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Although living in East Hampton, far from the center of New York, Virginia and Joanna's life is not as monotonous as many housewives.
Virginia still maintains her working status as an actor and often goes out to film, and Eric has no objection to this.
The three little ones, Hawaii, Kevin and Emma, were left to Joanna to take care of most of the time. After living in East Hampton for a long time, Joanna has also found her own circle, often taking the little ones to participate in some neighborhood gatherings. In the process of finding a kindergarten for three-year-old Emma, Joanna also developed an interest in education. After donating a sum of money with the support of Eric, Joanna is now a director of East Hampton Secondary School. , is still actively planning to build a public library in East Hampton.
Although Eric is a bit incompetent as a father, he has actually maintained close contact with women and children because of the increasingly convenient means of remote communication.
But many things are still beyond Eric's expectations.
Like now.
It was already the afternoon of the second day. In order to spend more time with women and children, Eric rejected the first public conference of the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show held at the Victoria’s Secret flagship store on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan in the morning. He only talked with the scene after the conference. Emily Brighton, Edward Razek and others talked about some details on the phone, and Katzenberg also called at noon, and the two talked about some details of "Survivor" that will be broadcast tonight. matter.
Right now, at four o'clock in the afternoon, in the warm and warm early autumn sunshine, besides a large pile of various toys, there are only Eric and two little guys on the spacious lawn of the manor. Virginia and Eva Going out shopping together, Joanna went to pick up Emma from the kindergarten as usual. The maids probably realized that this was a 'parent-child time' for Eric and the children, and they all disappeared without a trace.
Eric hugged little Kevin who was leaning against his arms and nibbled on the teether with relish, but looked at Miss Hawaiian Williams who was lying on the small table not far away, flipping through a children's book with concentration. .
Half a year. It's only half a year!
Eric sighed silently in his heart: It's just that I haven't seen her for half a year. How come my lovely baby girl who likes to listen to bedtime stories has become a little freak.
What's even more hateful is that all the women are hiding it from themselves. He didn't know that his precious daughter had become like this until yesterday.
Watching his daughter flipping the book, Eric really wanted to say aloud: Daughter, can we do something that a one-and-a-half-year-old child should do
As a father, Eric certainly hopes that his children will be smarter than ordinary people, and even become geniuses.
But he also knows. If a person is too talented, it is often not a good thing. Just like yesterday, although his daughter could still remember him clearly half a year later, and could call her father skillfully, Eric felt that in his daughter's tone, this address was more like a symbol, just like books, Like toys, cats, birds, and houses, the word dad seems to have become a simple noun in the daughter's consciousness.
It was such a bad feeling.
After thinking about it, Eric hugged his son, walked to his daughter and squatted down, glanced at the book in front of Hawaii. Asked without words: "Xia Xia, what book are you reading?"
The little girl glanced up at Eric, then lowered her head, and said softly, "Dad, I'm just a child, don't you have to pretend to me?"
Eric almost fell on the spot.
You still know that you are a child!
"Okay, Xia Xia, stop reading and play with Kevin for a while, how about the seesaw?"
Hawaii turned to look at the seesaw. Quickly said: "No."
Eric patiently followed the instructions: "Then what do you want to play, don't read books all the time, your eyes will break after a long time, and then you have to wear ugly glasses."
Hawaii tilted his head and hesitated. Pick up the children's book in his hand and pass it to Eric: "Dad read it to me."
"Forehead… "
Eric took the book, sat down on the lawn very simply, continued to hug his son, and said to the wide-eyed daughter: "Hey, besides reading and listening to books, can we do other things?"
Hawaii stared fixedly at the corner of the book exposed under Eric for a few seconds. He seemed to feel that his little arms and legs couldn't snatch the children's book back from his father, so he pursed his mouth and said, "Dad is so hateful", and ran towards the villa.
Eric stared helplessly at the small figure of his daughter leaving, so he picked up his son and followed.
In the evening, when the women came back one after another, Eric went to the kitchen, helped Joanna prepare dinner, and chatted about his daughter by the way.
"Hehe, maybe Xia Xia also has the gene of a Pandora star, so he is a genius like you," Joanna was not worried at all, but joked instead.
Eric really wanted to tell Joanna that he was not a genius at all, but he was just hanging out: "Joan, I think we should pay attention to this issue. Compared with her peers, Xia Xia's performance is too extraordinary, which is not a good thing. Isn't it Don't you feel it? Xia Xia's thinking has become somewhat symbolic. I feel that she calls me Dad, which is not much different from calling a tree. This situation continues to develop. When Xia Xia grows up, she often It will become very indifferent, you sure don't want that to happen?"
Joanna added the little mushrooms to the soup pot, and gave Eric a slight look: "That's because I spent too little time with Xia Xia, and I don't feel that Xia Xia has any tendency to be cold when she calls my mother."
"Um, well, it was my fault, but..."
Joanna put the lid on the pot, leaned over and kissed Eric on the cheek, and said with a smile: "Xia Xia's situation is indeed a bit special, but I specifically consulted a professor of education at Columbia University, and he gave me There are many suggestions, I will bring up Xia Xia well, don't worry."
Eric was relieved a little, and then asked curiously: "Have you asked... why Xia Xia became what she is now?"
Joanna nodded and said with a smile: "It must be your father's gene, Xia Xia has a high IQ. In addition, the Columbia University professor I consulted said that it may be because I used to read to Xia Xia often. , Our daughter is already too smart and has been stimulated by too much information for a long time, which has caused the current situation."
Eric nodded and said, "I think you should stop reading bedtime stories to Xia Xia in the future."
"I don't read it anymore. According to the advice given to me by that professor, I just need to pay attention to let Xia Xia get in touch with information suitable for her age group, and the situation will gradually get better," Joanna said after finishing the matter. He asked again: "Is it really okay if you don't attend the press conference of the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show today? I heard from Emily that this is the first public press conference?"
"I don't need any fame now. It is actually more in the interests of Firefly and Victoria's Secret to leave more exposure to those models."
"Hehe, I don't understand these things, but tonight ABC has a new program that you personally selected. It seems to be called "Survivor". I'm looking forward to it."
Eric smiled and said, "You won't be disappointed." (To be continued.)