After being reborn, the young master returned to his village and led his wife and daughters to prosp

Lin Fan took Lin Shuying to places he thought were clean, hygienic, and delicious, and soon the two of them had their hands full of snacks.

Lin Fan was carrying a fragrant roasted chicken and a box of fried potatoes.

Lin Shuying finished by holding a large candied hawthorn, her mouth stuffed with it, and a satisfied smile on her face.

A man and a woman walked side by side on the street, looking just like a young couple deeply in love.

"Brother, brother, buy some flowers for sister."

As they rounded a corner, a dirty-looking girl who appeared to be around twelve or thirteen years old suddenly jumped out and blocked their way. She took out several bouquets of flowers from her bosom and handed them to Lin Fan.

Upon seeing the flowers, Lin Shuying's eyes lit up, and she subconsciously looked at Lin Fan.

In his memory, Lin Fan was a very romantic and loving person, and he would probably buy her a bouquet if given the opportunity.

What Lin Shuying didn't expect was that Lin Fan chose to ignore the pitiful little girl in front of him, took Lin Shuying's hand, and walked past her to continue forward.

The little girl seemed used to this kind of situation. Without saying a word, she chased after them again, blocked their way, and pleaded, "Brother, brother, please buy your sister a bouquet of flowers."

Lin Shuying was pulled away by Lin Fan in a daze, looking at the cold expression on Lin Fan's face, she was a little confused for a moment.

What happened? Lin Fan is usually so kind; he's the kind of person who would casually toss a few cents to a disabled beggar he sees on the street.

Why is this poor little girl acting so coldly today? Is it just that she doesn't want to buy herself flowers?

Lin Fan, lost in his own thoughts, remained expressionless, as if he hadn't heard what the little girl next to him was saying, and pulled Lin Shuying forward in silence.

The little girl was persistent, constantly following behind the two of them and pleading. Lin Shuying felt a pang of heartache listening to her, and wished she could pay for all the flowers herself.

After arguing for a while, the girl seemed to realize that Lin Fan couldn't buy flowers from him, so she sighed softly and left.

After the little girl left, Lin Fan slowed down and finally pulled Lin Shuying to sit on a bench by the street. As if nothing had happened, he tore off a piece of the roast chicken he had just bought and fed it to Lin Shuying.

"Honey, try it, it's delicious."

Lin Shuying looked at Lin Fan, hesitant to speak, and then subconsciously opened her mouth.

As the roasted chicken entered her mouth, the aroma of the seasonings and the juices exploded in her mouth, making Lin Shuying feel so comfortable that she squinted her eyes like a kitten.

Mmm...it really tastes delicious.

While eating, Lin Shuying seemed to remember something and hurriedly and carefully took out a handkerchief from her bosom to wipe her mouth. She looked at Lin Fan and said, "Honey, you just now..."

Before Lin Shuying could finish speaking, Lin Fan pinched her cheek and said, "You want to ask me why I was so cold just now, right?"

Lin Shuying nodded gently: "Hmm... Honey, I was thinking that with your personality, you would definitely help that poor little girl."

Lin Fan smiled slightly, took the handkerchief from Lin Shuying's hand, and gently wiped her mouth. At the same time, he explained, "Wife, do you believe me or not? If I had just asked to buy something, we wouldn't have been able to leave tonight?"

"We can't leave, why?"

Lin Shuying looked at Lin Fan with some confusion.

Lin Fan sighed and explained, "Once I buy the first bouquet, that little girl will keep pestering me to buy all the flowers in her hands. And once I buy all the flowers in her hands, many little girls just like her will immediately swarm around me, kneeling in front of me and begging to buy their flowers."

"And these flowers will definitely not be cheap. Honey, it's good to have compassion, but there are many bad people in this world. They will take advantage of the kindness of people like us. The little girl you saw is so young, and she's already selling flowers. She's probably been kidnapped or forced by her family."

“You can see people like this in almost every city; they specifically target young couples like us.”

"Because young people are generally concerned about saving face, they want to show off when they bring their girlfriends out, so they rarely refuse. It is by taking advantage of this mentality that these people will pester you relentlessly and force you to buy those flowers at a high price."

"If these flowers are sold, the money will end up in the hands of those young girls, which can be considered a good deed. However, those young girls are just tools for some people to make money. Once this batch is sold out, the next batch will appear in their hands, and the money will be taken away by the people behind them."

"Do you believe that when that little girl was following us, someone on the street might have been behind her, also watching us the whole time? If you showed even the slightest sign of wanting to buy, you would be pestered. And usually, people who buy the first bunch don't refuse the subsequent pestering."

Having lived two lives, what kind of situation hasn't Lin Fan seen?

He has been through this kind of thing many times, so he has considerable experience.

In ancient times, human traffickers were even more ruthless. They would break the legs of the children they kidnapped and force them to beg on the streets, pocketing all the money they collected. Those little beggars were only concerned with keeping themselves from starving or dying of disease; they never even had a full meal.

As times have progressed, although such heinous acts have disappeared, bad people have not vanished; they have simply found a more civilized way to continue their activities in this era.

Lin Fan had been burned by these flower-selling girls before, so he knew their tricks and ignoring them was the best option.

However, this is only a recent phenomenon. In another ten or twenty years, when social civilization begins to develop, there will be very few such people, and the country will crack down on them vigorously.

"Oh? Is that so? These girls are so pitiful. Can't we try to help them?"

Lin Shuying was stunned, never expecting there to be such a trick involved.

If it were her, she would probably already be pestered by now. Just imagine six or seven little girls surrounding her, calling her "sister" and clinging to her, refusing to leave, while everyone around them is looking at them with strange eyes.

Lin Shuying estimated that given her shy nature, if she had money, she would have gritted her teeth and bought all the flowers, which would have put her in the wrong hands.

“Honey, these kinds of things will become less and less common as education develops and society becomes more civilized. We can’t help them anyway. It’s the same principle: if you feel sorry for one of them, you won’t get gratitude in return, but rather they will take advantage of you even more.”