My happy life in a courtyard house with triplets.

Chapter 430: Lou Xiao'e and Ding Qiunan Give Birth to a Child

Zhang Lei finally breathed a sigh of relief after working until 9 p.m.

He glanced at Ye Shuqin, who was still engrossed in calculating her expenses for the day, and walked over to her, asking softly, "Are you done, Shuqin?"

Ye Shuqin looked up at him, her eyes full of grievance: "Husband, we've suffered a huge loss today."

Seeing her looking so distressed about the money, Zhang Lei couldn't help but laugh: "It's okay, our family doesn't rely on this little bit of money to make a living."

He paused, then reassured her gently, "Shuqin, don't worry, I promise you'll have more money than you can spend in the future. I'll give it all to you to manage."

Ye Shuqin sighed softly, "I just feel that it's unnecessary to spend so much..."

"This is very necessary," Zhang Lei said earnestly. "Think about how many people came today. How many are outsiders and how many are our own people? Besides, it's such a big day for our son. If we don't commemorate it properly, they might blame us when they grow up."

Ye Shuqin listened and thought it made sense, so she nodded.

She suddenly remembered something else: "Oh right, I haven't calculated the amount of money my son received as gifts yet."

Zhang Lei reached out and put his arm around her, laughing, "Alright, let's not worry about it."

Before he finished speaking, he scooped Ye Shuqin up in his arms and turned to walk towards the bedroom.

Ye Shuqin instinctively flinched slightly, then hurriedly said, "Wait a minute, I haven't breastfed my son yet!"

Zhang Lei leaned close to her ear and whispered with a chuckle, "No need to feed her anymore. I just told the postpartum nanny to feed her formula. As for these other things... I can handle them."

Ye Shuqin instantly understood his meaning, her cheeks flushed, and she lowered her head, calling out shyly, "Master..."

Zhang Lei smiled and gently assured him, "Don't worry, I'll be gentle. Don't you want a daughter too?"

Ye Shuqin nodded gently, her voice as soft as water: "Honey, be gentle..."

In the days that followed, Zhang Lei resumed his daily routine of watching his wife take care of the child and taking care of the child to watch his wife, which was both happy and somewhat boring.

That day, Zhang Lei was playing games with his three sons in the yard. He was carrying one on his back, holding one in his left arm, and holding one in his right arm. He sang, "You are my little apple, I can never love you enough..." As he sang and danced, he accidentally lost his grip on his youngest son, and the child burst into tears.

Zhang Lei looked at Ye Shuhua beside him and said with a smile, "Shuhua, you guessed wrong. The third brother cried first, the eldest and second brother didn't cry." When Ye Shuhua saw that the third brother was crying loudly, she immediately got angry and hugged the third brother back, saying, "You're bullying me, sir."

Hearing the baby crying, Ye Shuqin and Ye Shuqi rushed out. Seeing Zhang Lei and Ye Shuhua's state, they were immediately furious. The two first took the baby from Zhang Lei and handed him to the nanny, then came over with a stick in their hands.

Seeing this, Zhang Lei quickly begged for forgiveness: "Wife, wife, I was wrong, I was just playing with our son, really just playing." Ye Shuqi, standing nearby, twisted Ye Shuhua's ear and said, "Little sister, have you gotten too bold? Or is this child just a toy for you two?"

Ye Shuhua's ears were being pulled painfully, and she quickly begged for mercy, "Second sister, second sister, please spare me! It was my third child who cried, the others didn't." Ye Shuqi was so angry at her words that she almost laughed, and said, "You can't do this to anyone's children! How can you treat children like this?"

As soon as Ye Shuhua's ears were released, she saw Zhang Lei being beaten and running around in all directions. She immediately turned against him and said, "Big sister, hurry up and hit him! It was a game that the master made me play. It's all his fault." Zhang Lei hurriedly said, "Shuqin, Shuqin, don't listen to Shuhua. It was our idea together. Don't just hit me."

Seeing Zhang Lei's disheveled appearance, everyone couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Just then, Lou Xiao'e's voice suddenly rang out. Zhang Lei quickly stopped Ye Shuqin: "Wait a minute, who's shouting?" Ye Shuqin also looked over and saw the nanny looking anxious, and Lou Xiao'e was calling out in discomfort.

Zhang Lei rushed over: "Xiao'e, Xiao'e, what's wrong?" Lou Xiao'e looked at him anxiously and said, "Husband, I'm about to give birth." Before Zhang Lei could even pay attention to Lou Xiao'e, Ding Qiunan also clutched her stomach and said, "Husband, I... I'm about to give birth too."

Chaos erupted immediately. Zhang Lei quickly said to the nanny, "Quick, help carry them both to the car, I'll drive." This car was borrowed from the Lou family for the baby's one-month celebration, and Zhang Lei had been prepared for the possibility that his wife might suddenly go into labor.

Soon, everyone helped lift Lou Xiao'e and Ding Qiunan into the car, and Zhang Lei drove straight to the hospital, with the accompanying postpartum nanny also going along to take care of them. Upon arrival at the hospital, doctors and nurses wheeled the two into the delivery room, where Zhang Lei waited anxiously.

Not long after, Lou Xiao'e came out on her own. Zhang Lei rushed forward and asked worriedly, "What's wrong? Weren't you supposed to be giving birth soon?" Lou Xiao'e shook her head: "No, the doctor said it's not time yet and told me to keep waiting."

Zhang Lei asked curiously, "Still waiting?" Lou Xiao'e nodded, "My cervix hasn't dilated yet. The doctor said I have to wait for contractions to start before I can give birth, so I came out first." Zhang Lei was taken aback, then hurriedly asked, "What about Ding Qiunan?"

Lou Xiao'e looked at him: "Qiu Nan is still inside, she must be giving birth." Zhang Lei wanted to go in to check, but was stopped outside. He had no choice but to tell the postpartum nanny to wait at the door, while he helped Lou Xiao'e up: "So what are you going to do now?"

Lou Xiao'e thought for a moment and said, "The doctor just told me to walk more, preferably up the stairs, as it helps with childbirth." Zhang Lei quickly helped her, and they began to walk up the stairs step by step. Lou Xiao'e looked at him nervously and said, "Honey, I'm scared."

Zhang Lei quickly comforted her, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, I'm with you." Lou Xiao'e then asked, "What if it hurts during childbirth?" Zhang Lei thought for a moment and said, "I'll teach you a way to distract yourself. When you're giving birth, you can think of me, or you can yell at me, the louder the better. That way you can distract yourself from the pain."

Lou Xiao'e nodded. After walking for more than ten minutes, she suddenly shouted, "Husband, husband, quickly call the doctor!" Zhang Lei quickly helped her to find the doctor, who examined her and immediately sent Lou Xiao'e to the delivery room to give birth.

Zhang Lei was incredibly nervous outside, but he couldn't possibly take away the pain of childbirth from him. His worries hadn't lasted long when he heard a nurse call out, "Who is Ding Qiunan's family member?" Zhang Lei quickly raised his hand: "Yes, yes, I am!"

The nurse brought the baby to him: "Congratulations, you've had a son! Mother and child are safe and sound." Zhang Lei quickly thanked her and gestured for the postpartum nanny to hand the red envelope to the nurse. The nanny took the baby from Zhang Lei's arms. Zhang Lei glanced at the baby and thought to himself, "Why do all newborns look like little monkeys? They're so ugly."

Soon, Ding Qiunan was wheeled out, her face weak as she looked at Zhang Lei: "Where's the baby?" Zhang Lei quickly replied, "The baby's here, here." Ding Qiunan smiled: "What's our baby's name?"

Zhang Lei thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "Let's name him Zhang Chengye, so he can follow in his father's footsteps." Ding Qiunan smiled and said, "Why don't we have him study medicine with me?" Zhang Lei smiled and agreed, "Okay, medicine is fine, anything is fine, as long as he's happy."

No sooner had she finished speaking than Lou Xiao'e's voice rang out from the delivery room: "Zhang Lei, you bastard, it's all your fault! It hurts so much! Zhang Lei, you heartless bastard, it's all your fault, I'll never have your child again..."

Everyone outside was stunned. Ding Qiunan couldn't help but chuckle and said, "Honey, why does Xiao'e keep scolding you?" Zhang Lei had no choice but to awkwardly tell her the method he had taught her to distract herself from the pain.

Upon hearing this, Ding Qiunan laughed and said, "I should have scolded you too, so I wouldn't have had to hold it in so much." Zhang Lei could only laugh awkwardly and say, "Go ahead and scold me, the harsher the better." As he spoke, he picked up the child and gently rocked him in front of Ding Qiunan.

Lou Xiao'e shouted and cursed in the delivery room for half an hour before finally giving birth to her child smoothly.