Why argue with a child?

“Brother wasn’t cursing, but his tone was too harsh. How could he talk to his family like that? It’s your fault, brother. Shall I hit him?”

Jiang Mingxu immediately grabbed Gu An'an's hand, "No, no, I shouldn't have said bad things about my brother. Mother, please don't hit my brother. He's a good person."

The little boy secretly looked at his older brother standing to the side, "Actually, my brother is doing this for my own good, I understand."

Gu An'an barely suppressed her laughter as she spoke these words with extreme unease.

Jiang Mingyi looked at his little brother who was being watched closely, and suddenly understood the principle of balance mentioned in the book.

What is balance?

Just as emperors need to balance the power among their court officials, parents at home also need to balance the relationships between their children.

Gu An'an's words just now seemed like she was going to cause trouble for him, but in the end she made Mingxu back down. This was much better than her accusing him of being clumsy from the start.

"Alright, our Xu'er is a smart and sensible child, of course he won't cause trouble." Gu An'an put the little guy down. "Mother will go cook, Xu'er can play with his brother."

Jiang Mingxu looked at his elder brother timidly, wanting to go out with Gu An'an, but his legs were too short for him to climb off the kang (a heated brick bed).

As a result, he was forced to face his brother alone.

"Brother, are you hungry?" Jiang Mingxu carefully took out a piece of osmanthus candy from the bedside table. "Would you like some candy? Mother said that eating sweets makes you feel good."

The osmanthus sugar became a bit sticky after a few days.

Jiang Mingyi reached out and picked up the osmanthus candy.

The little boy opened his mouth wide when he saw this. His brother didn't like eating candy, did he?

Why would he really want it? He's just putting on an act.