CHAPTER 244: CHAPTER 240: WON’T COME OUT UNLESS FULL!

Ever since little Chen Yunze arrived at the Chen Mansion,

laughter has become more frequent.

Of course, there’s also often the sound of a baby’s cries.

"Ah oh....."

In the side room, just as Chen Xuan entered the state of cultivation, he heard the little one’s cries.

Helpless, Chen Xuan opened his eyes and stopped cultivating.

"Little rascal, sure knows how to cause trouble!"

Chen Xuan muttered under his breath.

Once upon a time, he planned to be a loving father, but in just over ten days,

What nonsense about being a loving father!

If Chen Yunze weren’t so small, he’d have wanted to lay hands on him.

Day after day, too much to handle.

Crying when he’s hungry is normal, right? But this guy demands someone entertain him constantly, unless he’s asleep.

Otherwise, don’t even think about getting any rest.

Chen Xuan was exasperated, wondering whose child could be so troublesome.

...

"Crying again?"

Chen Xuan entered the room and saw Su Wanqiu looking utterly exhausted.

She hadn’t been sleeping well these days, having lost quite a bit of weight.

This sight made his heart ache.

"Keep it down, Yunze is hungry. Once he’s full, he’ll fall asleep!"

Su Wanqiu lightly patted him with her hand.

Chen Xuan came to her side, glanced at the little one, and said to her, "Let’s hire a few wet nurses, it’s too hard on you otherwise."

"No, I want to take care of him myself."

Su Wanqiu shook her head, very determined.

To this, Chen Xuan was also helpless. He had suggested it many times, but she rejected it every time.

But this little rascal was just too much to handle. Even though she’s a Martial Artist, she’s still human and needs sleep.

"Alright, just don’t worry about it. Didn’t a woman in the village used to take care of several kids at once? I’m only taking care of Yunze, it’s no problem."

Su Wanqiu knew he was concerned about her.

But she truly wanted to personally take care of Yunze.

"What kind of rascal has as much energy as he does, day in and day out!"

Chen Xuan glared vehemently at Chen Yunze, who was asleep. Watch out, this personality is bound to cause trouble in the future.

And then... it’ll be his mother’s problem to deal with.

...

As days passed by,

besides Su Yun, the due dates for the other women were getting closer and closer.

According to the doctor who regularly visited the Chen Mansion, aside from Su Yun, the dates for the others were about the same, with a day or two at most in between.

Because of this, Chen Xuan prepared early, specifically asking Qin Gang to inform the well-known midwives in town.

One had to say, that doctor was spot on.

The women ended up giving birth on the same day.

That day, the Chen Mansion was complete chaos, voices rising and falling.

Ye Yilan and Xuan Er lost their usual composure.

Especially Ye Yilan, who couldn’t stop talking after Ye Jincen entered the room.

However, these little ones were clearly more considerate than Chen Yunze.

Not causing much trouble, everything went smoothly for the women.

But—

they were all daughters, without exception.

One after another, leaving Chen Xuan a bit bewildered.

It’s not that he favored sons over daughters, just that all the women had daughters, which truly caught him by surprise.

...

In the backyard.

"Ah...."

All the women were quite frustrated, as if crying was contagious.

Chen Yunze began first, and then his sisters followed suit.

The noise was head-splitting.

After finally soothing them, Su Wanqiu hurriedly took the little rascal into the room.

Afraid he’d start the crying chorus again, they were really scared of him.

"By the way, haven’t you thought of any names yet, my dear husband?"

Pei Yuenan, holding a child and gently rocking, glanced at Chen Xuan.

Instantly, Liu Rushi, Ji Keren, and Ye Jincen all looked at him with faces full of reproach.

Ten days had passed since the children were born,

and still, there’s not a single name. How could they be happy!

These days, Chen Xuan had been calling them little Pei, little Liu, little Ye, but when he called Ji Keren’s daughter little Ji, it earned him a bite.

In the end, he changed it to little Ke.

Now Chen Xuan was deeply troubled, truly lacking the literacy to come up with good names.

And to come up with four at once, it was mind-racking.

He even consulted the older folks, but they scolded him.

"You’re the dad; you should come up with the names, not us," they said.

Besides, they weren’t that literate either; Chen Yunze’s name was thought up by accident.

Four at once, he couldn’t come up with them if his life depended on it.

"Yeah, it’s been so long already. No matter what the names are like, there should at least be one!"

Ye Jincen looked at him expectantly.

Her father had asked several times for the children’s names, but she excused it by saying names needed to be thought through carefully.

But dragging it out this long wasn’t a solution either.

Yesterday, Ye Yilan sent a message asking her to bring the children to the City Lord’s Mansion for a stay, so he could bond with his grandchildren.

So, she was in even more of a hurry.

From the looks they gave him, if he didn’t come up with names today, they’d be ready to bite his head off.

"Hmm...."

"Sigh...."

"Hiss...."

Making a variety of sounds, his expressions were quite varied.

As his gaze swept over the women, suddenly an idea popped into his head.

"Got it!"

Chen Xuan clapped his hands and shouted.

"What?"

The women almost shouted in unison, all eyes on him, full of anticipation.

"It’s simple, we’ll take a character from each of your names!"

Anyway, since we’ve been calling Little Pei and Little Ke for such a long time, let’s just take a character from each of the ladies’ names.

It would have a bit of meaning.

"Little Pei will be called Chen Yue from now on!"

"Little Ke will be Chen Ke, and for Little Ye..." Chen Xuan was stumped at Ye Jincen’s turn because both characters ’Jin’ and ’Cen’ sounded good.

"Chen Cen then! It sounds a bit nicer."

"And finally, Little Liu will be called Chen Ru!"

After the ladies each acknowledged their daughters’ names, they couldn’t help but repeat them.

"Chen Yue... Hmm... It sounds quite nice!"

Pei Yuenan was quite satisfied with this name.

As for the others, after repeating them several times, they also found them not bad.

"Phew——"

Seeing the satisfied smiles on their faces, Chen Xuan felt relieved.

Naming them was even more exhausting than when he was slaying those demon races.

...

The next day, Chen Xuan sent Ye Jincen to the City Lord’s Mansion.

Ye Yilan held onto Chen Cen without letting go, constantly talking to her.

Although initially hoping Ye Jincen would have a son, her heart melted seeing how cute Chen Cen was, so it didn’t matter anymore.

As for a boy, they could always try again later!

There’s plenty of time!

Chen Xuan, however, left after dinner.

There were still several little ones at home, and like Su Wanqiu, the women all wanted to take care of them themselves since they were all new to this and sometimes fumbled about.

He didn’t feel at ease and wanted to check back.

...

"Phew——"

Chen Xuan left Liu Rushi’s room, finally having soothed the little rascal Chen Ru.

Besides Chen Yunze, she was the most mischievous at home.

Liu Rushi was quite exhausted by her.

Chen Xuan also spent the most time in her room.

Among all the little ones in the Chen Mansion, the most obedient one was Chen Ke, who basically just ate and slept.

Very well-behaved.

Truly a worry-free child for him as a father.

...

In a blink, Su Yun was about to give birth.

Compared to the others, Chen Xuan’s expression was very grave at this moment.

The little girl was carrying a Purity Body within her, which certainly wouldn’t be straightforward, and... there might even be danger.

"Yun’er will surely be fine!"

Su Wanqiu comforted him upon seeing his expression.

Not only that, but strangely all the little ones were exceptionally well-behaved today; even Chen Yunze, who usually made quite a fuss, didn’t cry all day.

As if they knew a remarkable younger brother was about to be born.

Right!

Su Yun was expecting a boy.

Since Chen Xuan checked her body and the state of the fetus daily, he had long known.

Sure enough, as he had expected.

A day and a night passed.

The mischievous little guy still didn’t want to come out.

Fortunately, Su Yun was a first-grade Martial Cultivator. If it were someone else, they probably couldn’t endure it.

"I’ll go in; you wait outside."

The screams from the little girl were not only painful for her, but each one tore at Chen Xuan’s heart, and he couldn’t stand it anymore. After instructing them, he entered the room.

Inside the room, it was steaming hot.

The four midwives and four maids were already sweating profusely from anxiety.

"Madam, hang in there, it’s almost out!"

"Push, push!"

"Quick, change the hot water! The water temperature isn’t enough!"

"Hurry, hurry!"

.....

Chen Xuan stood not far away, not daring to speak.

At this moment, Su Yun’s hair was drenched, her hands tightly gripping the corner of the quilt.

"Breathe, madam!"

The midwife advised.

"Breathe...."

After Su Yun took a deep breath, the midwife quickly said, "Push, madam!"

"Ah..."

The little girl let out a heart-wrenching scream.

"Again!"

....

Su Yun followed the midwife’s instructions repeatedly.

Another day!

At this point, Chen Xuan’s brows were furrowed deeply with endless worry in his eyes.

Even though Su Yun was a first-grade Martial Cultivator, this toll was unbearable. Her face was ashen, with not a trace of redness left.

It wasn’t just her; even the midwives couldn’t hold out any longer and started taking turns to rest.

"Damn you, you rascal. Just see how your father will deal with you when you come out!"

Chen Xuan cursed in his heart.

No matter what Purity Body, damn it, it’s too much to bear.

"Why is it still not coming out!"

Even the midwife’s voice was hoarse. If it weren’t for the generous compensation from the Chen Mansion, she would have really given up on this.

"Boom!"

At that moment, the pouch containing the World Spirit Stone suddenly flew into the air, and a golden pillar of light as thick as an arm appeared.

It happened to fall onto Su Yun’s abdomen.

"Ah...."

The sudden scene startled the midwife, who was just an ordinary person and had never seen such a thing.

"It’s okay, don’t be afraid! Continue!"

Chen Xuan’s expression changed instantly, shouting loudly, and then his Spiritual Power surged out.

"It’s alright!"

Upon sensing that it was the fetus absorbing energy from the World Spirit Stone, Chen Xuan breathed a sigh of relief.

"Could it be that the little guy wasn’t willing to come out because it hadn’t absorbed enough energy?"

This thought suddenly popped into Chen Xuan’s mind.

The more he thought about it, the more it seemed plausible.