Liu Wanyun and the other two glanced at Mr. Shen and curled their lips at the same time.
If you have a son, you get one more room, and if you have a daughter, you get one less room?
If this isn’t preference for boys over girls, what is it???
But they didn't say anything. After all, words wouldn't make much difference. They could only educate their men and tell them that if they had a daughter, they must love her well.
On the second day of the first lunar month, Liu Wanyun and the other two took their husbands back to their parents' homes, while Ruonan brought Zhang Changan to the Shen Mansion.
Ruonan was a concubine's daughter, and Zhang Changan was just an unknown little doctor. So when they had lunch together at noon, neither Mr. Shen nor Mrs. Shen was particularly cordial. Only Aunt Zhao greeted them warmly.
In more than a month, Madam Shen would be about to give birth. Looking at Zhang Changan, she suddenly remembered that the house should be prepared with doctors and midwives. The suffering she had endured when giving birth to three sons was still vivid in her mind, so this time she wanted to prepare them early.
Moreover, the three daughters-in-law in the mansion are also pregnant and need regular follow-up visits from doctors.
"Master, after the New Year, you must go and make an agreement with Doctor Xie to live in our house. We'll also find two more doctors to keep on hand, and a midwife should be found in advance. It would be best if we could find three..."
When Mrs. Shen was speaking, everyone else was quiet. Mr. Shen nodded along with her words. He was looking forward to having a child in his old age, no matter if it was a son or a daughter. After all, he already had three sons, but no legitimate daughter yet.
"Of course. After the Lantern Festival, I'll definitely prepare everything for you. It's just that Doctor Xie might not come into the mansion too early to wait, after all, there are so many people seeking his help..."
As Mr. Shen answered, he stared at his eldest son-in-law Zhang Changan and had an idea in his mind.
"Madam, isn't our eldest son-in-law a doctor? I heard that his medical skills are quite good. Why don't we let him come to your house first? We can invite Doctor Xie to come before the baby is due."
Mrs. Shen hesitated, but before she could reply, Zhang Changan simply refused.
"Father-in-law, I may not be able to come for this matter. Ruonan is pregnant now, and the time is short. I was planning to tell you later. I have to stay at home with her every day and worry about her health all the time..."
When he said this, Ruonan lowered her head embarrassedly, which was considered as her agreement.
Aunt Zhao whispered to her with joy, "Is this true? How long has it been?"
Ruonan also whispered to her mother, "I just found out two days ago..."
Perhaps because she was pregnant and looking forward to having a little girl in her belly, Mrs. Shen was also very moved when she saw the warm look on the mother and daughter's face.
"Then let Ruonan come back to live with us at the Shen family. We have plenty of space, and there's an empty house in the side yard. We can clear it out and get one. But your parents have to agree to this..."
I heard that Zhang's father would definitely not be willing to let his daughter-in-law go back to her parents' home to take care of the pregnancy. This daughter-in-law was married to the family, not his son's. What's the matter with both the son and the daughter-in-law living at her parents' home?
Although they were going to take care of the pregnancies of several ladies of the Shen family, outsiders would not think so. They would only think that the Zhang family was greedy for benefits from the Shen family.
Although my family is poor, we can still afford to eat and raise children.
But Zhang's mother agreed readily, "I think it's a good idea. Our daughter is pregnant, and her two sisters-in-law are also pregnant. There are four pregnant women in the mansion. If we ask another doctor, our daughter is the youngest and might be the last one to be examined. If we let Chang'an go, we don't have to worry about this problem..."
"Besides, Ruonan is the eldest daughter of the Shen family. She has been spoiled since she was a child. Now that she is suddenly pregnant, she will be a little more delicate. We don't have that many people to wait on her. It's just right for her to go back to her parents' home to take care of the baby!"
Zhang's mother's considerations are more realistic, but there is some truth in her thinking. There is no need to keep her daughter-in-law at home to suffer.
Moreover, she had a little idea. Since her son and daughter-in-law had returned to live in the Shen family, she could use the opportunity to visit them and go to the Shen Mansion more often. She had not yet finished touring the garden in the mansion.
So the matter was settled, and after the Lantern Festival, Zhang Changan and Ruonan returned to live at the Shen family.
On the other side, when Liu Wanyun returned to the Liu family to pay New Year's greetings, Mrs. Ma also came, so Du Ruoxuan and Ma Fen naturally went back to the Du family.
Now that Mrs. Ma has returned to the Liu family, she no longer has the arrogance she had before Liu Wanyun got married. When she sees Liu Wanyun and Shen Chaodong, her face is full of smiles, as if she has seen the God of Wealth.
She wanted to reach out and touch Liu Wanyun's belly, but Liu Wanyun stopped her immediately. She smiled embarrassedly and said, "Oh, niece, I'm just happy to see your belly. I want to share in your happiness. My daughter-in-law has been married for so long, but her belly is still not moving."
Liu Wanyun didn't indulge her. "If you want to share in the good fortune, let Miss Du do it. Auntie touched you, is she hoping you'll have another child?"
"Oh, niece, look at what you are saying. I am so old, how can I have another child? Even if I do, how can my family compare to your Shen family? Raising a child there costs so much money!"
As Mrs. Shen spoke, she looked at her belly with envy, which made Liu Wanyun feel creepy.
She suddenly remembered that Du Ruoxuan had asked her for help before, so she deliberately reminded her, "To get pregnant, you must first be in good health, and then you must be in a good mood. If you want to have a grandson soon, treat Miss Du well. Once she is happy, the baby will come naturally..."
As soon as this was mentioned, Mrs. Ma started to complain.
"Niece, I haven't asked you about this yet. What did you say to my daughter-in-law when I went to your house for a drink last time? After she went back home, she did nothing every day and would secretly complain to your cousin. Whenever I set rules for her, she would get uncomfortable here and there. Every few days she had a headache or a fever, acting like a spoiled brat..."
Liu Wanyun corrected her, "I'm already a daughter! After coming to your house, my life has become worse, but I haven't complained about anything, and you're still complaining about me behind my back."
"Aunt, don't blame me for not reminding you. Her father is the chief clerk of the county government. He's a big shot in Puning City. If you treat her badly, your son's position and even his life will be in jeopardy!"
Madam Ma refused to believe it. "Niece, you're exaggerating. A woman must obey her husband. Now that Du Ruoxuan has come to our Ma family, she's a member of our family. It's only right for me to discipline my daughter-in-law. How can the Du family wrongly accuse a good person and suppress my son at will?"
Liu Wanyun snorted coldly, with an expression that said, "I've been in a wealthy family for so long, I know a lot." "If you don't believe me, Aunt, just give it a try. Just keep rubbing your daughter-in-law hard. By then, not only will you have no grandson, you might not even have a daughter-in-law. Then the Du family will take their daughter back, give you a divorce letter, and take back your cousin's job. Then let's see what you can do!"
These words frightened Mrs. Ma so much that she left quickly after dinner and went to the door of the Du family to wait for her son and daughter-in-law to come home.
Liu Wanyun had dinner at her mother's house before returning home. When she arrived at the gate, Shen Laoer and his wife had just returned.
After Guan Xiaoyu got off the car, she quickly walked over to Liu Wanyun and said, "I have news for you—"
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