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Chapter 560 Adding a Child
Time flies, and September is here in the blink of an eye. Beijing has entered its most beautiful season of the year, with clear skies, crisp air, and mountainsides ablaze with red leaves—a truly breathtaking sight…

The Su family was also reaping the rewards of their labor. The maternity ward in the backyard was brightly lit with candles and bustling with people.

The men also gathered outside the delivery room, listening intently to the screams coming from inside, their hearts pounding in their throats—She Yunlu was about to give birth.

She suddenly started having sex in the middle of the night, and then chaos ensued until now...

The usually composed and steady Su Tai was now completely flustered, pacing nervously back and forth in the corridor, repeatedly opening and closing his hands behind his back, muttering, "Little lion, stop bothering your mother, come out quickly..."

"Don't worry, with your wife's physique, she'll have no problem giving birth to a baby, let alone a calf." Although Su Youcai was also panicking, he still tried to calm down and comfort his son.

"What are you talking about? Is your daughter-in-law a cow?" Su Youjin rolled his eyes at his second brother and scolded him.

“Dad, what you’re saying isn’t very good either…” Su Man said speechlessly, “Big brother, don’t make fun of second brother.”

"Qiu-ge'er, what do you think?" Su Tai asked Su Lu.

“This child must have a very big head…” Su Zhuangyuan asserted.

"Well, the whole family has lost their tongue..." Su Man was speechless; it seemed everyone was panicking.

But while the words may be crude, the point is valid: She Yunluo's physique was indeed extraordinary, comparable to a women's basketball player in later generations. Even she had such a difficult time giving birth to a child; one can only wonder how incredibly clever she must have been…

Inside the delivery room, She Yunluo's cries of pain never stopped, but fortunately she was strong and healthy, and she didn't get tired even after shouting for two hours.

Finally, as the morning star rose, a clear cry of a newborn baby suddenly pierced the night sky, instantly freezing everyone outside the delivery room in place.

"It's born! It's born! Congratulations to the martial arts champion on the birth of his son!" The midwife's female disciple came out immediately to announce the good news.

"Oh? Great, great!" Su Tai breathed a sigh of relief, hugged Su Lu and grinned, "I'm a father! I have a son!"

"Haha, congratulations, Second Brother, you've taken the lead!" Su Lu was also very happy that this was the first member of their family to be born in the next generation.

"Big brother, I'm a grandpa now!" Su Youcai was overjoyed, holding Su Youjin's hand, not caring whether his brother felt sore or not.

"What are you so smug about? He's still my grandson, isn't he?" Su Youjin didn't bother arguing with him, and waved his hand with a smile.
"Quickly, take a look and enjoy!"

After another meal, the eldest aunt came out carrying a baby wrapped in a brocade quilt, and everyone immediately swarmed around her.

The eldest aunt scolded Su Tai, "Go and see your wife first! She almost lost her life trying to give birth to a big, healthy boy weighing eight pounds and eight ounces for you."

"Oh!" Su Tai rushed into the delivery room.

Then they saw She Yunlu lying on the bed, her face deathly pale, and she was indeed weaker than ever before...

When her sister-in-law, Athena Chu, saw her, she complained, "Look at you! The doctor repeatedly told her to eat less and less. You just ignored him! You're always secretly feeding her. Is it because you didn't give birth to her?!"

"I was wrong..." Su Tai lowered his head in shame.

"Alright, sister-in-law, we've already eaten and given birth, so let's not complain about them anymore." Huang E pulled Zhu Yin out and said to Su Tai, "Second brother, spend some time with your sister-in-law."

"Sigh." Su Tai nodded, stepped forward and grasped She Yunluo's cold hand, his eyes reddening as he said, "I'm sorry, I was really wrong..."

"Stop talking nonsense." Then, She Yunluo said weakly, "Give me something to eat, I'm starving."

"Huh?" Although Su Tai had ten boiled eggs in his pocket, he dared not feed them randomly this time and hurriedly called in the midwife to ask.

The midwife exclaimed with delight, "Madam is truly gifted! She'll definitely have no problem eating!"

"Can we have boiled eggs?" Su Tai then pulled out a handful of boiled eggs from his pocket, which was how he and his wife expressed their love.

She Yunluo's heart melted at the sight...

"That won't do." The midwife was sweating profusely. "You should eat something easy to digest. No matter how healthy you are, you can't just eat boiled eggs right away."

But don't worry, her aunt had already prepared chicken soup and rice porridge, and immediately had them brought into the delivery room to fill She Yunluo's stomach.

~~
Outside, the Su family members were marveling at the first child of the next generation. Most children are born wrinkled, red, and small, and none of them are good-looking.

But this boy was actually rosy and plump, and even had hair. Auntie held him in her arms and exclaimed in shock, "Good heavens, he's almost as big as the third son was back then!"

"No wonder he's Second Brother's child," Su Lu exclaimed. "He'll be a giant in the future!"

"By the way, what's this baby's nickname?" Su Youjin asked.

"Uh..." The younger generation hesitated, seemingly finding it difficult to speak.

"What's your name? Tell me quickly!" The uncle became even more curious.

“Call him…Little Lion Head,” Athena Chu replied softly.

"What? Lion's Head!" The uncle was dumbfounded. "Why isn't he called Ye'erba?" "Uncle, the couple named him 'Little Lion's Head,' not Lion's Head." Su Lu shifted his gaze from his little nephew.

“That’s ridiculous, what’s the point of calling it?” Su Youcai shook his head repeatedly.

"Forget it, forget it, it's up to the father to decide what nickname to give him... Northern kids are called 'Dog Egg' or 'Iron Egg,' maybe this round and smooth name will make him easier to raise." Auntie was very clear-headed, saying that it should be whoever's name it was: "You, as the grandfather, just decide on the formal name."

"I've already decided on his name!" Su Youcai announced impatiently, "This child was born when the morning star was rising. His generation name is 'Chang,' and the morning star is also called Chang Geng, so let's name him Su Chang Geng!"

"Su Changgeng? What a good name!" Even the top two scholars said it was good.

“Su Changgeng? Good!” The eldest uncle nodded emphatically and said, “The little lion head will be named Su Changgeng.”

Then she sighed sadly, "It's a pity that my parents aren't here. If they could see their great-grandson, how happy they would be!"

“Alas, there’s nothing we can do. The world is in turmoil, and the journey is so long. How can we let our parents come to the capital?” Su Youcai said sadly.

The main reason is that the country is in chaos, and bandits are everywhere, especially in the Sichuan and Hubei regions, which are particularly hard hit. We really don't dare let the elderly go out. Otherwise, no matter how far away it is, the old man and woman will come.

"Damn it, how did the world become like this?!" Su Youjin cursed in frustration. Actually, he didn't understand any grand principles; his main problem was that it was preventing his family from reuniting...

"Alright, let's not talk about these things on such a joyous occasion." It was my aunt who stood firm and instructed, "Quickly send the good news back home."

Zhu Yin and Huang E couldn't help but secretly admire their aunt, thinking that she was truly the pillar of the Su family and that they should learn from her.

"Chang Geng Chang Geng?"

"Little Lion Head? Your name is Chang Geng now?" The two sisters-in-law deliberately teased the little lion head to change the subject.

But the eldest aunt never forgot to urge them to hurry up and say, "You two need to hurry up too! It's been half a year since we came to the capital, and neither of you has a baby yet."

"..." Huang E's expression darkened, and she lowered her head sadly.

Seeing this, Su Lu quickly smoothed things over, saying, "Auntie, we're still young. It's not too late to have children in a couple of years."

"Oh." Auntie thought about it and agreed, then said to Athena Chu, "You're not young anymore."

"Mom, don't rush us. We've already tried our best." The eldest brother quickly defended his wife.

"Look at her, she's already defending him before we've even exchanged two words, is she?!" Auntie rolled her eyes in annoyance.

The two young couples looked at each other helplessly and smiled bitterly, but fortunately they were already used to their aunt's sharp tongue.

In fact, Su Lu had long anticipated that Huang E would have difficulty conceiving, but Zhu Yin's lack of progress surprised him somewhat.

Before her aunt could finish speaking, Athena Chu suddenly clutched her chest, gagged, and her face turned slightly pale.

"vomit……"

"Oh?" The eldest aunt was not surprised but delighted upon seeing this, and hurriedly asked the midwife to come and see her eldest daughter-in-law.

She Yunluo's midwife was a court physician from the Imperial Hospital, who immediately took Zhu Yin's pulse. After a moment, she raised her hand and stood up to congratulate her: "Congratulations, congratulations! Looks like I'll have to ask for another reward."

"Oh! Is there really good news?" Auntie was so happy she almost jumped up.

"You're pregnant, your pulse is very steady." The midwife smiled and said, "You should have been pregnant for about two months, but you didn't notice until now. Now that you've seen the baby being born, your body is reacting. This is quite common, it's called 'pregnant with joy'."

"Oh haha, I was wondering what a coincidence!" Su Youjin laughed heartily. "When you announce the good news, don't forget to add a line: 'The eldest son's family is here too!'"

"Don't talk nonsense!" His aunt glared at him and said, "It's only been a few months, you can't announce good news yet!"

"That's great, that's great..." On the other side, Su Man smiled with relief. As the eldest grandson of the eldest son's family, the pressure of carrying on the family line was immense. Now she could finally rest properly.

Zhu Yin sighed inwardly, realizing she could no longer pester her senior brother to consummate their marriage every day.

While Huang E was happy for Athena Chu, she also felt a sense of loss, and her eyes drooped – now she had no one to keep her company.

~~
After returning to the room, Su Lu saw that Huang E was sullen, so he sat on the edge of the bed, took his wife's hand, hugged her in his arms, and gently comforted her: "My eldest brother is four years older than us, and my second brother is two years older than us. It's perfectly normal for us to have children two years later."

He laughed again and said, "Besides, wouldn't it be better for us to enjoy some time alone together? Why rush into making things difficult for ourselves?"

Huang E sighed softly and said helplessly, "Actually, I'm not in a hurry, but my aunt keeps nagging me every day. What can I do?"

“She was talking about my sister-in-law, you were just mentioned incidentally,” Su Lu said with a smile. “If you’re really unhappy, I’ll talk to your aunt later and ask her to stop nagging you.”

To everyone's surprise, Huang E shook her head and said softly, "No. I don't want others to know about my situation. I've stopped painting. I'll take some time to recuperate, and I'll get better eventually."

“Sigh…” Upon hearing this, Su Lu realized that he was actually still anxious, so he quickly hugged his wife tightly and whispered, “Okay, I’ll listen to you. Let’s take it slow, there’s no rush.”

(End of this chapter)