Chapter 576: Maximum of 18 for the Third Child
"Then let's buy another car!" Alexander became even more excited at the thought of having a third child.
Immediately he said to Ethan, "Order a car for me tomorrow, customizing three 20-meter extended ones!"
Afterwards, he turned to Ivy and said, "Darling, don't have too many children for the third pregnancy, maximum of 18. Otherwise, we won't have enough room in the cars!"
Ivy, "..."
Having 18 children in one pregnancy! Even a pig wouldn't dare to give birth to that many!
"Sister..." Bluey called Ivy, not knowing what to say.
Luckily, she married a wealthy husband. If she had married a poor man, she wouldn't be able to support so many children.
"It's alright! Don't worry about me!" Ivy patted Bluey's shoulder with a heartfelt tone, saying, "But as for yourself, you should mentally prepare yourself. After marrying Brother Owen, you'll probably have an even greater responsibility in continuing the family line. After all, Owen is the eldest son of the Ashford family..."
Bluey immediately became nervous, "Ah...I don't want to have so many children or pregnancies. It's too scary. I'm just an ordinary person..."
Owen chuckled and hugged Bluey, "Don't worry unnecessarily. I'm not as greedy as my younger brother. He wants to have 12 children from his second pregnancy and 18 from his third. If you can give me one, I'll be satisfied!"
"Really?" Bluey immediately extended her pinky finger, "Pinkie promise, no backing out! I'll only have one child and absolutely won't have a second!"
Ivy and Alexander smiled at each other. This Bluey, perhaps she hasn't realized the situation yet.
With the powerful twin genes from both their families, even if Bluey only has one pregnancy, there would still be at least five or six children!
Just one? That's simply impossible!
Florence, who had been watching the commotion silently, had something she wanted to say.
When everyone quieted down, she couldn't wait any longer and spoke, "Ivy, may I ask, how do you control the number of children you have?"
Ivy, "..."
Everyone, "..."
Florence continued, "The seating capacity of a regular sedan is usually 5 to 7 seats. You had 6 children in your first pregnancy, exactly enough to fill one car. After Mr. Ashford bought an extended sedan with 18 seats, you had 12 children in your second pregnancy, adding up to a full car when combined with the first pregnancy.
As for the third pregnancy, Mr. Ashford lets you have a maximum of 18 children, and you don't oppose it at all. It seems like the number of children you have is completely under your control. How do you manage to control the quantity?"
Ivy could only laugh and cry.
When did she intentionally try to control it?
Whether it was the first or second pregnancy, she had no control. Especially with the second pregnancy, she was misunderstood by Alexander, almost causing their family to fall apart.
"Florence!" Alexander interjected, "This is not something that women can control. It's up to men, haven't you learned about biology? The gender of the child is determined by the man's chromosomes. Likewise, the number of children is determined by the man's physicality..."
As he spoke, Alexander noticed the six little ones beside him.
The young lady continued to stare at herself and felt embarrassed to continue speaking. "Well then, everyone should rest early!"
However, the six young maidens were not convinced. They felt the need to educate others on unfamiliar knowledge in order to prevent any misunderstandings.
Sixie spoke very seriously, "Father, you were only half right in what you said earlier, and I must correct you with the accurate answer. The total number of chromosome pairs in a human body is 23, with 22 pairs being common to both males and females. The remaining pair determines the gender, with males having xy and females having xx chromosomes.
If the male's x chromosome combines with the female's x chromosome, the child born will be a girl. If the male's y chromosome combines with the female's x chromosome, the child born will be a boy. So, it is indeed the male who determines the gender of the child, but the number of children born in a single pregnancy is not related to the man's physical strength!"
Chapter 577: Wife is Heaven, Wife is Earth
"Yes, that's right!" Fifthie continued, "The number of children born in a single pregnancy is determined by the combination of the man's sperm and the woman's egg."
"I understand that!" Secondie interrupted, "When one egg cell combines with one sperm, a fertilized egg is formed. If this fertilized egg divides into two embryos in the early stages of development, it becomes twins. If it divides into more than two, it becomes multiples. This situation is called monozygotic multiple births, where their appearances, blood types, and intelligence are very identical.
If a woman's ovaries release two or more eggs at the same time, and each of them becomes fertilized, it is called dizygotic multiple births. This kind of multiple births will have different appearances."
"Second sister is right!" Forthie couldn't wait to speak up, "The six of us sisters and twelve brothers all look exactly the same, we are all monozygotic multiples."
Thirdie continued, "That's right, it can be seen from this that in order to have identical-looking multiples, it depends entirely on the number of divisions the fertilized egg undergoes, and has nothing to do with the man's physical strength!"
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