I have a younger sister. Her name is Lin Chuyan, and we all call her Niu Niu. She is three years old, with big watery eyes, a small cherry mouth and a glib tongue. She especially likes to ask the meaning of other people's names.
On Children's Day on June 1st, my father took Niuniu and me to the People's Park. We rowed a boat, played games and fed goldfish by the pond. We were really happy. There, we also met dad's friend and took his son to the People's Park. The boy is about the same age as Niu Niu, and he is three years old. Dad chats with his friends, and Niu Niu and the little boy play very hard. I had to watch them play and listen to them. I heard Niu Niu ask, "What's your name?" "My name is Wan Zijian. What about you? " He asked.
Niu Niu said with a smile, "My name is Lin Chuyan. You can call me Niu Niu." "Oh, I see. My mother told me that every name has a meaning. " "Meaning? What do you mean? " "I will tell you about my name. My last name is Wan. Because I am a man, there is a word "Zi" after my name. My mother wants me to be healthy, so my name is "Wan Zijian". Do you understand? " "Oh, I see." Niu Niu nodded inexplicably, then ran to me and asked me, "Sister, do you know what my name means?" I thought to myself: what should I say? Let her go home and ask her aunt. "Niuniu, I don't know what your name means, but you can ask your mother when you get home later." "Oh." Niuniu looks very depressed. Then my aunt came to pick us up. Sitting in the car, Niu Niu asked her aunt, "Mom, what's the meaning of my name?" Aunt was surprised and asked, "Why do you ask this?" "Brother Wan Zijian said that every name has a meaning. Brother Wan Zijian knows the meaning of his name, but I don't know the meaning of my name." Aunt said to her seriously, "ok, I'll tell you." Your family name is Lin, and your parents want you to grow up to be lovely, as beautiful as your mother and have a beautiful face. Do you understand now? " "Well, I see. I'll keep it in mind."
Later, Niu Niu became more and more interested in the meaning of names. When she was in kindergarten, she often asked her classmates about the meaning of names. Even when I meet new friends, I don't miss the opportunity. Alas, my sister is so inquisitive that I really can't do anything about her!