Usually, the moment people heard a name like Zhaodi, they would know that the family favored boys over girls. Little Zhaodi had been no exception. Her family had always wanted a boy. As the eldest daughter, she had been named Zhaodi. Later on, her younger sisters had been given the names Yindi, Daidi, Sidi, Niandi, and Pandi. Because her family had lived on the mountain and didn't have a household register, her mother had given birth to one child every year in the hopes of getting a son.
When she finally gave birth to a son that year, she no longer needed to use names like 'Xiangdi' and 'Laidi'.
Since they couldn't afford to raise so many kids, the next baby girls were given away after being named.
