Aunt Lai cared deeply about the property and her husband's attention and, above all, longed to give birth to a son of her own.
She seemed to have little affection for her own children, girls, even though they were born from her risking her life.
Yet after giving birth, once she knew it was a daughter, she began to hate the child.
She recalled the times during her pregnancy when she almost miscarried several times, suspecting Mrs. Li's sabotage, and even caused a scene about it; there were many close calls.
Sometimes, she would fall over in places where she normally walked without issue—why did she fall today of all days?
It was a clear day, not rainy at all.
Once, her food seemed to have contained laxatives somehow, and she spent the whole day running to the toilet.
There was even a more dangerous occurrence when she bled, and the doctor who examined her said that her child was saved.
