Age: My Small World

"Xiaoshan, how about I change Guaiguai's surname and let her take yours?"

Yang Jun was taken aback when Gu Nanke said those words.

He immediately realized that this was her way of getting Guai Guai to fully integrate into the family.

She and Yang Jun will have their own child in the future, and they will have their own little family. At that time, it will be a bit awkward for Guai Guai to be in the middle of it all.

Changing her surname now means that she will be treated as Yang Jun's daughter from a young age, so that the two children won't have two different surnames in the future.

Yang Jun shook his head: "There's no need to go to such lengths. Guaiguai's name is ultimately her own. Let's ask for her opinion before discussing any changes once she's a bit more mature."

Gu Nanke disagreed with his statement: "It's precisely because children are easy to change that they become disobedient when they grow up."

She still insisted on changing Guai Guai's surname.

Yang Jun said helplessly, "Alright, but we still need to ask Guai Guai before making any changes."

Even if she doesn't have much awareness about her surname yet, at least she has the opportunity to express her own wishes. If she wants to, she can change it and won't regret it later. If she doesn't want to, Yang Jun will persuade Gu Nanke.

When asked to answer the question, Guai Guai nodded without hesitation: "Okay, I also want to take Uncle's surname. So, will my name be Yang Xuexin from now on?"

"Yes, from now on your name will be Yang Xuexin."

Yang Jun picked her up and lifted her high in the air.

In a way, Guai Guai is his adopted daughter.

Eight-year-old Guai Guai is becoming more and more adorable, with chubby cheeks that are very cute to pinch.

Her little face was beaming with excitement, then her eyes darted around before she hesitated and said, "Can I call Uncle Daddy? Wang Limei has a mom and dad, but Guai Guai doesn't have a dad."

Yang Jun felt a chill run down his spine. He was only twenty years old, and suddenly having an eight-year-old child would certainly make his life more interesting.

But even his surname has been changed, and he and Gu Nanke have become like this now; there's no arguing about it.

So he nodded: "Okay, from now on just call me Dad."

"Father!" the little girl called out, her eyes wide.

Yang Jun felt a little embarrassed, but he didn't show it and nodded gently, saying, "Yes."

"Oh, oh, oh... I have a daddy now."

The little girl excitedly hugged him tightly, and she was overjoyed.

Gu Nanke watched with great satisfaction, then patted his daughter's shoulder in a slightly annoyed manner.

"Good boy, hurry up and get down. What kind of mess are you making, jumping around on your dad?"

Unexpectedly, Gu Nanke also started shouting, and he seemed to be quite used to it.

"Yes, Mother, I'm just happy."

Guai Guai was overjoyed for a long time, and then planned to tell her good friend Wang Limei that she had a father.

Once the child had run out, Gu Nanke burst out laughing.

"So, what's it like being a dad?"

"Hehe, I've always treated Guai Guai like a daughter, so there's no difference. It's just that the way I address her sounds a bit strange. Maybe it's because I'm used to calling her 'uncle'."

Gu Nanke moved closer to him, pressing her head against his: "Thank you, Xiaoshan."

Yang Jun smoothed her slightly greasy hair: "What are you thanking me for?"

"Thank you for giving us this home."

The peaceful life she enjoys now brings her the ultimate happiness, and even if she ends up eating simple meals every day, she will feel that it is enough.

Of course, simple meals were out of the question; Yang Jun wouldn't be used to eating those things when he came back.

"Hehe, we should be glad we met." Yang Jun squeezed her little hand.

He then laughed and said, "You probably haven't washed your hair for days, oh, let me wash it for you."

After all, my belly has gotten bigger, making it a bit difficult to boil water to wash my hair, mainly because I can't bend over anymore.

"Great, that's perfect, I've been feeling really bad about my head too."

Gu Nanke immediately agreed.

So while Yang Jun was boiling water, he also made a reclining bed in the yard, somewhat similar to the kind used for shampooing in barbershops later on, but it was quite rough, but it was enough for his family.

After the water was boiled, he helped Gu Nanke lie down slowly.

Because the bed has a slight curve, it didn't cause her stomach discomfort.

Then mix the hot and cold water to get lukewarm water, take out the homemade shampoo, pour some into your hand, apply it to her hair, and start massaging it in.

Shampoo isn't difficult to make; it's basically just a mixture of soapberries and other ingredients. It's certainly not as silky, but it's sufficient for most needs.

"How is it? Are you comfortable?"

While washing her hair, Yang Jun massaged her head to relax her nerves and prevent her from becoming inexplicably tense all day long.

"That feels so good, Xiaoshan, you used just the right amount of force."

"Of course, I calculated exactly how much effort you would put in."

It took me half an hour to wash my hair before I was finished.

But after washing, this is just the beginning.

In order to prevent Gu Nanke's hair from getting cold after washing, it had to be dried quickly by drying it. However, without a hair dryer, they could only stand around the stove and spread out their hair with their hands to dry it bit by bit.

Gu Nanke has thick, long hair, which looks really good on a normal day. Heaven knows how long she has to work every day to keep that beautiful hair; just washing and drying it is no easy task.

Yang Jun got to experience the hair care process for women.

This is just the simplest hair washing. If we were to follow the standards of girls later on, it would probably take two or three hours.

"Sure enough, when it comes to a woman's beauty, whether it's her hair, face, clothes, or figure, they can spend a lot of time on it."

Yang Jun couldn't help but marvel.

After she finally dried her hair, it was almost dark outside.

"Nan Ke, cook the rice first. I'll go find Guai Guai and bring her home, then I'll cook the rice."

Normally, Guai Guai would have come home by herself long ago, but she hadn't returned yet, which made Yang Jun frown.

The little girl had just called him "Dad," which made him very happy.

"Okay, then go and come back quickly."

After he left, Gu Nanke closed the door again, as Yang Jun had instructed; no matter what, the door should not be opened casually.

"Woof woof woof..." Little White and Cabbage barked twice, but Gu Nanke stopped them again.

"You two never call each other normally, why are you calling each other today?"

She felt something was strange, but didn't think much of it.

Meanwhile, Yang Jun searched along the street and finally arrived near Wang Limei's house.

Her home is right at the entrance of the village, not too far from the school.

When Yang Jun knocked on the door, he heard no response from inside, and a bad feeling instantly washed over him. (End of Chapter)