"I understand, thank you Huaijiao."
Chen Lin suddenly understood and couldn't wait to go to that man and tell him to take care of his family. She couldn't bring herself to do that for him, and she wanted things to end there.
After figuring things out, Chen Lin suddenly realized how foolish she had been.
Why would she agonize over something like this for so long and waste so much time? She's even older than Lu Huaijiao, but her perspective is nowhere near as broad as Lu Huaijiao's.
It's no exaggeration to say that if it weren't for Lu Huaijiao, Chen Lin would have had no idea that such a carefree and unrestrained way of living existed in this world...
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The two walked around the village and ran into Zhang Cuifang on their way back.
Zhang Cuifang led Gu Guodong forward slowly, a smile on her face as she looked at her son, who was toddling beside her.
However, Zhang Cuifang became noticeably nervous after meeting Lu Huaijiao and the others.
She didn't know if she laughed or not, she just stood there, looking at Lu Huaijiao with a completely helpless expression.
This led Chen Lin to believe that this person also had a bad relationship with Lu Huaijiao.
Lu Huaijiao had no complaints about her third sister-in-law, who had the lowest profile among her sisters-in-law.
She had been married into the Gu family for several years, and although she later moved to the city, she and Zhang Cuifang were the only ones she never argued with before she moved to the city.
Their relationship wasn't particularly good, but it wasn't too bad either.
Therefore, when Lu Huaijiao saw Zhang Cuifang and realized that she didn't know what to do, she spoke up first to greet her.
"Third Sister-in-law, you're back from the fields!"
Zhang Cuifang was already nervous and unsure whether to greet Lu Huaijiao. She had wanted to, but was afraid Lu Huaijiao wouldn't like it.
But if they didn't say anything, they would feel bad for the things their fourth brother brought back for them last night.
That's why she stood there, completely at a loss.
Hearing Lu Huaijiao greet her first, she boldly guessed that it would be alright to say a few words to this sister-in-law from the city.
So I answered quickly.
"Yes, yes, get out of bed, get out of bed and come back."
As she spoke, she took Gu Guodong's hand and taught him to call her "Auntie".
Gu Guodong tilted his head, looking at Lu Huaijiao with curiosity. Hearing his mother's words, he tilted his head and thought hard for a moment before speaking in a childish voice, "Pretty auntie."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Cuifang immediately tensed up.
She was also afraid that Lu Huaijiao would be unhappy.
Lu Huaijiao smiled, showing no displeasure whatsoever: "I didn't expect our Guodong to be so good with words! What should I do since Auntie didn't bring any candy? I can't reward Guodong then."
Since becoming a mother, Lu Huaijiao's temperament has become gentler.
She doesn't mind sharing two candies with polite children.
But coincidentally, she didn't have any candy in her pocket right now.
This is a bit awkward.
However, Gu Guodong was not upset that Lu Huaijiao did not give him candy. On the contrary, he answered very seriously, "I don't want candy."
"I've already eaten today."
"Mom said that eating candy will cause toothache, so Guodong won't eat candy."
This little brat, one second he said he'd already eaten, the next second he said he wouldn't eat any more candy.
Small and round, it's so cute.
Lu Huaijiao smiled and patted Gu Guodong's head before following the mother and son towards their home.
On the way back, Gu Guodong did all the talking, which surprised Lu Huaijiao. She didn't expect that her third brother and sister-in-law, who were not very talkative, had raised such a lively child.
Although it remains to be seen whether the child will grow up to be a bad person, judging from his current words and actions, he seems to be a fairly reliable one.
Even if they're naughty when they grow up, they won't be naughty to an extreme degree.
Of the Gu brothers, at least one of them had a descendant who didn't turn out like Gu Jindan and Gu Baodan.
However, to be fair, children like Gu Jindan and Gu Baodan are probably hard to find in the surrounding villages.
They weren't children; they were more like little beasts. And the one who raised these two little beasts was, of course, the old shrew Xu Honglian.
Fortunately, not everyone in this world is as brainless as Xu Honglian.
Along the way, Gu Guodong's words made Lu Huaijiao giggle several times. When they arrived at their doorstep, Lu Huaijiao invited Gu Guodong to come in and play.
Gu Guodong, who was almost three years old, shook his head and went over to hug his mother's leg.
"I'll play with my little sister when she comes out."
Lu Huaijiao didn't react at first, but she quickly realized what was going on. Gu Guodong was saying that the child in her belly was a girl.
She was overjoyed and was about to praise Gu Guodong when she saw Zhang Cuifang nervously grab Gu Guodong's hand and whisper, "Don't talk nonsense." Then she looked up at Lu Huaijiao with fear.
"Sister-in-law...I'm sorry...Um...Guodong doesn't know how to speak...I'm sorry."
As she spoke, she grabbed Gu Guodong's hand and made him apologize to Lu Huaijiao.
Lu Huaijiao looked puzzled.
Gu Guodong didn't know why he had to apologize.
"Mother……"
"I'm afraid Third Sister-in-law has misunderstood."
Chen Lin, standing to the side, spoke softly: "Huaijiao and Comrade Gu have always wanted a daughter."
As soon as he said that, Lu Huaijiao knew what he meant.
It turns out that Zhang Cuifang thought Gu Guodong had upset her by talking about her sister, and that she would still prefer a son even if she had another child?
Realizing what had happened, Lu Huaijiao smiled and said to Zhang Cuifang, "Sister Lin is right, Third Sister-in-law, you misunderstood. We're aiming for a daughter with this pregnancy."
"ah……"
Now it was Zhang Cuifang's turn to be confused.
Everyone prefers sons, believing that many children bring many blessings. Why then do the younger brother and sister-in-law, the fourth child, want a daughter instead?
Lu Huaijiao said, "Our son already has three children. Having two more daughters is our whole family's wish."
Then she added, "Third sister-in-law could also consider having another baby girl for Guodong, so he'll have a companion."
Having more children wasn't about wanting more children and more blessings, as some people say. Lu Huaijiao simply wanted her children to have her closest siblings to accompany and support them when they got old and were no longer in this world.
That way, the road of life won't be too lonely.
Of course, when the children grow up, they will have their own families and children, but no matter what, the bond between siblings is irreplaceable.
Lu Huaijiao is an only child, and she longs for a younger brother or sister.
This refers to the younger siblings or older siblings born to her mother under normal circumstances.
Instead of the children born from Lu Zhengde's affairs with other women.
She wasn't born from Lu Huaijiao's mother's womb, but rather from Lu Zhengde's illicit affairs. No matter how many there were, she would never admit that those people were her brothers and sisters.
After hearing Lu Huaijiao's words, Zhang Cuifang realized that she had been overthinking things and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
At the same time, she reached out and touched her lower abdomen.
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