Zhang Fangyuan took a quick step and tried to rush into the delivery room. Just as he was about to lift the curtain temporarily hung on the door, he was stopped outside by the midwife who came out of the room.
"What's wrong?" He was stopped, and Zhang Shiyue, who was with him, had to duck down and go in to see the child. He was very anxious.
"I heard the baby crying." Zhang Fangyuan was confused and quickly grabbed the midwife who came out: "Did something happen?"
"Both my brother and the baby are safe." The midwife looked at the frightened man, who was not at all as sturdy and steady as he seemed, and said with a smile: "Congratulations! You gave birth to twins!"
Zhang Fangyuan was stunned. For a moment, he did not understand what the twins meant. He murmured and repeated, "Twins?"
"Two, right? You mean two?!"
The midwife's wrist was pinched so hard that it hurt: "That's right!"
Zhang Fangyuan couldn't hold back his laughter. He had no place to vent his joy, so he punched the door frame. The clang startled the midwife and she said, "Two babies! Two babies at once!"
"Then I have to go in and take a look!"
"Don't worry, wait a moment. Mr. Qin is wiping the baby inside. Once he's wrapped up and tidied up, you can go in and see him." The midwife saw Zhang Fangyuan was so happy that she couldn't help but shook her head.
It's no wonder that people are happy. Twins are really rare. Not to mention the father, even the midwife would be very happy to encounter such a happy event. She would have something to brag about when she goes out to deliver babies in the future.
Zhang Fangyuan didn't have time to ask about the sex of the baby. He was just very happy to know that he had two babies. He was worried about his wife: "Is He'er okay?"
The midwife smiled and said, "It's okay. My husband is in good health, and the delivery was not difficult. I thought the baby was too big to be delivered, but I didn't expect it to be two. I have delivered many babies, but it is rare for me to encounter such a good thing. Congratulations!"
"Okay, you've worked hard. Have some tea and get the wedding money later before you leave!"
"Okay."
Zhang Fangyuan rubbed his lips with his canine teeth, his eyes flashed, and one hand kept tapping his thigh, waiting impatiently for someone to let him in.
After a moment: "Ayuan, come in and take a look at the child!"
Zhang Fangyuan stopped smiling, hearing something was not right in the tone, and quickly lifted the curtain and rushed in.
The first thing I saw was He Ge'er lying on the bed. Although giving birth did not take a lot of time, it was still a strenuous job after all. Giving birth to two babies at once made her sweat profusely. The hair on her forehead was wet with sweat and stuck to her face. She looked like she had just been pulled out of the water.
Zhang Fangyuan didn't care about anything else and sat down in front of the bed. He squeezed Xu He's hand, which was cold after sweating profusely: "Are you thirsty or not? You've sweated so much."
Xu He's mouth was indeed a little dry, but he was worried about the child: "Look at the two children, one of them is not crying."
Zhang Fangyuan pried open his eyelids and glanced at the two children wrapped in swaddling clothes, one in Liu Xianglan's arms, the other in his second aunt's arms: "Wouldn't it be better if they didn't cry?"
"Silly thing, you have to cry when the baby is born. It's unlucky if you don't cry."
Zhang Shiyue cursed with a smile, and took the one in her arms over. Liu Xianglan also took the one she was holding to show the young couple: "Even if the eldest boy didn't cry, the younger one would cry."
Zhang Fangyuan looked at the two wrinkled kids, a boy and a little brother. It was probably because they were twins and looked the same, or it could be because the children were too young to tell any difference.
The tip of the little boy's nose was a little red because he cried too much, and his eyes were sticky. The older brother who was born first didn't cry or make a fuss, and seemed to be quite safe in the cradle.
"If it doesn't work, just break the bowl. It's a good thing, but don't make it unlucky." Liu Xianglan held the child and refused to let go. The family had never had a boy, so even if it was a grandson, she was still very rare.
"That's fine."
Zhang Fangyuan thought the child was healthy and didn't seem to have any problems, but since the whole family said so, he agreed and went to the kitchen to get a plate and bowl, and smashed them in the house. The crackling sound was right at Liu Xianglan's feet. The brother didn't cry, but the little brother who was held next to him started crying again.
"Why doesn't this child cry? Why don't we ask a doctor to take a look to be on the safe side?"
Zhang Fangyuan also frowned: "Let me see why you stopped crying!"
He lowered his head to look at the child and was about to pick up the little guy, but the kid looked at his father with thick eyebrows knitted, and then he realized what was going on and started crying loudly. The people in the room paused for a moment, and then burst into laughter.
"Only his father can control this child!"
Zhang Fangyuan carefully brought the child over, and He also handed the little boy in her arms over. Zhang Fangyuan held a crying baby in one hand, looking to the left and right, with his mouth wide open, and it took him a long time to remember to take the baby to show Xu He.
"Not as plump as other children, but rather small and thin."
Xu He gently touched the child's face with his fingertips. It was soft like dough, yet somewhat elastic. He felt distressed because he did not raise the child to be chubby when she was pregnant.
Zhang Shiyue smiled and said, "I put two in my stomach at once, and the food was shared between two people, so naturally it's not as heavy as other people's stomachs with only one."
"It would be difficult to give birth if both of them were that strong."
Everyone in the room was as happy as if it were New Year's Day. Zhang Fangyuan held the two little things in his arms and cherished them very much, not wanting to let go to do anything else.
Zhang Shiyue and He called the midwife, who was exhausted, to go out and wash her face and hands and have some tea, fruit and fruits. Zhang Fangyuan instructed that generous red envelopes be given to the two midwives, and a large jar of wine be given to the villager who delivered the message.
Even if he didn't say it, when encountering such a rare and happy event, even the stingy families would become generous.
Liu Xianglan stood in the room for a while, looking at the affectionate family of four, and then tactfully left the room. In her heart, she was already anxious to go out and brag to everyone.
"We need to have a big banquet, invite all our relatives and friends, and celebrate properly."
Xu He smiled and said, "At least we have to celebrate it when it's a full moon."
"Just hold a good full-month banquet. The new house has just been completed, so we can have the banquet in our big house." Zhang Fangyuan said, and he was excited to kiss the children: "My two sweet babies, it will save dad from having to invite guests to the new house and to the full-month banquet. This way, both parties are suitable and it can save some trouble."
Xu He pushed him and said, "Don't scare the child again. He got tired after crying for a while. Look, the little brother is already asleep."
The elder brother only cried for a bit when he dropped the plate. Now that he was held by Xu He, he stopped crying. The little guy's eyes and brow bones were like Zhang Fangyuan, and he looked a bit fierce, but the look in his eyes and the contours of his face were like Xu He, which neutralized the fierceness and made him look a bit like his father in terms of steadiness.
At this moment, he was blinking and looking at Xu He quietly.
The little boy has big eyes and a gentler and more delicate face. He is obviously a little boy and looks like his little father, but he is quite active and his temper is a bit like Zhang Fangyuan.
The temperaments and looks of the two people mixed together and became two little kids. There was an indescribable sense of happiness in their hearts, which made people feel full and satisfied.
"We only prepared one crib before, we didn't know there would be two. We have to buy another one today."
Xu He was a little sleepy: "Let's make the original one bigger so that the two children can sleep together. It will be great."
"Okay then. I'll listen to you."
Zhang Fangyuan saw that the man was really tired, so he gently touched his forehead and gave him a kiss.
The news that the Zhang family had twins, a boy and a girl, spread throughout the village within two hours. Zhang Shicheng, who was busy at the house, dropped his work when he heard the news and hurried back to see the children.
Zhang's relatives came one after another, and the child was held by one person after another. My brother didn't sleep and was unlucky enough to be stared at for a long time by my mother-in-law, aunt and uncle. The little brother was a crybaby, so everyone just stared at him but didn't hold him, for fear that any slight movement would wake him up and make him cry non-stop.
Although those who are not relatives also want to go and watch the fun, it is not suitable at this time, and they can only go after the full moon banquet is held.
Although they could not see it in person, it did not prevent the villagers from discussing it animatedly, and the already boring spring ploughing process now provided them with more topics of conversation.
"They really gave birth to two, a son and a boy. This is really a blessing. They have two children, and the first child is a son. The Zhang family will be so happy that they will support Xu He like crazy."
"Why didn't I realize that Xu He was such a good child before? She was as skinny as a wild monkey and didn't look very good. I didn't expect that she would be so well-fed after following Zhang Fangyuan."
The village woman sighed and said, "Some people in the village said that Xu He's belly was abnormally large, and there was a lot of gossip. Who knew that she was pregnant with two children?"
"Well, this village hasn't had such an incident in the past ten or eight years. Who knew that the Zhang family would be the one to run into this? Who can say for sure?"
The village woman laughed again and said, "But we will have a banquet this time. I heard that Zhang Fangyuan wants to hold the baby's full moon banquet in the new house. It will be a grand celebration. We can also go and see the new house."
The village was bustling with discussions, but Zhang Fangyuan had been scratching his head at home these past two days, worrying about what names to give his two children.
She rummaged through boxes and drawers and found several books that her mother had piled up in boxes when she was alive. She looked through them and wanted to choose two words from good articles and phrases to use as a name for her child, but she either didn't understand the meaning or thought they sounded pretentious. In short, she was never satisfied with the names.
Xu He couldn't read, so he could only worry about it. He couldn't help but complain, "It's all your fault. You said you would teach me how to read before we got married, but you haven't taught me a single word so far."
Zhang Fangyuan chuckled and said, "I'm too busy during the day, so why don't I go to his aunt's house and ask the scholar?"
"You can name your own child. If you don't decide today, you won't eat. If you try to fool people with names like Goudan, Ermao, or Sanya, I'll kick you out."
"Yes, yes, I will definitely pay attention to it."
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