If it's a daughter, he'd like her too. Some of his buddies have daughters, and those little pink princesses dressed up adorably are utterly charming.
But he was worried that Su Meng might not be able to get past his mom. The fact that this pregnancy hadn't come easily was already stressful enough; if it turned out to be a girl, the old lady definitely wouldn't be pleased.
He had figured out the dynamic between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law—it was always the man stuck in the middle, enduring the tension.
If he couldn't mediate their relationship, he'd be the one suffering.
As for his father and grandfather, they were more easygoing. Boys dominated in their family, but girls were rare. He was fifth in line among siblings, with four older brothers above him.
Below him was just one younger sister, who'd been living overseas this whole time.
Once, the old man even joked that having a soft and sweet little girl in Su Meng's belly wouldn't be bad at all.
