The Xiang Shenghui to Turtle Incident
Twenty years ago, Xiang Shenghui, who was only seven years old, traveled with his parents by bus from the city back to their rural hometown.
During the one-child policy era, Xiang Shenghui's parents already had two daughters, but she became pregnant with another one. They couldn't bear to have an abortion, so they had to go out and hide from the search.
Several years later, as the policies gradually loosened, they dared to return.
Only after the fine was paid did the village committee agree to register the child's household registration.
Next door to the Xiang family lived a family surnamed Yang, who had only one daughter, who was just five years old.
The little girl craned her neck to look curiously at the house that had been empty for a long time.
When Xiang Shenghui's father saw this, he quickly beckoned the little girl over.
"Little girl, what are your parents' names?"
Little Yang Xiwen replied in her childish voice:
"Uncle, my dad's name is Yang Lei, and my mom's name is Fang Hong."
Xiang Shenghui's father understood immediately upon hearing this:
"Oh, it's Yang Lei's daughter! No wonder she looks so much like him!"
"Little girl, what's your name?"
"My name is Xiwen, Yang Xiwen."
"Good boy/girl! Uncle will give you candy!"
Xiang Shenghui's father took out a handful of candy he had brought from the city and successfully won over Xiao Xiwen's heart.
From that day on, Xiao Xiwen would come over from time to time, and each time he would go home with a belly full of snacks.
As they spent more time together, the two families became increasingly familiar with each other.
Xiao Yang Xiwen and Xiao Xiang Shenghui also became good friends.
Xiang Shenghui was quiet and stuttered, and was always ridiculed by the children in the village. Every time, Yang Xiwen would help him chase away the older children.
"You spineless big turtle, people are bullying you, don't you know how to fight back?"
Xiao Xiang Shenghui: "I...I...I..."
Yang Xiwen was exasperated: "What do you mean, 'I'?! Next time they bully you, just beat them up!"
Xiao Xiang nodded emphatically: "Yes!"
That day, Yang Xiwen's parents went out to run errands and left Yang Xiwen at Xiang Shenghui's house to be looked after.
As it happened, Xiang Shenghui's grandmother was taking him to the police station to register his household registration, so she brought Yang Xiwen along.
Upon arriving at the police station, Xiang Shenghui's grandmother ran into an old acquaintance from the same village.
"Second Aunt, what are you doing here?"
"I'm here to get my ID card, what about you?"
"I'm registering my grandson's household registration. Is that what you do there?"
"Yes, yes, yes! Just line up up there!"
Grandma Xiang Shenghui quickly pushed him and Yang Xiwen to join the queue, while she stayed behind to chat.
Xiang Shenghui arrived quickly.
When the staff saw that there were two children, their voices softened considerably.
"Children, what are you doing? Where are your parents?"
Xiang Shenghui took the household registration book and documents over and stammered:
“I...my...household...family.”
The staff member understood: "You want to register your household, right?"
Where are your family members?
Xiang Shenghui pointed to his grandmother, who was standing at the door chatting away with great enthusiasm.
The staff called her several times, but Grandma didn't hear them. There were other people waiting behind her, so she had no choice but to proceed directly.
"Little friend, what's your name?"
Xiang Shenghui lowered his head and stammered, "I...I'm called...Xiang Xiangxiang..."
Yang Xiwen panicked and pulled him away:
"Sister, his name is Xiang Turtle!"
The staff member was stunned: "What? Xiang the Turtle? Are you sure?"
Yang Xiwen nodded vigorously: "That's right! His name is Xiang Wugui, the 'Wugui' in 'big turtle'!"
The staff thought that perhaps the family thought that a humble name would make the child easier to raise, which is why they chose this name.
These days, there are plenty of people named "dog," so it's not unusual to be named "turtle"!
So she typed the three characters "Xiang Turtle" into her computer.
When Xiang Shenghui's parents returned, they found the name on the household registration book and immediately came to Xiang Shenghui to inquire.
It took Xiang Shenghui a long time to explain the whole story.
Because of this, Yang Xiwen was given a beating when he got home and was unwilling to talk to Xiang Shenghui for several days.
In the end, it was Xiang Shenghui who contributed a lot of snacks to appease him.
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