Although Liu Xiaoqing "disliked" her son for not being good-looking, she couldn't hold back her temper after seeing her son cry twice because of this family's arguing.
Her tone wasn't very friendly. The man frowned upon hearing this, wanting to say something but holding back because there were too many people from the Liu family.
"Wife, don't cry."
"I... I just wanted to cry for a while because I was feeling down. Honey, I'm sorry, I've caused you trouble again."
"No, it's just that some people are too busy, it has nothing to do with you."
Not only Liu Xiaoqing, but even Gu An'an was amused by these words. "Those who know would think this is an obstetrics and gynecology department, while those who don't would think it's some kind of unlucky place. They cry for half a day just to give birth. I don't know what they're thinking."
The woman paused in her sobs, not expecting Gu An'an to be so venomous. "You, you've gone too far! I, I'm just suffering because my mother-in-law said those things to me. Why is it that just because you're well-off and living a happy life, you can't give someone like me, who's suffering so much, any chance to survive?"
She noticed it as soon as she came in: three children, two boys and one girl. Those were the boys she had always dreamed of. Why were these people so lucky?
Gu An'an curled her lips. Just now, when that old woman kept calling her a "little girl," this couple didn't say a word. They couldn't even stand up for themselves, yet they had the nerve to say they were miserable.
She had absolutely no sympathy for this kind of person.
“What did my sister say wrong? This is an OB-GYN. Everyone comes here to give birth. Go out and see who is crying before giving birth. You have the nerve to say we won’t give you a way out. I haven’t even said anything about you causing us trouble.”
As soon as Liu Xiaoqing finished speaking, the man on the other hospital bed also spoke up, "That's right, my wife has been in pain for so long and hasn't even cried yet, why haven't you started crying?"
He left those words behind and went to check on his wife, completely disregarding her reaction.
“How could you possibly know my suffering? I’ve already had three girls, and if this one is another… I don’t want to live anymore. You people who have had boys don’t understand at all, and you’re still criticizing me. I… I don’t want to live anymore.”
That's why they're so desperate to live. They could have used that same energy for crying, making a scene, and threatening suicide on that old woman.
“We’re different. We still love our daughter just the same.”
The woman paused in her sobs, looking at the girl in Xiao Ma's arms, who was being cared for like a lucky doll. She knew the other woman was right, but she still argued, "That's because your family already has a son. Otherwise, I don't believe you would still dote on a little girl."
Well, you can never wake someone who's pretending to be asleep, so there's no point in saying more.
Thinking of this, everyone stopped paying attention to them and continued chatting about their parenting experiences, and the atmosphere returned to what it was before.
The better the atmosphere was on their side, the more the women found them annoying, and the more uncomfortable they felt. Their gazes towards them became increasingly strange.
Gu An'an noticed the other person's unfriendly gaze and didn't say anything more. Before leaving, she reminded Liu Xiaoqing, "Make sure to keep a close eye on the child tonight."
Liu Xiaoqing said casually, "Okay, I understand."
She agreed quickly, but Gu An'an felt she still didn't realize the danger, so she said again, "The way that woman looked at you just now was very strange. If she really gives birth to a son, that's fine, but if she gives birth to a daughter..."
She didn't spell it out clearly, but Liu Xiaoqing understood. "That's impossible. Stealing a child is illegal."
“Some people are so obsessed with having a son that they don’t care about breaking the law. Xiao Liu is coming over later, so let him take a few days off and stay with him at night. He’ll be fine once he’s discharged from the hospital and goes home.”
Gu An'an never thinks too highly of human nature, especially in this situation. Only by considering all possibilities can she minimize the risks.
Liu Xiaoqing looked up and met the couple who had just returned from the restroom. Even though they were just passing by, the woman's eyes kept glancing unintentionally at the child in the crib next to them.
At this moment, Liu Xiaoqing no longer dared to say anything impossible, but solemnly nodded to Gu An'an, "Don't worry, I understand."
Xiao Yuheng and Xiao Liu came together. After seeing that the family next door not only had a son but also had such good conditions, the woman quickly buried her head in the quilt. Really, if she had waited even a second longer, her jealousy would have been seen through.
Before leaving, Gu An'an told Xiao Liu about the matter again.
"Sister-in-law, I understand. I definitely won't sleep tonight."
Xiao Yuheng also said, "I'll talk to the regimental commander and the others when I get back. You can come back after you've taken care of things."
"Okay, thank you, Deputy Regiment Commander."
On the way, Xiao's mother was still complaining, "Aren't boys and girls different? I think girls are more considerate than boys. With their kind of thinking, even if they have a son, in the end, the daughter will be unconventional and the son will be spoiled. They won't have a good ending."
This statement is entirely correct; it is even a microcosm of every family that favors sons over daughters.
If mothers can value their women and learn to resist, then everything is fine.
But in situations like the one just now, all Gu An'an wants to say is, respect other people's fates and enjoy life even when things aren't going your way.
For Gu An'an and her family, this was just a minor incident. After returning home, they started thinking about dinner again, while things were bustling at the hospital.
The couple arrived late, but the baby came out quickly. They had just finished dinner when they were wheeled into the delivery room together with the woman in labor next to them.
The two families arrived almost one after the other, and suddenly there were two little girls in the delivery room.
"Can you all stop laughing? She's just a little girl, I don't know what's so exciting about her."
Since returning to the delivery room, the husband of the "weird couple" has not been happy for a single moment, and he can't stand the young couple next to him happily naming their daughter.
The couple who were rebuked were speechless. You don't cherish your daughter, but you don't allow other families to cherish her?
"It's your business if you don't like our daughter. We've been looking forward to having this daughter for so long, so why can't we be happy?"
"Aren't you afraid of being childless and having no descendants?"
The man never expected there would be a fool who liked his daughter, so his words were even more hurtful.
"To be childless and without descendants? Let alone that I already have a son, even if I didn't, wouldn't your daughter be your offspring? This is the first time I've ever met someone who enjoys making things so difficult for themselves."
The man was being tactful; if it were Gu An'an, she would have said, "This is the first time someone has volunteered to be a cuckold."
Even so, it still infuriated the man. He hadn't expected that other people had sons, unlike him, and he got up and walked out in anger.
Where are you going?
Upon seeing this, the woman in the hospital bed got out of bed without thinking and chased after the man, completely disregarding her body, which had just given birth.
A dozen minutes later, the couple returned. Liu Xiaoqing noticed that the man's face had lost its initial rage, and there was even a hint of something indescribable on it. She immediately became more alert and exchanged a glance with Xiao Liu.
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