Chapter 938: Chapter 938: The Excited Trio

“Lu Shuyou?” Shu Yu looked towards Daya.

Zhao Xi immediately explained, “I just think that nothing else matters; for Daya, being at ease and not burdened by life, living comfortably is the most important thing, right? Being carefree and contented, isn’t that very appropriate?”

Indeed, Daya had lived a hard life these past years, the burdens of life so heavy she could hardly breathe. From now on, an easy life would be the best.

Everyone then looked at Daya, who almost wished she could shrink into the ground, but she still managed to give a faint nod, her voice hardly louder than a mosquito’s, “I think it’s nice.”

Shu Yu ‘tsked’ silently to herself. Her eldest sister was still too naive, just look at how proud Zhao Xi is now.

With just a name, one could discern Daya’s true feelings–Zhao Xi was beside himself with joy.

This made Meng Yunzheng unable to watch any longer; he stood up and said, “Since the name has been decided, we should take our leave now. It’s getting late. We’ll come to visit another day.”

Having achieved his goal tonight, Zhao Xi nodded cleanly, afraid that if he stayed any longer, Daya would go back into hiding.

All three members of the second branch of the Lu family had changed their names and would soon go to the authorities to re-register. There was busy work ahead.

Yet, the three with new names were so excited that they fell asleep muttering their new names that night.

Therefore, when the old lady called out for Sanya the next day, the young girl immediately corrected her, “Grandmother, my name is now Lu Shuning.”

“So what?”

“So you should call me Ah Ning from now on.” She had a look that said isn’t this obvious, why are you even asking, which caught the old lady off guard.

Shu Yu couldn’t help but laugh, standing off to the side. The no-longer-scared-of-the-old-lady Sanya was truly ‘terrifying’.

Emboldened by her new name, Sanya ran out to play with her friends after breakfast.

Dahu couldn’t wait to grab his backpack and run off to school, his little schemes clear as day.

Only Daya was a bit more composed, though the joy on her face could not be hidden.

Shu Yu chuckled and shook her head, amazed at how much of a stir a name change had caused them.

After breakfast, she and Lu Erbai went together to the county office to register the name change with Xiang Weinan.

Due to her special status, the paperwork at the county office was processed quickly, and the household registration was updated.

Even so, it took quite a bit of time. By the time the two reached the large estate, the uncles from Shangshi Village had already arrived.

Fan Dabao, the son of the village chief, led the group. He was quite influential in the village.

But when he arrived in the county town, especially upon seeing the grand estate, he still felt some trepidation and dared not enter. Even when Ying Dong from inside the estate heard the commotion and invited them in, he just waved his hand.

After all, without the familiar faces of the Lu family present, he felt uneasy and insisted on waiting outside the gate.

Seeing his reaction, the others settled by the gate as well.

Thus, when Shu Yu and Lu Erbai arrived, they saw a neatly lined group of eighteen or nineteen people at the door.

Yes, besides the original thirteen people who had been recruited, there was Liang Wangsheng, the uncle and nephews from the Li family, an uncle from Madam Liang’s family, and a person who surprised Shu Yu too–Cuihua’s husband, Lai Jinhai.

Shu Yu had only met Lai Jinhai once before and had been too busy to even see Cuihua since then.

Even after returning from the southwest, she kept missing them.

Now it seemed that Cuihua had heard the news and sent her husband to help.