Reincarnated as a Poor Little Green Tea, Am I Destined to Be Bullied? - Volume 1 Chapter 79

Chapter 79: Competition?

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Hey, Yuebing, look at that unwilling expression in your eyes. When someone says they’ll give us a Porsche Panamera, you think it’s not as good as your bag of salt, huh?

Although that’s what was said.

Lin Yueye wasn’t stupid, she could probably hear it.

—— In Teacher Luo’s words, there was largely a joking tone.

It’s just that her jokes were as cold as her personality, so sometimes it was hard to immediately tell whether it was a joke or not.

Sure enough.

Not long after Luo Yahan said this, she manually adjusted the air conditioner’s airflow lower, while saying.

“About recent events, you should have already talked with Lin Lebing about it. Since she’s here, I won’t hold back my words. In short, if you can really do it, giving you a car wouldn’t be an issue, but at your age you can’t use it yet, right? Having a car might actually be more of a burden, you might not even be able to afford maintaining it, maintenance, fuel, car washing, repairs are all expenses. Moreover, as a girl living alone, if you’re driving around in a luxury car, it would also have adverse effects on your safety. Besides satisfying vanity, it’s all harm and no benefit.”

That’s quite realistic.

“If that’s the case, why did you just say…”

“Simply because I noticed you seemed to like this car, which is quite rare for a girl.”

“Yes… a bit, because I’ve never ridden in one…”

“I understand, it’s just that novelty feeling. Once you sit for a while and your back starts hurting, you won’t think it’s that great anymore.”

No no no, I’d rather have back pain.

But Teacher Luo is really amazing. Lin Yueye didn’t think she had shown such obvious signs of liking it, how could she tell?

“Uwah! Sister Yueye, touch it more gently! If you unravel the stitching on this chair, we can’t afford to replace it even if we sell it!”

“……”

Yuebing, can you leave me some face?!

And what are you holding? You really brought the potted spider plant over, how much could that thing even sell for?!

Ah, well, maybe my fondness was a bit obvious.

Luo Yahan didn’t dislike her “hints.”

Yes, in Luo Yahan’s view, this was a kind of “hinting” behavior.

Through recent actual communication with Lin Yueye, Luo Yahan discovered she was very different from before.

Perhaps because they hadn’t actually had direct communication before, Luo Yahan now realized her understanding of her was completely insufficient.

Lin Yueye, her circumstances were indeed pitiable, but her true nature — should be quite calculating.

This wasn’t the case before, especially after her failed suicide attempt by jumping off a building, she seemed like a completely different person.

She would inadvertently show her vulnerable side to evoke others’ protective instincts. If not for this, Xia Mujin wouldn’t have been so completely wrapped around her finger, thinking about this girl all day at home, unable to eat or drink tea properly.

And Luo Yahan herself had witnessed it several times already.

Last time at the mansion when she took out the photo and showed Lin Yueye the memorial photo of Xia Muqing, Lin Yueye’s teary-eyed reaction was as if the person in the photo was herself. That kind of empathy almost made even Luo Yahan think this child was unbelievably good, how could someone be kind to such an extent?

And just now at her house, her unconscious gesture of pinching her collar to reveal glimpses of skin was captivating. Combined with her face that could be called “bewitchingly” beautiful, just one blink of those eyes almost broke through even Luo Yahan’s usually calm and undisturbed demeanor.

These changes in her were normal.

She hadn’t died from jumping off the building before, and now having passed through death itself, changes in her personality were related to the courage she used to persuade herself to live on in her heart. How she chose to face her future life was her freedom.

If not for this, Luo Yahan wouldn’t have chosen her to “act” in front of Xia Mujin, she had this talent.

—— It was a good thing that she could express her unspoken requests through caressing the leather seats.

Presumably this gesture was her way of hinting to herself, what she wanted might not be the car, but she hoped to receive some monetary compensation.

Isn’t this more direct and effective than constantly pulling at your clothes and disturbing my peace of mind?

Therefore, after understanding all this, Luo Yahan’s tone of speech was now much more relaxed than before.

“Even if I gave you a car you couldn’t use it, and with your knowledge, I doubt you’d even know how to sell it.”

“Teacher Luo, you mean…”

“I know life isn’t easy for you right now, you need money more than anyone to improve your situation. I should have promised before that as long as you help me achieve my goal, I would give you compensation. On this point, I won’t go back on my word. Take this.”

“Hmm…?”

Teacher Luo kept one hand on the steering wheel while reaching back to hand over a blank piece of paper.

After Lin Yueye took it, not quite understanding, Luo Yahan withdrew her arm and continued speaking.

“There’s a carbon pen in the box between the car seats, write down your bank account number. If Xia Mujin doesn’t shed any tears within a week, your compensation will be deposited.”

“But this…”

“However, if you can’t do it, I’m not planning to do charity either.” As if guessing that Lin Yueye would try to politely decline, Luo Yahan added this without hesitation.

With all possible responses blocked, even if Lin Yueye still wanted to be polite, there was no reason to, right?

Goodness, actually little Yueye thought having a few pieces of clothing or being able to move to rent in a better area, getting some rent money would be good enough. She didn’t expect Teacher Luo to be so generous.

Yuebing was still arranging the potted plant by herself, you probably have no idea that our lives might undergo a qualitative change because of this.

【Lin Yueye, hurry up and write it down. After there’s money in the bank card, can you give me 10 yuan?】

Yuebing’s mental voice directly sounded in Lin Yueye’s head, and little Yueye could probably guess what she wanted the money for.

10 yuan, you just want to buy two bags of salt, right? The household salt consumption rate is quite fast.

But unexpectedly, Yuebing’s next words still made Lin Yueye realize she had underestimated her.

【This potted plant seems to have died, I just poured some salt water… it’s looking listless. If it really dies, I want to replace it with another one, let it continue to bloom. Deities should let life continue, this is the virtue of deities.】

Those words seemed somewhat touching.

But thinking carefully…

Weren’t you the one who killed the spider plant, you worthless cat!

Lin Yueye carefully wrote down her bank account number and placed it aside, politely putting the carbon pen back in its original position.

“Teacher Luo, I’ve written it…”

“I know.” Luo Yahan nodded, “You’ve written it, but you’d better not have too many expectations about this.”

“Eh?”

You don’t want to give it anymore?

Obviously, that wasn’t it.

Rather…

“Because my condition is that Xia Mujin won’t shed any tears recently.”

“Yes… I understand that.”

“This agreement takes effect starting today.”

“I understand that too…?”

“And today is Xia Muqing’s burial day.”

“……”

“I hope you can do it.”

Luo Yahan’s voice suddenly held some expectation.

But also a hint of melancholy.

“But rationally speaking, I don’t believe you can do it, especially on a day like today.”

“I’ll… try my best, I’m not sure… what will happen.”

“Yes, I’ve also been trying my best, for many years.”

I can understand, but not completely understand.

But it feels like…

There seems to be a kind of competitive tone in Teacher Luo’s calm voice?!