-Lea Giordano? -The old man thought for a moment, and nodded with satisfaction: -So, this name is decided.
-Right? -Manuel tilted his head, watching the three adults discussing names. He felt something was wrong.
His name was Manuel Giordano. He had been named Giordano after his mother because he only had her by his side and his father was not there at all.
“But now his great-grandfather and parents seem to have accepted this surname Giordano?”
“What’s wrong?”
“I don’t know if they’ve forgotten or if they’ve come to an agreement, should I remind them?” he thought.
Manuel held his chin in his hands and thought deeply. With the last name Giordano, then he had taken advantage of his mother. For Manuel, he was close to his mother, and this surname would naturally be the best.
-Manuel, what do you think of his sister’s name?
-While he was thinking, Angelo suddenly looked at Manuel. He was back to thinking right because his son was named Manuel Giordano. So he gave the child the name Pepi. At first, the old man wanted to call her Pepita directly, but it seemed a little strange to him, so he changed it to Pepi.
Manuel blinked softly, meeting Angelo’s eyes.
-Very well, but…
He cast a glance at Angelo, then at Cristian and Serena: -Are you really going to give my younger sister the last name Giordano?
Forget it. I should remind them so they don’t say their mother took advantage of their father when their great-grandfather reacted.
When Manuel asked the question, Angelo was stunned for a while. It took a few minutes before he came to his senses.
-Why have I forgotten something so important? You and Lea are both Cristian’s children, so your last names must be Ferrari.
Then the old man’s face blushed. He had not expected to have forgotten such an important matter and to have put his two great-grandchildren in the middle.
-Grandfather, you don’t have the last name Ferrari anyway, so it doesn’t matter what the last name is,” Manuel said again on cue.
When he told him, Angelo reacted again.
The reason he did not value his surname was probably because his surname was not Ferrari. He was a maternal great-grandfather, so he felt that Lea Giordano was already so easy to call.
Serena, who was standing to one side, felt a little embarrassed after being reminded by Manuel. She had not considered this issue before, so she did not pay attention to it at all. Now that she reacted, she quickly looked toward Cristian.
It is the default rule that the child is born with the man’s last name. Therefore, she did not know what Cristian was thinking. Did he simply agree with Lea’s name and thought she was that kind of irrational and selfish person?
He did not know that he met Cristian’s deep eyes, which were full of warmth, after looking at him again.
-What’s the matter?
-The last name… -Serena said with some difficulty.
-It doesn’t matter,‖ Cristian sat down next to her, a faint smile on his cold lips. The name Giordano suits him well. After all, thank you for the birth of the two children.
Angelo was a little anxious when he heard this, but after thinking about it, neither child would have the name Calligaris. After thinking about it, Angelo had other ideas in mind.
Serena did not care about the last names of the two children. They were both fine, either Giordano or Ferrari. After all, they were the couple’s last names.
As he was about to speak, Angelo coughed slightly and drew the attention of the other three.
He probably felt that what he was about to say would be too brash and his old face was embarrassing. Hesitating for a while, he said, “Since you two don’t care about the girl’s last name, why don’t you just call her Calligaris?
Serena kept silent.
Cristian did not know what to say.
Neither did Manuel.
Great-grandfather, you are capable of making the most of it.
Angelo suddenly felt more embarrassed when he told him, but the words had already been said, was there any reason to take it back? He might as well continue to the end.
Thinking about it, Angelo continued to say brazenly, “Anyway, I don’t think we both care about the last name. The Ferrari family doesn’t have any good people except Cristian. The surname Ferrari is not suitable.
It would be better with my surname Calligaris, wouldn’t it?
Manuel huffed softly and rejected Angelo’s proposal.
-No. It is a compound surname. Another word will be written with it.
Angelo was surprised.
Was it a matter of writing one more word or one less?
Cristian, who was in the next room, was very moved. There was no one good in the Ferrari family. Angelo was right. His grandfather and father were not good people.
If it were possible, he himself would like to drop the Ferrari surname.
It was a pity that his mother had not changed her surname after the divorce, which indicated that his mother still had a trace of love for his father in her heart.
Thinking like this, it would be impossible for him to leave the surname alone. Instead of doing so, he could….
Cristian glanced at Serena.
With just one, Serena seemed to know what Cristian was thinking.
But she was slightly surprised, because she did not expect Cristian to agree. Didn’t he care so much about fame?
At that moment, Cristian said, “It’s not wrong to have the name Calligaris, but you can’t both use it. One, Giordano, and the other, Calligaris.
Angelo was a little surprised when he heard that; he didn’t think Cristian really agreed.
He also did not seem to like the Ferrari surname.
-So whose last name is Calligaris? -the old man was a little excited. If the human had a tail, the one behind him would make the earth shake.
Cristian looked lightly at Manuel.
-Let them choose for themselves.
So Angelo looked at Manuel, then at Lea. He asked them carefully, ‗The newborn does not know how to choose, how do you do it?’
Serena knew that Angelo had only two daughters.
The eldest daughter was already gone. Beatrice seemed desperate for love. If she did not marry for life, the Calligaris family might end in the future.
Besides, Angelo seemed to have left most of the things to Manuel. It would be better if Manuel used his last name.
Thinking about it, Serena said, Should I let Manuel use your last name, Calligaris?
Angelo stifled his breath, -This, shall we…?
In fact, he dared not consider it. What he thought was that the child would use his surname Calligaris. He would be happy to have a nice, well-behaved great-granddaughter.
Serena was not known for being so generous….