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

but to return her to her birth

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

superstitions, so I tried again

my friend got so scared that she rushed to take her back, saying that the York family is like a

daughter of our own, nor could we

I gave up.” The old lady Knew her in-laws and ancestors had daughters in the

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

much that you were extra careful, but sometimes being overly cautious can make a child more susceptible to illness.” She continued, “You raised your sons without much fuss, almost like

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

when it came to a daughter, her

overly protective can sometimes have the opposite

“Plus, when you were younger, you were busy helping Grandpa build the

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

she murmured, reflecting on how she had treated the two baby

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