She didn't know if others liked their names, but she didn't like being called "Zhaodi" (meaning "bringing a younger brother"), as she didn't want to be constantly reminded to bring in a younger brother.
Her playmate in the village, Xiaohua, complained to her that her name was awful, sounding like a puppy's name, and that she didn't want to be called Xiaohua anymore. But Xiaohua didn't know how much she envied her.
At least Xiaohua's parents hoped she would be like a flower, rather than having another brother enter her mother's womb.
Shui Qing understood Fan Zhaodi's excitement and concern.
In China, there are also girls named Zhaodi, Pandi, and Yindi. When they grow up and become capable, many of them change their names.
After the change was successful, the excitement and joy were almost overflowing. It felt as if a shackle had been removed. Girls who were not given this name will never understand the frustration and embarrassment of being favored and ridiculed.
She looked at Fan Jin, surprised that his first thought was to change Zhao Di's name. It has to be said that this is the best and most important gift for Zhao Di.
"What kind of name do you want? Have you thought about it? If not, would you like your second uncle to name it for you? You can make any other requests if you have any." Fan Jin continued to ask patiently.
Fan Zhaodi shook her head first, then hurriedly said, "No, any kind is fine! Please ask Second Uncle to get it for me."
Then, as if remembering something, she timidly looked up at her second uncle and asked hesitantly, "Second Uncle, can I have the same name as my eldest and second sisters?"
She wanted to use her older sisters' birth months, just like they did, because it had a good meaning.
Fan Jin had no objection, assuming the little girl just thought it sounded nice, and explained, "Your eldest and second eldest sisters use elegant terms based on their birth months. Do you and your second uncle remember that you were born in June, and should we also use elegant terms based on June?"
Fan Zhaodi didn't answer immediately, but asked awkwardly, "Second Uncle, is June an unlucky month?"
Fan Jin raised an eyebrow slightly, a look of confusion on his fair face, utterly puzzled: "No, every month has been fine, why do you ask that?"
Fan Zhaodi bit her lip and said after a while, "My mother said that I was born in an unlucky month and that I am not blessed."
She said it was all her fault that the heat of June prevented her from catching a cold; if she hadn't given birth to her, she wouldn't have to suffer like this.
But she didn't want to either, and it wasn't something she could control...
"Nonsense! Hasn't she heard the old saying that those born in June are blessed? People born in June are very lucky!" Shui Qing retorted angrily.
It felt like a huge weight had been lifted off Fan Zhaodi's heart. Was she a blessed person after all?
However, she was truly blessed to have met her second uncle and aunt.
My second aunt is the least likely to lie. She said that people born in June are lucky, so people born in June are indeed lucky.
She looked at her second uncle behind the desk and replied firmly, "Second Uncle, I choose June."
Fan Jin picked up his brush, dipped it in ink, and carefully wrote on the snow-white Xuan paper. After putting down his brush, he handed the paper over.
Zhao Di solemnly took it with her small hands and looked at the words on it.
Late summer.
She couldn't write, and she couldn't recognize the difficult characters, but in two months, she could recognize almost all the commonly used characters.
She read it aloud after her, repeating it many times. Every time she read it, she thought the name sounded so good, much better than Zhao Di.
"After June, autumn will soon arrive. The fragrance of lotus fades away the late summer, and the scent of chrysanthemums enters the new autumn. In order to bring good luck and coolness soon, June is also called late summer. I think this elegant name has a very good meaning."
However, if you don't like it, you can change it again.
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