DAVM Chapter 58.5

Pei Jing said: “My mother may be coming back. She will be angry if she sees that I am not at home.”

Ji Ningyi pursed his lips lightly and reluctantly said: “Okay.”

Seeing that his elder brother agreed, Ji Zhile thought that his own opinion seemed to have no influence, so he said: “Then, Brother Pei Jing remembers to come to eat tomorrow morning. After eating, there are only eighteen meals left.”

Pei Jing said yes.

When leaving Ji Ningyi’s family, Pei Jing looked at Si Tian, ​​summoned up the courage, and asked her softly: “Auntie, I have something to tell you…”

Si Tian did not know what Pei Jing was going to tell her, so she asked Ji Ningyi and Ji Zhile to go home and sent Pei Jing back.

The two children stood at the door, looking at Si Tian with burning eyes. They looked extremely curious. One was bright and the other was restrained, but they both showed some similar emotions in their eyes, but they both obediently did not follow.

Seeing this scene, Si Tian suddenly felt that Ji Ningyi and Ji Zhile were indeed brothers. They also had many similarities, but it turned out that she only saw differences.

Under the street light, Pei Jing stopped and raised his head to look at her. His voice was a little nervous: “Auntie, I took the initiative to give Zhile instant noodles today, and there is no need for Zhile to compensate. Moreover, instant noodles are not expensive at all. Zhile seems to have misunderstood…”

He was a little embarrassed: “Zhile also said that he would use twenty meals for one instant noodle.”

“But I haven’t thought about it this way.” Pei Jing explained quickly. He had clean eyes and a strong sense of boundaries. He did not like to take advantage of others, and he did not want others to give charity to his poor children.

Si Tian said softly: “Pei Jing, I actually support what Zhile said.”

“Some things cannot be measured by money alone. In Zhile’s heart, a bowl of instant noodles is worth twenty meals because it is given by a very special person.”

Pei Jing’s heart moved slightly, and he asked softly, “Is that so?”

Si Tian looked at him encouragingly: “Pei Jing, you should have your own ideas.”

Pei Jing was lost in memory and said softly: “Today Zhile said that he liked me very much and didn’t want me to disappear. He hugged me for a long time…”

Therefore, because he is a very special person in Zhile’s eyes, the mediocre instant noodles given to him are very precious and can be offset by twenty meals.

Or maybe Zhile knew the value of instant noodles, and he just said that because he wanted to help him.

Pei Jing suddenly realized something. He treated Ningyi the same way. He did not want Ningyi to feel sorry for him, but he clearly understood the situation he was in. Being pitiful was not a negative emotion, nor would it be felt by everyone. Such emotions are born.

He remembered that Ningyi would often pay special attention to his emotions when talking about his parents and family. Pei Jing felt a little irritated at that time, but now that he thought about it, wasn’t it because of himself? He was always too concerned and too conceited about what he lacked.

At this moment, Pei Jing finally understood these things.

Even if Zhile knew the true value of instant noodles but wanted to help him in this way, Pei Jing would no longer feel that he was being given a handout and would feel embarrassed.

At this moment, he only felt the tenderness and soreness in his heart. He was a little embarrassed that such a small child would do this to maintain his ridiculous self-esteem.

Maybe sometimes too much self-esteem is a burden, not only for yourself but also for those who care about you.

Pei Jing’s eyes were slightly red, and he looked at Si Tian. His words choked up slightly: “I understand, Auntie.”

The corners of Si Tian’s lips were slightly curved. Her smile was calm and elegant: “It’s good to understand. You are a good boy. Come to our house for breakfast tomorrow, Zhile and Ningyi will be very happy to see you.”

Pei Jing finally did not refuse anymore. He nodded: “I will, thank you Auntie for telling me this.”

The moonlight was faint. Pei Jing’s pupils were black, and his eyes were bright, like a caged bird that finally broke through its cage. Even if his head was broken and bleeding, he was fearless and unchained.

Si Tian continued to smile and nodded, watching Pei Jing walk into the dark villa.

With a spring in his step, he was finally relieved of the unknown yet ever-present burden.

Seeing the door closed, Si Tian finally could not maintain her incomprehensible smile. She rubbed the corners of her lips, thinking that it was really hard to live up to the image of a wise man. Fortunately, Pei Jing could figure it out.

Although Ji Zhile did not have much connotation and wasn’t very smart, at least, he made up for him. At least in the eyes of others, especially Pei Jing, Ji Zhile still had a lot of connotations.

 

 

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