If they have stasis tech, they probably have "remove all the soil" tech, too. And yes, they deserve some parents and other loved ones. Yunlan, too, deserves some extra in-laws who'll scrutinize him.

I actually imagine Ye Zun would be terrified of the tots and their tantrums for a long while! After all, they're small, unpredictable, like screaming, and likely tried to eat him at least once. Eventually, however, he'd grow to like his collection of ducklings and grow (overly) protective of them.