One Tail at a Time

Cucumbers and Naming Dates

Mother, Zhe Yan and Donghua Di Jun have arrived to accept the naming date from both myself and Mo Yuan, though mother has been allowed to actually decide the date herself seeing as she missed out on the birth.  It is a small concession, but she takes it most happily.  I know she is disappointed and she can hold grudges for a very long time, but this time, she sees no real point in throwing a fit.  Not when she has already fallen in love with our son who is so beautiful, it is hard not to.

I know I am probably sounding like every other mother in the world who thinks their child is the most loveliest ever to be born, so I am more than likely going to sound biased, but I really do think he is beyond cute.  His cheeks are chubby and there is a healthy flush to them, his eyes when open, seem bright and happy, while the rest of him is perfect in every way.  But what makes him so adorable, is the shocking head of hair.  It is jet black and wispy straight, much like a kit only he is a dragon baby and according to Mo Yuan, his colouring is white like my fox, so a mix of us both, though he has yet to show himself in his beast form which Yunru said will come when his emotional state rises.  

However, Mo Yuan said he would begin training his dragon the moment he can stand and walk, as it will be much easier on him when he gets older.  Unlike us foxes who prefer our beast forms when children, it can actually be quite dangerous for dragon babies to remain in beast form for too long, because their minds are too young to cope with the physical changes, so they can attack.  And one of those changes is their heightened hearing which can be deafening and terribly painful for them, so I trust Mo Yuans judgement in the matter, after all, he would know.

Now informing our visitors that the naming date as been sent for five months time, my family, Mo Yuan and Donghua are celebrating quietly in the day room where the baby is fast asleep having been cuddled to exhaustion.  While I am in my own study resting on the day bed where I go to find a little peace having been kept busy entertaining all morning.

We have a tentative name for him, though this can change as mother is still unsure seeing as we have also given her naming rights, but for now, she seems happy with Mo Yuans suggestion and my input. 

Now resting with the book that I haven't yet managed to finish, I reread the previous chapters to bring myself back up to date, and like before, my face is back to blushing again as Mo Yuans vivid account takes me back to a time, I had tried to bury.

There are many times in a mans life when he is forced to make decisions that might not be comfortable or even pleasant, but for the betterment of others, he puts aside whatever misgivings he has and he just goes with it.  And one of those decisions, is to give this girl a lesson in what is something her parents have perhaps not bothered with seeing as she is still just a little girl.  Only after kissing her brother Liang in a way that I cannot help but deem inappropriate, my mind briefly flicks back to a rather hurried lesson I had received from my father before being told not to mention it to anyone else and nor would we ever discuss it again, though due to her extreme youth, I do condense it to a level I think is appropriate.

So producing the same tools he had, three small wren eggs appear in front of her.  They are similar in size and shape to the birds eggs we have already been studying,  only rather than learning about the birds that create the eggs, I dwell solely on how the eggs were created and I do this by asking her how she thinks the birds made the eggs.  It is the most simplest way to teach what is in effect a lesson on reproduction which will lead into what is appropriate behaviour and what is not.

Only her little face is splitting wide into a brilliant smile as her mind goes back to a lesson she received from her brother.  This is actually the first time I have been given an insight into her brother Bai Zhens unique way of teaching the same topic to a child so young, so I am initially excited to hear what she has to say.