"How about we send her to a military academy? My brother should be able to arrange it."

Ye Zhaoyu hesitated for only a moment before agreeing. She was probably very busy during this time and wouldn't be able to take care of Ye Xingwan.

With Ling Yunmo's help, Ye Xingwan's enrollment went smoothly.

Ye Zhaoyu didn't rush to work; she planned to wait until Ye Xingwan had adjusted before going.

When Ye Xingwan came home from her first day of school, she asked Ye Zhaoyu, "Mom, why don't I have Dad's surname but Mom's? Am I not Dad's child?"

Ye Xingwan's big eyes were full of questions, and she looked incredibly cute with her babyish appearance.

"You are your father's biological daughter. You took your mother's surname with your father's consent. He thought your mother's surname sounded better, so he chose to let you take your mother's surname. If you want to take your father's surname, that's fine too. At school, did anyone say anything to you?"

Ye Zhaoyu gently answered, holding Ye Xingwan's hand.

"Yes, they all take their father's surname. It's said that if they don't take their father's surname, they're not their father's children."

Ye Xingwan still didn't quite understand why a child must have the father's surname to be considered the father's child, and why a child with the mother's surname isn't considered the father's child.

"Oh, I see. So, whose surname do you want to take?" Ye Zhaoyu asked Ye Xingwan, sharing her thoughts.

Ye Xingwan lowered her head and thought for a long time before answering, "I want to take my mother's surname."

"Then next time they say that, you can tell them that the law stipulates that children do not have to take their father's surname. They can also take their mother's surname. You took your mother's surname because you wanted to take her surname. It was your own choice."

Ye Zhaoyu did not try to fool Ye Xingwan, but instead presented the facts and reasoned with him.