However, she didn't tell Hongxuan this, firstly to avoid hurting him further, and secondly, because she was afraid he wouldn't be able to hide his emotions and that the master or others would find out.

Upon hearing Jiaming's words, Hongxuan felt as if a drowning person had grabbed onto a piece of driftwood. Thinking of the example his mother had given him, he realized that there were indeed close relatives whose children still existed and had lived for decades, albeit in frail health. Suddenly, a ray of sunshine shone down into his dark heart, and his mind slowly began to brighten.

Jealous Hongjing immediately noticed that the aura surrounding his fourth brother was no longer so heavy. He looked up, but still didn't laugh.

Rather than being jealous, the little guy would rather see his fourth brother smile, a warm smile.

So, the little guy hesitated for a moment before awkwardly saying, "Fourth Brother, are you unhappy? Big Brother is sick. Then give him some good food, all of which Jing'er likes. Fourth Brother, please make Big Brother get better soon."

As he spoke, the little guy pointed to the plate of snacks on the table in front of him.

Hongxuan looked at the plate of snacks that the little guy had eaten almost all of, and although he found it a little funny, he was still quite touched by the little guy's thoughtfulness.

So he said on behalf of his elder brother Honghui, "Fourth brother thanks you on behalf of eldest brother! But you must remember what fourth brother told you."

Hongjing blinked, looking at Hongxuan with a puzzled expression.

Hongxuan immediately said seriously, "You can't eat food that others give you. Similarly, you can't give food to anyone else except your fourth brother, understand? Not even your eldest brother, and not even any of the three of them."

Although Hongjing still didn't quite understand, he nodded and said, "I'll remember."

Hongxuan patted Hongjing's head and said, "I know you don't understand yet. I didn't understand when I was little either, but as long as you remember it, you can do as I say."

“Yes!” Hongjing nodded seriously.

Seeing how well-behaved and obedient Hongjing was, Hongxuan was even more pleased. He couldn't help but stroke Hongjing's fluffy head again; the touch was quite comfortable.

So Hongxuan touched it even more enthusiastically, and as he touched it, his brain, which was working at high speed, suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

"By the way, eldest brother hasn't had a very good appetite. Fifth brother just said he'd give eldest brother something good to eat. That makes sense, Mother's cooking is delicious. If it were eldest brother, I think he could eat something, right?"

"Didn't you just scold your younger brother for not letting him bring food to others? Bringing food to your older brother, especially food made by Mother, is unacceptable," Jiaming said, frowning in disapproval.

At this moment, Hongxuan realized that he had just spoken his true feelings.

"I know it won't work, and I've thought of a way, but," Hongxuan trailed off, "I just don't know if Mother will agree?"

"Agreed! Mother agrees!" Before Jiaming could speak, Hongjing, whom Hongxuan was holding, spoke up on her behalf.

"You little rascal!" Jiaming rolled her eyes at Xiao Hongjing and said, "You're such a spoiled brat who doesn't care about his mother anymore just because he has a brother. You only care about making your brother happy and you've sold out your mother like that. Honestly!" As she spoke, she couldn't help but poke the little guy's head.

"Mother, no!" Hongxuan quickly reached out to stop her.

This time it was Hongxuan's turn to get the eye roll.

"Why are you in such a hurry?" Jiaming said rudely, "Your mother just tapped his forehead lightly, that's all."

Hongxuan froze, his hand still trying to stop him, a slightly embarrassed smile on his face.

"Forget it, let's not talk about it anymore! Otherwise, your brother will start protecting his own!" Jiaming looked speechlessly at Hongjing, who was unhappy because she had mentioned his fourth brother, and continued, "What kind of solution did you just say you had? You have to tell me, and make sure Mother thinks it's feasible before she'll agree, right?"

Upon hearing this, Hongxuan whispered a few words to Jiaming.

After listening, Jiaming thought about it for a moment. At most, she would be a little busy, but that wouldn't be a big deal. Besides, going through the master would make her even safer.

Since that's the case, she nodded and said, "It's fine with Mother, but what about Father?"

Hongxuan immediately understood what was left unsaid and patted his chest, saying, "Leave it to your son. My elder brother has become so thin. Father has always been good to him, so he will definitely agree."

After saying that, he released his arm from Hongjing's and stood up abruptly.

Jiaming asked in surprise, "What are you doing?" Could it be...?

"Son, go find Father right now!" Hongxuan said, then lifted his foot, looking like he was about to rush back to the front yard.

"Hey, what's the rush!" Jiaming quickly stood up and reached out to stop her.

Hongjing, who was released by Hongxuan, reacted quickly, grabbing his fourth brother's clothes and shouting, "No! Fourth brother, play with me, talk to me, take a bath with me, sleep with me, don't leave!"

Before Hongxuan could speak, Jiaming quickly chimed in, "What's the rush? You've come all this way. Your brother's matter won't be settled anytime soon. Why don't you spend some time with your younger brother first!"

Hongxuan lowered his head and hesitated. What his mother said made sense.

Seeing that the other person had taken her to heart, Jiaming quickly added, "Your brother has been looking forward to your return every day. He was so happy to see you back. Just now, when you said you were leaving, look how anxious he was!" As she said this, she winked at Xiao Hongjing and said, "He was about to cry!"

Xiao Hongjing was stunned for a moment, then realized what was happening. He buried his head in the hem of his clothes that he was holding tightly and burst into tears, crying, "Waaah, Fourth Brother, don't go, waaah, Jing'er doesn't want you to go, waaah, don't go."

Hearing the little one cry, Hongxuan felt that he shouldn't leave now.

He lowered his head, touched the top of the little one's head, and gently comforted him, "Don't cry, it's your fault, I won't leave."

“Really!” Hongjing suddenly lifted his face from under Hongxuan’s clothes.

Upon seeing his younger brother's bright smile, without a single tear or any sign of distress in his eyes, Hongxuan's gentle expression froze instantly. He then said irritably, "You little rascal, you're something else, trying to pull this on your fourth brother, all bark and no bite!"

"Hehe!" Hongjing chuckled awkwardly, scratching the back of his head, his gaze shifting unnaturally to Jiaming.

Jiaming's eyelids twitched, afraid that the little guy would implicate her and reveal that she was the one who asked him to cooperate. She quickly changed the subject, saying, "By the way, it's almost time. What would you like to eat? Mother will go to the small kitchen to make it for you two brothers."

Upon hearing that they could order food, and thinking of their mother's delicious cooking, the two brothers' mouths instantly watered.

Both of their attention immediately turned to this, and Hongxuan, being the older brother, immediately offered, "Younger brother, you go first."

Hongjing shook his head, "Brother, you go first?"

“Younger brother, you…” Hongxuan.

“You two brothers, stop arguing.” Jiaming quickly interrupted, “The time you’ve spent arguing is enough to order food. Hurry up and order, listen to your mother. Hmm, let’s start with you, younger brother Hongjing! But you can’t order too much at once. As usual, each person can only order two dishes.”