'The mother-in-law had it all figured out,' she thought. 'Even if she doesn't get pregnant, we'll get compensation—double compensation, at that. That's forty yuan!'
The young wife didn't say a word, still crying.
The mother-in-law immediately started coaxing her, using the gentlest tone she had ever used in her life.
Finally, the young wife seemed to have been persuaded and took out all the medicine.
"These are all powders you mix with water. It's a three-month course. The first month is to regulate the body, the second is to maintain its condition, and in the final month, you can start trying to get pregnant."
The mother-in-law frowned. "That long?"
Hearing this, the young wife's expression soured as well. "Exactly. It's so long, I don't want to drink it at all."
'How could she not drink it?'
'This was all money.'
