Time Travel: The Noble Family-Chapter 1094 - 462: The Great Flood

Watching the three kids change day by day was quite an interesting thing for Yueyao during her confinement period. Kexin was growing fast too, but compared with the three boys, it was child’s play.

Xiang Wei came in and looked at the three kids, saying, "How come the three kids don’t look alike at all? I was hoping they’d look exactly the same; it would be fun not being able to tell them apart!" When she thought about it, Xiang Wei found it pretty strange; even Mingzhu’s twins didn’t look exactly the same.

Upon hearing this, Yueyao’s expression turned grim. Fun, you say? What, are her sons supposed to be toys? "If they looked the same, wouldn’t they take turns doing bad things in the future?"

Xiang Wei was just speaking casually and didn’t really mean anything: "Well, speaking of which, you used to say that breastfeeding and being fed by a wet nurse are different, and I thought you were being fussy. Now I realize that being breastfed by one’s own mother actually does make a difference." Initially, the third among the three boys was the weakest, but now he was the strongest one. Having the comparison made the difference obvious.

Yueyao smiled slightly: "Let’s just hope in the future the eldest and second don’t say I’m biased." The eldest and second both had wet nurses; Yueyao only breastfed the third herself.

Xiang Wei snorted, "Let’s see who dares! If they dare to be unfilial, I’ll spank their behinds." Xiang Wei had been exposed to too many unsavory things, and had a bit of a shadow when it came to men. Besides, she didn’t want kids, so she never considered getting married and having children, nor did she think about adopting any. But now that Yueyao had given birth to three boys, Xiang Wei felt like she had something to occupy herself with in the future.

An Zhichen returned from his duties and immediately went to see Yueyao and the four children.

Yueyao seized the opportunity to ask, "When can we finally decide on the children’s names? We can’t keep calling them Big Treasure, Second Treasure, and Little Treasure forever!" Yueyao initially planned to name them herself, but An Zhichen wouldn’t allow it; he insisted on naming them himself. From when the kids were three months old until now, more than half a year had passed and the names still hadn’t been decided.

An Zhichen admitted defeat: "How about you name the kids after all?" It wasn’t that he hadn’t tried naming them before; as with Da Jun and Xiao Jun, Yueyao had no particular opinions on those names. But Xiang Wei was the one with opinions; she couldn’t help but mock An Zhichen for the names he came up with, saying they were too rustic. Being a country bumpkin didn’t matter much, but the key was that Xiang Wei said the kids would definitely feel embarrassed about the names when they grew up. After she said this a few times, An Zhichen was left feeling downhearted and without any confidence.

Yueyao chuckled as she took a piece of paper from under the pillow and handed it to An Zhichen. It wasn’t that she predicted An Zhichen would be bad at naming; it was just a precaution. Now the prepared sheet could be put to use.

An Zhichen read the names on the paper: "An Sheng, An Fei, An Ning..."

Yueyao nodded and explained: "Sheng means brightness, prosperity, and flourishing; Fei implies cultural talent."

An Zhichen looked up at Yueyao, puzzled, "What about Ning? What’s the significance of Lin?" The first two sons’ names were quite excellent, but the youngest’s name seemed too ordinary.

Yueyao laughed and said, "I think this name is meaningful too; Ning, for tranquility and peace." The name was common, but the meaning was quite good.

An Zhichen felt Yueyao was favoring two over one. The names of the eldest and second sons were clearly a notch above the third.

Yueyao laughed it off without explaining, then changed the subject: "Heyue, I plan not to have any more children." Three sons were enough. Having too many children left her without the time or energy to raise them.

An Zhichen looked at Yueyao and, after a moment, said, "Let’s not have more children for the next five years. After five years, we’ll see how it goes, okay?"

Yueyao didn’t respond to that: "I really don’t want to have more. The four kids already take up most of my time and energy. I can’t just keep having kids." Having children meant raising them, and if that continued, she’d have no time to do the things she enjoyed. Yueyao wasn’t up for that.

An Zhichen chuckled and said, "It’s too early to talk about this now, make sure to take care of your health first." An Zhichen hoped Yueyao would have a couple more kids so the house would be lively. Most importantly, having many sons meant good fortune; more sons would lead to a prosperous household.

Yueyao knew it wasn’t the time to persuade An Zhichen, so she didn’t continue the discussion. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

An Zhichen talked to Yueyao about the children’s full moon celebration: "The children’s full moon banquet can’t be lavish. Shandong, Hebei, and two other provinces have been hit by severe floods, submerging countless farmlands and houses, and many have died. The Imperial Court is busy with disaster relief; having a big banquet now would be inappropriate." Throwing a big feast at this time would definitely draw attention, and if the Imperial Censor found out, he’d have no way to get out of it unscathed.