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Upon hearing Yang Mengchen's tender words, Lady Xiao, as if blessed by the gods, suddenly exerted all her strength and felt something slip out of her body.

One of the midwives, wearing sterilized gloves (at the behest of Yang Mengchen), immediately caught the baby with care, "It's born, it's born!" She then picked up the sterilized scissors on the table to cut the umbilical cord, skillfully cleared the baby's mouth, and then lifted the baby's feet, giving its delicate little bottom two firm pats.

The baby immediately burst into loud cries.

The midwife wrapped up the baby and first showed it to Old Lady Luo, Madam Yang Zhou, and Yang Mengchen. Xiao Hongtao was entirely focused on his wife and didn't glance at the baby. Yang Mengchen smiled and gestured to Sister Ke to take the baby out for everyone to see. After Sister Ke left, she softly said to Lady Xiao, "Aunty Xiao, the older brother is very healthy.

Aunty Xiao, push one more time, and the younger brother will soon be out." The child was unharmed, she had inspected carefully after delivery.

Lady Xiao's heart, which had been in suspense, fell by half at the news, since she still had another child in her womb.

The anxious crowd outside, upon hearing the cry which sounded like music from the heavens, were filled with joy, especially Xiao Wanxue who was so overwhelmed with happiness that she cried.

When they saw Sister Ke carrying the child out, everyone crowded around her, including Old Master Luo and Old Master Yang.

"This child is so well-formed, looks just like Hongtao," commented Old Master Luo with a rare smile on his stern face, the same warmth and affection he showed when seeing Yang Mengchen.

Old Master Yang and the others nodded in agreement.

Perhaps due to being twins, the baby was a bit thin and small, but Yang Mengchen had planned a healthy diet for Lady Xiao, and from time to time, she was given spiritual medicine brought back by Xiao Guai and others. She also kept up with her exercise in moderation, so unlike most newborns who were red and wrinkled, this baby was fair and tender, and utterly adorable.

Looking at her blood-connected younger brother, Xiao Wanxue's heart softened like water: she had finally gotten a brother! It was wonderful!

Long Jingxi, however, stared at the swaddled child with a smile on her face, yet her eyes held a sorrow that couldn't be concealed, as well as a hint of envy she could not hide.

Holding his wife gently, Min Luozhan was filled with tenderness and prayers; his wife adored children, and he hoped Ms. Yang would fulfill his wife's dream.

The baby was small and could not be exposed to the wind, so Sister Ke quickly carried the child back inside the room.

The second child had just left the mother's body, and for some reason, he kept crying incessantly. Even the child in Sister Ke's arms started to cry loudly, and no matter how Old Lady Luo and others tried to comfort them, they could not be soothed.

Seeing this, Yang Mengchen reached out to take the second child and strangely enough, the baby stopped crying immediately and even opened its black eyes to gaze at Yang Mengchen, grinning with a smile.

"He's smiling, the third young master is smiling!" Wan Qiu exclaimed in surprise, and when everyone looked, it was indeed so. Sister Ke, acting on a hunch, handed over the crying second young master to Yang Mengchen as well, and miraculously, just like his brother, he stopped crying and began to smile.

Old Lady Luo said with a laugh, "It seems these two children have a fate with Mengmeng. No one else's soothing worked, but they smiled as soon as they were in Mengmeng's arms."

"Aunty Luo is absolutely right, the two children know that Sister Chen loves them, and naturally, they also love Sister Chen," said Lady Xiao, who had been cleaned up and was leaning on a cushion on the bed. Though she was somewhat weak, she was in good spirits and joined in the conversation.

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Hai Tang timely led two midwives out of the room.

Bending down, she kissed the foreheads of the two children. Yang Mengchen's eyes, misty and vaguely blurred, brimmed with gentleness and maternal love, "Sister Chen also adores Pingping and Anan!" In her previous life, she had no children. Now, holding two baby brothers without any blood relation, felt just like holding her own, and her heart instantly melted.

Being considerate of others in the room, Yang Mengchen swiftly gathered her emotions, held the babies next to her, and carefully placed them beside Lady Xiao on the bed.

Looking at the two fair and tender children, Lady Xiao's heart was filled with tender love and joy, as well as a relief that nobody else knew about.

Only now did Xiao Hongtao have the mind to look at the children, and his heart welled up with a soft and warm feeling. He finally had legitimate sons, and not just one but two. Surely his father and stepmother wouldn't look for excuses to trouble his wife and daughter anymore, right?

"Pingping and Anan? That's a good name. I hope the kids will be as Sister Chen says, peaceful and safe all their lives!"

The others also thought the babies' nicknames were very well-meaning.

Old Lady Luo asked with a smile, "What are the children's formal names?"

"Without Chenchen, these two children wouldn't exist," Xiao Hongtao said after a bit of thought. "Hmm, let's call the second Xiao Huaichen, and the third Xiao Yichen, always cherishing their Sister Chen. Wan Xue, what do you think?" He looked up at his wife.

Lady Xiao nodded with a beaming smile, "The names the master has chosen are very pleasing to me."

Not just Lady Luo and the others, but everyone in the living room also found the children's names quite fitting after hearing them.

The children were hungry. Yang Mengchen didn't let the children drink milk but fed them a little brown sugar water first. A master of traditional Chinese medicine from her previous life had said that this could eliminate the fetal toxins. At the same time, she prescribed a milk-inducing herbal soup for Lady Xiao. The next day, Lady Xiao started breastfeeding herself.

Fortunately, her body was very well-nourished by Yang Mengchen, providing plentiful milk. Along with the children's small appetites, there was enough, and temporarily there was no need for a wet nurse, although one still lived with the Yang family.

On the day the midwives took their generous red packet and left with Yang Chengrong back to town. Yang Chengrong then went to inform Doctor Luo and his wife of the good news before returning home.

Xiao Yichen was particularly mischievous. If he couldn't see Yang Mengchen, he would burst into loud sobs and refuse to drink milk or sleep. Xiao Huaichen followed suit, and Lady Xiao, having no other options, had to trouble Yang Mengchen.

There happened to be an empty room downstairs, so Yang Mengchen simply moved to live downstairs. As soon as the children woke up, she would hurry over. The moment they saw her, they would smile with their mouths wide open, especially well-behaved and endearing.

In the blink of an eye, it was time for the washing ceremony on the third day after birth. Lady Xiao knew about the village custom of giving out red-dyed eggs when a child is born, so she asked her husband to have Yang Mengchen distribute red eggs to the villagers.

Over the past half year, the villagers had earned a good amount of money following the Yang family. Everyone who received red eggs from the Yang family, sent by Lady Xiao, returned the gesture with a gift. Although not expensive, the gifts were sincere.

Long Jingxi and Min Luozhan, Doctor Luo and his wife, and also the families of Wu, Liu, and Shen came to participate in the washing ceremony.

Considering that the two children only recognized Yang Mengchen, Xiao Hongtao and his wife discussed it and asked Yang Mengchen to help with the children's washing ceremony.

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