"Now that you have come of age, it's time to perform the coming-of-age ceremony, and you should also have a courtesy name to show your aspirations and remember your path."
The old gentleman paused, took a breath, and spoke clearly into the young man's ear:
"You are second in line, so take 'Zu' as the sequence, and since you once roamed around the foot of this Mount Niqiu in your childhood, take 'Ni' as a remembrance."
From now on... your courtesy name will be Zhongni, and this wooden plaque will serve as your coming-of-age token."
"Zhongni..."
The young man recited in a low voice, then suddenly burst into tears, kneeling on the ground, bowing his head deeply to the old gentleman:
"Thank you, sir, for performing my coming-of-age ceremony! Thank you for bestowing my courtesy name! Zhongni will take your teachings as the foundation of his life, spreading the way of benevolence and forgiveness, and will not fail the trust you've placed in me!"
