Chapter 5 is great! Ningbao has a name now!
Mu Chunping recounted the information he had just received from Ning Bao and his own speculations to his family, then looked at them seriously.
“Ningbao is too young and she can’t survive on her own outside, so I want to adopt her.”
"OK!"
"OK!"
...
As soon as Mu Chunping finished speaking, Mu Dasheng and the others nodded repeatedly.
Standing not far from Mu Chunping's family, Zhao Juhua saw them laughing heartily around a little girl they had picked up. She pouted in annoyance.
"Tch, what's so great about a little girl? Has this family gone mad?"
Regardless of what Zhao Juhua thought, Mu Chunping's family was very happy.
Mu Dasheng grew increasingly fond of Ning Bao the more he looked at her. He pondered for a moment seriously.
"Since we've decided to adopt Ningbao, let's give her a proper name. However, we can't register her household registration for now. We can only register her with the village chief first, and then we can complete the formal registration once we've settled down."
Grandma Mu echoed,
"Yes, yes, we need to give her a name. It would be better if our Mu family's granddaughter had the surname Mu."
Mu Chunping felt that it would be better to discuss with Ningbao before naming her with the surname Mu, since the child was still young and her opinion should be respected.
Mu Chunping looked at Ning Bao intently.
“Child, you have nowhere to go now. Would you like to stay with us? Let's live together as a family. If you're willing, you'll be our fifth child from now on.”
You will have grandparents, parents, uncles and aunts, four older brothers, and two older cousins in the future, if you wish..."
"I'm willing... I'm willing... I'm very, very willing..." Before Mu Chunping could finish speaking, Ningbao excitedly raised her chubby little hand to indicate her willingness.
Her master hadn't lied to her after all; her new relatives were all very kind, and each of them had a sweet scent that Ningbao especially liked.
Master said she was someone he picked up and had no family other than him and her fellow disciples, but now she has many more...
Hearing Ning Bao say she was willing, Mu Dasheng was overjoyed.
"Alright, then you'll be a child of the Mu family from now on. Good boy, come and ride the cart with Grandpa."
Since you are a child of the Mu family, you shall take the surname Mu from now on. What should your name be...? Your name is Ningbao..."
Mu Dasheng racked his brains, and now he finally understood what it meant to regret not having studied more when you needed the knowledge. He deeply regretted not learning more characters before...
Suddenly, Mu Dasheng had a flash of inspiration.
“Your name is Ning Bao. If we call you Mu Ning Bao, it doesn’t sound right or nice. I think you’re destined to be with our family, but you’re a little late. I also hope that you will have a peaceful and smooth life in the future. So let’s just call you Mu Wan Ning, and keep Ning Bao as your nickname.”
"Mu Wanning... Mu Wanning," Mu Chunping murmured twice in delight.
"Great name! Ningbao will have a formal name from now on: Mu Wanning. Do you like it, Ningbao?"
Ning Bao, who had already been seated next to Mu Dasheng, nodded repeatedly.
"Yes, I love it! I love it so much! It's wonderful! Ningbao has a formal name now! Mu Wanning, my name is Mu Wanning!"
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Ning Bao's arrival brought joy to Mu Chunping's family, who had been depressed due to fleeing famine.
At this point, they even felt that natural disasters and wars were no longer so terrifying, and that fleeing famine was a good thing, otherwise they would not have met Ning Bao.
Ningbao got up very early this morning. She's only three and a half years old and needs a lot of sleep. She's sitting next to Mu Dasheng now, covered with a quilt.
Ningbao's little body was snuggled up in the quilt, feeling warm all over. Shen Junshan pulled the car very smoothly, and after a short while, Ningbao started snoring.
The family gathered around the cart immediately lowered their voices when they saw that Ningbao was asleep.
Mu Chunping had a mission today. He, Lin Jianfei, and two other villagers scouted ahead of the group.
He had just finished explaining something to someone else and came back. Since we're all from the same village, no one will take it too seriously. It's not a big deal if he has to leave home for a while.
Now that everything was settled, and he had a daughter whose name had already been chosen, Mu Chunping lowered his voice, gave his family some instructions, and prepared to go to the front of the line to perform his duties.
As Village Chief Lin walked in front of Mu Chunping's family, he saw Mu Chunping approaching in high spirits and asked with a smile.
"Chunping, judging from your expression, you've already discussed it?"
Mu Chunping smiled and nodded.
"Yes, Uncle Village Chief, we've discussed it and decided to keep the child. I'll have a daughter in the future, and my dad will name her Mu Wanning, nickname Ningbao."
"By the way, Uncle Village Chief, we're currently in a precarious situation and can't register our children's household registrations. Could you please help us register them first, and we'll register them once our village settles down?"
"Mu Wanning! Okay, I understand. I'll write it down in the booklet when I have time. Everyone is worried that the number of people will decrease."
Look, our village has only just started its journey and we've already gained a member! What a good omen! Our village will definitely prosper and become more and more prosperous in the future.
"Yes, yes, it's getting better and better, it will definitely get better and better. Uncle, I'm going to the front now." After saying that, Mu Chunping strode towards the front of the line.
Upon seeing Lin Jianfei, Mu Chunping launched into another boastful display.
Mu Chunping felt that in his thirty years of life, apart from the three sleepless nights he spent excitedly marrying his wife, he was overjoyed to have a daughter, and he had to show her off to everyone he met.
“Brother Liu, I have a daughter. Her name is Mu Wanning, and her nickname is Ningbao. She is very well-behaved.”
"Aunt Sun, I have a daughter now. My daughter is about the same age as your little granddaughter, and she's very beautiful."
"Brother Zhu, I have a daughter now..."
"Uncle Guo, I have a daughter..."
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