There were three pieces of paper on the desk in front of Mr. Zhuang. Man Bao and the others quietly poked their heads in from the door to look at them.
Mr. Zhuang, who was in a daze, noticed it and said without moving his eyelids: "Come in."
The three of them hurried in, and Man Bao asked with a smile, "Sir, what do you want from us?"
Mr. Zhuang waved to them and said with a smile: "Come here."
The three of them stepped forward and stood in front of the desk in a row.
Mr. Zhuang looked at them carefully and then smiled and said: "You have all grown up. Erlang will be crowned in February next year, and Bai Shan will be crowned in winter. Originally, your names were given to you after the crown, but I think
You are all going to get married, start a family, and now you are considered successful in your career, so I decided to give you a name now."
The eyes of the three of them lit up, and Man Bao asked directly: "Sir, do I have one too?"
Mr. Zhuang smiled and said: "Of course."
Manbao became happy and waited excitedly.
Mr. Zhuang and Bai Erlang said: "I have discussed with your father that your brother should be named Zhengjian, and you should be named Zhenxin."
He said slowly: "Be faithful to the clear principles, uphold virtue and repay merit."
Bai Erlang nodded sternly, "I understand, sir, I will definitely trust and be sensible again in the future."
Mr. Zhuang nodded approvingly, "Good boy."
Mr. Zhuang looked at Bai Shan and said, "I used to think that your kindness was good luck, but later I learned that your word "kind" comes from the first sentence of "University". In this case, you should follow your father's original intention and choose the word "Zhishan".
The way of a university lies in three things: being virtuous, being close to the people, and striving for perfection. Self-cultivation is a lifelong matter. You are a very smart child. I hope you will be worthy of your heart and worthy of heaven and earth in the future."
Bai Shan responded seriously.
Mr. Zhuang then looked at Man Bao and said with a smile: "As for the name, the name your father gave you is not a good one."
Man Bao: ...she thought it was very good, Man Duo sounded good, and she was very happy once she heard it.
Man Bao habitually answered in his mind, and then he thought about it seriously, well, according to the rules of scholars, this name is indeed not well chosen.
Mr. Zhuang said: "When you are full, you are relieved, so few people use full to name you."
Bai Shan couldn't help but defend his future father-in-law in a low voice, "Sir, full of treasures means full of grain surplus."
Well, following the names of Thursday Lang, Friday Lang and Saturday Lang, it no longer has a bad connotation.
Mr. Zhuang couldn't help but smile and said: "It is precisely for this reason that I gave you the word 'Qian', just to complement your word "Qian", and also to warn you that "Qian" will bring harm, but "Qian" will benefit.
It’s the way of heaven, don’t forget it in the future.”
Man Bao asked: "Is it just one word? Then from now on, people will call me Zhou Qian. It doesn't sound good. Sir, please add another word for me."
Mr. Zhuang couldn't help laughing when he heard this. After thinking for a moment, he said: "You are a good boy. I hope you will not be complacent, but what you have done is admirable, even though it has only been a few years."
, but your achievements in the past few years have far surpassed most people in this world, including me, sir."
He said: "Such an achievement should be respected, so just add a sub-character before the word Qian, Zi Qian, Zi Qian, hahahaha, good, that's it."
After saying that, he wrote the character "zi" on the first piece of paper from his left hand, and connected it with the character "qian" at the end.
Although it sounds more like a boy's word, Manbao is still very happy because this word has a good meaning.
Mr. Zhuang handed the three pieces of paper to them and said with a smile: "You can tell your relatives and friends now. We can match each other in the future. When you are crowned and crowned, more people in the world will know about it."
After saying this, Mr. Zhuang paused and asked, "Can you do the crowning ceremony?"
Zhou Man did not bow to the hairpin ceremony, and only had a meal of noodles at home, thus wasting the hairpin that Zheng had prepared for her, although she still wore it on her head in the end.
Bai Shan and Bai Erlang were not so sure. They looked at each other and nodded under Mr. Zhuang's gaze, "Yes?"
Mr. Zhuang automatically thought that he would, and nodded and said: "That's good. If it doesn't happen by chance, then ask for leave. You and Guan are entitled to leave as a courtesy."
Yes, Dajin is so humane. It also has a ceremonial leave. Officials and crown officials can take one to three days of leave. Bai Shan decided to compromise and take two days.
"Okay, please step aside." After finishing speaking, Mr. Zhuang stared at Bai Shan and said, "You will get married the day after tomorrow, and you just gave away the betrothal gift today. Logically, you should not meet again..."
He didn't finish his words, but his meaning was very clear. Aren't you leaving now?
Bai Shan could only bow and leave. After going out, he couldn't help complaining in a low voice, "Why are you chasing me away, sir?"
Man Bao walked them to the door, waved to them, "Goodbye."
They can't see each other after today until they get married. Of course, it won't be long, just two days, no, just a day and a half.
Man Bao packed up his belongings and wrote them on the dowry list, including those that could be used as a front. He copied the betrothal gifts sent by the Bai family and created a long dowry list.
Qian asked her to try on the altered wedding dress.
The sleeves used to be a bit long, but now, unlike in the past, the wedding dress does not need to be stretched and worn later. Manbao's wedding dress is very complicated, so it cannot be worn every day like in the countryside, just wear it once, so Qian asked for this
It's very tall, so it has to be just right. This wedding dress has been changed twice.
Last time it was because she had lost a lot of weight after coming out of the Daming Palace, so her waist needed to be made smaller. This time she found that the cuffs were a bit long.
After Man Bao put it on, even though Qian had already seen it twice, he couldn't help but look surprised and pleased when he saw it again. He held her hand and said, "It looks good."
Zhou Lijun, who was sitting next to her, also thought she looked good and couldn't help but said: "My sister-in-law is getting prettier and prettier."
I always wear official uniforms on weekdays, rarely wear fancy clothes, and rarely apply rouge, so I didn't notice it.
Man Bao became complacent, but when she thought of the word Mr. Zhuang gave her, she gave up her complacency and said reservedly: "It's okay, just so-so. The main thing is that my parents are good-looking."
Qian couldn't help but nodded her forehead and said with a smile: "What weird thing are you saying?"
She smiled and said: "You have many friends. I will ask your nephews, nieces and your fourth brothers to send you there tomorrow. When making trouble at the wedding, you must stop it in moderation and don't mess around, you know?"
Man Bao nodded and said to her: "Don't worry. I invited Mrs. Tang, her cousin, and Sister Fu to raid the formation for me. I also have Bai Er, Yin or Liu Huan watching over me. They can't bully me."
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And what are they afraid of? Well, they will eventually get married. Even those who have already got married are not afraid. In the future, they will always have to take official exams, be promoted, and have banquets. Who is afraid of whom?