Xiuzhu nodded at the side, agreeing, "Didn't the Madam always say that the young lady was the Wenquxing star from heaven who had been reborn into the wrong body, and ended up as a girl? Otherwise, how could she write such good articles?"
"Yes, yes, my daughter is the incarnation of Wenquxing. Oh! I'm just worrying about nothing." Huang Dong patted her chest, her heart finally at ease. "As long as you have confidence in it, then I won't worry about it."
Huang Wanzhen hugged her shoulders and said, "Well, never mind."
"Then my son-in-law will come to our house tomorrow. How should I respond to him?" Mrs. Huang asked again in a low voice.
Huang Wanzhen stroked her chin and went over the matter in her mind. "Just say, I found a job as a tailor a few days ago. A wealthy young lady in Tianjin is getting married these days, and they asked us to come to her house to tailor her dress. It will take a few days before we can return to Beijing."
"No, no, how can you say that?" Mrs. Huang glared at Huang Wanzhen in feigned anger. "If he doesn't come anymore, how can you go back to the Zheng family? You don't have any brothers to ask for an explanation on your behalf. As an elder, it would be too humiliating for me to send you back to your husband's family. From now on, I will be inferior to them in dealing with the Zheng family. How can that be possible?!"
Mrs. Huang Dong had just thought her second daughter was smart, but now she felt she was unreliable. "Oh! I still can't rest easy. You're still young and don't know much about the ways of the world. People, after all, need more than just brains. They need more experience."
"If you hide outside when the family splits up tomorrow, I'll go to Tianjin as you said. I'll tell my son-in-law that you'll be back the day after tomorrow and ask him to pick you up."
Huang Wanzhen wanted to relax for a few days outside and didn't want to go back to the Zheng family so early. "But I don't want to go back. Others only have to deal with one mother-in-law, but I have three mothers-in-law on my head. It's hard to even breathe."
"Pa—" Mrs. Huang hit Huang Wanzhen on the shoulder. "What nonsense are you talking about? If someone hears you, will you still have a good reputation?"
"Just hold on. When your grandfather passes away, the Zheng family will help you avoid those blood-sucking bugs in the clan. I'll find a way to get you out and relax."
Huang Wanzhen curled her lips. "By then, there will still be a tough battle to fight! When can we finally sleep peacefully?"
"As long as you're alive, you have to have things to do. It's often said that eight out of ten things in life are not what you want. Look out on the street, everyone is busy trying to make a living. Mother is old, how many more years can she stay with you? You have to work hard on your own." Mrs. Huang patted her forehead, remembering something very important. "By the way, you've been married into the Zheng family for so long now, are you pregnant?"
Mrs. Huang Dong grabbed Huang Wanzhen's arm and began to look her up and down. "It doesn't look like you have children. Then you should go back. Before your son-in-law leaves, have sex with her a few more times. Not to mention a son, even if you have a daughter, it will at least prove that you can give birth. This will make your life much easier."
"You, don't be so obsessed with cleanliness. After sex, don't wash up first. Put a pillow under your buttocks and stay there for half an hour."
"If you ask me, for the sake of having a baby, you should be patient. It's okay if you don't wash for one night."
Huang Wanzhen was dumbfounded by Dong's outrageous words. "Don't we always say the older generation is feudal?" "How could this be feudal?" "How dare someone like her, a 21st-century person, say that?"
In her previous life, when Huang Wanzhen was a child, her parents often quarreled and she was often the target of their anger. Later, when her parents divorced, she felt a sense of relief, but this also made her somewhat averse to matters between men and women. She had never been in love until her death in her previous life.
Grandma Huang Wanzhen is also a conservative person. She often talks about the importance of keeping men and women apart, and no one has ever taught her how to have a child.
"Don't worry about this. How is my sister? Is she about to give birth?" Huang Wanzhen quickly changed the subject.
As expected, when Huang Wanshu was mentioned, Mrs. Huang's attention was immediately drawn. "She's about to give birth. She's not going anywhere, and it's August, and your grandfather is sick. I'm already too busy to take care of both, and you're just not doing your best. You're always causing trouble for me."
Why are they talking about her again? Huang Wanzhen was dissatisfied and wanted to retort, but remembering Mrs. Huang's habit of making her say whatever she wanted, she changed the subject. "Have you prepared everything for the birth? Where are you planning on giving birth?"
"Where else can she give birth? In Xinjin Hutong! She and your brother-in-law rented a house there. I've seen it. It's quite spacious. I've already found a midwife for her and paid a deposit of fifty copper coins. I'm afraid your sister won't be able to give birth in time and the baby will go in the middle of the night. If I give her a deposit in advance, even if it goes in the middle of the night, the midwife will feel embarrassed not to go." Mrs. Huang said her little calculations proudly.
"Oh! By the way, please help me with the child's household registration. I'm worried about Axiang. I always feel that he wants to snatch the child from our Huang family." Mrs. Huang pouted, looking fierce.
"It's easy to register your household registration. Just go to the Public Security Bureau and pay some money, and it will be registered under my grandfather's name." Huang Wanzhen felt very comfortable while drinking tea and eating snacks.
"Yes, it's registered in the Huang family household register," Huang Dongshi looked around furtively and whispered in Huang Wanzhen's ear, "After your grandfather and father are buried, I plan to register a female household. Is that possible?"
It is not easy to establish a female household in this era. It is a blatant challenge to the authority of men. The security bureau is a group of men with a lot of male chauvinism. Ordinary people will be beaten if they want to establish a female household.
"I can't say for sure. You can try to find some connections. I'll ask and let you know later." Huang Wanzhen remembered that Song Wenyin seemed to have some relatives in the Public Security Bureau. She could ask her when she went to school the day after tomorrow.
"Since you are here today, I won't go back tomorrow to avoid running into Zheng Yusang." Huang Wanzhen said immediately.
Mrs. Huang Dong didn't care whether she returned to her parents' home or not. She nodded perfunctorily and instructed, "Then please ask for me. This is a big deal. Keep it in mind and don't forget it."
"I can't forget. Even if I forgot, it will be the same if you look for me again when the time comes." Huang Wanzhen waved her hand, not looking very concerned.
Huang Dong raised her eyebrows and slapped Huang Wanzhen on the back. "I know it's not easy for you to make money by writing articles, but you can't let me down."
"How about this! I'll give you a hundred dollars, and you take care of the matter and ask as soon as possible."
Huang Dongshi reached into her inner pocket and searched for a long time, but nothing came out. "No, I sewed it too tightly, I can't take it out."
"What? You sewed the dollar bills on your body?" Huang Wanzhen looked at her with a puzzled look. "How many pockets do you have?"
"You dead child, you only know how to make fun of your mother. What big dollars? Isn't that the deposit slip you gave me? The money bank slip!" Huang Dong glared at Huang Wanzhen unhappily, then reached out and tried again, "No, come home in a couple of days and I'll give it to you."
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