Chapter 72

Chapter 72

Mr. Xu, who was accustomed to teaching students, was quite elderly here.

He habitually walked ahead with his hands behind his back, letting the students and younger ones trail behind.

When he called Luo Ge and her family over, Mr. Xu instinctively walked ahead with his hands behind his back. After a while of not hearing any movement behind him, he couldn't help but turn his head around.

He found the family of four standing obediently behind, as if waiting to be reprimanded. He paused for a moment with a hint of a smile on his face, gesturing towards the tea table nearby.

"Sit, sit, don't be so stiff. The two children are very obedient and adorable. I'm not here to scold anyone."

That's good then, they instantly relaxed.

Aside from other things, Mr. Xu was indeed a strict teacher. His stern expression just now had instantly reminded Luo Ge of memories of being disciplined by the head teacher.

Hearing those words, the two little ones also heaved a sigh of relief.

Gu Jinchen calmly stood by the side, as serene as if he wasn't the one standing stiffly just now.

Of course, he hadn't forgotten how his own father had once forced him to study calligraphy and woodworking, with the same demeanor as Mr. Xu earlier.VIssiT n0(v)eL/b(i)(n).com for the best novel reading experience

"Well then, I don't know what matter Mr. Xu has summoned my wife and I for?"

After they sat down, Luo Ge opened her mouth to ask.

Mr. Xu didn't beat around the bush: "To be honest, the reason I called you two here is that I intend to take these two children as my disciples, so I wanted to seek your opinions first."

After saying that, Mr. Xu looked at the two extraordinarily well-behaved little ones.

Taking them as disciples was different from teaching students at school.

At school, they mainly taught the basic knowledge of various academies, with generalized teaching that couldn't provide individualized guidance.

But taking them as disciples, he would impart all his lifelong learning to them.

These two children, along with the Iron Egg, were rare good seedlings.

Even he himself didn't expect to find a few such intelligent and diligent good seedlings in this remote mountain village after leaving the Capital city.

Although he had retired here, he didn't want to bury the knowledge he had spent most of his life learning.

If he could take them as disciples and pass on what he had learned, it wouldn't be a waste.

The young couple was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, exchanging a glance before turning back to Mr. Xu.

As their Master, he would also become a father figure to them henceforth.

Hearing this, the two little ones obediently took the tea and once again performed the ritual of becoming disciples, offering the tea to Mr. Xu.

"Master, please have some tea."

"Master, please have some tea."

"Alright, alright, good." Mr. Xu responded repeatedly, drinking up the tea offered by Older Baby and Second Baby.

He was contemplating what treasures he had that would be suitable for these two little disciples. If nothing unexpected happened, these few little ones would probably be his last disciples.

He couldn't be careless. Yes, he would have to go back and search carefully.

"Oh, by the way, Young Master Gu, Madam Gu, do Older Baby and Second Baby have their formal names registered yet?"

After successfully taking them as disciples, Mr. Xu suddenly remembered this matter.

Older Baby and Second Baby sounded like nicknames.

It was common at this time for formal names to be registered in household records, while nicknames were used in daily life, due to the saying that having an undignified name helps nourish life.

Upon hearing this, Luo Ge turned to look at Gu Jinchen, as she wasn't too clear about it since the household records were with him.

Ever since she had known the two little ones, they had always been called Older Baby and Second Baby, and she had gotten used to it.

The two little ones also turned their heads to look at Gu Jinchen. They themselves didn't know either, having been called Older Baby and Second Baby since they were young.

"No, they don't have formal names yet. Why don't we ask Mr. Xu to give them names?"

As their Master, Mr. Xu was qualified to name the two children.

However, upon hearing this, the two little ones turned to look at Luo Ge and Gu Jinchen.

While it was good for their Master to give them names, they also wanted their little aunt and little uncle to name them.

To them, Luo Ge was like their own mother, providing the maternal love they had lacked since childhood.

And their little uncle was like a father, protecting their growth and teaching them martial arts and principles.

It was their little aunt and little uncle who had given them the warmth of having parents, even though they were orphans.

They may have lost their parents, but they still had a warm family.