Wealthy Beauty in the 60s-Chapter 574 - 576: Full Moon

"How about the name Beibei?" Ning Hui asked everyone.

Everyone nodded in unison, and so the twin sister was named Beibei.

Xia Xiao’s suggestion was simpler, "Let’s call him Shitou."

Everyone had expected that the name would not be well received, but to their surprise, everyone approved of it, praising the name Shitou.

With the child’s formal name, Gao Guoqiang spoke up, "We’re not superstitious about the characters of the name, but since his nickname is Shitou, his formal name should include the ’water’ element."

"Use the character Peize—it has the character for ’rain’ at the top and ’pei,’ meaning vigorous, at the bottom. It signifies both rain and water, as well as vigor. Let’s call him Gao Peize."

Once Gao Jiaxing mentioned Gao Peize, everyone nodded, signifying approval.

Li Zhenchuan said, "Yi, in ancient times, was used to describe a woman’s virtuous nature."

"Which Yi?" Ning Hui asked.

"The Yi from the phrase ’yi zhi.’" As soon as Li Zhenchuan finished, Ning Hui said, "So, two characters, Gao Yi?"

"Gao Yi is also nice." Xia Xiao thought the character, although complex, had a great meaning, but his granddaughter would have trouble writing her name.

"Add the character Liyi, from the word ’spouse.’" As Feiyang spoke, Li Min blushed slightly. Feiyang continued, "Let’s call her Gao Liyi."

"Wouldn’t that be a bit of a mouthful?" Li Min said.

"It sounds good." Both Li Zhenchuan and Li Chang nodded in agreement; after all, the character Li carried a sense of Feiyang’s meaning in it.

Liyi also refers to a married couple, symbolizing deep love—a wonderful implication.

But it was Feiyi who laughed, "The name isn’t bad, but our little niece is going to cry when she writes it; so many strokes."

Everyone laughed along; the characters indeed had a lot of strokes. Although Gao Peize also had quite a few, Gao Liyi clearly had even more.

The character Gao had ten strokes, Peize had fifteen, and Ze had eight—a total of thirty-three.

The character Liyi had nine strokes, and Yi had twenty-two—adding up to forty-one.

Xia Xiao looked at his granddaughter with a sympathetic eye. Her name carried the expectations of her parents and the hopes of her grandfather. When his granddaughter cried while writing her name, Xia Xiao decided he would comfort her more.

Gao Peize, Gao Liyi—the formal names of the twins were settled.

Despite it being a natural delivery, Ning Hui had a tough time. Her physique was good, but carrying twins naturally made things more difficult. However, the labor only lasted five hours—not too quick, but not too slow either.

Li Min stayed in the hospital for two days and was discharged on the third day, while Shitou was very attached to Xia Xiao and wouldn’t even nurse directly, only accepting a pacifier.

Li Min had no choice but to express the milk into a bottle. Luckily, it was only Shitou like this; if Beibei were the same, it would have been exhausting for the mother.

However, with Xia Xiao taking care of Shitou, Li Min had a much easier time. Gao Jiaxing hired Xiao Zhang’s mother—a defense force member—to help out at home.

After all, Zheng Xianghong was getting older and could no longer work as hard as before, and with Xia Xiao needed to care for Shitou, having an auntie come home to help was the best solution.

Shitou couldn’t speak yet, spending his days eating and sleeping, and when full, eating again. Of course, he often spent more time with Xia Xiao in the Sky Island space.

At this time, Gao Jiaxing didn’t feel any imminent threat, so both he and Feiyang were busy. Seeing the grandson so attached to Xia Xiao brought Gao Jiaxing joy, feeling it also meant Xia Xiao wouldn’t be too lonely.

On the day of the twin’s full-moon celebration, the Gao family did not make a big fuss, but relatives and friends who heard the news came over.

Xia Xiao’s family did not bother with arrangements at home; instead, they invited relatives and friends to dine at a hotel.

Yang Xuehua and Yu Shijie regretfully couldn’t make it, as family head Yu Weiming had been hospitalized since the beginning of the year and was said to be close to passing away, so Yang Xuehua, as his daughter-in-law, couldn’t leave.

Liu Yuanchao and Mu Xingzhi came over; it had been years since everyone had seen each other, so naturally, they had a good catch-up.

While holding Shitou, Xia Xiao chatted with Mu Xingzhi, inevitably bringing up Lin Xiang’s affairs—this was when Mu Xingzhi revealed to Xia Xiao what had happened back then.

Mu Xingzhi hadn’t known about Lin Xiang and Li Aiguo’s drunken misconduct, but in the evening, she had something to discuss with Lin Xiang, who was changing clothes in her room. Without closing the door properly, Mu Xingzhi happened to see and, without entering, quietly closed the door and left. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

At that time, Mu Xingzhi frowned, deeply suspicious. She knew Lin Xiang had many suitors but had no idea she was so lacking in self-respect.

Mu Xingzhi didn’t confront Lin Xiang on the spot but was certainly curious as to who she was with.

Not long after, Mu Xingzhi noticed something significant—Lin Xiang frequently sneaked glances at Li Aiguo, looking resentful, but whenever Li Aiguo looked at her, she averted her gaze.

Convinced of her suspicions, Mu Xingzhi determined that Lin Xiang could not be allowed to stay on Sky Island, and opted not to make a scene but arranged for Lin Xiang’s transfer. Mu Xingzhi didn’t feel Lin Xiang deserved to remain in the military.

Even if Lin Xiang resented her, Mu Xingzhi had no regrets; she had given face to both Lin Xiang and Li Aiguo by not publicizing the matter.

"Does Wang Yuncai know?" Xia Xiao asked.

"She probably doesn’t, but quite a few people saw when Lin Xiang and Li Aiguo accidentally fell to the ground. It didn’t seem like a big deal, but Wang Yuncai was relentless. She accused Lin Xiang of seducing Li Aiguo and scratched Lin Xiang’s face." Mu Xingzhi recounted.

"It’s fortunate they both left the military; otherwise, it would have been found out earlier, which would’ve been unfortunate," Mu Xingzhi said.

"Yes, indeed. It would have been bad for everyone if it had caused an uproar," Xia Xiao agreed.

"You were right not to cooperate with them," Mu Xingzhi added.

"If Lin Xiang hadn’t mentioned it, I would have partnered with them." Xia Xiao hadn’t expected Lin Xiang to hold a grudge, or more precisely, to be envious, which she found rather incomprehensible.

After all, she and Gao Jia were husband and wife, and Xia Xiao felt it was perplexing regarding Lin Xiang’s conduct.

With a good family background and personal circumstances, Lin Xiang had nonetheless ended up in such a state. At least, Yu Zhen had better luck and fortune than Lin Xiang.