But when he thinks of his grandson's expectant gaze, he realizes that a grandson is still a grandson. No matter how adorable his young master is, his grandson still makes his heart ache.
"Four coins," I said, offering one coin less than my bottom line, just for the sake of how adorable the young master was.
The little guy tilted his head and thought for a moment. Just now, when Su Anda was bargaining, he was short one coin, two coins... at most fifteen coins.
However, the more expensive the item, the less there is, so for something that costs six coins, two coins less is acceptable.
He didn't hesitate for long. He took out four coins from his purse and gave them to the old man, not a penny more, not a penny less. Then, he accepted the chubby panda roly-poly toy that the old man handed him.
After buying the items, the little guy's face turned even redder.
Jiaming, watching from the side, knew that he was excited, not sick. It didn't stop them from continuing to shop. From then on, Su Peisheng would pay for anything he wanted, but Hongxuan would negotiate the price and pay for what he wanted.
As the journey progressed, Jiaming began to feel something was amiss.
Especially after they finished lunch, Fourth Master took them to a rather desolate place, told the little guy that this was a slum, and then left after a short walk.
The people there have sallow faces and are thin; there are relatively few stall owners there.
Then she discovered that the old man was following behind the two little beggars on purpose.
What are you doing, sir?
"Father, what are they doing?" Hongxuan asked. Clearly, his question was different from his mother's.
"Begging."
"Begging?" Clearly, no matter how smart he was, Hongxuan didn't understand something he had never heard of before.
Then, Jiaming heard Fourth Master explain to Hongxuan what begging is, and use the various things he bought that day to tell the little guy about prices, how much money is enough for ordinary people to live on, etc. She listened in a daze.
After hearing this, the little guy looked at the two little beggars with sympathy and said, "Dad, take them with you."
Fourth Master shook his head and said firmly, "No." Actually, it wasn't impossible, but he had other purposes.
"Why?"
“There are many like them. We can’t help everyone. They have to rely on themselves and us.”
The little guy didn't quite understand and looked at Fourth Master with a blank expression.
Fourth Master patted Hongxuan's head and said, "Remember this, and you'll understand later."
After a pause, Fourth Master continued, "However, helping them temporarily is also an option." He then gestured to Su Peisheng beside him.
Su Peisheng stepped forward and gave some copper coins to the two little beggars.
Hongxuan suddenly realized what was happening and reached into his money pouch. Fourth Master saw it and pressed his hand down, saying, "No need to give any more."
“Ke Xuan’er still has some.”
Fourth Master: "Giving too much is not good. Money is a good thing; it can buy a lot of things. Generally speaking, the more money you have, the better the things you can buy... Some bad people will rob you... If you're small, you can't fight back... It's dangerous..."
Watching the Fourth Master's thin lips move and listening to his voice, Jiaming snapped out of her daze and suddenly realized: a trip?! This is not a trip at all! This is actually a practical classroom for teaching Xuan'er.
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