Dressed as a middle-aged mistress, I want to lie down every day

He Wenyan did not wake up, but his wife mentioned Cao's relative-in-law, Cao Zhushi.

Master Cao is not my father-in-law, he is a barbarian. When he comes to attack me, he will be the one who will be embarrassed.

It was indeed my mother who arranged the taking of a concubine, and it was indeed my virtuous wife who agreed to it. Although the Mo family was unhappy, my wife was there to explain.

He didn't know the specific circumstances of his daughter-in-law Cao's delivery that night, but he knew it was a difficult delivery, and it was even because Xiao Mo went to help that she had a miscarriage.

I heard that the lady fainted from anxiety, and that Master Cao's mother and wife came to keep watch all night, which shows how dangerous the situation was.

If Mrs. Mo was in this situation back then, he would not have listened to his mother's advice to take a concubine. One should always put oneself in other people's shoes. He has a daughter who married into the Zhao family. If this situation happened, and the Zhao family wanted to fill their son-in-law's circle with people, he would have gone to their house even if he was lame.

It was my mother who actually suggested such a heartless thing?

When Mrs. Jiang saw her son coming in, she scolded her and slapped the armrest again, her lips trembling as she said, "Who am I doing this for? I am doing this for the He family! How am I supposed to face your father in the underworld? Shanluo is the eldest son and grandson! I can't let him die without a family!"

He Wenyan banged the ground hard with his cane. "Mother cursed him? Mother cursed him?"

He was so angry that he couldn't speak a complete sentence, "I still have Shankun!"

What he meant was that even if Shanluo had no son, he could adopt his youngest son's son.

When Mrs. Jiang heard this, she thought everyone knew that Cao would not be able to have children in the future and kept it a secret from her.

She breathed heavily and didn't tell her son. When Old Lady Cao came, she told her to ask the Cao family to take in a second wife for her grandson.

Now let’s see how Old Lady Cao can face her. Her granddaughter only gave birth to a daughter and will not be able to have any more children in the future. Even if the He family proposes to divorce her, the Cao family will have nothing to say.

Seeing his mother was silent, He Wenyan poked the ground with his cane a few more times and said, "From now on, I will not interfere in the affairs of the family. As long as you have food and drink, that's all that matters."

He went back and sat in the house, feeling angry. Not only did his wife not want to live at home, he didn't want to live at home either. He would wait until spring came and the weather got warmer, then he would move into the farm. How could his mother be willing to go through all that trouble?

Old Mrs. Cao waited until the end of the first lunar month before visiting the He family to see her granddaughter. Firstly, she had her own family affairs to attend to, and secondly, she was relieved that Mrs. Xiaojie would be able to take good care of her granddaughter after she moved back home.

Also, my granddaughter is out of danger now, so it’s not good to keep going to other people’s homes during the New Year.

So after the first month of the lunar year, I went to the He family immediately.

When I arrived at the He family, I first met my in-laws and gave them some gifts. As the old saying goes, one should be grateful to those who have helped him. When my granddaughter gave birth to a girl as her first child, I always asked her parents to be more considerate.

Old Mrs. Jiang was waiting for someone from the Cao family to come. It happened that her daughter-in-law was out again that day. She saw that Old Mrs. Cao had a flattering smile on her face and said flattering words to her. She thought about how she had treated Old Mrs. Gao the same way.

Old Mrs. Cao used to be arrogant in front of her, but now she lowered her head when she knew that she would not have a granddaughter.

Humph, it’s time to control her.

Old Madam Jiang said, "You've heard about it, right? I haven't been able to eat or sleep well lately. Shanluo is my eldest grandson, and I feel really bad for Yue'e. I can't let Shanluo's offspring be cut off, can I?"

Mrs. Cao was completely confused. What did this old relative mean? Just because Yue'e gave birth to a daughter, she wanted to arrange a marriage for her grandson?

I was angry, but who made my granddaughter give birth to a girl as her first child?

Old Madam Cao smiled and said, "The young couple are still young. Yue'e should take some time to recuperate. As the old saying goes, if you have one child, you will probably have two. Maybe you'll even have a great-grandson."

Old Madam Jiang sneered in her heart. Who was she trying to fool? She pretended to be surprised and said, "Why, you don't know? Yue'e was injured that night. I'm afraid that in the future..."

Old Mrs. Cao was shocked. She thought what Old Mrs. Jiang said was true. At first, her heart trembled, but if it was true, she couldn't let her grandson-in-law have no descendants.

Her heart was bleeding, but she still had to be humble, "My dear, Yue'e is still in such a bad condition right now, let's not talk about that. It will be a few months later, when she recovers, I will arrange it if that happens."

Mrs. Jiang was very satisfied with Mrs. Cao's humble attitude and continued, "Yue'e needs to take good care of herself. At our age, you care about your granddaughter, and I care about my grandson. I want to arrange someone for Shanluo's room, but I also think that your family will be worried. How about you arrange this person?"

Old Madam Cao gritted her teeth and said helplessly, "Don't worry, my dear in-laws, but we have to wait until Yue'e has a double full moon."

She was thinking that her granddaughter's first child was a girl, and since she couldn't have any more children, her grandson-in-law would need someone to be around sooner or later. If the daughter-in-law her Cao family married was like this, they would also have to make plans for their own children and grandchildren.

Old Mrs. Cao left Old Mrs. Jiang's yard, wiped away her tears, and went to her granddaughter's yard with a strong smile.

When Cao Yue'e saw her grandmother come in, she sat up, and Old Lady Cao quickly helped her to lie down half-way.

"Don't move. Your mother-in-law told you to stay in bed for a full month, so just be obedient. Confinement is the most important thing for women. As the old saying goes, confinement illnesses should be treated during the confinement period. You must stay in bed and don't get out of bed. If your feet get cold, you will suffer for the rest of your life."

Cao Yue'e said, "It's so warm in the house. My mother-in-law asked someone to make some soft cotton shoes for me to wear in the fields. I haven't left the house for a month."

Seeing that her granddaughter looked fine, Old Mrs. Cao touched her hand and felt it was warm.

Because her granddaughter had been taking medicine, she didn't feed the child. The wet nurse brought the child over. Old Mrs. Cao held her great-granddaughter and saw that she looked just like her granddaughter when she was a child.

With tears in her eyes, she said, "You were like this when you were little, so well behaved and never cried. It was heartbreaking to see you like that."

Tears came to her eyes as she said this, and Cao Yue'e thought her grandmother was crying because she was thinking of her childhood.

She said: "Huizhen and I have a good grandmother. My mother-in-law comes over to hug Huizhen every day and asks the child's father to hug her too. She says that the father-daughter relationship is all about hugging and carrying the child on your back."

My daughter was named He Huizhen by my husband.

Mrs. Cao smiled, she liked such a mother-in-law, and also liked her husband who was clumsy in holding her daughter.

Old Mrs. Cao felt even more distressed when she saw her laughing granddaughter. If her granddaughter knew that she couldn't give birth, she would be very sad.

It would have been fine if the first child was a boy, but unfortunately it was a girl.

Old Mrs. Cao talked with her granddaughter for a while. When she was leaving, Madam Xiaojie came back. She thought that if she took the initiative to bring it up, it would show that the Cao family was good people. If Madam Xiaojie brought it up, wouldn't the Cao family have to accept it?

Mo Chenxi heard that Old Lady Cao had taken the initiative to propose arranging someone for Shanluo's house, and also said that after a year, the Cao family would also find a second wife.

Mo Chenxi found it strange. Just because the first child was a daughter, the Cao family acted like this?

After thinking about it, I decided no, but then I thought that when Mrs. Cao came today, she would definitely meet Mrs. Jiang.

Mo Chenxi said, "I haven't thought about that. Yue'e will be able to give birth again after a year or two of recuperation. Even if the second child is a daughter, what about the third? They are still young, what are they afraid of? Some people have to give birth to three or four children before they have a son."

She said this to reassure Mrs. Cao.