Chapter 414 The Story of the Little Mermaid
This incident did not affect Shen Zhixia. Recently, Shen Zhixia has new things to do. Ever since she told her two children bedtime stories one night to lull them to sleep, the two children have been pestering Shen Zhixia to tell them stories.
Shen Zhixia was helpless and could only tell them all the fairy tales she had read before.
In the end, she just told them some childish stories, but as she told them, she suddenly felt that perhaps she could use the moral of the stories to help them become kind people.
So Shen Zhixia began to tell them the story of the Little Mermaid.
She said, "A long, long time ago, there was a vast ocean. One day, a prince... and in the end, the Little Mermaid turned into sea foam..."
After listening, the two babies opened their eyes wide. They didn't look sleepy at all; on the contrary, they seemed even more energetic.
Shen Zhixia asked expectantly, "After you've heard it, what did you learn from this story?"
Xiao Bao asked curiously, "Are there really mermaids in this world? I haven't seen any. Are there only mermaids in the ocean? I want to go and see."
I want to see the sea!
Shen Zhixia: "?"
She said speechlessly, "What are you looking at? I mean, what lesson did you learn from this story?"
She found that some children's thinking was really strange, and as an adult, she couldn't quite keep up with it.
Da Bao said, "The Little Mermaid is such a fool. It seems all mermaids are stupid, which is why she turned into sea foam. I don't want to see such a stupid mermaid. I'm not going to the ocean."
Her eyes were full of disdain: "If it were me, I would never do that."
Shen Zhixia: "?"
She took a deep breath, trying not to get angry, and said as gently as possible, "Then tell me, what would you do?"
Da Bao said, "I would tell the prince immediately that I saved him, and then ask him to repay my kindness by giving me lots and lots of money. After all, he is a prince, so he must have a lot of money, right?"
Shen Zhixia's eyes were filled with complex emotions: "You're actually a money-grubber."
She really couldn't understand how she had raised two money-grubbers.
She doesn't lack money, and she doesn't usually show any signs of being greedy for money in front of her two children. What's going on?
As for Huo Chenzhou, needless to say, all of Huo Chenzhou's money was given to her, and he didn't care that much about money.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Bao's eyes lit up. He said excitedly, "Then he has to give us money, lots of money, and buy us a house, and also cattle and sheep..."
Shen Zhixia felt her head was throbbing: "Don't you guys think the mermaid is a very kind person? Although her ending was not good, she still had many wonderful qualities, such as being considerate and understanding."
Da Bao yawned: "Her behavior deserved her fate."
Xiao Bao nodded in agreement, saying, "Yes, that's what happened to her. If she had asked the prince for money earlier, she could have lived a comfortable life and wouldn't have turned into a bubble."
Shen Zhixia felt her thoughts were being led astray by them, which was not a good sign. She quickly stopped them: "Don't bring money into everything. She doesn't lack money at all. She's doing this for..."
At this point, Shen Zhixia hesitated. After all, the Little Mermaid did it for love, but the children were still so young. What did they know about love? Was it too early to tell them about it now?
But in order to correct their thinking, she still said, "The Little Mermaid did it for love, so she chose to do it. In any case, she was happy when she made that choice."
Da Bao said, "What is love? Can you eat that stuff? She turned into bubbles for a meaningless love. She's not stupid, then who is?"
Xiao Bao said, "The Little Mermaid doesn't seem to be very intelligent. She must be mentally challenged. So I won't watch The Little Mermaid."
Shen Zhixia: "..."
As she listened to the two children, she found herself seemingly convinced by them.
She had heard this fairy tale since she was a child, and she had never noticed anything wrong with it before.
After all, the Little Mermaid was the main character, and she was a fan of main characters. At that time, she felt sorry for the Little Mermaid because she died while everyone else was still living happily.
This is a poignant fairy tale.
But now, after listening to what the two children said, she realized something was wrong.
The Little Mermaid doesn't seem to be very smart.
She didn't want her child to end up like her if something like this happened to her in the future.
She took a deep breath and smiled, "You're right, she was wrong."
Da Bao said happily, "Right, Mom?"
Perhaps because Shen Zhixia had agreed to their request, the two babies were overjoyed. They rushed into Shen Zhixia's arms and sweetly called out, "Mommy, Mommy."
The sound made Shen Zhixia beam with joy.
"Mom, we want to hear more stories."
Shen Zhixia glanced outside; the moon had already risen, and it was quite late.
She said, "No, you need to go to sleep now."
"Oh well."
Although the two children were unwilling, they knew they had to obey, otherwise Shen Zhixia would be angry and she wouldn't tell them stories the next day.
After covering the two babies with blankets, Shen Zhixia went to tell Huo Chenzhou about it.
"I really didn't expect that they would actually have their own ideas."
Huo Chenzhou laughed and said, "Isn't this a good thing? With their kind of personality, they won't suffer when they grow up."
Shen Zhixia nodded: "I used to think that children are born like blank slates, and that I could teach them to become a certain way and they would become that way. But now I realize that I was wrong. They have their own personalities from birth, and that's innate."
"Even if my education changes them to some extent, some of their personality traits are innate and I shouldn't try to change them."
She finds raising children to be a very interesting thing. In fact, she feels that she has really learned and understood a lot in the process.
In the process, she also grew to love her child more and more.
Huo Chenzhou listened to her quietly, and finally hugged her and said, "Anyway, if they make you unhappy, just hit them."
Shen Zhixia glared at him: "Am I that kind of person?"
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