Chapter 63 Queen Mother vs. Aunt Wang
Chapter 63 Queen Mother vs. Aunt Wang
The Queen Mother rolled her eyes. "Alright, alright, stop nagging me. I don't even know how I gave birth to Tang Sanzang! I'm not some evil mother-in-law from the feudal era. How could I not send my own daughter-in-law to the hospital?! Stop it!"
This son of his is good in every way except that he forgets his mother after getting married. He is just like his dead father.
Wang Chenan was still a little worried: "I know you are an open-minded old lady of the new era, but my aunt..."
Wang Chenan's elder aunt, Wang Tianjiao, is a well-known powerful old lady in the surrounding area. Not only is she sharp-tongued, but she is also stubborn and unreasonable. She sticks to an outdated set of feudal rules, and only cares about incense and family.
This time when Wei Shuqing was pregnant, in order to prevent the old lady from interfering and causing trouble for the adults and children, Wang's mother and Wang Chen'an kept their mouths shut and did not dare to tell Wang Dagu.
But there is no impenetrable wall in the world, and Aunt Wang still learned the news of Wei Shuqing's pregnancy from her neighbors.
Calculating the day Wei Shuqing was due to give birth, she quickly hired a midwife in the village and took her two daughters-in-law to the city to follow her.
Aunt Wang had already made up her mind that if the baby was a girl, she would bring her back to the village so that her niece-in-law could give birth to a son.
If it was a son, everyone would be happy, as her brother's family line would finally be continued.
As soon as Wang Chenan left, Aunt Wang came into the house with her two daughters-in-law, overjoyed. As soon as she entered, she grabbed Wang's mother's hand, her face full of smiles: "Mother Chenan, great news! Where are Chenan's wives? Is she about to give birth?"
As she spoke, she stuffed her bag into the Queen Mother's hands.
Mother Wang's face looked a little ugly. She knew how difficult her elder sister-in-law was to deal with, and was afraid that if she stayed, she would cause trouble for Wei Shuqing.
"Sister, Shuqing is about to give birth. It's not convenient for you to live here."
She was a good mother-in-law. She would rather offend her elder sister-in-law than let her daughter-in-law suffer, so she ordered her to leave right away.
"What are you talking about?" Aunt Wang's face fell instantly, and she pulled the midwife behind her over. "This is Aunt Qian, the best midwife in our village. I invited her here just to take care of Chen An's wife for this baby."
As she spoke, she raised her chin proudly.
Chen An's mother is just too soft-hearted to get in the way. As for the continuation of the family line, it's up to her, the old aunt of the Wang family, to do it.
Although Wang's mother was annoyed by Aunt Wang's attitude, she also knew that she meant well. She softened her attitude a bit and said earnestly, "Aunt Wang, Chen An said that his wife is pregnant and needs to go to the hospital. As old people, we must keep up with the times and respect the opinions of young people. It's okay for you to stay here for a few days, but please send the midwife back first so as not to delay her time."
"How can that be possible!" Aunt Wang was furious when she heard this. "Going to the hospital to give birth, how much money will it cost! Besides, what if it's a girl? Wouldn't that be a waste of money?!"
"Boys and girls are all my children, I like them all. What era is this? Why does this old lady still believe in male superiority and female inferiority?" Wei Shuqing also heard people talking in the yard. She rubbed her sleepy eyes and looked at Aunt Wang in front of her with some displeasure.
As women, we are all born to believe that women are inferior to others. How sad it is.
Mother Wang gave Aunt Wang a warning look, then stepped forward and held Wei Shuqing's hand: "Why are your hands so cold? Are you cold, Xiao Wei? Let's go inside and talk."
"This is Chen An's wife, right? She's so pretty. A son takes after his mother, and if the wife is pretty, the son she'll have in the future won't be any different!" Aunt Wang looked Wei Shuqing up and down carefully. "Let me introduce myself. I'm Aunt Wang Chen An. I was delayed when you got married, so you haven't seen me."
Upon hearing this, the Queen Mother curled her lips and mercilessly tore off Aunt Wang's fig leaf: "Come on, it's you who said that our Xiao Wei was a second marriage and not worthy of your Wang family's lintel, so you didn't come to the wedding."
Now, the atmosphere became completely awkward.
Wei Shuqing rubbed her belly and greeted Aunt Wang indifferently: "It's Aunt Wang. Hello, Aunt Wang."
She had already seen that her mother-in-law did not welcome Aunt Wang, and only performed the etiquette of a younger generation and was not very enthusiastic.
Now, Aunt Wang was completely unhappy. She came here with good intentions and even paid for a midwife, but Wang's mother and Wei Shuqing, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, actually put on an unwelcome attitude and didn't even give her a sip of water. They were simply ungrateful.
"What do you two mean by this? Don't you welcome me? My brother is gone, so I can't even enter the Wang family, right? I kindly hired someone to deliver the baby for Chen An's wife, but you insisted on going to the hospital?! Is the hospital a place you can go to? What if the doctor who delivered the baby was a man? How would Chen An's wife survive?!"
The old lady's voice became louder and louder, and she was gesticulating with joy. It was obvious that she was an expert fighter in the village.
Wei Shuqing felt that the veins on her forehead were throbbing. Her serious mother-in-law was willing to let her give birth in the hospital for safety reasons, but this aunt who came out of nowhere was here to make suggestions.
She calmed down and was about to teach this aunt who had no sense of propriety a lesson when she saw the Queen Mother standing in front of her.
The Queen Mother had a good temper and was humble to Aunt Wang all her life.
She can endure the anger of her elder sister-in-law, but will never let her daughter-in-law suffer any injustice.
"That's enough. I respect you as Chen An's aunt, so I've been giving you some leniency." The Queen Mother said sternly, "I didn't expect you to open a dyeing factory just because I gave you some color! Where my daughter-in-law gave birth, or whether the doctor who performed the surgery was a man or a woman, is none of your business. If you have that kind of time, you might as well take care of your two sons and let them go out and find a job, work in the fields, so they don't have to rely on their parents all day long."
"What did you say?!" Aunt Wang didn't expect that Queen Mother would dare to speak to her so harshly. She was so surprised that she gasped for breath. Fortunately, her two daughters-in-law were there to help her calm down.
Aunt Wang's eldest daughter-in-law, Li Hong, was a filial daughter-in-law. She quickly spoke up for her mother-in-law: "Aunt, sister-in-law, there are some things I shouldn't have said, but my mother-in-law is also thinking about you. What you are doing is hurting the old lady's heart."
"If you shouldn't say it, then don't say it." Wei Shuqing said with a smile, "We clearly don't need this so-called kindness. If we have to accept it just to make our aunt feel good, then isn't that moral kidnapping?"
She had to give birth to this child in the hospital.
When she gave birth to the baby at home, although the midwife's technique was professional, she almost lost her life because she did not have special medicines and equipment to assist her.
Knowing the risks of hiring a midwife, and having finally gotten pregnant again, Wei Shuqing absolutely could not let herself and her child take such a big risk.
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