Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife

Having no one to look after them in their old age was indeed a concern for both Zhou’s father and mother.

They did have siblings, but have not maintained contact due to their siblings expecting them to adopt and raise their sons. Those with urban household registration wanted them to raise their children to save money, while those without such registration hoped they could transform their children into city dwellers, enjoying government-subsidized grain.

Zhou’s father and mother disagreed. Although they were honest and submissive, they knew that one doesn’t sacrifice their own for others. Would they give up taking care of their own daughter to raise a nephew? Impossible.

Hearing Wang Cuilan’s words, a thought stirred in Zhou’s mother’s heart.

Zhou’s mother, compared to the always silent, working Zhou’s father, was more sensitive, thought more deeply, and particularly cared about others gossiping about their family for being without descendants, saying that no one would perform the death rituals for them.

If Shen Feihong married Zhou Yulan, regardless of where they resided, if they had many children after marriage, they wouldn’t mind if one of the boys carried the Zhou surname, right? Having a boy with the Zhou surname meant that the Zhou family line would continue. Even the Zhou family elders, who often made veiled criticisms, wouldn’t be able to criticize this. It would mean that there would be descendants to offer the traditional burnt offerings in honor of her and her husband’s spirits in the future.

Upon hearing his wife’s words, Zhou’s father was taken aback but didn’t refute them, seeming to tacitly accept her ideas.