Daily Life in the 70s
Chapter 306: Family Matters

Chapter 306: Chapter 306: Family Matters

Shen Yixiang gave her a glance, aware of Mrs. Cui’s temperament from what Yang Peimin had told her, so she responded, "What’s the big deal about that? We like daughters too. Anyway, as long as we can have children, we’ll surely have both sons and daughters."

She even looked at Mrs. Cui with a slanted eye.

This look almost made Mrs. Cui jump up in agitation. Hardly able to see Gao Hong’s belly as anything other than a huge embarrassment, Mrs. Cui had been staying here with her two grandsons for so long, and there had been absolutely no activity.

And now to be mocked by this girl! She was furious, her face darkened as she said, "It’s not certain either. In my village, there’s a woman who gave birth to eight daughters consecutively and still couldn’t have a son even after reaching menopause."

Her words were too obvious and ill-intended, making everyone look uncomfortable. Since they had come to offer their congratulations and not to offend, they quickly said, "What you’re talking about is just a rare case. Our sister-in-law here seems blessed. I think it’s very likely a boy. Boys tend to trouble their mothers the most. I see our sister-in-law has lost weight, her complexion is not as good as before. It looks like she’s having a strong reaction, right?"

Before Yang Peimin could speak, Shen Yixiang cut in, "Exactly, my sister-in-law is really suffering. She’s experiencing everything that pregnant women go through. It must be a mischievous boy."

Yang Peimin looked at her combating everyone defiantly and felt helpless.

Thinking how she had to use less skincare products and had poor sleep due to the pregnancy, she noticed her complexion and skin were worse, and she had even developed two pimples on her usually clear skin. Her mood plummeted, and she had no desire to entertain this group of people, leaving the battlefield to Shen Yixiang.

Mrs. Cui, rebutted by everyone, lost her gossiping mood and left with a dark face.

Back home, she vented her rage onto Gao Hong.

But the current Gao Hong, ever since being checked in the city and confirmed by the doctor to have no issues, stood up straighter and no longer let Mrs. Cui scold or strike her. She vaguely felt that if there was no problem on her side, then the issue must be with her husband. She had asked the doctor, and the doctor said it was possible. Not every sexually capable man could father children and suggested her husband should also get checked. But when she barely started this topic with her husband, he struck her, his eyes red and menacing. She dared not finish her sentence.

But afterwards, the more she thought about it, the more she believed it was his problem. Why else would he get so angry? Moreover, her monthly periods were regular, her body felt fine, and she had no health issues. Believing this firmly, when Mrs. Cui accused her of being unable to have children again, Gao Hong decided she could no longer endure it.

So, after being scolded by Mrs. Cui again as a hen that couldn’t lay eggs, Gao Hong sneered internally. Instead of standing there to be scolded as before, she now treated her as air. She turned around and walked out the door, taking two steamed buns that had been cooked and hiding them away.

Mrs. Cui chased to the doorway, "Marrying you, this star of doom, truly brought eight lifetimes of bad luck to me, not even a single child you’ve born, and now you even dare to be disrespectful to the elders? Are you itching for a beating each day? Let me teach you a lesson, you star of doom!" As she cursed, she grabbed a broom by the door and started to hit Gao Hong with it.

Gao Hong turned around, snatched the broom from her hands, took it over instantly, being younger and stronger than Mrs. Cui, and then threw it towards the doorway, yelling, "Mom, what’s gotten into you again?" Starting to act crazy without any reason.

Mrs. Cui, seeing her dare to grab something from her hands, was so angry she could practically smoke from her forehead. Looking around, she picked up a chair by the door, swung it without care, and threw it towards Gao Hong, "You’ve turned against me! Daring to snatch my things, you shameless thing, if you can’t bear children, just roll out of our Cui Family, you really have the gall..."

Gao Hong again dodged, Mrs. Cui this time simply abandoned grabbing objects and charged over with her palm flying, Gao Hong retreated next to the cooking pot. Mrs. Cui had already closed in, a giant palm strike heading her way, Gao Hong swiftly sidestepped, only to hear a loud clang, as Mrs. Cui overturned a pot of steamed buns, which landed in the coal cinder on the ground.

Mrs. Cui let out a piercing scream, rushing to pick up the steamed buns, cursing resentfully, "You disaster-bringing wretch! Wasting food, may lightning strike you! Sly and cunning creature, look at this coal cinder still piled here, how many days has it been since it’s been cleaned? You’re doomed, it’s dirty now, you might as well eat the northwest wind tonight!"

Gao Hong coolly responded, "Mom, you’re the one who knocked it over, it really isn’t my fault."

Mrs. Cui had picked up all the steamed buns by now, the coal dust sticking all over them, the buns now wrapped in a layer that was inedible. Mrs. Cui’s heart ached tremendously, wishing she could dive and bite a couple of chunks off this star of doom, continuously cursing, "You are a scourge to our family, the matchmaker must have been a blind bringer of plague, even marrying a blind and maimed would have been better than you, maybe I could have been holding a grandchild by now, you’ve completely humiliated me today, even that loser daughter-in-law of the Shen family is pregnant, you’ve been married almost four years and still not pregnant, you might as well die! Staying alive is just wasting food!"

Yang PeiMin is pregnant?

Gao Hong paused upon hearing that, no wonder this old harpy was going mad again. Everyone in this large courtyard almost had children, with only two or three young newlyweds who hadn’t conceived yet, although Du Juanjuan had also been married for almost three years without children, but being a city dweller and a middle school teacher, she had said she planned not to have them too early because she was just starting her job, considering children only after her work was stable.

Yang Peimin, however, was different from her, both coming from rural areas, also newlyweds, and previously living on the same floor, next to each other’s dorms. She couldn’t help comparing herself with Yang Peimin, that woman was beautiful and educated, her man adored her like the apple of his eye, she thought, if Yang Peimin couldn’t conceive, would her man still cherish her?

To her dismay, she was now also pregnant, and for a moment, Gao Hong felt an indescribable feeling, deeming the heavens incredibly unfair.

Without giving a glance at the old hag who was still ranting, she turned, went back to her room, and closed the door.

Yang Peimin and Shen Yiguang had a discussion about throwing a party when he returned.

Shen Yiguang, watching her arrange everything meticulously, was also happy, "Alright, that bunch of lads down there have been yapping about it for a long time, ever since I got married, never stopping, especially since I married a beautiful wife, they act like I owe them something... Let’s satisfy their cravings this time, get some extra meat, and if Lu Family’s Sister-in-law comes over to help, that would be great, leave your work to Yixiang, don’t wear yourself out, and afterwards give Yixiang some pocket money, a good compensation for her help."