I'm back in 1990

Chapter 842: The First Signs of Divergence

Huang Xiaochuan's attitude was still fair: "As the saying goes, things will turn into their opposites when they reach an extreme. Where there is oppression, there will be resistance. If you hadn't cut off her snacks completely, she wouldn't have thought of such a method."

"This shows that her mind is not on studying at all; she thinks about food and these crooked things all day long." Yu Xiang still felt that the little girl had a bigger problem.

"Hehe!" Huang Xiaochuan chuckled nonchalantly. The couple had both similarities and differences in their views on raising children.

Overall, their son's education didn't cause them much worry, but they had the most disagreements about their daughter's education. However, they also cooperated well, with one playing the "good cop" and the other the "bad cop."

That's how you raise children—you have to be strict with them and lenient with them. There always needs to be someone in the family who can keep them in check. So in this family, Yu Xiang mainly plays the role of a strict mother, while Huang Xiaochuan plays the role of a loving father.

However, objectively speaking, from Huang Xiaochuan's perspective, his daughter is not a problem child, but a gifted one, regarding the fact that she was running a brokerage business at school.

At only ten years old, she already possesses such business acumen and organizational skills, surpassing 999 of her peers. As an economist, Huang Xiaochuan knew that his daughter's behavior was called the "sharing economy" or "barter economy" model in economics, a behavior supported by theory. However, he did not expect that his ten-year-old daughter would master this behavior and model so skillfully without any instruction. Judging from Yu Xiang's description and those account books, the organization and operation were very organized.

This gave Huang Xiaochuan an idea: to subtly instill some basic business theories and economic theories in the child, and see what kind of achievements the child could make in the future.

To be honest, Huang Xiaochuan had been considering the issue of cultivating a successor for a long time. As the saying goes, "He who does not plan for the future will have trouble in the present," so this matter had been on his mind for a long time.

Judging from the current situation, it is absolutely impossible for Zhang Yunsheng's two children to inherit his property. This was already stated in the more than fifty-page will, which was drafted in Hawaii by dozens of top lawyers from all over the world over a period of more than six months and revised more than ten times. It was also notarized by the laws of multiple countries.

Choosing an heir is one thing, but cultivating one is another.

Moreover, he didn't have many heirs to choose from. For various reasons, Huang Xiaochuan could only designate his own two children as heirs.

Therefore, Huang Xiaochuan also has high hopes for his son and daughter. His son, Huang Zeji, is naturally steady and self-disciplined, and he is also eager to explore new things. So Huang Xiaochuan has long regarded him as his first choice for future successor.

His daughter, Huang Ruiying, is the source of his joy as a father. She fully displays a daughter's closeness, mischievousness, domineering nature, and dependence on her father.

Huang Xiaochuan understands that his daughter will grow up one day, and the time he can enjoy fatherly bliss with her will only be a short ten years or so, which is why he always dotes on her so much.

So much so that in his will, he divided all his wealth into two parts, one for Huang Zeji and the other for Huang Ruiying, fairly distributing his property equally to his two children. Of course, these two children are only the second in line of heirs, while the first in line of heirs is Yu Xiang.

However, he still had some worries. He wondered if his daughter, Huang Ruiying, would be able to hold onto the large fortune left to her. He wasn't too worried about his son. As the saying goes, you can tell what a person will be like at three years old. He knew that a child who knew self-discipline from a young age would achieve great things in the future, and he was more than capable of holding onto the share of the inheritance allocated to him.

Moreover, dividing wealth equally among these two children with vastly different abilities and personalities is essentially a strategy for asset allocation and risk diversification.

Based on what happened and some of his original ideas, Huang Xiaochuan decided to take this opportunity to have a good talk with Yu Xiang about the education of their two children, especially their daughter Huang Ruiying.

"Yu Xiang, how about we have a good talk about children's education today?"

Yu Xiang could clearly sense the seriousness in the man's voice. She was taken aback for a moment, but then nodded in agreement.

"Okay! Let me hear your thoughts first!"

Huang Xiaochuan bluntly stated, "I think we need to change our approach to educating Xiaoduo."

Upon hearing this, Yu Xiang also became interested, after all, that was also her daughter. She nodded and gestured, "Go on."

Upon hearing this, Yu Xiang also became interested, after all, that was also her daughter. She nodded and gestured, "Go on."

"I think we can no longer educate our Xiaoduo in the same way we treat other children. Instead, we need to guide her according to her own situation. For example, if you are too strict with her, this incident will happen. If we don't change our approach, similar things will happen again in the future."

Yu Xiang listened attentively without readily offering any rebuttals. This was the reason why the couple had always communicated smoothly – giving each other a chance to speak allowed for better communication.

Huang Xiaochuan continued, "From this incident, I discovered that our Xiaoduo possesses certain qualities, such as organizational skills, keen observation skills, and a level of control far exceeding that of her peers. Moreover, as you know, we are not an ordinary family, so our future educational plans for our children must be tailored to their individual characteristics. After all, Xiaodong and Xiaoduo will be in charge of the vast business I'm leaving them. If they don't have the ability, I can only ensure they have a comfortable life, not put the business I'm leaving them in their hands. That wouldn't be good for them; it would only harm them. It would be like giving a priceless diamond to a child under ten years old, while a group of people around are eyeing that diamond covetously."

Therefore, our children will have to shoulder more responsibilities than others in the future. Precisely because of this, we cannot educate them in the same way as ordinary families, making them overly rigid in their adherence to rules. Of course, basic education in respecting elders, establishing social norms, and setting behavioral standards must be guaranteed, but we cannot stifle their budding talents simply for the sake of academic performance.

"Do you want Xiaoduo to inherit your business in the future, just like Xiaodong?" Yu Xiang could tell from the man's words that he wanted his daughter to have the same right to inheritance as his son.

Yu Xiang reacted this way because a copy of the will was currently kept in a bank vault, while the original was hidden in Huang Xiaochuan's home vault. Yu Xiang did not know the details of the will, nor had Huang Xiaochuan shown it to her; she only knew that it existed.

Huang Xiaochuan frankly admitted, "Yes!" He also sensed something unusual in Yu Xiang's tone.