PNB Chapter 224 Now I Have a Choice
Chapter 224 Now I Have a Choice
Lin Chang'er laughed, "What you're saying is very strange. Whether my second sister-in-law gives birth to a boy or a girl, they are all of my Gu family blood. What does it have to do with your Li family?"
"Our Gu family isn't in a hurry yet, why are you?"
Li Da choked again, thinking to himself that this woman was sharp-tongued and formidable, and probably had been wary of them from the beginning. He thought about it carefully, but still couldn't figure out where he had offended her.
With her face flushed, she said, "You lied and deceived people, that's wrong of you."
Lin Chang'er was even more amused, "My second sister-in-law has been married into the Gu family for five years, have you ever come to see her even once?"
When Xiaoman was born, did you come to see him even once?
“My second sister-in-law had a difficult childbirth during the disaster. Everyone in the village knows that she gave birth to a boy safely in the end. If you, as her family, are interested, just come in from the village entrance and ask if it is Eleventh Brother. That will tell you whether my second sister-in-law gave birth to a boy or a girl.”
After pausing for a moment, he continued, "Instead, when he saw me and heard that my second sister-in-law had suffered a terrible childbirth, he actually asked me what she had given birth to, without mentioning at all how she was doing or whether she was safe."
"Even when I told him that my second sister-in-law had given birth to a baby girl, he actually said something like, 'What kind of gift does the baby girl want?'"
"Since we've come this far, I won't lie to you. I did it on purpose, deliberately saying that my second sister-in-law gave birth to a girl, to see how you all react."
“If you truly cared for my second sister-in-law, you would naturally worry that my mother wouldn’t like it and would advise us that boys and girls are the same, that girls are more considerate, and that my second sister-in-law already has Xiaoman, which would make a perfect family. But what about you?”
He sneered, "In-laws should have more contact, but why did you never visit us in the past few years? I don't need to explain, do I?"
“You…you…you sharp-tongued, vicious woman, troublemaker,” Li Daqi’s fingers trembled. He didn’t have the courage to fight Lin Chang’er, so he could only shout to the onlookers, “Everyone, don’t listen to this woman’s nonsense. My third sister is the only girl in the family. How could we not feel sorry for her?”
Mother Li chimed in, "It's normal for families to have disagreements. Every older brother and younger sister has had their arguments. It's all a misunderstanding. The little one is too young to understand and misunderstood."
Lin Chang'er disagreed with her statement and ignored her. She simply placed her hands on Gu Xiaoman's shoulders and gently rubbed them, saying softly, "Xiaoman, don't worry about what they're saying. Just tell everyone what just happened."
Gu Xiaoman nodded. "I just accompanied my mother and younger brother to see my maternal grandmother and uncle. As soon as my maternal grandmother and eldest uncle entered the shed, they started cursing my mother, saying, 'You useless thing.'"
"They even said that it was just when the Gu family was becoming rich, how could they have given birth to a money-losing child? If they knew they had given birth to a money-losing child, they should have drowned or strangled him on the spot to avoid bad luck."
Gu Xiaoman is only three years old, but she has a good memory. These words are almost exactly what Li's mother and Li Da said.
The men and Gu family members present all frowned as they listened.
In this era, the preference for sons over daughters is the norm, but I have never seen a mother let her daughter strangle her own granddaughter. That would be too vicious.
The villagers watching were disgusted and secretly worried for Gu Ersao.
The maternal family can even extend their reach to the next generation. When Gu Ersao was a young girl in her maternal family, she had no idea how her family treated her.
Lin Chang'er and the rest of the Gu family had their brows furrowed so deeply they could trap flies.
Mother Li's face was ugly, and she scolded, "You little brat, how can you not understand good and bad advice? Your maternal grandmother, your eldest uncle, and your mother have been telling you all these things, isn't it all for your mother's good?"
"The reason we're so angry is because this child misbehaved and chose such a terrible time to torment his mother, isn't it?"
As she said this, not only she herself, but Li Da also deeply believed it, as if it were truly for Gu Ersao's good.
Li Dawai, always shrewd, rolled his dark eyes and said, "That's right. How many people were swept away and how many houses were destroyed by this flood? This child is being born at this time. Could it be some kind of jinx sent to harm us?"
"Pah, you're the jinx, your whole family is a jinx!" Gu Xiaoman, who had calmed down under Lin Chang'er's comforting words, suddenly became furious and wanted to beat him up again when she heard Li Da slandering her brother. "My brother is not a jinx. As soon as my brother was born, the rain stopped and the flood receded. Everyone says my brother is a little lucky star."
After saying that, he confirmed with Lin Chang'er, "Auntie, my little brother is a lucky star, right?"
Lin Chang'er nodded, "Yes, we all saw it. As soon as the raindrops were born, the floodwaters started to recede!"
Gu Xiaoman felt a little more at ease. She raised her little head and looked at Li Da and Li's mother again. "Although I am young, I am not ignorant. You just think that my mother will not be rewarded by my grandmother because my mother gave birth to a little sister."
"You won't get anything out of her, that's why you see faults with my mother everywhere."
Li Da frowned. "You can't reason with this kid. Can't an adult from the Gu family come and talk things over?"
"I've already said it, Third Sister is the only girl in our family, how could we not love her? Why doesn't anyone believe me?"
Gu Xiaoman spat again, "I don't believe you. If you really care about my mother, why would you ask her how much money she has hidden away, or whether her grandmother gave her any property?"
"She even told my mother that since my aunt is the youngest, it's not her place to be in charge of the household. She also said that my aunt can't lay eggs, and since only my mother has a son, she should be in charge of the household."
"They also said that my mother's surname is Li, and that good things should be reserved for family members first. They also said, they also said..."
She was still just a little kid, and Gu Xiaoman was furious. She said a few more things, but she couldn't remember them.
However, what he just said was enough to show the ugly faces of the Li family mother and son; they were eyeing the Gu family's assets!
Letting Gu Ersao manage the household so she can secretly move money into her own home—that's wishful thinking.
Gu Ersao must have refused, which is why the mother and son became so angry that they attacked the new mother and baby during their postpartum period.
This directly led to Gu Xiaoman's outburst.
Although the little guy had never fought the pirates head-on with his older brother and uncles, he did practice martial arts with them on a regular basis.
Over the past few months, Lin Chang'er has emboldened him. He was furious when he saw Li Da lay a hand on his mother.
If you dare to bully my mother and my brother, I'll fight you to the death.
Gu Ersao, her face already streaked with tears, stepped out from behind Gu Dasao, holding Yudian'er in her arms. She raised her hand and gestured towards Li Da, saying, "I was born into the Li family because I had no choice. Now I have a choice, and I don't want family members like you at all!"