There were quite a few people present at the time, including the doctors and nurses who received the patients. Many of them couldn't help but stare at my daughter, making the scene very awkward.
Afterwards, Cai Haiyan secretly asked her daughter whether she had lied to her son-in-law and told him that she was pregnant with a boy.
The daughter pouted angrily, "I thought I was pregnant with a boy. Qin Tiantian and I always get what we want! At that time, I wanted to get pregnant, and I got pregnant in less than a month. I thought she was a boy, so I told her that it was 100% a boy. Who knew it turned out to be a boy... You can't blame me for that."
After hearing this, Cai Haiyan couldn't help but scold: "Who can say for sure about this kind of child? You are so good, bragging like this as soon as you got pregnant! Now it turns out to be a girl - no wonder your son-in-law has a gloomy face every day!"
But the daughter said that she didn't care, since this pregnancy was not good, she could just give him a son in a few years.
Later, my mother-in-law explained at the dinner table that most families in Chongqing favor sons over daughters. They love both sons and daughters, but they all pursue having sons and daughters in the family, and there must be two or more.
The reason is that Chongqing is close to the river and the sea, and most families make a living by fishing. Some often go out to sea to brave the waves, so you can imagine how great the risks are.
Therefore, most families pursue having multiple sons, at least two or more, to ensure that the sons in the family will not be lost.
After all, the father-in-law was a prestigious figure, so he smiled and added that there was no need to rush, and that they could have two or three more children after their daughter-in-law recovered and their granddaughter grew up a little.
Director Guo also said that he and his wife only had one son and one daughter, and their daughter married far away in the north, so the family seemed a little lonely. However, he still emphasized that this time his daughter-in-law had worked hard to give birth to a daughter for the Guo family, and he was very happy. He hoped that the young couple would live a good life and try to have more children in the future.
Cai Haiyan herself is an elderly lady and cannot avoid the common problem of most elderly people - the pursuit of having many children and good fortune.
It would be great if our children and grandchildren were smart and motivated!
So, when she heard her best friend Li Ying bragging about how smart and capable her eldest grandson was, she was extremely envious.
After a sumptuous dinner, the two sons and daughters-in-law washed the dishes, cleaned up, swept the floor, and chatted and laughed happily.
Little Huzi pulled his aunt outside the corridor to recite ancient Chinese texts. He would remind his aunt from time to time, reading aloud, sentence after sentence.
Seeing this, Cai Haiyan couldn't help but feel envious again.
She was twisting two bags of cookies, listening absentmindedly to Li Ying complaining about her youngest daughter-in-law's family background. Not knowing whether she was provoked, she suddenly grabbed Li Ying.
"Old sister, just forget it. Other families spend almost all their savings to marry a daughter-in-law, but you don't even have to pay a penny and you can marry your daughter-in-law. She is from the mountains, but she is good-looking. You can tell from her figure and shoulders that she is in very good health! Aren't we all country people? Disdaining others for being country people is actually disdaining ourselves!"
Li Ying was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect her best friend to suddenly say such a thing.
"Well... I didn't say she was bad. But she is still quite hardworking and helps Ayi make money. Ayi told me a few days ago that they plan to buy a house here in the middle of the year."
"Then what are you dissatisfied with?" Cai Haiyan said unhappily, "You have a job, money, and you can even buy a house for yourselves - what else are you dissatisfied with? Look at other families, they have to prepare a house and betrothal gifts to marry a daughter-in-law! But you don't have to pay for anything, your son and daughter-in-law can buy everything by themselves! You - you can have this day, so just be happy!"
Seeing the old sister's tone of "You don't know how lucky you are", Li Ying couldn't help but laugh.
"If you say so, then--that does make sense. Actually, I don't have to worry about my two sons. The second son's family is pregnant now, and they will be able to buy a house soon. I don't have to worry about the eldest son. But Xuan hasn't been admitted to university yet, so I'm still worried."
Cai Haiyan sighed and whispered, "My daughter will get married sooner or later, why are you worried? After she gets into college, she will be a well-educated and prestigious person, so there is no need to worry about not being able to marry a good partner. Let me remind you... don't always think about your daughter marrying into a rich and powerful family and becoming a lady. Some families look very glamorous, but in fact they are not that good. It's better for your son and daughter-in-law to live a happy life like this, with enough food and drink and no worries about food and clothing - that's the real good thing."
Li Ying understood everything and couldn't help but think of the time when Qin Tiantian was disliked by her in-laws in the hospital.
"Actually, you don't have to be too pessimistic. Tiantian is a child with her own ideas. You don't need to worry about her at all."
"She is just too concerned." Cai Haiyan smiled bitterly: "That's why I worry more. If she married closer, I might be able to talk her out of it and make her more sober. But now she is married so far away, if she lives well, I can be more relieved. But she...is not living well at all. And she lives so far away! Oh! I regret it so much when I think about it now."
Seeing her old friend crying with red eyes, Li Ying hurriedly comforted her.
"At least he has enough food and clothes, and his son-in-law has a bright future. He is the son of Director Guo, and he is the only son. With such a big factory, any position he gets will be enough for him to live a smooth life. When Tiantian has more children, the family status will be stable in the future."
Cai Haiyan hesitated to speak, and whispered: "She and her uncle don't have a good relationship, and they quarrel from time to time. Tiantian is like a big child, she can't even take care of herself, let alone a baby. I've been taking care of the baby for a while, and she doesn't even want to learn how to change the baby's diaper."
She had spoiled her daughter and had never let her do even the slightest bit of work or suffer the slightest bit of grievance since she was young. But who would have thought that after raising her, she would become such a lazy and gluttonous girl who would never bow down to anything!
When she mentioned this, she couldn't help but regret it.
"That won't do." Li Ying shook her head. "She doesn't learn anything now. When you go back to your hometown, who will help her take care of the baby? Her mother-in-law doesn't look that easy to deal with."
"Yes." Cai Haiyan said honestly: "My husband is at home, I can't stay here to take care of her child all the time. If she doesn't take care of the child herself, her mother-in-law will have to help take care of the child in the future. But I think her mother-in-law will probably not be happy about it."
Having said this, she let out a long sigh.
"My dear sister, you live well, eat well, and have everything you need! The most amazing thing is that you have two sons who are so filial to you. Each of them has established their own family and the couple is in harmony. It seems that everyone is in harmony, and the old and the young can live together peacefully and take care of each other. I have to say sincerely that I envy you so much when you are old."
Li Ying was stunned.
She had known Cai Haiyan for decades, and they had been secretly competing against each other since they were in their teens. This was the first time she had heard such words from her old friend.
Moreover, she said she was sincere.
Li Ying pursed her lips and unconsciously fell into her own thoughts.
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