Only then did Xia Yue'e realize that even though they lived in the same yard as their eldest brother and sister-in-law, it made a difference to the children who they recognized as their parents.
She felt a little regretful that she was too impulsive when she talked about this with her sister-in-law just now.
But she had already said it...
She looked at Zhou Jun, somewhat undecided for a moment.
Zhou Jun usually makes the decisions on all matters big or small in their family, so at this time, he is naturally the backbone.
Zhou Jun's brows were tightly knitted together. At this time, let alone Xia Yue'e, even he didn't know how to make a decision.
On one side is the elder brother, on the other side is the son...
Just when the whole family didn't know how to make up their mind.
There was a knock on their door, and Zhou Jiakang's voice came at the same time, "Second brother, sister-in-law, are you asleep?"
Zhou Jun gave Xia Yue'e a warning.
Xia Yue'e quickly took all three sons to the next room.
Zhou Jun then responded: "I'm not asleep yet, brother, wait a minute, I'll open the door for you."
Xia Yue'e knew that Zhou Jiakang came here at this time to discuss the matter of exchanging children. After she put the three children into the next room, she also prepared to go out and have a good talk with her eldest brother with Zhou Jun.
"mother……"
Unexpectedly, just as she was about to leave, the three kids behind her called her in unison.
She turned around and the three kids were looking at her eagerly. The eldest child said, "Mom, can you please not send my brother away? We will be good and obedient from now on, really!"
Xia Yue'e turned around and rubbed the heads of her three little brats, saying, "Don't worry, I won't send my brother away. You are all my flesh and blood. Even if you don't want to, I can't bear to let you go."
Xia Yue'e had made up her mind. She had heard her eldest brother and sister-in-law discussing giving the fourth girl away.
If it really doesn't work, she will discuss with the man and they will take the fourth girl home to raise.
Although having another child will bring more pressure to their family, it is better than giving their own good child to someone else.
Moreover, she felt that given the personalities of her parents-in-law, if she took the fourth girl home to raise her herself, her parents-in-law would definitely subsidize them.
When the matter of the fourth girl comes up, the parents-in-law will subsidize them, and the eldest brother and sister-in-law will not have any complaints.
Xia Yue'e had already made up her mind. When she walked into the room, she heard Zhou Jiakang and Zhou Jun say, "Second brother, your sister-in-law was just joking when she told your wife that she wanted to exchange the child. You and your sister-in-law shouldn't take it seriously.
Don’t even tell the kids, lest you scare them. ”
Xia Yue'e was relieved to hear Zhou Jiakang's words, but as she walked into the house, she couldn't help but ask, "Brother, what about the fourth girl..."
Zhou Jiakang said honestly, "Whether it's a son or a daughter, they are both your sister-in-law and I's biological children. We should raise them as we should. It won't be a big deal. Her three sisters have ready-made clothes. When they grow up and can eat, it'll just be a matter of adding a pair of bowls and chopsticks."
Zhou Jun and Xia Yue'e didn't think there was anything wrong with what Zhou Jiakang said.
After all, this is how every family raises their children nowadays: the younger ones wear clothes that the older ones have worn, and they get an extra set of bowls and chopsticks when they eat.
If you can dress warmly and eat half full, you are considered a very good family.
After Zhou Jiakang explained everything to Zhou Jun and Xia Yue'e, he said, "Okay, second brother, sister-in-law, now that I have made things clear, I will go back first. Your sister-in-law is still waiting for me at home!"
"Have you explained everything clearly to the second brother's family?" Zhou Jiakang returned to his home. Sun Fengjiao covered the fourth girl, who had just fallen asleep after being fed, with a quilt and asked Zhou Jiakang.
Zhou Jiakang nodded and said, "It's all settled."
After saying that, Zhou Jiakang looked at his sleeping daughter and couldn't help but say, "Look, our daughter is so well-behaved, she goes to sleep after eating and doesn't make any noise at all.
When the third child of the second son was little, he cried all day and night. You want to exchange our good daughter for a bad boy? What do you think you are thinking? ”
Sun Fengjiao glared at Zhou Jiakang. "What was I thinking? What else could I have thought? I was thinking that I was sorry for not being able to give birth to a son for you, wasn't I?"
Zhou Jiakang said directly: "What have you done to me? My mother said that she went to the hospital to ask, and whether you have a boy or a girl is not determined by the woman's belly, but by the man's seed."
When Sun Fengjiao heard this, she couldn't help but redden her eyes.
Since she was a child, she has seen many daughters-in-law in the village who could not give birth to sons being despised by their in-laws, and even their own daughters were despised.
When she was young, she even knew that some women were beaten to death by their in-laws and husbands because they could not give birth to sons.
Even when her eldest sister-in-law from her natal side only gave birth to two daughters, her mother was always critical of her sister-in-law. It was only after her eldest sister-in-law from her natal side gave birth to a son last year that she began to stand up straighter.
In fact, she didn't have such a strong desire to have a son in the past two years. It was because her mother and sister-in-law stimulated her when she went home to pay New Year's greetings this year that she wanted to prove herself and had to give birth to a son.
But now after hearing what Zhou Jiakang said, she felt completely relieved and even a little moved.
When Zhou Jiakang saw her red eyes, his scalp tingled and he quickly said, "Wife, don't cry, you must not cry.
My mother said that if a woman sheds tears during the confinement period, not only will her eyes hurt when she gets old, but she will also cry when she walks in the wind.
If mother knew that I took care of you at home during the confinement period and made you cry every day, she would skin me alive when she got back. ”
When Sun Fengjiao heard the man's words, she couldn't help but burst out laughing.
I am just thankful that I am lucky enough to have met such a good mother-in-law.
She did have some complaints about her mother-in-law in the past. She felt that her mother-in-law was too strong and not only suppressed her but also her own husband.
And the mother-in-law favors the third child.
But now, she feels that she was too ignorant in the past and did not appreciate the blessings she had.
I met such a good mother-in-law, but I don’t know how to cherish her.
Compared with the Zhou family, the atmosphere at the Shen family is much more peaceful and joyful.
When Shen Zhengxu returned home, Deng Hongmei and Ding Dongni were in the room talking to He Hui. Li Xiaolan had already prepared a midnight snack for He Hui. She made fish soup with crucian carp, picked out the fish bones, and cooked fish soup porridge with the fish meat and soup.
It not only nourishes the mother, but also helps to increase milk production.
Don’t say that Shen Zhengxu was grateful when he saw Li Xiaolan making such a complicated thing for his wife.
Even Deng Hongmei expressed her gratitude repeatedly, "Xiaolan, thank you. You have been really good to our Xiaohui. Not to mention your sisters-in-law, even your own sisters are rarely as good as you."
Li Xiaolan smiled and said, "Aunt, my elder brother and his wife have always taken care of us. Now that my elder sister-in-law has given birth to a child and we don't have a mother-in-law at home, it's my duty to take care of her."
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