Wealthy Beauty in the 60s-Chapter 579 - 581: Our Family is Going to Have a Child Prodigy

Chapter 579: Chapter 581: Our Family is Going to Have a Child Prodigy

Before long, Xia Xiao and Gao Jiaxing took Shitou to the company. The employees there were very familiar with Shitou. Seeing the new face of Gao Jiaxing, everyone guessed he must be the chairman’s man. They all greeted him and also chatted among themselves in private.

Once Xia Xiao started working, Gao Jiaxing accompanied Shitou at her side. In no time, the two were playing together, with Gao Jiaxing handing toys to Shitou.

Shitou had many toys, none of which had been bought by Xia Xiao; they were all gifts from others.

However, Shitou didn’t like these children’s toys. He would look at them and touch them but soon lose interest. Shitou preferred listening to the radio, music, and reading and recognizing words. As for the toys, Shitou would pass them on to his younger sister Beibei and his little brother Xiao Shu.

Xia Xiao knew Shitou was no ordinary child, so ever since Shitou was born, she had always taught him alongside her. Hence, by the age of one, Shitou was already quite impressive.

Seeing that Shitou was not interested in toys, Gao Jiaxing then started reading him a book of Tang poetry, which Shitou listened to with great attention.

Before long, Gao Jiaxing, watching Shitou’s eyes grow more and more bright, excitedly said to Xia Xiao, "Xiaoxiao, our family is going to have a child prodigy."

Xia Xiao smiled and replied, "I’ve known for a while, I often read to him."

"You’re really good at teaching children," praised Gao Jiaxing happily as he looked at Shitou as if he were a treasure. But after a while, he said to Xia Xiao again, "With Shitou being so smart, he needs even better education."

Gao Jiaxing was somewhat worried about the case of Shang Zhongyong; after all, some children are bright at an early age but don’t necessarily do well later on, so he began to pay more attention to Shitou’s education.

That day, Gao Jiaxing got along very well with Shitou and didn’t mind that Shitou always clung to Xia Xiao.

When they arrived at the construction site, Gao Jiaxing parked the car, got out, and picked up Shitou.

"My cousin," Li Ziqiang, Xia Xiao’s third uncle’s son, came out to greet them. He worked as a Supervisor on the construction site, and when he saw Gao Jiaxing, he called out, "Brother-in-law."

Gao Jiaxing nodded at him and then started chatting with Li Ziqiang.

Li Ziqiang had a fierce-looking face and was most intimidating when he was stern. He had been a naughty boy since childhood, hanging out with a rough crowd, often getting into fights and trouble, and frequently ’visiting’ the police station. Later on, he reformed and took up honest work.

Despite Li Ziqiang’s fierce appearance and explosive temperament, he was quite apprehensive around his cousin-in-law, Gao Jiaxing.

So when Gao Jiaxing asked, Li Ziqiang explained everything he knew. Gao Jiaxing then inspected the construction site with Li Ziqiang, pointing out several areas for improvement and potential safety hazards quite clearly.

Li Ziqiang wiped his sweat and nodded continually. His brother-in-law was indeed sharp; despite his many years in construction, he had never noticed such fine details but couldn’t help but take them seriously.

Xia Xiao, holding Shitou outside the construction site, watched from a distance, her gaze following the movements of Gao Jiaxing and Li Ziqiang, unfortunately unable to see them clearly.

Shitou spoke up, "Grandma, don’t worry; it’s best for Grandpa to do the inspection."

Xia Xiao advised Shitou, "When you’re outside, don’t speak so straightforwardly, and don’t say so much all at once."

Shitou pouted, finding being a child quite bothersome, having to be mindful of this and that, only being allowed to eat and sleep, and not being able to show that he was too clever. He wondered when he would be able to grow up quicker.

"Just watch what Beibei does and do the same," Xia Xiao said.

Shitou pouted, not wanting to be as "silly, sweet, and naive" as Beibei. He was younger before, but now he had grown up a bit.

Xia Xiao touched Shitou’s head and said, "You know, you feel that the days of growing up are too long, yet you’ve never experienced being a young child before. Since you’re human now, isn’t it good to truly savor the feeling of growing up?"

"But I used to watch my dad and the others grow up, and I just want to grow up quickly so that I can read and do what I want as soon as possible."

As soon as Shitou finished speaking, Xia Xiao said, "You’ll have to wait until you’re at least three, and then I’ll take you to test your IQ. There’s a Genius Class in the Capital, and you can study there when the time comes."

Shitou finally nodded, but Xia Xiao still cautioned him, "Still, you need to keep a low profile and not overdo it. Otherwise, you might end up being taken away for research, and I won’t be able to save you."

After all, Shitou wasn’t a real child, which is why he didn’t want to play with children. He would act like an older brother to Beibei and Xiao Shu, but he didn’t really want to play with them.

And another reason Shitou clung to Xia Xiao was that he didn’t have to guard against her, and he wasn’t worried she would find his behavior strange; he could communicate with her.

But this wouldn’t work with Feiyang and Ning Hui. The most Shitou could do was to appear a bit smarter than Beibei, without overdoing it. This was also why he preferred to stay by Xia Xiao’s side.

When reincarnating, Shitou didn’t want to be born into a strange family or environment. He wanted to be Xia Xiao’s relative, so he chose Li Min.

In no time, Gao Jiaxing returned from the inspection with Li Ziqiang. Seeing Li Ziqiang nodding and bowing around Gao Jiaxing, Xia Xiao was speechless.

However, people like Li Ziqiang, who could bend or stand tall as needed, often did well.

Even without Xia Xiao’s huge project, Li Ziqiang’s Li’s Construction Group was doing quite well. When they approached, Xia Xiao overheard Gao Jiaxing’s proposal and saw Li Ziqiang nodding repeatedly.

The most important aspect of engineering is the issue of safety hazards. Xia Xiao and Feiteng would occasionally come to inspect, but the person mainly responsible for this area was Yang Xuehua’s brother, Yang Chongjun.

Yang Chongjun was a designer, and he was almost always at the construction site. Xia Xiao was hardly surprised to run into Yang Chongjun who had just arrived.

"Xia Xiao sister," Yang Chongjun greeted her very gentlemanly.

"This is my partner, Gao Jiaxing," Xia Xiao introduced Gao Jiaxing.

Yang Chongjun shook hands with Gao Jiaxing and called him "Brother-in-law."

Soon, in the office, Gao Jiaxing, Xia Xiao, Li Ziqiang, and Yang Chongjun held a brief meeting.

Li Chongjun was a very conscientious person, taking every one of his projects to heart. These were his works, so he was even more dedicated than Xia Xiao, the boss.

After sitting for a while, Xia Xiao and Gao Jiaxing took Li Ziqiang and Yang Chongjun out for a meal before leaving the construction site.

The two took Shitou for a walk in the park and then did a round in the mall before going home.

Feiyang, Li Min, and Beibei had not returned yet. However, Feiyue, Ye Jia, and Xiao Shu had come back. Ye Jia was playing the piano at home; Shitou ran over to listen with Xiao Shu and even stuck to Ye Jia’s side, watching her fingers move on the piano keys.

Ye Jia laughed and held Shitou in her arms. "Come, let your second aunt teach you how to play the piano."

So Shitou learned to play the piano with Ye Jia while Xia Xiao and Gao Jiaxing went to rest. When they woke up, Shitou and Xiao Shu were already asleep over at Ye Jia’s place.