"Sister Xiaoxi, don’t get agitated. Actually, I think Dad makes a lot of sense," Shangguan Xu began, "Zuo Ling really isn’t suitable for you."
"Grandpa, Grandma, what do you think?" Shangguan Xi looked towards Elder Zheng and Madam Zheng.
Madam Zheng smiled and said, "Sister Xiaoxi, your grandmother and I share the same view. When a girl gets married, she has to keep her eyes wide open. Besides, Zuo Ling’s parents are also getting on in years. What if you really ended up with Zuo Ling? Who would look after your children? His parents even need a nanny to take care of themselves..."
"I can hire another nanny," Shangguan Xi argued.
Madam Zheng smiled and said, "When the child is too young to speak, would you really be comfortable leaving them in someone else’s care? Moreover, what if you have a daughter and your in-laws don’t like her and secretly dispose of the child? What will you do then?"
"That won’t happen! She would be their own granddaughter!"
"It will," Ni Cuihua stepped forward and said, "You’ll find all sorts of people in this world, especially people like Zuo Ling’s parents who favor sons over daughters."
It was then that Shangguan Xi realized that Ni Cuihua had already lost three children.
"Mom is right," Ni Yang chimed in at the right moment, "Sister Xiaoxi, medical research has proven that the sex of a baby is actually determined by the male side. Human sex chromosomes determine the gender, with males being XY and females XX. The cells produced by women all contain an X, while those produced by men could be X or Y. If both cells are X, then a girl is born; if the male contributes a Y, then a boy is born."
At this point, Ni Yang paused, then continued, "Zuo Ling’s family has the genes for having daughters, so there’s a ninety percent chance that your first child would be a girl."
"This means you should be prepared for the ninety percent likelihood of your child being discarded."
Ni Yang was not one to mince words, so what she said always hit hard.
With that, Ni Yang turned her eyes to Shangguan Xi, "Sister Xiaoxi, Dad, Mom, Grandma, Grandpa, Aunt, and your brothers object to this matter purely because they want you to have a better life." freewebnoveℓ.com
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