It is easy to give someone a meal to prevent them from starving to death, but it is difficult to teach them to feed themselves.

Some people even feel that they have received charity from others and don’t even think about supporting themselves.

Keeping the body cannot support one's ambition, and the more so, the more one needs to study.

Zheng Juzi said: "It's not so much about whether it's worth it or not. Many things just depend on whether you are willing to change."

Zheng Hanqiu was silent.

Zheng Juzi asked, "Have you visited grandma's grave?"

"No."

"My grandma's name is Xu Qianlian." Zheng Juzi was surprised when she first saw the name. The grandma in her mind, Old Mrs. Zheng in the village, actually had such an elegant name.

It doesn't match her life, appearance or personality at all.

When she was born and when she was young, she must have been full of expectations for the future.

Especially when others call her by her name, everyone knows that it is not Da Ya, Er Niu, San Niang, or Si Gu. She has a name that is different from others.

Unfortunately, she did not have the chance to go to school and learn to read. Later on, she was someone's daughter-in-law, someone's mother, someone's grandmother, and no one called her by her name anymore among her children and grandchildren. She was just the sarcastic and mean Old Lady Zheng who was educated by generations of etiquette. She was also a lovable Old Lady Zheng who was still able to learn and change in her seventies or eighties.

Her grandfather had been dead for so long, but she was still a member of the Zheng family and no one called her Xu Qianlian.

"My grandmother used to say that it would be great if she could read. We all taught her to read and recognize some simple characters, but no one wanted to teach her to write her name. Even if she could write her own name, it wouldn't change anything, but I think if she could write her own name, at least she would have one less regret when she passed away."

Zheng Hanqiu nodded, seeming to agree but also somewhat disagree. "What I mean is, not everyone can study. What if that girl studied for more than ten years and found out that she could only be a peasant woman despite her high expectations?"

Zheng Juzi frowned, thinking that she was thinking too much, and said, "She is just a peasant woman, but she has studied, knows how to read, and speaks a little Mandarin. In addition to farming, she can also choose to work in a factory or do other things. At least she can give herself more choices."

"But if she hadn't been educated, she could still accept her destiny. But after being educated, she can't accept her destiny. She wants to resist but can't, she wants to escape but is still imprisoned. Isn't that more painful?" Zheng Hanqiu felt that his sister didn't understand what he meant.

Reading good books can change your destiny. It can change the destiny of some people, but more people are just dust in fate.

The halo that attracts those noble children from poor families only reflects the helplessness of poor families in producing noble children.

It is very difficult to change such a family and such teaching staff.

However, once people's cognition changes, what they never had will become what they want. However, the reality is cold and ruthless. Nothing has changed, and the mood has only become more impetuous.

Just like when she went abroad, people tend to choose the side that is beneficial to themselves, and she also eagerly embraced the freedom abroad, as if it was given to her naturally.

But she is not as self-reliant as Zheng Juzi to earn her tuition and living expenses on her own. She still needs her family to provide tuition and living expenses to continue her studies abroad.

On the one hand, they complain about their parents' constraints and controls, but on the other hand, they depend on them and suck their blood, unable to be independent.

Looking back now, she was extremely selfish at that time.

But at that time, I felt extremely painful in the intersection of two cultures, and I burst into unprecedented resentment towards my parents, and there was no chance for me to ease the situation in my life.

"If you have studied, there is still a possibility of resistance. If you don't study, your whole life will be like that. We are not here to save everyone. If we can help and maybe change her fate, then we have helped one person. If we can't change it, we can say that we have tried our best. You can't take on the responsibility of other people's lives just because you want to do good deeds, right?" Zheng Juzi didn't think that doing good deeds meant taking on the fate of others.

Just like with Qin Ying, she was willing to let her make hair ornaments, accompany her to set up a stall to sell hair ornaments and socks, and teach her step by step how to support herself independently and even support her own family, but it did not mean that she would support Qin Ying for the rest of her life.

The result did help her overcome the difficulties. Tan Ying is now capable and confident that she can support her family on her own. Even Tan Shuilian has been reborn and has stood on her own.

People cannot predict the future, so of course they may not be able to help themselves, and there may even be ungrateful people who may bite them back.

But there may be bad results. If we do nothing for the people who need help, that would be a bit of a waste of time.

Zheng Hanqiu seemed to understand a little, but she was not so empathetic. She was indeed a little worried about the good and bad sides, always afraid that the worst result would happen. "I didn't expect you to have a saintly side."

"It's not that I'm a saint, someone really helped me in this way." Zheng Juzi agreed that what she is doing now is quite kind, even a little saintly, and worthy of recognition.

But she did this because someone once held an umbrella for her selflessly, allowing her the opportunity to learn to grow and rely on herself. If it weren't for that person, she would be able to take care of herself, so how could she have the ability to hold an umbrella for others?

"You're right. People really can't predict the future. Even if mom helps that girl, she won't necessarily be successful. She might even end up like you said, worse than not studying. But we can't just do nothing because there might be bad consequences, right?"

"Even if she doesn't live the life I expected in the end, at least we gave her a chance, a chance to try, to learn, and to change. Isn't that better than doing nothing?"

"No one can guarantee what will happen to her in the future, but if nothing is done, she will definitely not change. Who knows in the future, but her life is definitely not going to be good now."

"Even if she ends up living the same life as her parents, at least she can read and write, which is better than knowing nothing. Even if I can't help her much, at least I've shown her another possibility."

She may not be willing to do her best to help a stranger, but she is willing to help as long as the other family has no objection.

At least Mu Xiaoyun really wants to help that child, which shows that he has some good qualities.

Zheng Hanqiu understood a little, but was a little speechless, "You like to help others so much, why couldn't you give in to me a little bit?"

Zheng Juzi sneered, with some contempt in his voice, "You didn't get wet in the rain."

Zheng Hanqiu was unconvinced: "Who said that?"

"The rain you are soaking in is a blessing that many people cannot enjoy in their entire lives. So don't compare yourself with me here."

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