Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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That evening, when Jing Yuan and Jing Xuan returned home, Jiang Shining sensed a heavy atmosphere between them.
“What’s wrong with you two?” Jiang Shining asked curiously.
Jing Xuan changed his shoes, took off his suit, walked over, put his arm around Jiang Shining’s shoulder, and rested his head on her shoulder.
“Jing Yuan hit me,” he complained, sounding aggrieved.
Chu Jingyuan then felt Jiang Shining’s gaze fall upon him— he looked expressionlessly at Jing Xuan, who was leaning against his mother like a well-behaved child, and gave a slight smile.
“Chu Jingxuan, repeat what you said this afternoon again.” Jing Yuan smiled sinisterly, “I promise I won’t hit you.”
“Mother, look! He’s trying to scare me again!” Jing Xuan said immediately. “He just hit me at my company. Can’t you believe it?”
“You didn’t fight back?” Chu Jingyuan raised his eyebrows, feeling that Jing Xuan’s shameless behavior in front of Jiang Shining was increasingly inheriting his brother’s traits.
“What exactly happened?” Jiang Shining asked helplessly.
Jing Xuan remained silent, so Chu Jingyuan recounted what had happened that afternoon. He had originally intended for Jiang Shining to uphold justice, but after finally finishing his account, he saw his beloved mother laughing happily, her expression filled with schadenfreude.
Jing Yuan: …
Jing Yuan: “…Mom, aren’t you going to say anything to him?”
“What’s there to say? You’re both my sons anyway, so it doesn’t matter who’s older or younger,” Jiang Shining said seriously. “You two can settle it yourselves. Just one thing: no fighting!”
After saying that, Jiang Shining hummed a song and went upstairs to see Guoguo.
In the living room, the two brothers stared at each other, the atmosphere frozen.
The next second, Jing Yuan pulled the clothes hanger off the clothes rack and chased after Jing Xuan, leaping over the sofa like a parkour performer, while Jing Xuan almost simultaneously began to run away and dodge.
“Didn’t you promise you wouldn’t hit me?” Jing Xuan said, nimbly dodging around in the living room.
“Stop and let me think about it,” Chu Jingyuan said ominously.
The two circled around the living room and returned to the sofa and coffee table. Jing Xuan had nowhere to run, so he grabbed a cushion from the sofa to block it. The next second, Jing Yuan’s coat hanger came down.
Jing Xuan caught the blow, his wrist jerked, and he almost dropped the pillow. Feeling the force of the blow through the pillow, Chu Jingxuan groaned, “You really hit hard!”
“Didn’t you dodge it?” Jing Yuan sneered. “We’re going to the island anyway, let’s have a good spar. I’ll see if you’ve lost your skills as a boss.”
Jing Xuan’s skills were naturally better than the average person’s, but even with his exceptional abilities, he couldn’t possibly beat Jing Yuan— he couldn’t in his past life, and in this life, Jing Yuan had gone abroad to become a mafia boss, growing up immersed in real combat from a young age. How could a law-abiding citizen like him, striving diligently in the city, possibly possibly defeat him?
“Jing Yuan, I think you’re just angry because you’re embarrassed,” Jing Xuan said earnestly. “No matter how angry you are, you can’t change the fact that I’m a year older than you.”
Jing Yuan smiled dangerously. Jing Xuan was sprawled on the sofa, with nowhere left to run. So he braced himself against the back of the sofa with one hand, leaned down, and gently and tenderly stroked Jing Xuan’s hair.
At that moment, Chu Jingxuan felt a chilling sensation, like a lamb being licked by a wolf.
While gently patting his head, Jing Yuan smiled maliciously, “So what if I’m a year younger than you? Would you dare call me ‘little brother’?”
Chu Jingxuan: …
In truth, the two brothers were no different from any other brothers. In that world, they held rules in even higher esteem. Moreover, the saying “the eldest brother is like a father” was not untrue. When Jiang Shining died, Jing Xuan was only seventeen; wasn’t it Jing Yuan, who had just become the new emperor, who later acted as both brother and father to him as he grew up?
Frustrated.
It’s really frustrating.
I never imagined that being born seven years too late would prevent me from getting ahead, and now that I was born a year too early, I’m still being bullied.
Chu Jingxuan’s eyes flickered, and Jing Yuan knew he was up to no good.
Before any threats could be made to stop him, Jing Xuan raised his voice and said, “Jing Yuan is bullying people again!!”
Downstairs, there was a commotion, and upstairs, Jiang Shining could barely contain Guoguo’s boundless curiosity.
Jiang Shining’s temples began to throb. As she walked down the stairs, she saw Jing Yuan and Jing Xuan wrestling together. Although their fight resembled the playful tussle of felines, the entire living room was a mess.
Seeing the two of them fighting and then rolling around on the sofa, Jiang Shining couldn’t help but speak up.
“I said…”
–Bang!
The next second, the sofa flipped backward, belly up. This pushed the two young people onto the carpet.
The two loosened their collars, looked up, and met Jiang Shining’s gloomy gaze.
…it’s over.
One of them gave them a nod, and only then did the two of them obediently lower their heads and start cleaning.
Jiang Shining stood by, hands on her hips, supervising the work. She couldn’t help but wonder why the two of them seemed to be fighting more often than in their past life.
Is it because they are close in age in this life that they are prone to friction?
“Jing Yuan, give way to Jing Xuan. He’s still your older brother, and he can’t beat you—”
“No, I’m not his brother,” Jing Yuan sneered.
Jing Yuan’s domineering and cold aura hadn’t even lasted a few seconds before it was forced to stop because he was kicked in the thigh.
Jing Yuan, feeling dejected, leaned on the sofa and turned to look at Jiang Shining.
“Why do you only ever hit me and never him?”
“When did I ever hit you?” Jiang Shining asked, bewildered.
Jing Yuan: …
What was that just now?
Not to mention, in his previous life, when he was a child, he almost got caught red-handed because of an impulsive act. But Jiang Shining’s people rescued him at the last minute, and after he returned, she whipped him ten times!
This isn’t enough?
I’m so frustrated, but I can’t talk back.
Jiang Shining sighed as she looked at his expression.
As the saying goes, every monkey needs a different way of being chained. She had so many children, and each one had a different personality.
Jing Xuan was kind and obedient, so Jiang Shining was naturally gentle with him as well, because he listened to what she said.
Both daughters were very sweet and caring, and were easier to manage than sons, so she also treated them gently.
Chen Tanliang was obedient, but he had a strong sense of justice and valued efficiency and results. Therefore, when Jiang Shining communicated with him, she had to treat him like an adult from a young age, explaining things to him. Once he understood, he would listen. If he disagreed with her views, he would patiently explain his thoughts to her. If he was unwilling, Jiang Shining would comply with his wishes unless it was a matter of principle.
As for Jing Yuan, he was deeply wounded by the world when he was young. So he trusted no one, like a small beast that had just grown its fangs— sensitive, brooding, and with strong opinions of his own. He was intelligent and could normally understand Jiang Shining’s words, but when he lost his mind, no one could stop him— there was no way around it. Once, in a fit of rage, he wanted revenge and almost stormed into the palace of a powerful concubine. After being rescued, he showed no remorse and couldn’t be reasoned with.
If she didn’t fight back and make him calm down, Chu Jingyuan would probably have rushed to the emperor’s residence in a fit of anger next time— that’s how he died in the end in the book.
However, as he grew up and became more mature, Jiang Shining never hit him again.
In summary, Jiang Shining only ever beat Jing Yuan.
“Because you’re the eldest brother,” Jiang Shining sighed. She even had to coax her own son. “You’re the eldest son, aren’t you?” she said.
In the past, the eldest son was responsible for supporting the entire family.
Jing Yuan remained silent, but he clearly accepted what Jiang Shining had said.
He always told himself that he was the eldest son and his responsibilities were different.
Thinking about it this way— made him feel better.
However……
“That won’t do.” Jing Yuan stared longingly at Jiang Shining and said, “I want to be your only eldest son, no matter how many sons you have.”
This was a bit beyond the scope of the curriculum.
Jiang Shining immediately clutched her lower back and said wearily, “No, I’m too old. I can’t get involved in your affairs. You two can decide for yourselves from now on. I’m going to rest now.”
“…Mom, you’re only twenty-three!!”
The author has something to say:
Jiang Shining: Mom is over a hundred years old, please don’t bother her anymore, okay?
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Today, even the eldest brother is struggling to maintain his status as the eldest brother (?).
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