This morning, the Lingos family was busier than usual. Lux was preparing breakfast for three, while Ed was teaching Minerva to brush her teeth.
"Don't swallow it, the bubbles in your mouth will come out." Ed watched Minerva spit out the toothpaste and touched Minerva's little head, "Yes, that's it. As expected of a primary school student, so smart ."
Minerva looked at herself in the mirror with a smile, and there was still white toothpaste on the corner of her mouth. She rubbed the top of her head against Ed's big hand, showing an expression of enjoyment. Then she learned how to wash her face again, Ed did not hesitate to praise her, and the little girl was even happier.
According to the little girl, although Xi Ya loves her very much, she has been very busy and has no time to take care of her, mainly Aunt Harman takes care of her. While serving her as a princess and all kinds of servants, Haman engaged in talent education. The result is that the little girl can't brush her teeth, wash her face and dress herself at the age of six, but she has already learned half of the knowledge in elementary school.
The little girl has NT qualities and is very sensitive to the attitudes of people around her. She has been cultivated very intelligent in this complex environment, but her personality is also relatively precocious. The best performance is that she has been able to call herself Audrey outside, and at the same time remember that she is also called Minerva, which should be very difficult for children of this age.
Yesterday, Minister Lingos spoke up, and his subordinates had already completed all the formalities. Now the little girl is his adopted daughter-Audrey Lingos. Today was her first day of school, and she was placed in the best class in the first grade of Anaheim Primary School. If Xi Ya doesn't plan to take the child back, it's no surprise that the middle and high schools of Anaheim Affiliated High School will be a one-stop shop.
Lux was worried about autism, but Ed didn't think so. Minerva is a very smart child. The main reason for her autism is that Harman and Char have problems with their education, and there are no children of the same age around to play with. As long as they integrate into the larger environment, they can get better quickly.
Minerva, who had finished grooming, sat down at the dining table. Breakfast was ready. She obediently waited until all three were seated before starting.
"Although you may know everything the teacher teaches, you still have to pretend to listen carefully in class, so that the teacher will like you." Ed taught her the experience seriously during breakfast time, "As long as the teacher likes you, the rest The kids will like you and they can do whatever they want."
"Hmm, um." Minerva nodded vigorously as she chewed the food in her mouth.
"Ed, what are you instilling in her?" Lux sighed silently, "It's not good to teach this to a first-year kid, and she may not understand what you're talking about."
"Don't underestimate her, Kahn's children can understand what I'm saying. For such a smart child, it is better to tell her directly than to be obtuse." Ed put out a finger to the corner of Minerva's mouth. The food scraps were wiped off, "That's how I dealt with teachers and classmates back then. This is all my experience. You are right."
"Ed, didn't you study by yourself and teach by correspondence?" Lux looked at him puzzled, "I don't remember you going to school in your resume, right?"
"...That's right, I didn't study on the moon, that's the setting." His voice gradually fell, "I was in those days, when did that happen..."
Lux looked at Ed in distress. That's it, sometimes he would make such a look of nostalgia and loneliness, but she didn't know the reason at all, and she didn't know how to comfort him. Does that woman know
At this time, Minerva suddenly jumped out of the chair and stretched out his short arms to hug the waist of the adult beside him: "Uncle Ed, don't be sad."
"Huh?" Ed regained his senses as if he had just woken up from a dream, then took Minerva back to his seat and rubbed her soft cheeks affectionately, "I'm not sad anymore, thank you Minerva."
Minerva looked at him and blinked his eyes, nodding as if he understood something. Lux looked at them with a complicated expression, not knowing how to insert them.
"If Minerva is bullied by her classmates, she must take revenge." Ed got rid of the inexplicable emotion just now and continued to teach the experience, "After revenge, hold back the tears first, and cry when the teacher sees you, so that the teacher will It is biased towards you, and it is preconceived that you are wronged."
Minerva listened so intently that she forgot to eat.
"Although I don't think any parent on the moon would be so brainless that they would let their bear children bully the Lingos children, and no teacher would be brainless enough to bully you, but you still have to master the method just in case. ." Ed coughed dryly, "In short, don't bully or be bullied, our Minerva is a lady, it is best to make friends with other children, such as chatting with them about cartoons and so on. of."
"But," Minerva twisted uncomfortably, "I haven't watched the cartoons."
"...Harman Kahn is doing woolen yarn!" Ed patted the table unhappily, and the little girl was startled, "It doesn't matter, if other children tell you something you haven't seen, you can answer' Why don't you ask the magic conch'. They'll definitely ask you what a magic conch is, and then you can tell them the story of SpongeBob SquarePants I told you, and they've never heard of it."
"It's enough, you two, you're going to be late." Lux made a helpless voice, "Aznabu will definitely regret it, for the matter of handing Minerva to Eddard."
Minerva shrank her head when she heard Lux's voice, and began to eat breakfast quietly. I don't know what happened between the two in the past two days, Ed always felt that Minerva was a little afraid of Lux. After the meal, the family of three went out together, and Pumu was waiting for everyone at the door.
"Good morning Audrey." Urumi cheerfully greeted the little girl.
"Good morning, Uncle Uruki." Minerva also politely returned the salute.
In the past two days, Ed introduced Minerva to the acquaintances around him. Everyone showed that they liked her very much, but Minerva would only take the initiative to communicate with Uragi and Kagalli. Her attitude towards these two people Better than Lux. As for the reason, Ed probably knew it too.
In the car, Minerva consciously sat between Ed and Lux, just like she always did, and Lux always kept a smile on her face. When he arrived at the school, Minerva didn't hesitate, and entered the school gate generously. It seemed that Harman's education was not without merit.
Minerva was not too worried about Eddie at school. He had already greeted him all the way from the principal to the classroom teacher. Generally speaking, we want them to pay more attention to our children, but don't make specialization to make children isolated.
Ed, as a minister-level senior official who enjoys the sub-national level treatment, and a person whose status in the academic world can enter the history books, the principal and teachers are nervous when they see him. At this time, Lux showed her affinity. Many of the teachers have family members who have her fans, and she signed them all. The carrot-and-stick strategy works everywhere, and it's fundamental to Lux.
After sending the children to school, Ed and Lux went to work as usual, and Lux told him about today's arrangements on the way. She can be a secretary and everything is fine. The only problem is that she has no time for privacy. She can no longer give herself free time for the reasons of meeting today, working overtime, friends looking for me for dinner, etc. Ed is now in the hands of the girl every minute. inside.
Although thanks to Minerva it was finally possible to sleep well at night, the midday nap was canceled. But in any case, this frequency is too much. Ed has begun to feel that there is a problem. He doesn't feel that the girl is happy in it, but it seems to be doing something for the sake of it. Several times he wanted to have a good talk with Lux, but he was confusedly led into an indescribable rhythm.
"Let's go to see Aslan in the afternoon according to the schedule, I'll wait outside and not follow up." During the lunch break, Lux sat next to Ed and talked to him, "But you can ask Mr. Kira to do the same. Follow along, at least mention it kindly. He looks like he's undecided, and doing so should increase his favor."
"Well, but you really don't need it?" He asked casually, "After all, he doesn't actually have any direct grudges with you, and you both seemed to know each other very well before. Didn't you pay for that on your birthday?"
"Aslan and I knew each other before we met, but it really has nothing to do with it. Are you jealous?" As if transformed, Lux leaned into his ear and whispered, "Then what should I do to make this happen? Are you relieved?"
"I didn't mean that, let's talk for a while." Ed alerted the girl to sit up straight, and he couldn't let it go today, "Lacus, you're not quite right recently. I admit that you are too attractive to me. Big, I don't have strong self-control, and I can't control myself every time, but even so, I find that your behavior is not normal."
"Are you tired of it so soon?" Lux made a sad expression, "Is it too much, or has it lost its freshness?"
"You know that's not what I meant." He looked at the girl with disgust. "Is it because of Minerva? She is Aznabu's daughter after all. I can understand that you don't like her. Or should I say The interaction between NT makes you feel that there is a gap? It's not right, it feels like it started earlier. Anyway, can you tell me why, don't be like this, I'm very uncomfortable."
"...Will it be uncomfortable? It's the first time you said that." The girl put away her charming gesture, became quiet, hugged him slowly after a while, and buried her face in his arms, "I heard you say that to me. very happy."
"Can you talk to me?" He gently stroked the girl's long hair, "If there is any problem, we can solve it together."
The girl didn't answer for a while, and he didn't urge him, just quietly waited for her to speak. He knew that she would definitely try to communicate. With Lux's perfect acting skills, it was impossible for him to find the flaw. Now that he could see something was wrong, he could only say that she hoped he could.
"...I'm very uneasy." Lux hid her expression on his chest, "So passive you actually told me to stay, although I'm very happy, but it was because of half-coaxing and half-deception. Seeing you and After Minerva's interaction, I felt like that you were truly heartfelt, and then felt even more uneasy."
"… "
"Maybe in your opinion, Ed, you are being chased, but in my opinion, I am the one who has been getting it all the time. Getting too much and not being able to give it, and then even more uneasy." Si's voice was calm, "Life is as happy as a dream now, I hope it can last forever, but no matter what method I try, it seems to only make the dream wake up earlier, and I can't think of a better way to do this. already."
Very simple reason, very simple solution, the moment he broke it, he suddenly realized.
"It's my fault that I kept talking vaguely to let you do this, and I'm sorry to make you feel uneasy." He stretched out his hands and hugged the girl hard, "Don't use any more tricks, you've given me enough, too much to nothing. You and I don't know how the day will go. Your previous plan has been perfectly fulfilled, I have already suffered from Luxe dependency, no matter what happens, I can't give up on you."
Lux was silent for a while, and then laughed softly: "It's not convincing for someone who has already backtracked on an important agreement to say this. But there's no way, I'm too soft on you, let's trust you again. It's Eddie. , You're getting more and more skilled at coaxing girls, it's obviously not like this at the beginning, please give me back that stupid Ed."
"I'm sorry, I'm not pure anymore after being trained by Old Siji."
"It seems that the bad woman is all to blame." The girl raised her head from his arms, her eyes full of smiles, "Seriously, did Aslan have no jealousy at all? Not at all? I Is your attraction to Ed so small?"
"…for a little while, but only for a moment."
"Then there's no other way." Lux leaned into his ear and whispered, "Then what can I do to make you feel more at ease?"
"Uh, why did you go around again? What was said just now?"
"Dr. Lingos can answer such a simple question by himself. I won't be here in the afternoon. You can find a way to explain my absence and lateness. It's your compensation for making me uneasy for so long." The girl looked at Glancing at the time, there was even joy in his voice, "So we still have a lot of time, Ed, give you one last chance, what can I do to make you feel more at ease?"
…
When he arrived at Aslan's location in the afternoon, Aslan had been waiting for a long time. He also invited Kira, although he was rejected in the end, but Kira really thanked him for his invitation as expected by Lux.
"Minister Lingos, do you know how long you are late? Is this the attitude of officials of the Lunar Government?" Aslan has encountered many things recently, and he seems very sensitive and excusable, "Also, before you Give me that data disk, there are 20G e-books in it, is this the amount that humans can read?!"