Chapter 78 Theodore Is Popular
"Teddy, how old are you?" In the hall, Theodore's lovely face was so inviting that Edwin bent over to talk to his grandson.
"Theodore is four years old." Theodore replied with a sweet smile. He liked this old man with a kind face, while Sophie was amused. Edwin was always grave and aloof in front of others. But now he was a totally different person when he talked with Theodore.
"Are you in kindergarten yet?" Edwin asked cheerfully again.
"Well, yes." Theodore continued to smile sweetly in reply.
"What do you usually like to eat... will your mom feel laborious... do you like your father ...?" Edwin, once met Theodore's little smile, the tone of voice can not help but become childish.
Theodore frowned a little, and this time he did not answer immediately.
As soon as Sophie saw Theodore's reaction, she immediately came over and took her husband's arm and guffawed, "Edwin, Theodore is the same as Arthur when he was a child. A super high IQ genius... you don't need to treat him like an ordinary child. This will bother him instead."
"It seems Arthur has mentioned ..." Edwin just remembered as if Arthur did once mention that Theodore inherited his IQ. But Theodore was so cute. Once he saw him, he involuntarily changed his tone which became softer and more loving.
"Yes, look at Theodore's little face. It's all wrinkled up from your words." Sophie said as she looked lovingly at Theodore.
"Grandpa, let's talk properly, okay?" Seeing his grandmother explain for him, Theodore said to Edwin like a little adult. No, he was indeed a little adult.Content bel0ngs to Nôvel(D)r/a/ma.Org.
Theodore's slightly serious look was both cute and unconventional, and Edwin's smile deepened when he saw him like this.
"Okay, I got it," Edwin already knew how to go with Theodore, but, being a grandfather, he still held out his hand and said to Theodore with a smile, "So, can I give you a hug?" Theodore loved hugging the most. As soon as Edwin said the word, his little body bounced up like a bullet and shot towards Edwin, and also pounced him in a full embrace.
Sophie saw that Edwin was so happy, and she was also in a happy mood. As for Esmae's matter, so let's slow down a little.
In January, the snow in New York had almost melted, but Edwin, who loved Theodore so much when he saw him, took him and Sophie on a private plane to Alaska after hearing him he wanted to play in the snow. Theodore could play in the thick snow, and had a video call with Lucia in the heavy snow. Theodore told her that his grandfather loved him and Lucia was relieved.
Edwin usually seldom took vacations. This was the first time Theodore came to him so he gave himself a week off to play around with his grandson and wife. Two old people and one child were like three children when they played together.
When they were playing, Douglas, who heard the news, was traveling with his classmates, so he made a special trip to Salt Lake City, where his parents and nephew were, just to meet Theodore.
Due to the similarity between Theodore and Arthur, although Douglas's impression of childhood had gradually faded over time, when he saw Theodore for the first time, he almost called him brother out of control. The memory of childhood was like suddenly woke up.
After playing with Theodore for a while, Douglas not only saw the other side of the serious father, but was amazed at how much they loved Theodore, and he was quickly overwhelmed by Theodore's IQ. Although Douglas was on vacation, he still had some papers to be published in the next semester, so he took the time to take out his notebook to do it. At that time, Theodore happened to be next to him and just glanced at it. Theodore not only read his papers, but also pointed out for him a small mistake, which made Douglas stunned.
"Theodore, you must meet my second brother, your second uncle." Douglas was already impatient to let Theodore and Bailey meet. His stupid brother Bailey would definitely be blown to death!
"Okay..." Theodore replied with a smile. He really liked the subtle family relationship he felt now. Although Esmae's family was also very large, and those uncles and aunts were very kind to him, after all, they were not more than blood ties.
In the end, even Douglas gave up the tour and followed Theodore and a few people for fun, and they returned to New York after Edwin's one-week vacation.
Back in New York, with Douglas, who was energetic, playing with Theodore, Edwin and Sophie finally calmed down and discussed Esmae's affairs.
"Edwin, we can't just go to Esmae like this. It will make Lucia embarrassed." Sophie explained Lucia's difficulties to Edwin. Edwin's personality was relatively straightforward, and she still wanted to solve this without embarrassing Lucia.
"Is that so?" Edwin did plan to go directly to Esmae to explain what happened back then. Now that they were not young, their experience had already tempered their characters. He believed that Esmae can calm down and accept their explanation, but as soon as Sophie said that, he hesitated again.
"Isn't Erik going to Chicago to buy a batch of goods recently? He should be traveling by ship. Maybe he can use this opportunity to contact the Brown family. Shall we ask him to help get Esmae's words?" Erik, Sophie mentioned, was Erik Davies, the son of Edwin's uncle Frank Davies.
"Erik?" Edwin listened to Sophie's words and hesitated for a while, and didn't seem to agree with the suggestion.
"What's wrong? Is there any problem?" Sophie knew her husband very well, and she knew from his look that he had a secret, so she asked immediately.
"Erik's company has had some problems during this time. After you returned, he came to me and asked me to help, but I didn't agree." said Edwin.
Sophie frowned slightly. Because there weren't many people in the Davies family, Edwin wouldn't help under normal circumstances.
"His supply was adulterated with fraud, and the demander reported it to the authorities. After the two sides discussed it, the other party asked Erik to pay a huge amount of compensation to withdraw the accusation. He can't make money now, so he came to me."
Edwin frowned as he spoke. He always paid attention to honesty when doing business. Both sides treated people with sincerity. That was how business can be done. But Erik was different. His personality was more cunning, and he liked to take chances. He reminded him, but he always ignored it. Now that something happened, he came to him, and because of Edwin's personality, he naturally refused.