The Female Cannon Fodder With Boundless Merits
Chapter 675 - 679: Great Kind Person (20)

Chapter 675: Chapter 679: Great Kind Person (20)

Su Li’s life had been fairly stable throughout her years, but after a few years of mixing in the city, she grew tired of it.

Then she found a deep, secluded forest and disappeared into it, and her life just went by.

However, Su Li didn’t waste those decades of good sunshine; at the least, she gained a new understanding of power.

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Extra (1)

After completely losing contact with Cong Shan, Su Li again made a fortune on the internet, allowing herself to relish once more the extravagant lifestyle of the wealthy.

It’s just that sometimes there are those who are green with envy, who can’t stand to see you doing well.

And sure enough, Su Li had encountered several such instances, all involving old acquaintances.

"Hey, isn’t that Su Li? Seems like you’re living the good life."

Strolling along, Su Li was suddenly inexplicably stopped by someone.

The person’s gleaming beady eyes scanned Su Li from head to toe before shifting their gaze to the line of shopping mall attendants carrying bags behind her.

As they looked, a calculating greed appeared in their eyes.

Su Li tilted her head down slightly, letting her sunglasses slide a bit down her nose. Seizing the moment, Su Li took in the enthusiastic middle-aged woman.

Dressed in average clothes, weighed down by heavy golden jewelry on her wrists and neck, her round face glistened with oil, and her eyes darted back and forth, sizing Su Li up.

Well, it turned out she did know this person.

Su Li responded coolly, "Oh, it’s Aunt Wang. Just shopping at the mall."

This middle-aged woman was one of those memorable types in the original owner’s memory.

Specializing in taking advantage, her distinct style was refreshingly unique and unforgettable.

Initially, when the original owner and her boyfriend had graduated and rented their first place, the surroundings weren’t bad.

Apart from the landlord, who was a bit difficult to talk about, the house was truly nice.

However, this area was undergoing slum redevelopment, so many of the residents were older.

This did allow the original owner’s boyfriend, a great kind person, to rapidly develop his abilities.

Just days after moving in, Cong Shan had successfully integrated into the community.

At first, everyone was grateful for Cong Shan’s kindness.

Even the more cantankerous elderly had to concede amidst others’ sarcasm that Cong Shan indeed was a good, kind-hearted young man.

But human desire is never satisfied.

Help them once, and they’re grateful. Help them twice, they’re still grateful, but they take it for granted.

Helping the elderly is a traditional virtue, one upheld by everyone for its goodness.

By the time you help for the third time, or even more, they believe it’s their due.

Whenever they faced difficulties, they would come straight to him.

Even when sick and needing to go to the hospital, they would ask Cong Shan to accompany them.

Their rationale was: "My children are busy with work, and it’s tiring. In this hot weather, it’s too much to ask them to go to the hospital. You’re such a kind person, Cong Shan, please help out..."

Sometimes, they would compare, saying Cong Shan did more for one family and less for another.

Unhappy, discontented... how can one be so uneven in their generosity?

This young man isn’t being fair...

The middle-aged woman with beady eyes before me was the eldest daughter of one of the solitary elderly residents in the community.

Originally, the original owner had opposed her boyfriend’s boundless good deeds, and when the people in the community found out, this middle-aged woman’s elderly mother was among the most scathing in her criticism.

Simply because, having received help from Cong Shan, her family had benefited the most.

Now, upon seeing Su Li, Aunt Wang immediately thought of the easy days she had when Su Li and her partner were around.

When people get old, they come with more troubles.

But children have their own lives to care for, how could they have the energy to look after an increasingly troublesome elderly mother?

Besides, the elderly always seem to neglect hygiene, no matter how clean they keep themselves, there is always a certain odor lingering.

Previously, her elderly mother would spare them the trouble for being concerned about them and had other neighbors like Cong Shan help out, so she wouldn’t bother them unnecessarily.

Later on, once those good Samaritans moved away, they realized just how troublesome it was to care for an old lady.

Most importantly, the old lady was now diagnosed with cancer.

That’s cancer, incurable.

After discussing it within the family, they were inclined to forgo treatment, but the old lady wanted to live, and besides, she still had quite a bit of money in her hands.

The siblings harbored resentment, so their care was obviously not diligent.

The old lady had mentioned several times how nice it would be if that young man Cong Shan were still around.

They too thought it would be nice if that easy mark were still here; maybe they could even save on the medical expenses.

Now, seeing Su Li, and looking rather well-off at that, Aunt Wang naturally started scheming.

Aunt Wang looked around Su Li, her smile sycophantic as she asked, "Where’s Cong Shan? He’s not with you?"

Before Su Li could even reply, Aunt Wang began to ramble on her own.

"Since you left, you haven’t come back to see us, my mom, Old Man Xu, Uncle Kang, they all talk about you, missing you a lot."

Su Li nonchalantly hummed in response, watching as Aunt Wang suddenly began to wipe away tears, her performance quite convincing.

"It’s hard to hide from you, my dear mother is in very poor health, doctors have declared her critically ill several times... and now she often stays at home, longing to see you two one last time before she dies. Back then you helped her a lot, she always regarded you as if you were her own grandchildren..."

Su Li: "...." Yeah, right, as if I’d believe your nonsense.

The recollection of the old lady’s fierce demeanor was truly formidable, it’s unbelievable that she could come across as a kindly, gentle old lady missing them, according to Aunt Wang.

Seeing Su Li’s indifferent reaction, Aunt Wang’s eyes flickered with dissatisfaction.

Normally, upon hearing such news, most people, out of curiosity, concern, or something else, would ask at least one question: What’s wrong with the old lady’s health?

What made her ill...

That would have been a perfect segue into the next topic.

But this young lady was not playing by the rules.

Aunt Wang had no choice but to stiffly make conversation, awkwardly sharing with Su Li about her family’s hardships and difficulties.

Su Li glanced at Aunt Wang’s pure gold jewelry, speechless.

Su Li: "Aunt Wang, since things are tough at home, why don’t you sell those golden items you’re wearing? They look pretty high-quality, I think they could sell for a lot."

"The price of gold has risen quite a bit this year, you can’t lose by selling them... plus, you don’t know how dangerous it is to wear such things out, someone might just snatch them off you in the street..."

Aunt Wang became unhappy, forcing a smile as she tucked her hands behind her back, "Eh, all my stuff is fake, just the kind you buy from the Ten-Yuan Store for fun..."

Su Li became even more interested, pulling out a hundred yuan bill from her bag and saying, "Is that so? Well, Auntie, since you’re going through hard times, that really isn’t easy. How about I buy all your fake golden items with this bill? I won’t let you take a loss..."

"Even though they’re fake, the shiny gold look is delightful. Having them displayed in my room, it really cheers me up."