Seeing his grandparents, father, and mother all looking at him expectantly, Kaiyang steeled his heart and said, "Just this last thing. If you agree to it, I will acknowledge you as my family."

Upon hearing this, Hong Xiaoduo thought, "This brat isn't even listening to my warning?"

"Kaiyang, have you thought this through? If you've gone too far and think you're satisfied, I might just leave you." She said to Kaiyang with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Kaiyang took two more steps away, his little face showing no sign of distress. Hong Xiaoduo realized that her warning had been in vain.

“I can be your child again, but I want to decide my own name. Just add Wei before my current name.” After saying that, Kaiyang looked at Hong Xiaoduo, who was glaring at him, and said timidly, “If you don’t want me, that’s fine too. I can just go back to being a beggar. I’ve been a beggar for more than six years. Do you think I’ll starve to death?”

After saying that, she stubbornly turned her head away, her little mouth pouting, trying hard to hold back the tears in her eyes.

Kaiyang's words broke the hearts of the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law present, and they looked at the head of the family, Lord Wei, with red eyes.

When it comes to matters like names, it's entirely up to him to decide.

Mrs. Hua was heartbroken. She didn't care what her son's surname or given name was, as long as he recognized her as his mother and was her child.

Wei Zizheng felt sorry for his son, but dared not scold him. He looked at his father with some difficulty.

Lord Wei was taken aback. Logically speaking, such a matter as naming should not be decided by his grandson.

The Wei family is a large clan, and the names of their descendants are arranged according to the family genealogy.

Furthermore, Tong'er's formal name was chosen after she was born according to her birth time and date, and it was recorded in the family genealogy. Her name is Wei Lixin. Li is the courtesy name of Tong'er's generation, which means dawn and symbolizes a new beginning and endless potential.

The character 昕 means bright, representing light and hope.

The name was meant to please Lord Wei, but unfortunately, less than a year after it was added to the family genealogy, his grandson got into trouble.

However, now, the grandson says he wants to use the name he's currently using.

Lord Wei wanted to refuse, but he wanted to coax his grandson by saying that his formal name would still be Wei Lixin, and his nickname would continue to be Kaiyang.

But looking at his grandson's expression and remembering the angry words his grandson had just said, he simply couldn't bring himself to speak.

“It doesn’t matter if the name follows the child’s, right? You’re a second-rank official now, can’t you even decide what to name your own grandson?” Seeing that her husband was hesitant to speak, Madam Qi was worried that he would be stubborn at this crucial moment, so she quickly spoke up.

That's right. It's their own child. As long as the father-in-law insists, the clan chief can't really say anything, right? Hua looked at her mother-in-law gratefully.

"Alright, the name is up to you, Wei, Kaiyang?" After listening to his wife's words and looking at his son and daughter-in-law's reactions, Lord Wei finally compromised and tentatively asked Kaiyang.

This time, is it okay?

"Hong Kaiyang, my name is Hong Kaiyang. Hong is the 'Hong' in Hong Xiaoduo, the 'Hong' in 'ambition,' and Wei is Wei Hong Kaiyang. It's a four-character name, I know that." Kaiyang paid attention to Hong Xiaoduo's expression and quickly corrected her loudly before she lost her temper, emphasizing it.

Seeing the astonished expressions on the faces of the Wei family of four, Hong Xiaoduo's face turned green. If she didn't discipline this child now, she would never have the chance again. She truly hadn't expected her usually well-behaved child to be so rebellious.

Forcibly suppressing the urge to utter the word "little brat," he reached out to grab Kaiyang.

Kaiyang realized things were going badly and fled, hiding between the Qi family, the Hua family, and Wei Zi. Sensing danger, he suddenly ran behind Lord Wei and hugged his waist, crying, "Grandfather, save me!"

Lord Wei was so overwhelmed by this sudden address that he almost shed tears of happiness, and quickly reached out to stop Hong Xiaoduo who was standing in front of him.

"Xiao Duo, please calm down. This child is only acting this way because he values ​​relationships. It's not that Wei Hongkaiyang is unacceptable; he'll get used to calling him that after a while," Lord Wei hurriedly said.

Looking at the second-rank minister in front of her, who was so eager to protect his grandson that he had no bottom line, Hong Xiaoduo felt helpless and thought to herself, "Is this something that just comes out naturally?"

After taking a deep breath, Hong Xiaoduo looked behind Lord Wei and said in a deep voice, "Are you sure you want to do this?"

Kaiyang leaned out halfway and, seeing her expression, knew she was truly angry.

He slowly walked out, stood in front of Hong Xiaoduo, and said in a low voice, "Then, if you feel it's inappropriate, then, then call him Wei Kaiyang."

Hong Xiaoduo wanted to say something more, but she saw Lord Wei nodding to her repeatedly, indicating that this was fine.

Well, since his grandfather doesn't mind, and besides, she also knows why Kaiyang cares so much about his name.

The child felt that as long as he was still called Hong Kaiyang, he would still be a member of that big family outside the capital.

"And then?" Hong Xiaoduo still had a tense expression.

Kaiyang slowly walked up to Madam Qi and Madam Hua, and knelt down, lifting the hem of his robe: "Grandmother, Mother."

"Why"

"My son!" The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law responded with tears in their eyes. When Qi wanted to hold her grandson, she was a little slow. Hua hugged Kaiyang into her arms and could no longer hold back her emotions.

Hong Xiaoduo was deeply moved by the scene before her; this was the right feeling of recognizing family.

"Uncle, shall we talk over here?" Hong Xiaoduo remembered that she still had something to tell Lord Wei...