The seven emotions and six desires are all my nourishment

Little Jianhua, still sobbing, replied, "It's been... two months. Am I going to die?"

Grandpa Dang's mouth twitched. "I'm not going to die, I'm not going to die. How long have you had this stomachache? Are you feeling irritable? Do you have back pain or anything like that?"

"Yeah, I haven't had any pain. I just had some stomach cramps these past couple of days, which I could bear. But today it suddenly hurt a lot, wow, and then I started bleeding."

"Wow, wow, will I really not die? What's wrong with me?"

Uncle Dang sighed, looking at the man who had lost his parents at a young age and yet had accomplished so many great things. He himself was a girl and didn't even know he had his period.

It's not easy.

He comforted her and poured her a cup of brown sugar water, "Just sit up and drink this and you'll be fine. You're not sick, don't worry."

Little Jianhua sobbed and sat up to drink brown sugar water, obviously not believing it.

Uncle Dang felt more certain in his heart, but for a moment, he didn't know how to start the conversation. He thought he should wait until Lu Cheng arrived.

What is this all about!

My grandson has lived with them for so long, but I don’t know how they feel... What should I say?

Hey! Besides, look at his grandson's appearance...

But Jianhua is obviously still young, so it’s hard to say!

Oh! Worry!

Uncle Dang couldn't help frowning, and Lu Jianhua sobbed even harder.

Lu Cheng was half-dragged and half-carried back by Codonopsis. As soon as he entered the house, Lu Jianhua burst into tears, "Wow, brother, I'm dying! Wow!"

Lu Cheng barely had time to catch his breath when he received such bad news. It was thanks to the good medicine Lu Jianhua had given him in the past two years that he got well, otherwise he would have been frightened and fallen ill.

Dang Shen nervously held Grandpa Dang's hand and asked in a trembling voice, "Grandpa, what happened to Jianhua? What's wrong with him?"

Grandpa Dang: ...

He angrily shook off his annoying grandson's hand and said, "She's not sick, she's fine! I told you to study medicine with me, but if you don't, then..."

I stopped talking here, forget it, what's the point of learning in this world, ah...

"Never mind, Jianhua is fine. Brother Lu, I have something to tell you. Come out with me."

"Dangshen, go light the kang and warm Jianhua up. I will prescribe some medicine for her later. You can get it for her tomorrow." Grandpa Dang made all the arrangements and came out with his hands behind his back.

Codonopsis also started to turn over the pile of firewood to make a fire for Lu Jianhua to heat the kang.

Lu Cheng was panicking and followed him out like a ghost. They sat down on bamboo chairs in the yard. From a distance, they saw Lu Cheng standing up several times and walking back and forth several times.

After Codonopsis started a fire, he was called over. Lu Cheng looked at him with obvious unfriendly eyes, as if he wanted to beat him up.

Dang Shen asked anxiously, and Grandpa Dang said bluntly, "Jianhua is a girl, what do you think?"

“……!!! What! Jianhua is a girl!? He is a girl??” Dang Shen felt like he was struck by lightning, yet also extremely surprised.

He was ready to wait for Jianhua silently like this (impossible!).

Now he has such a big surprise!

"Really? Grandpa, you're not wrong, are you? Jianhua is a girl?" Codonopsis's expression was very distorted now. He wanted to laugh but was holding it back and felt strange.

Grandpa Dang heaved a sigh of relief. "Although you don't know about this, you have lived in Jianhua for so long. I'm afraid it will have a bad impact on her reputation..."

"I will marry her! I will marry her! Grandpa, I like her!" Dang Shen answered quickly. Nonsense, if he didn't snatch Lu Jianhua away now, someone would be interested in her no matter if she was a man or a woman.

Lu Cheng was unhappy. Even though Jianhua was a girl, she was still the treasure of the Lu family. "No need! Move out now! We don't need Jianhua!"

Dang Shen only then realized that his brother was there. He became a little anxious and made incoherent promises, trying to get Lu Cheng to agree to this matter.

Lu Jianhua appeared behind them, clutching his stomach. "What? I'm a girl? I'm not a man?"

Lu Jianhua's face was filled with shock, his stomach ached again, his face turned pale, and he panicked for a moment. Dang Shen picked him up and took him back to the house.

Lu Cheng was breathing heavily. Grandpa Dang sighed and patted Lu Cheng on the shoulder. "Don't say such angry words. You know how the world is these days. Besides, my grandson is not bad either. It's okay if the baby has the surname Lu."

Lu Cheng paused, "Really? Even marrying into the family is okay?"

Grandpa Dang smiled and said, "I don't care about that. Put aside everything else and see if Codonopsis is good."

Grandpa Dang's palms were actually sweaty and he was quite nervous. After all, his background was not good now, but it would be great if he could see his great-grandson.

After Lu Cheng entered, he kept observing Codonopsis pilosula, making a quilt, adding firewood, soaking brown sugar, and washing the handkerchief to help Jianhua wipe his face and hands.

The posture and manner of the people showed that they were used to being served, and they looked a bit like the landlords' servants in the old society.

Dang Shen asked cautiously, "Jianhua, you are a girl, please marry me. Otherwise, if you look at Liu Zhaodi, there might be another male Zhaodi..."

Lu Jianhua seemed frightened. "Really? But I don't want to cook or wash clothes, and I don't want to take care of the baby. I don't want to be a girl. I'm scared!"

"Don't be afraid. Marry me and it will be the same as before. Even if you have a baby, I won't let them bother you. Don't be afraid. Marry me and you won't be afraid of the rumors outside..."

Lu Cheng was so angry that he stood up and wanted to punch him twice.

"Really? I want to stay in Dayawan Village forever. Is it okay for me not to leave?" Lu Jianhua's words made Lu Cheng stop.

Dang Shen assured, "Don't worry, have you seen this old man?"

"This is my grandpa. It's all thanks to you that he lives such a good life. He's the only relative I have left. I will never leave him."

Grandpa Dang: ...

"Yes, yes, yes." Uncle Dang still gave face to Codonopsis.

Now let’s appease the granddaughter-in-law and Old Man Lu first, and then settle the score with Codonopsis pilosula later.

Lu Cheng was very satisfied and stayed in Dayawan Village, right under his nose. He was not afraid that he would treat Jianhua badly.

There is a huge difference between boys and girls. Although Jianhua is capable, she will eventually get married. What if she doesn't marry the right person? It would be even worse if she marries someone far away.

It seems that Codonopsis is good! He is the son-in-law of the family! The whole family is here!

Lu Jianhua's face was filled with disbelief, and he still hadn't digested it. "Brother, am I really a girl? Did you know that?"

Lu Cheng didn't know either, because his uncle and aunt kept it a secret so well, until he came back one time.

Jianhua was wearing a little red dress and playing in the yard, and her uncle was drawing a picture for her.

Lucheng curiously carried Jianhua for a walk, and he never saw Jianhua wearing a little skirt again since then.

Lu Cheng shook his head. "It was also because the world was in chaos at the time that scared your parents. When you were born, the Great Famine had just passed. At that time, children were often exchanged for cannibalism, and more girls died."

"There's no one I can rely on at home. Your brothers are in the army again, and I'm not at home."

"Hey, don't blame your uncle and aunt. They were trying to protect you. Who knew they'd leave so suddenly? They didn't have time to explain."

"If I knew you were a girl, I wouldn't feel at ease." Lu Cheng was originally wondering why the child didn't grow taller, but now he is relieved.