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Mom, I... I anxiously rubbed my hands

Gu Han Yin! Finally, Mom's "Lion's Roar" has erupted again. "How many times have I told you, those beggars are all deceivers. Why are you always so easily fooled by them?"

Ah? Buy... buy soy sauce? I forced a smile. Without money, how can I buy soy sauce?

Listen to me, starting from now, every day after school, you will come to your father's pastry shop to help me. This way, as long as the money you earn is through your own hard work, you can spend it however you like, even if you want to give it to a beggar, I won't interfere

In fact, I have lost count of how many times I have been deceived by those poor beggars, yet every time I see them in that state, I still cannot help but give them all my money

Rest assured, I have said that I will not give you pocket money for free, but that does not mean I will not give you any

I ... ...

Ah? Do you really want me to go help at Dad's shop?" I pouted and said, "Mom...

And I can only helplessly collapse onto the sofa, looking up to the sky and exclaiming: "Oh heavens! What should I do?"

I hesitated for a long time, unsure of how to approach her to ask for money

After crying for a while, she suddenly seemed to remember something and perked up, saying: "From now on, I will no longer give you pocket money for free, so you won't keep giving it away to those scammers!"

"Then... what does that mean?" I looked at my mother with my mouth agape in astonishment, a sense of foreboding rising in my heart

After a moment of silence, my mother suddenly noticed something amiss and stared at me intently: "You gave your pocket money to those beggars again, didn't you?"

Mom! I'm getting anxious. As a student, how can I not have any pocket money? Moreover, I have already been quite frugal. I only get 200 yuan a month! I doubt there is anyone else in the entire school who is as frugal as I am.

I smiled awkwardly, but this smile looked worse than crying

Mother does not want to hear me act spoiled, so don't turn your face away: "No need to say more, from now on, you must work to earn your rewards, and you will not be given a break until the month leading up to the final exams."

Mother did not notice that something was off with me and continued, "Yes! Hurry up! We are waiting to use it."

Oh, the wretched ones

Seeing me standing there motionless, my mother finally walked over and said, "What's wrong? Hurry up!"

Mother, this time is different, he is just a child, very pitiful

Pity? Do you think those who hope to gain without effort every day deserve your pity? If we are to speak of pity, I am even more deserving of it than they are. I wake up early and work late every day, busy with the store and then with the household. Do you have any idea how I have raised you over these past ten years? Do you think it has been easy for me?

Tomorrow marks the beginning of my "hard years"

Dragging my weary body, I finally returned home. At that moment, my mother was in the kitchen wearing an apron, preparing my favorite sweet and sour ribs. Upon seeing me return, she excitedly said: "Yin Yin, you are back? Quickly help your mother buy a bottle of soy sauce from the supermarket."

There is no room for discussion; it has been decided! After saying this, Mother turned off the stove in the kitchen and then went downstairs alone to buy soy sauce

"It's not easy!" I said softly, but then I thought again and became more assertive, "However, the teacher has said that one must be filled with love in order to make this world a better place! Moreover, what if he truly is a beggar who is so poor that he cannot even afford a meal, and we do not extend a helping hand to him? Wouldn't that be too cold-hearted?"

Mother

"Oh, heavens! How did I end up with a daughter like you?" Mother sighed deeply, distressed as she rubbed her forehead, looking as if she were on the verge of tears. "It was because we were too successful in teaching you to do good when you were little, that you have turned out this way! What should I do to educate our daughter, her father?"