Li Jumei replied without hesitation.
Song Lan praised her again: "Mom, you are not only open-minded, but also have a high level of ideological awareness. I want to learn from you!"
"So you're already flattering your mother?"
Li Jumei said with a smile, "Although I didn't go to school for many days, I learned to read a lot from the teachers when the village held literacy classes. I also listened to the teachers explain things to me. I know that whether a couple has a boy or a girl is decided by the man and has nothing to do with the woman."
"If that's the case, what's the mother-in-law complaining about after her daughter-in-law goes through the hardship of giving birth? If she really has grievances, she should go and berate her own son. Taking it out on her daughter-in-law and constantly nagging her only shows that this mother-in-law is blind to the bigger picture and bullies only at home."
After a short pause, Li Jumei continued, "Besides, what's so good about having many sons? In our village and the surrounding villages, some families have six or seven sons at once, and the parents have to raise them all with so much hardship."
He then helped each of them find wives, and in the end, he became too old to move, and none of his sons were filial. They all listened to their wives and let them do whatever they wanted, not caring about their own parents' lives.
If I were their parent, I'd be reporting those brats to the commune as soon as I had a breath left. If I could turn back time, I'd strangle them the moment they were born, to save them from suffering in their old age!
"Mom, I promise to be filial to you. When I grow up and get married, if my wife dares to disrespect you, I will divorce her and I will never let you or Dad suffer in the slightest!"
Song Guoqing, being a quick-witted fellow, expressed his opinion with a serious expression.
Song Qingbin was sitting next to Song Guoqing. Upon hearing this, he casually patted Song Guoqing on the back of the head and said, "I am the eldest son. I will take care of my parents in the future and will naturally be filial to them. You are just a little kid, so don't join in the fun. Go and play quietly on the side."
"Brother, you're wrong about that. I'm also Mom and Dad's son. Why should you be the only one to be filial and support them?" Song Guoqing snorted and said, "I will study hard and become very successful in the future. When you're not looking, I'll bring Mom and Dad to live with me and take care of them. Then you can be anxious!"
"Look at how capable you are!"
Song Qingbin chuckled and lightly tapped Song Guoqing on the back of the head again. Then, his gaze fell on Song Lan, and he said, "In our family, my parents have never favored boys over girls. On the contrary, they have a bit of a preference for girls over boys."
When Song Jiaojiao was in our family, I can say that your parents, your second brother, and your younger brother all did everything they could to treat her well.
"Sister, your brother didn't lie to you. We really treat Song Jiaojiao very well. Whenever there's something good to eat at home, or we need to make new clothes, we always give it to Song Jiaojiao first."
As Song Guoqing was speaking, Song Qingbin waved his hand and said, "Alright, little brother, don't mention that ingrate Song Jiaojiao anymore."
"You were the one who brought it up first."
Song Guoqing muttered to himself.
Song Qingbin pretended not to hear and continued to say to Song Lan, "Actually, what I mean is that in our parents' hearts, sons and daughters are equally precious. Going back a generation, our maternal grandparents and paternal grandparents, they didn't have any preference for sons over daughters."
“When I said those things to Mom earlier, I was just teasing her. I didn’t mean to imply that we were the kind of ignorant rural women.”
Song Lan laughed and said, "In my heart, we have a very lofty image!"
Upon hearing this, Li Jumei couldn't help but laugh out loud: "What do you mean by tall or not? You're just so sweet-talking. Your mother is just keeping in mind what your grandmother said: sons and daughters all crawled out of their mother's womb and are a piece of flesh that fell from their mother's body. If their mother and father don't cherish them, how can they expect others to cherish them?!"
"No wonder you're so open-minded, Mom. You take after my grandma. It's clear my grandma had great wisdom!"
Song Lanming's eyes were filled with a smile, and his tone was relaxed and cheerful yet serious.
"Sis, you're such a smooth talker!"
Song Guoqing blurted out a sentence.
Song Lan and Song Qingbin sat on either side of Song Guoqing. Upon hearing this, she raised her hand and flicked the boy on the head, laughing and saying, "What flattery? Your sister is clearly telling the truth."
Song Sanhe had a faint smile on his face, and Li Jumei also had a smile on her face as she watched Song Lan and Song Guoqing interact.
Suddenly, Song Lan remembered something, and she stood up and said, "I put a pheasant and a rabbit in the wicker basket I brought back. I almost forgot to tell you. I'll bring them over now."
"Wow!"
Song Guoqing got up and rushed to the door of the main room. A short while later, he returned to the main room.
As the wicker basket landed, Song Guoqing brushed aside the pig feed covering it, and the next moment, a live, bound pheasant and rabbit appeared before Song Sanhe and the others.
"Take this with you when you leave, and use it to nourish your son-in-law and the others."
Li Jumei spoke.
"I caught this on the mountain specifically to nourish you and Dad. As for Qin Yanzheng and the others, my family has no shortage of meat. I'm not lying to you and Dad. Qin Yanzheng gets meat coupons every month, and our hospital also has meat coupon subsidies. If you want to eat meat or fish, I can easily buy it with the coupons."
Song Lan refused to take the pheasants and rabbits back.
There's no shortage of wild animals in the space, and besides, when she comes to Shisong Village, she won't forget to bring a pheasant or rabbit back to improve her family's life.
In other words, there was also a pheasant and a rabbit that she had tied up, as well as a lot of prepared vegetables and fruits in the space.
Just take it out before you get home, when no one is looking.
"You took a shortcut to the forest farm."
Song Qingbin's expression suddenly turned serious. He didn't ask a question, but rather used a declarative sentence.
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