Chapter 696: Chapter 667: The Era of Second Children (Part 6)
"Are you..." The homeroom teacher wasn’t sure, cautiously verifying, "Are you Mayor Thorne?"
Sienna Thornton nodded with a smile.
The two teachers immediately stood up, extending their hands toward Sienna Thornton, "Mayor Thorne, it’s an honor, we didn’t expect it to really be you, we thought it was just someone with the same name. If we had known, we wouldn’t have come so early and wasted your time."
Sienna Thornton shook hands with the two teachers and smiled, "No, no, please have a seat, teachers."
After the two teachers sat down, they suddenly seemed a bit reserved.
Sienna Thornton noticed this, and with a smile, initiated a conversation topic, "How is Kevin performing at school?"
"Kevin is performing very well." When the topic turned to her field, the homeroom teacher relaxed a lot, "On the first unit tests in Chinese, math, and English, he scored full marks in all three subjects. During the small monthly tests two weeks ago, again he scored full marks in all three subjects. We are mainly here today to understand whether he has had any advance learning for middle school entrance exams?"
Sienna Thornton shook her head, "No, we don’t want him to develop a habit of not listening in class because he has already learned the material in advance, so we have never let him study the textbook content early."
The homeroom teacher nodded and looked at Victor approvingly, "Then Kevin is a very smart kid. He listens attentively in class, likes to participate, and completes his homework very well."
Victor, who had been sitting obediently next to Simon Forrester without interrupting, blushed when he heard the teacher praising him and shyly replied, "Thank you, teacher."
The homeroom teacher liked the child even more, "He’s also a polite kid."
Simon Forrester looked at his son with a smile, rubbing Victor’s head, and asked, "Does the child have any shortcomings?"
"Not so much a shortcoming," the homeroom teacher smilingly looked at Victor, as if recalling, "but it seems this child doesn’t especially like to play with classmates. I often see him sitting quietly at his desk reading books during breaks."
The smile on Sienna Thornton’s face faded a bit.
The homeroom teacher noticed and quickly added, "But based on my years of experience as a homeroom teacher, kids like this tend to be more outstanding and mature earlier than their peers. It’s not necessarily a bad thing, as every child has a different personality."
Simon Forrester noticed Sienna Thornton’s change of expression too, and to lighten the mood, joked, "The child probably takes after me; I heard that when I was a kid, I also didn’t like to blend in with classmates."
The homeroom teacher quickly followed the lead, "Indeed, indeed. Mr. Forrester’s great achievements are due to his focus. Kevin, this child, will definitely be very outstanding in the future."
Perhaps worried about displeasing the mayor by continuing, the two teachers asked some routine questions and then got up to leave.
Simon and Sienna Forrester took Victor to see them to the door.
The two teachers got on a battery-powered vehicle, specifically arranged by the property management for transport, and went down the hill.
It was late October, deep autumn, and golden-red maple leaves blew and fell on the windshield of the vehicle.
"I really didn’t think Kevin Forrester’s mom was the mayor." The younger teacher said.
The homeroom teacher still had lingering unease on her face, "I didn’t think so either. I remember the family background section for Kevin Forrester stated his mother’s occupation as ’lawyer’. "
"The mayor looks even more beautiful and youthful in person than on TV. If you hadn’t recognized her, I wouldn’t have guessed it, thinking it was just a resemblance."
"The name’s the same, the appearance too, but looking younger, probably due to a change in dressing style and hairstyle, so I recognized her at a glance." The homeroom teacher said.
"Her husband is also very handsome, like a movie star."
"Her husband was a very well-known architectural designer, later came back to inherit the Forrester Group, and is now the chairman."
The young teacher shook her head, full of envy, "Kevin Forrester was not only born into such a good family but is also smarter than other kids. This isn’t just winning at the starting line..."
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Meanwhile, the Forrester family of three returned home.
Sylvia Langley was preparing to take the twins, who had just come down from swimming on the third floor, to take a bath. Seeing Victor come in, she called out, "Kyle, your brother and sister are going to take a bath, do you want to join your brother?"
Victor guessed his parents wanted to talk to him and didn’t immediately agree, looking at his parents, "Is that okay?"
Sienna Thornton smiled, ruffled his hair, "Go ahead, Mom will have a talk with you after your bath."
Victor, hearing this, happily ran toward the twins, taking his brother’s hand, "Come on, brother, let’s take a bath together."
Simon Forrester followed, taking the two sons to the master bedroom’s bathroom for bathing. The daughter was taken by Sylvia Langley to her bathroom to wash up.
Sienna Thornton tidied up the fruit and herbal tea on the coffee table, washed the evening’s dishes, and then went upstairs to get ready for a bath.
When she entered the bedroom, Victor and his brother were already washed up, standing in front of the mirror in the walk-in closet, with Simon Forrester helping dry their hair.
Sienna Thornton picked up her pajamas, preparing to go to the bathroom, and as she passed by Victor, reminded him, "Kyle, don’t go to bed too early; mom will have a talk with you later."
"Alright."
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After Sienna Thornton finished her bath, she went to her son’s room. Usually at this time, Victor would be in bed, getting ready to sleep, but he was sitting on a chair reading a picture book.
Simon Forrester was on another bed, coaxing Kevin.
Worried about disturbing her second son’s sleep, Sienna Thornton took Victor to the master bedroom.
Mother and son sat down on the sofa.
Sienna Thornton gently ruffled her son’s hair and asked, "Kyle, can you tell mom why you don’t like playing with classmates during breaks?"
Victor blinked his big eyes and said, "Because I want to read books; I don’t like playing those childish games with them."
Sienna Thornton thought there was nothing wrong with this, but she was also worried that her son might be too solitary, so she asked, "But is there anyone in the class you like to play with?"
"Yes. I like to play with Roman and Sean. We often exchange picture books and we all like Hawking; we want to be scientists in the future."
"Are Roman and Sean boys or girls?"
"Roman is a boy, Sean is a girl."
A boy and a girl, that’s good, that’s good, not too solitary.
Sienna Thornton breathed a sigh of relief, rubbing Victor’s soft hair, and said gently, "Mom is very happy that Kyle has his own friends, and I hope Kyle will have more and more friends who share the same interests."
"Mom," Victor asked, "What does sharing interests mean?"
"Sharing interests means, for example, you, Roman, and Sean have the same dreams and interests, and that’s why you became good friends."
"Kyle understands! For example, Dad and Uncle Logan are good friends who share interests because they both love architecture; and Uncle Gavin and Uncle Harrison too, because they both like helping Dad with work."
"Kyle is so smart!"
Standing at the doorway for a while listening, Simon Forrester knocked and entered, "Is Mom done talking with Kyle? It’s time for Kyle to go to bed."
Victor jumped off the sofa smartly, "Then Kyle is going to bed now!"
Sienna Thornton patted his bottom, "Go ahead, good night, sweetheart."
In the children’s room.
Kevin was already asleep, and Simon Forrester tucked Victor in, planting a kiss on both the eldest and youngest son’s foreheads before closing the door behind him.
He went to Sylvia Langley’s room, ensuring his daughter Yvonne was securely tucked in bed and peacefully asleep, gently kissed the back of her hand, and only then returned to the bedroom.
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