Mother Wu had the same thoughts as Wu Hongmei. She didn't care whether her son-in-law took the wrong medicine or not, and she had no control over it. As long as her son-in-law treated her daughter well and didn't dislike her daughter for not giving him a son, she would be happy.
The daughter's current life has dispelled Wu's mother's worries for many days. She clapped her hands and went to kill a chicken and make chicken soup. Her son-in-law said that her daughter is now breastfeeding and needs to drink soup every day. Thinking of this, the smile on her old face is almost as beautiful as a flower.
Wu's mother prepared a particularly sumptuous lunch, including chicken, fish, meat, and wine. Of course, the chicken, meat, and wine were all brought by Han Ze, and Wu Hongmei's eldest brother Wu Hongjun was also called over to drink with them.
Wu Hongmei thought about taking the fourth girl back, and felt a little guilty when she saw her eldest brother.
Han Ze had already picked up the wine glass with Wu Hongjun with a calm expression. After the meal, Wu Hongjun's wife Nian Aiying came over with their three children.
Han Ze finally saw the fourth girl, a child less than three years old, dark and thin, like skin and bones. Her small body was covered with an oversized sweatshirt, which seemed to be picked up from others. She was barefoot, and her face was scratchy, like a harlequin cat, and her eyes looked around timidly.
He then looked at the two children, a boy and a girl, who were both wearing new clothes, with fair and plump faces and bright eyes. One glance at them revealed that they must be loved at home.
Han Ze narrowed his eyes, looked at the fourth girl and said with a smile: "This is the fourth girl, she has grown so big."
As soon as Han Ze said this, the dinner table suddenly became quiet.
Nian Aiying smiled and said, "Is his uncle hysterical? Where did the fourth girl come from? This is our second girl."
The child I gave to her is still missing her. She is greedy for more. What have you been doing before
Han Ze looked at the fourth girl and called out, "Girl, come here, let me take a look."
The fourth girl looked at Nian Aiying timidly. The little child was ignorant, but she knew that her mother didn't like her. If she wanted to be liked by her mother, she had to listen to her in everything and would only go if her mother told her to.
Nian Aiying sneered and said nothing, but just glared at the fourth girl.
The fourth girl trembled with fear and stood there, not daring to move.
Nian Aiying snorted with satisfaction. The little girl was not born by her, but she was raised by her. She should listen to whoever raises her. Even if Han Ze is her biological father, what does it matter if he has never raised her for a single day
Han Ze felt very sad when he saw this.
Wu Hongmei wiped away her tears quietly, looking at the fourth girl reluctantly. She handed the fifth girl in her arms to Han Zhaodi, walked a few steps to Nian Aiying, and begged with red eyes: "Sister-in-law, please give the fourth girl back to me."
Nian Aiying looked at her in doubt and asked sarcastically, "You begged me to take the child away from you, and now that I've raised the child, you want him back? That's not going to work out."
Want to take the fourth girl back? Don't even think about it. Even siblings wouldn't do that.
Wu's father, mother, and Wu Hongjun looked at Han Ze in amazement. Was it the Han family's idea or Hongmei's own idea that Hongmei wanted the child back
Han Ze was also stunned, and his expression clearly showed that he had not expected Wu Hongmei to do this. Wu's father, mother, and Wu Hongjun knew that this was Hongmei's own idea, and they immediately felt guilty. Hongmei had not given birth to a son for the Han family, and now she wanted to take the fourth girl back. Would Mrs. Han agree to this
"Sister-in-law, please give the fourth girl back to me. I beg you." Wu Hongmei choked with tears, "Please, please..."
Nian Aiying's face was filled with resentment. She looked at Wu's father, Wu's mother, and Wu Hongjun's faces. Seeing their doubtful expressions, she turned her gaze to Han Ze and shouted, "Are you going to regret this?"
Han Ze stood up, grabbed Wu Hongmei, and whispered: "Hongmei, the child has been given to my eldest brother and his wife, so don't make trouble."
Wu Hongmei sobbed and looked at Wu Hongjun and his wife, begging, "Brother, can you return the fourth girl to me? I'll just treat it as my sister begging you."
"This..." Hu Hongjun looked at Nian Aiying. She was just a girl, not even his biological child. He had no regrets about giving her away. He would just give her away. But Aiying had raised her for several years. Would she disagree
"I took care of the child before she was even a month old, fed her milk and washed her diapers, and raised her with all my money and effort. Now you want to leave, and you leave at that moment. There's no such good thing in the world." Nian Aiying said angrily.
"What do you want in exchange for returning the child to me?" Wu Hongmei looked at her expectantly with tears in her eyes.
"I'm not willing to give it to her no matter what." Nian Aiying said without thinking. The girl is almost three years old. She can eat and drink by herself and she doesn't need to worry about her. If she raises her for a few more years, she will be able to help with housework and she will have less work to do. Even if Wu Hongmei is willing to compensate her with money, she is not willing to return the child to her.
Han Ze looked at Wu Hongmei and sighed: "The child was given to Big Brother, so it belongs to Big Brother. We can't go back on our word."
"Hongmei, you shouldn't make things difficult for us since even your brother-in-law can understand it." Nian Aiying agreed with disdain.
Han Ze looked at Wu Hongmei with guilt, and said reluctantly, "Hongmei, let's get a divorce. I have no son, and I have caused you so much suffering. It's all my fault that you and your daughter are separated, so let's get a divorce."
Wu Hongmei was stunned and stared at Han Ze blankly. Didn't he come here to ask for his daughter? Did Han Ze already plan to divorce her
Han Ze looked at Wu's father and mother, full of apology: "Mom and Dad, the old blind uncle in our village told me that I will never have a son in this life. It's my fault that Hongmei gave birth to so many girls. I can't hurt her anymore. I want to divorce her and let her find a man who can give birth to a boy, so that she won't be scolded for not being able to give birth to a son..."
"What?"
"What?"
Wu's father and mother looked at Han Ze in disbelief. They were so angry that they said, "What's the point of divorce? Can you believe what fortune-telling says?"
"What do you mean?" Wu Hongjun was both amused and confused. His sister and brother-in-law were making a fuss. How could they live a good life? He couldn't just believe what the fortune teller said just because he gave birth to several girls in a row. How could he not know that his brother-in-law was so superstitious
Nian Aiying has nothing to do with the matter. They haven't given birth to a son in so many years, so it's not nonsense to say that they are destined to have no son.
Han Ze choked up and said, "It was me who harmed Hongmei. She was scolded for her sins in her past life, and that's why she can't give birth to a son in this life. It's all my fault. I'm destined to have no son. I'm so sorry to Hongmei."
Wu's father and mother were dumbfounded. They were not superstitious and did not believe in the saying that the couple was destined not to have a son. It was the couple's responsibility that they could not have a son. The son-in-law took all the blame on himself, and they didn't know what to say. After all, if this was the case, the son-in-law would feel guilty towards their daughter and would not despise her and would treat her better from then on. As for divorce, they would not agree.
Wu Hongmei's tears kept falling, she still couldn't believe that the man actually wanted to divorce her
Han Zhaodi was stunned and panicked. Her father was seriously poisoned by superstition. How could she wake him up
Wu Hongjun thought his brother-in-law was really weird. He wanted to divorce his sister just because of a fortune teller's words.
Han Ze said sincerely, "Dad and Mom, this is the result of my careful consideration. I decided to let Hongmei go and let her find a man who can give birth to a son. What's the point of her being with me? I can't even give her a son, and even my own daughter has to be given away. I miss the fourth girl every day at home, and my eyes are almost blind from crying. I can't bear it..."
"I don't agree to divorce." Wu Hongmei came back to her senses and burst into tears, "I don't want my son. Isn't it okay for me to not want my son?"
Han Ze turned his face away from her, his tone filled with reluctance: "You don't want a son, do you not want the fourth girl either? If you divorce and return to your parents' home, you can stay with the fourth girl every day. I'm doing this for your own good."
"I don't want you to do something good for me. I won't get a divorce anyway." Wu Hongmei kept wiping her tears.
Han Ze sighed deeply, as if he was in endless pain: "I can't even protect the child you gave birth to, what's the point of following me? Divorce, and find a good man after the divorce, find a man who can protect your child."
Father Wu narrowed his eyes and said, "After all, you still want a divorce?"
Han Ze lowered his head, his face full of guilt and reluctance: "I don't want to get divorced, but I can't hurt Hongmei, what can I do?"
"I don't want a son, I don't want a son..." Wu Hongmei murmured.
Wu Hongjun couldn't bear to watch, because that was his own sister. With red eyes, he said, "It's wrong for Han Ze to believe in superstition. He can't break up the family and hurt himself because of superstition."
Han Ze said seriously, "Brother, other fortune tellers may tell lies, but Han Laoxia in our village is very accurate in fortune telling. He has predicted the fortunes of our youngest sister and third brother accurately. We have a ready-made example, so we have to believe it."
Wu Hongjun frowned and said angrily, "My sister just said she doesn't want a son, and you still want a divorce?"
Han Ze looked at the fourth girl and said reluctantly, "Brother, believe me, I am doing this for her own good."
Wu Hongjun was so angry that he was shaking: "Divorcing her is for her own good. How come I didn't know there was such a strange thing?"
Han Ze lowered his eyes and said nothing.
Han Yao looked at her father and then at her mother, and said, "Uncle, my father said that after he divorced my mother, my mother returned to her parents' home and could see my sister every day. My mother sometimes missed her sister and cried all night long in recent years. My father didn't know that he was the reason why our family always had girls. Now that he knows, he can't harm my mother. After all, my father and grandmother always disliked my mother for not being able to give birth to a son..."
Wu Hongjun said unhappily: "Do you want your parents to divorce too?"
What does the little girl know
Han Yao was hesitant: "I don't want to, but I feel sorry for my mother..." She paused and looked at Wu Hongjun.
Wu Hongjun said angrily: "Why do you feel sorry for your mother?"
If you feel sorry for your mom, you should persuade your dad not to get a divorce.
Han Yao mustered up her courage and said, "I feel bad for my mom crying all night long. It's all because she misses her sister. If my sister was with her, she wouldn't cry anymore and wouldn't care whether my dad had a son or not. They definitely wouldn't get divorced."
Wu Hongjun looked at his sister and asked, "Do you really miss the fourth girl so much that you cry all night long?"
Wu Hongmei looked at him blankly.
Wu Hongjun already believed Han Yao's words, and sighed, "If that's the case, then take the fourth girl back. You can't let your brother-in-law feel guilty because of a girl and let you two get divorced."
Nian Aiying objected loudly: "I don't agree."
Wu Hongjun yelled, "You have to agree even if you don't want to. Do you want your sister and brother-in-law to divorce? What are you thinking?"
Han Ze smiled bitterly and said, "Brother, don't blame my sister-in-law. I understand her. No one wants to give away the child they raised with great effort. I wouldn't be willing to do that either, so forget it."
Mother Wu thought about her daughter crying all night long. Wouldn't her eyes be blinded by crying? Why didn't she tell her before? No wonder she looked so haggard before. Did she want to make her mother die of heartache? She said stubbornly, "The elders, return the child to your sister."
Nian Aiying looked at her mother-in-law angrily and said unwillingly, "I don't want to, why?"
Mother Wu snorted, "You have to be willing even if you don't want to. You have raised the fourth girl for three years, and you have spent money and effort on her. I know that. When the time comes, let Han Ze compensate you for your efforts over the past three years. Isn't this treating you unfairly?"
Nian Aiying knew that this matter was about whether Wu Hongmei could divorce or not. She didn't want to give the girl to him, and the man wouldn't agree, after all, she was his sister. Thinking of this, she said, "You also know that raising a child is not easy. I worked so hard, but in the end I got nothing..."
Han Ze asked, "Whatever compensation my sister-in-law thinks is due, that's it. I will never be vague about it."
Nian Aiying glanced at her father-in-law, mother-in-law and her husband, and then at Wu Hongmei's family, whose clothes were all patched. She knew they didn't have much money, so she gritted her teeth and said, "One thousand yuan. Give me one thousand yuan and take the child away."
Han Ze was about to agree when Wu Hongjun angrily said, "You are blinded by money. What do you mean by one thousand yuan? How can you ask them to give you one thousand yuan when they are like this?"
You're just looking for trouble. What if your brother-in-law has no money and wants to divorce your sister
Nian Aiying said unwillingly, "Five, five hundred is five hundred."
Anyway, the girl was very well-behaved. She didn't cry or make a fuss when she was brought home. She lay in bed for half a day without anyone asking her anything. She grew up eating porridge and soy milk powder, so she made a profit by not feeding her with milk powder, so she made 500 yuan.
Han Ze, who was prepared to spend two thousand yuan, said: "..."
However, no matter how much money it is, it doesn't matter as long as he is willing to return the child to him.
Father Wu suddenly said: "Wait..."