Divorce with three kids? I'll build a house and eat meat, driving my in-laws crazy.

Chapter 150 A miraculous cure, guaranteed to produce a healthy baby boy.
Just as her hand was about to grab Chen Huaidi's neck, Chen Huaidi suddenly slammed the door shut.

what--

Wang Shuixia screamed, raising her two hands that were pinched and aching, and cursed, "You slut, I'll sell you tomorrow."

She recalled that the brokerage firm had rejected Chen Huaidi last time because they thought she was ugly and thin.

"You worthless slut, you're a worthless piece of trash that can't even be sold."

Wang Shuixia shouted for a long time, trying to pound on the door with her hands, but her hands hurt so much that she could only kick it with her feet.

Chen Huaidi used a thick wooden stick and two chairs to prop up the door, waiting for her parents to come back and rescue her.

Meanwhile, Zhao led Feng Yuzhu and Chen Ertong to the village temple despite the rain.

It is said that a powerful Taoist priest recently traveled here and is very skilled at fortune telling. The villagers all exclaimed that it was amazing.

Zhao wanted him to do some divination for her daughter-in-law to determine whether the baby in her belly was a boy or a girl.

Chen Ertong and Feng Yuzhu were also very interested in this, and the three of them hit it off and came over despite the rain.

Sitting on a chair covered in talismans, Zhao anxiously asked, "Master, please take a look and see if my daughter-in-law's baby is a boy or a girl?"

Feng Yuzhu secretly glanced at the Taoist priest and saw that he was wearing a grayish-blue Taoist robe, with the hem and cuffs slightly white, faintly showing signs of age.

The collar of the Taoist robe was tied with a rough hemp rope, the knot of which was tied tightly and neatly.

He wore a black Taoist crown, with a piece of warm white jade inlaid in the center. The jade faintly glowed, as if it contained some kind of mysterious power.

The Taoist priest had a thin face and bronze skin, as if he had endured a lot of sun and rain.

His eyebrows were thick and messy, like two clumps of wildly growing weeds, with the ends slightly raised, exuding a cold and mysterious aura.

The Taoist priest looked up at Feng Yuzhu, who suddenly felt an invisible pressure and hurriedly lowered her head.

The Taoist priest stroked a long beard under his chin and said, "It's either a boy or a girl."

He spoke slowly and deliberately, his black and white beard trembling with his mouth, adding to his otherworldly air.

Zhao gritted her teeth. Wasn't that obvious? It was either a man or a woman; did he even need to say it?

But remembering that many villagers said the Taoist priest was very effective, she held back and asked, "So, is it a boy or a girl?"

The Taoist priest raised the whisk in his hand, but said nothing.

The handle of the whisk was engraved with some simple runes, which, though not elaborate, were ancient and mysterious.

The whisk's hair is as white as snow, each strand long and soft, carefully combed into a fluffy ball.

As his arm vibrated, the horsehair on the whisk danced in the wind, like a soft cloud, exuding an otherworldly aura.

"Girl." The Taoist priest finally uttered the two precious words.

"Huh? A woman?" Zhao and Feng Yuzhu exclaimed at the same time.

Chen Ertong silently lowered his hand that was supporting Feng Yuzhu. How could she be another money-loser?

Does he intend to end up like his third brother, having three daughters in a row, then divorcing his wife and marrying a new one, spending his entire life raising other people's sons?!

Chen Ertong shook his head secretly. No, he didn't want to raise someone else's son.

He would rather have several more children than not have his own son.

He is not young anymore, and he and Feng Yuzhu had worked hard for many years to have this second child.

He didn't know how long he would have to wait for his next child, and he thought anxiously if there was any way to turn his daughter into a son.

Zhao thought so too, and she asked, "Master, can you turn a girl into a boy?"

The master looked at them as if they were fools, and after seeing the urgent desire in their eyes, he smiled and said, "It's not impossible."

"Thank you so much! Do you need me to cast a spell or do something else?" Zhao asked excitedly.

She knew she had come to the right place today; the penniless girl had become a wealthy grandson, all thanks to her.

The Taoist priest tapped the table and pointed to his cloth bag. The bag was very old, with faded colors and patches upon patches.

Judging from the shape of the cloth bag and the exposed corner, it seems to contain fortune-telling and divination tools such as a compass, bamboo sticks, and talismans.

"Master, what do you mean?" Chen Ertong asked.

The master slowly raised his eyes and said, "Changing destiny will shorten my lifespan."

"Huh? Then..." Zhao didn't understand what he meant. So what if there was a loss? Anyway, nothing was more important than his grandson.

Chen Ertong said, "Master, just do good deeds and virtues, and Buddha will bless you."

The master didn't know if this family was genuinely stupid or pretending. He was speechless and looked at Feng Yuzhu directly, saying, "Changing fate requires a fee."

Ow~~~
The three members of the Chen family exclaimed in unison, "So it's a paid service! We thought it was free!"

No wonder the master hesitated for so long; they thought that was just his personality. Turns out, he was waiting for them here.

Feng Yuzhu's first reaction was to go home and not watch anymore. What kind of good master could a master who only takes money be?

Chen Ertong's first reaction was to look at his mother, because the money he earned carrying heavy loads last time had gone into her pocket.

Today, for the sake of her grandson, she has to give some money, no matter what.

Seeing that her daughter-in-law was unmoved, Zhao had no choice but to steel herself and pull out a tattered handkerchief from her waist.

The dark handkerchief was so black that its original color was no longer discernible.

She took out two coins from inside and handed them to the master, saying, "Please."

The Taoist priest stared at the pitiful two coins, his lips twitching for a long time before finally saying, "The starting price is 100 coins."

Seeing that the three were about to refuse, he added, "The medicine will cure the disease and guarantee the birth of a big, healthy son."

Hearing his promise, all three were tempted, especially Zhao, who readily and ruthlessly took out all the money she had on her.

After receiving the money, the Taoist priest slowly raised his right hand, extended his index and middle fingers, and made some strange gestures in the air while chanting incantations in a low and hoarse voice.

The obscure and difficult-to-understand incantation echoed in the air, and the three members of the Zhao family couldn't help but hold their breath, their eyes filled with anticipation and awe.

After a moment, the Taoist priest finally stopped and took out a medicine packet from his pocket. "Take it three times a day, and it will be effective in seven days."

"Oh, thank you so much! You're a true saint!"

Zhao pulled her son and daughter-in-law along, expressing her gratitude as if it were free.

100 coins for a grandson—where else could you find such a wonderful thing?

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Peipei woke up from her nap, but her fever hadn't subsided, and she looked even more listless.

She coughed incessantly whenever she spoke, and she covered her mouth, feeling so uncomfortable she wanted to die.

Li Ruru said anxiously, "No, you still have to eat ginseng."

Peipei smiled wryly: "Mother... cough cough, where are we going to get ginseng with this heavy rain?"

Even if it were available, I don't know how much it would cost.

Normally generous, she didn't want to spend a single penny more than her mother had.

Li Ruru helped her sit up and placed two pillows behind her. "Is this better?"

Peipei nodded; she felt a little better.

When your breathing is smooth, you'll cough less often.

Li Ruru looked out the window and asked Xiao Yishan, "Do you think Xiu'er's family has ginseng?"

(End of this chapter)