Third Aunt Zhou could not hear a word, her in-laws’ favoritism toward her younger sister wasn’t something new; the items given to her sister were certainly the best.
Why did they specify the quantity and number of items distributed among her three brothers?
While they merely handed a key and a house to her younger sister, nothing else was stated, but undoubtedly, that house was filled with gold and silver jewelry.
"It was given to my younger sister, but Huo Chen agreed to give me some of the items inside," Third Aunt Zhou declared righteously.
Third Uncle Zhou was so angry that his whole body trembled, it was the same for everyone marrying a wife, and all were aunts.
Why was his wife constantly eyeing the slight wealth of her nephew when his eldest and second sisters-in-law, who were also aunts, never did such things?
Grandpa Zhou also laughed out of anger as he looked directly at Third Aunt Zhou and asked, "Third Son’s wife, do you think that the house I gave your nephew is filled entirely with wealth?"
Third Aunt Zhou did not say a word, but her expression agreed.
Exasperated, Grandpa Zhou said, "Since you’re all so curious, I will clarify what is actually inside."
Hearing this, Aunt Zhou hurriedly shook her head, "Dad, I am not curious at all; what you give to my younger sister is for her. I am not like certain people who keep pondering over it."
Second Aunt Zhou, who never fought or grabbed, was naturally also not curious.
"That house is entirely your younger sister’s possession; Third Son’s wife, you know how your mother and I dote on your sister. Yet she insisted on marrying that brute.
We kept everything in that house; it contains all the clothes your sister grew up with.
After the incidents in our family, your sister was also affected; those items are what I left for Huo Chen as a memory. Do you also fancy these items?
Are you hoping to see your younger sister again by holding onto her clothes?"
"No, I didn’t," Third Aunt Zhou felt a chill down her spine hearing her father-in-law’s words.
Frightened, she glanced around and, seeing Huo Chen’s face that resembled Yue Lian’s, she couldn’t help but hide behind a man.
Observing Huo Chen’s furious face, she exclaimed, "Oh, you, you must have known what was stored inside that house.
No wonder you agreed so quickly and readily; it turns out you were tricking your third aunt."
Huo Chen felt wronged; he genuinely didn’t know what was inside, merely felt that nothing could compare to his wife’s life.
That’s why he agreed directly.
He was not short on money, nor lacking the ability to earn it; even if the items were given away, he could still earn them back by himself.
Grandma Zhou stared at Third Aunt Zhou, unable to hide her disgust, "You shut your mouth, thinking everyone can plot like you.
I see you deem everything in terms of money, possessing no family affection at all.
I wonder if hugging your wealth will bring you happiness in your old age.
Third Son’s wife, do you still want the items now? If not, get out of here."
She didn’t want to see this trash anymore.
Third Aunt Zhou glanced at the Xu Family’s house and remembered the factory in Xujia Village, she immediately shook her head, "I am not going back; I also want to spend the New Year here."
The comedy finally ended, and Grandma Zhou sheepishly looked at Mrs. Xu, "I’m sorry, my daughter-in-law is ignorant."
Mrs. Xu was very kind to Grandma Zhou, but she was not friendly toward Third Aunt Zhou.
Upon learning the Zhou family planned to spend the New Year here, Mrs. Xu smiled and said, "From what you say, it seems like you want to spend the New Year in our village?"
Grandma Zhou nodded; originally, she thought of staying with her grandson’s family.
However, since her grandson’s family was residing at his mother-in-law’s, whose home, although spacious, seemed full of people.
"I don’t want to trouble you with staying here," she said. "Yes, I was thinking of spending the New Year with Huo Chen, as it’s our first year of recognizing each other.
"But when the time comes, we’ll just stay at a hotel in town, no need to trouble you all."
Mrs. Xu smiled and said, "There’s no reason for relatives to stay in a distant hotel when visiting. If Aunt doesn’t mind, my daughter’s company has contracted the mountain behind us.
They’ve built a hotel there, so your whole family might as well stay there. The scenery on the mountain is beautiful, and there are fruit trees and a fish pond, so you can stroll around there when you’re free.
It’s mainly quiet, and staying there will definitely make you comfortable."
Grandma Zhou was delighted to hear this: "That would be wonderful; my old man and I loved traveling around when we were young.
Hearing you talk about your mountain makes it sound like a great place to visit."
Third Aunt Zhou was also full of surprise, marveling at the comfort.
While the two of them were talking, the two kids woke up, crying one after the other.
Xu Ying quickly picked up the little girl, and Mrs. Xu turned around and swiftly picked up the little grandson.
Grandpa Zhou and Grandma Zhou had been eagerly anticipating seeing their great-grandson and great-granddaughter and had been watching the two little ones sleep without disturbing them.
Now that they saw the two little ones awake, they immediately ran over to them with joy.
It had been almost a month, and the little ones’ faces had started to develop a bit, at least not as ugly as before.
Now they were just chubby little cuties.
Grandma Zhou, seeing her great-granddaughter’s face, had tears in her eyes: "Old man, look at this little girl; she really looks like our daughter.
Especially her mouth and forehead, isn’t she just like Yue Lian when she was little?"
Her eyes then turned towards Yingying.
Grandpa Zhou, looking at his little great-grandson, was also very excited: "This boy looks even more like her."
As he spoke, he took out two golden longevity locks and two pairs of golden bracelets from his pocket and placed them in front of the little ones.
"Hey, great-grandpa wants to hold our little ones."
Grandpa Zhou said, looking at Huo Chen and Xu Ying, "I have thought of names for the two children, and you should listen, see if you like them. If they are good, we can use these names.
If not, your grandma and I will think further.
The girl will be called Zhixi, Zhou Zhixi, gentle and graceful, sensible, with ’Zhi’ having the implication of ’a leaf signals the coming of autumn,’ meaning ’knowledge, understanding, diagnosis, comprehending.’
’I’ implies ’wholeheartedly,’ representing ’thought, desire, ambition.’
The combination ’Zhixi’ implies ’gentle and romantic, with temperament.’
Let her take your mother’s family name, giving her a child isn’t in vain for coming to this world.
The boy will be Huo Zhinan, with Zhinan implying the meaning of being knowledgeable, optimistic, and full of vitality.
’Zhi’ in the name indicates being learned and knowledgeable, suggesting talent and well-educated; ’Nan’ can mean direction, morning, giving a sense of sunshine and warmth."
Granny Huo really cares about her grandson, so Grandpa Zhou is letting the child take the Huo family name.
As Grandpa Zhou finished speaking, Mrs. Xu was the first to praise the names. Although she wasn’t highly educated, whatever Old Man Zhou said sounded good to her.
All these implied meanings; even Yingying’s name wasn’t so profound.
It really shows cultural people know how to pick nice names.
"This name is good," Uncle Zhou also said.