Era: Seven money-losing girls? They're trying to trick me into having a daughter again!

Director Guo's gaze swept back and forth across the three men's faces twice before he said calmly, "Xiao Song, you are diligent in your work and want to implement the directives from above ahead of time; your starting point is good."

But rules are rules.

He tapped the table, emphasizing his words: "Before the official document is issued, the existing regulations are the only basis; you can't add extra provisions for yourself."

"Xiao Li, in accordance with current regulations, process the name change procedures for Comrade Fang Wei immediately."

"We cannot let the people feel disheartened."

Xiao Li straightened up and immediately nodded, saying, "Yes, Chief."

Song Xuezhuan looked as if he had been slapped in the face, his face turning pale: "Director... I..."

"Is there anything else?"

As Director Guo asked the question, he had already lowered his head and picked up his pen to continue reviewing documents.

Song Xuezhuan stood there stunned for several seconds, unable to utter another word, before slinking away from the office with Officer Gao and Xiao Li.

……

Fang Wei sat on the bench and saw that Officer Gao and Xiao Li both had smiles on their faces, while Song Xuezhuan, who was following at the back, had a grim expression. He finally felt a little relieved.

"Comrade Fang Wei, come here."

Xiao Li opened a new page in the register and asked gently, "Have you thought of new names for your children yet?"

Fang Wei straightened his back and said, word by word, "I've made up my mind. Da Ya will be renamed Fang Chunyang, Chun as in spring and Yang as in the sun."

This name was something that Daya came up with herself after thinking about it for a whole night.

Xiao Li nodded and neatly wrote the three characters "Fang Chunyang" in the register.

"Er Ya was renamed Fang Yunxue, Yun as in white cloud and Xue as in snow."

"A good name."

Xiao Li smiled and continued writing.

"Sanya was renamed Fang Mingcai, Ming as in bright and Cai as in rainbow."

"Fourth Sister was renamed Fang Huiyu, Hui meaning wisdom and Yu meaning jade."

"Wu Ya was renamed Fang Xiuwen, Xiu meaning elegant and Wen meaning cultured."

"Liu Ya was renamed Fang Xiaorui, Xiao as in dawn and Rui as in auspiciousness."

"Qiya was renamed Fang Renmei, Ren meaning benevolence and righteousness, and Mei meaning beauty."

Looking at the seven names in the register, Xiao Li said sincerely, "Comrade Fang Wei, the names of your daughters are not only beautiful to hear, but also meaningful."

Fang Wei grinned.

In his past life, when others mentioned his family's seven "money-losing children," they would either shake their heads and sigh or make sarcastic remarks.

But this life is different!

He has made up his mind to raise his seven daughters well!

Xiao Li opened the drawer, took out the police station's red official seal, pressed it twice on the inkpad, and then made a "smack!" sound.

"It's done."

She closed the household registration booklet, pushed it in front of Fang Wei, and said with a smile, "From today onwards, your seven daughters will no longer be called by their old names."

Fang Wei took the household registration booklet, flipped it open, and glanced at it. The seven new names lay quietly under the red official seal.

"Officer Gao, Comrade Li... thank you."

He took a step back and bowed to Officer Gao and Xiao Li.

"Why!"

Officer Gao quickly reached out to help Fang Wei up, saying, "What are you doing! Get up, get up!"

Xiao Li was a little embarrassed by Fang Wei's ninety-degree bow and said politely, "Comrade Fang Wei, this is our job, you don't need to be so polite!"

In the area under their jurisdiction, many fathers are quite casual when naming their daughters, and it's practically impossible for someone like Fang Wei to request a name change for his daughter.

She was also happy for the seven little girls, whose father had finally acknowledged their existence.

Fang Wei carefully put the household registration book into the cloth bag in his arms, put it close to his body, thanked them again, and then turned and left the police station.

Stepping outside, the bright August sun shone on his face, hot and scorching, but Fang Wei felt more comfortable than ever before.

From today onwards, his daughter will no longer have to bear the humiliating nicknames of "Da Ya" and "Er Ya"!

Now, I should go and do the second thing!

Fang Wei rode his bicycle to the supply and marketing cooperative, bought a lot of supplements, and then went straight to the town hospital.

The town hospital is a three-story gray brick building. In some places, the white plaster on the exterior walls has peeled off, revealing the reddish-brown bricks underneath.

The main entrance to the lobby on the first floor was wide open, and quite a few people were coming and going.

Fang Wei stood at the hospital entrance, looked up at the rows of windows upstairs, and then pushed open the lobby door.

The hospital lobby floor, like the police station floor, was made of cement, and the benches on both sides of the corridor were filled with patients and their families waiting to see a doctor.

Fang Wei followed the signs on the wall to the entrance of the inpatient building's stairwell, and carried his things up to the second floor.

The second floor was much quieter than the first floor.

The corridor lights emitted a pale, unpleasant glow, and occasionally a nurse would push a trolley past.

Fang Wei glanced around, walked to the nurses' station, and peered inside through the half-person-high counter.

Inside sat a nurse in her early twenties, wearing a white coat and a triangular nurse's cap.

"Hello, comrade."

The nurse on duty looked up at the sound, revealing a round, somewhat childlike face, and asked, "What is it?"

"I'd like to ask which ward Gu Weimin is in."

Fang Wei paused for a moment, then added, "I am the younger brother of his son-in-law, Fang Zhi."

The nurse on duty's gaze lingered on his face, then frowned and asked, "Are you Mr. Fang's brother?"

"Yes, my younger brother."

Fang Wei nodded and asked again, "I heard that Uncle Gu had a high blood pressure a few days ago and is now in the hospital, so I bought some things to visit him."

"Oh……"

The nurse on duty drew out her words, hesitated for a moment, and then took out a register from under the counter and flipped through it.

"Dean Gu is staying in the innermost special care ward on the second floor, room 206."

She pointed to the end of the corridor and said, "Dean Gu's condition has been relatively stable these past few days. Please be quiet when you go and don't disturb his rest."

"Okay, thank you, comrade."

Fang Wei walked down the corridor, and most of the ward doors on both sides were closed.

The door to ward 206 was half-open, and you could see white sheets and white walls through the crack.

Fang Wei stood at the door, suddenly feeling a dryness in his throat. After standing there blankly for a few seconds, he knocked on the door.

"Knock knock knock".

"Enter."

A weak voice came from inside the door.

Fang Wei took a deep breath, pushed open the door, and went inside.

The intensive care unit was more spacious than he had imagined. A white metal-framed hospital bed was placed by the window, and an enamel teacup and an unopened can of oranges were on the bedside table.

There was an anatomical diagram of the human body hanging on the wall, with a small smiley face drawn in the lower right corner with a ballpoint pen.

Gu Weimin lay on the hospital bed, resting with his eyes closed.

He must be in his sixties this year. His skin is a bit loose, but you can still tell that he was a handsome man when he was young.