If flowers bloom, youth will naturally follow.

The words "can only be a girl" struck Xia Donghai and his wife like a thunderbolt. Their son, whom they had raised with such care and love for so many years, was now a girl!

"Doctor, you must save my son! He's my only son! And look how fat he is, and how ugly he is. How will he live if he turns into a girl?" Ma Dongmei's tears streamed down her face.

"Sister, don't worry. We haven't determined whether it's a true or false deformity yet. You should get it tested first. What if it's a true deformity? We can do a minor surgery and he'll still be your son," the doctor advised kindly.

"Yes, yes, he must be real. Look at him, he doesn't look like a girl at all!" Ma Dongmei seemed to have grasped at a straw.

Little Fatty followed his serious-looking parents to get blood tests and X-rays. After the whole process was completed, the family returned to the doctor's office.

The family of three stared intently at the doctor's movements. He took the test results, glanced at them, and then spoke, letting out a sigh: "It's female pseudohermaphroditism; her true gender is indeed female."

The whole family was stunned.

Little Fatty is still numb. Am I a girl? Does this mean I can no longer just lie around reading novels after eating delicious food every day? Do I have to be like my older sister, working every day, and then getting married and serving someone else when I grow up?

Xia Donghai was struck dumb, completely bewildered. As someone who favored sons over daughters, his only son had become his second daughter. How was he going to carry on the family line? For the past ten years, he had been focused on his son. What would he do in the future?

Ma Dongmei felt as if her bones had been removed; she was dizzy and swayed, only managing to stay upright by grabbing the desk. She murmured, "How could this be? What should we do? What will we do now?"

"Sister, don't be like this. In modern society, men and women are equal. Daughters are not necessarily inferior to sons." The doctor looked at the pitiful family and comforted them against his conscience: "And look at your son... he is actually not ugly. His small nose and mouth are so cute. If he loses some weight, he will be a little beauty."

"Um... thank you, doctor," Xia Donghai said, composing himself, with a bitter expression. "You just said my child needs surgery or something? How much will it cost approximately?"

“Your child’s condition is quite serious, otherwise it would have been possible to keep it a secret for so many years. The surgery would cost more than 100,000 yuan,” the doctor said. “Moreover, I suggest you have the surgery as soon as possible, so that she can adapt to her new identity as soon as possible. Delaying it will have a great impact on her mental health.”

"It costs 100,000 yuan?" Xia Xia Donghai said bitterly.

"At least 100,000 yuan, and prepare as much as possible in case of any unexpected events during the surgery," the doctor said.

"Okay, doctor, I'll go back and raise the money, then I'll come back," Xia Donghai said with a worried look, and the family left the office.

As soon as he left the office, Xia Donghai plopped down on a chair outside the door, lowered his head, covered his face with his hands, and let out suppressed sobs. He was crying.

More than ten years have passed. From the day Xiao Pang was born, he became the center of the family, and everything revolved around him. Now that he has become a girl, Xia Donghai suddenly feels empty.

The little fat boy was so shocked by the news that he was a girl that he was completely at a loss. He didn't know what to do and had lost all his bravado. He stood there dumbly, not daring to breathe, afraid of attracting Xia Donghai's attention and getting a scolding from him.

Ma Dongmei sat down next to Xia Donghai and gently comforted him, "Old Xia, don't worry. If you want a son, we can have another one. Didn't they say it's possible to have surgery to reconnect the fallopian tubes? I'll go and get it done. If all else fails, we can adopt a son."