novelzi Chapter 218
Chapter 218
Wang Xiaoping, Wen Qian's birth mother, married into the Zhang family with a burning desire to have a son. Instead, she gave birth to three daughters.
Wen Qian happened to be the third and only surviving daughter. The adults in the family silently agreed to abandon the child on the roadside, leaving her fate to chance.
When they didn't find a body later, Wang Xiaoping and her husband realized someone must have taken the child in.
The matter was left at that. Some might imagine that parents who abandon their children must have their reasons or at least feel uneasy about it.
In reality, this couple felt none of that. They were desperate for a son, and the fact that others had sons while they didn't made them feel insecure, unable to hold their heads high, and looked down upon by others.
How does one get a son? Naturally, by staying healthy and continuing their efforts in the bedroom.
Finally, their wish came true. Wang Xiaoping gave birth to a son, feeling immensely relieved.
The child was born with the physical attributes she had longed for. This was what Wang Xiaoping had been waiting for with bated breath. She was overjoyed, holding her son and kissing the little one countless times.
Some might think this reaction excessive, but this was what she had yearned for after many years. She felt her suffering had finally paid off.
Her in-laws, who had never shown her a kind face before, finally deigned to cross the threshold to take a look. It's worth noting that when she had given birth to girls, they wouldn't even enter the room, just asking a question from outside before turning away with gloomy faces.
Zhang's father was also delighted. The Zhang family finally had an heir, and he felt he hadn't let down his ancestors. He felt that all his hard work finally had meaning.
They followed all the customs - holding a celebratory feast and taking photos. Not a single celebratory activity was skipped, a treatment the two older sisters never received. This was unique to the Zhang family's son.
Although Wang Xiaoping felt her in-laws still didn't treat her well, having a son gave her hope. She could now stand a little straighter. Where she used to bow her head, she now spoke with more confidence.
At this time, they didn't think about Wen Qian at all. They had two daughters right in front of them, but they didn't care about them either, only worrying that their son wasn't being well-cared for by his sisters. They had no time to think about the child they had abandoned.
This was puzzling - if he was so precious, why raise him to be so useless, and in such a seemingly mentally challenged way?
Wang Xiaoping's child-rearing methods eventually dissatisfied her husband and in-laws. While it was expected for the girls to be hardworking, they couldn't raise the boy to be completely helpless.
At this rate, he would starve even with food hanging around his neck.
So Wang Xiaoping was scolded at times, with other adults in the family not allowing her to raise the child to be useless.
The children finally grew up, and both daughters got married. However, Wang Xiaoping felt that her daughters were unsuccessful, unable to help their brother after marriage.
They used to hand over their wages to her before marriage, but after marriage, they stopped giving money.
Zhang's father was fine with this, believing that married daughters were like spilled water, and it was enough to visit during holidays and not embarrass themselves at their in-laws' homes.
But Wang Xiaoping was different. She felt that the two sisters should be responsible for their brother for life, even after he married and had children. She thought the daughters should prioritize helping their brother over their own children.
However, if she were to say this to anyone, they would likely call her crazy, so she could only fret about it internally.
It's worth noting that they had received substantial bride prices for their two daughters, asking for the local average amount. The daughters took nothing with them, and Wang Xiaoping and her husband kept all the money for their son.
These two daughters owed their parents nothing, but Wang Xiaoping believed that parental kindness was greater than the sky, and daughters could never fully repay it in their lifetime. So she wanted them to repay it through her son.
Ironically, after her son's first marriage failed, Wang Xiaoping was anxious to find someone with better conditions, worried that the ex-daughter-in-law would remarry and have children first.
She wanted to be superior in every aspect, but her dreams were far from reality. They weren't a wealthy family with a gold mine; no matter how much they puffed themselves up, they couldn't make themselves look bigger than they were.
Moreover, her son had expensive tastes but lacked the skills to match. He never considered his own income when making purchases, always asking his mother for money first. He insisted on high-end items, believing that everything in the house belonged to him anyway, so he was merely using it in advance.
Unable to squeeze any more resources from her two daughters, Wang Xiaoping suddenly remembered she had another daughter she had abandoned.