Rebirth to the Eighties to Get Rich

After staying in the hospital for five days, Ji Jianyun took Su Danhong home for confinement.

Su Danhong didn't want to stay in the hospital for longer than three days, but Ji Jianyun refused to let her leave. Thus, it was delayed for five days.

Her mother came over to help her during the confinement period. Mother Ji wanted to help, but things were busy on the mountains. Meanwhile, Mother Su didn't raise any new chickens this year. She only had three hens that laid eggs for her to eat. They were easy to take care of, so she just left them to eldest Su sister-in-law.

Su Danhong was nursing the baby, so she ate relatively bland food. She was used to eating like that. And fortunately, her mother's cooking was pretty good, and she always had a decent time during confinement.

Many people in the village brought gifts. The news that Ji Jianyun had another son spread in the village.

Many people from the older generation were convinced that this daughter of the Su family was really special. How else could all three of her children be sons?

Those who wanted sons and grandsons were really envious. Many people even went to Mother Ji to ask for the secret.

Mother Ji said there wasn’t any, so they went to find Mother Su.

But how could Mother Su know? But she couldn’t hide the fact that she wanted to show off. She also had the same thought that it was better to have more sons. Jianyun had so many properties, so what was he going to do with them if he didn't have more sons?

Mother Su modestly said that it would be fine to have a son or a daughter. In the new society, who cares that much? Both genders were the same.

But the joy on her face could not be concealed.

People were a little bit disappointed when they saw it, but there was nothing they could do about it. Who told her daughter to be special and live up to societal expectations?

After the topic of the secret for giving birth to a son, they started talking about how much money Ji Jianyun would be fined this time.

For every extra child, the fine would be ten times more. When he had his second child, it was said to be 400 yuan, but this time, it was 4,000 yuan!

As soon as the 4,000 yuan fine was revealed, everyone in the village went crazy.

How much money was this? Money was not as precious as it used to be, but even at 4,000 yuan, they could build a high rising building over the houses of their village!

Even now, how many people could save their whole life and never come across this sort of money?!

Wouldn’t they be spending the rest of their life paying that 4,000 yuan fine?

The village director was in a difficult position. Some old people in the village who benefited from Ji Jianyun’s generosity asked the village director to be accommodating. Now times have changed. Raising children was expensive, so this fine was really too much.

The village director knew that this fine was a lot. Even though Ji Jianyun’s family conditions were very good compared to the rest of the village, his family's current savings was around the fine amount. He was reluctant to pay the fine.

But the village director didn't make this rule.

In recent years, the economic conditions of the village were really pushed forward by Ji Jianyun. Now there were very few people in the village who did not have enough to eat. No matter how bad their situation was, they could still grow sweet potatoes, which Ji Jianyun would collect and the price he paid was a little higher than what they get compared to the other villages.

This was the benefit he provided to the people in the village, and the other villages did not.

There were other aspects, such as the number of people’s livelihood problems that have been solved by being his permanent workers. This reflected well on the village director and people from other villages would greet him when they saw him.

Didn’t he get a lot of respect when he went out?

So after much hesitation, the village director decided to go and talk to Ji Jianyun to see if there was anything he could do.

Ji Jianyun came to him specifically to talk about this matter.

“No, I will find a way to pay back the money this year. There are still so many pigs, so I can just raise them and sell them,” Ji Jianyun said.

“I’ll still go and ask for you. This fine is too much.” the village director said.

“I think I will have a fourth child later, so don't ask yet.” Ji Jianyun scared the village director to death with just one sentence.

“You already have three sons. Do you think it’s not enough and you still want to have another child?” the village director questioned.

“I want a daughter,” Ji Jianyun replied with a smile.

“If you follow the rules, you will have to pay 40,000 yuan for your fourth child!” the village director exclaimed with a glare.

“Then I'll try to earn as much as possible,” Ji Jianyun said.

“Seems like all your money will be spent on your children over the years. With such a large amount of money, couldn’t you use it on something better?” the village director wondered.

Having a daughter meant she would eventually be someone else’s. Then there was the large dowry to pay. In addition to the 40,000 yuan fine for having this child, how precious was having a daughter?

“I’ll earn money slowly. I’m not in a hurry to register the third child. WhenI have enough money, I will come and report back to you,” Ji Jianyun said.

After that, he went back.

The village director shook his head and was speechless. “This boy is crazy if he wants a daughter.”

“What do you mean crazy?” Sister Xu heard this when she came back and asked. “I just came across Jianyun. Did he come and visit?”

The village director repeated what Ji Jianyun said.

Sister Xu was stunned for a moment. Even she felt that Ji Jianyun was really a bit of a devil. The 40,000 yuan fine for having a child was a lot of money to try and have a daughter.

Having a third child was a fine of 4,000 yuan, so she thought this son was pretty precious. Now looking at this situation, this daughter in the future was more precious than the sons combined.

No matter what, Ji Jianyun was going to have a daughter.

That day, Su Danhong said quietly, “My belly does look a bit like my mother's. What if the resemblance is enough and I end up with another girl who looks like your sister?”

As soon as these words came out, Ji Jianyun was shocked. He then shook his head and said, “Our daughter will never look like Ji Yunyun no matter what.”

But his wife's words also reminded him that if he doted on his daughter too much and she developed a personality like her aunt in the future, then wouldn’t he be miserable in worry?

Su Danhong saw him deep in thought. She then kissed the third child who was sleeping next to them. She closed her eyes and went to sleep. She no longer had to look at his expression of regret towards his son as to why he was not a daughter.

This confinement period was very relaxed and comfortable. Su Danhong didn’t have to do anything. She just enjoyed the meals brought by her mother like a Buddha every day, and then nurtured her third child.

Su Danhong learned the skills to be a female doctor, and after coming here, she read a lot of books on pregnant women. She knew that she should start taking care of the child when it was in the belly, otherwise the birth would be very troublesome.

She was hardly ever angry during her pregnancy. Ji Jianyun would only make her happy and not make her anxious. At most, they would ground Qiqi if he got them upset and nothing else.

She also paid special attention to what she ate. Fruits were essential, and she ate different kinds. There was also fish and meat, as well as fresh seasonal vegetables.

The whole pregnancy went very smoothly, so her third child didn't make any fuss at all. He ate enough to sleep, woke up to poop, ate again after pooping, and then went to sleep again.

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