The retired rough man dotes on his mother

Chapter 179 He Will Never Lack Anything in His Life

Shen's mother, Liu Ying, Wang Pozi and Lin the village doctor all went to the yard of Shen's father and mother. Shen's mother took out the snacks left over from yesterday and the candies given by Shen Zhensheng.

Village Doctor Lin and Mrs. Wang are both kind-hearted people in the village. Village Doctor Lin will not charge for consultation as long as the patients do not take medicine, and he is also very patient.

Wang Po has been a midwife all her life. Even pregnant women from several nearby villages would ask her to check the fetus. She has seen countless pregnant women. In the early years, she charged 1 cents for checking the fetus, 5 yuan for delivering a boy, and cents for delivering a girl. But now she is old and doesn't want to do this job anymore. Even if someone asks her to check or deliver a baby, she won't charge any money.

Some thoughtful families would give her a few eggs or a meal. As for those who pretended to be ignorant, she would not force them. After all, it was just a skill, and helping someone was not a big deal.

Mrs. Wang and Village Doctor Lin were eating snacks and praising them for being delicious. However, they had never seen such beautiful and delicious snacks before. Soon someone came to ask for Village Doctor Lin, and he hurriedly followed them.

To thank him, Shen's mother specially packed two pieces of cake for her grandson at home.

Liu Ying went to the kitchen to make some pastries first. Only Shen's mother and Mrs. Wang were left in the room. Shen's mother even poured her a cup of hot water to warm her up.

The two of them ate snacks and chatted, and Shen's mother also asked about the baby in Li Sanni's belly.

Mrs. Wang sighed and said, "Your old fourth brother and his wife are confused. You and Brother Ping An are both kind-hearted people. You were forced to be so cruel."

Shen's mother held Mrs. Wang's hand and said with a worried look on her face, "Sister-in-law Wang, you understand my heart. If I'm not cruel enough, what will happen to my other children? They can't be dependent on this family of parasites for the rest of their lives."

Today, Wang Po once again witnessed that Li Sanni was mentally ill. Her four maids were all delivered by Wang Po. Before each birth, they made a fuss about eating eggs and drinking brown sugar water. After the birth, when she found out it was a girl, she threatened to strangle the baby to death. She made a fuss four times for each of her four maids.

This time when the child had problems, my mother-in-law had already given her the millet at home to eat, but she made trouble again. She was thinking about eggs before she even had the millet porridge in her mouth. She is really asking for more.

Mrs. Wang still said to Shen's mother tactfully, "Jinhua, your fourth wife is crying because she is pregnant with a boy. She is making a fuss all day long. I'm afraid she won't get what she wants."

Mrs. Wang didn't say it explicitly, but Mother Shen understood what she meant. She was good at looking at the fetus and was always right. She had figured it out.

Shen's mother asked, "Sister Wang, you mean there's still a girl in her belly, right? To be honest, Sister Wang, her belly is exactly the same as the previous four. I can see that to some extent. This is the fate of the couple."

Mrs. Wang continued, "The one who is truly blessed in your family is the third child. He is blessed with many children, and his wife is also very capable. Not only is she good at making money, but she is also very good at having children."

What did Shen's mother hear? More children, more blessings? Does this mean that the third child is pregnant with a boy and no girl?

Shen's mother asked with a worried look on her face, "Sister-in-law, are you saying that both of my third child's babies are boys? There's not a single girl?"

When Mrs. Wang saw that Mother Shen was anxious, she knew that she was thinking about the third son's family, who already had three sons, and wanted the third son to have a daughter. So she patted Mother Shen's hand and said, "Jinhua, the third son is blessed. He will never lack anything in his life."

When Shen's mother heard this, she immediately clapped her legs and laughed. Doesn't this mean that there is hope for her granddaughter? The third child's belly is really good. There is still some cloth at home. Let's start making clothes for the little granddaughter today.

Shen's mother quickly stuffed a few more candies into Wang Po's pocket, not only to express her gratitude but also mainly to share her joy.

The road was slippery, so Shen's mother asked Liu Ying to send Wang Po back to Shen Zhensheng's house to watch the fun, while she was making pastries with a smile on her face. When Liu Ying came back, she couldn't hide the smile on her face.

"Mom, why are you so happy today? What did Aunt Wang tell you? Is the fourth child pregnant with a boy?"

When Shen's mother heard about the fourth son's wife, she felt unlucky. "Bah, I don't care if it's a boy or not. Your Aunt Wang said that the third son has everything in his life. Doesn't that mean that the third son is pregnant with a girl? I can finally put my mind at ease."

Liu Ying was also very happy to hear this. Her third brother and his wife were both good people and had helped her family a lot. She was really grateful in her heart.

"That's great, mother. Tomorrow when I can drive a bullock cart, I will take it to town and buy a piece of flowered cloth to make some flowery clothes for the little girl."

"Okay, I'll go too. Let's make a few more for the little girl. Now that we're not so tight on money, we can buy her some good things."

The two of them were discussing in the kitchen about making more cakes and pastries recently to earn more money so that they could have a prosperous New Year. At least they wouldn't have to live like before and just have a full New Year.

When Shen Laosi saw his mother left in anger, he knew that she would not care about them anymore. There was not much food left at home, and he was afraid that the whole family would starve to death this winter.

Daxiu was feeding Li Sanni millet porridge, and Li Sanni was still cursing, "You stupid girl, don't you know how to blow it? What if it burns your brother? Do you want to be beaten?"

Shen Laosi really wanted to strangle Li Sanni to death. What a stupid woman. His mother had softened her heart and brought the millet from home. Since both Mrs. Wang and Village Doctor Lin said that she should eat light and nutritious food, his mother would definitely give her something nutritious. But he was so angry with this stupid woman that he ignored them.

Shen Laosi shouted at Li Sanni who was scolding Daxiu, "Enough of you, what else can you do besides scolding these four girls all day long? You can't even protect a child, and you made my mother leave because of you.

Let me tell you first, I don’t have anything nutritious for you to eat. If you can keep the baby, then keep it. If you can’t, then don’t. It all depends on your own life.”

Li Sanni's stomach was feeling better now. When she heard what Shen Laosi said, she started arguing with him again. Shen Laosi didn't dare to hit her this time. Li Sanni was afraid that something might happen to the baby in her belly, so she only dared to argue a few words.

Li Sanni actually felt a little regretful in her heart. She shouldn't have threatened her mother-in-law on impulse. She knew that her mother-in-law was a soft-hearted person, but she still threatened her. Wasn't she asking for her to scold her?

Now that's a problem. Not to mention eggs, I guess she won't even give me coarse grains. I can't even eat, let alone nutritious food. It will be troublesome if I can't keep the child. I'm afraid the Shen family will kick me out.

Shen Laosi glanced at Li Sanni, then at the four small, thin girls wearing worn-out, thin cotton-padded clothes. He felt so annoyed that he wondered how life could be like this.