After Marrying the Officer Chapter 1242 - 1241: Jin Bao and Yinbao
Previously on After Marrying the Officer...
"Jin Bao, I’d rather call him Yin Bao! Sounds just like the name of an attendant student in a feudal family of the old society!"
"Not elegant at all, no depth whatsoever!" Although Ou ZhenTing didn’t view himself as particularly learned, he absolutely refused to accept such a name.
"What’s so feudal about it?" Ou Cong refused to back down and insisted, "Jin Bao is excellent, full of rich meaning!"
"If Jin Bao doesn’t work, Yuan Bao is also fine, Fubao is not bad either!" While dodging his father’s swats, Ou Cong clung stubbornly to his suggestions.
"You..." After landing a few smacks on his second son, the deeply frustrated Ou ZhenTing at last declared, "You ignorant brat, shut up!"
He promptly stripped Ou Cong of any say in the naming process.
Upon hearing that, Ou Cong sulked with a pout, muttering inwardly: Old man, you wanted my input on the baby’s name but ignore it entirely... Who’s truly the feudal one?
Everyone except Ou Cong treated the naming with utmost gravity, so once he was done, the group sank back into contemplation.
Just then, Huo Zhongcheng proposed, "How about this: if naming the baby proves tough for all, let’s settle on a nickname first?"
"For the child’s nickname, it doesn’t have to match the formality of the official name." Huo Zhongcheng continued, "The formal name can come later. We’ll register it once we have it."
Finishing up, Huo Zhongcheng scanned the room and inquired, "What does everyone think?"
"Great!" Ou ZhenTing slapped his hands together upon hearing Huo Zhongcheng’s suggestion, exclaiming, "In-law, brilliant idea!"
"We’ll choose a nickname first—it can be far more relaxed!" Ou ZhenTing added, nodding in approval.
"Yes, starting with a nickname is smart," Mrs. Ou chimed in.
"Hmm, let’s go with the nickname first," Ou Jun concurred.
Even Xia Chuyi found the notion of picking a nickname upfront to be a solid plan.
After all, a nickname meant less agonizing over choices.
Thus, Xia Chuyi eyed her slumbering, adorably chubby and fair-skinned baby boy and offhandedly remarked, "The kid is chubby and white, why not call him Little Fat Pig?"
"Hmm, he was pretty ugly when he was born, we can call him Ugly too!" Xia Chuyi added with playful mischief.
In an instant, all eyes turned sharply toward her.
"Chuyi, you..." How could Grandfather Ou ZhenTing bear hearing his treasured golden grandson dubbed ’Little Fat Pig’ or ’Ugly’!
Yet the speaker was none other than the birth mother of that cherished grandson—his dear daughter-in-law... With a face full of inner turmoil, Ou ZhenTing parted his lips but found no words of criticism.
"Little Fat Pig? Ugly?" Ou Cong shook his head vigorously at Xia Chuyi’s suggestions for the child, protesting, "If you’re stuck on names like that, better go with Jin Bao or Yuan Bao..."
Abruptly energized, Ou Cong blurted, "Right, the child’s nickname could be Jin Bao!"
"If you all think Jin Bao doesn’t suit as a formal name, isn’t it ideal as a nickname?"
"Besides, if Jin Bao isn’t suitable, Yuan Bao can do, Fubao can do, they’re very fitting!"
Simply put, Second Young Master Ou believed his proposed names were perfect and ideal for his darling nephew!
Ou ZhenTing, after listening to Ou Er’s words, didn’t even bother reprimanding him.
"How about naming the child Junjun?" Ou Jun then put forward his idea with grave sincerity.