Chapter 252: Give San Ya Fifty Wen
Chapter 252: Give San Ya Fifty Wen Da Hu smiled at San Ya. As twins, he could feel San Ya's reluctance and sadness towards the dog doll even more. Shu Yu looked at the siblings and said with a smile, "Da Hu, I know you're working hard to learn how to read, but remember to take breaks. When you have free time, you can sit with San Ya at the door and watch the people on the street, or go out and play with other kids. You two are as cute as the Fuwa dolls standing at the door, and when you bring customers to the shop, you will be rewarded." Da Hu became happy and asked, "Will I get rewarded too?" "Of course, even though you're young, we can't deny your contributions, can we?" However, the old lady hesitated, "Is that appropriate? Da Hu and San Ya are so young, it's not good for them to have so much money in their hands. What if they lose it or spend it recklessly?" The old lady was a wise person, but she had certain preconceived notions. In her view, Da Hu and San Ya were only five years old, and in the village, how could five-year-old children handle money? Even if they were well-behaved and sensible, it would be enough for their parents to give them a few coins to buy some snacks. But this was a whole fifty wen, and there were people in the village who didn't even have that much money. Children helping with household chores was only natural, and as long as they had enough food and drink, they weren't being shortchanged. Shu Yu understood the old lady's point of view and didn't argue. Instead, she held the old lady's hand and asked, "Grandma, look at San Ya, isn't she beautiful now?" "Of course, otherwise, why would customers come to our shop when she sits at the door?" "But beautiful children like her will definitely attract the attention of many people. Not just the annoying kids around her age, but also some people with ulterior motives. What if someone approaches San Ya with ten or twenty wen and says, 'Hey, little girl, Uncle here has money to buy you candy,' and then lures her away? But if San Ya has money of her own, it's different. Even if someone offers her twenty wen, she wouldn't care, right?" San Ya heard this and widened her round eyes. "Se... Second sister, I won't be lured away with candy." Shu Yu smiled at her. However, despite San Ya's confident words, the old lady and Lu Erbai fell into deep thought. In the past, even in the village, there were people like the Ruan family's old lady who had malicious intentions towards the twins. Now that they were in the county where there were all sorts of people, including many bad ones, they couldn't possibly keep San Ya at home all the time and prevent her from going out. The little girl looked well-behaved and easily became a target for fraudsters. The old lady went even deeper in her thinking and thought of Da Ya. Da Ya was gullible and had been deceived by Zhang Shu, but what was even worse was that the Zhang family had swindled her out of her dowry money. Therefore, San Ya couldn't be raised like Da Ya. At the very least, she had to be taught from a young age how to handle money. The old lady clapped her hands abruptly. "Give... give San Ya fifty wen." Then she lowered her head and earnestly advised her, "You hold onto this money. You can decide what to buy with it, but you must not use it recklessly, understand? You need to understand that when you have money of your own, you won't care about those ten or twenty wen offered by others. Don't go with people just for that little money."
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Chapter 252 is repeated version of 251.
ReplyDeleteAw, I feel bittersweet at San Ya being such a considerate child. It's touching to see her be thoughtful but the circumstances that led her to growing up so quickly are sad :( Thank you for the chapter!
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