"Of course not. Men and women are equal here. I never favor boys over girls." Zhu Xiangyao would never admit to having such biased thoughts. No matter what he felt inside, he had to appear virtuous and unbiased at this moment. "Ani, I’m just worried about your young aunt."
"You can bring Aunt Qiaolian back," Zhu Yanyi said calmly, looking at her as if to say, If you’ve already decided, why are you still worried? "Since you’ve already had too many children, the outcome is set. Why hesitate? It’s better for her to be at home than outside."
"It’s just… inconvenient," Zhu Xiangyao forced a smile. She hadn’t expected Zhu Yanyi to be so difficult. An eleven-year-old girl speaking so flawlessly made her wonder how Zhu Shunyao had raised such a little fox.
"If it’s inconvenient for you, it’s even more inconvenient for me. I’m a child, weaker than adults. I should stay home," Zhu Yanyi gave her answer directly. No matter what she said, she would never agree to go to the mountains to check Zhang Qiaolian’s pulse. If it were a serious illness, she might consider it. But going just to find out the baby’s gender was a huge joke. Besides, Zhu Yanyi already knew this baby was a girl. Going wouldn’t help. If they had a girl, they might even blame her. She wouldn’t deal with such an unreasonable, boy-favoring family.
Gan Juhua looked very unhappy. "You ungrateful child! You won’t do anything for us. We raised you for nothing."
Zhu Yanyi laughed. "Fourth Grandma, ask yourself honestly. You never raised me. I grew up with my grandparents. When I came back, my dad and mom raised me. I don’t remember you ever raising me. Is my memory wrong?"
"Ani, you’re overthinking. Your memory is famous at school. It can’t be wrong," Zhu Yanli said. She had been quiet, watching Zhu Yanyi handle it, but couldn’t help but chime in.
"What are you two kids talking about? Let your parents speak," Gan Juhua said, unable to win against the sisters.
"Heh," Zhu Yanyi laughed. "Then why are you talking to me? Go talk to my dad and mom." She shouted toward the door, "Dad! Mom! Fourth Grandpa, Fourth Grandma, and Uncle Xiangyao want to see you." She added, "By the way, I don’t make house calls. No matter what they say, I won’t go."
Zhu Shunyao and Xie Xinlian had just entered when they heard Zhu Yanyi calling them. Seeing the Zhu Guifu family, Zhu Shunyao felt uneasy. Hearing Zhu Yanyi’s words, she didn’t know who needed a doctor, but since she refused, she would never let her go. "I know. Dad knows you don’t make house calls." She looked at the visitors. "Fourth Uncle, Fourth Aunt, Xiangyao. It’s rare for your family to visit. What’s the matter?" The two families were separated by only one wall, yet visits were rare. Zhu Shunyao’s words were quite pointed.