Chapter 7 Not Enough to Take Advantage
Lin Yuesha was furious after hearing this.
Doesn't this old woman Wang have any shame? She comes to ask for help empty-handed, and she's only thinking about taking advantage of people. Did the red paper in her house just fall from the wind?
Thinking of this, Lin Yuesha couldn't help herself and was about to stop her kind-hearted stepbrother.
She figured it out: with Xiao Qi's soft and weak temper, he didn't know how to refuse at all, so she would inevitably have to play the bad guy.
"Grandma Wang, the red paper was bought by my elder brother in town. Prices rise for everything at the end of the year, so it's not cheap."
Lin Yuesha quickly retorted, making it very clear.
Scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants—the status of scholars is beyond question. But what doesn't cost money for writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones?
Doing good deeds is fine, no problem at all, but you can't spend your own money. Your family is already struggling financially, and you're not doing charity work!
Scholars from other villages also helped villagers write Spring Festival couplets, but they charged money, usually ten or eight coins. This was a reasonable price for fellow villagers. If you asked for Spring Festival couplets by providing red paper, you should at least bring something along.
You need to have the right attitude when asking for a favor, otherwise you'd have to be incredibly shameless!
Wang Pozi is the kind of person who can never get enough of taking advantage of others. Even if you help her, she will take it for granted, thinking that it is something that others should do, and you will not get any benefit in return.
Why should I? We're not related at all!
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Granny Wang's expression tightened, and she showered him with compliments as if they were free. She rubbed her hands together and said, "Scholars are just different, that's why they're so precious, haha."
Anyway, the matter of giving money was never mentioned from beginning to end.
Lin Yuesha was about to kick the person out again, but Xiao Qi laughed and said, "Aunt Wang, this is nothing. These red papers are what the teacher doesn't use. I brought them back. It didn't cost me much money."
The implication was that they didn't intend to ask for the money back.
Lin Yuesha stamped her feet in frustration. Was this stepbrother some kind of complete idiot? Did he lose his mind from studying so much?
She agreed to write to her relative, and she didn't want to haggle over such a small amount of money, but the family's current financial situation didn't allow it.
Besides, Granny Wang isn't a good person; she'll come knocking at the first sign of a bargain, like a dog seeing a meat bun.
Lin Yuesha now sees Xiao Qi as nothing more than a meat bun.
Xiao Qi didn't say much. After entering the room for a short while, he wrote a couplet. The characters were truly flowing and smooth, written in one go. Even people who couldn't read would find it beautiful.
Lin Yuesha was angry and didn't look carefully, but now she regretted it.
Old Mrs. Wang left with the Spring Festival couplets, completely satisfied. Before leaving, she couldn't resist saying smugly, "Little girl, your stepbrother is a good man. You have to get along well with him, otherwise, with your lazy and good-for-nothing attitude, how will you ever get married?"
After finishing her sentence, Granny Wang hummed a little tune and stepped lightly out the door.
Lin Yuesha froze on the spot.
In her previous life in modern society, her interpersonal relationships were relatively simple, and she devoted herself entirely to food. She had seen some extreme cases, but this was the first time she had ever seen one this extreme.
"Little sister, are you angry?"
Xiao Qi came out of the room and saw Lin Yuesha stomping her feet, gathering snowballs from the ground and throwing them at the big tree. Her lips were so pouty that they could hold an oil lamp, and her expression was extremely vivid. He immediately found it very interesting.
He admitted that he had done it somewhat on purpose. He had originally had no expectations for this family, but he had gradually become interested, especially in this newly acquired young woman.
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