I'm back in 1990

Chapter 528: Adoption Ceremony

On the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month, the Zeng and Huang families gathered at the Zeng Family Ancestral Hall in Huyin Garden.

According to the auspicious date chosen by the master consulted by Zeng Jiahua and his aunt Qian Jiazhen, today is an extremely auspicious day. This auspicious day for the adoption was set before Yawen returned to China.

Before liberation, adoption was a major event for various clans in Jiangnan. However, with the changes of the times, the improvement of social productivity, the implementation of family planning, and the advocacy of equality between men and women, this practice has almost disappeared.

Generally speaking, according to traditional customs, the adoption process is very particular. The head of the family must convene all the close branches of the family to discuss and determine the adoptive parent.

But the Zeng family no longer has a clan leader. The Zeng family never had many descendants to begin with, and after so many years of being scattered and living apart, many relatives have fallen out of the five degrees of kinship and no longer keep in touch.

Therefore, there's no need to tell them about this.

However, all close relatives who are still in contact with the adoptive parents must attend this adoption ceremony, such as Aunt Qian Jiazhen's younger brother and Zeng Jiahua's cousin, etc.

Uncle Qian came with his wife, Qian Yuangen and his wife, and their granddaughter, a total of five people.

Yesterday, they were arranged to stay in a courtyard house in the garden, which was originally intended for guest rooms for relatives and guests.

Since they arrived yesterday, Uncle Qian's family has been amazed. They never imagined that such a beautiful garden was hidden in this villa area not far from their home. According to my sister, it belongs to their family.

Yesterday, the family of five spent half a day strolling in the park, and Uncle Qian couldn't help but sigh that the Zeng family had really become rich.

Zeng Jiahua got up when it was still barely dawn. He and his aunt Qian Jiazhen set up an incense table in the main hall of the ancestral hall, placed the ancestral tablets of the Zeng family on it, and displayed the sacrificial offerings of three kinds of animals.

Zeng Jiahua and his aunt Qian Jiazhen lit incense and knelt before the Zeng family ancestral tablets.

"To our ancestors, we, the unfilial sons (and daughters-in-law) Zeng Jiahua and Qian Jiazhen, respectfully inform our ancestors that in order to continue the Zeng family line, we have decided to adopt the son of our nephew Huang Xiaochuan as the legitimate son of the Zeng family."

After the two kowtowed before the memorial tablet, they offered three sticks of incense.

This is already a simplification of etiquette. If we followed the old etiquette, it would have taken two or three days to complete. But in this new society, let's keep everything simple!

Before long, everyone got dressed and got up. To show how important this matter was, the whole family dressed in brand new clothes.

Especially Yawen, who wore a dark blue traditional Hanfu today, looking both cute and dignified.

Huang Xiaochuan then asked him, "Yawen, have you remembered what I told you these past few days?"

As Yawen ate his favorite red bean soup dumplings, he nodded. Ever since he tasted the glutinous rice dumplings made by his grandmother (Qian Jiazhen), he had become fond of them and wanted to eat them every day.

Aunt Qian Jiazhen happily added, "Our Yawen is exactly like Xiaochuan when he was little; he loves to eat sticky, chewy things."

After hearing his aunt's words, Huang Xiaochuan couldn't help but pat Yawen's head.

After everyone had eaten breakfast, they all gathered at the Zeng Family Ancestral Hall.

Since there was no clan leader, Zeng Jiahua personally took the stage to recite the sacrificial text.

The main content is to inform the ancestors of the reason for the adoption, and then ask the ancestors to accept the adopted son into the Zeng family genealogy. The eulogy also states that Ya Wen's original name was "Huang Wentian", and after the adoption, it will be changed to "Zeng Wentian". It also states the names of the original parents, namely Huang Xiaochuan and Zhang Yun.

Of course, there are also the names of the adoptive parents, namely Zeng Hong and Tang Jianhua. Click to begin the wonderful journey of "1990 I'm Back". Because Ya Wen is Huang Xiaochuan's son, he must be adopted by Zeng Hong or Zeng Xia. After discussion, it was decided that he would be adopted by Zeng Hong. That is to say, from now on, Zeng Hong and Tang Jianhua will be Ya Wen's adoptive parents, and he will have to call Zeng Hong and Tang Jianhua Mom and Dad.

The eulogy was specially written and was quite long. Zeng Jiahua read it for a full ten minutes, and this was after he had rehearsed it beforehand, otherwise he wouldn't have recognized many of the unfamiliar characters.

After Zeng Jiahua finished reading the eulogy, he and his family burned incense and kowtowed to the Zeng family ancestors. Zeng Hong and Tang Jianhua, along with Ya Wen, paid their respects to the Zeng family ancestors. Ya Wen also offered wine and incense to the ancestral tablets separately.

Because Yawen is still young, all of this was accomplished with Zeng Hong's assistance.

After the ceremony is completed, the two families will sign an adoption document.

The specially invited master spread out a sheet of red paper, picked up an ink brush and wrote down the names, hometowns, birth dates, reasons for adoption, and Ya Wen's rights and obligations in the future (mainly to ensure the continuation of the Zeng family line).

Huang Xiaochuan solemnly wrote his name on it, and this adoption document will be kept in the Zeng Family Ancestral Hall.

Afterwards, Yawen had to change into a new set of clothes that Zeng Hong and Tang Jianhua had prepared for him.

Although today's ceremony was quite complicated, Xiao Yawen persevered, but he couldn't help asking Huang Xiaochuan a question.

"Dad! Will you still be my dad from now on?"

Huang Xiaochuan laughed: "Of course! It's just that you'll have a dad and a mom now, as well as grandpa and grandma. They're all the people who love you the most, can't you feel it?"

Yawen nodded: "I like them too!"

Because this is a joyous occasion for the Zeng family, after the ceremony, they will move to the Zeng family's old residence, where Zeng Jiahua will host a grand banquet for the guests.

Zeng Jiahua hosted a banquet for his former neighbors and friends. Since he settled in Shanghai, he would come back several times a year to get together with them, so their relationship had not become distant.

After the excitement subsided, Huang Xiaochuan returned Yawen to Zhang Yun's side, as both parties had agreed beforehand. However, although Yawen changed her surname to Zeng, custody remained unchanged, so Yawen would continue to live with Zhang Yun in the United States.

However, every year Zhang Yun will send Yawen and Luca back to China for a period of time so that the two children can develop a relationship with their grandparents.

Furthermore, due to Huang Xiaochuan and Zhang Yun's nationality issues, as well as US law, in the future, Yawen and Luca can either become Chinese citizens, become Americans, or obtain Singaporean citizenship.

Regarding this issue, Huang Xiaochuan and Zhang Yun unanimously decided that they would wait until they both turned eighteen and then do it according to their own wishes.

After her mother, Xue Huilan, took Yawen away, Zhang Yun asked Huang Xiaochuan, "Was the ceremony lively?"

"It was quite a grand affair. My uncle and his family are quite traditional, so they take the ceremony very seriously."

Zhang Yun asked, "Ya Wen didn't cause any trouble, did he?"

Huang Xiaochuan nodded: "He is very obedient and sensible, but he is still too young. He is not even five years old, otherwise I would not need to pick him up and drop him off."

Considering that the two children are still young, Huang Xiaochuan has been picking them up in the morning and bringing them back in the evening. That is, he stayed in Suzhou for two days and spent one night during the two days of adoption.

This was something the two of them had agreed upon. Another reason was that Huang Xiaochuan himself had two children, so even if he was overflowing with fatherly love, he couldn't spend every day with them. Yawen and Luca spent most of their time with their mother. However, the Zeng and Huang families tacitly agreed not to suggest meeting with Zhang Yun, which was also to take into account Yu Xiang's feelings.

The next chapter is even more exciting: Chapter 528: The Adoption Ceremony. We look forward to your presence.