Chapter 495: Naming

495. Chapter 495: Naming

She thought that her own third child's situation had improved considerably compared to before.

Qiao Sheng agreed.

She had never fixed a formal name before, preferring to use a nickname that would be easier to raise.

At that moment, Shi Lin brought the names he had written.

Qiao Sheng looked at the first two rows of names, and the corner of her mouth twitched involuntarily; she had already thought Shi Lin was sexist, and now she could be sure.

First row: the eldest son named Shi Song, the second son named Shi Yang, the third daughter named Shi Baobei.

Second row: the eldest son named Shi Feng, the second son named Shi Yun, the third daughter named Shi Huanxi.

The rest.

Qiao Sheng scanned them and saw they were basically the same.

Shi Lin leaned over and said, "Wife, the names I picked are pretty good, right?"

"Are you serious?"

Qiao Sheng raised an eyebrow and asked Shi Lin.

Shi Lin's expression paused, and he said, "Wife, do you think the names I chose sound bad?"

Qiao Sheng was blunt.

"If we use the names on this list, the two sons will probably think they were adopted. If they then feel we're being biased, what should we do?"

Shi Lin snorted, "They dare."

Qiao Sheng ignored him.

Seeing Qiao Sheng angry, Shi Lin tugged her sleeve and said, "Alright, alright, can't I listen to you? Tell me, what kind of names should we give them?"

A name concerns a whole lifetime.

Qiao Sheng thought for several days before finalizing the names.

Eldest son: she named him Shi Xing.

Second son: she named him Shiyu.

Third daughter: she named her Shi Le.

Xie Yin and the others, after learning it, all praised Qiao Sheng for choosing well.

Qiao Sheng wasn't really satisfied, but she also disliked the other names, so she simply settled on these few.

Early the next morning.

Qiao Sheng went to Cheng Xianglan's place.

After Qiao Sheng finished speaking, Cheng Xianglan pursed her lips and said, "You know Jin Yu's temperament; I'm just afraid he…"

Cheng Xianglan hadn't finished her sentence.

Qiao Sheng interrupted her.

"I'm also at a loss about this matter, but if Jin Yu remains the same as before, and they go to the Yamen to accuse you, the trouble will fall on you."

The Xiao family acted wrongly, but they're still relatives of Cheng Jinyu, and they haven't cut ties…

She suddenly thought of something.

Qiao Sheng asked Cheng Xianglan, "Sister Xianglan, isn't your husband the third in rank? Why isn't he called Liang Chengwen, while the one who is the fourth is called that name?"

Speaking of that matter.

Cheng Xianglan sighed and said, "You're not aware of this. My husband was originally called that name, but because a fortune‑teller said the fourth brother should have a scholar's name, they paid to swap the two of their names…"

There's also this.

She even thought Liang Chengwu wasn't their biological child.

Qiao Sheng said exactly what she was thinking.

Cheng Xianglan replied, "I also thought my husband wasn't their biological child, but Liang Chengwu is indeed their biological child; you haven't seen him—he's exactly like his father when he was young."

Alright.

Qiao Sheng was thinking.

Cheng Xianglan grabbed her hand and said, "A‑Sheng, help me persuade Jin Yu. I can have matters, but he cannot have any. He's worked hard for so long to make a name for himself; I can't let them ruin his future…"

"This…"

Qiao Sheng hesitated briefly but agreed.

Cheng Jinyu was already grown.

Qiao Sheng didn't go alone to find him; she called Yin Li to accompany her.

At the gate of the civil‑martial academy where Cheng Jinyu studied martial arts, they waited about two quarters of an hour, and only then did Cheng Jinyu emerge, carrying a book chest on his back. (End of chapter)