The hover car arrived home quickly. They got out of the hover car together and as soon as they entered the house, Xavier opened his neural computer and transferred the repair fees for the mechs Lu Wanqing had fixed to her.
Lu Wanqing checked her neural computer and saw her balance had increased by forty thousand yuan, which suddenly put her in a good mood.
Little Harvey's eyes were also bright, and he was very happy. Mommy had money again!
Lu Wanqing closed her neural computer and met the little cub's sparkling eyes. She paused for a moment, inexplicably having a bad premonition.
"Mommy, can you please treat me to cake?" Little Harvey immediately said, full of anticipation.
Xavier: "???"
Xavier was very confused. He looked at the little cub, then at Lu Wanqing. The cub was raised by his own hands, but Lu Wanqing…
The last money Lu Wanqing earned was squandered by this little cub without restraint, all in one go. That night, many express deliveries arrived, and upon opening them, they were all clothes Lu Wanqing had bought for the little cub.
"Little Wei, you need to be moderate with your spending!" Xavier couldn't help but remind him.
As Xavier spoke, he looked at Lu Wanqing again and said sternly, "You can't always indulge him. Spoiling a child is like killing a child."
Lu Wanqing: "..."
"Once or twice is acceptable," Lu Wanqing said, rubbing her nose with an awkward laugh.
Little Harvey also became nervous. He looked at Mommy, then at Daddy, always feeling that Daddy's words were not good.
"Mommy didn't! Mommy just... Mommy just wants to spoil me!" Little Harvey said indignantly.
"Spoiling is spending all of your Mommy's money, leaving not a single cent?" Xavier retorted.
Little Harvey: "..."
Xavier said sternly, "Do you know that if we weren't here, and you spent all your Mommy's money, she might have to scavenge for food?"
The mention of scavenging for food scared Little Harvey. He widened his eyes and looked at Mommy in shock.
Lu Wanqing's face also turned green. She looked at Xavier in disbelief. No, she didn't! She had many ways to earn money, and even if she had no money, she wouldn't have to scavenge for food!!!
However, all her words were held back when she realized Xavier was saying this to educate Little Harvey and remind him of the importance of spending money wisely.
Scavenging for food was scavenging for food. Actually… scavenging for food and selling it could also buy food.
"Do you want to turn your Mommy into that?" Xavier asked again.
Little Harvey hurriedly shook his head, shaking it frantically. "No, I... I didn't!"
"Apologize to your Mommy," Xavier said sternly.
Lu Wanqing felt it was too much and quickly said, "No, no need, Ze. I only buy things for the child once in a while, not every day. Besides, I'm with you now, and I can still earn money. I won't have to go scavenging."
"Little Wei is my child. It's only right for me to buy him some things," Lu Wanqing quickly added.
Little Harvey's eyes, however, turned red. He looked at Mommy and apologized, "I'm sorry, Mommy."
Lu Wanqing's heart ached terribly. It was just a few pieces of clothing, only thirty thousand yuan. When she was in the Imperial Capital, she would spend more than thirty thousand yuan on any child without thinking.
Lu Wanqing quickly hugged Little Harvey and repeatedly comforted him, "It's okay, Mommy can still earn money. See, Mommy earned another forty thousand yuan today."
"It was me not considering the consequences," Little Harvey mumbled.
"I'm sorry, Mommy, I didn't think I would cause you to become like that," Little Harvey said.
Lu Wanqing felt even more heartbroken. However, Harvey's situation was indeed different from other children. Other children lived in the Imperial Capital, with the country, their families, and many people protecting them. But Little Harvey didn't have that. If, in the future, he separated from his father and didn't know how to manage his finances reasonably, spending recklessly, then it wouldn't be her who ended up scavenging for food, but this little cub.
"Mommy won't become like that," Lu Wanqing quickly said.
"But Harvey should also remember what Daddy said. We need to spend our money reasonably. Only when our normal living needs are met can we use the extra money to buy things that are not so important," Lu Wanqing educated him.
Little Harvey looked into Mommy's eyes and asked, "What are normal living needs?"
Lu Wanqing: "..."
"It's our daily expenses, food, clothing, housing, and transportation. We need money to eat, and we need money to live in a house," Lu Wanqing said.
"Then is buying clothes considered clothing?" Little Harvey asked.
Lu Wanqing nodded, "Yes, but even if you don't buy clothes, you already have clothes to wear, right?"
"Mm," Little Harvey nodded.
Lu Wanqing said, "In this situation, it's not a necessary expense. If you have very little money, and there might not be enough for food and lodging, you shouldn't buy clothes for now. Save the money to buy groceries, buy meat, and eat first to fill your stomach."
"Mm," Little Harvey nodded.
Little Harvey truly didn't understand many things. She could only teach him little by little, slowly. And as he grew, Lu Wanqing believed the child would gradually understand.
"What did you learn at school today? Can you tell me about it?" Lu Wanqing asked.
She still wanted to supervise the child's learning content, hoping the child wasn't lying and was truly studying diligently.
"Okay!" Little Harvey agreed.
Little Harvey's eyes even lit up, "Mommy wants to check my learning progress, right? I've really learned a lot, and the teacher even said I'm smart."
Lu Wanqing also smiled and nodded, "Mm."
They went upstairs together and accompanied the little one to review his homework. A few minutes later, Lu Wanqing discovered that the little one's learning ability had indeed improved a lot. He basically understood the knowledge in the textbooks.
Perhaps this was the difference between attending school in person and watching videos to learn at home alone? At school, there were teachers to specifically guide him, and many classmates to learn with. Children were actually playful. With more classmates around, it was as if there were more people playing, and learning didn't seem so painful.
"Mm, Harvey, you're doing great," Lu Wanqing praised him.
Little Harvey was extremely happy, "Right? I'm really smart. The teacher even praises me."
Lu Wanqing smiled and nodded, "Mm, Harvey can go play now. Mommy is going to buy some things."
"Buy things?" Little Harvey was confused.
"What does Mommy want to buy?" Little Harvey asked.
"It's what I told you about before, buying some kitchen supplies. That way, Mommy can use her free time to stream cooking and earn money through streaming," Lu Wanqing said.
Little Harvey remembered and nodded enthusiastically, "Mm-hmm."
"I want to go too!" Little Harvey said.
"Okay," Lu Wanqing agreed with a smile.
But Lu Wanqing didn't expect that when she logged into the star network this time, she would see someone she never dared to dream of—Third Brother!
On the busy street, Third Brother's face flashed by. She instinctively reached out, wanting to grab him, but grasped only emptiness. It seemed he had just gone offline.
"Third Brother?" Lu Wanqing exclaimed in shock, and inadvertently, tears wet her face.
But she stared at the place where the projection had disappeared, and could no longer see any trace of Third Brother. However…
That couldn't have been Third Brother just now, could it?
It had been more than three thousand years. Third Brother must have died long ago, right?