“Yes, I’m the seventh, and my six older brothers are all married. They all had sons after marriage, except my eldest brother and sister-in-law, who had a daughter as their second child.”
“My third sister-in-law gave birth to twins.”
Qiao Han and her younger brother Qiao Xuan are fraternal twins, so she inherited her mother’s gene for twins and had a pair of twin boys in her first pregnancy.
Raising them is quite a headache, though.
Qiao Han’s family hires more expensive nannies than most because her two sons are so mischievous. They seem well-behaved and sweet on the surface but are actually naughty enough to climb the roof and cause havoc.
In Zhan Yin’s words, even someone as sensible as Zhan Muchen has a mischievous boyish side.
“Grandma hopes my sisters-in-law will have second children to give her another great-granddaughter, but they’re all too scared to try again, afraid they’ll have another son.”
“With nine brothers in my generation, Grandma actually only had three sons. But because my parents’ generation kept trying for a daughter, they ended up with so many of us brothers.”
My third uncle has four sons alone.
My immediate brothers are three.
That’s why my eldest uncle and aunt stopped after their sixth son, too afraid to keep trying in case they got another boy.
Grandma says if they had gone for a third or fourth child, we’d have even more brothers.
“In Wan City, people often tease that our Zhan family is like a monastery.”
“How old are your two younger cousins?”
Lan Ruoruo asked curiously.
“The eighth is a year or two younger than me, and the ninth is probably around twenty-four or twenty-five this year, a bit further apart in age from us.”
“Sister Tong said all you brothers get along well, that your family has a great atmosphere and exceptional family values.”
Zhan Wei said proudly, “Absolutely, our family values are excellent.”
Perhaps because everyone is capable, aside from the family business, each of them has built their own careers. To them, the family business feels more like a burden they don’t want to shoulder.
So, there’s no fighting over power or profit.
If any of them wanted to compete for the head of the family position, the eldest brother would probably wake up laughing from his dreams, immediately step down, and hand over the presidency, afraid they’d change their minds if he hesitated.
In their generation, there’s absolutely no chance of power struggles.
As for the next generation, like Baby’s generation, it’s hard to say, but everyone works hard to raise their children well and often brings Baby and his brothers together to foster sibling bonds.
They hope Baby’s generation can replicate the unity of their parents’ generation, so the Zhan Group can stand strong forever.
A harmonious family leads to prosperity.
If a family is constantly fighting internally, everyone out for their own gain, even the grandest family will collapse from infighting.
“Ruoruo, the men in our Zhan family are extremely devoted in relationships. Once married, we’re loyal to our family and marriage, never cheating. If anyone does, they’re kicked out of the family and can’t inherit anything.”
Lan Ruoruo suddenly felt her taste in men was spot-on. The man she was drawn to was not only outstanding himself but came from an exceptional family.
No wonder Sister Tong said she’d regret it if she missed out on Zhan Wei.
