"I don't know." Draco shrugged and said:
"There might be problems with both."
Kraven raised the core issue at the allocation level:
"Isn't there a problem with the distribution of benefits? If the upper class were willing to give up more of their profits and pass some of the kickbacks down to the lower classes, wouldn't life be much better for those at the bottom?"
"I don't know—maybe, maybe not." Draco said, then offered a different perspective, asking in return:
"Your cake-sharing theory sounds reasonable, but where does the cake come from? The cake doesn't appear out of thin air; it's made by someone. Since you didn't participate in making it, what right do you have to demand that others share the cake with you?"
Kraven paused, then slowly nodded:
"What you're saying... does make some sense."
Selene then offered a seemingly simple solution. "Why not reduce the number of births? With fewer children, the family's financial burden will naturally be lighter."
"That won't work." Draco rejected the idea.
"Reproduction is a matter of personal freedom, and no one has the right to deprive another of their right to choose whether or not to have children."
"Moreover, many people hold the belief that if they have many children, at least one of them will be successful."
After listening, Trillian concluded, "So it seems that when people exhaust themselves both physically and mentally, it's their own problem."
"Oh, right." Draco nodded.
"It's all your own fault. If you think there's a problem with this, then don't touch it. Knowing there's a chance of a car accident—why didn't you look carefully for cars when you crossed the street?"
After Hermione understood this, her gaze returned to Kraven, and she said, " Kraven, you can continue."
Kraven continued, "The Mavericks' decline has really put us in a bind. The Mavericks have run out of blood, but it's not a big deal yet, since the Laodeng vampires are known for their hard work and resilience. They've endured this for years, but things are about to take a turn for the better."
"Human development has led to a rapid increase in population, and the territory allocated to vampires and Werewolf is getting smaller and smaller as time goes on. A large number of Laodeng vampires and a large number of young vampires are out of work, and even cattle and horses can't get a job. Can this work?"
Upon hearing this, Draco shook his head and chuckled:
"Is that just giving up and surrendering? That means they've run out of options."
"If you can't find a satisfactory job, it's not a bad thing to just slack off a bit," Trillian shrugged.
"Yes," Draco glanced at her, "But doesn't that just make things difficult for Laodeng? When one person is enjoying themselves, there's always someone else bearing the burden for them."
Trillian laughed out loud, "Middle age is the best time to strive, it's just a pity that Laodeng wasn't capable enough to let me lie back and relax for the rest of my life. There's nothing I can do but go out and make a living on my own."
Draco chuckled and said, "There's nothing wrong with coming out to make a living. It's good that you can support yourself. Besides, how would you have met me if you hadn't come out?"
Trillian laughed even harder, "That's true."
After a brief moment of joking, Draco's thoughts drifted back to the topic of family relationships. " Laodeng still has a say now. Even if you earn more money in the future, you might not have the final say anymore. Actually, it's not important whether the one who earns the money is the boss or not. What's important is that you can't have no status in the family at all."
At this point, Draco quickly added to avoid any ambiguity, "Of course, I'm not saying that a mother's work in managing the household isn't important. Who makes the decisions in a family isn't important; what's important is whether the family can maintain harmony."
Why do you say that?
Trillian looked at Draco with a puzzled expression.
"The problem lies in the child's perspective," Draco explained. "Their most direct experience is that Mom does housework, cooks, and picks them up from school... but they may not see Dad working hard outside to make a living."
Kraven also felt this way, adding:
Some even pretend they don't see it, because it's not respectable.
"So what does Mom have to do?" Hermione pointed out.
"That's right," Draco continued, "Mothers should talk to their children more often and make them understand that fathers are also important. But in reality, many families don't do this. The couple is worn down by all sorts of trivial matters every day, and they often clash and become estranged, so naturally the mother won't speak up for the other."
"Someone always says things I don't like, and when I say them, you get angry. Can't we just say things the other person likes to hear? Why do we have to keep saying things the other person doesn't like to hear? You know the other person doesn't like it, so why do you keep saying it? Are you doing it on purpose?"
Trillian raised a common point of view:
"Is honest advice, though hard to hear, even acceptable?"
"No," Draco immediately rejected the idea. "Precisely because honest advice is hard to hear, it's even more important not to offer it."
"Is good advice useless if the recipient won't listen? Even if the intention is good, it's a waste of effort if the recipient completely rejects it. It has to be something the other person can accept."
"How should I say it?" Trillian asked.
Draco thought for a moment, "I guess I need to analyze the pros and cons for him from his perspective, or use examples to get him to ask you. For instance, if you washed your face and your hair is wet—he'll ask why your hair is wet, and you say you washed your face; if he asks why you washed your face, you'll say your face is oily, and you want to wash it to avoid getting too many pimples—then he'll understand, at least he can't avoid getting pimples either."
"Many arguments between couples stem from trivial, external matters. Chatting is fine, but don't let it escalate into an argument, trying to determine who's right and who's wrong."
"What's the point of being right? You might be right, but then the two of you will have a conflict, a big fight, and both of you will feel very unhappy—then why talk about these things? It's better not to talk about them at all."
The old saying goes, "Sweep the snow from your own doorstep and don't worry about the frost on your neighbor's roof," which means mind your own business and not meddle in other people's affairs. However, it can easily be misunderstood as meaning "mind your own business and stay out of it."
Trillian asked, puzzled:
Wouldn't it be better to mind your own business and stay out of it?
It depends on the context, timing, and specific situation.
Draco's objective analysis
"It's like how other people's children are doing; of course, you shouldn't mention it. What they do is their business, and no matter how much you say, they can't become your child."
"Wouldn't that make your child even more unhappy? They're already not as good as others, and you're rubbing salt into their wounds. Besides, you haven't seen any of my strengths; you only see the strengths of others and only my weaknesses."
"Yes, that's right. It's not just about parent-child relationships; it's also about how we see each other's flaws most easily when we're interacting with other people."
Trillian nodded in deep feeling.