Chapter 1010

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

The three of them carried their luggage downstairs and stuffed it into the trunk.

Then they got in the car and set off.

On the way, Du Xiaojuan gave Wang Dashan a look, and Wang Dashan immediately understood, hurriedly speaking up:

"Third Brother, since my and Xiao Juan's child is about to be born, we wanted to pick a name but haven't found a suitable one after thinking for a long time. How about you and your wife help think of one?"

It was naturally better for Wang Dashan to be the one to bring up this kind of thing, so Du Xiaojuan didn't make a sound.

"Sure, sure!" Before Wang Xiaohua could answer, Li Jianjia rushed to agree, and even asked: "Eldest Sister-in-law, is it a boy or a girl?"

Du Xiaojuan said:

"Don't know, we didn't ask."

Du Xiaojuan indeed just didn't ask.

If she wanted to know whether it was a boy or a girl in her belly, it would actually be very easy. Not to mention someone wealthy like her, even an ordinary person could secretly slip a red envelope to the B-ultrasound doctor, and they would use suggestive language to tell you if it's a boy or a girl.

Du Xiaojuan simply didn't care; in her heart, she truly felt that having a boy or a girl was equally good.

Du Xiaojuan spoke again:

"Just come up with a name that works whether it's a boy or a girl, something that sounds nice, has a bit of depth, and preferably includes both your eldest brother's and my name in it."

This request did have some difficulty to it.

No wonder Du Xiaojuan had thought for several days and couldn't come up with a suitable one.

Wang Xiaohua also had no ideas for a moment.

It was Li Jianjia who quickly had a flash of inspiration:

"If you ask me, just call him Wang Dujin!"

"Wang Dujin? Which Jin?"

Wang Dashan and Du Xiaojuan both stared blankly, not understanding.

Li Jianjia explained:

"Wang and Du are Eldest Brother's and Eldest Sister-in-law's surnames. Jin is a somewhat uncommon character, but it's fine. In Su Shi's 'Nian Nu Jiao: Chibi Huai Gu' there is a line: 'Thinking back on Gongjin in those years, Xiao Qiao had just married him, his bearing heroic and vibrant.' This Jin is Zhou Gongjin's Jin. Jin represents a kind of beautiful jade, so using it for a boy couldn't be more appropriate, and it works for a girl too. Isn't there a famous patriotic heroine named 'Qiu Jin'?"

After Li Jianjia's analysis, Wang Dashan and Du Xiaojuan both nodded repeatedly, expressing deep agreement.

"As expected, a cultured person is just different!"

Wang Dashan couldn't help but sigh in admiration. He didn't have much education, only a high school diploma, and that diploma was obtained through a sports specialty, so he had a filter for cultured people.

"Wife, what do you think of the name 'Wang Dujin'?"

Wang Dashan asked Du Xiaojuan.

Du Xiaojuan replied:

"Indeed not bad! Although it's similar to names like Lan Ailian and Niu Linxin, the artistic conception is much better!"

Li Jianjia spoke again at this time:

"If you feel this name still isn't distinctive enough, you could actually give a four-character name. Four-character names are popular now. For example, 'Wang Dujin Wake' would be good!"

Du Xiaojuan waved her hand, laughing:

"Forget it. Later when the kid goes to primary school and takes exams, having to write one more character means they'll be a step slower than everyone else."

Actually, what she said was just a joke.

The real reason was that a four-character name would highlight her and Wang Dashan's surnames too much, making it seem less artistic.

With the current name "Wang Dujin," if you don't deliberately tell people, others might not even know that the middle character "Du" is the mother's surname, because "Du" is also a very artistic character.

For example, the two great poets "Du Fu" and "Du Mu."

"We'll go with the name 'Wang Dujin'!"

Du Xiaojuan made the final decision.

Wang Xiaohua weakly suggested:

"Eldest Sister-in-law, want to think of a few more before deciding?"

But Du Xiaojuan said:

"No need, this one! I can't be bothered to waste energy on such trivial matters!"

As they spoke, Du Xiaojuan pulled out a red envelope from her Hermes bag, then turned back to Li Jianjia sitting in the back seat:

"Jianjia, this is for you!"

Li Jianjia was immediately surprised:

"Eldest Sister-in-law, it's not even Spring Festival yet, you're giving a red envelope already?"

Du Xiaojuan laughed:

"This is to thank you for helping name the baby. According to the custom where we're from, if you help name a child, you must give a red envelope. This is a naming red envelope. The Spring Festival red envelope will be given at Spring Festival!"

"Thank you, Eldest Sister-in-law!"

Li Jianjia didn't decline much and happily accepted it.

She immediately opened it to look, and inside there were actually two thousand yuan!

"Wow! Eldest Sister-in-law, you're too generous! This is the first time I've received such a big red envelope!"

Li Jianjia's face was full of joy, and she also said:

"When you have a second child later and need a name, call me again!"

Du Xiaojuan smiled and replied:

"Don't worry, if we have a second child, we'll definitely ask you both to help name them. After all, you two are the most educated people in our whole family, so when the time comes, don't mind us bothering you!"

Li Jianjia laughed:

"How could I possibly mind? I'd be delighted!"

Wang Dashan interjected at this point:

"By the way, you two have already gotten your marriage certificate, so when do you plan to have a child?"

Wang Xiaohua hurriedly said:

"There's no rush; we haven't graduated yet. We'll talk about it after graduation."

Saying this, Wang Xiaohua thought of the kind lies he had previously told Wang Zhanggen, and then hurriedly added:

"Big Brother, if Father asks about me and Jianjia having children, please tell him we're already trying to conceive. Otherwise, he'll keep urging us, and it's so annoying."

Wang Dashan laughed:

"Don't worry, I know what to say!"

The twenty-seventh of the twelfth lunar month was already the peak travel period for the return journey.

There were many vehicles on the expressway.

Traffic jams were unavoidable.

So what originally took only a little over two hours by car ended up taking more than three hours, nearly four hours, before they returned to Shanggou Village.

However, this was already considered good.

If they had been two days later, they might have had to spend the night on the expressway.

Wang Dashan and Wang Xiaohua brought their wives back to Shanggou Village and came to the new house, where they found many villagers gathered there, making a great commotion.

"Mom, we're back!"

Wang Dashan saw Li Xiulan busying herself here and there and shouted loudly.

Li Xiulan looked up, and a radiant smile immediately appeared on her old face:

"You're back, you're back! Hurry and find a place to sit for a while; lunch will be ready soon!"

Li Xiulan saw Du Xiaojuan with her big belly and felt even more pity:

"Xiao Juan, don't stand; hurry and sit down. I'm afraid you'll get tired, which isn't good for the fetus!"

"Thank you, Mom, I'm not tired. If you need help, just call me!"

"No need, no need, hurry and sit down. Dashan, accompany Xiao Juan. We've hired a flowing water banquet chef here; they'll do the cooking!"

At this moment, Wang Erhai and Zhang Yueran also returned.

They carried big bags and small bags of New Year goods over:

"Big Brother, Third Brother!"

Wang Erhai waved and shouted from far away.

He hurriedly ran over and said embarrassedly:

"I didn't expect you two to be back earlier than me!"

The three brothers gathered together, talking and laughing, with a harmonious atmosphere.

Most importantly, all three brothers had found beautiful and proper wives.

This made everyone else in Shanggou Village envious to death.