Zhang Shouyi felt heartbroken and wanted to slap himself. If he hadn't encouraged his wife, they wouldn't have had these three children. He had practically asked for trouble.

Zhang Hongmei's mind is completely blank right now; she can't think of anything.

The midwife gently massaged Zhang Hongmei's belly, saying, "Madam, it's about to begin, you need to conserve your energy."

A doctor knelt down to examine the woman and nodded to the masseur. "Madam, the birth canal is open."

Lu Jing and Bai Xue were on the side. Lu Jing was relatively calm because she had experienced Zhang Hongmei's childbirth last time, but Bai Xue, a young girl, seemed to be breathing in sync with her mother's breathing rhythm.

“Madam, come with me. When I say push, you push.”

Zhang Hongmei nodded mechanically, gripping Zhang Shouyi's hand tightly in waves.

"Madam, push harder."

And so, half an hour passed before the first baby was born. The doctor handed it to the waiting pediatrician.

"One and a half, boy."

The pediatrician put the child on the scale and said, "Six pounds and three ounces."

Zhang Hongmei finally felt that her stomach pain was not so bad, and her lower body felt numb.

"Doctor, is it a boy or a girl?" Zhang Hongmei had actually heard it earlier, but she didn't want to believe it, so she asked again, trying to deceive herself.

Hearing his wife's weak voice, Zhang Shouyi tenderly wiped Zhang Hongmei's sweat with a towel.

"Congratulations, Madam, it's a boy, weighing six pounds and three ounces, very healthy."

Zhang Hongmei suddenly felt her energy waning. Why isn't it a girl?

Zhang Shouyi was startled by his wife's relaxation. "Wife, it's alright. There are still two that haven't come out yet. These two must be girls. Don't worry, don't lose heart."

All the doctors in the delivery room were stunned. It turned out that the lady wanted a daughter.

Zhang Shouyi poured a glass of water and fed it to his wife. "Wife, rest for a while. It's alright, we'll definitely have a daughter."

Zhang Hongmei thought about it and realized that Zhang Shouyi was right. They still had two children to give birth to, so even one daughter would be fine. Now they had lowered their standard from three daughters to one.

Another half hour passed, and the intense pain started again.

This time it was quick; the second child was born in just half an hour.

The doctor picked up the baby and said somewhat hesitantly, "It's exactly two o'clock, a boy."

The pediatrician took the child and placed him on the scale. "Six pounds and two ounces," he said, then handed the wailing baby to a nurse.

The eldest child was already asleep, and the second child's crying had no effect on him at all.

The second child's umbilical cord was cleaned, he was bathed, wrapped in a blanket, and placed next to the first child.

Although the second child cried loudly, he stopped crying as soon as he was put on the bed, smacked his lips, and behaved himself.

Zhang Hongmei suddenly grabbed Zhang Shouyi's hand, and the doctor who had been closely watching her immediately squatted down, so close that he could see the child's head.

Zhang Shouyi was getting anxious. Why didn't he let his wife rest for a while?

I immediately gave my wife water. My other hand was trembling a little.

Zhang Hongmei heard it too; the second child was a boy. And there was a third child—the third child must be a girl—she kept encouraging herself.

The third child was born in a quarter of an hour.

Zhang Hongmei felt completely drained, not even having the strength to open her eyes.

The doctor picked up the baby and said in a very soft voice, "Two twenty, a boy."

The pediatrician took the bag and said, "Six pounds exactly." Then he began to prepare it.

Zhang Hongmei felt like she was hallucinating. She suddenly opened her eyes and stared straight at the doctor. "Is the third child a girl?"

The doctor was in a real dilemma, unsure of how to answer. However, seeing the woman with wet hair and a pale face after giving birth, he couldn't bear to shatter her hopes, but he also couldn't lie.

Zhang Shouyi was holding a water glass on the side, but Zhang Hongmei ignored him completely and kept staring intently at the doctor.

"Madam, they are all boys. All three are boys." After the doctor finished speaking, he felt even more tired than from his work.

After listening to the doctor's words, Zhang Hongmei stared blankly for a moment, then closed her eyes.

Zhang Shouyi was so frightened that his voice trembled. "Wife, Hongmei."

Zhang Hongmei replied very quietly, "I'm fine, I'm just tired."

"Honey, let's have a glass of water first."

Zhang Hongmei knew that if she didn't drink, Zhang Shouyi would keep waiting with the cup in his hand, but she still felt sorry for her husband and nodded.

After drinking the water, the doctors cleaned up the placenta that had been expelled, and then I lay down on the clean bedding.

The third child was relatively quiet, only crying a couple of times when the umbilical cord was being treated, and then lying down and falling asleep next to his older brothers.

Seeing that everything was alright with the lady, Lu Jing immediately went out, knowing that the old commander outside was probably very worried.

When she came out, she saw four young masters and three old chiefs standing at the door.

"The lady gave birth to three boys. The heaviest one weighed 6.3 jin, the second 6.2 jin, and the youngest 6 jin. All the children are very healthy."

The lady is fine and is resting now.

After listening to Lu Jing's words, the three elderly people smiled. They didn't care, but they still wanted a boy. It would be nice if they had a girl too.

However, thinking about Hongmei's devotion to her daughter, the old lady felt a toothache, even though she no longer had any real teeth.

Zhenye and the other three were stunned for a moment. "Wasn't it said to be a younger sister?" Zhang Ruifeng asked unconsciously.

Gu Chuanming patted him on the shoulder and said, "Xiao Er, you can't ask that in front of your mother."

"Great-Grandpa, do you think I'm a fool? Why would I tell Mom? Aunt Lu, is Mom upset?"

Lu Jing didn't know how to answer the question. "The lady didn't say anything."

The three elderly people relaxed, and Hu Aifen helped the old lady sit down to one side.

"Grandma, this is wonderful! There is no one in the world happier than Hongmei."

The old lady sighed, "But she doesn't have the daughter she wants."

"We can have another one later. If that doesn't work, we can have Zhenye and the others get married early. If we don't have a daughter, a granddaughter will do."

After hearing their great-grandmother's words, Zhang Zhenye and the other three exchanged glances, trembling with fear. Could their mother be thinking the same thing?

Zhang Weiyu immediately rushed over, "Grandma, Ancestor, you can't say that to my mom! If she got married early, she'd be my older brother or second brother, don't drag me into it!" He was going all out; better to die for his fellow Daoists than for himself.

Zhang Zhenye and Zhang Ruifeng also came over, saying, "San'er, where's your loyalty? How could you betray your brothers like this?"

Zhang Weiyu gave an awkward laugh. "Big brother, second brother, you must hold on."

The old lady found the children quite amusing.

"Even if I don't say it, your parents definitely think the same way, as do your great-grandfather and grandfather."