Treasure Hunt: Tycoon's Priceless Runaway Wife-Chapter 610 - 608: Cat and Mouse (One More)
Da Bao thought that only he, as the brother, had discovered Little Treasureβs true mischievous nature.
Little did he know, their mother noticed something in Little Treasureβs increasingly naughty everyday antics as well. πππππ°π²π―π»ππππΉ.ππ¨π
That night, Le Tong was lying leisurely on Ji Ruiβs lap reading a book, while Ji Rui was looking at international finance news on his phone.
As she read, Le Tong suddenly closed the book, "Mr. Ji, do you think Little Treasure is a little rascal?"
Ji Rui didnβt even lift his head, just replied, "Whatever you say!"
Feeling a bit annoyed, Le Tong tossed the book aside and leaned over to tug at his face playfully.
"Hey, where am I bad? Iβm a great young person with solid roots, how am I bad?"
Ji Rui was too lazy to complain about her occasional pranks with Da Bao that targeted him. He just pulled her hand over and gently bit her fingertip.
"Alright, youβre not bad, so Little Treasure isnβt bad either."
Mr. Ji wasnβt defending Little Treasure, his logic was that if Le Tong wasnβt considered bad, then Little Treasureβs little tricks were even less noteworthy.
Le Tong lay in his arms and after a pause, let out a long sigh.
Ji Rui heard her sigh and felt inexplicably uneasy, lowering his head to kiss her forehead. "Whatβs wrong?"
"When Da Bao was small, he probably had a similar temperament to Little Treasure, right?"
Le Tong remembered clearly, back when she didnβt know Da Bao was her own son, she heard almost nothing but that Mr. Jiβs beloved son was a little demon and very tough to handle.
Ji Rui was silent for a moment, "Yeah, back then, I didnβt pay much attention to him. My dad spoiled him unconditionally. Strictly speaking, Da Baoβs temperament as a child was probably worse. Luckily, there was you."
Le Tong felt a myriad of emotions too, toward Da Bao, like Ji Rui, she had a heart full of guilt.
"I often wonder, pushing all the responsibilities for Nuonuo and Little Treasure onto Da Bao, is it too unfair to him? Heβs only nine, yet heβs more concerned with his brother and sisterβs affairs than we as parents are."
Le Tong shared her hidden worries.
They say anxiety arises from care; when it comes to their children, Ji Rui was more open-minded than Le Tong, the mother.
"Da Bao is happy about it. He loves Nuonuo and Little Treasure, so heβs glad to pamper them all day. On the other hand, he doesnβt want you to be too exhausted, so he always rushes to take on the responsibility of caring for his siblings. To him, itβs an expression of his love for them and you."
Ji Ruiβs words didnβt ease Le Tongβs guilt; instead, it made her feel even worse.
"Like this, Da Bao doesnβt even get to enjoy the pleasures of childhood."
Always trailing behind his siblings, at such a young age, heβs like a little nanny.
Ji Rui rubbed her head, "Da Bao isnβt an ordinary child. For him, properly caring for his siblings and lightening our load is his childhood pleasure."
Le Tong fell silent. She always wanted to compensate Da Bao, to make up for all the motherly love he missed in childhood, but unexpectedly, she ended up throwing the burden directly onto Da Bao after having Little Treasure.
Seeing Le Tong still furrowed with concern, Ji Rui lifted her up slightly to face him.
"How about this, let me rephrase it. Is taking care of Da Bao, Little Treasure, and Nuonuo a burden for you?"
"Of course not, itβs a joy!" Le Tong didnβt even have to think, immediately rejecting Ji Ruiβs statement.
"Then thatβs right!" Ji Rui kissed her on the nose. She was quite smart, yet at times adorably naive.
"Silly, Da Bao is just like you, he doesnβt consider taking care of his siblings a burden either! To him, itβs also a joy. Otherwise, try telling him tomorrow that youβll send Nuonuo and Little Treasure back to the Yang Family for a few days. After all, your grandfather is always thinking about those little rascals. Let him rest as a brother for a bit, see if he agrees?" Ji Rui made a suggestion.
Le Tong only had to think for a moment to imagine Da Baoβs frantic reaction.
"He would definitely refuse, unless he goes along too," Le Tong replied without any hesitation.
From Nuonuo to Little Treasure, Le Tong had tried to reclaim leadership from Da Bao, but Da Bao insisted on caring for his siblings. As long as he was around, it was hard for others to interfere with the two little onesβ matters. Gradually, Le Tong grew accustomed and increasingly at ease with it.
"Thatβs why I say, donβt worry unnecessarily. Da Bao is different from other kids, and what he desires differs from other children too."
When Da Bao was younger, Ji Rui admitted he didnβt understand him. But as Da Baoβs personality grew more mature, his pure masculine sense of responsibility and tolerance made Ji Rui see his own shadow.
After Ji Ruiβs persuasion, Le Tong finally came around, "Da Bao is the eldest in the family, and itβs normal for him to have a bit more maturity. Nuonuo and Little Treasure are pampered by him, so they might be more spoiled in the future. But thatβs okay, kids preserving their nature is good. Anyway, Da Bao will find a way to handle them."
The three kids didnβt know their parents had such a serious discussion about their personalities and who should hold educational authority.
Anyway, everyone outside knew that the Ji Familyβs brother always spoiled his younger siblings to the point of outrageousness.
Occasionally, when Little Treasure misbehaved, he would deliberately rope his sister into his gang against his brother. Da Bao watched coldly and waited until the right moment to quietly teach Little Treasure a lesson. The brothers seemed to treat these conflicts like a gameβa constant test of boundaries where one provokes and the other silently observes then strikes hard at a precise moment. In these battles, Little Treasure was always the loser.
And Nuonuo, the clueless little girl, was always in a state of obliviousness amidst her brother and Little Treasureβs countless smoke-filled skirmishes. She happily bounced between spoiling her brother and caring for her weak little brother, unaware that her brother, a year younger than her, might not speak as fluently but had intelligence far beyond hers.
Since that conversation with Ji Rui, Le Tong had secretly observed the three kids for quite some time.
She found that Da Bao truly didnβt consider caring for his siblings a burden. Instead, when Little Treasure acted mischievous and performed insignificant tricks, Da Bao didnβt rush to expose him but quietly watched as the clever Little Treasure played his little games. This reminded Le Tong that when a cat catches a mouse, for the fun of it, it doesnβt rush to eat it but lets it go repeatedly, catching and releasing as a form of play.
When she uncovered this truth, she silently lit several candles for Little Treasure in her mind.
