Chapter 1083: Hard to Change How One Addresses Someone

"Alright, you all introduce yourselves, and I will introduce myself too. My name is Baifeng, the King of Huaxia. You can call me Uncle Bai, because since Ayuduo is now my son's wife, calling me that is perfectly fine."

"He is my eldest son, Bai Yulong. He looks about the same age as you all. Changle also has a younger sister, who is currently busy with her mother, saying they want to prepare some gifts for Ayuduo."

Yulong smiled and nodded at them. The mood of Chiyou and the others had also eased up now; the physical discomfort they felt earlier due to nervousness had already vanished, and they were no longer feeling so unwell.

Baifeng introduced himself, and Chiyou and the others each introduced themselves in turn. Only now did Baifeng truly recognize them all. Chiyou and Qianxi—Baifeng had absolutely no idea these people existed. In fact, he didn't even know if history had ever mentioned who Chiyou's sons were or how many he had.

As for Yangasha, Baifeng had heard a little bit about her. There should still be statues of her in the Qianzhou region. Although Baifeng didn't know what her specific deeds were, she must have played a relatively important role in the development of those ethnic groups.

Baifeng pointed at Ayuduo's ornaments and said, "Do these ornaments of yours have any special meaning? They look quite nice. I'll have Changle get you a few more sets made and prepared later. I won't force you to wear our Huaxia clothes or wear our Huaxia ornaments."

"Use whatever you like. If you have any problems or difficulties, just find Changle; he still has some ability to get things done in Huaxia."

Ayuduo shyly said "okay." After the misunderstanding was cleared up, she felt that Baifeng was still a very kind and decent elder. Regarding her own accessories, Ayuduo explained to Baifeng that this was called "wearing the stars and the moon."

The name sounded familiar to Baifeng, but he wasn't clear on the specifics. Now, at a time like this, a welcoming gift was definitely necessary. He handed over a Jade Bracelet from a box he had prepared long ago.

Jade is something the entire Chinese civilization cannot do without. The Xuanyuan Tribe also possessed sufficiently mature jade-carving technology. Only Huaxia lacked it because Huaxia's history was too short. At this time, Baifeng couldn't forge a carving Knife hard enough to cut jade, so carving jade certainly required other methods.

Later, during exchanges with the Xuanyuan Tribe, he learned about jade-cutting sand. This was the "stones from other hills" mentioned in the saying "stones from other hills may serve to polish the jade of this one."

Jade-cutting sand was a very important item in the trade between the Xuanyuan Tribe and Huaxia. Huaxia also liked jade, and Baifeng even participated in improving the carving machines, which could make the drill bits rotate faster and save more effort.

However, while Huaxia had jade-cutting sand, it lacked master carvers, so they could only let the Stonemason do the work. Fortunately, things like bracelets were not very difficult; one only needed to drill out the shape and polish it until it was bright and clear, which Huaxia could manage.

There was jade near Huaxia City, but Baifeng didn't know what kind of jade it was. It might not even be considered jade in the future; it was just a type of relatively good-looking quartzite, but it was still very beautiful after being polished.

Actually, if a bracelet were made of Glass, it would look even better, but it was too fragile. In Huaxia, it wasn't worth much and was too cheap; it should be given as a gift to other tribes. For his own people, he should give something more valuable.

Ayuduo looked at the Jade Bracelet and liked it very much, so she immediately took it. At this time, jade bracelets had already appeared, but they were not like the ones Baifeng had people make. The jade bracelets of that time were basically very thick and very wide, having evolved from the Jade Ring, the Jade Disc, and even the Jade Tube.

But what made Baifeng feel a bit awkward was that Ayuduo couldn't put it on. The opening was too small, and Ayuduo's hand was turned red from the constriction, yet she still couldn't get it on.

Baifeng felt extremely awkward and hurriedly said to Changle, "Alright, alright, don't let her wear it. This bracelet was made too small. My gift, uh, let's just say it's owed for now. I'll make it up to you with more later; I'll have a Gold Bracelet made for you. I didn't figure out how wide your hand was, so I got it wrong."

Ayuduo also somewhat reluctantly took the bracelet off, put it back in the box, and then handed it to Baifeng.

"No need to give it to me. Although it's a bit small and you can't wear it, you can keep it to play with. It's a gift for you; I just didn't send you one that fits."

Ayuduo was overjoyed: "Thank you, King!"

Baifeng shook his head: "No, no, you don't need to call me that. You are Changle's woman now, Changle's wife. According to our Huaxia rules, you should be like Changle and call me Father. Your father Chiyou raised you for the first ten-plus years, but for the rest of your time, I will be the one raising you both. Calling me Father is appropriate."

However, Ayuduo couldn't bring herself to say it, because the word "father" was indeed not that easy to say. Moreover, after Chiyou heard Baifeng say this, he glared at Ayuduo, terrified that she would be so dazzled by a mere bracelet that she would call Baifeng "Father" right then and there; if that happened, he would likely be heartbroken.

Seeing that Ayuduo didn't say it, Baifeng didn't force her. He just let her take Ayuduo back. At the same time, he said to Chiyou and the others: "Rest assured, the gifts for you have also been prepared. For now, go get some good rest. Tomorrow, once your heads are clear, we can discuss things together."

"You came all the way to Huaxia; surely you didn't just come to drop off Ayuduo and take a look at Huaxia, right?"

"Go rest first, we'll talk tomorrow. Also, the wedding of Ayuduo and Changle will proceed as scheduled. You must all come to attend and bless the two of them."

Chiyou and the others were all being led along by Baifeng, having absolutely no chance to bring up the topics they wanted to discuss. Just as they were about to speak, Baifeng had already cut them off. Now, they could only follow what Baifeng said and go back to rest early.

Changle then led them toward his courtyard. Ayuduo's mood was still a bit strange; mainly, she felt that Baifeng wasn't as terrifying as she thought, but he was particularly majestic.

Chiyou and the others remained silent. Their feeling was that Baifeng's aura was very powerful. After a long silence, Qianxi asked: "Changle, how old is your father?"

But Changle himself didn't know. After recalling for a moment, he said: "Probably in his forties. I have never paid attention to these things about my father. And according to those who were of the same generation as my father, my father seemed very different in the past. In any case, you can't look at him like a person of the same age. Some of the people who first built Huaxia with my father have already died of old age."