Why does the mother-in-law also prefer boys to girls, and she is also a woman?

The preference for boys over girls is a traditional concept in China. I think the more backward the place is, especially in remote mountainous areas, the more serious this patriarchal concept is. Everyone should be happy when a child is born, but it is not happy but a nightmare, a wife's nightmare, and even a newborn child's nightmare.

What does it mean for a woman to marry a man? It means that they have formed a collective, which is marriage. They set up their own families and run their own lives. They may have some arguments in some aspects, but at some point, they will have a high degree of agreement, such as preference for sons over daughters. Maybe your mother-in-law has never tried this kind of pain herself, because she may have given birth to a son at once, so her feelings are not so deep. Another possibility is that she was influenced by this concept of son preference since she was a child, but she was lucky and gave birth to a son at once. If she gives birth to a daughter, she will not only blame herself at home, but also blame herself for failing to live up to expectations and the child is unlucky. There are many such things. Her biological mother is not a stepmother but also vicious, just because she gave birth to a son, treating her son as a treasure and her daughter as garbage. Therefore, if you get married, you must be fully prepared. In any case, the concept of son preference may destroy a family.