amaotonovel Chapter 276 Giving birth to a child, but it was a child, not a son!
Chapter 276 Giving birth to a child, but it was a child, not a son!
Qiao Manman breathed a sigh of relief when she heard that there was no more noise outside.
Sitting on the bench, he asked Lu Yuan, "Who is this Yu Daya? Why does it seem like Commander He treats her with such respect?"
"I wouldn't say I respected her, I just didn't want to argue with her because she's old."
Back then, Jiang Minggen advanced recklessly and fell into the enemy's trap. It was Deputy Division Commander Shen, who was then the regimental commander, who risked his life to save him and dragged him out of the encirclement.
Perhaps out of guilt, Jiang Minggen shielded Deputy Division Commander Shen from enemy fire by taking a bomb for him. He was seriously injured and barely survived, but because of the injury to his genitals, he was devastated for a time.
In those days, there was a severe shortage of manpower, an extreme shortage. Although Jiang Minggen was a bit impulsive, he had combat experience. His merits and demerits canceled each other out, so he only received a punishment and was not expelled from the team.
When Yu Daya learned that her son was ruined, she cried her heart out. She had given birth to seven children, but only this one survived. The others either starved to death or were killed by the Japanese invaders.
Her youngest son, whom she had raised with great difficulty, was rendered infertile after saving someone's life. How could Yu Daya bear this?
Although the root of the problem lay in Jiang Minggen's eagerness for quick success and instant benefits, it was clear that Yu Daya was so heartbroken that Deputy Division Commander Shen reluctantly accepted the life-saving favor.
He gave all his savings, which he had accumulated over a long period of time, to Yu Daya, and after Jiang Minggen made meritorious contributions, he went against the majority opinion to help him get promoted.
Logically speaking, Deputy Division Commander Shen should have repaid his debt of gratitude long ago. But Jiang Minggen has been unable to marry a wife all these years, which makes him feel very guilty.
Qiao Manman asked curiously, "Why didn't Commander He leave Jiang Minggen two fertility pills?"
A hint of gloom flashed across Lu Yuan's face: "Because it's useless for him to eat it."
If it doesn't work, what kind of situation would cause it to not work? A physical disability!
Qiao Manman fell silent, feeling it was pointless to argue with Yu Daya. They were both unfortunate people.
"Alright, don't think too much about it. It's good for her to suffer a loss, so she won't take advantage of that favor and offend people everywhere."
Qiao Manman hummed in agreement and snuggled into Lu Yuan's arms. After a while, hearing a cooing sound, she couldn't help but laugh.
He took out a fast food hot pot from his spatial storage: "You were hungry but didn't say so. I thought you had already eaten before you came back!"
"I rushed back after hearing from Tianrui that something happened at the family compound." Lu Yuan tore open the packaging, looked at the ingredients inside, and took a greedy sniff.
Qiao Manman poured him some water: "Looks like we should thank Comrade Xu properly!"
Lu Yuan nodded: "I'll bring him some food when he goes to work this afternoon."
As he spoke, he picked up a piece of beef and fed it to Qiao Manman: "Try it!"
Qiao Manman held it in her mouth and swallowed it in a few bites: "It's alright, I'll let you try the chicken wing hot pot next time."
Lu Yuan smiled: "Wife, I'm so happy!"
Suddenly, someone knocked on the door. Qiao Manman put the self-heating pot into her spatial storage, opened the window, fanned it vigorously a few times, and then went to open the door.
"Sister Zhang, Sister Jiang, what brings you here?"
"Ahem!" Qiao Manman looked in the direction of the sound and saw Grandma Zhou and Aunt Zhou standing on the stairs.
"Grandma Zhou!" Qiao Manman greeted her with a smile, stepping aside at the doorway. "Please come in! Have you eaten yet? I'll make you some noodles."
"No need to bother, we've already eaten before we came!"
Zhang Danqiu entered the room and saw Lu Yuan there. She nodded and said, "Deputy Regiment Commander Lu!"
"Hello, sister-in-law, please have a seat!"
Lu Yuan went into the kitchen and poured water for everyone. Qiao Manman went back to the bedroom and took out a box of cookies to serve the guests.
"We're relieved to see you're unaffected." Old Mrs. Zhou handed over the enamel mug: "Here are some pickled vegetables I made, have a taste!"
Qiao Manman went back to the kitchen, grabbed a pair of chopsticks, picked up a piece of cabbage, and chewed on it. The sour and spicy taste made her exclaim with delight.
"Grandma Zhou, your skills are amazing. Have you planted cabbage in your vegetable garden yet? If not, I'll have to uproot the seedlings and plant two rows. I'll learn how to pickle cabbage from you in the fall."
Grandma Zhou was delighted by the flattery: "It's not time to plant cabbages yet. I'll call you when it's ready."
After saying that, he added sarcastically, "I told you you're an unreliable young man, and you still argued with me. If it weren't for..."
Afraid that the old lady would say something even worse, Aunt Zhou quickly covered her mouth: "Little Lu's wife, my mother-in-law has a sharp tongue, but she has a good heart, please don't mind her!"
Qiao Manman smiled and said, "Grandma Zhou and I are close friends despite our age difference, so I naturally know her temperament. It's alright!"
Zhang Danqiu held Qiao Manman's hand and said, "If it weren't for Granny Yu's fuss, we wouldn't have known you were so capable."
Qiao Manman shook her head: "That's all I'm good at, I can't do anything else!"
"That's already quite impressive, much better than those of us who know nothing," Jiang's wife chimed in. "Although Granny Yu is unreasonable, she..."
“I know. My Lu Yuan said that Grandma Yu is a pitiful person and told me not to hold it against her.”
Jiang's sister-in-law patted her hand: "I'm just worried that things will get too tense and the people in the team will be upset with you."
Qiao Manman understood; whoever is weaker is right.
Right now, everyone sympathizes with her, but what's next? Compared to the grievances that don't involve much loss, Jiang Minggen's situation is truly crippled.
It's hard to guarantee that people won't understand Yu Daya and think she's unreasonable.
"You know that's good! Everyone suffers in life."
Qiao Manman neither confirmed nor denied this.
After chatting with a few people for a while, Lu Yuan had to go to work. Afraid that he would be hungry, I took two packs of biscuits from inside the house and put them in his pocket.
"I'll cook you something delicious tonight!"
"Row!"
Lu Yuan greeted the group and strode away.
Seeing that Qiao Manman looked tired, Zhang Danqiu quickly said, "It's good that you're able to think things through. Go back to your room and rest for a while. We should go back too."
Qiao Manman did not try to stop them, and saw them off.
I had just closed the door and lay on the bed for a nap when I heard someone knocking on the door again, quite loudly.
Qiao Manman grabbed her pillow in frustration and got up to check. She saw a woman standing at the door, her face full of sorrow.
Upon seeing her, he knelt on the ground and pleaded, "Sister-in-law Lu, please help me! If I can't have another son, my mother-in-law will send me back to my hometown."
Qiao Manman dodged to the side: "Who are you? Don't get me into trouble!"
“I am Chen Fu’s wife, and my surname is Shen.”
Qiao Manman took a deep breath: "Sister-in-law, I don't have any medicine that can make me have a son."
When you give birth to a child, you are giving birth to a son, not a child.
Even if I plead with Commander He on your behalf and sell you the fertility pills ahead of time, you might still end up with two daughters!
Shen Fu shook her head: "No, no, with your amazing medical skills, you must have a medicine that can help people have sons."
"Is it a 'gender-changing pill'? I heard from a friend back home that taking it can turn a girl into a son!"
Seeing that she wouldn't get up, Qiao Manman plopped down on the ground, facing her.
"There is no such thing as a gender-changing pill in this world. The gender is determined the moment you conceive. All methods that claim to change gender are scams."
Besides, it doesn't matter whether you have a son or a daughter. If you raise a daughter well, she will be just as filial and able to take care of you in your old age.
"It's different, it's different. Without a son, the family line ends!"