Chapter 93 Don't You Regret It?

"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, won't you take more care of him? "

Darren naturally knew the reason why Mr. Zefa was so caring towards Ashi and the unborn child.

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

Perhaps deep in his heart, this purple-haired old man with a tough and stubborn appearance also wanted to make up for his debt 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 did not 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 dumbly:

"As soon as he was born, there was a powerful former admiral who loved him. This is something that many people can't envy. "

Zeff was silent.

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

He stared at the fiery red maple tree with his eyes blankly, and whispered.

Before Darren answered, 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, which is indeed to protect the tranquility 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...they were the ones who were scared. "

When it came to the word "they", Darren clearly heard a slight tremor in Zefa's voice.

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

Zeff slowly exhaled a puff of smoke, his voice hoarse.

Darren's voice also became low because of Zefa's heavy emotions.

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

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

Zeff 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?

Zeff 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."

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

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

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

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

Zeffa laughed again and patted Darren on the shoulder.

"About the name..."

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

Zeffa was stunned and turned his head away.

A gentle but firm smile appeared on the lips of Tian Yueshi, who was wearing 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 A Shi's gentle eyes.

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

"Yes, thank you, Mr. Zefa. "

Darren smiled and nodded.

Zeffa was stunned.

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

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

Getting a reaffirmation from Darren and the others' eyes and smiles, Zefa took a deep breath, and his eyes were 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 the name.

Ashi next to him smiled:

"What a great name, Mr. Zefa."

"If I remember correctly, the meaning of this name is victory, integrity, gentleness, honesty, and inflexibility, which means "a strong leader", right?"

Zeff's eyes lit up, and he nodded heavily with a smile:

"That's right!"

"This child combines the advantages of both of you, um, mainly yours, Ashi."

Darren:...

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

But he couldn't refute it.

After all, "integrity, gentleness, honesty, and inflexibility"...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 of 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 said with a smile.

Ashi smiled happily, his eyebrows curved:

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

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Zeff left.

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

Maple leaves fluttered and fell to the ground.

"Ron... So, my child will be called Ron?"

He murmured softly, and couldn't help but smile.

It can be seen that Zefa, the old man, is really dissatisfied with his title of "navy scum". He began to expect his next generation to be 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 dazed.

"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.