"I won't go in and sit. I have to catch the last bus for transfer." The city is okay. There are still buses running after dark. He has to take two buses and dare not delay. If he delays, he will have to walk the second half of the way back.
The old man put the bag containing the two chickens inside the door and was about to leave.
Su Qinghu really didn't dare to waste the old man's time. After thinking for a while, he said, "Dadan and Erdan, go and see the old man off. Walk slowly."
When she said "slow", she winked at the two of them.
Dadan and Erdan understood instantly and nodded together. Regardless of the old man's obstruction, they grabbed the person's hands on the left and right and walked him to the bus stop.
They asked slowly and walked slowly. By the time Su Qinghu found a woven bag to pack the things and caught up with them, the two children had only walked halfway with the old man.
A smile flashed in Su Qinghu's eyes, and the corners of his mouth curled up. "I don't have anything good to bring you, old man. The New Year is coming soon, and I can't let you go back empty-handed, so I brought you some things that we have left at home. Don't mind."
The old man was at a loss and waved his hands quickly, "You're too polite, I don't want it! You helped me so much before, I don't know how to thank you. If you give me something again, I will be ashamed."
"These are just daily necessities. Come on, let's take you to the car."
After being coaxed and pulled by Su Qinghu and the two children, the woven bag was finally stuffed into his hand when the car door was finally closed.
Watching the car go away, Su Qinghu's mouth curled up, perfect!
Erdan: "Wouldn't it be better to give money?"
On the way home, Erdan was puzzled and asked Su Qinghu.
Su Qinghu: "It's not appropriate. Giving money will hurt people."
Erdan thought about it and understood. They had come all the way here to give him two chickens as a token of gratitude. If he gave them money, wouldn't that be embarrassing?
"Come on, come on, it's time to donate." Su Qinghu looked at Dadan and Erdan as he walked, "How much are you two going to donate?"
Erdan: "How much should I donate? But didn't you just say that giving money hurts people?"
Dadan also looked over, wanting to see what she would say.
Su Qinghu rubbed his hands, covered his nose with them for a while, and then said, "Didn't the old man say that he was rehired after his wife had surgery? In that case, why not buy him some school supplies and send them to him as rewards for students? It should stimulate their enthusiasm for learning..."
As she spoke, Erdan listened in amazement.
Just now he was chatting with people about all sorts of things, talking about this and that, and a lot of it was even nonsense. Turns out... aren't these all nonsense?
Dadan: "Can the express delivery be delivered?"
"Within China, the postal service will definitely reach there." Su Qinghu raised his chin. "Besides, the old man's house is just in the suburbs, not the ends of the earth."
Are you kidding me? How could it not be delivered?!
"Tell me quickly, how much are you two going to donate?" Su Qinghu patted their heads. "I'll give you some time to think about it. Think about it from now until you get home."
She has limited abilities, so she can only help those within her reach.
When she got home, Su Qinghu washed her face, sat on the sofa at home, and looked at the two children with a smile.
Without waiting for her to speak, Dadan and Erdan poured three cups of boiled water, one for each of them, and held them in their hands to keep them warm.
Erdan pulled a small stool with one hand and sat in front of her. "Mom, I've thought about it. It's up to you how much I donate."
Su Qinghu: “???”
"When I watch others play chess, I hear them say, 'When you're rich, take care of others; when you're poor, take care of yourself.'" Erdan held the cup in both hands and chattered, "So, am I poor or rich now?"
Su Qinghu was silent. He hadn't told the kid how much he had earned from his investment last time. Was he trying to find out in a roundabout way now?
Scheming!
"What about being poor? What about being rich?" Su Qinghu calmly blew away the steam rising from his cup. "Could it be that considering these two factors, the difference in the amount donated is still ten or a hundred times greater?"
Erdan: “!!!”
What are you talking about? What the hell is he talking about? Are you trying to fleece him?
"I'll think about it." Erdan tilted his head. "If I'm really poor, that means I can only use the 200 yuan reward you gave me on the day I get first place in the exam."
Anyway, he had no pocket money left, only these two hundred yuan.
Erdan blinked. "Other people's children have their own parents to take care of them. I shouldn't donate money to them, right? However, I'm willing to give money to that old man. Just think of it as buying his chicken."
The old man gave their family two big roosters. He just saw that their wings were tied, so they were very well-behaved and didn't crow.
They are all very fat, and the chicken leg must taste delicious!
"How much is chicken per pound now? Let's weigh these two chickens, calculate the price, and split the bill."
Anyway, he doesn't want to help others raise children!
Su Qinghu: "..."
Su Qinghu inexplicably felt that what Erdan said made a lot of sense.
but,
Many times we have to stick to the facts.
She analyzed it for him, and after she finished, Erdan thought for a moment and said, "Then let's just give him the money. Let's just say it's his and she can spend it however she wants, whether it's on herself or on her students. Hehe, I just hope the teacher will reward me with money~"
Su Qinghu didn't say anything this time, and nodded at the big egg, "What do you say?"
Dadan pursed his lips and said, "Just buy the things and send them over. Don't pay me."
"Tell me about it." Su Qinghu gestured for him to explain why he did this.
Dadan glanced at Erdan and knew that Su Qinghu wanted to use this incident to teach Erdan a lesson, so he said, "That grandfather is in the countryside. If you give him money, he will have to pay full price for anything he wants to buy, so he won't save much. If he gives the money as a reward to a student, and the student takes it home, there's no telling who the money will be spent on in the end..."
Su Qinghu smiled and then looked at Erdan.
Erdan struggled, "...If their parents ask for money, I can just say I've spent it all, right?"
Dadan and Su Qinghu looked at him without saying a word.
"The reward is not that much each time, only fifty cents or one dollar?" Erdan blinked and began to feel guilty when he said this.
He had forgotten what life was like before, and he had also forgotten that many people couldn't be like him and his brother, who could confront their parents head-on and just refuse to be beaten.
"Fifty cents can buy a lot of things." Su Qinghu said coldly.
And reflect on whether you are too extravagant in your daily life, so that your children have the illusion that fifty cents or one yuan is not a lot of money?
But in the city, fifty cents isn't a lot? A frugal family's daily food budget?
She was a little unsure, because she didn't really look at the prices when buying food. She just bought whatever she liked...
They looked at each other in bewilderment, and Su Qinghu said directly, "After dinner, we'll have a family meeting and discuss the details. Now let's go to the kitchen and prepare."
If you can't make up your mind, hold a meeting. If one meeting doesn't work, try two...
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