Only after being reborn did I realize how fascinating the world of the rich is.

Xiao Pingping hugged Li Xiaofeng helplessly, murmuring, "Xiaofeng, I just want to help as many people as possible, what should I do?"

Li Xiaofeng sensed her helplessness, kissed her forehead again, and said with a smile, "Given the current state of charity in China, there are too many shady characters involved. You might as well not do it."

So-called charity is actually about helping more people, but directly giving money and goods to those people may not be the best way to help them.

I believe that creating more job opportunities for society and enabling more people to earn higher incomes is also a form of charity, and a more lasting and effective one at that.

"But there are also people who are unable to work but need help!"

"This is the significance of people like Wei Jianjun. They have indeed embezzled a lot of money and engaged in many despicable acts, but they are not entirely without merit. They have indeed helped many people."

The world is not black and white; for it to function properly, some gray areas, large and small, will inevitably emerge!

If social positions like Wei Jianjun's are necessary and cannot be abolished, replacing them with a new batch of people may not necessarily be any better. In that case, it's better to leave them as they are, at least saving on replacement costs.

As for improvements, the higher-ups probably don't have time for such minor matters. After all, the people in the country are still quite poor; boosting the economy is the top priority.

“But…” Xiao Pingping glanced at Li Xiaofeng, hesitated, and didn’t continue.

Li Xiaofeng understood what he meant and said in a calm tone, "Don't think I have any great abilities. In the eyes of those above, I am still just an ordinary citizen, not the savior of this world. It's good enough that I can save my own people."

What defines a good ordinary citizen? Living your own life well, not meddling in other people's business, and going with the flow—that's how you live a more comfortable life!

Xiao Pingping fell silent and did not speak.

"Since you've already admitted that you're my woman, then you can stay by my side!"

"I didn't...!" Xiao Pingping wanted to deny it outright, but she felt that her words were very weak and powerless. After all, she had just been saved by Li Xiaofeng with just one sentence.

Li Xiaofeng smiled and said, "Now that you've already branded yourself as my woman, you'll be mistaken for one wherever you go."

I have many rivals. If you leave me, you won't gain the convenience and benefits I bring; instead, you'll suffer the disadvantages I cause. Why bother?

Why would others want to harm me?

"For example, if someone like Wei Jianjun is cornered and feels he can't handle me, wouldn't he turn on you?"

Xiao Pingping fell silent again and stopped speaking.

"You entrusted yourself to me back then, do you regret it now?"

Xiao Pingping shook her head.

"Actually, it's okay to regret it. Everyone regrets things. With your kind nature, you're bound to do something you'll regret sooner or later!"

The Buddhist theory of cause and effect makes sense to some extent. When you were with me, you were essentially involved in my karma. Even if you hadn't been involved in my karma, your personality would have led you to interfere in other people's karma from time to time.

When you become involved in someone else's karma, you will also have to bear the consequences of their karma. Of course, these consequences can be good or bad, but they can cause your life to spiral out of control.

In other words, if you interfere too much in other people's cause and effect when you are not capable of doing so, it will change your destiny, causing it to slip out of your control and become uncontrollable.

Therefore, I don't really like getting involved in other people's cause and effect; in other words, I don't like meddling in other people's business!

"Are you saying that my doing charity work is meddling in other people's business?"

"From the Buddhist theory of cause and effect, doing charity means intervening in other people's karma, which is meddling in other people's business, with the aim of helping people in distress improve their current situation."

But individual charity and institutional charity are different. Institutions have great power, and after intervening in other people's karma, they have enough strength to withstand the backlash of karma...

"The backlash of cause and effect? ​​Doing charity is good for people, what backlash could there be?"

Li Xiaofeng smiled and said in a calm tone, "Haven't you heard the saying 'a little kindness is appreciated, but too much kindness breeds resentment'? Doing charity doesn't necessarily bring you kindness; you might also encounter ugliness. That's karma."

“Those are just a minority…” Xiao Pingping’s voice was very soft, as if she herself did not quite agree with this statement.

"If you are involved in a large number of causal relationships, then it may not necessarily be a minority!"

Seeing that Xiao Pingping didn't seem to understand what he meant, Li Xiaofeng explained seriously.

"If the probability of you experiencing the ugliness of human nature is one in ten thousand, and you only help one person at a time with your own abilities, you may not encounter many bad people in your life."

But when you work for a charity, helping tens of thousands of people each time, then every time you do charity work, you might encounter someone with the ugliest side of human nature!

Xiao Pingping asked, somewhat puzzled, "But why is that? I'm helping them, so why are they treating me badly?"

"Why is it said that a small favor is appreciated, but a large one breeds resentment? Because people are selfish. When you help someone for the first time, they will most likely be grateful to you, but when you help that person every day, they will think that it is what they deserve."

When you're no longer able to help this person, they might not understand your difficulties, but instead resent why you stopped helping them, and might even verbally abuse you. Do you believe it?

Xiao Pingping said somewhat dejectedly, "So you mean I shouldn't help others, is that right?"

"No, that's not what I meant. The ancients had a clear understanding of this point long ago, which is called 'When you are successful, you should help the world; when you are unsuccessful, you should cultivate your own virtue.'"

My understanding of this statement is that if a person wants to do good deeds, they must first ensure that they and their family are well-fed, clothed, and happy, and only then should they consider helping others.

Then, Li Xiaofeng smiled and said softly, "You just graduated from university not long ago, and you can't even support yourself yet. How can you really help others?"

"so what should I do?"

"Stay by my side for now. I feel like I need a personal assistant. Once you've accumulated enough experience, I'll let you go out and do things. Only when you have enough experience will you be qualified to help others!"

Xiao Pingping bit her lip, pouted, and tentatively asked, "As my personal assistant, am I busy both day and night?"

Li Xiaofeng smiled and kissed her on the cheek, everything was understood without words.