Grandpa clapped his hands and exclaimed, "Great! Hahaha, this is a wonderful idea!"
"Not bad, not bad, it was all luck. Let's not talk about who's who!"
"Yes, yes, it doesn't matter who they believe in, they're all our precious children!"
The elders clearly had no objections.
Holding the child, Xiao's mother excitedly bumped Xiao's father with her arm, saying, "Old Xiao, Old Xiao, you hold your precious grandson, let me take over. I'm luckier than you."
Mr. Xiao chuckled helplessly at his daughter-in-law's disdain. He didn't care; it didn't matter which of them could hold him. He happily took his grandson and coaxed him.
Grandpa Bai was delighted. "Hahaha, I'm all alone, no one's going to take it from me, I'll catch it."
The maternal grandparents exchanged a glance, just about to decide who would make the arrest, when Xiao Che spoke up, "Grandpa and Grandma, you both make the arrest. Grandpa represents the Kang surname, and Grandma represents the Xiang surname."
The two elderly people were deeply moved upon hearing this.
"Good, good, A-Che is so good."
No one else had any objections.
Everyone started rubbing their hands together and making wishes in their hearts.
Bai Yajing opened the box, revealing several crumpled pieces of paper for them to take.
The group of people took turns choosing and holding the crumpled paper, nervously and excitedly praying while clutching it in their hands.
"Take my surname! Take my surname!"
The grandparents opened the crumpled paper with trembling hands and their eyes widened in surprise.
The crumpled paper in Grandma's hand was completely blank, without a single word on it. She felt a moment of disappointment, but then she quickly reassured herself that they were all her great-grandchildren, and it didn't matter whose surname they took.
On the crumpled paper in the grandfather's hand were the words "baby girl" written in large letters.
Grandpa was so excited that tears welled up in his eyes. "Hahaha, my family has an heir! My family has an heir!"
Bai Yajing saw this and was happy. "Grandpa, then your great-granddaughter will take your surname, Kang. You and Grandma should think carefully about what name to give her."
Both the maternal grandparents nodded repeatedly.
"Hey, we've been thinking about this for a while now. Listen to this: 'Holding jade in one's heart, possessing noble character, how about Kang Jinyu?'"
Grandpa Bai and Mr. and Mrs. Xiao silently recited the name several times, then called it to the child several times, finding it increasingly natural. "Good, this is a good name!"
"My dear granddaughter, from now on your name will be Kang Jinyu! Jinyu!"
Next up was Kang's mother. She nervously unfolded the crumpled paper, only to find it was just as clean as her grandmother's. She was momentarily disappointed, but quickly recovered. Just as she had said before, they were all her own children, and it didn't matter whose surname they took.
"Looks like our precious grandson will be surnamed Bai. Hehehe."
Grandpa Bai also got excited. He unfolded the paper and saw that it indeed contained the words "boy".
"Good, good, good, it's been worth all the months that Brother Kang and I spent looking through the books together! I've already come up with a name for it, so tell me, and you can listen to it."
Everyone nodded in unison, looking at him expectantly.
"A name that inspires awe and inspires virtuous conduct, signifying a bright future. How about Bai Jingxing?" The name reflects his hope that his child will inherit the Bai family name and lead it to restore its former glory.
"Great! Great name!"
Xiao Che chuckled and teased his eldest son in his arms, "Baby, your name will be Bai Jingxing. Jingxing, Jingxing."
"Hehehe, Jinyu, Jingxing, perfect match, the names are homophones! They sound like siblings!"
Bai Yajing was also delighted; it was perfect, saving her the trouble of racking her brains to come up with a name.
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