She won't clear her name; she'll throw away all the scum.

After living with Bai Yun for a while, Hu Jie finally picked up his pen to write a letter to his mother.

As expected, a month later, Hu's mother arrived in the city carrying a large bag of things. Now she was all alone, a stark contrast to when she was leading a large family.

But things are different now than when she lived in the countryside. Her husband has been arrested, her eldest son and grandson are dead, and she is all alone. Her only hope is to visit her old man at the farm and to ask Hu Jie to listen to her and leave an heir for the Hu family.

She couldn't fulfill her wish to visit the old man at the farm because the village was ashamed of having a grandfather who was so heartless as to sell his own granddaughter to death. Not to mention visiting him, everyone felt it was bad luck to even mention it.

So, Hu's mother placed her only hope on Hu Jie. She knew that her son hated her, but she still persisted in sending letters to her only son.

Since she couldn't write, she went door to door asking literate families for help. Most of the time, people didn't want to pay attention to her, but some were so annoyed by her that they had no choice but to write for her, or they felt sorry for her and would help her occasionally.

In fact, to be able to read and write letters fluently, Hu's mother even attended a literacy class. In the past, even if the brigade leader begged her to attend, she wouldn't have gone. But now there was no other way; for the Hu family to have a continuation of the family line, she was determined to persuade her second son to have a son.

Finally, her efforts paid off. Her second son wrote to her saying that he had married a few months ago and that his wife was now pregnant. He said he often had to drive and couldn't take care of her, but knowing that his mother wanted a grandson, he asked her to come and help.

Hu's mother took the letter to the brigade leader to get a certificate. The brigade leader read the letter carefully several times before hesitantly refused to issue the certificate to her.

Hu Jie, that kid, used to want to cut ties with his parents, but now that his wife is pregnant, he actually lets his mother take care of her. He's so careless!

That Mrs. Hu is no good. If his wife gives birth to a girl, at best she won't take good care of her, at worst she might accidentally kill her as soon as the baby gets into her hands.

The Hu family is desperate for a grandson; they feel their granddaughter took away their chance to be born into their family. Their eldest son, who died before them, had two daughters, but both died.

Their official explanation was that the baby girl was weak and died after only a few days.

They were born to the same mother, but the baby girl didn't survive while the baby boy was lively and loud. Who would believe that he was weak?

Only a hothead like Hu Jie would dare to send his newborn child to their home, and the child almost died of illness after only a short time.

As the captain, he had even reprimanded them.

They nodded and admitted their mistakes to him on the surface, but behind his back they didn't take it seriously at all. If Hu Jie hadn't suddenly returned that day, it's hard to say whether that child would have grown up.

Having gone through something like this before, why doesn't this kid learn his lesson?

The captain even began to suspect that someone had forged the letter for the old woman; he simply couldn't believe that Hu Jie was such a fool.

Just in case, the brigade leader even paid out of his own pocket to send a telegram inquiring about the veracity of the matter. Upon receiving a positive reply, he became even angrier. However, since Hu's mother had a legitimate reason, if he didn't issue her a certificate to go there, she would cause trouble in the brigade leader's office again.

After learning that she might be expecting a grandson, Hu's mother changed her usual despondent state. She went to the fields and cleared land for her private plot, bringing lots of vegetables, hoping that her new daughter-in-law could eat well and give birth to a grandson smoothly, who was her hope for the rest of her life.

This time, Mrs. Hu greeted everyone in the courtyard with a smile, appearing much kinder and gentler. Even Guan Tao, who had only recently married into the family, remarked that the old lady was easy to get along with and gave her a tender radish.

"Okay, okay, is her name Baiyun? She's so pretty. Is the baby lively?" Mother Hu wanted to touch her daughter-in-law's belly, but she was afraid of frightening her. If anything went wrong, she wouldn't regret it even if she died a hundred times.

Bai Yun wondered to herself if Hu Jie had misunderstood her mother. She just couldn't bring herself to scold the old woman who was stuffing things into her hands.

Hu Jie noticed her doubts and suddenly said with a smile, "I hope Baiyun can give me another daughter this time, then I'll have two darlings."

Mrs. Hu's face immediately darkened. "What granddaughter? Of course, I want a grandson! If it were really a granddaughter, I would..."

"Ok?"

Mother Hu shut her mouth because Bai Yun took a few steps back, afraid of frightening her daughter-in-law. However, she still had to say these things, otherwise, if her daughter-in-law's belly was taken by another shameless daughter, when would her grandson ever come?

Mother Hu planned to take advantage of the quiet of the night to berate the girl, so that those who wanted to be reincarnated would hear that their family did not welcome the girl.

Bai Yun still saw the fierce expression on Hu's mother's face, and she finally believed that the old woman was no good. What kind of old-fashioned feudal woman favoring sons over daughters? Leaders say that men and women are equal, and women can hold up half the sky. How can she still be looking at the present with outdated views?

She was so fierce; it really frightened her. She was even afraid that if she gave birth to this daughter, she might be abused by this old woman. She had heard about Hu Jie's previous child; she hadn't quite believed it at first, but now she was completely convinced.

Baiyun followed Hu Jie back to their room. After Hu's mother arrived, Hu Jie and Baiyun had to live together, so Hu Jie slept on the floor.

Baiyun composed herself and began to rant.

"Hu Jie, you good-for-nothing, you said you'd have your mother come and take care of her grandson, but it's already noon and you still haven't cooked a meal."

"Marrying you is the worst thing ever. I've been pregnant for so long and I can't even get a meal. Do you want your son to starve to death?"

"You said that if I married you, you would give me whatever I wanted. Now I want to eat meat and drink old hen soup, but your mother only brought some free vegetables and didn't even bring any meat. How can a grandmother be so stingy?"

"If you don't care about this child, I might as well just get rid of him!"

After hurling all her words in one breath, she breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Hu Jie give her a thumbs up. She had finally taken the first step.

She gently stroked her belly and whispered to it, "Don't listen to what Mommy just said. Mommy loves you the most, and whether you're a boy or a girl, Mommy will love you very much."

Hu Jie felt apologetic and whispered to the baby in her belly, saying only words of praise and affection.

Hu's mother, exhausted from her journey, was about to sit down for a drink of water when she heard these words and felt extremely ashamed.

Yes, she didn't come here to enjoy herself; she came to serve her beloved eldest grandson!