Love at First Novel by Gu Lingfei

Although her daughters-in-law weren't born to her, Mrs. Lewis treated each one with the love of a mother.

As long as they joined the Lewis family, supported their husbands, and brought children into the family, she would cherish them as daughters.

She gifted each daughter-in-law some treasured jewelry, intending these pieces would one day be passed on to her grandchildren.

The in-laws of the Lewis family were wealthy in their own right, and each daughter-in- law brought a considerable dowry.

Jewelry wasn’t something they lacked, but they still cherished Mrs. Lewis’s gifts and promised to hand them down within the family.

The young wives of the Lewis family had already begun collecting jewelry for their own daughters, embracing a family culture that treated all children equally, regardless of gender.

Mrs. Lewis had a special fondness for her granddaughters, having had only sons herself.

She’d once worried the Lewis home would become too much like the York household, where sons far outnumbered daughters.

her family was balanced with granddaughters and grandsons alike: four grandsons and three

for Duncan, whether he and Liberty would have a child was still unknown, but Mrs. Lewis

accepted the set of jade jewelry from Mrs. Lewis with a heartfelt, “Thank you, Mom.” Mrs.

to thank

Duncan’s aunts and sisters-in-law each presented

many gifts at a simple family dinner,

warm smile, she accepted them all

from playing with Rocco, who was just as energetic

Rocco, and Duncan, went out

the two boys were out of the house, they tore off like wild horses, quickly disappearing around the

Watching them, Liberty laughed.

Mom and Third Sister-in-law are

wonder Sonny talks about him so

a handful than his uncle Rowan.” Rowan, soon to