When Zhao Fang remarried, at first, people treated her quite well, especially since she soon announced her pregnancy and was well taken care of.
But after a ten-month pregnancy, she gave birth to a daughter, much to her in-laws' dissatisfaction.
Zhao Fang didn't know that the sex of the baby had nothing to do with her, but rather with the man. It was one of the saddest aspects of that era.
If you didn't have a son, you were considered destined to be alone and even looked down upon by those around you.
Preference for sons over daughters was ingrained in that time.
Daniu had been silent all this time, pondering these matters over the last few days.
Because Yun Lei had earned some money, he managed to reclaim their house in the county town, spruced it up a bit, and the family moved in.
"Daniu, what's wrong?" Yun Lei finally noticed something was off with his daughter. Was it something work-related?