"Hmm, maybe they look down on me for giving birth to a daughter."
"How many other children do you have at home?" Lin Zhi pulled up a stool and sat next to her to ask.
Because she had saved her and her child's life, Xiaomei patiently answered her series of questions.
"...None, she's the only one," she said, looking downcast.
Lin Zhi nodded, but directly said, "But clearly you've given birth before, this isn't your first. Did you have a miscarriage before?"
Xiaomei's expression dodged for a moment and she didn't answer.
Lin Zhi spoke indifferently, "If it wasn't a miscarriage, then did you give away all the children that were born?"
"You?!" Xiaomei looked at her in surprise, with a shocked expression on her face.
"I heard your entire conversation just now, I didn't expect you would give away your own child, just because she's a daughter."
"It's not like that!" Xiaomei argued excitedly, "It wasn't my intention, they did it, they didn't want a girl! They sent away my children, they did all this!"
"But didn't you ultimately compromise?" Lin Zhi felt no innocence on her part, although she was very pitiful.
Xiaomei's face grew paler, yes, in the end, she had compromised.
But what could she do, the whole family bullied her, she had no means, she was powerless to do anything.
"This one will be sent away too, right." Lin Zhi looked at the child next to her and said with a smile, "Look at how beautiful she is, she's going to be a beautiful girl. Do you know, you were bleeding heavily, and this child almost didn't make it. She fought hard to come into this world because she couldn't bear to leave you, right? Can you really bear to send her away?"
Lin Zhi probably understood the infant's thoughts too, she didn't want to be sent away, she couldn't bear to leave this mother.
This mother should love her.
"I, I definitely won't agree this time, wah wah..." Xiaomei was moved to even more tears by her words and suddenly began to cry bitterly.
"If you really don't plan on compromising, then think of a way to make it impossible for them to send this child away. Xiaomei, I'll tell you the truth, you've already given birth to three children, and you may not be able to have any more in the future. This might be your last child."
When Lin Zhi was helping her with the delivery, she felt that her womb had aged and it would be very difficult for her to conceive again.
Xiaomei was a little surprised, "How do you know I've had three children?"
"With my extensive experience, I can tell. I can also discern that it would be difficult for your body to conceive again," Lin Zhi confidently answered.
Xiaomei, who was not well-educated, actually believed her.
"But how can I stop them from sending the child away?"
"Divorce your husband and raise the child yourself."
"No..." Xiaomei shook her head hurriedly, "I can't even support myself, I won't be able to support this child after a divorce. And... my husband treats me quite well, I can't bear to leave him..."
No wonder she was so meek, allowing people to treat her and her children any way they wished.
Lin Zhi didn't know whether to be angry at her lack of fighting spirit or to feel sorry for her misfortune.
"Then there's only one solution left, I don't know if you're willing to cooperate," Lin Zhi suggested.
"What solution? As long as I can keep this child, I'm willing to cooperate," Xiaomei eagerly asked.
Lin Zhi smiled briefly and went to arrange what had to be done next.
At this moment, Lin Zhi was grateful that she knew a friend who was a journalist. That person was very enthusiastic, a hothead, always ready to run off to conduct interviews wherever there was a need.