Married At First Sight 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.

seemed half-dead from all the

no choice but to return

enough, after she went back, she quickly recovered

believe in superstitions, so I

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

raise a daughter of our own, nor could we raise anyone

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

gently chimed in, “Maybe it’s because Grandma didn’t

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

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

it came to a daughter,

overly protective can sometimes have the opposite

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

“If you raised your daughter the same way you raised your sons, Zachary would probably have at least one aunt by now, even

she had treated the two baby girls she brought home all those