Glenn Hutchinson always cooked quickly. Kirana Williams and Flossie Wright hadn't been chatting in the living room for long before he had all his dishes laid out. Little Hutchinson, seeing him serving the food, immediately jumped down from the sofa and quickly went to help grab bowls and chopsticks. Then he moved a stool to scoop rice. He was so polite that he seemed almost too good to be true.
However, neither Glenn Hutchinson nor Kirana Williams responded to his actions as if they were accustomed to them.
Having seen how Kirana Williams spoils Little Hutchinson, this attitude of watching him work came as a surprise to Flossie Wright.
It was not until ages later when she met the entire Hutchinson family that she realized that severity and indulgence are each other's counterbalance. The elders always pamper the children, but the things they can do never stop them from doing so.
"Glenn, you didn't add salt, did you?"