Ezra drove Maisie to the hospital. The doctor dressed her wound again and gave her a tetanus shot, which Ezra insisted on.
Maisie reckoned that Ezra was so nervous that made her embarrassed in front of medical workers.
The nurse who gave her the injection comforted her, "For sake of safety, it is not bad to be cautious."
Out of the hospital, they got in the car and were about to go back home. Maisie said sheepishly, "Sorry. I should have cooked for you, but it ends up like this."
She could keep cooking with a piece of Band-Aid, but he was adamant to go to the hospital.
"I have prepared the dinner. Glad you're all right." Ezra didn't start the car at once but looked up at her, asking concernedly, "Are you OK?"
He knew she wasn't that distractible sort of person. She must be so preoccupied with her own thought that she cut herself.
Maisie was surprised that Ezra had now become sensitive enough to perceive her thoughts. She looked down and said, "Yes, for David."
"He returned home today and fainted from anger."
Ezra frowned slightly.
He had seen Susan who was unreasonable, brazen, and selfish. It could be said that she had maximized the evil of human nature. He used to reckon that she was hard on Maisie because of the patriarchal values. Unexpectedly, David was not much better.
It could also be said that she thought she had treated David well, thus she got mad when he didn't take her side.
Parenting was not that easy.
Parents should not only be nice to their children but also set an example for posterity in the aspect of who they are and how they act. If their words and deeds are perverse or criticized, their children will naturally dislike them.
It cannot be helped if children absorb their deviant values. However, David and Maisie just received a good education and got positive values. As a result, the contradiction between them and their parents became more acute
"Let's go home first. I'm just about to tell you something." After pondering, Ezra started the car and drove away.
Ezra intended to tell Maisie that David was crushing on a girl because he thought David couldn't go on like this any longer. He shouldn't let go of his beloved, even never be in love or get married due to his parents. It didn't help.
He hoped Maisie could try to persuade him to keep away from such parents. He should think of his own happiness.
Certainly, he didn't mean that David should disown his parents, either. Instead, he ought to support them but tried to stay away from them. It was improper for him to miss his own happiness because of his parents.
After they arrived home, the dinner had been there, and Daisy had helped Maisie tidy up the messy kitchen. The three sat down and dined.
After she finished, Daisy led the child away from the dining room, then Ezra said, "David falls in love with some girl."
Maisie was surprised at first, and then she asked, "How do you know that?"
As his elder sister, she actually knew nothing about it.
Ezra said, "When you were studying abroad, was there a girl called Shania who chased him all the time?"
Maisie nodded, "Yes, she impressed me because of her beauty and good temperament. Also, it was said that her family was super-rich."
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