Reincarnated as a Poor Little Green Tea, Am I Destined to Be Bullied? - Volume 1 Chapter 23

Chapter 23: Is It Appropriate?

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After briefly looking through Lin Yueye’s phone messages.

Yuebing came to a conclusion.

“Wow… human, are you really being kept by a rich woman?”

“What are you talking about…?”

“Isn’t that the case? Then what’s this?”

Yuebing pointed at the red envelope payment information on the phone screen.

After all, that’s what she saw.

This chat window was from Xia Mujin.

Lin Yueye had already changed the contact name from “class monitor” to “Xia Mujin”.

Then there was a large red envelope transferred from Xia Mujin, with several zeros in it.

“Don’t talk nonsense.” Lin Yueye poked Yuebing’s forehead with her finger, frowning in displeasure, “You should at least read the words inside before jumping to conclusions, okay? Do you only look at red envelopes?”

“I just like looking at pictures. Why should I read when there are so many words? I won’t read.”

“If you don’t want to read, fine, but why are you so righteous about it?!”

You won’t read, huh?

Then I’ll point it out to you.

Besides, it was clearly Xia Mujin who sent the message first.

【Classmate Yueye, have you had dinner?】

Without waiting for Lin Yueye to reply, it was immediately followed by a large red envelope of 1,000 yuan.

What does this mean?!

Asking if I’ve had dinner, and then immediately sending me money, are you saying I have no money for food and can only starve?!

You’re really underestimating…!

Gurgle…

Lin Yueye knew very well whose stomach was protesting, compromising with reality at that moment.

But she still stubbornly sent this question in response.

【What does this mean?】

【Please accept it, Classmate Yueye. Consider this as an apology for offending you yesterday, and you said today that besides me, no one else could communicate with you. I’m very happy about that, you know? It’s a joyous occasion that we can start to become friends.】

Could it be…

The legendary friendship fee?!

It really shocked Lin Yueye.

What’s more shocking was that she immediately sent a second red envelope.

It was another 1,000 yuan package.

Casually sending 2,000 yuan… it really confused the poor Lin Yueye.

But she had principles and would absolutely not accept handouts.

“But you still clicked to receive it,” Yuebing added, shaking her head.

“If I didn’t accept it, where would your snow biscuits come from? Besides, a wise man submits to circumstances. I’ll pay her back when I have money in the future, right?”

Can a person really starve to death over one meal?

Moreover, Lin Yueye wasn’t shamelessly just accepting the money. Look, she only accepted one of the red envelopes.

And after accepting it, Lin Yueye even sent 500 yuan back to Xia Mujin separately.

“What kind of operation is this?” Yuebing, being a heavenly deity, didn’t understand human’s strange thoughts.

Lin Yueye pointed at the 1,000 yuan that wasn’t accepted and the 500 yuan that was returned, explaining.

“I’m not accepting both 1,000 yuan packages, which shows I’m not that greedy. I only need enough money for food, otherwise it would leave a bad impression of being insatiable. And sending her 500 yuan back shows that I will pay back properly, and also indicates that I don’t need that much money at once. Only this way will people be willing to lend us money next time.”

“You’re a master!”

“You flatter me. The world is treacherous, you have much to learn.”

At the end of the chat, Lin Yueye added a line that even she thought was overly polite.

【Thank you for your kindness, Classmate Xia Mujin, but I really don’t need this much. I am indeed in some difficulty right now, but in a few days, along with the rent from last time, when I have money beyond living expenses, I will pay it all back to you.】

Perfect.

Whether it’s overly polite or not, at least she’s done right by social etiquette, and the money is in place.

There’s another reason for choosing to accept the payment…

Lin Yueye glanced at the envelope containing a few hundred yuan lying quietly on the table, relieved that after paying for rent and dinner, the few hundred yuan bills inside hadn’t been touched.

Even if it’s just for keeping as a memento, those bills left by Grandma Zhang for 【Lin Yueye】, if possible, Lin Yueye didn’t want to spend them carelessly.

Yuebing lay on the bed, swinging her little feet wrapped in frilly socks, scrolling down the screen. She patted Lin Yueye’s arm.

“Human, she sent another message.”

“What is it?”

“The other party retracted a message, what does that mean? Is this some kind of code?”

“That’s not words she sent, you silly cat.”

“Huh? These words are right here, read it yourself, aren’t these the words?”

“Silly cat.”

“I’m getting upset!”

How else can I say you’re silly, you don’t even understand message retraction.

To be honest.

Xia Mujin retracted that message very quickly.

If Lin Yueye had been slightly distracted, she might not have seen what was sent.

But unfortunately, at that moment, she happened to be staring at the screen.

The message Xia Mujin retracted was like this:

——【Why pay it back?】

A simple five words, sent and immediately retracted.

And replaced with a “Shark OK” emoji, cute to the point of being completely unlike her real personality.

Why pay it back…

You suddenly send me red envelopes, pay for rent, if I accept without intending to pay back, wouldn’t that make me a parasite living off a rich woman?

Lin Yueye is not that kind of person.

You can give.

But don’t give too much.

Putting down the phone and lying back on the bed, her silver hair immediately spread across half the bed.

“If it were me this morning… perhaps I wouldn’t even have accepted the 500 yuan…? But somehow, I feel a bit relieved now.”

“Because you’ve become aware of being kept by a rich woman?”

“No.”

I think it’s because I now know about another layer of relationship between Xia Mujin and me.

Before, I felt there was no reason to accept her help, but now, even if Xia Mujin doesn’t know, there’s ultimately a reason in Lin Yueye’s heart that makes it easier to accept her help.

Financial assistance between family members.

Even though Xia Mujin doesn’t know about this, at least in Lin Yueye’s heart, accepting her help would be much easier than before. If Xia Mujin were to borrow money from her now, Lin Yueye probably wouldn’t hesitate.

— Of course, she doesn’t have any money herself.

She just wanted to explain this point, the connection between blood relations is such a miraculous thing, even if they’ve never met.

However, this doesn’t prevent Xia Mujin from still appearing incredibly fierce in Lin Yueye’s eyes, completely like an unpredictable time bomb.

Actually, when she learned about having this sister, Lin Yueye had thought about just coming clean and saying she was that unfortunate brother who had died?

But this impulsive idea was annihilated in Lin Yueye’s heart in just a second.

The reason was simple.

She would definitely be seen as a lunatic.

Moreover, Lin Yueye had a feeling that she probably wouldn’t be able to bring out Yuebing, this talking cat, as evidence.

“Yuebing, can I tell others that you can talk?”

“If you’re not afraid of Mother Goddess burning us both to ashes, go ahead and say it. I’m here to help you achieve a happy life. If you tell mortals about the existence of deities and disrupt the order, I don’t care, but Mother Goddess will definitely bring down divine punishment. Have you ever seen a real lightning strike?”

“You guys have so many rules…”

“Not as many as you humans. The school cafeteria requires a card to eat even after the food is ready. I don’t have a card.”

“Even if you had a card, you couldn’t swipe it, right…? Uh, where did you get that sweet potato?”

“From the school cafeteria. I’m very ethical.”

Yuebing took out a baked sweet potato from under the pillow, completely disregarding the pillow’s fate.

“I didn’t steal it, the sweet potato was a freebie, there were too many. They said if they supply too many, they’ll be thrown away, which is not good. They said you get a free sweet potato if you spend 20 yuan, but I don’t have 20 yuan, so I just took the freebie. Do you want some?”

“You’re like someone who only wants the pearls when buying bubble tea, huh? Break off a piece for me.”

Mmm, you know what, it’s quite sweet.

Savoring the aftertaste in her mouth.

Lin Yueye silently pondered some things.

About Xia Mujin, who was her sister in her previous life…

Whether to come clean with her, or if there’s a chance to come clean, or even if there’s a need to come clean, all depended on future circumstances.

Cross that bridge when we come to it. Worrying about these things now doesn’t really have much meaning.

Compared to that…

I heard that Xia Mujin’s family is now preparing for 【Ling Qingyue】 funeral?

Lin Yueye was really curious…

Wuwu, will my funeral be grand?

Is the coffin sturdy? Have you arranged everything properly?!