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Published at 25th of January 2022 06:33:04 PM


Chapter 49

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Chapter 49: Daddy Is Good At Everything But Not well Educated (1)

The smile on Huo Xiaoxiao’s face gradually disappeared.

It was like a bolt from the blue.

Huo… Pingting?

Like the one in her mid. Pingting, a thirteen-year-old girl, graceful like a cardamom flower budding in early spring?

“…”

She had almost broken her hands writing “Huo Xiaoxiao” in kindergarten, but Pingting?

Huo Xiaoxiao suddenly felt her hands tremble slightly.

Actually… “Huo Xiaoxiao” also sounded nice.

“What’s the matter?” When Old Master Huo saw her lack of reaction, he asked, “You don’t like the name Grandpa gave you?”

“Grandpa…” How can I like it?

“It doesn’t matter. Grandpa has a few alternatives here. Listen, Shuyao, Huo Shuyao, Jingjing, Zhenzhen, which one do you think is good?”

Huo Xiaoxiao hesitated to speak.

Huo Shuyao, Huo Jingjing, Huo Zhenzhen…

Why were the alternatives given to her in two words and even repeated words?

Added a few more strokes too?

There was no… single, easy-to-write word with fewer strokes?

“This Shuyao was derived from the book of poetry by Grandpa.” Old Master Huo explained it to her, “Shuyao gathered together means working hard quietly. It probably means that the girl has a beautiful body. Jingjing describes flourishing grasses and flowers. Grandpa hopes that Xiaoxiao can grow up healthy in the future. Zhenzhen and Jingjing mean the same thing.”

I regret it, really regret it.

I really lifted a rock only to drop it on my own feet. How could it be so coincidental?

Yesterday I said I wanted to change my name, and I was taught to write my own name today.

I really want to change it to the name that Grandpa gave me. I’ll have to cry with Lu Jingyi together in kindergarten tomorrow.

“Which one does Xiaoxiao like? It doesn’t matter if you don’t like any. Grandpa will think again.”

“…Grandpa, I think Grandpa’s names are nice, but I want to wait for Daddy to come back and discuss it with Daddy.”

Old Master Huo also felt that when choosing a name, her father must also be present.

“Okay, let’s wait until your father comes back and then choose.”

She was in a good mood because she knew how to write her own name, but it all disappeared because of the name change.

Huo Xiaoxiao was depressed. She took a pencil to finish tonight’s homework on a piece of paper, not feeling happy at all.

Old Master Huo looked from one side and sighed.

Uncle Chen smiled and said, “Why did Old Master sigh?”

“What else? Back then, I shouldn’t have asked Huo Suicheng to name her casually. You said that all the children nowadays are clever and smart. Which child’s name is not carefully selected by the parents? Which one is not good? It’s just a casual name. I am afraid that she might have heard something in the kindergarten.”

Uncle Chen said with relief, “There are only children in the kindergarten. What do they understand?”

“Children are ignorant, but Xiaoxiao is sensible. Since she asked her dad yesterday why her name is so simple and casual, she must have heard something.”

“Then… what can we do about this?”

Old Master Huo thought for a while and said, “I’ll pick two nice names for her when I go up. When her father comes back, we’ll settle one together.

“Then, you pick a few more for Xiaoxiao.”

Huo Suicheng came back late today, right after dinner.

“Why did you come so late today?”

Huo Suicheng unbuttoned his suit with one hand, took off his jacket casually, and sat on the sofa. He saw Huo Xiaoxiao sitting on the ground and writing and drawing on the coffee table.

“I was busy in the company, so I got a bit late. Xiaoxiao is…”

“The teacher taught her to write her own name today. She keeps practicing after she returned. Xiao Xiao, show your father what you wrote?”

Huo Xiaoxiao turned around reluctantly. She handed three words “Huo Xiao Xiao” that she thought she was very skilled in and showed it to her dad.

“Daddy, I know how to write my own name. What do you think of my handwriting?”

Huo Suicheng took it calmly and nodded. “Very good.”

“Really? Where is it good?”

Huo Suicheng only said one short word, “Neat.”

“Only neat?”

Hui Suicheng raised his eyebrows.

What else can I praise?

Flamboyant? Written in a forceful hand? Beautiful handwriting? Profound and powerful?

Old Master Huo rescued his son at the right time. “By the way, I chose a few names for Xiaoxiao. You and Xiaoxiao pick and see which one is better.”

“Tell me.”

“Pingting. Xiaoxiao is so beautiful, so these two words suit her. There are a few more, Huo Shuyao, Huo Jingjing, Huo Zhenzhen, Huo Shuying.”

Huo Xiaoxiao’s eyes were lost.

Her grandfather had really looked it up for her. None of the names he chose were simple.

Huo Suicheng pondered for a moment. “I think…”

Huo Xiaoxiao quickly said, “Daddy, be like Grandpa. Give me a few names and let Grandpa and I choose.”

“Aren’t Grandpa’s good enough?”

“That is different. They are Grandpa’s. Daddy must give some too.”

Huo Xiaoxiao had a reason to believe the name that her dad gave her, “Huo Xiaoxiao,” was definitely not the same as her grandfather. What if her father gives her names like “Huo Yiyi.” Would she earn it soon?

…Huo Yiyi also seemed nice.

“Let Daddy choose it?”

“Yes, Daddy will choose it!” Huo Xiaoxiao’s eyes were affirmative.

Old Master Huo smiled and said, “If she’s asking you to give a few names, you can give a few. Anyway, you are also the father.”

“Okay, I think about it.”

Old Master Huo had scoured the classics, while Huo Suicheng had just come back from the car. He was still reading the documents a minute before he got out of the car. His mind was full of Luming Mountain, so he could not come up with a few nice names for a while.

He cleared his throat and took out his phone.

Huo Xiaoxiao went over the moment her father took out his phone.

Relying on Huo Xiaoxiao’s illiteracy, Huo Suicheng allowed her to come near and searched for “a beautiful girl’s name” on the browser.

Click search.

Huo Xiaoxiao looked at him faintly.

Irrefutable evidence! It was solid proof that her dad had no education!

He wanted to give her a name from a search in the browser?

She pretended to be surprised and said loudly, “Daddy, what are you doing? Aren’t you going to give me a name? Why are you playing with your phone!”

“Suicheng, what are you doing? Xiaoxiao and I are waiting for your name.”

Huo Suicheng gave a low cough and turned off the phone.

“It’s nothing. I just thought of a name. Listen.” Huo Suicheng quickly picked one out, recalling the name he saw when he swiped through the web page. “Jinghui, this name is often used to describe beautiful girls. There is also the meaning of talent. This Hui has the meaning of wisdom and smartness. What do you think?”

“…” Huo Xiaoxiao climbed down from the sofa and gave her daddy a blank glance.

Jinghui, when other people heard it, they might think it sounded quiet and intelligent. This name was like a monk’s name, so it was almost impossible to add the word master after it.

Her dad was good at everything, except that he was not cultured.

He couldn’t even come up with a nice name.

“The implication is good, but these two words together… Xiaoxiao, do you like it?”

Huo Xiaoxiao shook her head.

“Then you think of another one.”

Huo Suicheng’s mind was full of Luming Mountain. How could there be a good meaningful name… Deer?

“It is better to call… Lulu.”

“That Lu?”

“…Lulu.”

Seeing Old Master Huo and Xiaoxiao’s gazes, Huo Suicheng explained, “The Lu (Deer) in Luming Mountain is such a cute name. Otherwise, the other meaning will be dew, which also sounds good.”

Huo Xiaoxiao shook her head. She really couldn’t count on her dad.

Lulu… dared to love her like a deer.

“This…” Old Master Huo asked Huo Xiaoxiao, “Xiaoxiao, which one do you like?”

I don’t like any of them. Huo Xiaoxiao whispered.

“Is Daddy casually giving me a name?”

“How can you say that?”

“Lulu… isn’t Lulu the kind of dog with horns on its head? So originally, I am a dog!”

“Xiaoxiao, your father didn’t mean that. He meant that the deer is very cute, and Xiaoxiao is as cute as a deer.”

“Is that so?”

“…Yes.” Huo Suicheng nodded.

“Okay then, but Daddy, you can call me cute, but you can’t name me Lulu. Nothing will work with the name Lu. The dog of Lu Jingyi’s family is called Lulu.”

“…”

Since the problem couldn’t be solved, then just throw the problem away.

Huo Suicheng asked Huo Xiaoxiao, “Do you have a favorite name?”

“Me?”

Good question!

Huo Xiaoxiao rubbed her hands and thought about it. Several simple and generous names gradually formed in her mind.

“Daddy, what do you think of Huo Yiyi?”

“Huo Yiyi? Which Yi?”

“It is… I am the only one for Daddy and the only one for Grandpa.”

After speaking, Huo Xiaoxiao got goosebumps and couldn’t help sighing in her heart.

Amazing! This explanation is absolutely amazing!

She wished to stand up and applaud for her brilliant brain!

“Huo Yiyi?” Huo Suicheng looked at Old Master Huo.

“Xiaoxiao, do you like the name Huo Yiyi?”

“I like it! I will always be the only one for Daddy and Grandpa!”

Old Master Huo smiled and took her into his arms. He rubbed her head lovingly, “Xiaoxiao will always be Grandpa’s most beloved granddaughter. But doesn’t Xiaoxiao feel the name Huo Yiyi is too casual and simple?”

What she wanted was simplicity. Otherwise, she couldn’t write her own name.

“No, it is not simple. And it is not casual. It is very meaningful, unlike the name “Huo Xiaoxiao” Daddy gave me. It is just casual and meaningless.”

Huo Suicheng raised his eyes. “You were so small when you were born. What should we call if not Xiaoxiao? Call Dada?”

“I don’t care. My name is Huo Yiyi—”

Huo Suicheng disagreed. “No, it is too simple.”

“Daddy, what you gave me doesn’t sound nice either!”

“Since you like Huo Yiyi, you might as well be called Huo Zhuangzhuang. Daddy hopes you will grow strong and sturdy in the future.”

“…”

“Don’t like it? Huo Pangpang. Take a look at your little belly. You were eating chocolate recently, right?”

“…” Huo Xiaoxiao looked at him with a sullen face.

Old Master Huo patted the sofa. “Huo Suicheng! What kind of nonsense are you talking about!”

“Letting her choose a name, does she know what to choose as a child? This matter, only Grandpa and I will choose. Choose one.”

Old Master Huo thought for a moment and said, “Okay, then you see which one is better.”

“Shuyao is not bad. The ones you picked are also fine.”

Seeing that her daddy and her grandfather were about to decide on the name that she would use for the next few decades, Huo Xiaoxiao was anxious.

“Daddy, I… I am okay with my name. Don’t worry about it anymore.”

“Yesterday, you kept accusing me of being too casual when I picked your name and not thinking about you. Now, you are not in a hurry anymore?”

Huo Xiaoxiao pursed her lips. “Daddy is the one who picked it.”

“Forget it, forget it. Since Xiaoxiao is not satisfied, I will think again about the name.”

Huo Suicheng looked at Huo Xiaoxiao, “Daddy gave you the name, but didn’t you say that you didn’t like it yesterday? Saying “Huo Xiaoxiao” didn’t sound nice and that it was too casual.”

Huo Xiaoxiao thought for a while. She climbed onto the sofa and sat beside her grandpa.

“Grandpa, I don’t think that your names are bad, but… I just think it is not very meaningful. I also like the name that Daddy gave me, but the teacher said to go home and ask Daddy the meaning behind our names. Daddy couldn’t tell me what it meant, so I asked Daddy to change it for me.”

“Your teacher also assigned this homework?”

Huo Xiaoxiao nodded. “Grandpa, does my name have any meaning?”

“This…”

“Daddy, why did you give me this name? You said you forgot yesterday. Do you remember it today?”

Huo Suicheng had indeed casually said it. It didn’t have any meaning.

“So, it is better to change my name to Huo Yiyi. I am the only one for Daddy and Grandpa. It makes sense.”

Huo Suicheng’s expression didn’t change. He said solemnly, “Do you know why you are called Huo Xiaoxiao? Because you are daddy’s little baby and grandpa’s little baby, so you are called Xiaoxiao.”

“…”

She deserved to be called her daddy’s little baby. The father and daughter even thought on the same line.





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