Wealthy Beauty in the 60s-Chapter 580 - 582: Cannot Over-Pamper

Feiyang and Li Min didn’t get back until it was dark; they took Beibei to the oceanarium. Two adults and one child, they were very tired; but Beibei ended up sleeping.

Feiyang carried Beibei out of the car, into the house, and put her back in bed, while Li Min completely sprawled out on the sofa, unable to move.

Xia Xiao asked, "You all haven’t eaten yet, right? There’s still food left for you in the kitchen?"

Li Min shook her head and said, "We haven’t eaten. We just feel so exhausted, we don’t even have an appetite."

"Then have a glass of water, take a bath, and come out and eat," Xia Xiao suggested, then said to Feiyang who was coming out, "Shitou is sleeping in Feiyue’s room."

Not to mention Feiyang, even Li Min was surprised; everyone knew that Shitou was attached to Xia Xiao. They didn’t expect him to sleep at Feiyue’s place.

"The kid likes playing the piano. Earlier when Ye Jia was playing the piano, he went over. Feiyue said Ye Jia was teaching him how to play."

When Xia Xiao finished speaking, Feiyang and Li Min both laughed.

In the evening, the family watched the news in front of the TV, and Gao Jiaxing mentioned how smart Shitou was, naturally making Feiyang and Li Min, as parents, very happy.

Xia Xiao said, "When Shitou turns three, we should take him to get his intelligence tested."

"It’s still mom who knows how to teach kids. Shitou has been taught to be very smart by mom, while Beibei still doesn’t understand anything," Li Min said.

Xia Xiao replied, "Beibei is our family’s granddaughter. We don’t necessarily need her to achieve very high accomplishments in the future, but she shouldn’t be too naïve either. Once Beibei is a little older, we should guide her properly. We love to indulge her, but we need to at least teach her to understand things so her temperament isn’t spoiled."

Feiyang and Li Min doted on Beibei, not just them but also Gao Jiaxing, Gao Guoqiang, and Zheng Xianghong, and even Feiyue, Feiyi, Feiteng, and Spirit, along with the Li family, all adored Beibei.

Beibei was now the little Princess of the Gao family; neither Shitou nor Xiao Shu received as much love as Beibei alone. Additionally, Beibei was very cute, with very lively and moist eyes that made everyone’s heart soften.

However, everyone’s love also made Beibei somewhat spoiled. Even though she was only one year old, a one-year-old child had already started showing temperament. She would throw food she didn’t want to eat on the floor, scratched people’s faces when she was angry, or even bite them.

When she was adorable, she was very adorable, and when she was mischievous, she was equally troublesome—half angel, half devil.

All children are like this, but it also depended on how the adults taught them. If taught well, they would slowly become sensible, but if overly indulged, their characters could become domineering.

Therefore, Xia Xiao was currently reminding everyone not to pamper Beibei too much and to gradually guide her.

Because of her younger brother Xia Yong in her previous life, Xia Xiao would not excessively indulge a child nor did she want a child with a personality like Xia Yong’s in the family.

"It’s okay, Beibei is still young." Gao Jiaxing also adored his granddaughter Beibei enormously. Even her somewhat spoiled temperament seemed adorable in Gao Jiaxing’s eyes.

Feiyang and his siblings felt the same way. Even though Gao Guoqiang and Zheng Xianghong were older and might have been strict with their son in the past, and wouldn’t have spoiled their grandson, they completely doted on their great-grandchildren.

"But because she is young, we need to guide her gradually," Xia Xiao said, looking at the family. "Feiyang and Feiyue grew up playing in the mud, running around everywhere. But look at Beibei now. It’s good that she knows enough to keep clean at such a young age, but she refuses to wear clothes or shoes if they get a little dirty, she even despises mud, and she never dares play with it or even walk barefoot on it. I feel we’re overprotecting her, it’s better for children to be down-to-earth. I’m actually worried that Beibei might develop an obsession with cleanliness if this continues."

As soon as Xia Xiao finished speaking, Gao Guoqiang and Zheng Xianghong nodded in agreement, "That is indeed a problem."

"It’s fine to pamper boys and spoil girls, but there should be limits. We can still teach and guide her now, but once her personality is set, it will be hard to change."

Xia Xiao expressed her worries. Although Beibei was only one year old, she already knew to choose her clothes based on their appearance, preferring new clothes over old ones. The tendency of such a small child to prefer new things over old was concerning. Although the Gao family had the capacity to treat their granddaughter like a princess, continuing this way was not a good thing.

After Xia Xiao finished, everyone was contemplative. Although they still felt that Beibei was just a child and would gradually understand and change as she grew up, they began to take the matter more seriously.

Li Min, being the mother, deeply recognized this issue. She also knew that everyone doted and spoiled her daughter, including herself. Both her in-laws and her own family spoiled Beibei, and Li Min was also concerned. Responding to Xia Xiao, she said:

"Mother, you’ve been excellent at raising children. Feiyang and his siblings were all well-taught, even Shitou was brought up well by you. Can you also teach Beibei? I don’t know how to raise a child."

Li Min was a new mother and didn’t know how to educate her child. She only wanted to give her child the best and make her happy, so Li Min indulged Beibei in everything, but likewise couldn’t overlook the small habits Beibei was gradually developing.

Li Min’s question was a bit cautious and hesitant, obviously something she had long thought about but felt uneasy to voice.

Although Xia Xiao spent more time with Shitou, holding and carrying him, everyone felt that Xia Xiao preferred Shitou, and Beibei didn’t receive the same attention as Shitou from Xia Xiao.

Xia Xiao, of course, knew that she spent more time with Shitou and less time with Beibei and Xiao Shu, but she couldn’t possibly take care of two at once and still have time for her own affairs.

If Shitou hadn’t clung to her, Xia Xiao would have preferred to leave him at home.

Once Li Min spoke up, Feiyang nodded, feeling that Shitou was well-taught, and recalling that his siblings were also successfully brought up, Feiyang also believed that his mother could teach the children well.

Xia Xiao said, "As long as you all don’t spoil Beibei too much, that’s good. Beibei is a smart child. With gradual guidance, she will understand."

Gao Jiaxing said, "Your mother also has her own things to do, and looking after Shitou alone is tiring enough. We’ll all teach Beibei together; we won’t specifically have your mom take care of her for you."

Gao Jiaxing was also concerned that Xia Xiao was becoming too exhausted. Today, he had spent a day with Shitou. Although Shitou was behaved, Gao Jiaxing still felt tired.

There were also two other grandchildren to consider. If Xia Xiao helped Feiyang with two children, she couldn’t neglect helping Feiyue as well. With all three grandchildren, Xia Xiao could indeed wear herself out.

With the grandparents aging, they weren’t able to watch the children either. Aunt Zhang was currently working at the Gao family doing cooking and housekeeping, but she wouldn’t always stay at the Gao’s home. Gao Jiaxing was contemplating whether to hire another nanny. The security guard Xiao Zhang had also gotten married and now had his own family and children.