"Son, would you like to recognize me as your godmother?"

When Mrs. Lisi asked this sentence, Su Mo was stunned.

Godmother, along with godfather, is also called: surrogate parent.

In ancient times, after the godfather or godmother was baptized, the godfather or godmother would teach the godson about religion, and if both parents died, the godparents were responsible for taking care of the godchild. A godmother (or godfather) can affirm faith on behalf of a baptized person and can teach a child on behalf of an incapacitated parent.

In some parts of Europe and the United States, godchildren can even enjoy the same inheritance rights as godfathers and godmothers.

"Madam, what did you just say? I mean, I heard you right?" Su Mo's surprise was palpable.

Lady Liz smiled and said, "You heard you right, child, and if you don't mind, I think I might have a chance to be your godmother." ”

"But madam, will your husband agree?" Su Mo was not disgusted, and even thought that it would be a good choice to become a family with Mrs. Liss, but she knew that Mrs. Liss's husband, Mr. Smith, was a pure Westerner, and if she agreed today, it might cause trouble for Mrs. Liss's marriage.

"Don't worry, my boy, Smith will love you. Mrs. Lisy had a kind smile on her face, Smith didn't miss the child less than she had over the years, so there was basically no possibility of refusal, but since Su Mo brought it up, she would also solve the other party's concerns:

"But your worries are justified, I'm too anxious, I'll ask Smith for my opinion when I go back today, you can also think about it, I believe you won't let me down, right, dear Sue?"

"Of course. A shallow smile appeared at the corner of Su Mo's mouth.

Mrs. Lisy nodded in satisfaction, feeling that the child was really in line with her heart.

The next day, she also got her wish and gained a godson.

But it didn't take long for her to be happier—

"Sometimes it's not good for children to be too obedient and sensible..."Mrs. Lisi couldn't be happy when she looked at her godson who sorted out her books when she was okay and read them when she finished sorting them.

At first, she thought it was good and worry-free, but slowly she found that her lovely godson only had maturity far beyond her peers and no vitality of her peers, in other words: too immortal, lacking fireworks.

If it were someone else's child, it might feel good, but for Mrs. Lisie, it was terrible, and in the child's teenage stage, she was more concerned about one question than whether the child was sensible or not, whether she worked hard or not: Are you happy?

At least generally, people who lack communication are not happy.

But when she went home to ask her husband for help, Mr. Smith was surprised and said, "My dear, this is the old land of the East, and mature and steady people are more welcome! What we need to do is to help the child find the way she wants to go, so that she can have happiness." ”

Lady Liz was annoyed, "But she's too mature to be a middle school student, and I don't think that's a good thing, Smith." ”

"Lis, we should think about it from a different perspective, maybe our dear godson likes to study and work, and if this is her hobby, what can we do to support her. Smith's voice was like a gentle wind, gently blowing through people's hearts.

Mrs. Lisi was persuaded, but still wanted to change Su Mo: "You're right, we should support the child's choice, but I still think she should have some friends of the same age, maybe she can try..."

"Lise, if you want to do it and want to try it, do it. ”

......

Mrs. Lisi began to bring a few visitors from the library to Su Mo intentionally or unintentionally, and even sometimes took the initiative to create topics, which made Su Mo very distressed.

For her, these teenage children were too naïve, and those wild ideas made it very difficult for them to communicate with each other.

But Su Mo couldn't help but give face to her godmother, after all, Mrs. Lisi was also for her good.

But she didn't say anything, and Madame Lisy was more or less aware of her emotions, and asked when there was no one around:

"Honey, you seem to be a little unhappy lately, is it because you are working too hard? ”

Su Mo shook her head: "No, I like this job very much, because you are here, ma'am." I just feel like there's something immature about them,"

This feeling is like letting adults who grow up and mature come to communicate with children again, and I feel that except for the second second, it is awkward, and the experience is very poor.

Lady Liz was silent for a long time.

"It's me who didn't think it through, and I'm sorry. Mrs. Lise simply admitted her mistake, but thought to herself: it seems that this path is not working, it doesn't matter, there is another way.

In the next few days, Mrs. Lisi introduced new friends to Su Mo in different ways, but in the end, Su Mo only became interested in a cat, because:

"I love cats, cats are amazing creatures, whether you are poor or rich, healthy or sick, it looks down on you. ― Sugorates Mo

In the end, Mrs. Lise had no choice but to give up her plans.

Making friends is a consensual thing, and if one party is unwilling to be forced by a third party, then even if the friendship becomes a false and meaningless thing.

When Mrs. Lisi was at a loss, Su Mo took the initiative to find her:

"Madam, I've been having some trouble lately, I wonder if you have time?"

"Of course. Lady Lise laughed and said, "I would be glad to help you, dear." So, what do you need help with?"

Su Mo said: "Madam, I have been reading physics and chemistry recently, but their original works are all in English, and I can only understand the translation. I think there are still some differences between the original and the translation, I wonder if you can find some time to teach me English?"

Lady Lise's eyes lit up: "Of course, I would love to, but learning a language is a very boring thing, and it requires long-term perseverance, can you do it?"

She is happy to help her dear godson, especially when the godson lacks friends and is unwilling to accept peers, she is willing to communicate with her children in this way.

But she doesn't want her child to give up halfway, but hopes that once her godson chooses, she will go on no matter what, so she has to say some things in advance.

Su Mo nodded: "Learning is originally a boring thing, you can rest assured." ”

Recently, she has actually been thinking about the future, as she thought before, she has experienced two worlds, has deep insights into some things, and also has some new ideas.

Knowledge changes destiny is the mainstream of this era, but if she wants to do this, she needs more accumulation and more knowledge to learn.

In the more advanced world of the West, it is still necessary for her to learn English well.