Chapter 126: Wandering
When the old lady heard that her concubine was not only pregnant, but also very likely pregnant with a boy, she was shocked for a moment.
After she realized what was happening, she put down the crutches in surprise and astonishment.
"What did you say?"
"She's pregnant too? And it's a boy? Are you sure it's a boy?"
Shopkeeper Wu nodded affirmatively: "What the old doctor said must be true. And I also asked some details. She likes to eat sour food recently. Sour boy, sour boy, it must be a son."
"Mom, our family finally has an heir!"
As soon as these words fell.
The old lady's face changed.
I don’t know whether my daughter-in-law is pregnant with a boy or a girl. Maybe it will be another money-losing baby? After all, the first two babies were both girls.
And this is a real grandson!
As for who gave birth to the child, does it matter?
Mothers-in-law of this era have suffered a lot and cannot bear to see their daughters-in-law live a better life. They wish to give their daughters-in-law all the power they have and exploit them to their heart's content.
Thinking of this, the disgust and aversion in the old lady's eyes turned into excitement and joy in an instant: "Okay, okay, that's good, it's good to be pregnant with my grandson."
"Then you should bring her home to live with you. How can she live outside alone? She must be brought home!"
"If anything happens to my grandson, I will beat you to death."
Manager Wu was also upset about this matter. He knew that his wife had a hot temper, even though she had been married to him for many years and had given birth to two daughters.
Normally, she obeys him in everything, but if she gets mad, I'm afraid the martial arts school will have no peace.
He took this into consideration and did not bring his mistress home.
When the old lady learned of her son's concerns, she said firmly, "Who cares! He is my grandson, and he must be brought home to live."
"As for your wife, I will talk to her later and ask her to be more sensible."
"Who told her to be so useless that she gave birth to a daughter for you? What can a daughter do? She will get married sooner or later. Do you really expect a woman to inherit this martial arts school?"
When Shopkeeper Wu heard that his mother was going to take charge of this matter, he couldn't help but feel happy.
But he still said with some concern: "Mom, she is pregnant after all, you should be careful with your words when talking to her, don't irritate her too much."
After Manager Wu said this, he felt at ease and handed the matter over to his mother.
He quickly ran to the training ground to teach.
The old lady was extremely excited, her mind full of the joyful news of having a grandson. She finally felt relieved and was very happy.
So, she couldn't even wait until dinner time and she was already impatient to see her daughter-in-law.
After the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law exchanged a few caring words, the old lady rolled her eyes and directly mentioned her daughter-in-law's belly: "Have you seen a doctor for this pregnancy?"
"It's already this late, how come we still can't tell if it's a boy or a girl?"
"I see your belly is so round and you don't like sour food. I wonder if you will give birth to another daughter."
The shopkeeper's wife opened her mouth and wanted to say that she would like any baby, whether it was a boy or a girl, as long as it came out of her belly.
But she also knew that her husband and mother-in-law were always hoping that she could give birth to a boy.
She remained silent about this.
But the old lady still insisted: "Filial piety comes first, and having no offspring is the greatest. You have been married for so many years, why don't you add a boy to the family?"
"I agreed to let you in because I saw that you have a big butt and it would be easier for you to give birth to a son."
"Look at the new bride next door. She looks like a skinny bamboo pole, but she is lucky. She gave birth to two boys! The old woman was really wrong in her choice!"