Ever since coming back after being reborn, Shuzhen vowed to forget about the scumbag completely. She wanted to live well with Lianshan, raise their three daughters and two sons properly, and make up for the previous life’s neglect and debt. Be a good mother and let them become enviable happy children in the surrounding villages. For this goal, she used the Su-style ecological stereo breeding method, employed supernatural powers to pick mushrooms, grow wood ear fungus, and plant cabbage, gradually improving their life and turning herself and her husband into Worker Peasant Soldier University students. Now she had fame and good treatment. You could say she’d laid the foundation for a happy life, just waiting for those poor kids to become happy babies with her care, making it up to the few Little Doudings who suffered alongside her in the previous life. It turned out Lian En was still as clever, charming, and swift-handed as in the past life, resembling his scumbag father so much. She carefully timed the pregnancy for her eldest daughter’s former birthday, maintaining a good diet and care. Just waiting to give birth, after ten months of pregnancy, to a healthy eldest daughter. But when the ultrasound was done, the eagerly anticipated eldest daughter turned out to be twins... Shuzhen’s heart was filled with complex feelings that were hard to express; she couldn’t feel overjoyed at all, could she? She was just afraid that the powerful wings of this little butterfly might directly fan away the other kids! Thinking of her filial, clever, thoughtful eldest son, her Little Yanzi, Shuzhen felt a sharp pain in her heart. This anxiety and fear had no one to share with, leaving only herself to silently bear it. She couldn’t eat well or sleep well, losing quite some weight in just a few days. This coincidentally let Huang Wei take the blame for it, being cursed behind her back by Lianshan, who doted on his wife. Seeing his wife gloomy all day, Lianshan started making efforts to cheer her up. He thought about strolling to the mountains, picking some pine nuts, hazelnuts, or catching a wild chicken for a picnic. Maybe an open environment would help relax her mind, and naturally improve her appetite. But just as he managed to persuade her to go out fully equipped, they heard the loud, cheerful entrance of Uncle Wu. Lianshan felt depressed for quite a while, but since guests are guests, and it was Uncle Wu, such an important guest, it would be a big misconduct to leave him at home for a fall outing without any significant reason! "It’s rare to see you so joyful, Uncle. What happy event brings you such joy? Share it with everyone, let’s all celebrate!" With her Second Aunt already serving tea, Shuzhen also smiled and took out the hazelnuts and pine nuts roasted by Lianshan. "Hehehe, of course, of course. I’m here to bring you good news!" Wu Liguo smiled, nodding continuously. After taking a big gulp of tea, he excitedly said, "Well, hasn’t your older sister-in-law been sleepy lately, throwing little tantrums, and particularly craving sweets? I said if sour boys and spicy girls are twin signs, could it be she’s got good news? After all, back in the day, your aunt, such a reasonable woman, turned into a completely different person when she got pregnant, becoming quite a shrew. This is like mother, like daughter! Perhaps she’s influenced by the child! Your sister-in-law said I was just crazy wanting a grandson, barely married for two months, how could it be so fast? But this morning when I made fish soup for her, good heavens, the smell made her puke. Scared your elder brother silly, who rushed to get a doctor. It turned out she’s pregnant, and those two fiascos cried together at home. The more I tried to comfort her, the more she carried on, insisting she was crying tears of joy. I couldn’t bother with her anymore and thought I’d just come and share the good news with you. Also hoping to ask how we could raise our Liu Wu, Wu Liu, and Little Xinzhi to be as adorable and clever as Lian En?" Hearing the elder sister-in-law was pregnant and the elder brother finally expecting a child, Shuzhen was overjoyed. But what on earth are Liu Wu, Wu Liu, and Little Xinzhi? Don’t tell me those are the names of the little nephew! To her fear of what came to mind, Wu Liguo proudly said, "Your elder brother is filial and righteous. He said early on that once he and your sister-in-law have kids, the second one would have the surname Wu. Be my grandson; that way, I, a hero all my life, won’t grow old without having a grandson to pass the account book on to. What a filial kid; I, the father-in-law, wouldn’t fall short either. So I thought, why not name the two boys Liu Wu and Wu Liu. One takes the father’s surname, and one the mother’s, making it simple, memorable, yet meaningful. As for Xinzhi, that’s the name your sister-in-law prepared for your little niece. It means following one’s heart, staying true to one’s path. She said..." Wu Liguo glanced at Lianshan, who looked dumbfoundedly attentive, but didn’t mention his daughter’s bold statement about sour boys and spicy girls having twins. With Shuzhen’s twin precedent, triplets wouldn’t be out of the question in her view. But with the constant mention of Liu Wu, Wu Liu, and Little Xinzhi, even a fool could tell how much the old man longed for triplets! Naturally, the old man also said if there’s only one baby bump, it wouldn’t matter. He wouldn’t mind Liu Wu, Wu Liu, and Little Xinzhi being close-knit little sprouts, just like her eldest cousin’s Jianguo, Jiandang, and the little third one still in the womb. Each a few years older, with brothers protecting the little sister, that would be nice too. Hmm, blooming before fruiting is also not bad. Silently mourning for three seconds for her nephew’s dirt-poor names, Shuzhen rejoiced again. What the names were didn’t matter; what mattered was the elder brother finally had his own child! The planned autumn picnic was completely shelved, all outdoor gear removed. She wore the sweater pants newly knitted by sister-in-law Qiu Fang, topped with her own sky blue polka-dotted smock, and had on black work pants. On her feet were thin cotton shoes with hand-sewn soles from her sister-in-law Lian Yue. After dressing herself neatly, she opened a box to find two pieces of red floral cotton perfect for making small clothes for children. She asked Lianshan to pack previously enjoyed sweet, sour, and spicy little pickles, each over two pounds, into small jars. She took out half a pound of biscuits bought a couple of days ago from the market and grabbed two handfuls of candy. Living in the east courtyard, she couldn’t let Jianguo and Jiandang think they’re not loved because she’s got a new nephew now. She also brought two old hens grabbed by her second aunt, unsuitable for laying eggs but excellent for soup to nourish the body. Only then did she instruct her second aunt to stay at home and watch over the sleeping Little Lian’en, and the trio of olds and kids leisurely headed to Liu Shouren’s household to visit the newlywed, newly-pregnant Wu Yinghong.
