Married At First Sight By Gu Lingfei

Although her daughters-in-law weren't born to her, Mrs. Lewis treated each one with the love of a mother.

As long as they joined the Lewis family, supported their husbands, and brought children into the family, she would cherish them as daughters.

She gifted each daughter-in-law some treasured jewelry, intending these pieces would one day be passed on to her grandchildren.

The in-laws of the Lewis family were wealthy in their own right, and each daughter-in- law brought a considerable dowry.

Jewelry wasn’t something they lacked, but they still cherished Mrs. Lewis’s gifts and promised to hand them down within the family.

The young wives of the Lewis family had already begun collecting jewelry for their own daughters, embracing a family culture that treated all children equally, regardless of gender.

Mrs. Lewis had a special fondness for her granddaughters, having had only sons herself.

She’d once worried the Lewis home would become too much like the York household, where sons far outnumbered daughters.

with granddaughters and grandsons

he and Liberty would have a child was still unknown, but Mrs.

of jade jewelry from Mrs. Lewis with a heartfelt, “Thank you, Mom.” Mrs. Lewis

need to thank

Following Mrs. Lewis’s gift, Duncan’s aunts and sisters-in-law each

hadn’t expected to receive so many gifts at a simple family dinner, but turning them

a warm smile, she accepted them all

the family when he returned from playing with

Sonny, Rocco, and

boys were out of the house, they

Watching them, Liberty laughed.

and Third Sister-in-law are always

whirlwind! No wonder

even more of a handful than his uncle Rowan.” Rowan, soon to be preparing for college,