Melomiri

What's in a Name? The Price of a Surname

Language: en

Just after I gave birth to my second child, my parents rushed over from our hometown and transferred me a huge red envelope of $88,000. My husband smiled and said, "Mom and Dad are so generous to their maternal grandson." My parents and I exchanged glances, all of us stunned. "Liam, what do you mean? Didn't we agree that the second child would take my last name? Why 'maternal grandson'?" My face immediately darkened. Before my husband could open his mouth, my mother-in-law standing nearby immediately stepped forward. "That won't do! The little treasure is a boy! He definitely has to carry…

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