Chapter 48: Suffered a Small Loss

Emma sat in a chair, cupping her cheeks with round eyes fixed on the filming occurring before her. Although she appeared to be focused and serious, the occasional kick of her dangling legs betrayed her inner world.

In two more months, the little tyke would be five years old. Don't be fooled by her small size; emotionally, she was already at the level of a 6 or 7-year-old. Being quite bright, she could more or less fluently read the newspaper. Don't underestimate this skill of fluently reading the newspaper, as English is not like Chinese, where new things can be understood just by combining two or a few characters together. In English, you either explain with a long string of words or outright create a new word. This is something not just children struggle with, but even adults need to consult a dictionary to understand, which is why it's common for kids to only become fluent in reading newspapers around the age of eleven or twelve.