After hearing Naruto's words, Sakura froze for a moment, then looked torn between exasperation and amusement.
She took a few steps forward, lightly punched Naruto on the shoulder, and chided him:
"Honestly, you had me fooled when you said you were 'no good at lecturing or comforting people' back then!
I never knew you had such a way with words."
Naruto chuckled, then raised a hand to scratch his head, looking a little pleased with himself. "People improve, you know!"
Sakura rolled her eyes at him, but she couldn't hide the amusement in them.
She stopped paying attention to her husband, who "said one thing and meant another," and turned to their two sons, who were standing obediently off to the side.
Her gaze landed on Pinzhu first.
She had wanted to lecture him earlier, but after Naruto's interruption, and seeing her son trying to look composed despite his guilty expression, her heart had already softened considerably.
Sakura stepped forward and patted Pinzhu's shoulder, her voice softening too:
"Pinzhu, there's nothing wrong with a boy being a little lively."
She glanced at Taichi, who stood quietly beside him, then continued speaking to Pinzhu.
"But you need to get along with your brothers and sisters, understand?"
"If you don't have enough pocket money, just come and ask Mom."
She looked at Taichi again and added:
"That goes for you too, Taichi."
Sakura made a point of explaining, "Your mom Hikari really doesn't have much of a sense of money. No matter how much you give her, she might turn around and forget where she put it, or have no idea how much to give you.
That's why your dad doesn't feel comfortable letting her give you pocket money directly. He's worried she'll give you random amounts and you'll end up spending