Reborn Lady - Chapter 295
When Xiao Heng and Xiao Xun came back from studying in the palace, Xiao Ning showed off.
Xiao Heng was very sensible, while Xiao Xun looked at his mother and said, “Mother, I also want to visit my great-grandfather.”
Yin Hui said with a smile, “Do you want to visit your great-grandfather, or do you want a parrot?”
Xiao Xun chuckled.
Yin Hui said, “You can also raise a parrot if you want, first get your father’s permission, and I will buy it for you.”
Xiao Xun immediately stopped.
As night fell, Wei Luo returned home.
Yin Hui observed Xiao Xun silently. The little guy seemed to be sure that his father would not agree, so he put the matter of raising a parrot to the back of his mind, but his eyes were bright.
Wei Luo deserved to work in the Ministry of Criminal, so his eyes were sharper in judging cases. When he noticed Xiao Xun’s eyes, Wei Luo asked, “Do you also want to raise a parrot?”
Xiao Xun nodded with a blushing face.
Wei Luo said, “You have to study, practice martial arts, take care of a dog, and raise a parrot, can you take care of it?”
Xiao Xun blinked and said obediently, “I don’t want it anymore.”
Seeing that his son was scared, he said, “If you want to raise it just on a whim, and leave the parrot aside once you get bored, and it will just be completely a decoration, then I do not want you to waste time. If you really like the parrot, and are willing to spend time with it, as long as you don’t delay your homework, I will buy you one.”
Xiao Xun frowned, obviously not sure what he meant.
Wei Luo said, “You can go to your sister’s place to see the parrot first, and see for a few days. If you still want it, I will give you one, along with your Brother Heng.”
Although Xiao Heng was not interested in the parrot, he thanked his father.
As for Xiao Xun, he went to see his sister for three days in a row and then lost interest in that kind of bird that could only be kept in a cage. He continued to spend his free time on the grown yellow-haired chow chow.
Yin Hui shared her observation with Wei Luo.
Wei Luo had expected such a thing long ago and said meaningfully, “When children see anything new and like it, it is mostly just a whim. Even if our family has a few taels of money, they can’t be allowed to do whatever they want.”
Yin Hui thought of the time when she took the children out shopping, and bought what the children liked casually. Indeed, many things were just what they loved for a while, and then they threw them aside the next day.
Therefore, Wei Luo actually knew it, and he didn’t say it before, but he seized the opportunity to teach her.
Yin Hui couldn’t deny that Wei Luo’s words were very reasonable, but the children usually liked cheap things that cost tens of pennies, and she could make them happy with a few tens of pennies. So it was difficult for Yin Hui to control her desire to buy.
Wei Luo was still waiting for her response.
Yin Hui thought for a while, looked at him enviously and said, “You are still determined, but it is too easy to soften my heart.”
Wei Luo replied, “You should be strict with some things, or the children will be pampered.”
Yin Hui nodded in agreement but stared at him several times.
She was not like Ji Xianxian who blindly indulges her children. Except that she was a bit extravagant in spending money, if the three children made mistakes, she did immediately correct them and had never been perfunctory.
No matter how much Wei Luo liked the children and had free time, the two brothers and sister were so good, at least 70% all due to her.
It was the twelfth lunar month, and the sky finally cleared up. Xiao Ning wanted to go shopping in the street, and Yin Hui taught her daughter to pester Wei Luo.
Xiao Heng and Xiao Xun were in awe of their father, but Xiao Ning didn’t understand yet; she started to act like a baby when she lay in Wei Luo’s arms.
Wei Luo agreed and promised to take the children out on the tenth day.
On the morning of the tenth day of the Lunar New Year, Wei Luo rose from bed, finding Yin Hui still lying down. As Wei Luo engaged in conversation with her, Yin Hui conveyed a sense of weakness.
“Not feeling well?” Wei Luo finally came over, sat down on the bed, and asked, covering her forehead with his hand.
Yin Hui admitted with embarrassment, “Perhaps I indulged too much in food yesterday, and my stomach isn’t feeling well. You take the children out later; I won’t join.” Despite her simple explanation, Wei Luo remained concerned, prompting him to instruct Jinzhan to fetch the doctor.
The doctor arrived and, after examining Yin Hui’s pulse, found no serious issues, which reassured Wei Luo.
Subsequently, Xiao Heng and his siblings took turns visiting their mother in the inner room before heading out with their father. This marked the first time Wei Luo ventured out for shopping alone with the three siblings.
With the New Year approaching, Jinling City buzzed with more activity and liveliness than usual. As they passed a small stall selling fried chestnuts, Xiao Ning eagerly took her father’s hand to join the queue..
Wei Luo instructed Chang Feng to purchase it.
A few steps ahead, there was a hawker selling candied haws, and Xiao Xun’s eyes lit up.
Having already indulged his daughter, Wei Luo couldn’t ignore his son’s desires. He had Chang Feng continue to line up.
Xiao Heng, being the Elder Brother, showed greater restraint. The tempting treats couldn’t sway him until they passed by an inkstone store, where Xiao Heng slowed his pace.
The inkstone was elegant, and the Eldest Son was adept at writing, so Wei Luo naturally supported it and brought the three children inside.
Xiao Heng fell in love with the Duan inkstone.
As expected of being the great-grandson of the richest man in Yandi, the Duan inkstone in Xiao Heng’s eyes was extraordinary. The ink pool on the left side of the inkstone only occupied a small portion, while the right side featured mostly landscapes carefully carved by craftsmen – lakes, willows, and three pavilions.
The shopkeeper praised it, citing the famous place the inkstone came from and the renowned master behind the carving.
The more he talked, the more Xiao Heng liked it.
Wei Luo’s face grew almost dark. The combined cost of Xiao Xun and Xiao Ning’s snacks was only a few tens of pennies, but the inkstone that Xiao Heng liked was valued at a hundred taels of silver.
It was just an inkstone with so many patterns carved out, could the child still concentrate on practicing calligraphy without making a fuss?
Noticing his father’s displeasure, Xiao Heng’s expression turned serious, and he sensibly said, “Father, I just took a casual look; let’s go.”
Wei Luo pursed his lips.
If Xiao Heng insisted, he would definitely not buy it. Since the child was sensible, his heart softened.
Relentless?
Looking at the three siblings before him again, Wei Luo suddenly understood why his wife felt unwell this morning.
His heart softened when he hesitated over whether to buy that flashy inkstone for Xiao Heng. So when the children liked cheap gadgets, how could she refuse?
In the final analysis, there was still too much money.
Reflecting on his childhood, where he could only receive five taels of silver a month, he had to plan carefully for any expensive things. How could he spend money recklessly?
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