Erxigua listened to Bao Zheng and raised her little hand to wave it, as if responding to his words. Han Zhi then said, "Please bestow a name upon her, Sir."
Seeing Erxigua chewing on her knuckles, far from being annoyed, Bao Zheng tapped her little chin with his finger, his gaze resting on her light brown pupils. "This little girl's eyes sparkle like spring water."
He paused, his thumb gently wiping a trace of milk from the corner of the child's mouth. "Yesterday, as I was perusing the Classic of Poetry, I came across the lines: 'Of Zhong Shanfu's virtue, gentle and fine is the norm.' The character 'gentle/soft' (rou) embodies both a gentle grace and the meaning of fine virtue."
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