Chapter 146: Chapter 139: Holding Jade, Embracing Virtue
No matter how you think about it, it seems that the parents on Su Xiaomeng’s side will help with the naming...
Because of this, the two elders actually feel quite uncomfortable.
The names Ming Liang and Ming Xu for these two grandchildren were given by the two elders, not to mention their own grandchildren.
But unfortunately, the fourth child had a falling-out with the family, and his wife had also spoken harsh words, so neither side could swallow their pride to communicate.
Zhou Mengqin glanced at Shan Minglang, squinting her eyes slightly, staring at him, "These words... were they taught to you by Su Xiaomeng?"
"Pfft... Grandma, why would you think that?"
Shan Minglang looked surprised, "Aunt Xiaomeng is still counting on her fingers waiting for Uncle to swallow his pride and mention it to you!"
Zhou Mengqin knew her grandson well enough to see whether he was lying at a glance.
Moreover... his emotional intelligence is low, he likely doesn’t have the ability to go around in such circles to bring them and the fourth child’s family together.
"Alright, you go get some rest early."
Zhou Mengqin said.
Shan Minglang raised his eyebrows, "Then Grandma... will you name the younger siblings?"
"You go to sleep first."
Yin Shaohui said coldly.
Seeing that the two elders didn’t directly refuse, Shan Minglang knew there was hope. He stood up, said goodnight to the two elders, and then left Zheng Garden.
The air outside was slightly cool, and he couldn’t help but smile.
Such smooth, cunning words, how could Aunt Xiaomeng have the mind for it? Clearly, it was all personally taught by his uncle!
After Shan Minglang left, the living room was quiet for a while.
Housekeeper Lin, who had been listening for a long time, chuckled, "Sir, Madam, you have prepared these names early, now they won’t go to waste, will they?"
Yin Shaohui stood up, leaned on his cane to go upstairs, glanced at him as he passed by Housekeeper Lin, "You old thing, always talking too much!"
"Hahaha!"
Housekeeper Lin laughed lightly.
Zhou Mengqin followed Yin Shaohui upstairs. The two did not return to the bedroom but went into the study.
The next morning, while Shan Minglang was still lazing in bed, Ah Su delivered two exquisite small scrolls to Huannan Garden, into his bedroom.
Shan Minglang, in a daze, looked at the small scrolls embroidered on the outside, and suddenly became alert.
He smiled broadly, put the scrolls in his bag, quickly washed up, and rushed to school.
Such scrolls are specially customized by the grandparents in the Yin Family to welcome new members.
The children’s names are personally written by Grandpa, and then inserted into the scrolls.
His and his brother’s scrolls are still kept on the top shelf of the bookcase.
Su Xiaomeng had just finished the first class when Shan Minglang came looking for her, pulled her into an empty classroom.
When the two small scrolls were stuffed into Su Xiaomeng’s hand, she felt a bit confused, not really understanding.
"Open them, quickly look inside!"
Shan Minglang stood by, more excited than she was!
Su Xiaomeng didn’t realize that what she had in her hands were the names of the two children, so she only thought Shan Minglang was being a bit neurotic.
Unboxing things always inexplicably excites girls.
So Su Xiaomeng didn’t dawdle, and first opened a black with gold floral scroll.
The scroll was only about the length from the wrist to the tip of the middle finger, with a finely detailed red with gold floral embroidery on the outside.
She pulled off the cap, inside there was a piece of xuan paper, two bold, strong characters were written on it—Jinxi.
Shan Minglang leaned over and read, "Jinxi..."
When Su Xiaomeng saw these two characters, she still didn’t react, but hearing Shan Minglang read them, she suddenly felt something...
Her heart rate involuntarily accelerated... she got a bit excited.
She hurriedly opened the other black with gold floral scroll and spread out the xuan paper—
"Huaiyu..."
She murmured, "Jinxi... Huaiyu..."
Shan Minglang, after all, was a literature enthusiast. He immediately grasped the source and meaning of these two names!
Just as he was about to show off his literary knowledge in front of Su Xiaomeng, he watched as she clutched the two scrolls and dashed out of the classroom.
"Aunt, where are you going?"
"I’m going to call your Uncle! Hehe!"
"You can call him here in front of me!"
Only the echoes in the empty classroom answered him.
Su Xiaomeng felt overjoyed inside.
To her, these two names might mean nothing, she wouldn’t go as far as to think that the two elders of the Yin family have accepted her, but at least, she can be sure that they acknowledge her and Yin Shixiu’s children.
Jinxi, Huaiyu.
From Qu Yuan’s poem, Huai Jin Wo Yu xi, qiong bu zhi suo shi...
Originally it expressed Qu Yuan’s frustration of being unappreciated, ambition but without success.
Later Sima Qian also mentioned in Qu Yuan’s biography, "He gu Huai Jin Wo Yu, er zi ling jian fang wei".
The implication was to question why Qu Yuan would uphold noble virtues causing himself to be exiled?
Using a questioning tone to praise Qu Yuan’s spirit of not being tempted by fame and fortune, and steadfastly maintaining noble virtues.
"Descendants of the Yin Family, at the very least, must remember, that even a big family started from a very humble and lowly state, and walked step by step. Neither poverty nor wealth can sway us, nor can power bend us..."
When Yin Shaohui wrote these four words, he spoke very seriously.
Even though at the time, beside him stood only his wife and the old housekeeper.
Even though at the time, he didn’t think these four words would truly become the names of his grandchildren.
Su Xiaomeng didn’t know the profound reasoning behind these four words, nor did she know of the anecdotes. These meanings were told to her later by Yin Shixiu.
But she knew the idiom Huai Jin Wo Yu.
That’s exactly why she believes that the Yin Family’s elders have high hopes for her and Yin Shixiu’s children, which is why they gave those two names.
When she dialed Yin Shixiu’s phone number, he had just finished a meeting and hadn’t had the chance to eat lunch yet.
"Jinxi, Huaiyu."
As soon as she opened her mouth, those two names popped out!
Even Yin Shixiu couldn’t react immediately.
"What?"
"Jin! Xi! ... Huai! Yu!"
Su Xiaomeng repeated them firmly.
Yin Shixiu was a bit embarrassed, listening to Su Xiaomeng’s voice, knowing she was very excited, but he couldn’t quite grasp it.
"Cough, cough... Xiao Meng..."
"Shixiu, Shuangbao and Prince Huang have names now! Haha!"
Su Xiaomeng leaned against a tree, laughing uncontrollably!
On the other end, Yin Shixiu was stunned for two seconds, then he finally came to his senses, a slight smile forming on his lips, his voice rather calm, "Say the names again, let me hear."
"Huai Jin and Wang Yu, Jinxi, Huaiyu."
Yin Shixiu took a light breath over there, it seems Shan Minglang did a good job.
Su Xiaomeng said proudly, "I don’t have class tomorrow afternoon, let’s go register the babies!"
Yin Shixiu agreed without paying attention, even though his schedule for the next afternoon was already full.
Su Xiaomeng exhaled and then laughed, "Father-in-law and mother-in-law are really talented, the other day I saw the notebook my dad gave me, it actually had names like Jiajia and Minmin written on it..."
"I thought you’d prefer the names your dad chose."
Yin Shixiu joked.
Su Xiaomeng quickly frowned, "Am I such an uncultured person?"
Yin Shixiu couldn’t help but think of the time with "Da Long" and "Little Feng," initially wanting to tease her a bit, but considering her excitement now, he held it back and stayed silent.
"Su Jinxi, Su Huaiyu, ah, how pleasant they sound when pronounced!"
Su Xiaomeng was swooning on the phone, all by herself.
Meanwhile, on the other end, Yin Shixiu’s smile stiffened slightly.
Feeling something amiss...
"Xiao Meng..."
"Hmm?"
"The children need to take my surname."
The phone call with Yin Shixiu lasted for more than half an hour.
After hanging up, Su Xiaomeng glanced at the time, touched her stomach, and felt a bit hungry.
She had just straightened her back, ready to leave when.
An unfriendly, somewhat cocky voice came from above her head.
"Are those your son’s and daughter’s names?"
Immediately, a handful of leaves scattered down, covering her head.
Su Xiaomeng hurriedly shook off her clothes and hair, looked up, and saw a long leg hanging there, swaying...
Bai Shunyuan was dressed in a white tracksuit, leaning against the tree trunk, one hand supporting his head, a leaf dangling from his lips.
His cocky eyes lightly gazing at her.
Su Xiaomeng realized that she had been on the phone right next to this man’s ear the whole time, and suddenly felt a shiver.
Oh, dear...
"Why didn’t you make a sound?"
"My babies have names, I’m so happy! Father-in-law and mother-in-law are truly cultured! How nice do the names sound!"
Bai Shunyuan suddenly imitated Su Xiaomeng’s previous tone, mimicking her words.
The voice was deliberately made sharp...
It made Su Xiaomeng frown tightly.
Not wanting to tangle with someone like this, she stepped forward to leave.
Suddenly, Bai Shunyuan jumped down from the tree, landing in front of Su Xiaomeng, blocking her path.
"You disturbed my good sleep, and I haven’t even settled that with you yet... Ready to leave just like that?"
Su Xiaomeng frowned. Though Yin Shixiu was tall, she never felt uncomfortable looking up at him.
But this guy, similar in age to her, with his slightly raised chin, looking down with disdain, was really unpleasant.
And the sun was right above him, Su Xiaomeng barely raised her chin, and the sunlight hit her.
Autumn sun isn’t as scorching as summer, yet it ruined Su Xiaomeng’s good mood.
She lowered her head, keeping her eyes off him, and asked irritably, "Settle what? Did you plant this tree? Only you can climb, and I can’t lean against it?"
Bai Shunyuan’s hands were in his black track pants pockets, "No, I didn’t plant this tree."
"Then—"
"But only I can lean against it."
The undeniable arrogance and... unreasonable attitude!
Su Xiaomeng couldn’t resist raising her eyes to see if this shameless person’s face was as thick as walls!
With unreasonable people, she really didn’t have anything to say.
She glanced at him and tried to walk around him.
To her frustration and helplessness, Bai Shunyuan clearly wasn’t going to let her go, pulling her thin arm when she passed by him.
Why is this guy so wild?
Being abruptly pulled back to where she was making the call, only this thought remained in her mind.
She raised her eyes to glare at him, the shade covered him now, no more glaring sunlight, but...