Yuri lived happily with her husband and father-in-law, but despite their efforts in the bedroom, she showed no signs of pregnancy. After much deliberation, she consulted her father-in-law, asking if he had shared any special practices with her late mother-in-law. He replied that a doctor had once simply told him his sperm was particularly strong. Desperate to have a child, Yuri gathered her courage and made a serious request—looking him straight in the eyes, she asked if he would help her conceive, for her husband's sake.