Chapter 304: Chapter 304: Maybe She Can Too
Mu Yunniang’s actions seemed to be paused, her mind full of what Yi Meng had just said.
"Empathy..."
"Being a companion to your child..."
Mu Yunniang had given birth to two children, and now she was almost thirty years old.
In these nearly thirty years of her life, she had never thought that parents could be companions to their children.
Now suddenly hearing such a notion, Mu Yunniang felt that the way she had believed parents and children should interact, which she’d held firm for over twenty years, was suddenly overturned.
She imagined what her life would have been like if her parents had treated her as a companion when she was little.
But just with a slight imagination, Mu Yunniang knew that it was absolutely impossible.
Let alone herself as a girl, even the boys in the family had never had such an experience.
Parents are simply parents.
The father is the sky, the pillar, the one whose words everyone in the family must listen to.
The mother may not be the sky, but she is still an elder.
One must listen to the mother, must not disobey her, must learn from her how to take care of the family and how to work.
When Mu Yunniang thought of all the things in her parents’ house before getting married, she couldn’t help but shiver all over.
The days at her parents’ house were too bitter, so bitter that just thinking about it would bring fear.
If it weren’t for Qi Sangui insisting on marrying her, or if her mother-in-law hadn’t gritted her teeth to put together the ten taels of silver for the bride price to give to her parents, Mu Yunniang wouldn’t even know what kind of family she’d end up married into.
Now, she had sons, although no daughters, but in her heart, Mu Yunniang hoped she could give birth to a daughter.
If she had a daughter, she’d want to give her everything she possibly could.
Unfortunately, her womb wasn’t cooperative, with only two stinky boys.
Or rather, all her sisters-in-law at home were like her, with uncooperative wombs, only capable of having sons.
The fourth sister-in-law was considered lucky, as she could adopt a daughter, which really made others envious.
Thinking about how well-behaved and sensible the fourth sister-in-law’s children were, even the youngest, Shiyilang, was easier to manage than other children his age, Mu Yunniang knew that what the fourth sister-in-law said was true.
Maybe she could too.
Yi Meng saw that Mu Yunniang was deep in thought and didn’t disturb her, just quietly continued her needlework, waiting for Mu Yunniang to figure it out herself.
Yi Meng knew that her set of theories was quite explosive for this era.
So she simply insisted on being herself, without requiring others to be like her.
If the third sister-in-law could figure it out herself and follow her advice to make changes, that would naturally be the best.
If not, then that wouldn’t be a problem.
The Qi family’s upbringing was excellent.
Wulang and Qilang might be a bit mischievous, but they were also good kids.
As long as the children don’t learn any bad or evil things, Yi Meng was very willing to see them develop freely, to do what they love, and to live the life they want.
Mu Yunniang kept thinking until it was completely dark, and even when the eldest sister-in-law called them out for dinner, she still hadn’t made up her mind.
It wasn’t that she didn’t want to make the decision to change; she just didn’t know where to start.
She wanted to ask Yi Meng, but felt she’d already taken up too much of her time today.
Walking towards the main hall, Mu Yunniang silently resolved that she must find out from the fourth sister-in-law exactly what to do tomorrow.
Mu Yunniang was confident that the fourth sister-in-law would give her specific advice.
