Together, Like a Song

In late spring one year, two loud cries rang out from the General Yin’s residence. Everyone in the Yin household was overjoyed. General Yin had been blessed with two adorable daughters! The news spread quickly, and by the next day, so many people had come to visit that they nearly wore down the threshold. General Yin was delighted, grinning from ear to ear. What father wouldn’t be over the moon after hearing so many people praise his daughters to the skies? After seeing off a large crowd, General Yin hurried to his wife’s room, his face glowing with happiness. “My dear, we have two daughters, but we haven’t named them yet!” General Yin sat on the edge of the bed, cheerfully teasing the girls in his wife’s arms. Madam Yin gazed fondly at the babies in her arms and smiled. “Our elder daughter has a vermilion beauty mark between her brows. She doesn’t cry or fuss, and her eyes are bright and clear. She seems very clever, so let’s name her Yi.” “Good!” General Yin exclaimed. After thinking it over, he said, “That name feels a little plain. How about adding Hua?” Madam Yin smiled and nodded. Looking at Yin Yihua, who was beaming in her arms, she said, “This child is so adorable! Look at our younger daughter, dear. She has such a sweet smile. She’ll surely grow up to be a beauty! Why not name her Yanran?” General Yin grinned from ear to ear. “My dear, you have such a way with words! I could never have come up with names like those!” And so, the two beauties of the Yin family found their home in General Yin’s residence.