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Jin Rong shook his head vigorously, hoping to put aside these troubles that had been troubling him for the time being.
She knocked on the door and soon a girl came to open the door.
"Who are you?" The woman's face suddenly became nervous when she saw Jin Rong.
"The owner of this house has told you that someone will come to help you take care of the yard, right?" Jin Rong asked softly.
"Yes, come in quickly!" the girl said cautiously.
Jin Rong noticed a broom in her hand and asked, "What are you doing?"
"There are too many fallen leaves. I have to clean them up."
"Let me help you!"
"No," she refused hastily, "Just find a place to rest!"
"Why? I'm here to help too. How can I do nothing but rest?" Jin Rong asked with a smile.
The man became more and more frightened, "You can tell from the first glance that you are not the same as us, slave. I don't dare to let you..."
Before she could finish speaking, Jin Rong interrupted: "What's wrong with me being a slave? I'm not nobler than you at all, so there's absolutely no need for you to be like this!"
"Slave..."
"If you call yourself slave again, I will be really angry." Jin Rong pretended to be unhappy.
The woman did not speak, but lowered her head lower, so Jinrong could not see her expression clearly.
"You really don't have to be like this, I'm just here to help!" Jin Rong said sincerely, "From now on, just call me Xiao Jin. By the way, what should I call you?"
Jin Rong is approachable and there is no airs about her, so the servants of the Xiao Mansion respect Jin Rong from the bottom of their hearts. They often feel that it would be great if everyone could be like Madam.
"Xiao Ping, my name is Xiao Ping!"
"Okay Xiaoping," Jin Rong looked around, "Wherever there is an extra broom, I'll help you sweep the floor!"
"It's really not necessary, I can do it by myself!" Xiaoping still lowered her head and looked very scared.
Jin Rong sighed and suddenly asked a very irrelevant question: "Tell me the truth, am I ugly?"
"No, you are very good-looking, really very good-looking!" Xiaoping quickly replied.
"Then why don't you dare to look at me? You always lower your head. You must think I'm ugly, so you don't want to look at my face!" Jin Rong deliberately acted very sad.
Xiaoping hurriedly raised her head and explained: "That's not the case. You, please don't misunderstand me. I, I didn't mean it. I just think that you are more noble than me, so I don't dare to offend you!"
Jin Rong's tone suddenly became serious, "I'm an ordinary person like you. There's nothing special about me, so you don't have to think that I'm more noble than you! Also, if you don't tell me about the broom, No matter where you are, I will really get angry!" Jin Rong started to scare her again.
Sure enough, Xiaoping's face changed drastically, and she said hurriedly: "I'll get it for you right now!"
Seeing her panicked look, Jin Rong couldn't help but laugh.
But soon, she began to feel a little lost again.
The reason why Xiaoping reacted this way was because she felt that her social status was inferior to hers.
If she were not Mrs. Muzhou, or if she dressed more plainly when going out, perhaps Xiaoping could be more natural when facing herself, and would never be as timid as she is now.
Jinrong remembered that he had a relatively profound discussion with his brother Cheng Mu.
Everyone is innocent and wanton when they are born. They can cry and make trouble when they want. But once they become sensible, their nature will be constrained by many things, and they will no longer be able to follow their own temperament and express themselves as they did before. own likes and dislikes.
No one likes to be bossed around or insulted, and no one naturally wants to be inferior to others.
But everyone's social status is different, so it is inevitable that there will be hierarchies between people.
In this world, there are destined to be characters who serve people, and correspondingly, there are also characters in this world who are destined to be used by others.
Take Xiaoping for example, she now takes it for granted that she is a servant who must obey her master.
But this is not what Jin Rong wants to see.
Many things seem to have been agreed upon, but is this really reasonable?
Jin Rong sighed deeply, how great it would be if everyone could truly be equal!
Perhaps individuals' identities in society can never be truly equal, but if hearts can be equal and everyone can respect others from the bottom of their hearts, then even if their identities are different, this society will have many hobbies.
"Miss Xiaojin, this is for you!" Xiaoping said tremblingly.
Perhaps because they were similar in age, Jin Rong felt more sorry for this unfortunate woman.
She saw that Xiaoping still didn't dare to face her, which was no wonder. How could she change the habits she had developed over the years? If she continued to force Xiaoping, it might be counterproductive.
But she will definitely try her best to make Xiaoping no longer feel stressed.
After Jin Rong took the broom, he suddenly changed the topic, "It seems that no one has lived in this yard for a long time!"
"Yeah!" Xiaoping nodded carefully.
"Have you come here often before?" Jin Rong asked curiously.
"Yes!"
"Do you live nearby?"
"right!"
"Then have you met the owner of this house?"
"No!" A melancholy expression appeared on Xiaoping's face, "Master Xiao is really very good, and he is also very generous in his actions. It's a pity that Master Xiao has never shown up, so I never had the chance to thank him in person!"
"That's it!"
Jin Rong could tell that this was not flattery, Xiaoping was sincerely praising and grateful to Mu Zhou.
But it's no wonder that Mu Zhou is friendly to others, and almost no one he has come into contact with would think anything bad about Mu Zhou.
"Miss Xiaojin, do you know Mr. Xiao?" Xiaoping looked at Jinrong expectantly.
"know!"
"Can I trouble you with something?" Xiaoping suddenly requested.
Jin Rong was very surprised, "What's the matter? Just say it!"
Xiaoping's expression turned gloomy, "My father is a gambler. He was addicted to gambling day and night, so he owed a huge debt to the gambling house. My father couldn't repay it and finally chose to commit suicide. If he died, everything would be over. , but those people will not give up because of this. I am my father’s daughter, so the burden of repaying the debt naturally falls on me. They come to force me every day, make trouble for me, and even want to sell me to a brothel. I was very broken and thought from time to time. If I died like my father, I wouldn’t have so many worries and tortures. But I didn’t dare to die. I still wanted to live, so I could only force myself to persevere. ! My neighbor felt that I was pitiful. He happened to have a relative who knew Mr. Xiao, so he told him about it with the mentality of giving it a try. Unexpectedly, Mr. Xiao actually asked that person to send me money to solve my urgent need. He He has never forced me to repay it as soon as possible. Mr. Xiao is my biggest benefactor. Without him, I might have decided to end my life in the end!"
Xiaoping couldn't help herself, and tears welled up.
Jinrong felt even more sorry for her, and she hurriedly took out her handkerchief to help Xiaoping wipe away the tears on her face.
Unexpectedly, Xiaoping suddenly knelt on the ground. She grabbed Jinrong's hand and said, "Miss Xiaojin, since you know Mr. Xiao, can I ask you to help me convey my gratitude to Mr. Xiao? I really want to say these things to Mr. Xiao in person, but I have no chance to see him! Miss Xiaojin, although I am from a humble background, as long as I can do it, I will try my best to do it for Mr. Xiao, even if he Even if you let me die, I won’t hesitate at all!”
Jin Rong hurriedly helped her up, "He won't let you die, Xiaoping, you really let him down if you think like this!"
"I know Master Xiao will never let me do anything excessive. When he asked someone to send money, he said he didn't need my repayment. He just hoped that I could continue to live a good life, but I feel guilty. I feel sorry for Mr. Xiao. To him, I am just a stranger, but he can help me regardless of the gain or loss! The more Mr. Xiao behaves like this, the more I feel guilty, so I want to repay his kindness as much as possible! Miss Xiaojin, please , can you agree to my request, at least let Mr. Xiao know that I am really grateful to him!"
Jinrong could see that Xiaoping had been trying to hold back her tears, but her tears kept flowing more and more unsatisfactorily.
This made Jin Rong feel like crying.
There are many people with poor life experiences like Xiaoping, but not everyone is as lucky as Xiaoping to meet Muzhou.
Perhaps it is true as she said, even if you no longer want to die, when you are in a desperate situation, you may not be able to think of any other solution except death.
She turned around and secretly rubbed her eyes.
When Xiaoping saw that Jinrong had not spoken, she choked with sobs and asked, "Miss Xiaojin, can you agree to this?"
Just as he was about to say the word "neng", Jin Rong swallowed it back.
She turned around and said seriously: "I can't promise you!"
Xiaoping sniffed and said with a lonely expression: "Sure enough, this request is too much for you!"
"That was not what I meant..."
Jinrong was eager to explain, but Xiaoping didn't wait for her to finish, and interrupted: "I knew it would be like this. I am a vulgar person, and my status is very different from Master Xiao. How could he really care about me?" Oh! I went too far and forgot my identity! I have known for a long time that I shouldn’t have extravagant hopes. I’m sorry, I shouldn’t disturb Mr. Xiao’s life anymore. A person like me is only qualified to help Mr. Xiao do something. Such a small thing as cleaning the courtyard!" She said, wiping her face with her hands, "I'm sorry, Miss Xiaojin, I shouldn't have troubled you, please don't be angry with me!"
It seemed that she had completely misunderstood herself.
Jinrong felt a little guilty. If she had known this, she should have said it all in one breath, so that she would not have made Xiaoping so sad.
