Reincarnated as a Poor Little Green Tea, Am I Destined to Be Bullied? - Volume 1 Chapter 13

Chapter 13: Dignity

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“This Auntie has been bothered by this for a long time. Tell me, how can girls your age be so different? Let me tell you, I met a rich family’s daughter the other day, and she was so arrogant. What do you young people call it… Right! That ‘princess syndrome’! You can’t scold her, can’t hit her. Unlike you, at about the same age, you’ve already started to be self-reliant. To be honest, their money isn’t even earned by themselves. When I was your age, I was just like you, already out working. Anyway, I don’t look up to that kind of person!”

“Mm-hmm, you’re right. But they have money… They must have good manners, right? I can’t compare to them…”

“What good manners! They’re not even truly rich. Just a bit of money and they start showing off. You’d think she was the richest person in Qihai!”

After the earlier “floor-breaking” incident, along with Lin Yueye’s sincerity, the landlady’s attitude had undergone a complete 180-degree change.

Earlier, she had considered Lin Yueye a trouble, with her mind focused solely on getting rid of her.

But now she discovered that this child wasn’t as extreme as she had imagined, and even possessed a sense of humanity that was lacking in today’s society of deception and intrigue. As for being self-reliant, apart from the fact that the landlady wasn’t as pretty as Lin Yueye when she was young, she really saw in her the shadow of her own struggles to start a business in her youth. So she could empathize with her current situation, complaining to her about a lot of recent troubles, and increasingly admiring children like Lin Yueye who weren’t flashy and still cared about others.

Little Yueye nodded repeatedly while holding the cat in her arms, as if listening very attentively — in fact, she was about to burst into laughter.

Auntie, you’re right, but what I’m concerned about now isn’t all this. I just want a small shelter from the wind and rain.

Yuebing swished her tail across Lin Yueye’s calves, which seemed like some kind of reminder.

— Stop playing, it’s time to get to work.

Yueye understood, specifically waiting for the moment when the landlady finished complaining, and with an apologetic expression, she smiled and began to tidy up the bedding.

The intuitive cat also jumped onto the bed, pushing all the meow meow snow biscuits hidden in the quilt into the plastic bag on the floor, packing them to take away.

This suddenly confused the landlady who was in the middle of expressing her emotional value: “What are you suddenly doing?”

“You’re absolutely right, Auntie. You must have been a strong and clever new-age woman when you were young, and you still are now.” Little Yueye folded the quilt into a bundle, her tone full of admiration, with a hint of slight melancholy, “I’ll definitely learn from you in the future. No matter whether I can rent a good house later or not, I have to learn to be stronger. Maybe someday I can become as excellent as you.”

“Child! What are you tidying up for? Put it down, put it down!”

The landlady became anxious.

Seeing that Lin Yueye was really about to leave, she hurried over and pressed the quilt back down with her hands.

All of this was within Lin Yueye’s expectations.

Although there was still a small curve at the corner of her mouth when she lowered her head, when she looked up, she was full of surprise.

“Auntie…? Didn’t you say I couldn’t renew the lease? I need to hurry and find a new house… You know my situation… I can’t keep waiting, after all, I still have to go to school.”

“Just stay here! Don’t go anywhere! I was short-sighted earlier, but now I can see clearly who’s really a good child. Listen, child, you can rent this house for as long as you want, and that broken tile downstairs, I’ll find someone to fix it for you this afternoon!”

“This… how can I… ?”

“How can you not?”

Look, she even started to question back.

“Just listen to me, stay here. It’s close to school and convenient. Where would you go if you move out? Nowhere is as suitable as this!”

“This… indeed… but…”

“No buts, unless you really don’t want to rent it, then I won’t stop you.”

Lin Yueye deliberately put on a “very troubled, worried about causing you trouble” good child textbook-level concerned expression, and after repeatedly declining, and after the landlady’s repeated emphasis, little Yueye finally relented.

“Alright… alright, if you don’t mind me living here…?”

“Don’t mind, don’t mind! Haha, Auntie just realized how great it is to chat with you! I’ve been wanting to talk about those poor relatives for a long time! If you left, Auntie wouldn’t know who to complain to about these things!”

“Ah haha… If you’re willing to tell me, of course I’m willing to listen. Come, Yuebing, let’s thank Auntie for letting us stay here, okay?”

Lin Yueye picked up the black cat and put it on her lap, pinching its little paws and moving them up and down, just like a beckoning cat.

Except for Yuebing’s expressionless forced performance, in all other aspects, it was indeed an adorable little kitten.

You want a performance, huh? Then I’ll give you the full package!

“Wan…!”

— Lin Yueye immediately covered its mouth!

That was close.

The cat almost barked again!

The landlady nodded repeatedly, very satisfied with today’s situation.

She waved her hand and instructed.

“When you have time, go visit the tenants in the neighborhood. Your standing on the rooftop earlier scared everyone. But I see your condition is really fine now, so tell them too, let everyone feel at ease, okay? You’re so young, what could be so difficult to overcome?”

“You’re right, I’ve already realized how cowardly I was at that time.”

“Very good, very good. Well then, I’ll leave now… Oh right, pay the property management fee first. The property management office asked me to collect this quarter’s fee. Also, the rent for last month and this month, we should settle that too. Haha, don’t worry, Auntie knows your current situation, I’ll give you a 50% discount on the rent! Auntie has the final say on this, but for the property management fee… there’s nothing I can do about that.”

“……”

As she spoke, the landlady had already taken out her phone and skillfully opened the WeChat payment QR code.

Lin Yueye’s hand, which was gripping the cat’s paw, trembled violently.

Oh… oh no.

Do I have to pay now?

Many things in this world can perhaps be achieved through attitude adjustment, but having no money is absolutely unacceptable!

Lin Yueye swallowed and picked up the phone on the bed. When it came to money, her voice suddenly became more delicate.

“May I ask… how much is it?”

“Let me see, you open the calculator, I’ll tell you and you can calculate it yourself.”

“O… okay.”

“The property management fee for a quarter is 220, you owe a quarter’s worth, that’s 220. For rent, you owe last month and this month, I’ll give you a 50% discount! Just 500, 500 will do.”

Still… still okay!

Adding up to just under 750, I don’t have money on my phone anymore, but the cash on the table is just enough!

“May I ask… can I pay in cash?”

“Cash? Kids your age still use cash? Alright, it’s all the same. Let me calculate, a quarter’s property management fee is 220, you owe two quarters, that’s 440, plus 500, a total of 940.”

Previous Lin Yueye!!

Why did you owe two quarters of fees?!

Even if I sell Yuebing, I still can’t gather enough money!

Lin Yueye bit her lip, her lips trembling.

Her pale fingers gripped the phone tightly, feeling a bit unwilling…

Because “I don’t have enough money, could you give me a few more days,” was a phrase she had said to the point of disgust in her previous life.

The impact on her already tattered self-esteem, every time, she would see the contemptuous eyes and cold smiles of others.

But now… if she doesn’t say it, the hard-won accommodation will be gone…

Sometimes, one might have to bow their head…

To survive, how desolate the human world is, didn’t she already know this?

She was already used to it…

Lin Yueye lowered her bangs.

Just like before.

In an extremely low tone, with a slight tremor, these words were spoken, very slowly.

Incredibly painful.

“I now… money is a bit… a bit…”

— Beep.

The sound of a payment scan rang out before Lin Yueye could finish her sentence.

Lin Yueye looked up in surprise.

She saw a girl behind the landlady, who had walked in at some unknown time, holding up her phone to scan the payment code.

Black long hair swaying strand by strand, like ink splashed in a landscape painting.

She was a girl with outstanding temperament, out of place in this narrow space.

The bell on the strap hanging from her phone jingled, and with her faint smile, it brought Lin Yueye’s surprise back to reality.

“Oh, what a coincidence, I made it just in time~ Classmate Yueye, remember that 1,000 yuan you lent me last time? I haven’t paid you back yet. It’s perfect to help you pay the rent now! We’re even now, so I won’t transfer the money to you separately, okay?”

“……”

Lin Yueye had no money.

She couldn’t lend money to others.

But this girl, who obviously wasn’t short of money, said so.

— She was considering Yueye’s dignity.