Chapter 620 - 614_1
Lin Yue looked at the child with genuine compassion, her heart unable to bear the sight. She could ignore others but couldn’t bear to see these children suffer, and, setting aside her usual fastidiousness about cleanliness, she felt no repulsion towards the boy’s dirtiness. She personally helped the boy up and then had the others who were kneeling on the ground get up as well.
"Stand up, everyone. I promise you, although I don’t consider myself particularly kind-hearted, I can’t just watch you starve to death. However, there’s one thing—you will also have to rely on your own labor to get what you deserve, not just live on handouts! The thing I disdain the most is people who, despite having able bodies, rely on others’ charity to survive," Lin Yue said, looking toward the faces before her and seeing disappointment mingled with the initial joy. They had probably misunderstood her intentions.
As Lin Yue had expected, people initially thought she was going to provide for these women, children, and the elderly. After hearing her subsequent remarks, they changed their minds. Everyone knew that these groups were asking Lin Yue for help because they couldn’t work. It seemed that the lady didn’t want to bother with these useless people yet didn’t want to earn a heartless reputation. Thus, she spoke euphemistically. In the end, it all meant the same thing.
Lin Yue, reading their reactions, knew what they were thinking. "You don’t need to guess my intentions; they’re as stated. If I hadn’t wanted to help, I would’ve simply instructed Manager Liu to deal with it. Why would I bother saying so much? Yes, to you these women, children, and the elderly might appear vulnerable, talentless, and incapable of heavy labor—mere burdens. But in my eyes, they are by no means useless!"
Lin Yue didn’t look at the crowd anymore but addressed the people pleading before her. "Do you really see yourselves as useless? Everyone has hands and feet. Even if you can’t do heavy labor, you can still manage lighter tasks. Now that there are so many extra people in the house, with so much more to feed and use, the kitchen is in need of help. Women and the elderly can cook, and while the children are too young for that, they can still fetch firewood and kindling. And if anyone has any special skills or talents, feel free to inform the manager so that you can be assigned more suitable work."
"Moreover, whoever labors will be compensated accordingly, no matter who it is. Of course, if anyone still harbors the thought of freeloading, you should take the opportunity to leave now, lest I have you thrown out. In my household, no one is allowed to gain without working or taking advantage of the chaos," Lin Yue spoke with clarity and decisiveness.