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This is a real relative, and she doesn't have a man, so there shouldn't be any trouble in the future.
"Are you sure her husband is dead? Are you sure she's willingly giving her child to us?"
“Not only am I sure, I’d swear. Think about it, she’s a woman all alone, and when she encounters something like this, of course she has no idea what to do. Naturally, we can do whatever we want with her.”
"What if the people in the courtyard ask about it, or the people in the neighborhood ask about it?"
“What’s so difficult about it? Don’t we have children? Can’t I adopt one? People outside who don’t have children often adopt from relatives. What are you worried about?”
The older woman thought that made sense.
But seeing the woman's appearance stirred up another wave of emotions within him.
"She's just too ugly. What if the child is born as ugly as her?"
"Ugly? Look at her chubby figure, she'll definitely have a son. Besides, even if she's not good-looking, maybe her husband is good-looking, and maybe their son will look like his father."
"Do you know the child's father?"
"...I understand. Does every man in the world have to look like He Hongyang? What's the use of being so good-looking? You can't eat or drink anything. The most important thing now is that we need to have a son. As long as we have a son, someone will take care of us in our old age."
This sentence really hit the nail on the head for this middle-aged woman!
This is what she has been thinking about all these years.
He nodded firmly: "I'll listen to you!"
Although there's one more mouth to feed in the family.
But as long as (Wang Qian) supports her for a few months, she will have a big, fat son.
The older woman was getting happier and happier the more she thought about it.
After the child is born, you can let him recognize you as his mother.
It is said that the kindness of raising and nurturing is greater than heaven.
If you treat him as your own child, that child will definitely treat you as his own mother in the future.
When she gets old, someone will take care of her.
I'll never have to worry about what to do when I get old again.
When I go out, I can finally stand up straight and no longer have to listen to people pointing and whispering behind my back.
When she gets old, let her son take care of her!
When she can no longer move, she can lie on the kang (a heated brick bed) and have her son take care of her!
He held Yang Lucha's hand and said, "Little sister, you can stay here peacefully from now on. I will take good care of you."
Yang Lucha didn't expect that Yi Zhonghai would get it done so quickly.
In other words, she will be able to live in Beijing and in a traditional courtyard house in the future.
They don't have to work in the fields or do any housework every day; they just wait to be fed and clothed.
I glanced at the middle-aged woman, then looked around the house.
When my son is born in the future.
She needs to find a way to get Yi Zhonghai to divorce his wife so that she can become the mistress of the house.
She and her son can now move in legitimately.
"I'm hungry. Let's cook now. I want to eat scallion pancakes made with white flour."
She had just eaten steamed buns and still had candied hawthorns in her hand, so why was she hungry again?
And we also have to eat scallion pancakes.
She really knows how to eat.
This wastes a lot of flour, scallions, and oil.
"It's not mealtime now, let's eat later when it's mealtime."
"No, I want scallion pancakes!"
Yi Zhonghai added, "She's eating for two now, so hurry up and get it done."
“But we only have so little wheat flour at home, and I want to save it to eat grain during the New Year.”
"Why don't you go buy some more? Now that there's an extra person in the family, we naturally need more food."
"How long has it been since you paid any money home? If you want to buy grain, bring the money!"
125. My cousin is too proactive.
Yi Zhonghai had no money left.
He'd already spent all that money he had by riding his bicycle to see Yang Lucha every day.
"I don't have any money. If you can't, you can go out and borrow some."
"Everyone is struggling financially right now, where am I supposed to borrow from?"
"Borrow it wherever you want."
Yang Lucha heard them chattering on and on.
I simply got into bed and pulled the blanket over myself.
"I'm sleepy. I want to eat scallion pancakes after I wake up."
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He started snoring as he spoke.
The snoring was as loud as a donkey's.
She's really not shy around strangers.
As soon as they entered, they wanted food and to go to bed.
It was as if she wasn't a cousin at all, but the mistress of the house.
Then Yi Zhonghai, being sensible, went up and covered her with the blanket.
The older woman, seeing how skilled he was, asked suspiciously, "Why are you so nice to her? You two wouldn't happen to be..."
"What nonsense are you thinking? Isn't she my cousin? She's carrying our son. I'm just worried about the baby getting cold!"
"Hurry up and go cook, don't let her cause trouble again after she wakes up."
"Why should I do whatever she asks me to do? If this is how it is from the very first day I've been here, how am I supposed to live like this in the future?"
"Pregnant women are often irritable, so just bear with it. Don't you feel happy when you think about the baby in her belly, which is our son?"
The older woman had no choice but to leave dejectedly.
There's only one pound of flour left at home. I made scallion pancakes today. What should we eat tomorrow?
She kept going around in circles in the yard, like a millstone.
Regarding today's events.
She was both happy and worried.
After all, it was all said by Yi Zhonghai.
She had never been to his hometown, nor had she ever met any of his cousins.
I wonder if she's pregnant, how the baby is, and if it's a boy.
He Hongyang came out.
The thought that he was a doctor made her rush over in a hurry.
"Hongyang, could you do this to that old lady?"
"Could it be that they want me to treat Yang Lvcha?"
He's really smart.
I knew what she wanted to do before she even said anything.
“Your Master Yi and I have always been childless. Now his cousin is pregnant, but her husband has died, and she, as a woman, can't afford to raise a child alone. So we've decided that the baby will be adopted by us after birth.”
"I'd like you to help me check how many months pregnant this baby is, when it will be born, whether it's healthy, and whether it's a boy?"
No wonder there wasn't a fight inside after Yang Lucha went in.
So that's the idea I came up with.
cousin?
adopt?
He's really something, his mouth is now full of lies, he actually managed to fool an old lady like that.
He Hongyang held out his hand: "You've asked three questions in a row. Do you know how much my consultation fee is?"
Of course she knows.
But now she is penniless and can't afford a single penny.
"Just consider it helping the old lady out. I'll pay you back when my family has more money in the future."
“If you were pregnant, I might be able to help, but since she’s Yi Zhonghai’s cousin, I’m afraid I can’t help her.”
"He doesn't think much of my medical skills at all. Besides, doesn't she know how many months pregnant she is? And whether the baby is healthy, whether it's a boy or a girl, requires a lot of money to find out."
The implication was that they wouldn't help them.
The older woman knew that he and Yi Zhonghai didn't get along.
Moreover, even if He Hongyang agrees, Yi Zhonghai probably won't allow Yang Lvcha to go see it.
Since this matter can't be resolved, surely borrowing flour can be arranged.
"Then can you do me another favor? Could you lend me half a pound of flour?"
"What did you say? Your family actually wants to eat white flour? Who can afford white flour these days? One pound of white flour can buy three pounds of mixed flour."
"Besides, didn't your family send cornmeal to the Jia family before? Why are you asking to borrow it now?"
The older woman was embarrassed by what he said.
"It's not that I want to eat it, it's that Yang Lucha wants to eat it. She's pregnant now, and she's become very picky about food."
"She's pregnant, why should you come out and borrow food? I'll say it again: if it were your aunt who was pregnant, I might give her some. But that cousin of mine, I won't give her anything. And what about tomorrow, or the day after?"
The older woman stopped talking.
I know what He Hongyang meant by saying that.
Nowadays, wheat flour is a rare commodity for everyone, so how could anyone lend it to them?
As he said, his family always claimed to be well-off, so why would they borrow things when they are so well-off? Isn't that just contradicting themselves?
Wang Liying came out and pulled He Hongyang, saying, "Brother Hongyang, it's so windy outside, let's go home quickly!"
She heard what the older woman said.
To say that Jia Zhangshi is shameless is an understatement; she's always either waiting for donations or borrowing grain from others.
How come even middle-aged women are turning into this now?