On the third day of the Lunar New Year, Zhuo Yuan took Tinglan and the children back to Qining to visit her mother's grave. It was rare for Cheng Zhimin and Zhuo Hong to see them to the airport together.
It was inconvenient for Zhuo Hong to get out of the car, so he and the driver watched his grandchildren leave in the car.
Cheng Zhimin quietly pulled Zhuo Yuan and asked
: "When do you plan to get married again?"
Zhuo Yu'an rarely looked kind and cheerful: "Who forced us to divorce in the first place?"
Cheng Zhimin knew that his son had nothing good to say: "Isn't it okay that Mom was wrong? Then you should hurry up and get the certificate from Tinglan, so as not to have long nights and dreams."
His own mother knows best. Even if she accepts Tinglan, she is so eager to get them to remarry. As the saying goes, there will be monsters if something unexpected happens, so he calmed down and continued to be pleasant.
: "What do you mean by long nights and dreams? Could it be that the grandchildren will run away?"
Cheng Zhimin sighed: "Are you really stupid or are you pretending to be stupid? Do you think it's appropriate for the children to still have the surname Shu? Your father has already thought of names for the children according to the Zhuo family tree. When you get the certificate, won't the children be able to have the right name?
Change your last name?"
Cheng Zhimin felt that if the children were forced to change their surname now, Shu Tinglan would definitely not agree. Then if they got married, there would be nothing to say, right? It is only natural that the children's surname is Zhuo.
Zhuo Yu'an was stunned and immediately refused: "I hope this is the first and last time you say these words. It's fine if the children's surname is Shu. Even if we remarry, we will not change our surname to Zhuo."
"Tinglan, doesn't she agree?" Cheng Zhimin refused to give up. This is not a trivial matter. If the children are not named Zhuo, they will always lack a level of closeness.
Because of their interactions in the past few days, Zhuo Yuan could also feel his parents' acceptance of Tinglan, so his attitude was a little more relaxed than before, and he just warned:
"Mom, don't ruin this rare peaceful day so easily."
Regardless of whether Tinglan agrees or not, he first disagrees.
From the pregnancy to the birth and growth of the children, he and the Zhuo family did not contribute anything. Why should the children be named Zhuo now? Besides, it didn't matter to him whether the surname was Zhuo or Shu, they were all his and Tinglan's children.
Cheng Zhimin still refused to give up: "Shu Xiaonian, Shu Xiaohe, don't you think these two names are too petty? It's okay to use a nickname, but it's really hard to be elegant as a big name."
"These two names have special meaning to Tinglan."
Zhuo Yuan ended the topic and didn't want to talk anymore. Tinglan and the children had already passed the security check and were waiting for him. Cheng Zhimin had no choice but to endure it for now and talk about it later.
After getting on the plane, Shu Tinglan glanced at Zhuo Yu'an from time to time, but hesitated to speak.
"Is there something dirty on my face?" Zhuo Yu'an asked, looking sideways at her.
"I heard it all."
Zhuo Yu'an was stunned for a moment, and then he remembered that what she was talking about was the conversation between him and his mother. He took her hand and held it, not caring much.
: "Ignore her."
Cheng Zhimin's proposal was not within the scope of his consideration at all, so he forgot about it after hearing it.
Because of his attitude, Shu Tinglan's heart softened. You must know how obsessed most men are with the right to bear the surname. She had fought many divorce lawsuits in the past, and several young couples had their children just born.
At that time, the issue of surname led to divorce, especially for families with only one child. This was not only a matter for the young couple, but also a dispute between the two families.