My happy life in a courtyard house with triplets.

Chapter 422: The Birth of Nine Sons

Time flew by and it was May 1960.

Zhang Lei waited anxiously outside the delivery room. Also sitting outside were Ye Shuqin's grandfather Ye Zhenshan, grandmother Li Xiumei, father Ye Shouhe, mother Zhang Yulan, as well as her eldest brother and sister-in-law, second brother and sister-in-law, and third brother and sister-in-law.

Ding Qiunan stood beside Zhang Lei and said reassuringly, "Zhang Lei, don't worry. I've already made arrangements with our hospital director. He's assigned top-notch doctors and has done everything he can think of. All the backup blood banks, all the emergency plans—we even held a special seminar for our family's situation."

Listening to Ding Qiunan's words, Zhang Lei knew that what she said was true, but he still couldn't help but worry. After all, with three wives giving birth at the same time, each carrying three babies, any problem could become a major issue.

Zhang Lei looked at the 12 postpartum nannies outside and called out, "Have the first nine of you put on the baby tags yet?"

Nine nannies immediately stepped forward, each holding a jade plaque. These plaques were specially made by Lou Xiao'e's father at Zhang Lei's request. Each plaque had a name written on it and a dragon engraved on the back.

Zhang Lei looked at them and said, "Remember, when the first baby comes out, number 1, you go over there. Then for the second baby, number 2, take the baby in turn. Don't mix them up. Also, remember which wife gave birth to which baby, understand?"

The nine people nodded.

Zhang Lei then looked at the three nannies behind him and said, "You three, you're specifically responsible for taking care of my three wives. Even if they don't need care, you still need to stay by their side, understand?"

The three nannies nodded and said to Zhang Lei, "Understood, sir."

Zhang Lei then looked at Ding Qiunan beside him and quickly helped her sit down, saying, "Sit down properly. You're carrying such a big belly, don't tire yourself out."

Then he gestured to the nanny next to Ding Qiunan and told her to take good care of Ding Qiunan.

Zhang Lei's family now has 36 nannies, as he has more and more wives, each with one nanny, and each child also needs one. Furthermore, He Wenhui, Yang Maixiang, He Yushui, and Yu Haitang are all currently pregnant.

He Wenhui and Yang Maixiang got pregnant at the same time, mainly because Yang Maixiang couldn't handle Zhang Lei's physical condition, so she always dragged He Wenhui along. Then He Yushui got pregnant. After Yu Haitang found out about He Yushui's pregnancy, she insisted that Zhang Lei change his age, get a marriage certificate, and stay home to have a child. Zhang Lei could only sigh helplessly, "Ah, what a strong-willed woman."

Zhang Lei glanced at his watch and said anxiously, "How long has it been? Why is there still no sign of it? Isn't it supposed to be a C-section?"

Just then, a commotion came from delivery room number 1. A nurse ran over carrying a boy and said, "First child, boy."

At this moment, the first nanny quickly stepped forward to take the baby. Zhang Lei then ran over and placed the red envelope in the nurse's hand.

Before this was even over, a nurse came out of delivery room number 2 carrying a baby, and Zhang Lei quickly ran over to see his second son. The second postpartum nanny also took the baby and put the jade pendant on the baby's little hand.

All the elders on Ye's side also stood up and began to look after the children. Nine strollers were arranged in a row.

Soon, the third child was born in delivery room number 3. Then, good news began to come from delivery rooms number 1, 2, and 3 in turn. Zhang Lei hadn't even caught his breath before he was running back and forth again.

After the nine children came out one by one, Zhang Lei hurriedly asked, "Wife, wife, where's my wife? How is she?"

The nurses couldn't help but look at Zhang Lei as they watched the man running back and forth.

Zhang Lei looked at them, somewhat bewildered, and said, "Wife, where's my wife?"

One of the nurses couldn't help but ask, "Which one are you talking about?"

Zhang Lei looked at them and said, "They're all mine, they're all mine."

Ding Qiunan quickly pulled Zhang Lei over and said, "Honey, don't worry, there are doctors and nurses here, they're fine."

Ding Qiunan quickly signaled to the three nannies from earlier to wait outside the delivery room so they could take care of Ye Shuqin, Ye Shuqi, and Ye Shuhua as soon as they came out.

Seeing Zhang Lei's anxious expression, Ye Shuqin's mother, Zhang Yulan, couldn't help but grab Ye Shouhe's hand. Ye Shouhe patted Zhang Yulan's hand and said, "Don't worry, our daughters are fine. Zhang Lei has made excellent arrangements. Look, each child, each daughter, has someone taking care of them."

Zhang Yulan smiled and nodded, saying, "Yes, this is much better than when I gave birth."

After waiting for more than ten minutes, Zhang Lei saw Ye Shuqin, Ye Shuqi, and Ye Shuhua being wheeled out, and quickly asked each of them with concern, "How are you?"

Seeing Zhang Lei's nervous expression, Ye Shuqin forced a smile and said, "Honey, I'm fine."

Ye Shuqi and Ye Shuhua smiled at Zhang Lei and said that they were fine.

Zhang Lei kissed each of them in turn and said, "My wives, you've worked hard."

Soon, all three were moved to regular rooms. Because they were all delivered via cesarean section, the nine babies were born around the same time.

In the end, Ye Shuqin gave birth to the eldest son Zhang Chengyu, the fourth son Zhang Chengli, and the seventh son Zhang Chengze.

Ye Shuqi had three sons: Zhang Cheng'an (second son), Zhang Chengyi (fifth son), and Zhang Chengrui (eighth son).

Ye Shuhua's children were the third son, Zhang Chengming; the sixth son, Zhang Chengqian; and the ninth son, Zhang Chengyuan.

The nine sons were lined up in a row, and the room was filled with people. Some were concerned about Ye Shuqin and the others, some were looking after the children, and everyone was dazzled by the sight.

At this moment, Zhao Chunyan, the second sister-in-law, suddenly spoke up: "Everyone, look! Don't these nine children look exactly alike?"

Upon hearing this, everyone looked over curiously, and it seemed that they really did look alike.

Zhang Lei looked over curiously, wondering if triplets born to triplets could all look exactly alike.

Others also shared their opinions.

At this moment, Ding Qiunan smiled and looked at Zhang Lei, saying, "I guess it's because the three of them have similar genes, and they were all born to you, that's why they look so alike!"

After listening to Ding Qiunan's explanation, everyone suddenly understood, and they all felt that this was amazing.

Meanwhile, Zhang Lei's mind was buzzing with excitement, almost making him dizzy.