Duan Zihui cleared his throat for a moment, then coaxed her, “Do you know why we need to learn English?”
Zhuzhu tilted her head and thought for a while: “Because the adults made us learn.”
How come he never noticed before that this girl had such a plethora of twisted logic?
Duan Zihui smiled with a hint of helplessness: “Dad knows more than just English; I also know German, French… Many outstanding people start learning various languages from a young age.”
Zhuzhu didn’t understand: “Why do they need to learn so many languages?”
Duan Zihui: “That’s a good question. Once we’ve mastered the language, we can communicate with people from different countries.”
Zhuzhu thought for a moment, then shook her little head: “Mom took me abroad last year during Chinese New Year, but it was too cold there, so I don’t want to go.”
“I don’t like traveling abroad at all.”
Little Zhuzhu had really put it bluntly, leaving Duan Zihui speechless and unsure how to respond.
Duan Zihui pondered for a moment before telling the child, “The reason we learn languages is so that it will be easier for us to work and study when we grow up.”
Zhuzhu: “Then I’ll study hard when I grow up.”
Duan Zihui: “…You are still young, so it’s suitable for you to lay a foundation.”
Zhuzhu rested her chin on her hands, her face looking somewhat bitter: “But I find it difficult now, and I’ll find it easy when I grow up.”
This topic was unsolvable.
Duan Zihui decided to go home and think carefully about how to create a study plan for his child.
After all, she wasn’t very willing to learn now, so forcing her wouldn’t work.
The orange light from the living room fell on the father’s troubled face. He stared at the little girl’s tender face and suddenly began to worry about her future studies.
What if she also disliked studying when she grew up?
He sighed, resigned to his fate, and continued telling stories to the child.
Around 10:30, Duan Zihui prepared to leave.
Xie Qingyu went to close the door and saw Duan Zihui looking like he was thinking about something. She couldn’t help but smile and tease him, “Um, Duan Zihui, I think we should just forget about it. Since Zhuzhu doesn’t want to learn English, then don’t force her. Anyway, she can’t learn it now.”
Duan Zi glanced at her and knew that she was saying that on purpose; her face still held the schadenfreude from before.
He had an inherently competitive spirit, which he had shown toward his father before, and it remained evident now regarding his child’s studies.
Duan Zihui looked at her seriously and said, “Kids these days learn things early. I don’t expect Zhuzhu to be able to communicate with others in English like I was at this age. But I think that interest in learning should be cultivated from a young age. Indulging her is not a good thing for her.”
Xie Qingyu gave him a look and said, “You’re right. Then I’ll leave Zhuzhu’s English learning to you from now on. Zhuzhu’s dad, good luck!”
A hint of cunning flashed in her eyes; she clearly wanted to hand over the task of tutoring the child to him.
Duan Zihui understood her ulterior motives, but he didn’t say anything. After all, the fact that she was willing to let him participate in their lives was enough to satisfy him.
The next morning, after Duan Zihui finished his meeting at the company, Qin Yao brought him some documents. He saw the president busy at his computer, so he didn’t disturb him, put down the documents, and left.
About half an hour later, the president was about to go talk business with a client and asked him to go to his office computer to find some information and send it to him.
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