1979: The child's mother is a celestial being.

Chapter 31 Giving birth

Ultrasound technology was indeed not very advanced at that time, but hospitals did have some tests to determine whether a baby was suitable for vaginal delivery.

For example, abdominal palpation and listening to the fetal heartbeat.

Today, Chen Fusheng took his wife to the hospital for these two tests, and the results were positive from the doctor.

This outcome was naturally good, not only giving Chen Fusheng peace of mind but also putting the whole family at ease.

"Fusheng, have you two thought about a name for your child?" This question came from Chen Fusheng's mother, Yang Hongmei.

However, many people were concerned, including his mother-in-law and even Liu Xiaoli, who all cast curious glances at Chen Fusheng.

After considering for a moment, Chen Fusheng discussed it with his wife in front of everyone and said, "How about calling her Chen Qian?"

"Which 'qian'?" Liu Xiaoli frowned and continued, "And how do you know it must be a daughter?"

"I dreamt about it last night," Chen Fusheng continued, vividly sharing his dream with everyone.

“Dreams can be the opposite of reality,” Yang Hongmei said. Although she did not favor boys over girls, influenced by thousands of years of traditional Chinese values, she, as the mother-in-law, actually hoped that the eldest grandson of the Chen family would be a boy.

Of course, it wasn't appropriate to say this directly, so she tactfully asked, "What if it's a boy? What name are you planning to give him?"

Chen Fusheng also knew that dreams were just dreams and not necessarily real.

However, he remembered that his wife had said before that she hoped she would have a son, although she might have been joking at the time.

However, since he has already named his daughter, he should also respect his wife's suggestion regarding the naming of his son.

So he passed the buck to his wife: "I'm asking you, what name should we give our son?"

"I don't know how, you go get it." Liu Xiaoli shook her head vigorously.

Chen Fusheng didn't know what name to choose for a while, but then he noticed that Old Chen next to him seemed to want to say something but stopped himself.

He didn't pretend not to see it, and very sensibly passed the question over: "Dad, do you have any good suggestions?"

"I'll give you and Xiaoli an option; you can decide for yourselves whether you want it or not."

As a university professor, Chen Runqiu was quite open-minded.

Regarding the names of his grandchildren, he didn't want to compete with his son Chen Fusheng; he was merely offering a suggestion.

"Okay, Dad, you go ahead."

“Our family’s Chen family genealogy uses twelve characters for generational names: 旨, 方, 温, 润, 光, 大, 正, 辉, 文, 行, 忠, 信. I belong to the 'Run' generation, you belong to the 'Guang' generation, and your next generation belongs to the 'Da' generation. You can put the generational name in the middle, just like your grandfather did when he named me, or you can do what I did with the names I gave you and your siblings and not use the generational name…”

Chen Fusheng thought his father was going to help him think of a name, but he didn't expect his father to just tell him about the generational hierarchy in the Chen family.

However, he did come up with several names based on the 'Chen Da' template, but they all felt too corny and didn't sound good.

Yes, when naming his children, he only cares about choosing a name that sounds good and has a good meaning. He doesn't need to pay too much attention to the details, let alone calculate whether their birth charts are compatible. Moreover, in this day and age, fortune telling is considered feudal superstition, and a few years ago, people would be arrested for it. So even if you wanted to find a fortune teller, you couldn't.

Unlike later generations, which experienced a Renaissance.

Since the "Chen Da" model isn't working, Chen Fusheng has simply followed his father's example and stopped including the generational name in his name.

Because he had only given his daughter a two-character name, Chen Fusheng also mainly considered two-character names when thinking about his son's name.

After thinking it over, he actually came up with a pretty good name.

"What do you all think, how about naming him Chen Li?"

At this point, Chen Fusheng added, "I hope he can grow up to be a strong and upright man like his father!"

At first glance, this statement seems reasonable. However, some people quickly realized what was going on.

"You're so shameless, I wonder where you learned that from." Yang Hongmei, Chen Fusheng's mother, rolled her eyes first, but she had no objection to the name her son had given her grandson; in fact, she was quite satisfied with it.

Liu Xiaoli slapped her husband lightly, saying, "Are you naming your son or subtly praising yourself?"

Chen Fusheng chuckled awkwardly, "I was just joking with you all, but you actually figured it out."

However, the name he chose, Chen Li, was unanimously agreed upon by everyone.

"You just said your daughter's name is Chen Qian, which character is it?" Liu Xiaoli repeated the question that Chen Fusheng hadn't answered before.

“It’s a grass radical, with the character for ‘west’ below it, representing the four cardinal directions,” Chen Fusheng said.

As for why he named his daughter this way, it was more or less influenced by Liu Yifei.

Because Chen Fusheng hoped that her daughter would be as beautiful, cute, and clever as her older sister in another timeline—no, wait, her younger sister.

This can be seen as a blessing from the father to his daughter.

"Chen Qian..." Liu Xiaoli silently repeated the name twice. Having not read many books, she didn't quite understand the meaning of the name, so she asked, "What does it mean?"

How can this be explained?

Chen Fusheng hadn't actually done any research on the symbolism of Qian.

But it's not good to tell the truth.

However, just when he was in a dilemma, Professor Chen stepped forward to help him out.

"The character '茜' (qiàn) first appeared in the Book of Songs, such as in '东门之墠（shan4），茹芦（ru2lu2）在阪', where '茹芦' refers to madder. Later, in ancient poetry and prose, '茜' was often used as a color image. For example, Du Mu has a poem that says '茜袖捧琼姿', where '茜袖' refers to red sleeves. So, I would like to give a general interpretation of the meaning of this character: madder has a strong vitality and can symbolize resilience, vitality and life, while red often represents celebration and can symbolize enthusiasm and liveliness."

Chen Fusheng looked at his father in surprise and secretly gave him a thumbs up.

At the same time, he admired her in his heart:

Very impressive, no wonder he's a history professor!
With Professor Chen's interpretation, the name Chen Qian was unanimously approved.

"Baby, did you hear that? We've already thought of a name for you. Do you want to be called Chen Li or Chen Qian?"

Chen Fusheng spoke to his wife's belly.

After he finished speaking, he put his ear to it and listened.

Then, looking surprised, he turned to the person staring at him and said, "She said her name is Chen Qian."

Undoubtedly, Chen Fusheng was then met with a barrage of looks as if he were an idiot.

……

As the days went by, Chen Fusheng and his family made all the necessary preparations to welcome the arrival of a new life.

He even used his connections to get two cans of infant formula in case his wife didn't have enough breast milk after giving birth, just in case.

Before he knew it, Chen Fusheng had been back from Emei Film Studio for almost a month. Last weekend, his wife was transferred from home to the hospital.

I thought I would give birth at the end of July, but the little one insisted on staying in her mother's belly until August.

Today is August 1st. At 9:35 AM, after being persuaded to eat a couple of bites, Liu Xiaoli suddenly grabbed her husband's hand and said:

"Honey, honey, I think I'm going into labor..."

(End of this chapter)