Mo Yan said that she couldn't be certain that Liu Tinglan was carrying twins, but actually, the likelihood was very high, and Liu Tinglan believed this without a doubt. After finishing her apple with great enthusiasm, she asked Mo Yan to check her pulse again to see if the twins were boys or girls. She was hoping for one of each, a perfect pair; that way, if she could have more children in the future, she would have no regrets, and if not, she would still feel fulfilled.
"Do you think I have X-ray vision to tell whether your children are boys or girls?" Mo Yan said half laughing, half crying, "Even if it were possible, right now the babies have only just begun to take shape, how can you tell! You should focus on nurturing them well, bringing them into the world safe and sound is what's important."