The kids used to call him old man, and that infuriated him. They had since changed and
started calling him Uncle Zay, but that made him a little uncomfortable as well. He wanted
them to call him dad, but he didn't know how to make that request.
Maybe I should build a better rapport with them first…
"Come dig in, " said Carla. She placed a cup of freshly made coffee in front of Zayn.
"Thank you, " said Zayn before he sipped some coffee. He shifted his gaze to the kids and
tested the water by asking, "How about I drive you guys to the kindergarten today?"
"Really?" asked Venus, who was pleasantly surprised. A cheerful smile lit up on her beautiful
face as she added, "That'd be awesome!"
"I think so too, " agreed Josh excitedly, while having his tiny arm up to cast his vote,
"Mommy is usually busy and can't drop us off at the kindergarten. I'm always so jealous
when I see how the other kids have their parents at the kindergarten with them."
Hearing those words got Carla to feel guilty. He's right. I rarely drop the kids off at
school, and I thought that they are okay with it. I never realized that they are envious of the
other kids…
"Uncle Zay, won't that make you late for work?" asked Randy, who was more considerate.
"Not at all, " replied Zayn before he turned to Benard and ordered, "Go set everything up."
"Huh?" blurted Benard. He was stunned because he didn't know what was there to set up. He's
just dropping the kids off at the kindergarten, right? All he has to do is to tell the driver
where to go. There's nothing to set up.
"How many kids are there in your kindergarten?" asked Zayn as he sipped his coffee.
"Huh? That is such a tough question."
Venus had a cute ponytail on her head, and her tiny lips pouted as she thought about it.
Unfortunately, she still couldn't figure the answer out.
"All I know is that there are nineteen students in our class, " answered Josh after he
swallowed one of the hot cross bunnies. His tiny lips were oily, and his cheeks were bulging
a little when he added, "There used to be twenty students, but Simon went to another
school, so now there's only nineteen."
"Oh, " murmured Zayn while nodding.
"I know the answer to that, " replied Randy. He sipped some juice before counting with his
fingers and answering, "The kindergarten divides its students into four age groups, and each
age group makes seven classes. With each classroom comprising twenty students, there
are five hundred and sixty students in total."
Randy paused for a moment before adding, "Also, there are five teachers in each class, and
that makes it a total of one hundred and forty teachers."
"You are brilliant!"
Zayn was astonished. In addition to having high EQ, the kid's logical thinking and
mathematics are on point as well. He's not even four, but he can analyze situations and
make deductions quickly. He's such an adorable genius! As expected of my son!
"Thank you, " replied Randy. He was already used to receiving compliments like that, so he
asked calmly, "Why do you want to know, Uncle Zay?"
"Because the idiot standing behind me doesn't know what to do, " replied Zayn, before
shooting a frosty glare at Benard.
"I got it, " said Benard, who quickly nodded. He finally understood what Zayn meant by
setting everything up. "I'll go work on it right away."
Benard later bowed politely to everyone before rushing out of there.
"What's going on?" asked Carla in a confused tone.
"You don't need to worry about anything, " promised Zayn as he got some hot cross
bunnies for her, "All you have to do is rest up at home. I'll take everyone out for a stroll after
you've recovered."
"Okay, " murmured Carla. She nodded with a smile. She never knew that Zayn had a
softer side, and seeing how he interacted with the kids and planned to send the kids to
school…
I don't need to worry about anything at all.
"What else do you like aside from logical thinking and mathematics?" asked Zayn while
looking at Randy.
"Anything to do with technology, " replied Randy as he stirred the vegetable broth in his bowl,
"I like gadgets, so Mr. Jombo got me a computer. He also hired someone to teach me foreign
language as well as some basic technical know-how."
"Basic?" repeated Zayn with his brows raised.
"Yeah. At first, I thought that everything he taught was interesting, but I later found the
content to be too simple. I kept dozing off during his class…" shared Randy before yawning.
He looked like he was bored and frustrated.
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