Dou Youtian's parents died early, and the person he cared about most was his wife Meng Mei.

Later, they had a daughter, Feng'er, and two grandchildren, Qiaohui and Xiaocong.

Before Meng Mei gave birth to Feng'er, the couple had already thought of a name for the child.

If it’s a boy, we’ll name him Zhilong, and if it’s a girl… we’ll name her Zhifeng.

Meng Mei feels that her children, whether boys or girls, are her treasures, and she looks forward to their arrival.

As for whether the child should have the surname Dou or Meng, the two of them discussed this issue back then.

Dou Youtian didn't care. There were so many people with the surname Dou in the whole village, and he didn't care if there was one more or one less.

Meng Mei and Dou Youtian had the same idea. There were so many people with the surname Meng in her hometown's village that one more or one less wouldn't make much difference.

The couple was immediately in trouble.

Is it better for the child to have the surname Dou or Meng?

In the end, they decided to draw lots.

Whoever draws the longer one will have his or her child take that person's surname.

Then, the final result was that Zhifeng inherited the surname from her father.

Later, Dou Zhifeng fell in love with a traveling doctor. After giving birth to a son and a daughter with him, the man ran away.

When the two were in love, Dou Zhifeng loved him so much that her two children were given the man's surname.

Later, when the scumbag ran away, Dou Zhifeng finally came to her senses and immediately changed the surnames of her two children.

"That's true." Meng Lan nodded in agreement.

She actually took her mother's surname. As for why, Meng Lan didn't know the reason because she was too young at the time.

But Meng Lan knew that her parents must love each other.

Both of Dou Zhifeng's children took her surname. Meng Lan was not that shocked by this, but it was different for others.

Especially the Fu Yin chapter.

Originally, she didn't think there was anything wrong with her name.

But today, when Meng Mei and Dou Zhifeng arrived, Fu Yinzhang began to think about what they said.

Why should she take her father's surname, Fu?

She was born to her mother and raised by her mother, so why can't she have the same surname as her mother?

What had her father done for her?

Fu Xinren never fulfilled his responsibilities as a father to her, nor did he fulfill his responsibilities as a husband to her mother.

Fu Yinzhang was extremely sure that he would never have any entanglement with Fu Xinren again in this life.

But she had to continue living under his surname, which made Fu Yinzhang feel very uncomfortable.

She thought about it and hesitated for a long time, feeling that it was inappropriate, but she couldn't help but said it in a low voice.

"Grandma, Mom, I don't want to be called Fu anymore."

She didn't want to have anything to do with that again in her life.

Whenever she thought of that man, Fu Yinzhang felt like vomiting. Not only did she hate him, she even felt sick when she thought of him.

Fu Yinzhang felt it was unlucky to have anything to do with such a person.

She wants to take her mother's last name.

Her mother is good to her and she likes her mother.

Although Fu Yinzhang's voice was not loud, He Erhua and Meng Lan both heard it.

Meng Mei and Dou Zhifeng also heard it.

In an instant, several pairs of eyes looked at Fu Yinzhang, making her feel a little embarrassed.

"I think it's okay. Our Yin Zhang has no relationship with the man named Fu for a long time, so it's fine to change his surname. What do you think, Erhua?"

Seeing that no one had spoken yet, Meng Lan spoke first.

With Meng Lan in front, He Erhua, whose name was called, also spoke.

"Mom, you're right. He doesn't deserve to be Yin Zhang's father. Yin Zhang doesn't have a father like that. It would be better to cut off all ties as soon as possible."

When Meng Mei came before, she had already heard them talk about He Erhua's ex-husband. Now that she heard about their plan, she naturally supported it wholeheartedly.

Feng'er had also heard her mother talk about this at home, and now she was also filled with indignation.

"Sister Erhua, you are right! You gave birth to the child and you raised him, so he should have your last name!"

With everyone's encouragement and her daughter's expectant eyes, He Erhua felt even more confident.

"Yin Zhang, mother promises you, whatever surname you want, we will have that!"

Fu Yinzhang didn't expect that they would agree to this matter so easily. In Fu Yinzhang's inherent concept, this was really a big deal.

So even though he was like that before, Fu Yinzhang never thought about changing his surname.

Today, she was inspired by Dou Zhifeng and came up with this idea.

After getting He Erhua's permission, Fu Yinzhang could hardly hide the joy on her face. She said to He Erhua in a cheerful and affirmative tone.

"Mom, I want to take your last name. My last name is He."

Later she changed her surname to He, and people could tell she was her mother's daughter as soon as they heard it. When she and her sisters went out, people could tell they were from the same family.

It’s not that He Zhaodi, He Pandyi and the others treat Yin Zhang badly and exclude her on weekdays.

After all, when they are outside, some things are beyond their control.

Some people who don't have good eyesight would keep asking questions when they see Fu Yinzhang's surname is Fu, making everyone unhappy.

Although a name is just a symbol, if the surname that makes up the name is really not that important, no one will try every means to fight for it.

On the contrary, surnames are an important identifier of ethnic group members, indicating that the member belongs to this group.

They would mark their own members by surnames and use them to distinguish between their own people and outsiders.

"Okay, then Yinzhang, you can be called He Yinzhang from now on!"

He Erhua made the decision without even thinking about it.

She was not well educated and couldn't understand what Fu Xinren was thinking when he named Yin Zhang, nor what the meaning behind the name was.

"and many more……"

Just when things were basically settled, Meng Lan spoke again.

Fortunately, all of them had studied with He Tianci for a period of time before, otherwise, as an old farm woman, she really wouldn’t know how to open her mouth today.

As soon as Meng Lan opened her mouth, everyone's eyes were immediately focused on her.

She felt as if beads of sweat had appeared on her forehead, but Meng Lan felt that she really needed to say these words today.

So Meng Lan cleared her throat and opened her mouth pretending to be calm.

"I think the name Yinzhang is not a good one."

"Not good? Mother, how is it not good?"

He Erhua was puzzled.

Although the other members of the family have also been learning to read and do arithmetic during this period, it is obvious that they have not learned enough or deeply enough.

However, He Tianci, the "old master", seemed to have some expectation in his eyes after hearing what his mother said, and he was curious about what reason his mother could give.

With so many people staring at her, Meng Lan felt a little embarrassed.

"I read a book by Tianci a few days ago, which said that Nong Zhang Zhi Xi is what scholars often say to celebrate the birth of a son, and Yin Zhang means to bring in a son."

After Meng Lan said this, everyone except He Tianci finally understood what the quotation that they had been shouting for so long actually meant.

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