She is so pitiful? I choose to pity myself first

When Shen Zhinian heard about the competition, he immediately said:

"Okay, then go quickly."

Shen Zhinian rummaged through his wallet and took out five hundred-dollar bills to give to Lin Tingyu without any regret.

In a small county like theirs, prices were not high ten years ago.

At that time, a lunch box with two dishes and one meat only costs 4 or 5 yuan, and it can be even cheaper at school.

For breakfast, you can have porridge, side dishes, or soy milk and fried dough sticks for less than two yuan.

In this case, the average living expenses that parents give students for five and a half days a week is only fifty or one hundred yuan.

Shen Zhinian had never had any concept of money and was generous enough to her daughter, so he gave her so much at once.

However, Lin Tingyu knew that Shen Zhinian was so generous not only for his daughter, but also for other reasons:

"Your cousin probably doesn't have much money anymore. You can give her five...hundred yuan when the time comes, so that she won't have to eat porridge all the time. She's already in her third year of high school, and you have a lot of schoolwork to do, and it's also a period of growth and development. You can't let her become malnourished..."

In her previous life, Lin Tingyu listened to Shen Zhinian in this way and gave her living expenses to her cousin who was a few months older than her every week.

Because she listened to Shen Zhinian and also sympathized with her cousin. After all, her cousin's family only gave her 30 yuan a week, which was not enough for her to survive.

But she and her mother had forgotten that her cousin's home was close to the school and they only had lunch at school, and thirty yuan was actually enough for a good meal for a week.

They gave her money out of sympathy for her cousin, but ended up taking her cousin for granted.

If she didn't give it to her, her cousin would even ask her for it, as if she owed her money.

Lin Tingyu put the money away and did not respond.

Shen Zhinian didn't think much about it. After all, her daughter had always thought the same as she did about this matter and she felt very sympathetic towards Shen Yihan.

"If you encounter beggars or elderly people who have nothing to eat, remember to treat them to a meal..."

Shen Zhi muttered to himself.

Lin Tingyu listened quietly.

It is undeniable that kind people like her mother are really rare.

However, this kind of blind help regardless of the situation may not be appreciated by the other party.

She still remembered that in her previous life, she always felt sorry for the old man near the school, thinking that he could not afford to eat, so she bought food for him every time she saw him. The old man did not look for other ways, and when he was hungry, he squatted at the school gate and asked her for food when he saw her.

Later, she even lived frugally just for that little bit of sympathy.

As a result, it was discovered later that the old man actually had a home. The reason he slept outside a few times before was because he gambled outside and was beaten and kicked out by the old lady when he returned home, so he only slept outside for a few days.

After he returned home, the old man still gambled every day, and all the money given to him by his family for meals was spent on gambling.

No matter whether he wins or loses, he can always ask Lin Tingyu to buy him food in the end.

Everyone laughed at her for being stupid, but she was the only one who was still moved by herself.

Lin Tingyu listened to Shen Zhi's muttering calmly, and suddenly thought, was it for this that her mother gave her this name?

Lin Tingyu, Tingyu, do you want to be a considerate, caring and kind person?

She even began to hate her own name.

However, after thinking about it, maybe not changing the name is a good thing.

You can always remind yourself that in your past life, you listened more to your mom, were more considerate to others, more kind and more nosy… and what a miserable end it was!

Lin Tingyu picked up her schoolbag and prepared to leave. There were clothes and daily necessities at school. She would only be home for a day and a half, so she didn't have much luggage.

Therefore, Shen Zhinian, who had sprained his waist today and was just planning to rest at home, said:

"Take those cartons and beverage bottles at the door and give them to Grandma Li on the first floor."

Lin Tingyu: “…”

Yes, she remembered that in her previous life, her mother would always sort out the unwanted cartons and beverage bottles in her family, fold them neatly, and then...

Give it to Grandma Li, who likes to rummage through various trash cans for cardboard boxes and beverage bottles and then sell them as waste.

She and her mother felt that this was something they could do.

After all, even at her age, Grandma Li can still support herself, make money by picking up waste, and even give pocket money to her grandson.

Her mother was extremely supportive. When she was a child, after listening to her mother, she even thought that Grandma Li was great. Once, she wrote an essay with Grandma Li as the theme.

She and her mother always felt that they were helping Grandma Li, and they were also very happy while helping others.

As a result, one day she and another neighbor girl met Grandma Li’s grandson in the park. The grandson was using the pocket money Grandma Li gave him to buy snacks.

The neighbor girl joked:

"Xiaotong, this pocket money of yours was exchanged by your grandma for the cardboard boxes from your sister Tingyu's house. Shouldn't you give some to your sister Tingyu?"

As a result, the child hid the food with a vigilant look on his face:

"What nonsense are you talking about?! This was given to me by my grandma, why did you take it away?"

She and the neighbor girl were embarrassed at once, and the child's next sentence was:

"My grandma said that she helps you deal with the garbage, so you don't have to go to the garbage station to throw away the garbage. You should be thanking her. Why should we thank you?!"

In her previous life, she thought it was just the nonsense of a child, but now that she thought about it, a child of only four years old could say such things. If not taught by his family, what else could it be?

Lin Tingyu picked up the stack of cardboard boxes and beverage bottles with an expressionless face.

I weighed them and they weigh at least seven or eight kilograms.

Although it's not much, but it adds up. The cardboard boxes and other things that her family gives to the old lady every month can be sold for at least ten or twenty yuan, right?

It’s not much, but she would rather sell it herself as it allows her to earn some pocket money without getting bullied.

Lin Tingyu went downstairs. Grandma Li saw the cardboard box and drink bottle in her hands and walked forward to take them.

Lin Tingyu dodged without hesitation.

"Grandma Li, these are not for you."

Lin Tingyu said:

"As you know, my father died in the line of duty, and it's really hard for my mother to support the two of us with her income alone. So, we plan to sell the scraps ourselves."

Grandma Li's face suddenly darkened, as if Lin Tingyu had cut her flesh, and said:

"You kid, how much can you sell these things for? You're talking as if I, your grandma, had taken advantage of you in the past. I'm helping you deal with the garbage. I see that you're too lazy to even throw away the garbage and even ask people to pick it up at home. I'm just giving you a hand..."

Is this what they call "getting a good deal and still acting ungrateful"?