Chapter 338: Naming
Chapter 338: Chapter 338: Naming
The usually low-profile Rong Ruiyuan surprisingly moved into the county office with great fanfare this time, so much so that even Gu Baijiang couldn’t be attended to. This means he’s aiming for something bigger.
Gu Kaiyuan thought of this and sneered, "How could a little fox taught by an old fox be easily bound? This time, Rong Ruiyuan might be at a disadvantage."
He didn’t even let Lin Hua go to probe because the Prince’s outings are accompanied by many people, not to mention some hidden experts in the dark.
"These days, just stay honestly in the county, and listen around. If there’s an escort agency going back, remember to send a letter to the Bai Family," Gu Kaiyuan instructed a few more things before leaving.
The whole house was now filled with joy. The already clean house was meticulously cleaned again by Nanny Pang, preparing for the arrival of the New Year.
In the bedroom, he saw Bai Suihe playing with the baby. It was only the two of them, mother and daughter, in the room, so he joined them.
"Daddy," the baby greeted Gu Kaiyuan in her mind.
"My baby is awake, like a little lazy pig, sleeping every day."
Bai Suihe rolled her eyes at him, almost failing to hide her daughter’s expression when he said this.
"What nonsense are you talking? Our baby is growing. You’re busy every day, have you thought of a name for our baby?"
The child has been born for a while, how hard could it be to choose a name?
Bai Suihe would never admit that she’s also bad at naming, so she pushed this arduous task onto Gu Kaiyuan.
Gu Kaiyuan said, "I keep feeling that no name is worthy of our baby."
Bai Suihe deeply agreed, but continuously calling her "baby" even made the child protest.
"Daddy is just lazy," the baby immediately retorted, "is it that hard to pick a name?"
"Yes, we’re both lazy," Gu Kaiyuan placated, "why don’t you think of one, baby?"
The baby almost rolled her eyes. Such unreliable parents, neither of them wants to have the right to name.
"You don’t love me..."
Gu Kaiyuan immediately waved his hands, "Of course not, this name will be with you for a lifetime, it must be very solemn.
I’ll move the books over now so we can think together."
Saying this, he rushed out and came back holding a pile of books, "I’ve checked all the ancient texts but haven’t found a suitable one yet, I’ll list out the ones I marked and we can choose together."
"Yo-yo, the cry of the deer, foraging in the fields, how about ’Yo-yo’?"
"Yo-yo-yo, check it out..." Suddenly this line popped into Bai Suihe’s mind, and she shook her head immediately.
The harmonizing baby, "..."
They don’t like it? No worries, he has more.
"Peach blossoms in full bloom, their leaves lush and dense, how about ’Zhen-Zhen’?"
"Zhen-Zhen Jia-Jia?" Bai Suihe covered her mouth, puns, it’s really hard to choose a name.
The baby turned to stare at her. Although she couldn’t see her mother’s expression now, she knew she was definitely laughing.
Gu Kaiyuan, "... It’s okay, I have more."
"The gentleman is Tao-Tao..."
"Stop, why always double characters?" Bai Suihe worried she might not be able to stop herself from laughing out loud and offend two people at once, so she quickly intervened.
"Double characters are cute, and they all have deep meanings..."
Then, he flipped open the book again, "Look at these, Chu-Chu, Yi-Yi, Fei-Fei..."
"Stop..."
"Stop..."
A voice echoed in his ear, and another in his mind, frightening Gu Kaiyuan so much that he almost couldn’t hold onto the book, "... Don’t like any of them?"
"This is what you thought of after a few days?"
Gu Kaiyuan was almost at his wit’s end, "Madam, you know I’ve only studied for a few years, these are the best I could find."
"One realizes how little reading one has done only when one needs to use it," this was a feeling he knew deeply. He also felt they weren’t quite right, but they were the best ones he could think of at the time, but none seemed worthy of his daughter, so he hesitated to decide.
The baby blinked, "Mommy, why don’t you think of one?" This dad isn’t reliable at all.
Bai Suihe wiped her face, shuffled all the books in front of her, "I’ll look around, everyone think together."
The family sprawled out, looking one by one, rejecting one after the other, Bai Suihe finally resigned to the last sentence, "Star shadows float over cold sands, while faint light weaves into waves, how about ’Xingyang’?"
Gu Kaiyuan was still contemplating the meaning of the poem, when the baby already happily agreed, "This one is good, this one suits me..."
Bai Suihe was a bit dumbfounded, she had just pointed randomly, it wasn’t something she had carefully selected, "Actually, we can keep looking."
"I like one with stars..." The baby’s voice was cheerful, "I want this name."
Gu Kaiyuan and Bai Suihe exchanged a look and nodded together, "Then it’s this name."
Bai Suihe, "This was chosen by you, so no backsies later?"
The baby blinked, "Whoever backs out is a little pig."
Bai Suihe, "Then it’s Gu Xingyang, this is my first time being a mom, please take care of me in the future."
Gu Kaiyuan looked up at Bai Suihe, "Still, call her Bai Xingyang, like we said, I’m joining the family."
Bai Suihe rolled her eyes at him, "That was just for show to others. At the time, the Bai Family did take the betrothal gifts, but this is our child, it doesn’t matter which surname."
The Bai Family had so many descendants that having the child take Bai as a surname might not necessarily be a good thing.
Baby, "Why don’t you ask for my opinion?"
"Then what surname do you want?" The couple asked simultaneously in their minds.
This really stumped the baby, why did she give herself such a difficult choice? After a while, she simply closed her eyes and pretended to sleep.
The couple looked at her acting lazy and couldn’t help but cover their mouths to laugh. They tactfully didn’t disturb the child.
They whispered a bit, planning to wait and ask some things once she woke up.
Gu Kaiyuan had been in high spirits these days, always wearing a smile wherever he went.
These days, he didn’t dare travel far, hovering around the house, afraid something might be needed by the mother and daughter that he could attend to promptly.
"Master," since the little miss was born, Nanny Pang had ordered everyone to change the terms; Bai Suihe went from Miss to Madam.
"Lin Hua just had someone bring a message, saying there’s a courtyard for sale in the county. Do you have time to take a look?"
Gu Kaiyuan had already instructed Lin Hua and the others to pay attention. There were a lot of houses for sale in the county, but very few suitable for them.
He wanted to buy a larger courtyard in the county. Once Bai Suihe was out of confinement, if they got bored living in the village, they could go to the county for a change of scenery.
"Did they say anything about the house’s condition?" It’s necessary to establish residence if they’re not leaving here temporarily.
There used to be a mess around here, but the emperor was starting to reform, which was their opportunity too.
Once this way was rigorously cleaned, the land and houses here would become valuable, so he must hurry up.