After dinner, Jiaming coaxed Xiao Hongjing to sleep and came out to find Xiao Hongxuan frowning and deep in thought.
"Xuan'er, why are you frowning? Could it be that you can't stand staying with your mother anymore?" As soon as she finished speaking, Jiaming instantly turned into a drama queen, "Waaah, ever since you went to the front courtyard, I only see you once every few days, waaah, you can't even stay in the Peach Courtyard for such a short time, waaah, my heart aches so much, I'm so sad."
In her grief, Jiaming clutched her chest.
Xiao Hongxuan was speechless, and rubbed his forehead, saying, "Mother, you know perfectly well that's not what Xuan'er meant!" At the same time, he thought to himself, "My dramatic mother is at it again."
"Hehe!" Jiaming chuckled and patted Xiao Hongxuan's head. "I was just teasing you! You're frowning like an old man, hmm, you're even starting to look like your father. I just couldn't stand it!"
"Mother!" Xiao Hongxuan was speechless. His lips moved, but he didn't say anything. After all, a son's bad words were just a father's nonsense.
"What should I call you? Seriously, don't be like your father, always expressionless, it's too boring."
Xiao Hongxuan opened his mouth to refute, thinking that his father's way was fine too, but Jiaming raised her hand to stop him.
"Stop, your mother doesn't want to hear any arguments. Just don't learn from your father and always have a blank expression."
Xiao Hongxuan stared at Jiaming, speechless and somewhat dejected, and said, "Don't worry, Mother, Xuan'er will just be herself."
"Yes, it's good to be yourself, you should be yourself. Of course, you should also learn from your father's good qualities, understand?"
Xiao Hongxuan smiled happily this time, "Mother, Xuan'er knows, and is learning." In her heart, she thought happily, "Very good, Mother can also see Father's good points."
"By the way, we've gotten off topic. What was it that made you frown just now?" Jiaming sat down opposite Xiao Hongxuan and asked him.
Upon hearing this, Hongxuan frowned again. "It's all about 'open source'. If we don't want to make money soon, we'll soon have nothing to amuse our younger brother."
Jiaming: "..." So you ignored everything I said before the meal!
Helpless, she repeated, "Didn't I tell you not to follow your father's example? Your father is rich, with a salary, and can afford to entertain your younger brother. If you give all those things to your brother, they're gone. You're growing up now, and you'll need these things someday. Besides, your brother is too greedy; he needs to be properly taught to earn money honestly. When he's more sensible..."
“But my little brother is still young and doesn’t understand yet.” Xiao Hongxuan blinked innocently at Jiaming and argued, “Besides, this is what Xuan’er did willingly. Furthermore, Mother, you taught Xuan’er that it’s not enough to just ‘cut back’ money. We also need to find ways to ‘increase our income’. Not teasing my little brother with things so often is just ‘cutting back’ money. Xuan’er wants to increase our income as well.”
Jiaming listened attentively and had no intention of letting Hongxuan speak.
Seeing that his mother was listening attentively, Hongxuan continued to speak his mind: "Besides, I only see my little brother once every few days, and play with him once, well, two or three times a week, that's not much. So, I'm thinking that instead of 'cutting expenses,' let's just 'increase income'!"
As Jiaming listened attentively, a smile appeared in her eyes. She could hear the affection her eldest son had for his younger son, and she understood even more why he didn't want to cut back on spending. At the same time, she was also delighted that her eldest son had taken her teachings to heart and tried to put them into practice.
Xiao Hongxuan sensitively sensed his mother's emotions, so he became more frank, "As for what you said about the future, yes, Xuan'er will need these things in the future, but I believe that even if these things are gone, I can earn them back, or even more."
Looking at the little one, puffing out his little chest, looking incredibly confident.
Jiaming was slightly taken aback, then sighed inwardly, "That appearance is truly dazzling!"
She blinked, a relieved smile appearing in her eyes, and then reached out to pat Xiao Hongxuan's little head.
Little Hongxuan's face instantly turned a little red, not from shyness, but from joy. Mother was praising me!
For a fleeting moment, Jiaming had the illusion that the little guy had grown a tail, and that tail was wagging incessantly, wagging proudly and happily.
Jiaming, still a little dazed, continued to rub her head. After regaining her senses, she continued rubbing her head and said, "Oh, I see. Have you thought of a way to make money? Oh, by the way, is it feasible, especially for you right now?"
Xiao Hongxuan's expression froze. He thought to himself: I have an idea, but it seems impossible for me right now. But, Mother, could you please not discourage your son so quickly? One moment I thought you were praising me, and the next moment... The criticism continued. After Xiao Hongxuan's face stiffened, it collapsed.
Because Jiaming answered her own question, "Well, I don't think it's feasible for your mother. After all, you are still young and cannot freely enter and leave the mansion. Moreover, you don't have that many people around you to serve you, especially those who travel outside."
After saying that, Jiaming looked at the dejected little Hongxuan with his head down and smiled, "How about your mother gives you an idea?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Hongxuan became excited and looked up at Jiaming with longing eyes. Jiaming couldn't help but reach out and pat the little guy's head again.
Xiao Hongxuan was speechless. Feeling a little anxious, he grabbed Jiaming's hands that were patting his head and urged, "Mother, stop dawdling and tell me quickly, what's your idea?"
"Are you sure you want to know?" Jiaming gave Xiao Hongxuan a meaningful smile.
When Xiao Hongxuan saw his mother's smile, he had a bad feeling, but in order to "open up new sources" and amuse his younger brother, he decided to go for it and said, "I'm sure."
"Very good! Come with your mother." With that, she took the lead and walked away.
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