Chapter 1148: Chaos With Chickens Flying and Dogs Jumping 9
Lu’s father expressed his approval of the name Wen Ruyu had chosen, and thus one of the grandsons was named Lu Tianwei.
"Then there’s the last grandson, who can only have one name. Which character do you all think is better?"
Upon hearing Lu’s father’s words, Uncle Xu blurted out, "How about ’Ying’? It signifies intelligence and excellence, and it fits perfectly with his brothers’ and sister’s names. When you hear it, you know they are siblings."
"Lu Tianying!"
"Lu Tianying..."
"Good, that is also a fine name." Lu’s father made the final decision, continuing, "So, we’ll name them Lu Tianwei, Lu Tianying, and the other one Lu Tianxiu. I just don’t know if they have already decided on their nicknames. I hope their parents won’t be so unsophisticated as to name them something common like ’Prosperity Treasure,’ ’Longevity Treasure,’ ’Wealth Treasure,’ to complete the set of ’Five Blessings Knocking on the Door.’
Everyone laughed heartily, "Qingxue is talented and extraordinary; she surely wouldn’t be so banal."
"Let’s come up with a few nicknames to send over, so they can choose," Lu’s father suggested. "Having triplets, they are certainly weaker than single births; we should use nicknames that carry the wish for them to grow up strong and healthy."
A group of idle elders, who normally would be learning from Guan Cheng, were left to their devices as he had gone to see patients, and Lu Tianzhi and Guan Cheng had returned to school due to the resumption of junior and senior high schools. Hence, these old gentlemen, who were originally teaching on campus, were invited back to the classroom by Wang Zhengguo, temporarily escaping the bleak situation of labor reform.
They all gave their two cents, coming up with a whole host of nicknames—varied, melodious, grating, elegant, and vulgar—everything you could think of.
In the end, they picked a few outstanding nicknames and wrote them on a piece of paper, along with their formal names. They asked Guan Cheng to send a telegram with the names to the army when he went into town, as well as the New Year’s goods prepared by the four families of Feng Qingxue’s uncle and aunt after hearing the good news, asking Guan Cheng to send those as well.