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No barriers to entry mean low income.

When asked how much he earned per month, the old man jokingly asked the two of them to guess.

Wei Yang guessed 2400, and Lin Zheng guessed 1800.

The results were all wrong; there were only 982 pieces.

It has both whole and fractional parts, accurate down to the block.

This really startled the two of them.

Holy crap, this is below the local minimum wage, isn't it?

The old man didn't know what was going on either.

He smiled and said that he also had a side job, which could earn him about a thousand yuan a month.

As for what kind of side hustle it is...

These are plastic bottles, cardboard boxes, and other items found in various trash cans.

He earns 1,200 to 1,300 yuan a month, and can save 5,000 to 6,000 yuan a year.

In other words, this old man's monthly living expenses are only six or seven hundred yuan.

Such frugality left the two speechless.

Some people might say that with six or seven hundred, you can earn more than twenty a day on food, enough for two people to share a meal!

But... what about rent and utilities?

These cost money too.

After getting a haircut, the old man looked much more energetic.

Then he led the two to the market in the urban village.

The sesame seed cakes were four yuan a pound, so I bought a pound.

A straw hat costs 6 yuan.

Celery costs 1 yuan per jin (500g), so I bought two jin.

Tomatoes are three pounds for five yuan...

Before they knew it, Lin Zheng and the old man were carrying two large bags full of things.

Good guy.

Lin Zheng would never have known how valuable money was until he visited these urban villages or rural markets.

With 100 yuan, the old man bought almost all food and daily necessities.

It's clear the old man was very happy today, his face beaming with smiles.

He invited Lin Zheng and Wei Yang to his rented room and even offered to cook for them.

Lin Zheng did not refuse and went along.

Rent in urban villages is very cheap.

200-300 a month, which is much cheaper than the house Lin Zheng rented off-campus when he was in high school.

But the environment... well, let's just say it's terrible.

It's dilapidated and very small, probably only a few square meters.

Then the toilets are public, which is very inconvenient.

However, the room was kept very clean by the old man.

He took out the sausages he had brought from his hometown from the refrigerator, which he hadn't been able to bear eating until today.

Then I bought pork and celery, stir-fried a meat dish, and made a vegetable soup.

Two dishes and a soup, enough for three people, it was alright.

After finishing his meal, the old man put on his vest and went back to work.

Good grief, working over ten hours a day, and only earning less than a thousand a month...

Hmm, with the money from collecting and selling recyclables, I make about 1,200 to 1,300 a month.

After parting, Lin Zheng and Wei Yang were filled with sighs.

This old man has had it so tough.

Chapter 287 Walking Together with Wei Yang Again

As the sunset faded, Wei Yang, holding Lin Zheng's hand, strolled from the urban village toward the school.

She asked curiously, "Hey? Lin Zheng, why did you suddenly decide to be a good person today?"

"What? Do I not look like a good person?"

Lin Zheng smiled and tilted his head to look at her.

“No, it’s just… you’ve never done anything like this before,” Wei Yang said evasively.

Lin Zheng paused for a moment and then explained, "Actually, on one hand, I wanted to guide you to do some good deeds. We should not refrain from doing good because it is small, nor should we do evil because it is small, right?"

On the other hand, don't you want to abandon the company and just become an internet celebrity? To become an internet celebrity, you must choose a genre of video content.

Do you understand what a large traffic pool model is?

He paused as he spoke, waiting for the girl's reply.

"I don't quite understand, what does it mean?" Wei Yang shook his head and asked.

Lin Zheng smiled. It was strange that Wei Yang, a female student who had just entered university, would understand these things.

He patted her head and continued, "It's okay, it doesn't matter if you don't understand this. The important thing is that you're doing live streaming now, becoming an internet celebrity. If you want to take it to the next level, for example, in the future you can break away from selling sex toys and make a living by selling other things, or directly take on advertising jobs."

You need to have fans, you need to have video footage, right?

Wei Yang nodded, deeply agreeing.

However, she didn't know how to shoot videos, so she could only film some of her daily life.

However, there are countless beautiful women on Douyin, so what if she has a good foundation?

Compared to those streamers who use full beauty filters, it doesn't seem like a big deal.

"Then you said before that you wanted to be a good person, so... you can follow those online and try to spend 100 or 200 yuan to see what old men and women can buy."

"Yeah, that's a pretty good challenge."

After Lin Zheng finished speaking, he nodded to himself, expressing his deep affirmation.

Wei Yang's neatly trimmed and beautiful eyebrows furrowed slightly. She seemed to understand why Lin Zheng had taken her around with the old sanitation worker.

However, she still asked with doubt, "Um... if the purpose is to make videos and spend money on elderly people, wouldn't that be... a bit too mercenary? It doesn't seem like doing good deeds, but rather the blogger making money for themselves."

"Oh, how can you think like that? When you spend money on the elderly, they'll be so happy they won't be able to stop smiling for days, and it will also improve their lives."

Then you have the material, your career improves, and you make money. What is that called? That's called a win-win situation.

Furthermore, you've promoted positive energy. Isn't helping an elderly person improve their daily life a way of promoting positive energy?

I think that no matter what direction these bloggers take, this matter itself is actually a good deed done by good people.

A gentleman judges by actions, not intentions!

Lin Zheng patted Wei Yang on the shoulder and shared his opinion.

A gentleman judges by actions, not intentions; this single sentence made Wei Yang understand completely.

She nodded happily, indicating that she would shoot similar videos when she had free time.

At the same time, her bright eyes now held a sparkling quality.

That must be... seeing a path with ideals, goals, and beliefs.

"Lin Zheng, don't hug me, I want to hold your hand."

Wei Yang suddenly said.

She lifted Lin Zheng's hand off her shoulder, then grabbed his left hand with her right, slipping a few fingers between them, and the two quickly intertwined their fingers.

"What's wrong? Isn't it nice to be hugging?"

Lin Zheng raised an eyebrow and asked.

Before the girl could speak, he leaned down and quickly kissed her lips.

"That's good, but right now I want you to hold my hand, just like... back then when you held my hand and guided me on the way forward."

Wei Yang laughed as she spoke, her laughter blooming like a flower.

Lin Zheng quickly recalled what she was saying.

When he was doing the Wei Yang's Star Companion mission, he rejected her confession, but at the same time he reached out his hand to her and took her hand as they walked together.

"Sigh~, what guidance are you talking about? Life is mainly composed of three lines: the life line, the career line, and the love line."

These things weren't decided or clearly defined from the beginning; we just took it one step at a time until we reached the end of our lives.

Looking back, you will see three lines that belong only to you.

Your life is yours to control, but I'm going to interfere!

As Lin Zheng spoke, he pulled Wei Yang into a nearby hotel.

Wei Yang knew perfectly well what Lin Zheng meant by his last sentence. She gave a haughty snort and muttered unconvinced, "The 'insert' someone mentioned, I guess it's that kind of 'insert'..."

The next day, Wei Yang went to class, while Lin Zheng extended his stay at the hotel for another seven days, costing a total of one thousand yuan.

After leaving the portal key behind, he instantly returned to his dormitory at Nancheng University.

By this time, his roommates had already gone to class; otherwise, seeing him suddenly appear would have made them think it was a ghost.

As usual, I'm taking leave!

Lin Zheng grumbled twice and headed to the counselor's office empty-handed.

"Holy crap! You've taken leave again? Lin Zheng, you've been on leave the whole semester, you haven't attended a single class, you're going to fail too many courses and have to graduate late!"

When Zhang Rui saw Lin Zheng shamelessly running over to ask for leave again, she immediately frowned and began to lecture him.

It's been a month since classes started, and this guy is taking leave every day. How can this be allowed?

"Sister Zhang, I'm busy with something. I was in Yangcheng, more than a thousand kilometers away, yesterday, opening a branch office there. Look, I was interviewing employees yesterday."

Lin Zheng chuckled and took out his phone to show Zhang Rui a picture he had taken yesterday afternoon during a job interview.

"Oh, this...?"

Seeing this, Zhang Rui didn't know what to say.

This was the first time she had ever encountered such an outrageous student.

He came to university, but he travels all over the country every day to do business.

Then why did you even go to a university?

Isn't this a waste of time?

"What about your final exams? What if you fail? And with how busy you are every day, and with more and more courses coming up, I feel like you might really have to extend your studies." Zhang Rui still didn't want to ask Lin Zheng for leave, and wanted him to focus on his studies.

"I won't fail. Those subjects are easy; I already learned them, like this semester's advanced mathematics, right?..."

Lin Zheng rattled off some advanced mathematics content from the first semester of freshman year, even mentioning the types of exam questions.

Zhang Rui was stunned, her lips twitching slightly.

What is genius? This is genius!

Busy with business deals every day, yet still has time to study university material on my own!

Holy crap! Awesome!

Zhang Rui was truly speechless now.

If Lin Zheng knew the shock Zhang Rui felt, he would definitely say, "I've met many geniuses, but they all call me a genius."

Soon, Zhang Rui approved a week's leave for Lin Zheng.