Chubby Mommy: Scheming Daddy, Surrender Now!-Chapter 253: Hiring a Tutor

During summer vacation, the two kids have plenty of their own affairs. Seth Sterling has become obsessed with stargazing, and Ethan Sterling specially ordered a super advanced scientific telescope from overseas for him. The little guy spends his days immersed in astronomical books and dives into his room at night, using the methods he summarized during the day to find stars.

However, this place can’t compare to The Sterling Estate; the locations suitable for observation are limited.

Honey has always been her brother’s shadow, but she can’t understand the books he reads now. Even though she recognizes a few words, it’s not even close to enough for reading. In the first few days, Ruby Sullivan taught her.

The literacy boards Ruby Sullivan bought are meant for toddlers. Honey felt that learning at this pace, by the end of summer vacation, she wouldn’t be able to join her brother in stargazing.

Ruby Sullivan felt helpless and discussed with Ethan Sterling, deciding to hire a more reliable tutor.

On Saturday morning, three tutors came for interviews. One was a grandmother type, a retired special grade teacher with gray hair, silver-rimmed glasses, slightly plump, and a very kind smile.

The second was a big brother type, a young college lecturer, specializing in teaching history, wearing jeans and a white T-shirt. He looks quite similar to Leon Sterling, the type with a gentle and refined appearance.

The last one was a pretty young lady, still in college, wearing jeans and a white shirt, smiling with dimples. Her whole demeanor was sweet and fresh.

Ruby Sullivan didn’t have much requirement for Honey’s tutor, just that they appeared pleasing. However, Ethan Sterling found these three quite pleasing as well. A child without a mother would indeed find the grandmother type appealing too.

After a brief conversation, the four members of the family decided to discuss in the study to choose Honey’s tutor by voting.

Seth Sterling voted first, decisively choosing the pretty young lady, with a solid reason: "Her major is applied physics; she might be able to help me."

Ruby Sullivan naturally voted for the history teacher. Such a handsome face, she could barely stop herself from smiling fondly. Yet before she could place her finger on his resume, she caught Ethan Sterling’s cold gaze.

She instinctively swallowed, feeling that Mr. Sterling’s gaze had a lot of meaning. If she wanted to keep consulting him about that hefty tome, she’d better be cautious now.

Honey saw her mom hesitating for a while and slyly narrowed her big eyes, "Mom, this is a fair vote." Then she snuggled up to her dad’s arm, "Dad, don’t you agree?"

Ethan Sterling regretted not hiding the resumes of the three individuals well.

Originally, he had decided on the grandmother type teacher. Last night, while browsing resumes on the computer, Ruby suggested that they discuss together. The result was that they felt that the resumes each had their strengths, so it was better to finalize after meeting them.

Ruby understood Honey better, and he thought if Honey didn’t like the grandmother, it’d be better not to invite her in the first place, so he nodded in agreement.

But now, seeing Ms. Sullivan’s gaze on the young man, Mr. Sterling felt a bit unsettled.

At this moment, faced with his daughter’s questioning, he took a deep breath and softened his gaze immediately, "Of course, Ms. Sullivan, choose whichever you think is best, there’s no pressure." He smiled tenderly at Ruby Sullivan, his tone excessively gentle.

Honey gleefully blinked at her mom. Mother and daughter are connected, so she clearly knows her mom likes the brother in jeans like she does. If her mom and she both choose him, he’d win with two votes!

Though this math problem is a bit tough, since being discharged from the hospital, she’s been determined to catch up with her brother, and she’s been working hard at it. Now this is a breeze for her! Honey thought, with a proud expression on her face. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

However, Ruby Sullivan wasn’t in the mood to appreciate her daughter’s pride; all her attention was on Ethan Sterling. His manner of speaking definitely implied something, right?

"Ahem..." she cleared her throat and finally voted for the pretty young lady, smiling at Honey, "Mom thinks this young lady suits you better." She really didn’t dare to offend Mr. Sterling now; since it’s like this, she might as well go with her son’s choice, although...this is finding a tutor for her daughter.

Honey looked as if struck by a lightning bolt, staring wide-eyed at her mom, unable to believe the outcome!

Ethan Sterling curled his lips, quite satisfied with the result, and decisively gathered the three resumes, "Let’s pick her."

Even though she wasn’t his first choice, it was more reassuring than having a young man around. Last time, he expended considerable effort to get Levi Joyce to leave; he definitely couldn’t give Ms. Sullivan a chance to get close to another young man.

Ethan Sterling, consumed by jealousy, completely forgot this was about finding a tutor for his daughter; even if it’s close vicinity, it should be with his daughter.

Honey excitedly rushed over and pressed down on the resume on the coffee table, tears filling her big eyes, "I haven’t chosen yet! I want to pick this big brother!" She clung to the college teacher’s resume, refusing to let go, her teary eyes pleading with her dad.

Ethan Sterling felt a headache, took a deep breath, and had to firmly say, "Honey, we agreed on fairness, impartiality, and transparency beforehand."

Honey bit her lip, her lips almost touching the floor, seeing her dad’s expression giving no room for negotiation. She had to relent, "Alright then, but I might not like dad for a long time."

Ethan Sterling took a deep breath, "But dad still loves you." Then he pulled the big brother’s resume from his daughter’s hand.

Compared to his wife, the daughter was much easier to handle.

Ruby Sullivan, looking at Ethan Sterling’s smiling demeanor, couldn’t help but marvel. She had always thought Mr. Sterling was a daughter-fool, but he’s also relentless when dealing with his daughter!

She tilted her head to look at her pursing lips, refusing to cry daughter, couldn’t help but laugh. She quickly covered her mouth, internalizing it before taking her daughter’s hand, "Do you think the handsome teacher is better, or dad and brother are better?"

Saying this, she signaled Ethan Sterling to leave first, entrusting her with the situation.

Honey glanced at her dad, frowned, then immediately turned to her brother, "Brother is better." She doesn’t want to look at dad; even if he’s handsome, she won’t look, humph!

Ethan Sterling looked at his daughter’s disdainful little eyes, his head ached a bit, but the problem shouldn’t be too big...right? He helplessly got up, taking the three resumes, and left first.

Ruby Sullivan ruffled her hair, "Well, you already have brother, why do you need the handsome teacher? Isn’t having a pretty young lady nice? You can talk about girl stuff."

Honey heard this and immediately thought of Nina far away in Meridia, "Can I be friends with the young lady?"

"Of course." Ruby Sullivan affirmed, "There’s a saying ’Mentor and friend’, which means this person is both your teacher and friend, isn’t that wonderful?"

This way, Honey was less upset, but she still wasn’t fond of dad; she temporarily decided to end their friendship.

Seth Sterling, watching sweet but naive Honey being convinced by mom in just a few words, thought to himself that she truly has a long way to go to catch up with him!