noffsinger Chapter 43 Birth and Naming
Chapter 43 Birth and Naming
"Brother, stop pacing around. Sister-in-law has a midwife inside taking care of her. She'll be fine."
Seeing his older brother's nervous appearance, Lin He felt extremely nervous himself, but he could only suppress it.
After all, he didn't want to be like that other man, who never stopped working.
"Brother, sister-in-law will be fine. Didn't Xiaoya say that sister-in-law has plenty of nutrition and the baby is in the correct position? She'll definitely give birth to the baby smoothly." Daya quickly comforted her brother.
"I'm not nervous, I don't know what's wrong, it's just that my heart just won't settle down." Lin Jiang answered his younger brother and sister while pacing back and forth.
Another half hour passed, and suddenly Jiang Ni's painful screams came from the room.
Upon hearing Jiang Ni's voice, Lin Jiang immediately stood up from the stool, looking towards the room with a worried expression, his hands clenched into fists, his eyes filled with concern and anxiety.
Lin Xiaoan and Da Ya exchanged a glance, both understanding what the other meant: their sister-in-law was about to give birth!
At this moment, Jiang Ni in the room was covered in sweat. She gritted her teeth and endured the intense pain.
The midwife beside her kept encouraging her and telling her how to push.
Finally, after much effort, a loud baby cry broke the silence of the room.
"It's born! It's born! Congratulations to the Lin family, it's a boy!" an auntie said to Lin Jiang as she came out.
Upon hearing the news, Lin Jiang's face lit up with an ecstatic smile. He was so excited that tears welled up in his eyes as he repeatedly thanked his neighbor and thanked God for protecting him and his child.
Immediately afterwards, the door opened, and the midwife came out and reported to Lin Jiang, "Lin family, Ni'er has given birth to a healthy baby boy, and both mother and child are safe."
Upon hearing this, Lin Jiang finally felt relieved and rushed into the room to Jiang Ni's side.
Old Master Lin even gave the midwife two taels of silver, which made her very happy, and she kept offering various congratulations.
Jiang Ni lay on the bed, her face pale, but her eyes shone with happiness.
She gently stroked the baby in her arms and smiled at Lin Jiang, saying, "Our son has been born. Let's give him a name."
Lin Jiang was so moved that he couldn't speak. He held Jiang Ni's hand tightly and whispered, "Thank you for giving us this lovely child."
Then, gazing at the child's innocent face, he thought for a moment and said, "Xia Xiucai has already thought of names for us. If it's a boy, we'll call him Lin Wenyao, and if it's a girl, we'll call her Lin Youxi."
Since he's a boy, I hope he can be like the morning sun, full of vitality and energy.
Jiang Ni nodded in agreement, looking at Lin Jiang tenderly with eyes full of love.
From then on, the Lin family had a new life, bringing endless joy and hope.
"Little Yaoyao, grow up quickly, okay? When you grow up, Auntie will buy you delicious food." Yun Dan has been teasing him whenever she has time over the past month.
Even though I know he doesn't understand anything, it doesn't stop me from teasing him.
"You silly girl, how old is he? How could he possibly understand?" Lin's mother said to Yun Dan with a smile and a scolding.
"Oh dear, even though he can't speak, all we can do now is tease him."
"Alright, alright, go away. Let your sister-in-law feed him first. You're never serious."
Yun Dan was kicked out by her mother, which amused Jiang Ni.
During lunch, Yun Dan told everyone something.
"Grandpa, Grandma, Uncle, Aunt, I also want to give myself a name. I'm almost 12 years old, so Xiaoya is a nickname."
"It's fine when people in the village call me 'Lin Xiaoya,' but when we go out, we can't just introduce ourselves as 'Lin Xiaoya.' Even my older sister is the same; she has to be given a proper name, like 'Da Ya.'" Yun Dan said to everyone.
"Oh, you want to give yourself a name? Then tell me what name you want, or I'll have Master Xia give you one!" Old Master Lin asked Yun Dan.
When Lin's father, mother, and brother Lin He heard that Yun Dan wanted to name her, they all trembled. The three of them looked at each other with their eyes, as if they could understand each other's words with just their gaze.
Lin He: "Father, Mother, you've finally arrived."
Lin's father: "Yes, this day has finally come."
"Three years have passed in the blink of an eye," said Lin's mother.
The three of them said, "Yeah, that was fast."
Lin's father: "Since you want to give yourself a name, then tell everyone. If it sounds good, give your eldest sister a name too."
Yun Dan looked at Lin's parents and Lin He, nodded to them, and her eyes showed that she was grateful to them. She didn't expect them to be able to hide for so long.
"I gave myself the name Yundan, Lin Yundan. Clouds reach far away, and the spirit of Dan flows on forever."
Apart from three people, the others murmured, "Lin Yundan, the clouds drift to distant places, the cinnabar spirit flows on forever."
"Yun Dan, Lin Yun Dan, what a good name, it sounds lovely," Old Master Lin praised.
"Then why don't you give your eldest sister a name too?" Uncle Lin chimed in.
When Da Ya heard her father ask this, her eyes also longed for Yun Dan to give her a nice name.
“Uncle, how about my sister also chooses the name ‘Yun’ and adds the character ‘Rou’ to it?”
"Oh, why add the word 'gentle'?" Old Master Lin asked Yun Dan.
"Grandpa, my eldest sister's clouds are different from my clouds. My eldest sister's 'clouds' refer to the clouds in the sky, not the clouds that drift far away. They are reflected in our hometown of Sujia Village by the sunlight and have accompanied Sujia Village for generations."
The character '娇' means cute, beautiful, gentle, and delicate. Because my older sister has always loved me dearly and been very gentle with me since I was little, I used the character '娇'.
"Sister, can your name be Lin Yunjiao?"
"Lin Yunjiao, Yunjiao, um, that sounds so nice." Daya responded happily to Yundan.
"Big sister, this name is not only beautiful to hear, it also has this meaning: Heavenly secrets and brocade, delicate and fragrant. It is full of endless charm, courage and hope."
Da Ya smiled and said, "Yes, I will have a formal name from now on. My name is Lin Yunjiao."
Amidst laughter and cheerful conversation, everyone enjoyed their lunch.
But to everyone's surprise, Yun Dan started having a headache that afternoon. It turned out that it was almost the end of the year and the children were all on holiday.
Sure enough, a group of kids, having somehow heard that Daya had a name, swarmed into Yundan's room, filling it to the brim. Their little eyes held a mix of joy, sorrow, and anger.
Yun Dan was completely bewildered by their stares, wondering to herself: What's going on here? Who am I? Where am I? What am I supposed to do?
"No, what's wrong with you all? Why did you suddenly barge in like that? I don't think I promised you anything, or did I forget something I forgot to do for you?"
"Xiao Ya, I heard you gave Da Ya a name, Lin Yunjiao, is that right?" Shanzi asked curiously.
Yun Dan nodded: "Yes, what's wrong?"
"Little Sister Ya, you gave Big Sister Ya such a beautiful name, and you even gave yourself one too, what's your name again?" a little child said.
"Her name is Lin Yundan," another child, about the same age as Yundan, eagerly said.
"Yes, Lin Yundan. We want a nice name too, can you give us one?" a child shouted.
"Uh, just for this? No, you could have asked your elders for name suggestions, or even Master Xia, right?"
"No, we're on holiday now, and the teacher won't be here until next year. We need to go now."
"Yes, yes, we want it now!" a little girl exclaimed.
Yun Dan was at her wits' end looking at this group of little ones. She called them all out to the yard to wait, and said she would come out and name them in a little while.
When the younger children heard that Yun Dan was going to give them formal names, they all cheered and ran out into the courtyard to wait.
What could Yun Dan do? There was nothing she could do. She had spoiled him for the past three years, so he could only continue to spoil him.