As soon as the words left Wang Baozhu's mouth, Zhu Rong and Sang Hong were stunned.
On the other hand, Feng Qingxue was mentally prepared. Upon noticing the discrepancy between the way Wang Baozhu treated her sons and her daughter, she knew Wang Baozhu was no pushover, ringing true to the Chinese stereotype of favoring boys over girls.
Zhu Hongling's swelling was due to starvation.
This kind of disease usually occurred during the three years of hardship and was rarely seen in the past two years.
In this era, unless someone was as fat as Wang Jiao and Xibao, a person appearing fat was not from eating too much but from starvation. Under these circumstances, being thin was actually healthier, a sign that one wasn't on the brink of starvation.
"Baozhu, what nonsense are you spouting?" Zhu Rong snapped back to reality and rebuked, feeling his face burn up.