Chapter 55 Contradiction (Warm May's Heartfelt Gift, Sent Chapter)

  It's not hot in the island city in July, especially after five o'clock in the afternoon. The gentle breeze on the face is refreshing and comfortable. It's the most pleasant time of the day. Luo Ye and Luo Feng discussed it and decided to walk back instead of taking a car.

  The wintergreen in the flowerbeds on both sides of the road is lush and vibrant, the rose flowers that are climbing on the fence of the community are in full bloom, with shallow red, deep pink, and yellow colors intertwined, waves of fragrance wafting through the air. The French plane tree is at its most luxuriant time of year, magpies perched on branches, occasionally calling out in delight. Walking in such an environment, one's mood becomes inexplicably relaxed.

  "Luofeng took a deep breath: "Yexi, let's go out and have some fun at night from now on. It's so boring just wandering around the yard!"

  "Alright, but going out every day is too annoying, we can take turns. Let's choose the route from our home to the seaside via Ba Da Guan, the environment is good, the air is good...". Luo Ye suddenly smiled mischievously: "Brother, how about this, in the future, I'll go for a run on the beach while you swim, and when winter comes, we can do winter swimming. Look at those winter swimming team's uncles and aunts, their bodies are so robust! Brother wants to protect me, he needs to train to be strong too, right?"

  Winter swimming? Luo Feng's conditioned reflex trembled: "Spare me, aren't you afraid that once I enter the ocean, I won't return, and from then on, you can only gaze out at the sea with a sigh?"

  Lu Ye rolled her eyes and glanced at her brother: "Others' grandparents didn't just enter the sea and never come back, there was a report on TV about an old man who's 72 years old, he goes swimming all year round, four seasons, and in winter he even jumps into the water from a high place on purpose. Oh, brother, I'll sign you up for the winter swimming team!"

  "Yèr, you're not serious, are you?" Luo Feng's voice trembled slightly, his face scrunched up like a bitter melon, and he couldn't even bother to appreciate the beautiful scenery on both sides of the road.

  "Dummy brother!" Luo Ye saw that Luo Feng was really scared, and laughed as he poked him with his finger: "I'm just teasing you, wait till you're old to talk about it. Besides, the average age of the winter swimming team members is over 50 years old, if you join them, you'll immediately bring down their average age by several years, they wouldn't want you anyway." As they spoke, the two had already entered the bustling city district, the scenery was still beautiful, but the sweet and refreshing air was gone.

  Luofeng wrinkled her nose in distaste: "Ye'er, when we're old, let's move to the countryside and build a villa. A few old people can spend their days playing chess, fishing, planting flowers, and growing vegetables. The kids will have a place to breathe fresh air during holidays. Just thinking about it makes me feel comfortable!"

  "Brother, I don't want to get old yet!" Luo Ye looked at her brother with a speechless expression. She was not even twenty years old and he was already thinking about retirement. She hadn't enjoyed herself enough, she didn't want to have wrinkles on her face just yet. No way, after the exam, she would work on her image, she couldn't waste her youth like this.

  If Luo Feng knew that his sentimental thoughts would lead to such a situation, he would definitely be extremely proud!

  "Clang clang clang..." A broken tea jar filled with a few coins and some paper bills suddenly blocked the way of Luo Feng and Luo Ye.

  A woman in her thirties, dressed in tattered clothes, with messy hair tied back with a black leather strap, dark skin and dull eyes, sat next to a six or seven year old girl. The girl's clothes were too small and patched up. When Luo Feng looked at them, the little girl held out a tea cup with her small hands and shook it again, pitifully opening her mouth: "Big brother, big sister, please be kind to us... my dad was killed while building a house for someone, grandma kicked me and mom out of the house, now we have nowhere to live and no money to eat..." The girl started sobbing as she spoke, and the woman beside her pulled her into her arms without making a sound.

  Luo Feng started digging into his pocket, Luo Ye pulled him: "Brother, let's go!"

  Luofeng looked at his sister in disbelief, how could his kind-hearted sister be so indifferent to such a pitiful person? Luofeng hesitated for a moment before the woman spoke up: "Kind sir, no need to give too much, even one or two cents would do. I just want my child to have some food to eat, as for me, picking up leftover rice is enough." She patted her own belly after speaking.

  Luofeng looked at Luoye and said, "Yeer, let's give him the money we saved from buying a car, okay?"

  "Let's go!" Luo Ye frowned and pulled Luo Feng to leave, Luo Feng was dragged a few steps away, feeling depressed, he turned his head back to glance at a girl who was bending down to give some coins to a little kid, the woman's actions seemed to be thanking repeatedly, then she let out a light sigh, turned her head back and looked at her own sister with complex eyes, her lips moved but ultimately didn't make a sound.

  Luo Ye swept a glance at Luo Qing, his face expressionless: "Brother, don't you think I'm being too ruthless?"

  "No!" Luo Feng's voice was muffled.

  "No need to pretend, your expression has already told me what you're thinking... " Luo Ye paused: "Being kind is not wrong, but it depends on who the person is. This woman is at most in her thirties, and she's also very capable, why would she resort to this method? If it were a 70 or 80-year-old elderly person who ended up like this, regardless of whether the other party is a scammer or not, I would agree with you helping her. But for someone in their prime, wanting to rely on others' charity to get by, doesn't deserve sympathy!"

  "Yè ér......" Luō Fēng hesitated for a moment: "Maybe she didn't have an education, and couldn't find work? A woman with a child, unless she's desperate, who would want to lose face like this?"

  "There's only numbness in her eyes, I don't see a shred of shame or sadness. Brother, my principle is that you can't give people like this even one cent. As long as you're with me, you're not allowed to give either!"

  "Yèr, you're too overbearing!" Luo Feng scolded her sister for the first time.

  "It's clear you can't tell the difference!" Luo Ye didn't bother to explain to Luo Feng, and instead quickened her pace, puffing out her chest. Luo Feng sighed and hurried after her, but couldn't catch up to walk alongside Luo Ye, so she silently followed behind.

  Luo Ye and Luo Qing arrived home to find Luo Zheng and Wen Xin sitting on the sofa, looking serious. When they heard the door open, they turned their heads to look over. Wen Xin looked puzzled: "What's going on? Why are you all pulling long faces? Trying to compete with a donkey?"

  "It's okay, I'll go back to my room and review my lessons, the exam is on Tuesday!" The old mother's teasing did not change Luo Ye's expression, she was about to go back to her room when Luo Zheng called out to her: "Ye Er, don't rush, let's solve this problem first. I'm discussing your situation with your mom. With your grades, it would be more reasonable for you to take the liberal arts course, why do you want to choose science?"

  "Dad, she wants to attend military school!" Luo Feng said hastily.

  "What's it got to do with you?" Luo Ye glared at Luo Feng fiercely and retorted.

  The first update is here, special thanks to "" for the big gift package, especially thanks to Pink for giving warmth to everyone, love you all, this chapter is a small token of warmth, it's online now, and we also have a free chapter, happy Labor Day to everyone! The next update will be a VIP chapter, uploaded at 11:16 sharp, let's celebrate together, hehe.