In the spring of 1968, Yuanchun gave birth to a plump baby boy, whom they named Liu Xiayi, with the nickname Dabao. Cheng Fang commissioned the village carpenter to build a small stroller and a crib, which he kept at the clinic so that Yuanchun could take her son with her to work every day.
In the winter of 1969, Yuanchun gave birth to their second son, Cheng Dongjin, nicknamed Erbao. Cheng Fang, unable to bear seeing his wife suffer, stopped taking long-distance haulage jobs. He applied to become a mechanic for the transport team, working during the day and cycling back to Xiaxi Village after his shift to help his wife with the children and household chores.
In 1972, Yuanchun gave birth to a little girl, named Liu Shuangshuang, nicknamed Xiaobao. With a complete family of sons and a daughter, Cheng Fang could not bear the thought of his wife enduring the pain of childbirth again, so he secretly went to the hospital and underwent a vasectomy. When Yuanchun found out, she was a mixture of angry, touched, and heartbroken; she didn't speak to him for an entire month. However, after they reconciled, their bond grew even stronger than before.
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