"I hope you can come to terms with it," Zhang Shouyi said, his tone extremely blunt. He showed absolutely no consideration for Zhou Shixiong's feelings.

Zhang Hongmei, who was inside the house, noticed the old lady's expression, and Zhang Shouyi also went out.

"Grandma, is Zhou Shixiong outside?"

"Um."

"I knew it. Only he has the ability to turn a cheerful atmosphere into this. But whatever he thinks is useless."

"If Zhang Shouyi dares to agree to his request, we'll take the child and go home. Grandma, no one can stop me, not even Zhou Shixiong or Zhang Shouyi."

The old lady smiled with satisfaction. This was Zhang Hongmei's true nature.

"Don't worry, they wouldn't dare. Do you know why Zhou Shixiong is afraid of me? His past achievements? That's nonsense."

Hongmei, don't worry, Grandma still has the ability to protect you.

Zhang Shouyi entered the room just in time to hear their conversation. His face immediately darkened, but he knew that he could clash with anyone but Zhang Hongmei, who was more important than him.

"Wife, how could you think of me like that? How could you have such thoughts?"

“What’s wrong with that? I’m just telling the truth. Marriage is about coming together when it’s right and parting ways when it’s not. Zhang Shouyi, remember this: I don’t care about anything else normally, but when it comes to children, that’s my Achilles’ heel, and no one should even think about touching it.”

When Zhang Shouyi first saw Zhang Hongmei like this, he was surprised to find that the young girl had such a domineering side.

"Me too, but you are my Achilles' heel. I can accept anything else, but when it comes to you, I won't even allow myself to do anything that would harm you."

So rest assured, no one can go against your wishes regarding anything you care about.

Zhang Hongmei calmed down after a while. She realized she had been a bit too angry with Zhang Shouyi. But just now, thinking about Zhou Shixiong's purpose made her feel particularly disgusted and irritated.

"That would be best. I don't care where you put me. I'm not the kind of person who would wrong myself. I'll say it again: if we're compatible, we'll stay together; if not, we'll part ways. I, Zhang Hongmei, can take things in stride."

Zhang Shouyi laughed in anger. "If we're compatible, we'll get along; if not, we'll part ways." In his case, there was absolutely no possibility of that.

Now is not the time to argue, and even if I manage to get some result, what's the point? There will always be a chance to let her know the consequences of saying such things later.

The atmosphere inside was extremely strange. Aunt Yang and her colleague dared not breathe, but they also dared not leave now, fearing they would be implicated. This lady was truly formidable, actually challenging the leader like this, yet it was the leader who yielded. Now, both of them understood clearly who they should serve from now on.

Zhang Hongmei lay down and closed her eyes. Zhang Shouyi sat back down in his previous spot and continued reading the documents.

The old woman sat by the children's bedside, looking at the four adorable children, completely oblivious to Zhang Shouyi's gloomy mood. What's useful to others is of no concern to herself.

The atmosphere in the living room became even more awkward. Gu Chuanming truly regretted it; he had thought Zhou Shixiong had changed. It turned out that old habits die hard. He was still the same self-centered person. He didn't consider other people's feelings at all.

Zhang Xingguo didn't care about their feelings; anyone who tried to take his grandson away was an enemy. Nothing else mattered. But if anyone dared to lay a hand on him, he would chop them off. Nobody was allowed.

Today is the second day after giving birth. Hu Aifen asked her mother-in-law and called home. Tomorrow is the third-day celebration, and her parents-in-law and husband can come and see the baby.

I wonder when Liu Jingze will arrive? I remembered calling him to tell him Zhang Hongmei was giving birth, and the child's voice sounded distorted. I've completely given up. Let him go!

After feeding the child at noon, Zhang Hongmei said, "Hongmei, shouldn't we tell Maocai and his wife?"

"I forgot. Auntie, I'm completely out of my mind now. Please call home quickly and tell me that Auntie doesn't need to come now. Just wait for Shi Tou and San Ya to have their holidays, and then they can come together."

"Yes. Your grandparents will be coming over tomorrow."

"Hehe, Ya Er and Sister Ya know too. She knows, and Wang Ying and the others know too."

"Yes, they'll definitely all be coming tomorrow."

Liu Maocai received a call from Hu Aifen and walked home listlessly.

He saw his wife helping the child stand up.

"Cuihua, Aimin's sister-in-law just called."

"What's wrong? Has Hongmei given birth?"

"Yes, yes, she gave birth. She had four boys early yesterday morning."

"Four?" Li Cuihua's voice cracked.

"How's Hongmei?"

"Everything is fine, mother and child are safe and sound."

Li Cuihua was so frightened that she let go of his hand. Little Liu Pengfei staggered a few steps and grabbed his grandmother's trouser leg.

Li Cuihua realized what was happening and picked up her grandson.

"That scared me to death! That scared me to death!"

Liu Pengfei thought his grandmother was teasing him, so he looked up at Li Cuihua with a drooling smile.

"You little brat, you're happy too? You have four younger brothers now, and your second aunt has a child. My Pengfei has company now. No, here, take your child. I'm going to pack my things; I have to go to the capital."

“Hongmei was afraid you’d be anxious, so she told you to wait for Shitou and Sanya to go on winter break together.”

"That won't do."

"Why not? What can you do there now? You still have Pengfei to take care of, and you can't take care of Hongmei's child or Erya either."

Li Cuihua remained silent; it was true, she really couldn't do anything.

"This Stone Trident won't be able to take a break for another four months."

"Then we can only wait. If it's successful, don't think about it anymore. The harvest is due tomorrow."

"The autumn harvest is so easy now, I don't need to do anything."

"Yes, other villages came to negotiate this year, saying they would give us fifteen yuan per mu, plus gas and meals."

"Hehe, good news." Li Cuihua was in no mood to pay attention to Liu Maocai; all she could think about was that Zhang Hongmei had given birth to four boys.

An adult's belly is only so big, so these four children must be quite small. The adults must be suffering a lot.

I need to prepare cotton clothes for the child, as well as small blankets and quilts. Nothing can be forgotten.

The next day, Wang Xiaoshun went to pick up Liu Changhe's family early in the morning.

Er Ya was completely bewildered after receiving the news. Wasn't it supposed to be three? How could an ultrasound be wrong? How come there's one extra?

Liu Changhe's family reacted the fastest. Luckily, they had nothing to do in the past few days and had made tiger-head shoes and hats for Er Ya's unborn child; otherwise, having only three sets would have been troublesome.

Liu Changhe and Liu Aimin were grinning from ear to ear. How could they not be happy? Their daughter had given birth to four sons!

Wang Ying drove over too; she was excited all night after receiving the news. She arrived early this morning, planning to pick them up and go see Hongmei, to see what the four boys are like.