bookcurios Chapter 530 Which child doesn’t take his father’s surname?
Chapter 530 Which child doesn’t take his father’s surname?
"Grandpa, please tell me."
Mr. Mu did not speak directly, but looked at Lin Xige.
Then, Mr. Mu hesitated for a few seconds.
"Grandpa, go ahead and talk," Lin Xige smiled. "Come, sit down first, have a cup of tea, and talk slowly."
She took the initiative to pour a cup of tea for Mr. Mu.
Lin Hanshi followed suit and poured a cup of tea as well.
"Grandpa, have a couple of cups," Lin Hanshi said, "and see what's the difference between the tea Mommy and I brewed!"
Mr. Mu laughed heartily: "It must be just as delicious."
Lin Hanshi also grinned.
"Our Han Shi is so sensible," said Old Man Mu with emotion, "so well-behaved and smart. Lin Xige and the Lin family have raised you very well over the years."
"But now that I'm back at the Mu family, things are a little different. The family education at the Mu family is somewhat different from that at the Lin family. From now on, you'll still spend more time at the Mu family."
"When you grow up, you will inherit the Mu family business and make the Mu Group flourish even more in your hands..."
Old Master Mu spoke slowly, taking a sip of tea after every two sentences, pausing for two seconds before continuing.
Lin Xige understood what Mr. Mu meant.
Although it was said very cryptically and implicitly, the fact that he kept mentioning the Mu family and the Lin family could only mean...
This old man still has very strong traditional ideas in his heart.
A family is indeed a family, but there must be a distinction between you and me.
"Grandpa," Lin Xige said at the right time, "Do you think... Han Shi has moved into the Imperial Garden and returned to the Mu family? With Mu Chaoran as his father, his ties with the Lin family will be weaker, right?"
Mr. Mu lowered his head to drink tea and did not respond.
Lin Xige added, "Han Shi was born and raised in the Lin family, and took my surname. Now you are thinking of giving Han Shi the surname Mu, right, old man?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Mu Chaoran said, "Grandpa, I don't care about this."
He was afraid that Lin Xige would overthink things, so he immediately added, "Whether Hanshi's last name is Lin or Mu, he is still Xige and I's child. It's just a surname, it doesn't matter."
Mr. Mu replied: "But, which child doesn't take the father's surname?"
Those who take their mother's surname are basically women who are stronger than men, and they marry into the family.
The Mu family is a wealthy and powerful family, one of the top wealthy families in Haicheng. How could it be possible for them to marry into the family?
"Other people's families are their families, and have nothing to do with ours," Mu Chaoran said firmly, "Xige and I have already discussed having a second child. Not to mention Han Shi, I think even the second child can have Xige's surname, Lin."
"what?"
"what?"
Mr. Mu and Lin Xige were both shocked.
Both children have the surname Lin! ?
Mu Chaoran is... too selfless.
Not even a bit of machismo!
"Giving birth is very difficult. The ten months of pregnancy and the pain of childbirth... Xige has to endure it all alone. I can't help at all." Mu Chaoran said, "She gave birth to the child, so it makes sense to take her last name, doesn't that make sense?"
Mr. Mu's face looked a little grim.
Although he is traditional, he also respects the ideas and concepts of today's young people.
But he felt that since Lin Hanshi was his son, he should still have the surname Mu to inherit the family business.
As for the second child, whether it is a son or a daughter, they will have Lin Xige's surname, and he also agrees and supports it.
But when it came to Mu Chaoran, both the first and second children had to have the surname Lin...
How could Mr. Mu accept this!
"No!" Old Master Mu couldn't hold it in any longer. "If we want a second child, then Han Shi must have the surname Mu. He must change his surname as soon as possible! I don't care what the second child's surname is. You can do whatever you want with it."
He showed his attitude.
Fortunately, he passed by today and remembered the surname issue, so he came to discuss it and found out Mu Chaoran's true thoughts.
Otherwise, when the second child was born and named, he would still be confused and give both children the surname Lin.
"Grandpa, it doesn't matter whose surname you take, we're all biological children anyway..."
Old Master Mu interrupted Mu Chaoran forcefully: "It's all the same, so why should you have the surname Lin instead of Mu?"
"I never thought about this issue from the beginning, Grandpa." Mu Chaoran still spoke in a calm tone, but his attitude did not soften at all. "If I minded, I would have changed Han Shi's last name long ago."
But he never mentioned it.
He didn't think there was anything wrong with Lin Hanshi's surname being Lin.
If Mu Chaoran doesn't give in, then Old Man Mu won't give in either.
That depends on Lin Xige's attitude.
She winked at Mu Chaoran, signaling him to stop talking.
Then she said softly: "Grandpa, I understand what you mean, and I also understand what my husband thinks."
"What about you?" Old Master Mu asked, "Do you also agree that no matter how many children you have, they should all take your surname?"
"I'm not that strong-willed, Grandpa. And I also have to consider my husband. If all our children have the last name Lin, how will outsiders view him, and how will they view me?"
Lin Xige still knows the big picture.
Mr. Mu's expression finally eased a little: "Then tell me, what should we do?"
"Should Hanshi's surname be Mu or Lin? I think... let Hanshi decide for himself." Lin Xige asked, "It depends on his own wishes."
Mr. Mu looked at Lin Hanshi.
Lin Xige continued, "If Han Shi continues to have the surname Lin, then the second child must have the surname Mu. If Han Shi changes his surname to Mu, then the second child..."
"The second child's surname will be Lin." Grandpa Mu said, "Okay."
"No," Lin Xige replied, "The second child can also have the surname Mu."
She didn't want to argue about the surname.
It doesn't matter whether your last name is Mu or Lin.
Just like Mu Chaoran doesn't care about his surname, Lin Xige doesn't care either.
Mu Chaoran is so sympathetic to her efforts, so she should also be sympathetic to Mu Chaoran.
She really doesn't care.
Since Mr. Mu minds so much, then let's just follow the elder's wishes.
Mr. Mu's expression finally relaxed.
"Actually, I don't really want to fight for this surname, but since ancient times..."
"Grandpa," Mu Chaoran interrupted, "Xige and I have made our stance very clear. There's no need to say more."
Then, Mu Chaoran looked at Lin Hanshi.
For a moment, everyone's eyes were focused on him.
Lin Hanshi felt a little embarrassed when being stared at.
"You...what are you looking at me for?" He said a little shyly, "What's wrong?"
Lin Xige asked gently, "Hanshi, do you want to take mommy's surname or daddy's?"
"surname?"
"Correct."
Lin Hanshi answered without thinking: "It's all right."
However, he tilted his head and muttered, "Lin Hanshi, Mu Hanshi, Lin Hanshi... Which one sounds better? It seems that Mu Hanshi sounds better, but I'm already used to people calling me Lin Hanshi."
After struggling for a long time, he curled his lips and said, "Oh, forget it, forget it. You guys decide. I don't care."