What It’s Like Being a Vampire

"The last thing you told us?" Dad Xiang, who was holding Alice, frowned and thought for a moment, then said, "If we encounter any trouble while he is away, we can go find 'Xiao Xia' and 'Xiao Tang'."

Then Dad Xiang was stunned for a moment and said thoughtfully: "'Xiao Xia' and 'Xiao Tang'? Judging from the time, Xiao Xia should have already..."

Having said this, Dad Xiang looked down at Alice in his arms and did not continue, but he knew that Mom Xiang understood the meaning of his words.

Judging from the time, Xia Libing should have been pregnant at that time - of course, Xiang Kun might not know that at that time, but he definitely knew that the two had a relationship.

Since the two had already had a relationship at that time, why did Xiang Kun finally tell them their names "Xiao Xia" and "Xiao Tang"?

And when I asked my mother, she also said that she is a partner who is closer than a boyfriend and girlfriend, a husband and wife, and will never be separated.

Xiang's mother did not discuss it with Xiang's father immediately, but first fed Alice the rice cereal in the bag brought by Lao Xia, as well as mashed shrimp, fish, and carrots.

Xiang's mother's love for Alice was already through the roof, but after feeding her a meal, she fell in love even more - this child is so well-behaved and adorable!

Feeding her, she eats whatever is given to her, and she eats quickly, without making any fuss, and is very worry-free. She even looks cute while eating, her little face is bulging, and her heart almost melts when she looks at her. , the smiles at the corners of his eyes and mouth never stopped.

After letting Alice finish her meal, she held her and sat on the sofa in the living room for a while. After seeing that she was sleepy, she took her to the room to sleep. Then Xiang Ma and Xiang Dad chatted in the restaurant while eating.

"I was skeptical at first that Xiang Kun would go to Europe for a business trip and stay there for such a long time. Maybe he was stuck in the difficulty of emotional choices. I wanted to clarify my thoughts and decide whether to be with Xiao Tang or Xiao Xia. Together." Xiang Ma held the bowl and stood in the aisle of the restaurant. Through the open door of the bedroom, he looked at Alice who was lying on the bed taking a nap, her little hands that were clasped in vain, and the quilt that she stretched out to wear. The little feet in green socks have a smile on their face.

"So...Xiang Kun chose a difficult choice and went to Europe to hide? This is too coward..." Xiang's father said dissatisfied, but like Xiang's mother, he looked at her lying on the bed through the room door from a distance and snoring. Alice was asleep, so she still had a smile on her face, and her eyes were full of wrinkles.

Xiang Ma said: "He probably didn't want to go out for so long, but after Alice was born, he probably got the news and didn't dare to come back, so he stayed here until now."

Dad Xiang immediately shook his head: "No, you are saying that my son ran abroad to avoid the limelight because he was caught in a love triangle. I can barely understand it, but he already has a child. From what I know about my son... he is not so irresponsible. It is impossible for a person to know that he has a daughter and deliberately not come back."

"Well, so I just risked this idea for a while, and I also think the possibility is too low. And...if Xiang Kun went to Europe, he was entangled in whether to be with Xiao Tang or Xiao Xia, why did he specifically Bring two people to your home for dinner, and finally tell us that if we encounter any difficulties, we can contact them?" Xiang Ma analyzed.

"That's right." Dad Xiang gently tapped the edge of the rice bowl in his hand with his chopsticks and said, "If this kid was really trying to avoid emotional problems with Xiao Xia and Xiao Tang, he probably wouldn't have brought them to the house with him at that time. , and also let us go to them if we have anything to do. This guy... must not be that thick-skinned. If he is really that shameless,

It is impossible to go abroad to hide. "

Xiang Ma also said: "And when we met at that time, when Xiao Xia, Xiao Tang and Xiang Kun were together, it seemed quite natural, just like... just like... Oh, I couldn't think of a good description for the moment. "

"Like family?"

"No, relatives are familiar and understand each other, but they are not necessarily in step with each other. And they just... It seems to be a tacit understanding. You remember that time when Xiang Kun was cooking and Xiao Xia helped him, Xiao Tang, Xiao Yang and Xiao Pingguo came to play cards and chat with us. It was very natural and clear. There was no attempt to go to the kitchen to show off or be polite. When facing us, they were also very polite, but they were very polite to each other. When Jian and Xiang Kun were together, it was as if they both knew what they were going to do. It felt... so... so harmonious? "

Xiang Dad smiled: "Isn't that what he said, the feeling of 'partner'?"

"Listen to what he's talking about! What kind of 'partner'? He's a big-headed idiot." Xiang Ma said, then frowned: "But Xiao Xia and Xiang Kun really don't seem to have that kind of feeling between young lovers. , a bit like the left hand and the right hand, they have a special tacit understanding. On the other hand, Xiao Tang, sometimes is a little shy and shy when talking about topics related to Xiang Kun." Xiang's mother recalled.

Dad Xiang thoughtfully said: "Indeed, I feel that Xiaoxia's personality is a bit strange. Sometimes she feels quite lively and outgoing, and sometimes she is so quiet that people think she is in a bad mood or something has happened to her."

"Xiang Kun told me that Xiaoxia usually has a quiet temperament, but she deliberately behaves outgoing and lively in front of us."

"Oh, they are all good kids."

While they were chatting, Xiang Ma's cell phone suddenly rang. She was startled. Worried about waking up the "baby granddaughter" she had identified in her heart, she quickly turned off the sound, and then looked at the caller ID - "Xiao Tang".

Xiang's mother was startled. She looked up and looked at Xiang's father who also saw the caller ID. She said, "Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here. At this time, Xiao Tang called. What could happen?"

"Hey, Xiao Tang, hey, your Uncle Xiang and I just had lunch. Are you still in Chongyun Village now? How are Xiao Yang, Little Apple, and Little Lingdang? Oh, you have already gone to Pengcheng, Xiao Is Ling Ding going to school?"

After chatting on the phone for a while, Tang Baona on the other side suddenly sounded a little entangled and hesitant. Then she seemed to have made a decision and asked in a low voice: "Auntie, can you contact Xiang Kun?"

"I just called Xiang Kun at noon, but the person who answered the phone was a man who claimed to be his assistant. He said that he went to sea with a client and didn't bring his mobile phone... By the way, Xiao Tang... aren't you a partner with Xiang Kun? Really? You can't contact him directly?" Xiang Ma asked doubtfully. When she was worried about Xiang Kun, she would occasionally call Tang Baona and Xia Libing to ask about Xiang Kun's work status. After all, they were partners. They're all from the same company.

"Oh, I understand..." Tang Baona's voice still seemed hesitant to speak, "I didn't get through just now. I'll contact them directly now... Auntie, have you seen Xiaobing today?"

"Ah, yes, Xiaoxia came over at noon today, but she had to catch a flight and left again..." Xiang Ma suddenly felt a little nervous.

"Yeah, I understand. Auntie, that's it for now. Later, you can come to Pengcheng or Tongshi Town to play when you have time."

As soon as the call between Xiang Ma and Tang Baona ended, Xiang Dad, who had been listening with his ear on the other side of the phone, immediately asked, "Does Xiao Tang know about Alice?"

"It's possible." Xiang Ma frowned, "Her tone is not right."

"Is it really because of emotional problems that my son has been hiding in Europe and dare not come back?" Dad Xiang said, "Look, is this possible? Before going abroad, Xiang Kun and Xiao Xia had a relationship and then broke up. As a result, during this time abroad, he and Xiao Tang got close again and wanted to be together, but found that Xiao Xia was pregnant with his child and gave birth secretly, so the relationship between them became complicated again."

"What a messy story you are!" Xiang Ma rolled her eyes at Xiang Dad, took the clean bowl from his hand, and said while walking to the sink: "Xiao Tang is also in the country, how can they get along well? ? Still online dating? And didn’t we just analyze it, if their relationship was really that complicated, Xiang Kun wouldn’t have said those words before leaving. But now this situation...especially with Alice, well, anyway, now I I can’t understand it anymore, so it’s more reliable to wait until I contact my son and let him speak for himself. I’m a little worried whether this kid is really avoiding us, Xiao Tang and Xiao Xia.”

Dad Xiang suddenly said: "Tell me, if Xiaoxia said she wanted to go abroad, is she just going to find Xiang Kun?"

Xiang Ma, who was clearing away the dishes, stopped, raised her head, thought for two seconds, nodded and said, "It's really not impossible."

"Forget it, let the children solve their own problems. By the way, what about the thing Xiaoxia said?"

"What's up?"

"It's about naming Alice." Xiang Dad said, then stretched his neck and looked into the open bedroom door. When he saw Alice lying on her back in a large shape sleeping on the bed, her face just wrinkled. His brows stretched again, the corners of his mouth raised, and a smile filled his face: "No matter what, Alice is our child."

"You have to be careful when choosing a name, especially for girls. You have to think carefully about it. It's better to contact Xiang Kun first." Xiang's mother said.

"Well... do you remember when your son first started working, when he came back during the Spring Festival one year, we talked about how his distant cousin had given birth to another child and was having trouble naming it?" Dad Xiang said, "Do you remember when he came back? Those names?"

As soon as she heard this, Xiang Ma burst out laughing, but she was worried about disturbing Alice, so she quickly half-covered her mouth to suppress her laughter.

"That's right. Although he was probably joking at the time, this kid really doesn't have any talent for naming." Xiang Ma smiled.

When that topic came up at that time, Xiang Kun told his parents that if he had a son in the future, the boy would be called "Xiang Qianqian", "Backward Turn", and "Qiang Qiangchen", and the daughter would be called "Xiang Xinli". Although he must have been joking at the time, who knows if this kid might have some unique ideas and choose some unusual names, such as incorporating Xiao Xia's surname into the name, such as "Xiang Xia Kan" or "Xiang Xia Kan". "Go to summer", "Go to summer" and so on.

Dad Xiang smiled and said: "If we really want to be called 'Xiang Wudi', 'Xiang Invincible' or something like that, we won't be able to explain it to Xiaoxia. When we grow up, Alice may also blame us as grandparents. I didn’t stop it at the time.”

Xiang Ma also nodded: "Well, actually Xiaoxia is the most suitable name for Alice, but since she asked us to choose it, and it was only when Alice was two years old that she came to choose the name, then she wanted to let Alice and her grandfather We definitely can’t shirk grandma being more affectionate and establishing a family relationship, well, we have to take it seriously!”

What the old couple didn't know was that although Alice's body was indeed asleep, her consciousness still existed on the "supersensory object system". They could both hear their conversation clearly and silently chant in their hearts. Author:

"Actually, it's good to call it 'Xiang Wudi'..."

She was a little hesitant about how to guide "Grandpa" and "Grandma" to give her this name, but after thinking about it, she gave up - only after "Grandpa" and "Grandma" gave her a name according to their true wishes. more meaningful.

So, in the afternoon, while Xiang's mother was playing with "Baby Alice", Xiang's father was making various phone calls, looking for people to consult on naming precautions. It was the first time for the couple to hold a granddaughter. Many of the relatives and friends around them already had several grandchildren, so they had quite a lot of experience in naming them.

In the evening, when Xiang's mother was making dinner for "baby Alice", Xiang's father had already "done his homework" and prepared several names.

Dad Xiang was wearing reading glasses, holding a small notebook and asked: "How is Xiang Zhiran?"

Xiang Ma frowned: "What? Cumin? You thought about it all afternoon and made so many phone calls, and you just came up with a name that is the same as a seasoning?"

Xiang Dad quickly explained: "It is the prefix of grass, followed by a stop. There is a sentence in Fan Zhongyan's "Yueyang Tower", 'An Zhi Tinglan, lush and green.' It means vanilla. The word "burn" means burning, Based on the birthday you asked from Xiaoxia, I went to Lao Liu to check the birth date. Alice, the five elements, are short of fire, so this is a good choice. And Zhi belongs to wood, and wood generates fire, so it is a perfect match."

Xiang Ma was still dissatisfied: "No, we can't give names that are easy to have homophones. Otherwise, if Alice gives random nicknames to her classmates in the future, we will definitely be blamed. What about Fan Zhongyan's "Yueyang Tower"? Are you asking your unit? I used to be Accountant Xue, right? He loved to drop his book bag and leave half a bucket of water hanging around."

Dad Xiang adjusted his reading glasses and continued to look at his little notebook and said, "Then... how about Xiang Xin Ran? Cao Muotou, the next hard-working Xin Ran is still the same Ran." Xiang's mother said angrily: " Why do you like to use the word "burn" so much? There is no need to use the word "fire" for the five elements of fire. Choose something nicer. Anyway, I definitely don't agree with using the word "burn".

I defended myself to my dad: "This character "burn" is very good. Alice's horoscope matches this character very well. Other fire characters are not as good as this character."

"Anyway, I don't agree. Think again and think of something nicer, without the word 'burning' in it!" Xiang Ma said stubbornly.

After feeding Alice, the old couple also finished their dinner. After discussing for a while, Xiang Ma walked to the balcony to call Xia Libing: "Hey, Xiaoxia, are you abroad now? Oh, you are here. Are you waiting for a turnaround? Well, let me make a long story short. Your uncle Xiang and I thought of a name for Alice, called 'Xiang Xin Ran'. The horoscope of the person’s birth date is said to be a lack of fire among the five elements, so the character "burn" is the best, and the character "Xin" belongs to wood, and wood produces fire..."

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