AWB Chapter 277 Your 'Zhaodi, Laidi, Pandi, Qiudi', do laundry, cook, chop wood and feed the p
Chapter 277 Your 'Zhaodi, Laidi, Pandi, Qiudi', do laundry, cook, chop wood and feed the p
Qiao Manman rested her chin on her hand: "Can your Chen Fu inherit his official position?"
Shen Fu looked bewildered, not understanding why she asked that question.
"Or is your family incredibly wealthy, waiting for your son to inherit it?"
Qiao Manman switched her hand to support her chin, feeling a cool sensation on her bottom, and went back into the room to bring out two pillows.
Feeling it wasn't enough, he grabbed a handful of sunflower seeds and even dragged a small bamboo basket over to use as a trash can.
Once the door is closed, I sit cross-legged on the pillow—perfect, my bottom won't be cold anymore.
He grabbed a handful of sunflower seeds and started cracking them open: "Look at your clothes, how many years have you been wearing them?"
She's so thin she could be blown over by a gust of wind. Are you sure you can handle carrying twins?
Even if you can give birth to them, what can you give them—poverty or hardship?
Of course, I'm not saying poverty and hardship are bad. After all, our country has come from a state of disrepair and reconstruction. Everyone has their share of difficult times.
The leader said, "When Heaven is about to place a great responsibility on a person, it first tests their will and strengthens their body." Appropriate hardships can make us more diligent and better understand how hard-won our current happy life is.
But after all these years of hardship, have you created a good life for your children?
Your husband doesn't help you, your mother-in-law exploits you, you give birth to two boys as you wish, and they are raised by your mother-in-law like precious treasures, while you remain the old maid in the house.
Not only you, but also your 'Zhaodi, Laidi, Pandi, Qiudi', do laundry, cook, chop firewood and feed pigs, all for the sake of your son.
Without education or enough to eat, at the age of eighteen, they are sold to earn a bride price for "bringing glory to the family." And then your life repeats itself.
After Qiao Manman finished speaking, a small pile of sunflower seed shells had already accumulated in the small basket.
He took out a dozen or so from his pocket and handed them to Shen Fu: "Want some?"
Shen Fu stared blankly: "Why are you telling me all this?"
"Nothing special, just seeing each other a lot, just chatting. Doesn't your knee hurt?"
Qiao Manman patted the pillow next to her: "Sit down! My parents only had me as their daughter, but look at me now, how proud I am of them!"
Shen Fu shook her head: "You don't understand! No matter how sweet a man's words are, he still wants a son."
Qiao Manman nodded: "Maybe, my mother is pregnant again. But so what? I'm capable, and no one can look down on me."
“But I’m different! Unlike you, I’m not educated or have powerful relatives. I’ve been dependent on others my whole life. If I’m forced to go back, how will I survive?”
Qiao Manman fell silent, feeling utterly powerless. She hugged her knees against the wall, saying nothing.
Shen Fu got up from the ground and sat down next to her: "Sister-in-law Lu, as a woman, you must understand me, right? Please help me!"
Qiao Manman shook her head: "I can't help you, I don't have any reversal pills."
"What about your great-uncle? Could he turn the girl in your belly into a boy?"
Qiao Manman chuckled: "My grandfather was a Western doctor. He only knew how to make pills because of family reasons."
In Western medical terms, boys have XY genes, and girls have XX genes. The sex of a child has little to do with the woman; it's determined by the man!
Shen Fu was shocked and curious: "The man made the decision?"
"Yes, in a woman's body, all her genes are X, while men's..."
"Yes, you understand, right? If it's a Y, you'll have a boy. If it's an X, you'll have a girl."
Of course, it is also related to a woman's physical environment.
Acidity or alkalinity will affect the tadpole's movement speed. This can be considered a form of indirect selection.
There's no need to explain it too clearly to Shen Fu; she wouldn't understand anyway.
"Sister-in-law Lu, how do you know so much?"
"Probably from reading a lot!" Qiao Manman smiled. "My parents' greatest contribution was sending me to school. How old is your daughter? Is she in school?"
Shen Fu shook her head: "Her father said that girls belong to other families, and there's no need to waste money."
Qiao Manman asked seriously, "Does my sister-in-law think I'm wasting money on my education?"
"You didn't!" Shen Fu replied decisively. "You're the one who can prove it!"
"Yes, I don't! I had a formal job before I came to join the army. Even after I came here, I was still working at a newspaper."
Most importantly, I married Lu Yuan.
Sister-in-law, do you think I could marry a military officer if I were illiterate? Lu Yuan is handsome and capable, why would he be interested in an illiterate man?
"Sister-in-law, you might as well talk to Battalion Commander Chen about this when you get back. He should train the girl well; she'll be a great asset in the future."
Shen Fu lay sprawled on the ground, unwilling to move: "I understand."
"Alright, you can go back now. I should go home and cook too!"
"I'm quite tired, I'll rest for a while longer."
Qiao Manman hummed in agreement and opened the door to go home. However, she only took one pillow with her; she left the other one outside the door to keep Shen Fu company.
That's right, she sat on the floor, refusing to sit on the pillow for fear of getting it dirty.
Qiao Manman didn't force her. After returning home, she used her consciousness to cook soup in her spatial dimension: lotus root and pork rib soup, and mushroom and clam soup.
I steamed a pot of rice, heated up two steamed buns, stir-fried king oyster mushrooms and kimchi in the kitchen, and finally made a cold bean curd salad.
The aroma from inside the house wafted into the hallway through the crack in the door. Shen Fu rubbed her empty stomach, not wanting to go home at all.
Qiao Manman took an enamel bowl, scooped in a spoonful of spicy kimchi, added a dark cornbread bun, and opened the door: "Eat up!"
Shen Fu took the bowl, said thank you in a voice barely above a whisper, and began to eat heartily.
However, she only ate the vegetables and put the cornbread away.
Ten minutes later, he leaned against the wall to get up, bowed to the closed door, and went home to share the steamed buns with his hungry daughter.
Half an hour later, Lu Yuan returned and glanced at the bowl and pillow by the door, looking at them with a strange expression.
When he got home, he learned that Chen Fu's wife had come over crying. Lu Yuan asked worriedly, "Did she cause you any trouble?"
"It's nothing, she just wanted me to give her the medicine to have a son. I didn't have any, so I just kept her company and talked to her."
Relieved, Lu Yuan washed his hands and ate. The bag of biscuits he'd had that afternoon wasn't enough; he was starving.
After finishing two steamed buns and half a pot of rice, he let out a satisfied burp.
Hearing a knock on the door, Qiao Manman assumed it was Shen Fu returning, but instead, a group of people, both men and women, were standing at the door.
"Hey, Lu's wife, can we buy some fertility pills from you? It's so hard to get a spot with Commander He, we'll pay extra!"
"Sister-in-law Lu, I heard that Shen Fu came to you asking for a pill to change her gender. She ate an extra cornbread when she got home."
"Do you really have a medicine here that can make someone have a son? If you do, you can't keep it from me!"
"Yes, yes, I have three daughters, and I'm just missing a boy."
Qiao Manman raised her hand to wipe her sweat: "No, no, absolutely not. Whether you have a boy or a girl is determined by fate. I'm not a goddess who grants children; I can't control the sex of the child!"
The Goddess of Fertility is a system, she has nothing to do with her. At most, she's the eldest disciple and her representative!
"No way, without the reversal pill, Shen Fu can eat cornbread? She'll be beaten to death by Chen Fu if she gets home that late?"