"Smelly boy, this is inappropriate."

In the courtyard, Zefa and Darren sat on the steps, each holding a cigar and puffing away.

Zefar's tone was a little low, and he looked deeply at the maple leaves slowly falling in the courtyard. Finally, he shook his head and said:

"You should name your child."

It was late autumn, and the maple trees planted in the courtyard were all red, exuding the unique bleakness and sadness of autumn, like a burning flame.

Darren smiled indifferently, with a relaxed tone:

"In my hometown, it is a tradition to let the respected elders name the younger generation."

"Besides, I don't have any good ideas... This is still a bargain for me. You name my child. When he is born, you must take care of him more?"

Teacher Zefa is so caring for Ah Shi and the unborn child. Darren naturally knows the reason.

The past neglect of his wife and children led to the tragedy... Now seeing his happy and complete family, and the fact that Ah Shi's personality is very popular with the old man, Zefa looks at Ah Shi as if he is looking at his daughter-in-law or even his own daughter.

Perhaps deep down in his heart, this purple-haired old man with a tough and stubborn appearance also wants to make up for the debt he owed to his wife and children in the past, so as not to let the guilt in his heart torture him too deeply.

Of course, Darren really didn't have any special ideas about naming.

The culture of this world is also very different from the original one. After thinking about it, I can't think of any meaningful name. It can't be called "Ren's Help" or something like that, right?

Thinking of this, Darren laughed:

"As soon as I was born, I was loved and cared for by a powerful former admiral. This is something that many people can't envy."

Zeff was silent.

"Darren boy, do you know why I asked you to come home often?"

He stared at the fiery red maple tree in a daze and whispered.

Without waiting for Darren to answer, Zefa continued to talk.

"I don't want you to regret it."

He took a deep puff of his cigar.

"It is naturally a good thing to be successful. No matter what your original intention is, you keep going out to sea to fight pirates and carry out missions to protect the peace of this sea and the families of countless civilians."

"I used to do the same as you."

"But what I didn't expect was that when I went to protect other people's families, to be a hero to all of them, and to be full of glory... it was them who were frightened."

When Darren said the word "they", he clearly heard a slight tremor in Zefa's voice.

"Ashi, she... is actually very scared."

Zefer slowly exhaled a stream of smoke, his voice hoarse.

Infected by Zefa's heavy emotions, Darren's voice also became low.

He turned his head to look at Zefa's profile and found that the latter's purple hair was slightly gray at the temples.

"So, do you regret it, Mr. Zefa?"

Zefar pursed his cracked lips and suddenly laughed indifferently.

"I don't regret it."

Darren was silent.

If you don't regret it, why bother to say it?

If you don't regret it, why bother to persuade me?

Zefar forced a smile:

"Some things have to be done by someone."

Darren thought for a while and asked:

"That incident back then was really a pirate..."

"--It doesn't matter."

Zefar suddenly interrupted him, turned his head, and stared at Darren seriously:

"It doesn't matter at all, is it?"

"...I understand." Darren was silent for a moment and nodded.

"Smelly boy, manage your family, your happiness, your life well..."

Zefar laughed again and raised his hand to pat Darren on the shoulder.

"About the name..."

"——We will be very happy." Ashi came behind the two of them at some point, and said in a calm tone.

Zefa was stunned and turned his head away.

A gentle but firm smile appeared on the corner of Tianyueshi's lips in a kimono:

"If Mr. Zefa, no, Mr. Zefa can name the child, we will all be very happy..."

She looked at Darren, tilted her head and asked:

"Really, husband?"

Darren was stunned.

He saw sadness and pity in Ashi's gentle eyes.

Ashi is still as smart as ever... He saw the guilt in Zefa's heart that almost swallowed him up for so many years.

"Yes, thank you, Mr. Zefa."

Darren smiled and nodded.

Zefa was stunned there.

He looked at Tianyueshi, then at Darren, and somehow's rock-hard hands actually began to tremble.

"Are you sure... this is okay?"

Getting a reaffirmation from Darren and the other's eyes and smiles, Zefa took a deep breath, and his eyes were actually a little wet.

He pursed his lips again, and his old eyes were filled with cautious... expectations.

"Then do you think... Ron is okay?"

"Ron...?" Darren pondered the pronunciation of this name.

Ah Shi next to him smiled:

"It's a great name, Mr. Zefa."

"If I remember correctly, the meaning of this name is victory, integrity, gentleness, honesty, and not fickleness, and it means "a strong leader", right?"

Zefer's eyes lit up, and he smiled and nodded heavily:

"That's right!"

"This child combines the advantages of both of you, um, mainly your advantages, Ah Shi."

Darren:...

What's wrong, don't I have these advantages?

But he couldn't refute it.

After all, "honest, gentle, honest, and unchangeable"... well, these adjectives are indeed not very relevant to me.

Darren couldn't help but curl his lips.

How can this be as handsome as "the biggest scum in the navy".

"Husband, I think this name is very good, what do you think?"

Tian Yueshi took Darren's hand and asked softly.

"Well, I think it's good too." Darren smiled.

A Shi smiled happily, his eyebrows curved:

"Our child looks like he will grow up to be a man who stands tall and proud..."

...

Zefa left.

Looking at the burly but slightly hunched back, Darren felt inexplicably heavy.

Maple leaves fluttered and fell to the ground.

"Ron... So, my child is called Ron?"

He murmured softly, and couldn't help but smile at the corner of his mouth.

It can be seen that the old man Zefa is really dissatisfied with his reputation as a "navy scum". He is looking forward to his next generation being an upright and gentle man.

"Ron... Ron..." (Note 1)

Darren murmured the name repeatedly, raised his head, and his eyes subconsciously fell on the maple leaves fluttering in the wind, his eyes were in a trance.

"It's indeed a good name..."

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Note 1: It's an easter egg, old readers know it.

The plot immediately became compact.

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