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.

half-dead from all

no choice but to

she went back, she quickly recovered and was healthy within a

so I tried again

she

raise a daughter of our own, nor could we

old lady Knew her in-laws and ancestors

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

cautious can make a child more susceptible to illness.” She continued, “You raised

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

to a daughter, her approach would've been

overly protective can sometimes have the opposite

you were busy helping Grandpa

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

reflecting on how she had treated the two baby girls she brought home all those years