Shen Dingkun is always gentle with children.
He grew up in a harsh aristocratic environment and knew very well what the consequences of being strict with a child would be: either a twisted mind, or a cold indifference to everything, or other problems, such as being obsessed with beauty, to the point that he could not find his direction in life.
If parental education were not important, the term "family education" would not exist.
Shen Dingkun doesn't want his children to experience any of the risks he faced in his childhood; he only hopes they can grow up well.
However, he also knew that he had personality flaws, so he placed the responsibility of educating Zhao Mingyao on her.
Zhao Mingyao was lively and cheerful, and he admired her sunny personality from the beginning.
If he hadn't been attracted to her, he would never have gone to such lengths for her.
Shen Dingkun hopes that his children, like his wife, can live a fulfilling life.
Of course, he also knew that Zhao Mingyao didn't have much ability. After all, no one can easily transform from a girl into a mother, and Zhao Mingyao had sacrificed a lot for him.
Therefore, he arranged for several education experts to help Zhao Mingyao create educational plans to help the children thrive.
He also saw with his own eyes that Zhao Mingyao had carefully written in the education plan: "I hope that the children can grow freely on the basis of morality and principles. It doesn't matter what they become in the future, as long as they have no regrets in this life."
Shen Dingkun agreed with his wife's idea. He hoped that the children could experience the beauty and warmth of the world, enjoy the comforts that wealth brings, and live a carefree life.
Since God made them his children, then his children should be the happiest children.
He always thought this way, and he told the children the same thing.
Admittedly, he held patriarchal views.
After all, in their family, not having a son was unacceptable; people would gossip about it behind their backs.
But so what? Having a son doesn't mean he has to mistreat his daughter.
Even if complete fairness is impossible in terms of emotions, Shen Dingkun would never joke about his children's property in terms of material things.
All the wealth was earned by him, and his children must divide it equally; this is essential.
It doesn't matter whether it's a boy or a girl; even if there's a son, the property should still go to whoever is entitled to it.
Zhao Mingyao seemed very happy and touched when she heard his decision, because Shen Dingkun had not neglected any of their children.
How much time has passed? Everything has changed—
As his daughter recounted her story, he finally saw his wife's true colors: those education experts, because of the husband's love for his wife, dared not tell the truth and could only follow Zhao Mingyao's educational plan.
Zhao Mingyao's educational approach was neither scientific nor effective, and even had a negative impact.
People are always complex, just like Zhao Mingyao. She has both love and jealousy for the child, which can perhaps be understood.
But she wasn't jealous of her son; instead, she was jealous of her daughter, which puzzled Shen Dingkun.
Why?
Zhao Mingyao is a woman, so why is she so jealous of her own daughter?
During a family gathering, when the topic of "carrying on the family line" came up, the family members didn't dare to directly belittle him, so they turned their criticism on the children, saying that his son was indeed smarter, while his daughter seemed dull-witted.
Hearing such words, Shen Dingkun would always try his best to protect the child, while Zhao Mingyao always assumed that they were joking and that they didn't need to pay too much attention to them, as that would make them seem petty.
Now, Shen Dingkun has finally realized the underlying logic: why do they always bully their daughter?
Besides the family's outdated ideas, there's also Zhao Mingyao's so-called "adversity education," and her indifference towards the unfair treatment her daughter received.
To put it bluntly, she believed that her daughter should not grow up carefree; she should experience setbacks and know that girls are inherently inferior to boys.
Only by experiencing more hardships can a daughter enjoy the same benefits as a boy.
She really thought that way, and she did it—
No wonder she treated her daughter like a guest, no wonder she kept saying her daughter had to have children...
A mother's jealousy of her own child sounds unbelievable, but it really happened to Zhao Mingyao.
The moment Shen Dingkun reached his conclusion, he suddenly felt a little dizzy: What exactly did he do wrong?
He strives to contribute to his family and provide a good living environment for his wife and children. He hopes to have the best lover and the best children. He tries his best to shoulder the responsibilities of a man and support them. However, he never expected that while he was supporting everything, his children's mother was breaking down the walls that the children used to protect them.
She hoped that exposing her daughter to harm would make her a well-behaved girl.
It's hilarious that this kind of education has lasted for so long; what's even funnier is Shen Dingkun himself—
If he had even the slightest doubt, or cared even a little about his daughter, he wouldn't have allowed her to be so negatively influenced by her mother's upbringing.
Fortunately, his daughter would fight back.
Shen Dingkun looked at Qianqian: "Qianqian, last time, did you deliberately bring up the preference for boys over girls in front of me? Did you deliberately let me know about my parenting methods? Do you already know that my parenting methods are wrong?"
Facing her father's sharp gaze, Qianqian neither pretended to be naive nor denied it, but nodded: "Yes, Dad, I don't want it to be like this. I am also your child. You gave me life, and I am very grateful to you. But if you have to treat me differently, then why did you have me in the first place?"
“Mom is always like that. I’ve tried to change her mind by studying hard, but she always says, ‘It’s better to marry well than to study well,’ yet she still tells me to study hard so I can marry a good man. Dad, how old am I? I’ve watched a lot of videos online, but I never thought this would happen to me—I don’t want to become the ‘Voldemort’ in the videos, nor do I want to become the object of my mother’s competition.”
Five-year-old Qianqian has a very high IQ—her father is a top-notch intelligent person, her mother graduated from a prestigious university, and her IQ has been measured very high since she was a child.
This girl should have had a bright future, but because of her mother's obsession, she was forced to reveal the truth to her father in a cruel way.
Perhaps it wasn't just Zhao Mingyao who was wrong, but also Shen Dingkun.
He took a deep breath and said to Qianqian, "You did nothing wrong, the adults are the ones who are wrong. It's not appropriate for you to stay in the villa for a while. I know you may feel that I'm abandoning you, but that's not it—I just want to give you a change of environment, and I don't want you to become a child with hatred in your eyes."
“Even if Mom is wrong, I don’t want you and your daughter to become enemies because of your parenting methods. I’m going to send you somewhere…”
At 9 a.m., there was a knock on Jiang Tian's door.
Shen Dingkun stood at the door holding his daughter. He looked dejected, with stubble on his face and dark circles under his eyes, clearly having not slept all night.
Jiang Tian was stunned when she opened the door: "Why are you here?"
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