The Little Beggar

Tang Yu smiled and said, "Isn't it fine as long as he doesn't find out? Let's go, let's go, I'm going to feast on the best food and drink."

After saying that, Tang Yu ignored the system and went to find a restaurant to eat. Although Tang Yu could survive without eating, he only skipped meals in the past because his simple, bland diet wasn't worth the effort.

Tang Yu found a restaurant that looked relatively clean and went inside. After glancing at the menu, he ordered a table full of meat dishes. As the food was brought out one after another, Tang Yu suddenly noticed a little beggar crouching at the entrance. The little beggar was covered in dirt, but her eyes were exceptionally large and full of spirit.

The little beggar stared fixedly at the dishes on Tang Yu's table. It wasn't really the little beggar's fault for staring; the restaurant was empty of other customers, leaving only Tang Yu.

Tang Yu felt a flicker of pity as he looked at the little beggar. Just then, the waiter noticed the child and said to Tang Yu, "Young guest, this little beggar has no parents. Our manager takes pity on her and gives her the leftover food from customers every day. But we've run out of leftovers today. Since you ordered so much and surely won't be able to finish it all, would you mind giving the rest to her?"

Tang Yu shook his head, causing the waiter to sigh inwardly. Then, Tang Yu spoke up, "Why should I give her leftovers?"

As he spoke, Tang Yu walked over to the little beggar. The child shrank back in fear, her body trembling uncomfortably as she lowered her head in terror.

Tang Yu tried to use the gentlest tone possible as he asked, "Would you like to eat with me?"

Hearing this, the little beggar looked up at Tang Yu in confusion. She looked to be about five or six years old, roughly the same height as Tang Yu. Looking into her eyes, Tang Yu couldn't help but marvel at how truly beautiful they were.

Upon hearing Tang Yu's words, the waiter immediately smiled and said, "Hurry up and say yes to this young master, otherwise you'll go hungry today."

The little beggar clearly wasn't afraid of the waiter and nodded immediately. Tang Yu smiled and reached out to take the little beggar's hand, completely unconcerned by the dirt on it.

He led the little beggar toward the dining table. Tang Yu didn't notice the strange look in the little beggar's eyes as she watched him. It was the first time she had ever met someone who didn't despise her; although the restaurant manager and the waiter were kind to her, they would never have reached out to hold her filthy hand.

What the little beggar didn't know was that Tang Yu had also been an orphan in his past life. The little beggar was actually much luckier than he had been, as she at least had people willing to give her leftovers. In his past life, to survive as a child, Tang Yu had to scavenge through trash can after trash can for food. Therefore, it was absolutely impossible for Tang Yu to look down on orphans or beggars.

Furthermore, because of his childhood experiences, whenever the grown-up Tang Yu saw someone bullying an orphan or a beggar, he would throw a punch at them without a second thought. It was impulsive, and he had been impulsive many times—even ending up in the police station at his worst—but he never regretted it. He understood very well that for orphans and beggars, especially orphans, the world was already unfair to them from the moment they were born. Why should anyone else have the right to bully them?