1990s: Spring Water Family

Chapter 244 Huge Good News, Quadruplets

"I'm just getting rid of all the bad luck."

Gu Bin said in a serious tone, "If you don't believe me, ask Grandma. We old Jinan people really have this custom."

"I believe."

Rui Rui, being quick-witted, also spat three times.

"See, Rui Rui knows."

Gu Bin chuckled and started coaxing her again: "Good wife, don't you believe me? Hurry up and spit a few times too."

"I want one too"

Lin Xiyu was both amused and exasperated.

"Be good, listen to me."

Gu Bin continued to coax, "For the sake of our baby, you have to believe it whether you like it or not."

"Ok."

Since things had come to this point, Lin Xiyu could only go along with him and spit three times as well.

"Alright, now all the bad luck is gone."

Grandma Gu finally felt better and smiled.

"OK."

Lin Xiyu knew perfectly well that Grandma Gu was genuinely looking out for her. Not only did she not blame her for causing trouble at the hospital in a moment of impulsiveness, she was also very grateful.

“We shouldn’t have come here in the first place; we should have gone to the Maternal and Child Health Hospital.”

Grandma Gu calmed down and her mind cleared up: "I was so busy that I forgot that I knew a doctor who worked there. These days, it's easy to get things done if you know someone, especially at the hospital. If you slip a red envelope during delivery, the mother can suffer a lot less."

"It's a bit late today, let's go another day."

Gu Bin smiled and agreed, "My wife is a priority now, so my son can't go hungry."

"We don't even know if it's a boy yet."

Lin Xiyu smiled and playfully scolded, "You keep calling him 'son,' aren't you afraid people will laugh at you?"

"I have a feeling it's going to be a son."

Gu Bin had his own reasons: "A daughter loves her mother and can't bear to see her suffer. You've had such a strong reaction so soon after getting pregnant, so you must be a troublemaker, not a sweet little cotton-padded jacket."

"It might be a daughter."

Lin Xiyu deliberately contradicted him, dragging her nephew into the fray: "Rui Rui, aren't you right?"

"Correct."

Rui Rui glanced at her uncle, then at her aunt, and nodded very righteously.

"Does Rui Rui prefer little brothers or little sisters?"

Grandma Gu was amused and asked with a smile.

"younger sister."

Rui Rui glanced at her uncle and aunt again, and this time answered even more decisively.

Hey, you little rascal!

Gu Bin laughed in anger: "Do you even know your own surname? Whose grandson are you?"

"Of course I know."

Rui Rui retorted seriously, "Anyway, it's not surnamed Gu."

"hehe."

Lin Xiyu couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh out loud.

-

The man was overjoyed when his wife got pregnant and called all his relatives and friends.

From his son's great-grandfather to his one-month-old nephew, he bothered them all.

Their relatives and friends were also very supportive, traveling from all over the country to congratulate the young couple.

The old house hadn't been this lively in a long time. Since the good news was announced, guests had been coming one after another for half a month, making Grandma Gu beam with joy.

Gu Bin was also very happy and set up a banquet in the courtyard to entertain his guests.

After Lin Xiyu became pregnant, his main task changed from grocery shopping and cooking to taking care of his wife. He became her full-time bodyguard 24 hours a day, following her everywhere, even to the toilet.

Grandma Gu is getting old and can't handle strenuous work, and her daughter-in-law is pregnant and needs extra nutrition.

The family urgently needed a nanny, but a suitable one couldn't be found in a short time. So he hired a full-time postpartum nanny from a postpartum care center at a high price to get her to work with the family in advance and prepare for taking care of the new mother and baby.

The nanny's surname is Liu, she is 42 years old this year, her hometown is Liaocheng, not far from Jinan, and she can cook authentic Shandong cuisine.

Grandma Gu and Lin Xiyu were very satisfied with her cooking and praised it highly.

With a nanny, the family's daily needs were met, and Gu Bin had more free time to spend with his wife. Wherever they went, he took great care of her, supporting her as she walked and making sure she rode slowly in a car, for fear that a single mishap would dash their hopes of having a son.

"You keep talking about your son all the time. Are you like everyone else, favoring sons over daughters? Do you like sons more than daughters?"

Lin Xiyu would occasionally get annoyed by his pestering and deliberately pick on him.

"No, absolutely not."

Gu Bin firmly denied it: "I have never been sexist. I will love any child you give birth to, whether it is a boy or a girl."

Lin Xiyu didn't believe it: "Then why do you always call me 'son'? I've never heard you call me 'daughter' even once?"

"It's easier to call him son."

Gu Bin retorted earnestly, "Of course, you can ask me to call you 'daughter' if you want. I can practice beforehand and straighten my tongue."

"I think you'd better practice."

Lin Xiyu teased him with a smile, "I have a feeling this baby will most likely be a girl."

"No way?"

Gu Bin teased her on purpose, counting on his fingers: "Is your hunch accurate? My calculations show that it's very likely to be a son, so why is it that when it comes to you, it's a gender change?"

"You're the one who's had a sex change."

Lin Xiyu laughed in exasperation, speechless at his charlatan-like remarks.

"How about we make a bet?"

Gu Bin used this as an excuse to amuse her: "You bet on having a daughter, I bet on having a son, and whoever wins will have their child take their surname."

"You said it yourself."

Lin Xiyu was pleasantly surprised: "No going back on your word."

"No regrets."

Gu Bin casually remarked, "Whoever goes back on their word is a little dog."

"Alright, just you wait."

Lin Xiyu smiled happily: "My premonitions are always very accurate, you're definitely going to be the puppy."

The couple made a bet, treating it as a private matter for fun.

Lin Xiyu didn't really take it seriously at the moment; her future children would be named after her surname.

It wasn't until she was born that she gave the two of them a huge surprise.

-

The days of recuperating at home flew by, and before I knew it, I was in my twelfth week of pregnancy.

Gu Bin accompanied his wife to the Maternal and Child Health Hospital for a follow-up examination. They waited outside the ultrasound room for a long time but no one came out, which made him a little anxious.

He paced anxiously at the door, almost unable to resist rushing inside.

Who are Lin Xiyu's family members?

After waiting for quite a while, a young intern finally pushed open the door and came out.

"I'm."

Gu Bin's heart skipped a beat, and his breath almost stopped.

"Don't be nervous."

The intern almost burst out laughing when he saw that the man's face had turned pale with fright: "Your wife's situation is a bit special. Come in with me."

"Okay, okay."

How could Gu Bin not be nervous? He even felt his legs go weak when he walked.

He shakily entered the house and saw his wife lying on the bed. His heart clenched again, almost stopping.

Congratulations!

The attending physician glanced back at him and smiled meaningfully: "Your wife is carrying twins or triplets; we can currently confirm four heartbeats."

"How many?!"

Gu Bin rubbed his ears in disbelief, suspecting he was hallucinating. The huge shift from shock to delight left him somewhat dazed and needed time to process.

"Four."

The doctor seemed to have anticipated this dumbfounded expression and looked at him with amusement.

"Four?"

Gu Bin pinched his thigh hard, wincing in pain.

"That's right, four."

The attending physician suppressed a laugh and repeated it carefully.

"My God."

Gu Bin's mind went blank, and he blurted out, "Wife, do you think I'm not working hard enough and not earning enough money, and you want me to work even harder?"

"Pfft."

The intern couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"I don't know why this is happening."

Lin Xiyu wasn't much better off than him; ever since the doctor told her it was quadruplets, she had been in a daze.

"Quadruplets would be wonderful."

The young intern was even more excited than the couple when he first encountered quadruplets: "Now that we have the one-child policy, other people can't even have an extra child, and you've had four at once, are you going to complain?"

"We don't look down on them."

Gu Bin chuckled awkwardly, "I just can't believe it. If my wife weren't lying here, I would have thought I'd walked into the wrong clinic."

"That's right, this is your wife."

The attending physician found it amusing and joined in the joke: "There's no doubt about quadruplets. From now on, when we go out for a walk, we can lead all four of them on one leash. Your babies will be the most eye-catching kids on the whole street."

"Hey, hey."

Gu Bin felt it was too early to say that, his eyes darting around, and he couldn't help but glance at the machine: "Um, doctor, could I take a look at the report?"

"You still don't believe me?"

The intern chuckled and casually tossed the ultrasound report to him.

Gu Bin took it very seriously, his eyes glued to it, reading it carefully word by word more than once. His gaze finally fell on the diagnosis: quadruplets, three neat and clear bold characters.

Lin Xiyu, female, 29 years old, 12 weeks pregnant, carrying quadruplets.

He silently repeated it to himself several more times to make sure there were no mistakes, then let out a long sigh of relief and came back to his senses.

"Is it confirmed now?"

The intern jokingly teased him, "It's your wife's report, isn't it?"

"It's my wife's report, oh no, it's my wife's report."

Gu Bin's ears turned red for once, and he stammered dramatically.

"hehe."

The intern was having a hard time suppressing his laughter.

"As long as you're sure it's correct, that's fine."

The attending physician kindly reminded her: "Pregnant with quadruplets is not easy. If you feel unwell, come to the hospital for a follow-up visit in time."

"Okay, okay, thank you doctor."

Gu Bin smiled gratefully, came to the bedside, and carefully helped his wife up as if she were a precious treasure.

Lin Xiyu was carrying four babies and felt immense pressure, so she moved much more slowly than usual when getting out of bed.

"Does your family have a history of twins?"

The attending physician watched with a smile the whole time, showing no sign of impatience.

"Have."

"No."

The couple both thought the question was directed at them and spoke almost simultaneously.

"Yes or no?"

The intern was a little puzzled.

"I don't have any."

After saying this, Gu Bin suddenly widened his eyes and looked at Lin Xiyu.

Grandma said

Lin Xiyu laughed awkwardly: "My maternal grandfather's family has a gene for twins."

"Really, honey?"

Gu Bin was stunned again, finding it difficult to process the established facts.

"It must be true, right?"

Lin Xiyu wasn't quite sure: "I've never been back to my hometown, I've only heard my grandmother mention it once."

Why didn't you say so sooner?

Gu Bin was both amused and exasperated: "If I had known your family had a twin gene, I wouldn't have been so shocked. When I first heard it was quadruplets, my mind almost exploded. I nearly thought I'd been kidnapped."

What are you wearing?

Lin Xiyu stopped laughing and stared at him with a chilling gaze.

"No, it's nothing."

Gu Bin was startled and realized that he had almost said the wrong thing in his excitement. He swallowed back the words "green hat" that were about to come out of his mouth.

"Humph"

Lin Xiyu couldn't lose her temper in front of the doctor, so she glared at him fiercely.

"Don't be angry, honey. I'll kneel on the washboard when we get home."

Gu Bin gave a wry smile, his attitude of admitting his mistake was very sincere.

"Pfft."

The intern couldn't help but laugh again.

-

The little incident at the hospital did not dampen the joy of being pregnant with quadruplets. After returning home, the couple couldn't help but call all their relatives and friends.

Upon hearing the news, relatives and friends were once again in an uproar. My cousin, who lived closest and ran the fastest, arrived at the old house immediately, boasting about her contribution: "I'm not bragging, but your sister is your lucky star. If it weren't for the old Chinese medicine doctor I recommended to you, even if we have twin genes in our family, it would have been impossible for you to conceive quadruplets."

"Yes, yes, yes, my sister deserves the most credit."

Lin Xiyu was in a good mood and was willing to flatter her: "When Gu Bin comes back later, have him kowtow to you on my behalf to thank you for your great kindness, sister."

"There's no need for kowtowing."

My cousin couldn't stop smiling. She looked around but didn't see Gu Bin. She asked in surprise, "That's strange. Where's my devoted brother-in-law? This isn't like him. His wife is home, but he's not here? Isn't he supposed to be with you 24/7, never wanting to be apart from you for a moment?"

"He went to the airport to pick someone up."

Lin Xiyu smiled and said, "Sixth Grandfather is coming. His flight is at three o'clock this afternoon."

"Oh oh."

My cousin smiled knowingly: "The old man you're talking about is the one who used to be a high-ranking official in Beijing, the one who was quite aloof, right?"

"He is honest and upright, not aloof and virtuous."

Lin Xiyu felt that her cousin had misunderstood and felt it necessary to explain a few words for her sixth grandfather: "Actually, he is a very nice person, without any airs, and he is very caring towards the younger generation. Gu Bin respects his sixth grandfather the most. If it weren't for him, he wouldn't bother to associate with his relatives in Beijing."

"Gu Bin is quite aloof."

My cousin blinked and suddenly said that.

I think he's fine.

Lin Xiyu was a little puzzled: "What is the reason that makes you have this opinion of him?"

You think he's good because he's good to you.

Her cousin treated her like family, speaking frankly: "He might not be so good-tempered with other people, and his methods can be quite ruthless."

"Sis, have you heard something?"

Lin Xiyu frowned slightly: "Don't hide anything from me and make me guess wildly, it makes me feel uneasy."

"Actually, it's nothing."

My cousin's eyes flickered slightly: "Since you asked, I'll tell you, but just don't tell anyone else, lest Gu Bin finds out and complains that I'm meddling and annoying."

"Row"

Lin Xiyu nodded in agreement: "I won't tell him."