gasped, staring at him in disbelief, "You're cursing our daughter!"
The word "daughter" caught the attention of Erniu's mother and grandmother.
Second Sister frowned, her gaze sliding down to her abdomen. "Is your first child a girl?"
"Yes, I went back to my parents' home, and my mother specially consulted a fortune teller." The young wife proudly touched her belly.
Erniu's mother was furious, her face turning ashen. "So, you only dare to step on your second sister's head because you think you can give the Fang family a daughter? Fang Weidong, send her back to her parents' home. You think you can give birth to a daughter? Let her give birth. If she can't, you can forget about having this wife!"
She immediately demanded that her youngest son divorce his wife.
Looking at his pregnant wife, Fang Xiaodi subconsciously shook his head and opened his mouth to plead for her.
Upon hearing this, the young wife jumped three feet high.
Even her mother-in-law retorted, "Mom, why are you considered a hero of the family for giving birth to a daughter? But you want me to divorce my husband just because I gave birth to a daughter? You're just jealous! Grandpa and Grandma, you be the judge, my mother-in-law..."
"An unvirtuous wife brings misfortune to three generations."
Grandpa Fang sighed and glanced at Little Brother Fang, who felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar from that look.
He called out dryly, "Master."
Grandpa Fang looked at him but didn't say anything else.
Fang Xiaodi's face turned pale instantly, his lips trembled slightly, and he looked at his wife.
The young wife initially didn't think much of it, but seeing her husband's expression change, she was stunned. "W-what do you mean? You're going to kick me out too? I'm pregnant with a girl! Don't you and Grandma prefer girls? I..."
Grandpa Fang didn't want to talk to her, so he glanced at Grandma Fang.
Grandma Fang sighed and said, "Yes, your grandfather and I didn't have a daughter when we were young, and we always longed for one. But Erniu has already made up for our regret. So, whether you and your sister-in-law have a boy or a girl, they are just our great-grandchildren. It doesn't have any special meaning for us, understand?"
The young wife stared wide-eyed, shook her head, and gave a dry laugh.
"No, Grandma, you're joking with me. If you don't care about my daughter anymore, then what about my daughter..."
She panicked a little and turned to look at Fang Xiaodi.
Fang Xiaodi got up from the ground, glanced at Fang Erniu and Su Laosan, pursed his lips, and said, "I'm sorry, Second Sister. I didn't expect her to cause trouble. Su... Second Brother-in-law, I'm sorry."
The moment Su Laosan heard him call him "Second Brother-in-law," his tense expression instantly softened, and he practically grinned from ear to ear.
Just as he was about to say it was nothing, he suddenly realized something, coughed lightly, and then stopped.
Fang Xiaodi pulled his wife back into the house. The wife looked at the angry Grandpa Fang, the stern-faced Erniu's mother, and the expressionless Grandma Fang, and obediently followed him back into the house.
Grandpa Fang sighed and gave Erniu's mother some instructions.
"Later, you tell Xiao Sanzi to tell his wife's family everything that happened at home, big or small. Before Erniu gets married, let his wife stay at her parents' house first and see how things go. If she's still the same, then wait until she gives birth and bring her back. After that, the two of them will have no further contact after they get married."
Erniu's mother hesitated for a moment, then, remembering the old man's words, "An unvirtuous wife brings disaster to three generations," she hardened her heart and nodded in agreement.
Inside the house, Fang Xiaodi and his wife started arguing again.
She rushed out and said to Fang Erniu, "...I did say a few outrageous things, but your marriage is already a done deal, isn't it? Your future mother-in-law didn't object to her son marrying you because of those words, and your husband didn't abandon you either. Why are you still holding on to this and trying to force me and your brother to divorce so that you'll be happy?"
That's even more outrageous.
Su Laosan frowned, reached out to shield Fang Erniu behind him, and stared down at his young wife, retorting, "You know your second aunt is getting married and you're still causing trouble? People who know you know you're pregnant with a child, but people who don't might think you're carrying a monkey. How many times a year will your second aunt come home after she gets married? Are you supposed to be jumping around like a monkey here?!"
To be honest, he still doesn't understand why this woman suddenly said those things.
Just because it's a girl?
baffling!
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