"When we get back, Mom will make you something delicious." To prevent the little guy from suddenly having another outburst, Jiaming immediately spoke to divert his attention.
Hongjing was overjoyed to hear this, his little face beaming with smiles. Suddenly, as if he had thought of something, he hurriedly said, "Guoguo!"
"Okay, I won't forget you, 'Guoguo'." Jiaming smiled and poked Hongjing's forehead. "I know you miss your brother. The two of you have a very good relationship."
"Giggle!" The little guy laughed, mumbling as he ordered, "Vegetables."
Jiaming: ...She likes to eat vegetarian food so much and doesn't like meat. She's a little malnourished and won't grow up!
Of course, Jiaming wouldn't allow the little guy to become malnourished from eating too much vegetarian food. She would only allow him to satisfy his vegetarian preferences as much as possible while ensuring a balanced diet.
Back outside the main building of Taoyuan, Jiaming stopped in her tracks.
"Good boy," Jiaming said after patting Hongjing's fluffy little head. "Let Hongtao carry you back, and Mother will go and make you something delicious."
After saying this, he handed the little Hongjing in his arms to Hongtao beside him.
Hongjing was initially unwilling. He quite liked his mother's embrace, which was warm and soft, and had a pleasant fragrance. However, when he heard his mother say "make something to eat," his mouth watered, and he even reached out his arms to ask Hongtao to hug him.
Then, the little guy who was taken by Red Peach emphasized again, "Cai Cai!" You must make your own delicious food, don't forget.
Jiaming smiled and nodded, saying, "Don't worry, Mother won't forget."
The little guy smiled with satisfaction immediately. Just as Jiaming turned to go to the kitchen, she heard the little guy's voice again: "Guoguo!"
When Jiaming turned around, she initially thought Hongxuan had arrived. She looked towards the path leading to the main house, but found nothing.
She wanted to turn around and glare at Hongjing, thinking the little guy was teasing her, but suddenly, as if remembering something, she stopped herself from turning around.
What a blunder!
The little one meant that he shouldn't forget to cook something delicious for his older brother, and Jiaming, realizing this, waved her hand speechlessly behind her back, "I know, I know!"
Upon arriving in the kitchen, Jiaming immediately directed the staff to prepare the ingredients for her: pork ribs, fish head, tofu, lotus root, and green vegetables...
She knew her son well; she estimated that he would come back to her peach orchard for lunch after tidying up the front yard.
Thinking about this, and missing her son whom she hadn't seen in a long time, she decided to cook some of his favorite dishes to welcome him back.
Hongtao, who was holding Hongjing, took the little guy back to the outer room and put him on the cool mat inside. Then she gave the little guy toys such as puzzles and a golden abacus to play with.
Hongjing didn't make a fuss. He sat on the mat, holding a golden abacus in one hand and piecing together a jigsaw puzzle in the other.
Hongtao sat quietly to the side, watching the Fifth Prince Hongjing.
Time passed slowly, and the sun gradually rose to its zenith. In the outer room, Hongjing, who had quickly finished the simple jigsaw puzzle, was bored and fiddled with his chubby little hands on the abacus.
The crisp sound echoed in the room, and Red Peach continued to watch quietly.
Suddenly, Hongjing stopped what he was doing, the crisp sound abruptly ceased, and he became quiet, seemingly listening intently to something.
Hearts: ? ?
Just as I was wondering, I saw Hongjing turn around and stare intently at the door with his dark eyes.
Red Peach remained puzzled, her eyes following the direction of the doorway.
Just then, a delicately carved little figure appeared at the door with three people carrying boxes.
"Guoguo!" Hongjing reacted quickly and immediately recognized the person at the door as his brother, the brother in the painting, the brother who gave him the golden abacus!
Overjoyed, he quickly crawled toward Hongxuan at the door.
"Fourth Prince!" Hongtao realized what was happening and immediately stood up in surprise, went to greet him, and bowed.
"Aunt Hongtao, there's no need for such formalities!" Although Hongxuan was speaking to Hongtao, his eyes were filled with surprise as he looked at his younger brother Hongjing, who was "flying" towards him.
I'm so happy that my little brother still remembers me!
Look at that climbing posture! Haha, my little brother must really miss me and be very happy!
That's perfect, I also miss my younger brother.
These thoughts flashed through his mind quickly. Hongxuan hurried to meet Hongjing, squatted down, and suddenly picked him up with both hands. He couldn't help but kiss Hongjing's tender little cheek in a very "adult" way.
Hongjing, who was being kissed, had an excited, rosy face and looked incredibly cute. He called out "Guoguo" while kissing Hongxuan back, leaving Hongxuan's face covered in drool.
Hongxuan, whose face was covered in saliva, showed no impatience or displeasure whatsoever. On the contrary, he felt delighted and even happier!
After playing a little game of kissing each other for a while, the two brothers returned to the mat and sat together. Of course, Hongxuan carried them back, and even when they were back on the mat, Hongxuan refused to put Hongjing down.
Sitting on the cool mat, he stubbornly held onto Xiao Hongjing with his short arms, even though the little guy in his arms was hot, like hugging a small heater in the middle of summer, he refused to let go.
After talking for a while on the mat, Hongjing, though not very fluent, could still understand what Hongxuan was saying. Hongxuan suddenly remembered the things he had asked Xiao Lizi and the others to bring back. "Brother brought you a lot of things this time."
Hongjing's bright black eyes immediately lit up with curiosity, and he tilted his head slightly as he looked at Hongxuan, "Dongdong?"
Hongxuan nodded to Hongjing and then gave a look to Xiao Li.
Understanding the implication, Xiao Li immediately carried over a small box, knelt down, opened the box, and approached Hongjing, saying, "Fifth Prince, take a look. These were all personally selected for you by the Fourth Prince."
When speaking, Li Zi did not treat the Fifth Prince Hongjing with any perfunctory attitude because he was too young; instead, he treated Hongjing as if he were his own master.
Hongjing basically understood. Looking at the precious jewels in the small box, his eyes crinkled with laughter. The money-grubber was extremely pleased.
Excitedly, she reached into the small box and grabbed a large gem, giggling as she clutched it to her chest. She quickly wiped her mouth with Hongxuan's drool, exclaiming, "Guoguo, good!"
Hongxuan, who had been kissed, squinted his eyes in satisfaction, feeling even happier inside, his inner voice filled with joy!
Hehe, my little brother kissed me! My little brother kissed me! My little brother kissed me!
When Hongxuan came to his senses, he saw Hongjing's chubby little hands rummaging through the small box, not paying attention to him. He felt a little disappointed, and the joy in his heart began to fade. At the same time, he began to notice that another person he missed in the room did not seem to be there.
He looked around the room but still couldn't find her. He frowned and asked Hongtao beside him, "Where is my mother?"
"Uh, rice, vegetables!" Before Red Peach could answer, Hongjing immediately responded with great enthusiasm.
Hongxuan: ? ?
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