I'm dressed up as the timid eldest daughter, and the whole family has to listen to me!

Upon hearing Su Banxia's words, Li Ayu nodded and said with trembling lips:

"I will never have a child again. I never imagined childbirth would be so painful. Has my baby been born yet?"

Su Banxia patted Li Ayu's hand.

"Almost there, almost there. Keep pushing, and continue to exert yourself using the breathing and exertion methods I taught you. Conserve your energy and don't talk."

Li Ayu was in so much pain that she was dizzy and had no strength to care about anything else. She just focused on pushing and giving birth according to the method Su Banxia had taught her.

Another quarter of an hour passed, and Su Banxia, ​​while massaging Li Ayu's stomach, said:

"Almost there, the baby is already halfway out, just a little more effort."

At this moment, Su Banxia saw that Li Ayu's stomach was contracting frequently, but Li Ayu was completely exhausted, as if she had no strength left and was somewhat delirious.

Perhaps the pain was too much, because she finally couldn't hold on any longer. Seeing this, Su Banxia had no choice but to use silver needles to prick her a few times to stimulate her to wake up. But at this moment, Li Ayu really fell asleep, and it was feared that she would never wake up again.

"Don't be discouraged, the baby is about to be born. It's all up to you now. Better to get it over with quickly than to suffer for a long time. Push hard, and I'll help you pull from below. We'll give birth together so you can rest."

Li Ayu vaguely heard Su Banxia's words, and began to grit her teeth, using the last bit of strength to exert herself.

A moment later, the child burst into tears. Su Ye, who was listening outside, finally breathed a sigh of relief. Hearing the child's loud cry, she clapped her hands with joy and pulled the anxious-looking Granny Liu aside, saying:

“Mother, did you hear that? Ah Yu’s cry is so loud, it must be a boy. I’ll be able to carry on the family line.”

Upon hearing this, Granny Liu smiled broadly, her face beaming:

"Yes, yes, look at that cry, it's so strong! My grandson is so lucky!"

Qin, who was lying inside, heard the conversation between the two people outside and couldn't help but snort coldly.

"What's so great about it? So what if you gave birth to a boy? You're so old now, you might not be able to raise the child even if you're capable of having him. Who knows what will happen to him in the future? And that Li Ayu, she was born a slut, running off to someone's house to be their concubine. Now she's probably half dead!"

After saying that, Qin Shi didn't bother with the noise outside anymore. She simply picked up a pillow, covered her ears, and went to sleep.

Granny Liu couldn't stay outside any longer. Hearing her eldest grandson crying, she immediately stepped forward and opened the door.

Seeing this, Su Banxia quickly scolded:

"What are you doing? Hurry up and close the door. The baby has just been born, and Ayu's body can't withstand the wind."

Granny Liu snorted coldly.

"As long as the child is born, that's all that matters. I don't care if she can withstand the wind or not. Now I want to come in and see my grandson. Look at you, acting like someone owes you eight hundred coins. I'm your own grandmother!"

As she spoke, Granny Liu slammed the door shut, walked to Su Banxia's side, glanced disdainfully at Li Ayu lying weakly on the bed, and muttered curses under her breath:

"You've been having a baby for so long, you're really useless. All those days my son spent taking care of you were wasted!"

Granny Liu turned to look at Su Banxia again.

"Where's my grandson? Come here, let me hold him!"

Su Banxia snorted coldly.

“Where did you get a grandson? It’s a girl, wrapped up in the kang (heated brick bed). She’s very weak right now, so you’d better be gentle and slow.”

Upon hearing this, Granny Liu's eyes widened in disbelief.

"You're talking nonsense. I can clearly hear that voice; it's a son. If it weren't a son, why would he be so loud? Stop spouting nonsense."

As she spoke, Granny Liu shoved Su Banxia aside, went straight to the other end of the kang (heated brick bed), pulled the baby out of the swaddling clothes, and roughly tore them open.

Upon seeing that the child was indeed a girl, he became so angry that he spat on the ground.

"Pah! After working so hard for so many months, not letting you do any housework, with so many people taking care of you, all you give birth to is this worthless child. Didn't you say you could have a son? How come you gave birth to a daughter?"

As she spoke, Granny Liu abruptly threw the swaddled baby to the ground, then walked to Li Ayu's bedside, pointed at her nose, and cursed:

"You really are a deceitful vixen! If I had known you would give birth to such a worthless child, I would have kicked you out long ago. Why would you have stayed in our house for so long, being fed and treated like a queen? Look at what you've done to my son! In just six months, he looks ten years older. What a damn bad luck! Bah!"

Not content with just scolding her, Granny Liu went and started tearing at Li Ayu's quilt.

"You still have the nerve to pretend to faint? Get up right now, grab your good-for-nothing and get out of our house. We don't have any extra money to feed you and your daughter. You don't work, you just eat, and you even want to eat the best. How did you end up with such a lazy and greedy body? You really have the body of a lady but the life of a maid. Bah! Shameless thing!"

Seeing that Granny Liu's words were becoming increasingly outrageous, and that she was even physically assaulting a weak woman in labor, Su Banxia couldn't stand it any longer and stepped forward to push Granny Liu away.

He covered the unconscious Li Ayu with the blanket, then glared at Granny Liu.

"What are you doing? She's having your son's baby! Aren't you afraid of being struck by lightning?!"

Granny Liu snorted coldly upon hearing this.

"What's so scary about being struck by lightning? Even if your whole family were struck by lightning, it didn't kill you. You're still alive and well, aren't you?"

Su Banxia frowned upon hearing this.

"You're a grandmother, how can you talk like that? Li Ayu's child is your own granddaughter, if you don't raise her, who will?"

Su Ye, who had been waiting outside the door, couldn't sit still any longer. Hearing the commotion inside, she quickly pushed open the door and went in to check what was happening.

"Mother, Ayu just gave birth. What are you all arguing about in her room? Can't we talk outside?"

Granny Liu glared at Su Ye and said impatiently:

"Now that she's given birth to a worthless child, am I supposed to treat her like a queen? I'm saying this right here and now, let's see what you can do to me?"

Su Ye was startled upon hearing this.

"Mom, didn't you give birth to a boy? How come he's become a money-losing burden?"

Granny Liu snorted coldly.

"Bullshit! It's lying over there! Go see what it is!"