After the three little ones were born, Mai Sui never gave them names.
Now this task naturally falls on Shen Xingchen.
Mai Sui may not care whose surname the child takes, but Mai Lao San cares about it very much.
So, when Mai Sui asked Shen Xingchen to name the child, Mai Lao San specifically reminded him:
"The surname Mai is not easy to come up with. You have to think carefully and come up with a name that is both nice and auspicious."
Shen Xingchen was immersed in complete happiness and didn't notice the hidden meaning in Mai Laosan's words.
But Chen Jiushan, who was a son-in-law, recognized it immediately.
He always thought that he was the only son-in-law in the Mai family, and the child born to Mai Sui and Shen Xingchen should have the surname Shen, not Mai.
After all, Shen Xingchen is from Beijing, he is smart, and has a decent job, so how could he be willing to marry into the family?
But Chen Jiushan worked under Mai Lao San, so even if he heard it, it would not be easy for him to say it directly in front of so many elders.
But his expression was different, and Mai Dongxue still noticed it.
Mai Dongxue didn't have as many concerns as Chen Jiushan, she asked directly:
"Uncle San, why is the child born by my cousin named Mai? Shouldn't he have the same surname as my brother-in-law, Shen?"
After these words were spoken, Shen Xingchen finally reacted and looked at Mai Lao San with a puzzled look.
Mai Laosan seemed a little embarrassed. It was all his fault that he didn't make things clear with Shen Xingchen before they got married.
Now that I have a child, it is a bit awkward to talk about this issue again.
But such lovely grandchildren are really rare for Mai Lao San!
So, he said shamelessly: "Compared with other families, our Mai family is not very prosperous, and triplets are rare. Of course, we have to be named Mai for a good omen. In the future, our family will surely have many children and grandchildren!"
Afraid that Shen Xingchen would not agree, Mai Lao San used the wheat ear as a shield:
"My daughter, you said you went to the war with a big belly, and you went through a lot of hardships to give birth to the child, so naturally the child should take your surname. At worst, we can give the next child the surname Shen."
Shen Xingchen didn't understand at first, but when he heard this, he instantly felt sorry for his wife.
He had personally experienced "pregnancy reactions" and vomited for three months. It was not a pleasant experience.
Thinking that he is so miserable at home, his wife must be fighting on the battlefield with a big belly. She must be suffering more than him.
Otherwise, how could she have a premature birth? She must have been suffering from a bad nose!
Thinking about it this way, it seems appropriate to let the child and my wife have the surname Mai.
Shen Xingchen even felt a little guilty. It took his father to remind him before he realized how hard his wife worked. How wrong he was!
As a good husband who loves his wife, Shen Xingchen had no reason to refuse. He readily agreed: "Dad, you are right. Let's take the last name Mai!"
Mai Lao San immediately smiled happily: "Xingchen, I knew you were a good person! Our family is blessed to have a son-in-law like you in our previous life."
"Dad, please don't say that. This should be my blessing!"
The wheat ear that is not hard at all:.......
Finally, the eldest of the three little ones is called Mai Zhenyin, the second is called Mai Zhennian, and the third is called Mai Zhenrong.
The generation name "Zhen" is fixed for the Mai family and cannot be changed.
However, in this kind of generational hierarchy, only males are usually included.
For example, Mai Hongcai’s generation belongs to the “Cai generation”.
Names like Mai Juncai and Mai Liangcai are given this way.
But Mai Sui was not named according to the "Cai" generation.
There are also four golden flowers in Mai Xiangnan's family, none of them are of the "cai" generation.
Shen Xingchen specially named his first and second child "Zhen", which was a sign of his respect.
There are currently eight people in the "Zhen" generation.
There are two children in Mai Juncai's family, Hutou and his younger brother Tietou who was born not long ago.
Mai Liangcai also has two children, twins Damao and Ermao.
There is one in Mai Chunni’s family, Niu Niu, and his full name is Mai Zhenniu.
What an awesome name!
Then there are these three from the Mai Sui family.
In other words, among the "Zhen" generation, only Dabao and Erbao are girls, and the rest are all boys, which is exactly the opposite of the "Cai" generation.
The "Cai" generation has more girls than boys.
The head of the family, Mai Xiangdong, thought that triplets were a good omen, and it was also a good idea to name them all "Zhen".
Since Mai Xiangdong agreed, Mai Xiangnan and Mai Xiangbei naturally had no objections.
Mai Laosan went even further and kept praising Shen Xingchen for his good name.
Later, the Mai family developed a habit of naming their children, regardless of whether they were boys or girls, according to their generation.
Just by looking at the name, you can tell that they are from the Mai family.
Mai Sui didn't need to observe confinement after childbirth, but the army provided this benefit, a month's vacation, and she couldn't waste it!
But Mai Sui didn't take care of the baby during her vacation at home, not because she didn't want to, but because Shen Xingchen didn't want to.
Because once, Shen Xingchen saw with his own eyes Mai Sui throwing three children into the air, like he was performing acrobatics.
Shen Xingchen was so scared that he peed his pants on the spot, fearing that Mai Sui would accidentally fail to catch the baby and drop it!
So, Shen Xingchen turned himself into a 24-hour nanny, taking the baby with him wherever he went, for fear that Mai Sui would harm the baby on a whim.
But Shen Xingchen sometimes has to do experiments and can't watch the baby all the time.
Therefore, colleagues in the office who are free will help to take care of it.
Fortunately, the three little ones are very well behaved and not shy at all, and can play with anyone.
If everyone is busy, just put the kids in Sheng Huainan's office and let the three of them play by themselves.
Sheng Huainan looked at his messy office and could only remain speechless.
What can he do? This is Mai Sui's child. Even if he dares to lose his temper with Shen Xingchen, he is still a little afraid of Mai Sui, the living devil, because he doesn't want to be beaten and sent to the hospital again.
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As spring goes and autumn comes, time passes in laughter and fun.
Fast forward to 1982, and the three little ones are now three years old.
They are still as cute as they were when they were children, just like the Fuwa in the New Year pictures, so adorable.
People at the Southeast Military Region Research Institute liked them very much, especially Sheng Huainan.
Sheng Huainan never planned to get married in his life, let alone have children. He even hated children at the beginning.
But Shen Xingchen often put the three little ones in his office, and over time, Sheng Huainan became close to the children.
Especially when they call him "Grandpa" in a baby voice, it's so adorable.
Sheng Huainan's heart of steel was conquered in an instant.
Then he immediately took them to the military district canteen to buy delicious food, such as chocolate, milk puffs, canned fruit... almost every request was met.
After the three little ones had eaten and drunk their fill and left, Sheng Huainan suddenly remembered that Shen Xingchen seemed to have said that the three little ones were not allowed to eat candy anymore.
On the way back, Zhenyin said to her sister and brother in a cocky manner: "See? I told you that Grandpa Sheng would definitely buy us something delicious."
Zhen Nian immediately flattered her and said, "Sister, you are so smart!"
Zhenrong licked his lips and said with some aftertaste: "Sister, I want to eat it again next time!"
Zhenyin: "Okay! Let's find someone else to take advantage of next time. My uncle is coming back soon."