Reborn as a Weak Beauty Pampered by All Chapter 1298: 1207

“That’s hard to say.” Kang Li cast her eyes downward, reflected briefly, then lifted her head gravely and suggested to Jiang Boya, “How about we wait until Bun and the others grow older before raising the topic of switching their surnames?”

Jiang Boya picked up from Kang Li’s voice that his cherished daughter was consulting him on this.

“Alright, Dad will go along with you.” Truth be told, Jiang Boya felt deeply moved when Kang Li expressed she didn’t care about the kids’ surnames.

Why?

The children’s blood ties remain unbreakable, regardless of their surnames.

Similar to Kang Li herself—his precious daughter—who chose to keep her adoptive parents’ surname without changing it, leaving him with a twinge of bitterness in his heart, yet he truly saw no issue at core.

In the end, the young lady had consented to one of the trio adopting his surname, merely postponing the discussion until they matured, and as both father and grandfather, what grounds did he have to object?

This realization made Jiang Boya admire how thoughtfully Kang Li approached the matter. He fully grasped her reasoning—it boiled down to respecting the children’s own views.

All to avoid the three little ones resenting them later for acting unilaterally without valuing their feelings.

“Don’t get upset, I’m just thinking from the kids’ angle.”

Concerned her real father Jiang Boya might feel hurt, Kang Li clarified, “Children develop quickly. By school age, they’re merely three or four,

hardly developed in character. Should a playmate point out their mismatched surnames, it might wound them.”

“Relax, Dad gets your point.”

Jiang Boya smiled and nodded.

Kang Li smiled back upon seeing this. “So, we’re good on that?”

“Yes.”

Jiang Boya nodded once more, adding, “Get some rest now; Dad won’t bother you further.”

“Sure.” Kang Li voiced agreement, though she had zero urge to sleep—she’d already napped, so drowsiness was nowhere in sight. Still, with her condition, having Dad insist on rest felt like a loving hassle.

A smile played on her lips as Kang Li observed Jiang Boya head toward the door and ease it closed behind him.

…

That evening, before bedtime, Kang Li shared her chat with Jiang Boya to Luo Yanqing, then inquired, “Did I manage it right?”

Luo Yanqing held Kang Li close and murmured, “Everything you say or do benefits the children.”

“No buttering me up.”

Kang Li poked fun.

“On kids’ matters, I sincerely believe your words and actions serve their best interests. Like today—you aimed to consult them so no child with Yan or Jiang surname feels unloved by us parents, prompting the switch.”

“Fine, you got me. That worry crosses my mind.”

“Rest easy; when they’re grown, we’ll explain the Yu and Jiang lineages. I’m sure they’ll embrace it and get why we did it.”

“Fingers crossed.”

“Doubting Luo Mingting and the rest?”

Luo Yanqing probed.

Kang Li paused before he continued, “I hold firm faith in the kids you’re bringing up.”

“Won’t you stop the praise tonight?” Kang Li arched a brow at him, eyes sparkling with mischief. Meeting her look, Luo Yanqing cleared his throat lightly and stated earnestly, “That’s the plain truth.”

Kang Li chuckled softly at that.

While the pair bantered, in the guest quarters housing Captain Kang and Cai Xiufen, she rolled over in bed and remarked offhandedly, “Li Bao called him Dad today.”

“What’s the issue? Jealous?”

Captain Kang had barely shut his eyes when her words made him reopen them. “I’ve told you, accepting this bond adds two more folks doting on Li Bao. No need to dwell or fret over it.”

“Just a touch of sourness.”

Cai Xiufen didn’t see it as dwelling. She sighed. “She was solely ours before, but now with a birth father, I fear Li Bao drifting from us.”

“You think Li Bao will pull away?” Captain Kang questioned. Getting no reply from Cai Xiufen, he added with mild irritation, “Are you truly hung up? We raised Li Bao. Don’t you trust your daughter’s nature?”