The Road to Becoming a Son-in-Law

Chapter 192 Kindness

Chapter 192 Kindness

"Pawn it, and give the money to the poor?" That was the girl's answer. Chen Feng looked into her eyes; they were sincere. It didn't seem like a lie, but why would she do it? Out of kindness? To help the poor, she became a thief—that's a bit like Robin Hood-like behavior, no, not just a bit, it's outright Robin Hood-like behavior. I never imagined she was so kind; I have to help her.

The female thief glanced at Chen Feng, who seemed lost in thought. She knew he was pondering something, guessing he was considering whether what she had said was true or false. "I know this is outrageous, and I didn't ask you to believe me. If you don't believe me, you can go outside and see for yourself. I've given all my money to the poor people outside."

Chen Feng nodded. "I believe you, I believe what you said. But why did you do this?"

“We need to help those poor people who struggle to afford three meals a day and have no money to see a doctor when they are sick, while some people are living a life of luxury. Why not donate some money to help them?” the girl said.

Chen Feng nodded. She wasn't short of money. Judging from the watch she had previously owned, she came from an extraordinary background. So, it couldn't be said that she resented the rich. Perhaps she was genuinely kind, but this kind of kindness was really not recommended. Stealing from the rich to help others was wrong. The rich had also worked their way up little by little. They didn't owe anyone anything. They shouldn't pay the price for a girl's kindness. Stealing is always wrong. Kindness shouldn't absolve one of guilt. Her actions were unacceptable.

"I'm willing to help you, but can you please stop stealing things in the future?" Chen Feng asked.

"Why are you willing to help me?" the female thief asked.

Chen Feng said, "Your kindness touches me deeply, so I'm willing to help you. Could you please stop stealing?"

"I only stole some wealth that is insignificant to these rich people, wealth they would never normally need," the woman explained.

Chen Feng shook his head. "No, you're wrong to think that way. First of all, the wealth of the rich is earned little by little through their own efforts. As long as it's acquired honestly and legally, they don't owe anyone anything. Whether they need it or not is their own business and has nothing to do with others. Besides, stealing is wrong in itself. You can't make them pay for your kindness. Moreover, if you steal and get caught, that's troublesome. You might even go to jail."

The girl fell silent, thought about it, and realized that it made sense. However, she said, "I'm conflicted, and I can't give you an answer right now."

Chen Feng nodded. "It's alright. Think it over carefully. I'll go talk to the dean. There shouldn't be any problems."

"Thank you," the woman said to Chen Feng.

"It's nothing." Chen Feng turned and left. He came quietly, but he didn't need to leave quietly. He just swaggered away. It was nothing. After all, the truth had come out. He told the people he saw that it was nothing.

Thinking of this, Chen Feng cleared his throat, straightened his clothes, opened the door, and strode out through the main entrance. The person guarding the door saw Chen Feng coming and greeted him, and Chen Feng returned the greeting.

"Hey, wait a minute, something's not right. Professor Chen Feng, what are you doing here?"

Chen Feng looked at them and said, "I took advantage of your inattention to get into the backyard and see how well you were guarding it. As a result, I had no trouble at all and all the lights were green."

The two people at the door were dumbfounded. When did they go in? We didn't even know. Isn't this dereliction of duty?

"Teacher Chen Feng, your skills are amazing! We didn't notice when you went in," the two said.

Chen Feng nodded. "I'm going to see the dean now. Is there anything you need me to tell you? I can pass it on for you."

The dean? He even passed on a message for us? Could he be planning to sue us for dereliction of duty? The more the two thought about it, the more uneasy they felt. They couldn't let him go. If he went and sued them for incompetence, they'd be finished.

“Teacher Chen Feng, please don’t. Please don’t hold a grudge against us. We know that this female thief threw lime in your eyes and you hate her. You also caught her. I know it wasn’t easy. We brothers really didn’t watch her properly. Please let us go and don’t tell the dean. If you tell the dean, we’re finished.”

Another person chimed in, "Yes, yes, Teacher Chen Feng, what if you just say something to the dean? How are we supposed to work then? Who knows, the dean might just fire us. We all have elderly parents and young children to support, and we rely on this job to earn a living. If you just say something to us, how are we supposed to survive?"

"Yes, Teacher Chen Feng, please have mercy on us. If you just let us brothers go this time, from now on, we will follow your lead without hesitation, even if it means going through fire and water. Please let us go, we beg you."

Chen Feng nodded. "I've never been here before, you've never seen me, understand?"

The two brothers exchanged a glance and nodded repeatedly. "We understand, we understand. We've never seen you before, you've never been here, we've never even met."

Chen Feng nodded. "Yes, this young man is teachable. I'm leaving now. Keep a close eye on him."

"Oh, come on, take care," the two people said with fawning smiles.

Chen Feng turned and left. The two men began to whisper among themselves, "Teacher Chen Feng is a really nice person. He helped us a lot."

The other person nodded and said, "That's true. If Teacher Chen Feng takes over our mission, we're doomed."

"But I feel like something's not right."

"What's wrong?"

"What's he doing here? Is he just checking how well we're keeping an eye on things?"

"Otherwise, why would it be? Don't overthink it."

……

Chen Feng arrived at the dean's office and knocked on the door.

"dong dong dong"

“Go in,” the dean said.

Chen Feng entered and said, "Dean, I have something to tell you."

The dean looked up and said, "Oh, Chen Feng, do it. What's the matter?"

Chen Feng said, "I interrogated the female thief who stole things. She said that she had pawned all the things she stole and distributed the money to the poor. I feel that what she said is true."

The dean said, "Chen Feng, you caught the thief, that's a great achievement, but don't worry about this matter too much, just focus on your studies."

What? It seems the dean doesn't believe me. I need to find evidence, evidence that can prove this is true.

After leaving the dean's office, Chen Feng went outside and saw that the poor people outside were already eating food, and the sick had money to see a doctor.

"Fellow villager, is the reason we have this way of life because a female knight-errant brought us here last night?" Chen Feng stepped forward and asked.

"Of course, if it weren't for that heroine yesterday, we'd still be starving today," the man replied.

That's right, all of this is because of that girl.