Chapter 1426: Chapter 1391: Childbirth
"Of course not!" Yanzi immediately shook her head and said, "Although I married him, I still want to stay here. We can meet anytime, why must I go with him? Moreover, Ye Chen has so many wives around him, if I go, I certainly won’t fit in. So, I’d better not go!"
"That’s wonderful, wonderful!" Xia He jumped up excitedly and said, "I...I want to go tell this news to Qiuju and Dong Mei, and everyone here!"
Seeing Xia He so excited, Yanzi couldn’t help but laugh. It seems that her status in their hearts is still very high. Looking at this island illuminated by twinkling lights, Yanzi smiled and said, "I love this island, I love this land deeply!"
Yanzi was moved, having become a mortal once again after transcending humanity, for no other reason than being touched by emotion. The Seven Fairy were transformed into mortals by love, as was the Weaver. This shows that even Immortals, once moved by emotion, cannot escape the cycle of birth, aging, sickness, and death.
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After staying on the island for a few days, Ye Chen set off back to Sunset City.
Time flew by, and seven months passed in an instant. Li Ruo gave birth to twin daughters in Sunset City’s hospital, leaving Ye Chen overjoyed. In the hospital lounge, Ye Chen was almost overwhelmed with excitement. From the nurse’s mouth, he learned that Li Ruo had given birth to twin daughters, and he was so excited he didn’t know what to do, just kept saying, "That’s wonderful, wonderful!"
When Ye Chen saw the nurse carrying out the twin daughters from the delivery room, he was ecstatic and at a loss for words. Holding the elder daughter, Ye Chen said excitedly, "Yes, this is my daughter, haha, wonderful!"
"Mr. Ye, they haven’t been named yet!" The nurse hurriedly reminded him.
"Haha, got it, got it!" Ye Chen quickly said, "The elder one is Ye Xinran, the younger one is Ye Xinyu."
"Not bad, those names sound beautiful!" The nurse nodded, quite satisfied with Ye Chen’s choice of names. The two adorable little babies were taken into the nursery by the nurse, and Ye Chen rushed into the ward. Seeing Li Ruo lying weakly by the bedside, he comforted her, "Xiao Ruo, you’ve worked hard, you are now a great contributor to the Ye Family, giving me a pair of twin daughters, wonderful!"
"It’s a pity they’re not sons!" Li Ruo felt a bit disappointed. However, having daughters wasn’t bad, and they were twins. This made Li Ruo very happy.
"Daughters are wonderful too, I just love daughters!" Ye Chen said excitedly.
After comforting for a while in the ward, Ye Chen immediately brought the news home. The wives awaiting delivery at home suddenly became excited upon hearing, the family had just increased by two members, and everyone was thrilled. Zhang Yantong and Dian Ling were due in a month, while Liu Momo had three more months to go, and by this time, their bellies were already prominently bulging. Upon hearing Li Ruo had daughters, they all got excited.
"Oh my..." Because of her excessive movements, Dian Ling suddenly felt some stomach pain.
"What’s wrong?" Everyone was shocked, hoping nothing unexpected would happen at this moment.
"I... I have severe stomach pain!" Dian Ling gritted her teeth and said, "It seems, it seems like I’m going into labor early!"
"Damn it!" Ye Chen immediately scooped up Dian Ling and rushed into the elevator, then hurried to the hospital. Thankfully, the hospital was not far, about ten minutes later, they were already at the hospital, and Dian Ling was promptly wheeled into the delivery room. The doctors who had just assisted Li Ruo were still there and immediately got into work mode.
Half an hour later, Dian Ling gave birth to another child.
"Congratulations, congratulations, it’s a boy!" This time, the nurse was thrilled. The City Lord of Sunset City gave birth to a young master, signaling a successor for Sunset City. Ye Chen was ecstatic and at a loss for words, having three children born in one day made Ye Chen’s face glow with happiness. This day of exhaustion was well worth it. Dian Ling insisted on sharing a room with Li Ruo, and though the baby was premature, everything was normal, with a birth weight of six pounds.
"How’s the baby?" Ye Chen was a bit worried.
"Mr. Ye, rest assured, the baby is just fine!" The nurse quickly reassured, "You don’t have to worry at all!"
"That’s good, that’s good!" Ye Chen nodded hurriedly. Learning the baby’s health, Ye Chen was relieved. Since it was premature, to allow a transitional period, the baby was placed in an incubator.
Dian Ling was moved into Li Ruo’s ward, where the two lay by the bedside chatting about how to nurture the children, effectively leaving Ye Chen aside. The news of Sunset City gaining three children in a day spread rapidly and made headlines in various media, becoming the talk of many people.
A month later, Zhang Yantong also gave birth to an eight-pound baby boy, and everything was quite good. Ye Chen suddenly had four children, and he was extremely satisfied. As a man, having multiple wives and concubines was just one aspect of pride; having multiple children was also something he took pride in. Chinese people believe in more children bringing more blessings, and they value being surrounded by children and grandchildren in old age. That’s the important part.
Ye Chen having four children in a month became a headline. Leaders from various countries sent congratulatory messages, congratulating Ye Chen on the birth of three sons and a daughter. Because of the birth of these four children, Ye Chen received many gifts from different countries. Ye Chen excitedly exclaimed, "They’re all my lucky stars, all my precious babies!"
Three months later, Liu Momo gave Ye Chen another son. Three sons born; what an honor it was. The arrival of three sons was an exciting event for Ye Chen. Li Ruo was very disappointed, as she was the only one who didn’t give Ye Chen a son. However, Ye Chen always comforted Li Ruo, saying he loved daughters very much. Ye Chen laughed and said, "Xiao Ruo, Xinran and Xinyu will surely be beautiful in the future!"
"Fool, don’t you know that daughters resemble their fathers, and sons resemble their mothers?" Li Ruo grinned.
"That’s true too!" Ye Chen touched his face and said, "If these two daughters resemble me, how would that be okay?"
"It’s great!" Li Ruo giggled and said, "They say that daughters who resemble their fathers grow up to be beautiful. So, I believe they’ll definitely be beautiful in the future!"
Ye Chen chuckled and said, "I hope so, just as long as they don’t look as scruffy as me!"
Three sons and two daughters slowly grew up under the care of their respective mothers. Ms. Yan was the most disappointed one, though she didn’t show it. Almost every day, she took on the duties of a family nurse, checking the temperature of the five little ones and weighing them. Only at night did she feel the loneliest because when the children went to bed, she was left alone.
"Xiao Ruo, let Ms. Yan take care of Xinyu," Ye Chen proposed such a cruel request for the first time. Li Ruo shuddered because, in fact, she had been thinking about this issue. Ms. Yan was indeed pitiful, as being unable to conceive was a devastating blow to a woman. Li Ruo had long been torn about whether to let Ms. Yan take care of Xinran or Xinyu; holding a little one to sleep at night, no matter how hard or tiring, was worth it.
"Don’t you think this is very cruel?" Li Ruo looked seriously at Ye Chen.
"No, it isn’t cruel at all!" Ye Chen nodded and said, "Xinyu will just be taken care of by Ms. Yan, which doesn’t deprive you of your rights as a mother. Besides, Xinran and Xinyu can be together every day. It’s just letting Ms. Yan care for a child, to give her a taste of motherhood!"
"But..." Li Ruo was still somewhat conflicted inside.
"I know you don’t want to, but you must consider Ms. Yan’s feelings!" Ye Chen looked at Li Ruo seriously and said, "Imagine the pain of a woman without children."
"Alright!" Under Ye Chen’s persuasion, Li Ruo finally agreed. Ye Chen excitedly kissed Li Ruo on the cheek and said, "Then tomorrow morning, I will announce this news!"
"Hmm!" Li Ruo nodded.
The next morning, during breakfast, everyone attended with their children, except Li Ruo, who pushed out the twins’ stroller. There was no choice; two children were too much to handle. If someone were to care for them, they would still worry.
Sitting at the dining table, Ye Chen called out, "Please, have a seat. I have something to announce!"
As soon as everyone heard, they immediately stopped playing with the children in their arms and took their seats. Ye Chen cleared his throat and said, "It’s like this, last night Xiao Ruo discussed something with me. The twins, Xinran and Xinyu, are particularly troublesome and challenging to manage. It’s difficult for her to handle two children alone. So, we decided to let Ms. Yan take care of Xinyu to lend a hand."
Everyone was taken aback, then they all showed a smile and turned to look at Ms. Yan.
When Ms. Yan first heard the news, she trembled slightly, then immediately steadied herself. A warm feeling surged in her heart. She loved this family and everyone’s children. She never expected her efforts to finally be rewarded. Taking a deep breath, she said, "Really? That’s wonderful. I absolutely love taking care of children!"
"Hehe, Ms. Yan, from now on, Xinyu is in your hands. You have to treat her as your own!" Ye Chen laughed.
"Of course, I’ll treat her even better than my own!" Ms. Yan was elated. Li Ruo picked up Xinyu from the stroller, kissed her rosy cheek, and handed her over to Ms. Yan, saying, "Ms. Yan, thank you for your hard work!"
"No, no! It’s not hard at all!" Ms. Yan quickly shook her head, feeling the exhilaration rather than any hardship. She carefully held Xinyu in her arms and couldn’t resist gently pecking her face, afraid of accidentally hurting her delicate skin.
