“Han Yaya?” Old Master Yuchi mulled over it for a bit, then nodded in satisfaction. “Let’s go with that then.”
“Huh?” Little Bean tilted his head to the side as he watched the three adults discussing the baby’s name; he felt as if something was wrong. In the past, he was named Han Yishu, taking after his mommy’s surname. At that time, his mommy was alone, and his daddy was not in the picture yet, so he inherited the Han surname. However, why did it seem like his great-grandfather, Daddy, and Mommy had tacitly agreed to the Han surname? What’s going on? I wonder if they forgot, or if they had already discussed this before. Should I remind them about it?
Little Bean held his chin in his small hands as he considered it deeply. If the baby was given the Han surname, it was to his mommy’s benefit. Seeing as he naturally took his mommy’s side, it was for the best if the baby took on the Han surname.
“Little Bean, what do you think of the name for your little sister?” Little Bean was still deep in his thoughts when Old Master Yuchi suddenly shifted his gaze toward him. Old Master Yuchi had gone back to think long and hard about the name. Since Little Bean’s name was Han Yishu, he wanted to name Little Sprout starting with the letter ‘Y’ as well. At first, he thought he might as well name her ‘Han Ya’er’, but felt that the ‘er’ was not necessary, and so, he decided to stick with just Han Ya instead.
Little Bean met his great-grandfather’s gaze, then lightly blinked his eyes. “It’s great.” Glancing at Old Master Yuchi, he then glanced over at Ye Moxuan and Han Muzi. “Still, are you really planning on giving my little sister the Han surname?” Forget it; I might as well mention it now. It was better to mention it now than to wait until his great-grandfather noticed it down the road, and accused his mommy of taking advantage of his daddy.
In response to Little Bean’s question, Old Master Yuchi froze on the spot for a long while before the realization hit him. “That’s true; why did I forget such an important matter? You and Little Sprout are both Xuan’s children, so you should be taking on the Ye surname instead.” After that, his face flushed beet-red. I can’t believe it; I actually forgot something as important as that. I nearly pushed both my great-grandchildren out of the family lineage.
“Great-Grandfather, it’s not like you have the surname ‘Ye’ anyway, so it doesn’t matter to you what surname the baby takes on,” Little Bean quipped up promptly. Hearing those words, Old Master Yuchi had another realization.
The reason why he didn’t pay attention to the surname was most likely because he did not carry the Ye surname himself. Besides, he was the great-grandfather on the maternal side. No wonder he felt that the name Han Yaya had rolled off his tongue so smoothly.
Han Muzi felt a little embarrassed after hearing Little Bean’s reminder. In the past, she had not considered this issue either, so she did not notice it this time around. Thus, she hastily glanced at Ye Moxuan after coming back to her senses. By default, a child would take after the paternal surname from the moment it was born. So, she wasn’t sure what he was thinking when he silently agreed to the name Han Yaya. Would he think that she was being unreasonable and selfish?
Unexpectedly, when she glanced over at him, her eyes coincidentally met with his deep, dark eyes. His intelligent eyes were filled with warmth. “What’s wrong?”
“About the surname…” she began with some difficulty.
“I don’t care what surname she takes on.” He sat down beside her; a faint smile appeared on his cold lips. “It’s not a bad idea for her to have the Han surname; after all, you are responsible for giving birth to both of our children.”
Old Master Yuchi felt anxious at those words. However, thinking it over briefly, he decided it had nothing to do with him since the two children would not take on the Yuchi surname anyway. Pondering over it, he began to have another idea.
Han Muzi did not care what the surnames of her children were; she was fine with either Han or Ye. As a married couple, it was still one of their surnames anyway. Before she could open her mouth to respond, Old Master Yuchi coughed lightly, attracting the attention of the three others in the room. Perhaps feeling that the words he was about to say were rather shameless, he had on an uncomfortable and embarrassed expression. After hesitating for a while, he said, “Since the two of you don’t care which surname the child takes after… why don’t you use the Yuchi surname instead?”
His suggestion was met with silence across the room, then Little Bean quipped, “Great-Grandfather, you sure are crafty.”
Old Master Yuchi felt even more embarrassed when he got told off by Little Bean. However, the words had already been said; was there any reason to take them back? He might as well follow through.
Thus, he bit the bullet and continued, “The two of you don’t seem to care for the surname anyway. Besides, nothing good has ever come out of the Ye Family, besides Ye Moxuan. Based on that, you should not use the Ye surname. Isn’t it a good idea to take on my surname instead?”
Little Bean snorted lightly, rejecting his great-grandfather’s suggestion. “I don’t want to; Yuchi is a longer word. If I have the Yuchi surname, then I have to write extra letters in my name.”
Old Master Yuchi was rendered speechless. This little brat; is this really a matter of writing extra letters in his name?
Ye Moxuan was quite taken with the suggestion. As Old Master Yuchi mentioned, nothing good ever came from the Ye Family; whether it was his grandfather or his father, they were not good people. If possible, he would love to drop the Ye surname from his name. Unfortunately, his mother had not changed his surname despite her divorce, indicating that she still held a trace of affection for his father. With that in mind, he couldn’t leave the Ye surname behind. If that was so, then why don’t he…
He threw a glance at Han Muzi. Just from this one glance, she vaguely understood what he was thinking. Even so, she was quite shocked—she did not expect him to agree. Did he really care so little about his reputation?
At this moment, he spoke up, “It’s not like we can’t go with the Yuchi surname. However, we can’t give both of them that surname. Let’s name one with the Han surname, and the other with the Yuchi surname.”
Old Master Yuchi was surprised to hear those words. After all, he did not expect Ye Moxuan to agree so easily. I guess he really dislikes the Ye surname. “T-Then, which child would take the Yuchi surname?” He was so excited that if humans had a tail, his tail would cause earthquakes from its enthusiastic wagging.
Ye Moxuan looked at Little Bean indifferently. “We’ll let them choose themselves.”
Then, Old Master Yuchi looked toward Little Bean, then at Little Sprout. After that, he tentatively asked, “Little Sprout is still a newborn; she doesn’t know how to choose. How can that be counted?”
Han Muzi knew that he only had two daughters. Moreover, his eldest daughter had passed while Song An seemed like she had no interest in love. If Song An failed to get married, then the Yuchi Family would end there. Furthermore, it seemed like he had already planned to leave most of his assets to Little Bean. So, it was for the best if Little Bean took on his surname now. Thus, she said, “Why not let Little Bean take on the Yuchi surname?”
Old Master Yuchi drew in a deep breath. “I-Is that appropriate?” To be honest, he had not dared to even consider that possibility. He thought that if Little Sprout took after his surname, he would already be overjoyed to receive another adorable and well-behaved great-granddaughter. However, who could have expected Han Muzi to be so generous…
