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.

from all the

no choice but to return her

enough, after she went back, she quickly recovered and was healthy within

didn't believe in superstitions, so I

scared that she rushed

couldn't raise a daughter of our own, nor could we raise

Knew her in-laws and ancestors had daughters

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

a child more susceptible to illness.”

a daughter, you'd treat her like a precious treasure, which might not be good

when it came to a

overly protective can sometimes have the opposite

younger, you

raised your daughter the same way you raised your sons, Zachary would probably have at least one aunt by now, even if she was adopted.” The

that so?” she murmured, reflecting on how she had treated the two baby