Chapter 1541

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

"Wang Ke'ai, Wang Ke'ai, my precious daughter! Come to Mommy's arms!"

Zhang Yueran held Wang Keai, looking at this little infant born from her own belly, and motherly radiance involuntarily shone in her eyes.

Wang Erhai stood to the side grinning foolishly.

At that moment he felt his life was complete.

Not only did he have such a gentle, virtuous, and considerate wife, but she also gave birth to a daughter; people always say a daughter is her father's little padded jacket, and Wang Erhai felt that once this little padded jacket grew up a bit, she would surely be very thoughtful!

At this time Zhang Dehou and Ji Xiaolan, the two elders, walked in; upon learning Zhang Yueran had given birth to a daughter, Ji Xiaolan was also overjoyed — she was not the type to favor sons over daughters; hadn't she herself given birth only to Zhang Yueran, a single daughter?

Seeing Zhang Yueran had given birth to a daughter, Zhang Dehou appeared happy on the surface, but deep down he always felt it fell a bit short.

Time flew to the next morning.

Zhang Yueran could already get out of bed and urinate on her own.

Wang Erhai took the initiative to go home and stew crucian carp soup, so Zhang Yueran's milk would come in sooner.

Wang Erhai had just left when Zhang Dehou said to Zhang Yueran:

"Daughter, later when your body has recovered enough, try for a second child!"

No sooner had Zhang Dehou spoken than Zhang Yueran had yet to react, while Ji Xiaolan froze for a moment:

"What do you mean? Is our granddaughter not good?"

Zhang Dehou hurriedly said:

"I didn't say the granddaughter isn't good; I'm just afraid Wang Erhai wants a boy!"

Zhang Yueran said with a smile:

"Dad, Erhai and I have discussed it; he said a boy or a girl are equally good!"

Ji Xiaolan hurriedly chimed in:

"Exactly, a boy or a girl are equally good; didn't you and I also have only one daughter? Look at our daughter now — how well she's doing; if we'd had another, who knows, she might not have had such good fortune!"

Zhang Dehou, however, asked:

"Did none of you notice?"

"Notice what?" Ji Xiaolan asked.

Zhang Dehou then said:

"Last night after Yueran finished giving birth, the doctor let him into the delivery room, and his first reaction wasn't to look at the child, but to look at Yueran — it's obvious he still wants a boy in his heart!"

At Zhang Dehou's words, Ji Xiaolan's expression flickered with a slight daze.

Thinking back carefully, when Wang Erhai entered the delivery room last night, he indeed didn't go hug the infant first; the nurse reminded him, yet he still left the infant to one side.

"People may lie with their mouths, but their bodies don't lie." Zhang Dehou continued his analysis: "Wang Erhai was born into a family of three brothers; clearly his family favors sons over daughters, so deep down he definitely has some son-preference — not that it's his fault, the world is just like this; having a boy really is better; with only a single daughter, once she marries out, the home becomes cold and quiet, just like ours now."

"Dad..." Hearing her father say this, Zhang Yueran felt a pang of bitterness, "Don't I come home often?"

Zhang Dehou, however, said: "How can it be the same? Your focus will ultimately fall on your own little family, especially after having a child, it's even harder to balance our side."

Hearing Zhang Dehou say this, Ji Xiaolan was very displeased:

"What do you mean? Are you regretting that back then we only had one child?"

"I don't mean that."

Zhang Dehou denied it with his mouth, but in his heart he indeed felt a bit of regret.

But what use is regret?

He's this old now; he just wants to peacefully hold on until retirement, and doesn't want to stir up trouble again.

Anyway, ever since his daughter married, the house has been empty and hollow; he comes home alone after work, eats, then just sits there staring, watching TV and scrolling his phone — that bored, lonely, even desolate feeling surged up who knows when.

Making him feel that a man's lifetime, without a son, really does fall a bit short.

His urging his daughter to have another now — those are words from the bottom of his heart, for his daughter's future.

"Daughter, anyway, you recover well, then go for a second child; your dad won't harm you; when you're older, you'll want to but won't be able to; but if Wang Erhai wants one, with his conditions, he can have one anytime — don't think just because he loves you now you'll be secure for life; you still need a son to completely tie Wang Erhai down!"

A bitter smile surfaced on Zhang Yueran's face; she did not refute her father's words.

Because what her dad said actually had a bit of truth to it.

What status does Wang Erhai have?

He's the President of Liguo Mountain, an elite in the county town business world; the career he's built now will need a son to inherit it in the future!

Ji Xiaolan, however, said:

"Daughter, don't listen to your dad's nonsense; I say one is enough; giving birth is too much suffering, no need to suffer twice!"

Zhang Dehou, however, said:

"That's your shortsightedness; just take my boss Niu Zong — before he also had only a daughter, but later, didn't he also fight for a son? They were already so old when they tried for a second child, clearly overworked; now Niu Zong has cancer, who knows how much longer he'll live..."

Mentioning Niu Chunsheng, Zhang Dehou couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

Because in his heart, Niu Chunsheng was his matchmaker — not only giving him a stable job, but his daughter and Wang Erhai getting together was also thanks to Niu Chunsheng pulling strings back then.

A couple days ago he went to Guangzhou to visit Niu Chunsheng; seeing Niu Chunsheng reduced to skin and bones by chemotherapy, he felt a myriad of emotions.

Zhang Yueran spoke up at this moment:

"Dad, I've taken your words to heart; rest assured, later I'll discuss with Erhai whether to have a second child — that needs the two of us to decide together."

Zhang Dehou then said:

"If you ask me, he'll definitely want one!"

Ji Xiaolan said:

"You're just guessing blindly. You're not Wang Erhai, so how would you know?"

Zhang Dehou retorted: "I'm a man, Wang Erhai is also a man, so how come I don't know?"

Ji Xiaolan looked at him with disdain:

"I didn't expect you to be this kind of person. I despise you!"

Zhang Dehou was speechless:

"What's the use of you despising me? I'm speaking reality! Don't you feel that after our daughter gets married, the house will become empty and desolate?"

Ji Xiaolan retorted:

"That's rare peace and quiet. Wait until the granddaughter grows up a bit, she'll be climbing all over you every day, pestering you for sugar to eat. Let's see if you still complain about the emptiness then!"

Zhang Dehou gave a cold snort:

"That's exactly what I'm hoping for. Let me see my precious granddaughter, see if she looks like her maternal grandfather."

Zhang Dehou went to hold the child, ignoring Ji Xiaolan.

Ji Xiaolan said to Zhang Yueran:

"Daughter, a person's life is very short. You must prioritize yourself, don't always think of others, or you'll work yourself to death your whole life! Just like your mother-in-law, she gave birth to so many sons, and now she's about the same age as me, yet she looks so much older than me!"

Zhang Yueran smiled:

"Mom, I know. I'll weigh things myself. I'm not a child anymore."

But in her heart, she was indeed seriously considering whether to try for a boy.