Chapter 1343: Ignorance
Mrs. An, full of joy, reached out for Su Yunjin’s hand again.
"Yunjin, everyone says that Mrs. Yu is quite powerful, so someday your mother-in-law will go find Mrs. Yu for you too and let Mrs. Yu concoct a few prescriptions for you to take, ensuring that the child in your belly turns out to be a Little Princess." The Gu Family had been farmers for generations and had never produced any officials, let alone a noble princess. If the child Su Yunjin was carrying turned out to be a girl, then the Gu Family could prosper and bring honor to their ancestors.
Mrs. An dreamt of her daughter-in-law giving birth to a baby girl, so that their Gu family could have a princess in the family.
By then, it wouldn’t just be about having face in the village, having a princess for a granddaughter would be prestigious in all of Donglin. Mrs. An’s eyes shone brightly.
She seemed as if she could already see her granddaughter as a princess.
Even with modern technology being so advanced, one couldn’t choose to have a son or a daughter on a whim, let alone in the ancient times which were technologically behind.
"Mother, whether it’s a boy or a girl is the will of heaven, you really should stop fussing," Su Yunjin said. Other than this one thing, Mrs. An, this mother-in-law, was usually reasonable but she was being foolish on this matter.
Mrs. An had convinced herself that Mrs. Yu had control over determining the sex of a baby and she continued persuading Su Yunjin, "Third son’s wife, listen to me, if you and the third son have a daughter who can become a princess, it will be good for your reputation, and your status will change too. Mrs. Yu claims she has the means, for your and third son’s future, just listen to me, let’s go see Mrs. Yu together and have her prescribe you some medicine to take."
Mrs. An insisted that Su Yunjin go see Mrs. Yu for a prescription. Seeing that Mrs. An was obsessed, Su Yunjin finally said to her, "Mother, I think Mrs. Yu is clearly a charlatan, and only you believe in her. If changing the sex of the baby were that easy, then anyone could have whatever they wanted."
Su Yunjin stopped Mrs. An with her words.