But he mulled over it again and again, yet he couldn't think of any differences, so he responded truthfully: "I feel they're all the same."
Hearing this, Ma Xiulian wished she could pry open his blockhead and see if it was stuffed with straw!
She secretly took a deep breath, enduring her impatience, and said, "Let's talk about your father first. The number of times he has held Honghong since she was a child is no less than your brothers', but the number of times he hit her is less than you five combined."
Chen Jianye didn't think too much and answered, "Boys are naughtier than girls, so they definitely need to be spanked more often. Moreover, as your eldest sister is the only girl between you and dad, it's normal for you both to dote on her."
For the first couple of years after his eldest daughter was born, being his first child, he also used to dote on her quite a lot.