Courtyard House: Drunk and tipsy, the whole courtyard exposed at the start.

Sha Zhu was completely dumbfounded by everyone's reactions. Qin Huairu, sitting on the cart, also sensed the strange atmosphere and hugged the child in her arms tightly, asking anxiously, "Third Uncle, Xu Damao, what's wrong? Is there anything taboo about this name?"

"Breaking a taboo? It's not breaking a taboo, it's like seeing a living god!" Xu Damao slapped his thigh, his face flushed with excitement. Pointing towards the east courtyard, he exclaimed, "Shazhu, Qin Huairu, you didn't know while you were at the hospital! Three days ago, the night Da Biao treated us to dinner, he insisted that you were carrying a girl, and he even gave her the name: Huaihua! Not a single character off!"

Sha Zhu's mind went blank, his vision went black, and he almost fell headfirst onto the cart. He gripped the handles tightly with both hands, the veins on the back of his hands bulging. Zhang Dabiao had figured it out three days ago? How could that be!

Everyone started talking at once, recounting what had happened that day, and Zhang Dabiao's account of the trouble caused by Jia Zhangshi the next day. Sha Zhu and Qin Huairu's faces turned green—green with fear.

If we're talking about a 50/50 chance of having a boy or a girl, then the names have already been calculated...

This is too spooky!

Just then, the door to the east courtyard opened. Zhang Dabiao, who had just finished eating, strolled out, picking his teeth with a toothpick in his hand.

Xu Damao's eyes lit up the moment he saw Zhang Dabiao, and he turned and ran back to the backyard.

Just as Sha Zhu and Qin Huairu were about to go forward and ask, Jia Zhangshi and Bang Geng also ran out, and Qin Jingru brought Xiao Dang out as well. Jia Zhangshi looked displeased, but after all, they were her daughter-in-law and granddaughter. She couldn't just ignore them now that they were back, could she? Seeing Zhang Dabiao standing to the side, she instinctively wanted to mutter a few words.

But Xu Damao helped Lou Xiao'e walk over hurriedly—"Da Biao! Da Biao, don't go!" Xu Damao shouted at the top of his lungs, pulling Lou Xiao'e directly in front of Zhang Da Biao.

Zhang Dabiao stopped and looked at Xu Damao: "What?"

Xu Damao, his face beaming with a fawning smile, his long, horse-like face filled with obsequious flattery, rolled his eyes and loudly proclaimed in front of the entire courtyard, "Da Biao, um, your father's predictions are so accurate... did he predict whether Xiao'e gave birth to a son or a daughter?"

As soon as Xu Damao said that, everyone in the courtyard was drawn to his words. This was a perfect opportunity for excitement. Yan Bugui even stopped washing his dishes and moved closer. Liu Guangqi also moved a small stool over and sat down to the side.

Lou Xiao'e felt a little embarrassed under everyone's gaze and tugged at Xu Damao's sleeve: "Damao, don't mess around. How can you possibly predict this accurately?"

"How can it be inaccurate! Grandpa Zhang is a fortune teller! Maybe he told Da Biao?" Xu Damao persisted, determined to find out the truth, as the question of whether it was a boy or a girl was very important.

Zhang Dabiao scratched his head: "Da Mao, you forgot?"

"Didn't I say in the first episode that Lou Xiao'e would divorce you and have a son with Sha Zhu?"

"So Lou Xiao'e's first child was a son? I already said that?"

Xu Damao's face turned green instantly—the memories of his dead body were attacking him!

[Holy crap, how could I have forgotten about that?!]

In front of so many people, Xu Damao looked awkwardly at Shazhu, who in turn looked awkwardly at Qin Huairu—what the hell is this? Why am I being dragged into this?

Xu Damao immediately coughed: "Cough cough—"

"I asked the wrong question!"

"What I asked just now doesn't count!"

"My wife didn't divorce me, and she's pregnant with my child! I, Xu Damao, can give birth; I'm cured!"

"So it has nothing to do with Sha Zhu!"

This was a classic case of protesting too much, but everyone knew what was really going on, so they just laughed it off for a while.

Sha Zhu immediately tried to explain to Qin Huairu, "Sister Qin, please listen to me, that's really not my child, it really has nothing to do with me!"

Qin Huairu was completely bewildered—[Why are you explaining this to me? It has nothing to do with me!]

Lou Xiao'e blushed and said, "Da Mao, what nonsense are you spouting?! Are you trying to kill me?!" Then she continued to punch Xu Da Mao's chest with her little fists.

Xu Damao then realized he had misspoke—[What's the point of explaining this? The more you explain, the worse it gets! This is impossible to explain!]

He quickly said to Zhang Dabiao, "I was wrong, I was wrong! I just wanted to ask—"

"Did your father foresee my child's name back then?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone fell silent.

The name Huaihua was chosen correctly. If the name of Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e's child is also chosen correctly, then—

Nothing!

Zhang Dabiao raised an eyebrow, looking at Lou Xiao'e. This question was practically a freebie for him; He Xiao, on the other hand!

"He really did say that. He said Lou Xiao'e's child is named He—" Zhang Dabiao said casually, but Xu Damao immediately jumped up—"Xu! Surname Xu!"

"It really has nothing to do with that idiot Zhu!"

Everyone burst into laughter again. Zhang Dabiao stopped teasing Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e; if he continued, they would really go crazy.

Xu Damao really hated his own loose tongue; why did he have to come and join in the fun at this time?

Why don't you ask me privately?

Zhang Dabiao cheekily offered an idea: "How about this, I'll write the word I know on my palm."

"Then Lou Xiao'e asked, 'What name do you want to give the child?'"

"Once you say it, we'll check if the word is correct, okay?"

Lou Xiao'e was taken aback. She had indeed thought about this question, but she hadn't had a chance to tell anyone yet, so she was 100% certain that no one knew about it.

So he nodded. Since things had already turned out this way, he might as well test whether Zhang Dabiao knew anything or whether Zhang Banxian had made any accurate predictions!

So Zhang Dabiao took a pen and wrote a word in his palm, then held it up with both hands and closed it. He then gestured to Lou Xiao'e and Xu Damao, who were not far away, saying, "Lou Xiao'e, you go first."

Lou Xiao'e composed herself, stepped forward, and said to everyone, "I have indeed thought about this matter, but I haven't told anyone, not even Da Mao. We haven't had a chance to discuss it yet."

"Da Biao, you really can figure that out—"

"It was my father who calculated it; I don't believe in feudal superstitions."

"Okay, if your dad can really figure it out, then I'll admit defeat!"

Why should you respect what my dad calculated?

"I'm thinking of naming my child, whether it's a boy or a girl, 'Xiao'! Xiao means dawn, it sounds nice and it's bright."

"I swear, I really didn't tell anyone!"

"Da Biao, open it and see what you wrote!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the entire courtyard fell silent. Everyone held their breath, staring intently at Zhang Dabiao's clenched fist.

Zhang Dabiao slowly raised his left hand and spread his palm out little by little in front of everyone.

The early winter sun shone on his broad, calloused palm. In the center of his palm, a powerful character was boldly written in blue-black ink.

【dawn】

A suppressed gasp erupted from the crowd. Yan Bugui's empty bowl slipped from his grasp and shattered on the ground. Xu Damao stumbled back two steps, pointing at the hand, his lips trembling, unable to utter a coherent sentence. It was a perfect hit! This wasn't just a demigod, this was a living god!

The entire courtyard was in an uproar.

"Oh my god! Amazing! Absolutely amazing!" Xu Damao, realizing what had happened, was so excited he was incoherent. He grabbed Lou Xiao'e's hand, jumped up and down twice, then turned to Zhang Dabiao and clasped his hands in a deep bow. "Brother Dabiao! No, Brother Biao! From now on, you're my own brother! Thanks to your kind words, our family will have a son! Our Xu family will have a successor!"

"Xu Xiao!"

My son's name is Xu Xiao!

Sha Zhu and Qin Huairu were also dumbfounded.

Wait a minute, your son hasn't even been born yet, what are you so excited about?

We just got back with locust blossoms. Hey, can someone please take a look at us?