Knowing what they wanted, Xia Anyan smiled and began to rack her brains to think.
Finally, Xia Anyan came up with two very nice-sounding names.
"Qingyan and Zhixia, what do you two think?"
Qingyan is derived from the poem "Lamenting My Journey to Fuping" by the Tang Dynasty poet Wei Yingwu, which includes the lines "A lone sail is moored in Qingyan, a wild goose flies past in the crimson sky." "Qing" means pure and elegant, while "Yan" implies tranquility and gentleness. Overall, the name is gentle and dignified.
Zhixia is derived from Fan Chengda's poem "Joyful Clear Weather" from the Song Dynasty: "The continuous rain makes one unaware of the passing of spring, only when the weather clears do one realize the depth of summer." "Zhi" signifies intelligence and wisdom, while "Xia" brings freshness and vitality. The name is lively and contains a gentle temperament.
These two children are well-suited to this kind of name.
It sounds nice and has a meaningful connotation.
Although Xia Anyan had never seen what they looked like before, she could tell that the two of them had particularly gentle personalities.
She couldn't explain the origin of the two names to her two children, but she believed they would like them.
Sure enough, the two little girls' eyes lit up immediately after she finished speaking.
"like."
It was just two words, but the joy in their tone made Xia Anyan understand their thoughts.
"Okay, when your parents arrive, I'll tell them about this and then have them change your names."
Xia Anyan kept talking to the two children until Sun Xiuzhi returned after cooking, and she still didn't stop.
Hearing Xia Anyan's gentle voice coming from the room, along with the occasional echoes from the two children, Sun Xiuzhi's eyes welled up with tears.
Gu Shen and Sun Xiuzhi's husband were sitting and chatting not far away in the courtyard. When they saw her like this, they both felt a little sad.
"Commander Gu, thank you so much this time. If you hadn't brought your wife to help, I wouldn't know what to do."
Gu Shen shook his head.
They are brothers and neighbors.
He had heard Xia Anyan mention before that when they first moved to the family compound, Sun Xiuzhi took the initiative to greet them and introduced Xia Anyan to the people in the compound.
Regardless of how those people treated his wife, at least Sun Xiuzhi treated her well.
Since that's the case, he is naturally willing to repay the favor.
"By the way, I haven't asked yet what those two children went through in the countryside. You've been back for a month and haven't heard anything from us. We're all very worried."
Even Commander Cui asked several times and called their hometown. If they didn't know they could still be contacted, they probably would have sent someone to look for them.
Mentioning this matter also made Sun Xiuzhi's husband very angry.
He slammed his fist on the table, venting his anger: "My old mother is really getting old and her mind isn't working properly. She actually thought of selling the two children."
“When my wife and I got back, the two children had already been taken away. We asked many people and finally found out where the two children were. But when we went there, we found that the two families had already run away.”
"No wonder the police station couldn't resolve the issue when the military called. I initially thought they were deliberately unwilling to handle it, and even speculated that someone had paid for it. But I later learned that they couldn't do anything about it either."
“I used a lot of connections to finally find out where they went. When I finally found those bastards, I found out that the two families were actually related. They bought my two daughters to move them.”
“If my two daughters weren’t still so young, they might already be… But they were afraid my two daughters would run away, so they treated them like dogs, chaining them up with iron chains… They only gave them one meal a day, just enough to keep them from starving, but not enough to fill them up.”
When this grown man got to this point, his tone changed, his eyes reddened, and tears streamed down his face.
Even a tough guy like Gu Shen couldn't bear to listen to this anymore.
“When we arrived, the two children had already suffered a mental breakdown. They were afraid of anyone’s resistance. My wife and I slowly helped them get better and better, and little by little they were able to communicate with people.”
“But my mother actually scolded me for being useless and said that I was going against her by bringing the two children back. She made me choose between the two children and her, and if I didn’t lose the two children, she would sever ties with me.”
"Hehe, Commander Gu, those two children are daughters, but they are still my own. I have never favored boys over girls, and I have never thought of abandoning them. I can only apologize to my own mother."
"She called me unfilial and said she would come to the military base to cause trouble and demand an explanation from our leaders. She's trying to ruin me!"
Gu Shen had heard about this before.
Now that old woman is living a life free from worries about food and clothing.
However, he will spend the rest of his life in prison.
She was old and they were afraid something might happen to her on the way to her new post, so the police station decided to keep her detained indefinitely.
She sold her own granddaughter, which is a crime. Locking her up for more than ten years is no different from a lifetime.
She's already quite old; can she really live another fifty or sixty years?
"Alright, now that the children have been found, let's not think about these things anymore. The most important thing now is to resolve the issue of the two children."
“They can’t stay like this forever. They need to interact more with the other kids in the compound. I’ve already talked to my wife about it. She can stay in the family compound for a while, so she can call me anytime if she needs anything.”
Gu Shen comforted her and also shared his own thoughts.
The two grown men sighed and complained, but they still managed to settle the matter.
During the meal, Gu Shen wanted to leave.
He knew the two children were afraid of him, so they were reluctant to stay for dinner.
Unexpectedly, the two little girls invited him: "Uncle Gu, won't you stay for dinner?"
Even though the sound was very soft, Gu Shen still heard it.
He was somewhat surprised, never expecting that the two children would take the initiative to invite him.
He looked at Xia Anyan, as if asking what was going on.
Xia Anyan smiled and pointed to the seat next to her: "I was chatting with them just now and we talked about you. They know you're my man, so they're willing to accept you."
After saying that, Xia Anyan turned to look at the two children: "Is what Auntie said right?"
The two nodded slightly, which could be considered a response.
Sun Xiuzhi and her husband were very happy and urged them to eat quickly.
Everyone enjoyed the meal and felt very satisfied.
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