Song Mingyue's eyes shone brightly. "That's exactly what I was thinking. Why don't you help me brainstorm, Zhenzhen? You're literate, and your names will surely be better than what that rough fellow Xiao Niu would come up with."
Qi Zhenzhen waved her hand. "I don't have much experience either. Perhaps we should ask Master Yuanjue?"
Yu shi had originally intended to persuade them to use "Bronze Head, Iron Hammer," but upon hearing Qi Zhenzhen's words, she immediately defected.
What a joke! How could a son-in-law's name be as good as one given by a master?
Besides, how many little babies were lucky enough to receive a bestowed name from a master?
"Zhenzhen is right, the names are indeed a bit lacking. But, can Master Yuanjue really concern himself with such a trivial matter?"
"We're quite familiar with the Master, so he should be able to, right?"
Yu shi slapped her thigh. "Alright, then I'll shamelessly go and ask the Master to name the two little ones. Since we're asking, we shouldn't be so stingy as to only ask for nicknames. That would be looking down on the Master. Let him name their formal names as well."
Song Mingyue and Qi Zhenzhen exchanged glances, struggling to suppress their laughter.
After Yu shi finished speaking, she hurried away.
Once she was out of the room, Song Mingyue and Qi Zhenzhen finally burst into unrestrained laughter.
They had just agreed that upon hearing Master Yuanjue's name, they would immediately backtrack, and they were doing so with great gusto.
Yu shi returned quickly, holding a piece of paper. "Zhenzhen, quickly take a look and tell me what this says."
"Qingshan bu gai, lushui changliu?" Qi Zhenzhen read it out, a little bewildered.
What kind of names were these?
"The Master said to arrange them from the beginning, one character for each child. The middle character should be 'Ning'."
Zhang Ningqing? Zhang Ningshan?
These two sounded relatively normal, but what followed, Zhang Ning Bu, Zhang Ning Gai, these names were too bizarre.
Song Mingyue's expression turned somewhat unpleasant. "Does the Master mean I have to have six more children?"
Qi Zhenzhen also realized that what Yuanjue intended to convey was likely this, otherwise he wouldn't have said to arrange them from the beginning.
Yu shi was also stunned. That would mean eight children in total.
"Moreover, judging by this, they are likely all sons," Qi Zhenzhen added.
Song Mingyue was on the verge of tears. She had said she would keep having children if she couldn't have a daughter, but she never imagined having as many as eight.
"Perhaps I should go and ask the Master what he means?" Yu shi ventured cautiously.
"No, I refuse to believe this nonsense. I'm not having any more. Where will the remaining ones pop out from?" Song Mingyue declared fiercely.
"Daughter, it's not just you who can give birth. What if your husband finds someone else..."
As soon as Yu shi said this, Song Mingyue's fur stood on end. "If he dares, I'll make sure he can never be a man again. Let's see how he plans to have children then!"
Zhang Xiaoniu, who was on his way, inexplicably felt a chill run down his spine, as if he were being targeted.
"Don't be angry, don't be angry. Mother was just speaking casually. Xiao Niu is such an honest child, and he cares for you dearly. He definitely won't do anything foolish," Yu shi quickly comforted him. "The Master also meant well by giving names for all of them at once. If you have more, we'll use them. If you don't, we'll just keep them aside."
Qi Zhenzhen and Yu shi took turns comforting her, and finally managed to calm her down.
"Mother, go and ask the Master if I'll be able to have daughters after I've had eight children?" Song Mingyue asked, unwilling to give up.
Yu shi had no choice but to go and find Master Yuanjue again.
"Your daughter has no daughters in her fate. You cannot force it," was what Yuanjue told Yu shi.
However, Yu shi felt that if she conveyed this message, her daughter might cause a scene. She was currently in her confinement period, and they couldn't afford to let her develop any lingering illnesses.
"The Master said that after you've given birth, you will have daughters," Yu shi told Song Mingyue.