"Xiao Lin, Xiao Lin, get up quickly——"
Lin Zhengran was sleeping soundly when he was suddenly awakened by a loud voice.
After waking up, she felt dizzy and half-raised herself with difficulty, supporting her head and trying to recall why she felt so unwell.
Mao Shufen, who was outside the door, lost her patience when she saw that the person inside didn't respond for a long time, so she simply opened the door and went in.
"Why didn't you respond when I called you?"
Lin Zhengran was so upset that he couldn't speak, so he could only look up at her.
Mao Shufen, holding a child in her arms, said anxiously:
"Do you know that your husband, Qin, has chosen a name for his child? Why don't you try to stop him? If others knew, they would definitely laugh at him. After all, he's a leader."
Lin Zhengran stared at her blankly and asked in a hoarse voice, "Does the child have a name?"
Since he was born, he has been called "Second Brother" and "Third Brother". No one is in a hurry to choose a name. During the confinement period, she read all the books to pieces, but she just didn't know what name to give him.
These two children mean different things to her, and she can decide for herself, so there is no rush to choose a name for them.
Now that Mao Shufen said this, she was almost sober.
"Qin Shouguo has named his child. What's his name?"
Lin Zhengran asked this, but she already had an idea in her mind. If the child's name was not nice, she would not agree.
Mao Shufen saw that she was kept in the dark and said unconsciously:
"Didn't you agree on the names of the children? The second child will be named 'Lin Zhengrong' and the third child will be 'Lin Gengxin'."
"Lin! With my last name?"
Lin Zhengran was completely sober and she got up to put on her shoes.
Mao Shufen said, "My family told me this early this morning. He said that Lao Qin talked to them last night and the child will take your surname."
She came forward with her mistress in her arms, circled around Lin Zhengran, and said earnestly, "Let the child take your surname. What does Lao Qin think? If others knew about this, they would laugh at him to death, thinking he was a weak husband!"
Lin Zhengran was originally very anxious and wanted to find Qin Shouguo to ask clearly, but after hearing what Mao Shufen said, he suddenly stopped being anxious and decided not to do anything.
"What's wrong with my child having the same last name as me? Who has so much free time as to laugh at other people's families? What else does their family have to do?"
Then he asked, "Where is Qin Shouguo?"
They talked here for a long time but no one came in. They must have gone to work.
Su Yingjie was also drunk last night and did not come to take her home, so Mao Shufen later slept on the sofa in Qin's house.
So he woke up at Qin's house in the morning, and the first thing he saw was Qin Shouguo.
She said, "Lao Qin is on a business trip. He said he would be out for two days. He saw me in the morning and asked me to tell you."
Mao Shufen followed her out of the living room, anxiously asking, "Let the child take your surname, what does Lao Qin think..."
Lin Zhengran was chased by her all the way and his head was buzzing.
Qin Xiaomei was busy boiling water in the kitchen, and breakfast was on the table.
Lin Zhengran's mouth was dry. He sat down and poured himself a glass of water before spreading his hands and saying:
"How can I know what he thinks? I want to know what he thinks now, but you also know that he is not here."
After she finished speaking, she held up a steamed bun and invited, "Sister-in-law, have you had breakfast?"
Mao Shufen looked at her heartless look and for some reason she stopped being anxious.
As soon as she entered the house in the morning, Su Yingjie pulled her aside and talked to her for a long time, asking her to come over and inquire about Lao Qin changing the child's surname. She really hadn't eaten breakfast.
Mao Shufen put the mistress on the small bed, didn't say anything polite to her, and sat down to eat.
As they ate, he said, as someone who had experienced it, "You have to be very careful about changing your surname. If the child takes the mother's surname, people will laugh at you if the news gets out."
After saying this, he shook his head and said, "You young people are so ignorant! How can you be so careless about such an important matter as continuing the family line?"
Lin Zhengran still hasn't come to terms with the fact that her son has her surname. Qin Shouguo hadn't told her about it before, so she really didn't know about it.
Mao Shufen kept nagging for a long time, simply because she was afraid that people outside would laugh at Qin Shouguo for not having his child's surname.
Lin Zhengran took it in. Not to mention that this was a family matter, outsiders had no right to interfere.
Even if there is, the child is theirs. Now it is a new society, so what's wrong with taking the mother's surname?
Lin Zhengran asked Mao Shufen, "You are the only child in your family. If you want to continue the family line, won't the incense be cut off in your generation?"
"yes!"
Mao Shufen was not as cunning as Lin Zhengran, and she didn't know that someone was trying to sow discord between them at this moment.
When it comes to the matter of "carrying on the family line", Mao Shufen has something to say.
After taking care of Lin Zhengran for a month during her confinement, Mao Shufen got to know her quite well. She was a very tight-lipped person.
So she could talk to Lin Zhengran without any worries.
She said, "In today's world, there can be no such thing as destroying the Four Olds. You said I have a lot of skills, but not only can I not use them, but now even the roots are broken in my hands. I will be too embarrassed to face my ancestors in the afterlife!"
After saying that, he sighed.
"Don't you have a daughter?"
Lin Zhengran poured himself a bowl of porridge and said, "Let her take your surname, and the children she has in the future will also have your surname. What this generation can't do, maybe the next generation can do it. Your skills can be passed down, and the incense will not be broken." Lin Zhengran clapped his hands, "How wonderful."
Lin Zhengran had also heard about Su Yingjie's story. He was a child adopted by the Mao family. Later, the Mao family treated him very well, like their own son. In addition to providing him with food and clothing, they also allowed him to go to school.
Otherwise, Su Yingjie would not be a technical backbone now.
Lin Zhengran knew that Su Yingjie was the one who instigated this incident this morning, so he had to repay him. It was his fault for being so idle.
Mao Shufen, who was sitting opposite her, was stunned for a moment when she heard her say this, and immediately retorted:
"Continuing the family line is a big deal. There's not a single family in our area who would give their child the mother's surname. Besides, it's a matter of a man's dignity. If I really do that, I'm afraid people will point at my face and laugh at me."
Mao Shufen's words seemed to be defending Su Yingjie, but in fact she still had good intentions in mind.
She had never dared to dream of having a child with her surname before, but now she is actually excited.
What is going on?
Lin Zhengran saw this and made her a bowl of porridge. The mistress beside him farted loudly.
Lin Zhengran smiled secretly in his heart, but said seriously:
"A new era, a new atmosphere. The very term 'carrying on the family line' is also one of the Four Olds. 'Update' and iteration. Isn't this exactly what the great man hoped for? How dare they laugh at the great man's words?"
Something in Mao Shufen's body seemed to be opened up. Her eyes were like dazzling light. She immediately looked at Lin Zhengran with burning eyes, and said uncertainly:
"Continuing the family line is also one of the Four Olds. So, giving the child my surname is breaking the Four Olds, right?"
Lin Zhengran said solemnly, "Didn't the great man say that men and women are equal?
As time goes by, those old ideas and customs should no longer exist, so children don’t have to take their father’s surname. What do you think?”
She said?
If Mao Shufen said so, it would be great. Just as Lin Zhengran said, the Mao family's things can be passed down to the next generation, and the Mao family's incense will never be cut off.
It couldn't be better.
She didn't even have time to drink her porridge and was in a hurry to go home. Before leaving, she said:
"After breakfast, go back to bed. Lao Qin said you're not feeling well and need to stay in bed for a while longer. I'll be right back."
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