The Ming Hwa Yuan wives gave birth in whatever town the troupe happened to be in at that time. Chen Sheng-fu himself was born backstage, his mother having been singing out front until the contractions got too much for her.
明華園的媳婦都有這樣的好本領，演到哪個城鎮，就在哪裡生孩子。當年她的婆婆生陳勝福的時候，還在前台與英台唱著十八相送，直到痛到受不了，才進入後場生孩子。