"Yes, sir, I'll go right away." Wang Yonggan nodded quickly.
Upon hearing the news, Xu Zhengyang was in high spirits. He quickly took a shower, changed his clothes from head to toe, and hurriedly went to the front yard. He instructed Zhu Jun to drive, and immediately called Chen Chaojiang to find out where the family was so he could go there right away.
Since Li Bingjie wasn't there, there are only three military green Dongfeng Jeeps in the courtyard now, as his white Audi A4 isn't there.
After getting into the car, Xu Zhengyang instructed Li Chengzong to contact the people in Beijing so that the guards could be withdrawn.
In addition, each of the specially assigned guards was given 100,000 yuan in Xu Zhengyang's personal name before leaving. Before Li Chengzong could say anything, Xu Zhengyang waved through the car window and laughed, "Just say it was my order. It's not against the rules. Go to the villa to get the money. Alright, I'm leaving now..."
Xu Zhengyang waved to Zhu Jun to start the car.
The jeep drove away from the courtyard house.
Li Chengzong was stunned for a moment. He shook his head and smiled helplessly, instructing the guards to prepare for evacuation and head first to the villa where Xu Zhengyang's family lived at Jingniang Lake.
...
The older generation in the village all know that in the past, there weren't so many rules and regulations for rural women when they were pregnant.
She continued to work in the fields as usual, and did her housework as usual. She didn't need to go to the hospital to give birth; she could simply find a midwife at home to deliver the baby smoothly.
It is said that back then, conditions in the village were poor, and many households didn't even have wells. Every day, they had to fetch water from the well at the crossroads. On the day Yuan Suqin gave birth to Xu Zhengyang, she carried three buckets of water back and forth to her home while heavily pregnant. Then, she called out to her neighbor over the courtyard wall, "Aunt Wang, I think I'm about to give birth, my stomach hurts, please come over quickly..."
Well, Aunt Wang, who was only half a midwife, came running over, and Yuan Suqin was already lying on the bed in the west room.
Xu Zhengyang was born in no time.
It was sunrise at that time, and the west-facing window of the room was directly facing east, with the bright red sunlight shining into the room through the window.
And so the name "Zhengyang" came about.
It's not that Xu Neng and Yuan Suqin were particularly cultured or took the naming of their child very seriously.
Look how much easier it is to have a child!
Well, Ye Wan's childbirth was quite simple. After lunch, she felt abdominal pain and was rushed to the hospital. Once she entered the delivery room, her baby was born in less than ten minutes. In Ye Wan's words, she didn't even feel any excruciating pain.
Therefore, pregnant women should not be too pampered; medical professionals also recommend that they exercise more.
Ye Wan has been anything but quiet since she got pregnant; she's always on the go, walking like a whirlwind.
Of course, most people shouldn't be as carefree as Ye Wan...
Okay, the baby was born smoothly, both mother and child are safe, and we can be discharged from the hospital that same day. Time to go home.
The whole family now lives in their home in Shuanghe Village.
The villagers also came to offer their congratulations. Of course, apart from a few women who could conveniently go into the second-floor room where the mother and son were, the others simply congratulated Chen Chaojiang's parents in the living room on the first floor and exchanged a few polite words.
At the entrance to the living room on the second floor, Qingling stood there expressionless.
In the living room, Zhu Cui and Yuan Suqin were chatting and laughing, while Xu Xiaotian sat on the sofa, engrossed in solving a Rubik's Cube.
Inside the room, Li Bingjie was constantly urging Ye Wan to go to bed and lie down. "What are you doing up there? Don't wander around. You're in your postpartum period, so be careful not to catch a cold."
Ye Wan, who had already changed into her usual clothes, sat impatiently on the edge of the bed, looking nothing like a mother who should be in postpartum confinement. With a bitter face and a pout, she looked at the little one on the bed who had just cried for a while, nursed, and fallen asleep, and said, "How did I give birth to such an ugly monster?"
"Go away, don't talk nonsense. The baby hasn't fully developed yet. It will look better in a few days," Li Bingjie scolded playfully.
That's right. The little guy was lying there quietly, wrapped up. His face hadn't fully developed yet, and there were fine wrinkles on his forehead, but his hair was nice, thick and black.
"I hope so," Ye Wan sighed. "I have to stay here for another month without being able to go out. Won't that drive me crazy?"
Li Bingjie laughed and said, "You've really made your in-laws and Chaojiang worry. You couldn't rest easy when you were pregnant, and you made the whole family very anxious..."
"Alright, then you'll have to come and keep me company every day." Ye Wan sighed helplessly.
However, thinking back on the past few months, her mother-in-law had taken meticulous care of her every day, worrying constantly, and Chaojiang would call frequently from time to time to inquire about her well-being even when he was away from home. Ye Wan felt quite sorry for them, but having to stay at home for a month, and remembering Li Bingjie's postpartum confinement at home, Ye Wan felt full of resentment and even some regret. Why did she have to give birth to such a little burden?
...
Before coming here, Xu Zhengyang took a detour to the city. He didn't know what to buy, so he bought a lot of nutritional supplements and the like before rushing back to Shuanghe Village.
As soon as the Dongfeng Jeep stopped on the street, the villagers who had just come out of Chen Chaojiang's house all turned their attention to it.
Xu Zhengyang got out of the car and greeted the villagers with a smile.
"Hey, Xu Zhengyang's back! He hasn't been back to the village for quite some time." The villagers immediately became enthusiastic, rushing forward to exchange pleasantries. However, they understood that Xu Zhengyang had come to the Chen family to offer his congratulations, so they didn't waste any more words, exchanging pleasantries before taking their leave.
Chen Chaojiang and his son had already come out of the courtyard to greet them.
Zhu Jun, carrying large and small bags, followed Xu Zhengyang inside.
"Chaojiang, we'll have to go to Tianwaitian later. Oh, by the way, have Gangchuan and the others notified them yet?" Xu Zhengyang said to Chen Chaojiang and his son with a smile as they walked.
"Yes, I told them all about Tianwaitian tonight," Chen Chaojiang said with a smile and a nod, but a hint of nervousness flashed in his eyes.
Seeing this, Xu Zhengyang asked in surprise, "What's wrong? Is there something wrong with the child?"
Asking such an infuriating question in this situation would likely have been met with a barrage of punches and blows if someone else was giving birth and heard it. However, it's understandable that Xu Zhengyang asked such a question, given that his precious son was a prime example—a typical case of extremely abnormal infants.
"No problem, it's fine, it's fine," Chen Chaojiang said, shaking his head with a wry smile.
"Oh, that's good." Xu Zhengyang breathed a sigh of relief.
He had considered this matter before and discussed it with the Nine Provinces Records. If someone like Chen Chaojiang wasn't a true god, would his child be affected, becoming a demigod or some other kind of oddball? That would be a huge mistake.
However, the Kyushu Chronicles had carefully calculated this at the time and concluded that it would not.
Chen Chaojiang is not a god in the true sense. The authority and divine power he possesses are all indirectly obtained from Xu Zhengyang. As long as Xu Zhengyang takes back the divine power, the authority and position will naturally disappear. In fact, his position as the supervising spirit official is just a formality.
Entering the living room, Xu Zhengyang, being a grown man, found it inconvenient to go upstairs, so he sat down on the sofa and chatted with the villagers coming and going, while also exchanging pleasantries with Chen Chaojiang and his son.
When Zhu Cui came down to serve soup to Ye Wan, she saw Xu Zhengyang arrive and immediately said, "Oh dear, the child's uncle is here. Go up and see the child quickly."
"Yes, yes." Chen An suddenly realized and quickly replied.
That's right. It's inconvenient for other grown men, but it's definitely possible for Xu Zhengyang to go up to the second floor.
Putting everything else aside, the fact that Chen Chaojiang and his wife were able to get together was all thanks to Xu Zhengyang. And their current superior living conditions are all thanks to Xu Zhengyang.
Besides, the relationship between our two families is quite special.
Chen Chaojiang smiled and invited Xu Zhengyang upstairs. Chen An said, "The child's name hasn't been decided yet. As his uncle, you should think of one too..."
"Hey, you all know my skill level, so don't make fun of me, haha." Xu Zhengyang waved his hand with a smile, and without further modesty, walked upstairs.
In the living room on the second floor, Ye Wan perked up as she listened to the conversation downstairs.
She's a quiet person, so even with acquaintances over, she wouldn't be too bored. So, as soon as Chen Chaojiang and Xu Zhengyang went upstairs to the living room, Ye Wan simply came out of the bedroom with her son in her arms.
Previously, Xu Xiaotian had been trying to go inside to see the baby, but his mother and grandmother had stopped him, fearing that he might cause trouble if he went in. Now, as soon as he saw Ye Wan carrying the baby out, he perked up immediately, put down his Rubik's Cube, and ran towards Ye Wan without even greeting his father whom he hadn't seen for many days.
Li Bingjie, who was standing next to her, quickly stepped forward to block her son, as the little guy was too dangerous.
Xu Zhengyang got a headache as soon as he saw his son, and said in a deep voice, "Xiaotian, go play somewhere else!"
Xu Xiaotian shrank back and obediently retreated to the sofa, his face full of dissatisfaction, and continued to tinker with the Rubik's Cube.
Just then, the little one, who was less than two days old and was being held by his mother, suddenly started crying loudly. Ye Wan frowned. Was he really that timid?
Zhu Cui stepped forward and took the child, quickly soothing him gently, "Don't cry, don't cry. Oh, is the child hungry? Let him eat..."
Ye Wan was extremely embarrassed, blushing as she whispered, "We only finished eating a few minutes ago."
"This kid only eats once every now and then."
"That's right, after each feeding, there's a urination, and then you have to eat again. Babies can't hold food in their stomachs..."
Yuan Suqin and Zhu Cui chattered on and on. As older rural women, they hadn't considered the awkwardness the younger generation might feel.
Xu Zhengyang smiled wryly and said apologetically, "My voice is too loud, it scared the child."
"No, he's just a child. Crying is part of his job." Zhu Cui carried the little one to Xu Zhengyang's side, saying, "Zhengyang, come here. You have divine hands and eyes, take a look at the child, and bring him some good fortune..."
"Mother," Chen Chaojiang said awkwardly, trying to stop his mother.
However, Xu Zhengyang didn't mind. He looked at the little guy who was crying with his eyes closed with a smile, raised his hand, touched the little guy's cheek with his finger, and nodded with a smile, saying, "This child is fine, no need for the gods to bless him, hehe." While saying this politely, Xu Zhengyang also extended a wisp of his divine sense to gently soothe the little guy's frightened heart.
Sure enough, the little guy stopped crying immediately and opened his delicate eyes to look at Xu Zhengyang.
“Oh my, see, I told you so…” Zhu Cui was beaming from ear to ear, saying, “Zhengyang is like a god, he stopped crying as soon as I touched him. Look at Zhengyang’s eyes.”
Xu Zhengyang chuckled and shook his head, then looked at Ye Wan and asked, "Have you named the child yet?"
"Hmm, I've thought of one," Ye Wan said with a smile. "I don't know if it sounds good or not, I haven't decided yet. It's called Chen Zihan."
"Hmm?" Xu Zhengyang was taken aback for a moment, then nodded and said, "It's good, it's good."
In fact, Xu Zhengyang had no idea what those two characters in the name meant... It was too obscure and difficult to understand, wasn't it? With his low level of education, Xu Zhengyang felt that he had to look it up in the dictionary.
“But Chaojiang said that the name doesn’t sound right, sigh,” Ye Wan said.
Xu Zhengyang laughed and said, "Then let's think about it some more. No rush, no rush."
After chatting for a while, Xu Zhengyang naturally couldn't stay on the second floor any longer, so he went downstairs with Chen Chaojiang and Chen An to chat in the living room, and also dragged the unstable Xu Xiaotian down with them. After all, villagers would come over from time to time, and it wouldn't be appropriate for these grown men to stay on the second floor.
Watching his son running and playing in the yard, Xu Zhengyang suddenly thought that children will always grow up eventually.
When he grows up, he'll have to date, get married, and have children...
This is an inevitable part of life.
The problem is...
Xu Xiaotian is a demigod, and if he has a child in the future, what will that child be? And what about after that?
Generation after generation... how many freaks will that produce?
Xu Zhengyang suddenly felt a vague, elusive, and ungraspable sense of fear.
No wonder the Heavenly Laws stipulate that gods cannot marry mortals and have offspring. Moreover, the Heavenly Laws also stipulate that, under normal circumstances, mortals are not allowed to hold divine office and become gods.
It's because the ethics and human relationships involved are too complicated.
Xu Zhengyang had once imagined that after he gained immortality, to avoid loneliness, he would use his powers to ensure his entire family's eternal life, preventing them from being reincarnated. But now, thinking about it... his parents or his own generation would be fine, but what about the next generation, and the generation after that?
How could one bear to abandon blood ties and family bonds?
What is "Daoist Immortal Skill" in Chapter 353 of Volume Six, Zhouhuang?
Springtime arrives when flowers bloom, grass grows, and orioles sing.
It's a great season for travel. Most people would like to take some free time to go out, relax, and unwind. Of course, most people can only dream about it; the pressures of modern life make it difficult for them to truly relax.
At the international port of Haigukou City, giant overhead cranes are busy high in the air, with giant cargo ships floating in the deep blue sea below; containers are piled up on the side quays; forklifts and trucks are constantly going in and out; people can be seen hurrying by everywhere on and off the ships, creating a bustling scene.
Without beautiful beach scenery, the busy people at the port have no time to admire the magnificent view of the sea and sky merging into one.