Chapter 302: Do you like boys or girls?
"Giving birth to a baby girl is one thing, but now you can't even breastfeed. What can you do?"
Aunt Li grumbled and cursed as she held the crying child in her arms and paced back and forth.
While soothing the child, she looked at Li Chongniang with disdain, "Can't you learn from your sister-in-law? She raises her child so well and is good at business. Now even her husband is working in the county government!"
"But what about you? You just stay at home and have a child, a girl at that, and you don't even know how to take care of her!"
"She's crying so hard from hunger, and you're just lying here not feeding her. If you don't want her, then don't give birth to her!"
Once Aunt Li starts talking, she goes on and on, without stopping.
Li Chongniang sat on the bed with her head bowed low, obscuring her face, but one could see tears falling onto the quilt.
In no time, the blanket was soaked.
Li Chongniang was feeling both emotional and physically unwell.
She didn't want it to be like this, but her body was completely out of her control.
The child was hungry, and as a mother, she felt heartbroken, but there was nothing she could do.
She was also very upset!
Why is everyone blaming her for giving birth to a daughter?
She didn't want that either; she wanted a son!
She didn't want her child to go hungry!
But everything she wanted seemed to be avoiding her, gradually pushing her into the abyss.
Aunt Li's scolding continued, and the child's cries did not stop.
Wang Zhi and Wan Qiqi appeared at the door of Li Chongniang's room at the same time.
Wang Zhi hurried along, a hint of panic on her face. "Qiqi, what's going on inside?"
Wan Qiqi glanced at Wang Zhi; her rolled-up sleeves still had some dirt on them, so she guessed that Wang Zhi had heard the noise while planting vegetables in the garden and rushed over.
She shook her head and said, "I don't know either."
However, this wasn't the first time she'd heard Aunt Li speak so harshly.
The two pushed open the door, breaking the somber atmosphere inside.
Li Chongniang slightly raised her head, revealing her scarlet eyes.
Wan Qiqi gestured for Wang Zhi to take Chen Siyu away, but did not let Aunt Li leave.
When Aunt Li saw Wan Qiqi, her attitude changed completely. "Qiqi! Did Aunt Li rest in front of you? I'm so sorry..."
"You should apologize to your daughter, not me!" Wan Qiqi's smile vanished, replaced by a cold and aloof expression.
She knelt down beside Li Chongniang and gently wiped away the tears on her face.
"It's alright, it doesn't matter if it's a boy or a girl, they're both Chen family flesh and blood. It's your first time giving birth, so there will definitely be many discomforts, but it's okay, we don't blame you!"
Li Chongniang's soft sobs finally erupted at this moment.
She buried her head in Wan Qiqi's shoulder and cried, choking out, "Sister-in-law, I...I feel so bad, it's not...it's not that I'm not feeding her...I...I can't feed her..."
"Okay, it's alright. I'll ask a doctor to come over later and have him teach Yongxing how to help you clear the blockage so you won't feel so uncomfortable, okay?"
Wan Qiqi's voice was very gentle, like she was coaxing a child.
A slender hand gently patted Li Chongniang's back, seemingly able to wipe away all her worries and pain.
Aunt Li stood there looking slightly embarrassed.
She didn't understand why she had to apologize to her daughter.
Childbirth, breast engorgement—these are all things she has experienced.
She managed to pull through, so why is her daughter so fragile?
After a long while, Li Chongniang finally stopped crying in Wan Qiqi's arms and fell asleep from exhaustion.
Wan Qiqi then gently put Li Chongniang down, tucked her quilt in, glanced at Aunt Li, and left the room.
Aunt Li followed behind Wan Qiqi, feeling somewhat depressed.
Once they were far away from Li Chongniang's house, Wan Qiqi stopped and said coldly, "Aunt Li, she is your own daughter. No matter what, you shouldn't have said those things to provoke her."
"That's how all women have been, and I didn't say anything wrong." Aunt Li showed no remorse and felt she had done nothing wrong.
"She's your daughter, not your daughter-in-law!" Wan Qiqi suddenly turned around, her eyes cold. "Everyone says that the suffering a mother-in-law endures is imposed on her daughter-in-law. You gave birth to your own flesh and blood; you should know how it feels to give birth to a daughter. Why can't you put yourself in her shoes and think about her perspective?"
"Was it her fault for giving birth to a daughter? Didn't she feel bad?"
"As her mother, not only have you failed to teach her properly and take care of her emotions, but you've also said so many hurtful things to her. Do you want to drive her to her death before you're satisfied?"
Aunt Li was stunned, her eyes filled with disbelief.
"I...I didn't..."
This is her own daughter, how could she possibly want her own daughter to die?
She was scolded by her mother-in-law for a long time because her elders preferred boys and she gave birth to a girl.
How could she not know how uncomfortable that was?
That's why she kept telling her daughter that if she didn't have a girl, she should hurry up and have a boy, otherwise she might be abandoned by the family.
Everything she said and did was simply to do what was best for her daughter.
"No? You stayed in her room for two days and didn't notice anything unusual about her mood?"
Wan Qiqi's repeated questioning drove Aunt Li away, until she finally collapsed to the ground.
"impossible……"
"Why does she say nothing when you're by her side, but come to me crying when I'm there? Why does she trust me, an outsider, more than you, her own mother?"
Wan Qiqi sighed softly, her expression revealing helplessness.
“Aunt Li, she is your daughter, not an outsider. You are here to teach her how to adapt to the role of a mother, not to criticize her.”
"You are the elder, you should know this better than I do."
As Wan Qiqi spoke, Aunt Li finally realized her problem.
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