The helicopter landed at a manor in East Hampton. Grace got off the plane with her son and daughter, and Simon came over to greet them.
After hugging the shy Grace, Simon reached out to a pair of teenagers and girls and said, "Hi, Ray, and Rita."
They already knew some things on the road, but when facing Simon, the siblings were still unavoidable and awkward. Although, their father also brought a new girlfriend who was much younger than him to meet the siblings some time ago, but their father's little girlfriend and their mother's little boyfriend can never feel the same.
What's more, it's Simon Westeros.
Originally, Grace had no idea how to talk about pregnancy with her children, and she also had a little selfish hope that the two children and Simon could recognize each other, which led to this meeting. Seeing Simon greeting a pair of children, Grace's shyness became even more intense. After everyone greeted them and walked to the villa together, she subconsciously walked on the other side of Simon, with her little man separated from the two children.
It is already late autumn on the East Coast of the United States at the end of October, and the days are getting shorter.
It was not yet six o'clock in the afternoon, and the setting sun in the eastern sky had already dropped into the horizon. Everyone entered the villa and went directly to the restaurant to start the dinner that had been prepared.
"Your mother said that you like Chinese food very much, and I also like it very much. I hired a Chinese chef tonight." With Grace sitting down at the dining table, Simon said to the young girl sitting opposite: "Since yesterday, Let’s start preparing it, it’s very rich, you can try it later.”
Rita Spurter sat down on the chair pulled out by the waitress. After hearing what Simon said, she quickly said: "Thank you, Simon."
"It's nothing," Simon said, not forgetting the boy. He smiled and said to Lei, "Can I drink? Chinese food is actually very suitable for drinking."
Lei subconsciously looked at his mother. Grace was the kind of parent who absolutely forbade their children to drink before the legal age. However, this time she looked down and did not react at all, letting Simon make the decision.
His mother didn't speak, and Lei didn't dare to agree without permission. He shook his head and said, "No, Simon, um, thank you."
"Drink a little. What I prepared is a kind of rice wine from China. The alcohol content is very low. Drinking less is good for your health."
Seeing Simon say this, Lei could only nod: "Then, okay."
Grace finally reacted. When she saw Simon urging her son to drink, she subconsciously wanted to object. She hesitated a little, but still didn't speak.
Rita, who was sitting across from her, was speechless when she saw her mother like this.
Is this still the smart and capable mother she usually is
Simon chatted with Ray for a while, then turned to Rita again: "If I remember correctly, Rita, you are in 12th grade this year. Have you decided which university you will go to?"
Rita quickly withdrew her thoughts from her mother and instinctively braced herself to respond: "I plan to apply for Columbia University."
Simon actually knew this. The girl was for a certain boy from the Levison family. He stayed in New York for her in the past two years. Rita also went to Columbia with her this time. However, he did not point this out and nodded slightly. He continued: "What major are you optimistic about?"
"International Relations."
Simon remembered that Lin Su also studied international relations in college, and nodded: "What a great choice."
Rita blinked and couldn't help but look at her mother just like her brother did. When she first told her parents about this matter, they were against it. Unexpectedly, on the other side... Simon Westeros actually agreed with her.
Then I felt that he might just be being polite.
Simon noticed the change in the girl's expression and smiled: "You don't think I'm just being polite, do you?"
Rita suddenly felt guilty.
Simon's expression became more serious: "You are wrong about this. I am really optimistic about you studying this major, because in the class we are in, structure and vision are more important than specific professional abilities. Ordinary people Children study architecture, medicine, computers, etc., just because these are the most direct and realistic ways to change their lives, and we, standing at a higher level, whether it is international relations, psychology or philosophy, these are for ordinary people. It is something that sounds illusory, but is actually more practical. This is my personal experience. When a company is small, managers need various professional skills, but when a company reaches a certain level, management ideas tend to be philosophical. .So, while majoring in international relations, you can try to take electives in psychology or philosophy, which will be very helpful for your future.”
Rita listened carefully to Simon's words and nodded: "Thank you, Simon, I will remember it."
"Ha, just be so polite and relaxed."
Next to her, Grace silently listened to the words of the little man next to her. Her nervousness gradually calmed down, and some tenderness emerged in her heart again.
After all, if the little man was not close to someone, he would not say these words casually. In fact, this should be a life experience that he would only pass on to his children.
While chatting casually like this, the sky outside unconsciously darkened, and the waiter began to serve the carefully prepared dinner.
The fact that teenagers and girls like Chinese food has actually happened in the past two years. In the final analysis, it is because Grace was influenced by Simon. However, as various dishes that the siblings had never heard of were served, the boys and girls discovered that the Chinese food styles they had tasted in the past were simply the tip of the iceberg.
Even though they reminded themselves from time to time to remain reserved in front of Simon Westeros, the two of them still ate a lot without realizing it.
Simon also shared a jar of Shaoxing rice wine with his siblings.
After dinner, everyone went to a living room in the villa, and the maids served after-dinner tea. Only then did Simon officially talk to the siblings about Grace's pregnancy.
Although they thought this was just a dinner party where their mother confessed her lover to them, after a dinner and one last time, the siblings accepted it easily. After all, Rita, who was more experienced than her brother, boldly asked about herself. Some arrangements for her unborn brother or sister. Knowing that the child's surname will be Westeros makes the girl feel a little jealous in her heart, but she is also quite satisfied.
This shows that Simon Westeros is serious about his mother and even a certain little guy.
Although, it is definitely impossible for him to become his stepfather or something.
Everyone kept chatting until about nine o'clock in the evening, and finally Grace took the initiative to speak and sent Simon out of the villa. Two children were staying here tonight, and she was embarrassed to sleep with him even though the relationship had been established.
After sending the man away, Grace returned to the living room with her son and daughter. She hugged her daughter, who snuggled up to her naturally, and patted her. Then she looked at her son, hesitated a little and finally said: "So, do you have any questions? ?”
Rita curiously stretched out a little hand to her mother's abdomen: "Mom, how long has it been?"
Grace held down her daughter's erratic little hand, her face couldn't help but blush again, and whispered: "It's only a month, it was just found out recently, and it can't be touched."
Rita nuzzled her mother's shoulder coquettishly and said, "I think... Simon is very good, and he is good enough to my mother. He is even much better than the girlfriend my father found. We also had dinner together last time. I It feels like a vase.”
Grace paused and defended her ex-husband: "Men actually like vases, so it will be easy to get along with them."
Rita retorted: "Mom is not a flower vase."
"Of course," Grace curled her lips and said, "Because Simon is also different."
Rita couldn't help laughing: "I understand, Mom, what you actually mean is that Dad only looks for vases."
"Don't say that to your father, he will be sad."
"Of course I won't say it in front of him," Rita said, then thought of something, glanced at her mother's expression, and couldn't help but ask: "Mom, you...did you divorce your father because of Simon? "
Grace hesitated slightly, but nodded: "Yes."
Seeing her mother's worried look, Rita slapped her again: "Actually, it's easy to imagine. Simon is so outstanding. If he wasn't my mother's lover, I couldn't help but snatch him away."
Grace knew that her daughter was taking the initiative to excuse herself, but when she heard her say this, her eyes widened slightly subconsciously, thinking of the mother and daughter she had helped him take care of in the first place.
I am a little man and definitely not a good person.
Although she felt that he would not mess with her, she secretly decided to try to avoid him seeing her daughter.
With this thought in mind, Grace raised her hand to stroke her daughter's hair. Grace thought of her son again and asked Lei, who had been sitting silently next to her, "Baby, what are you thinking about?"
Lei shook his head subconsciously.
Compared with daughters, sons always have more complicated feelings about their mother looking for another man. However, as his sister said, Simon Westeros was so superior that Ray couldn't even resist. He just couldn't help but recall some of Simon's words at the dinner table.
The man also asked about his plans for the future, which university he wanted to attend and what major he wanted to study.
Lei is only one year younger than his sister, and he will prepare to go to college next year. However, before that, he really didn't think about it too seriously. After all, the changes in his family in the past two years have made the boy very satisfied.
Then, some words from Simon Westeros inadvertently changed Ray's outlook on life.
Compared to his sister, Lei is a less independent person.
And that man said that no matter what university he went to or what major he studied in the future, he should treat others with a conqueror's mentality and not think about integrating himself into the crowd, nor deliberately change his principles for the sake of some interpersonal relationships. It is to try to get others to change for you, to be the leader.
Not only that, the other party also said that he would be given some support in the future to give him the confidence to do so.
To be honest, even though his father has quickly become the core executive of First Boston in the past two years, and even though his mother controls the world's largest modeling agency, many times, in front of his classmates from Dalton Middle School with more prominent family backgrounds, Lei It is also inevitable to feel inadequate.
Starting today, things have clearly begun to turn in another direction.
After thinking about it, the first decision Lei made was to refuse his best friend's request during the day that he find some models to support his cousin's 18th birthday.
Gerald's family is also an old money family in the United States, and his cousin's family background is definitely not too bad. If it were before, he might have violated the rules set by his mother and his own insistence, considering that he might break up or even break up his friendship with his best friend who he had been with for two years.
Now, there's certainly no need to do that anymore.
It shouldn't have been done.
After all, if he really does these things, even if he doesn't charge a penny, in the eyes of many people, he may still be reduced to the role of some kind of pimp. , a pimp is destined to be despised. Even if some people get closer to him in the future in order to get in touch with those models, it will only be for other reasons, and his certain identity will be more solidified, and he will not be able to enter the core of some high-end circles in the future.
On the other side, Simon was kicked out by Grace and spent the night in another nearby mansion where a mother and daughter named Liu were raised.
Came to Grace's side again after breakfast the next day.
Today is already October 26th.
Friday.
The siblings had to go to school and took a helicopter back to Manhattan after breakfast. Grace stayed on. When Simon arrived, the woman was sitting on the sofa in the living room downstairs of the villa watching TV like a cat. It was very strange. Lazy look.
Hugging the woman's body and lying on the sofa together, Simon also looked at the TV.
On the screen was a current affairs commentary from CNN in the morning, and the content was still about the approaching US election voting.
It was already the end of October, and this month's 'October Surprise' was quite exciting, and it gave Simon a certain feeling of déjà vu.
For example, the Republican Party began to attack the Clinton campaign's funding sources at the end of September and created a "gate to China." Well, I won't say much about this. In short, the matter was fermenting throughout October, which was very lively.
In addition, it is Clinton’s personal life.
At the beginning of the month, it was suddenly revealed that Clinton raped a female government employee when he was the attorney general of Arkansas. The scandalous news that continued to appear in Clinton's first term was once again stirred up, making it a hot topic.
Clinton, on the other hand, constantly cited the physical problems of his 73-year-old opponent Bob Dole, accusing him of being unable to assume the position of president.
All in all, the various accusations made by the two sides were revealed, and the excuses used were exactly the same as some of the things that happened in Simon's memory.
History keeps repeating itself.
All the events in the past month have once again made Simon understand what it means to have nothing new under the sun.
Grace leaned in Simon's arms and watched TV with him for a while before finally asking: "Don't you need to go to work today?"
Simon put his arm around the woman's waist, carefully placed one hand on her belly, and said, "You are my job."
Grace obviously liked hearing this kind of love talk. She curled her lips, but did not lose her ability to think: "I feel that you have been very tired recently. You can take a day off. Well, but, I, I can't do anything with you. .”