Zhu Yanyi and Zhu Yanli stood nearby, holding back their laughter. They could only shrug their shoulders secretly. Who could have guessed the name would be so ridiculous?
Zhu Jianyao’s face looked grim. After all, he had chosen the name for Zhu Zhishang. "The next generation of the Zhu family uses the character 'Zhi'. 'Shang' means high moral character and excellent personality. That is why it is 'Shang'."
"Sorry. My child is playful." Zhu Shunyao apologized without much sincerity. Actually, when Zhu Zhibin spoke, he also wanted to laugh. But he did not laugh out loud. He only said, "Actually, the meaning of this name is quite good."
"It is just that the homophone sounds bad." Zhu Zhibin did not fear offending anyone. After all, he was only thirteen years old. Even if he offended people, it did not matter. Who would hold a grudge against a minor?
"You." Zhu Zhishang glared at Zhu Zhibin. Then he turned to glare at Zhu Jianyao. "I told you I wanted to change my name, but you refused. From elementary school until now, how many times have people mocked me? No, this time I must change it?"
Zhu Jianyao looked at his son. A helpless smile spread across his face. "Which character in your name is bad? 'Zhi' is determined by the ancestors' ranking. 'Fu Yao knew the benefits of the wise man to the world.' It happens to be your generation to use the character 'Zhi'. You cannot change it. The character 'Shang' has such a good meaning. Do you think there is any character better than it?"
"Yao. I have always fantasized about becoming someone like Yao, Shun, Yu, and Tang in the future. So, can you let me be called Zhiyao?" Zhu Zhishang’s intelligence was indeed worrying.
"Heh. Unless you are my brother, you will never use the character 'Yao' in your life." Zhu Jianyao did not care if these words would hurt Zhu Zhishang. He ignored him and faced Zhu Shunyao. "Shunyao, the matter I proposed last time remains unchanged. As long as your family is willing to come to Zhu City, we are absolutely welcome there."
"I think Grace Village is quite good." Zhu Shunyao looked at Zhu Jianyao and said, "I can also tell you for sure that I will never go to Zhu City. I will always be a member of the Third Branch of the Zhu family in Grace Village."
"The Third Branch of the Zhu family? Are they sure they still want you?" Zhu Linyao, who had not spoken until now, suddenly opened his mouth.
Zhu Shunyao was slightly stunned by Zhu Linyao’s words. But he soon spoke again. "The Third Branch of the Zhu family in Grace Village only has my family left. This is absolutely true."
"Perhaps the Third Branch of the Zhu family in Grace Village currently only has your lineage. But the Third Branch of the Zhu family does not only have you." Zhu Linyao said directly.
"Fifth Brother, do not talk nonsense." Zhu Jianyao seemed to want to stop Zhu Linyao from continuing.
"Third Brother, not speaking does not mean not knowing." Zhu Linyao snorted and said, "Do you know? Zhu Shenfu is living quite well in Hong Kong. He even has a son. Now it is three generations under one roof. He simply does not remember that there is still a son of his in the Third Branch of the Zhu family in Grace Village."
"So what?" Zhu Shunyao laughed loudly. "If he does not treat me as his son, I can also not treat him as my father."
Zhu Shunyao was not angry at all. "Do you think I would be sad for a man who has not raised me for a single day?"
Hearing Zhu Shunyao’s words, Zhu Linyao looked at him with disbelief. Perhaps in his heart, it was like this. After all, the Zhu family was a big family. Even if it could not compare to those famous families in the capital, it was absolutely powerful locally.
Such families valued traditional culture. One of them was filial piety.
In the hearts of those who accepted traditional culture, filial piety was a very important matter. Fatherly kindness and filial piety were the eternal principles passed down since ancient times.
As the eldest son of Zhu Shenfu, even if he had never seen Zhu Shenfu, Zhu Shunyao should respect him and be filial to him.
Zhu Shunyao glanced at Zhu Linyao. "So, it is inevitable that I am incompatible with your so-called Zhu City Zhu family. I will absolutely not accept your kind of thinking."
"What kind of thinking do we have?" Zhu Linyao would never think that Zhu Shunyao could see what he was thinking.
"I am not interested in what you think." Zhu Shunyao was really not interested in arguing with them about this. "I will only tell you one thing. Do not try to bind me with filial piety, especially blind filial piety.
In this life, I have suffered enough being a filial son. If it were not for my good wife, if it were not for my three good children, I, Zhu Shunyao, would not be the Zhu Shunyao I am today."
As Zhu Shunyao said this, she scanned the surrounding bad guys again. "That person you mentioned, she perhaps gave me life, but she only provided…" Zhu Shunyao looked at Zhu Yanyi. "Ani, what is that called?"
"Sperm. Tadpole." Zhu Yanyi answered with a smile. "That person perhaps provided you with life, but she only provided a tiny sperm. It can also be called a tadpole.
When this tadpole grew in the mother's belly, he did not participate, nor did he know. When the child was born and had to grow up slowly, he still did not participate. So, actually, he can only be considered one of your familiar strangers."
"Ani is right." Zhu Shunyao did not think his daughter was wrong at all. Instead, he nodded seriously beside her, with an expression that said his daughter was truly correct.
"That person you speak of, who might be my father, did nothing. He did not raise me, nor did he teach me. At most, he provided a little of his tadpole. For this tadpole, I do not resent him, because after all, this tadpole came from his body. Because of this one tadpole, there is the me of today. But to make me acknowledge him and be filial to him, without even having met him, you are thinking too much."
Zhu Shunyao looked coldly at Zhu Linyao and his group. "To be honest, if your trip was simply to burn a stick of incense in the ancestral hall of the Zhu family in Grace Village, the incense has been burned. You can leave now. But if you have other purposes, especially persuading me to go to Zhu City, then forget it. No matter what you say, I am not interested."
Then he turned to Zhu Enfu. "Uncle Enfu, I am going back first. Aniang will hold a banquet on the tenth day. Remember to come then. I will be very busy these few days. I am afraid I will not have time to call you then."
"Why call? We are people of the same clan. After the fifth day, I will let Chanyao go help you." Zhu Enfu said seriously.
"Good. Then I am leaving." After greeting Zhu Leiyao and other Zhu family members, she took Xie Xinlian, Zhu Yanli, Zhu Yanyi, and Zhu Zhibin home.
Zhu Shunyao’s attitude was seen by Zhu Jinfu, who was very displeased. Last time, because of his underestimation, he returned without success. This time, he came prepared. But unfortunately, Zhu Shunyao did not take the bait.
Back home, Taishu Yuanxiang and Yan Aohan already knew about the matter at the Zhu family ancestral hall.