Movie Variety Show: Starting from a New World

Chapter 404: Surname Ye

While Zhao Cheng was at home taking care of his mother and coaxing his two new sons, Ye Juan, who was far away in the frontier, was also thinking about her own children. According to what she had agreed with Zhao Cheng, their first child would take the mother's surname and be adopted by the Ye family to carry on the family line.

The day before yesterday, Zhao Cheng wrote to Ye Juan and told her about the baby's name he had discussed with Tian Dan that day. If it was a boy, he would choose a name from Wei Qing, Wei Yu, Wei Chu, or Wei Liao.

Ye Juan had thought of a few names herself, but if she used the same generation name as the other children, there wouldn't be any good ones because the better ones had already been taken by the dozen or so children before her. "Ye Weiqing, Ye Weiyu, Ye Weiliao, Ye Weifei, which one do you think sounds good, Sister Ping?" Ye Juan asked Pingping, who was sitting next to her making clothes for the baby, while stroking her belly.

"It's all fine. It depends on Tian Dan being educated and able to give nice names. Look at the names Brother Cheng gave to my children. None of them sound nice." Pingping said helplessly.

"It's okay! Just like Tian Dan mentioned, the names of your children all represent national justice. Mine are about civil officials and military generals, Tian Dan's are about ancient sages, and Xiuzhi's are about various schools of thought. They are all very meaningful! How nice! Guards, Guards of Law!" Ye Juan actually knew in her heart that once a name involves the generation name, it often limits the pleasantness of the name. Otherwise, Zhu Yuanzhang would not have created so many uncommon characters to name his descendants.

"But it's funny when I think of Brother Cheng scratching his head. He has more than ten children, but only two are girls. This makes Brother Cheng wake up crying in the middle of the night!" Pingping laughed. Ye Juan also thought it was really funny.

"Mom, Mom Ye, what are you talking about?" Zhao Weijun walked in at this time and asked curiously.

"Laugh at your dad. He can't even come up with a name for his children. The names of your fourteen and fifteenth brothers are Weibing and Weifa. Do you think they sound good?" Pingping asked back.

"This name is too common. Why not Wei Zhong or Wei Hua?" Zhao Weijun asked doubtfully.

"Such names are reserved for your mother's younger brothers. Your mother Xiuzhi named them after the various schools of thought!" Ye Juan explained.

"Hundred Schools of Thought? Why not use something else?" Zhao Weijun was even more confused. Of course he knew about the Hundred Schools of Thought, but those things were considered "Four Olds" and were not allowed to be used!

"Then what do you think is good? San'er, tell mom quickly! I want to listen to my son's opinion! If you like it, I'll give you the naming rights for your fourteenth and fifteenth brothers!" Pingping said domineeringly.

"What name did Ye Mama use for her children?" Zhao Weijun asked Ye Juan first.

"Your mother Tian Dan said that for boys, famous military generals in history can be used, and for girls, famous civil officials can be used." Pingping said.

"Then why don't you give Wenchen's name to the child born by Mother Xiuzhi? Given our family's situation, I think if my father has a daughter, he can find one from other sources. You have given me nine brothers and sisters, but only two girls, right? How many girls do you think Mother Ye and Mother Xiuzhi can give birth to for my father? One or two more will be good enough!" Zhao Weijun said with a sneer.

Many of his classmates were named Zhaodi or Pandi, who wanted a boy after having a bunch of girls. But in his family, it was completely the opposite. His father wanted a daughter and had more than ten children before he had two!

Pingping and Ye Juan thought it made sense, so they planned to write a letter in the evening to tell Zhao Cheng, who was far away in Peking, about this matter.

"San'er, what names do you think would be nice for your two new brothers?" Pingping asked.

"Fourteen is called Zhao Weiyi and fifteen is called Zhao Weishang! How great! Yi Yin and Jiang Shang!" Zhao Weijun said proudly.

Pingping and Ye Juan both nodded, believing it was indeed a good omen. Pingping then told Zhao Weijun that she would definitely get the naming rights for the two new brothers from their father.

Another month passed, and Pingping was now anxiously waiting outside the delivery room, feeling even more nervous than when she gave birth herself.

Ye Juan has been in there for almost an hour, and the child has refused to come out.

Another half hour later, a cry was finally heard from the delivery room. A moment later, the nurse came out and opened the door, holding the baby in her arms.

"Is Ye Juan's family here?" the nurse called out.

"It's me!" Pingping stepped forward immediately.

"Who are you? Where is Ye Juan's family member?" the nurse asked curiously.

"I'm Sister Ye Juan. His family is not here, and I can't leave because of work there! So I came to accompany him!" Pingping could only say this.

"It's a boy! He weighs seven and a half kilograms. Our hospital has never seen such a fat boy. The mother must have suffered a lot. It will take a while for him to come out! You hold the baby first!" The nurse handed the baby to Pingping and then hurried back to the delivery room.

Pingping was holding the baby, feeling a little helpless, as her wish to become a brother was dashed again.

After a while, Ye Juan came out supported by two nurses, and Pingping hurried forward.

"Sister Ping, how is the child?" Ye Juan asked anxiously.

"It's fine, a big boy weighing seven and a half kilograms. But you've worked so hard to give birth to such a big baby for the first time!" Pingping said with a little heartache.

"It's okay, I do! My parents will definitely like this child!" Ye Juan forced a smile.

"Well, your parents will definitely like it, but Brother Cheng will probably be sad again!" Pingping chuckled.

"What are you going to name your child?" Pingping asked.

"Let's call him Ye Weiqing! I hope he can become a great general like Wei Qing in the future!" Ye Juan looked at the child in Pingping's arms with a loving face.

The next day, Zhao Cheng received a telegram from Pingping and learned that he had another son. In response to the congratulations from the post office staff, Zhao Cheng could only force a smile. Who knew how helpless he was?

However, Zhao Cheng didn't say anything, but went straight to the unit. It was not because he wanted to continue working, but because a murder had occurred in his jurisdiction!

He must be the one to handle such a case, so Zhao Cheng could only put the telegram into his pocket and quickly rush to the office!

When he arrived at the office, Zhao Cheng found Wang Tiejun sitting there with a serious expression on his face, with several cigarette butts on the ground in front of him.

"What happened? Lao Wang? Who was killed?" Zhao Cheng asked curiously.

"Old Zhao, you're here? A murder is a small matter. Now there is a bigger thing that we need to solve immediately!" Wang Tiejun said in a deep voice.

"What could be more important than a murder?" Zhao Cheng asked.

"The murder case is very simple, a clear case of wife-killing, and the murderer has been caught! Now there is news that the Municipal Bureau wants to transfer you! How can I not be anxious!" said Wang Tiejun.

"Transfer me? Transfer me to where? I am the police station chief in name only, and you want to transfer me?" Zhao Cheng didn't expect that he would be the one to suffer the consequences.

"Let you be the director of the district public security bureau!" said Wang Tiejun.