Love at First Novel by Gu Lingfei

The old lady couldn't help but envy Mrs. Johnson.

She had a daughter, and while her own grandchildren were all boys, Mrs. Johnson's great- granddaughter, Avah, was a sweet, easy-to-care-for child who rarely cried.

In over 80 years, the old lady had never seen such an easygoing little girl.

Tania mumbled, “How's this our fault? Mom, you didn't have a daughter either.

It would've been nice if you had.

When you were younger, you could've adopted a daughter.

Maybe we'd have a girl in our family now.” The old lady sighed, “Do you think I didn't try? When I was young, a friend of mine had several daughters.

I liked one of them and decided to bring her home to raise as my own.

But within six months, she fell ill repeatedly and was on the verge of death.

half-dead from all

but to return

she went back, she quickly recovered and

didn't believe in superstitions, so I tried again with another friend’s

always sick, and my friend got so scared that she rushed to take her back, saying that the York

daughter of our own, nor could

old lady Knew her in-laws and ancestors had daughters in the previous two generations, but they

“Maybe it’s because Grandma didn’t know how to raise

careful, but sometimes being overly cautious can make a child more

daughter, you'd treat her like a precious treasure, which might not be good for her health.” The old lady

came to a daughter, her approach would've been

sometimes

when you were younger, you were busy helping

you raised your sons, Zachary would probably have at

she murmured, reflecting on how she had treated the two baby girls she brought home all