"Ah!"
Watching Master Xiao effortlessly solve yet another family's major problem with a mere gesture,
Ye Wei sighed deeply, his face full of envy mixed with profound bewilderment.
When will he be able to help solve my troubles too?
No, when it comes down to it, my problem probably doesn't even count as a problem.
Poverty.
How many people in this world face that problem?
Master Xiao has already done his best. He's donated so much money.
Ye Wei shook his head. Even if he were to ask for help through a private message or email, he couldn't bring himself to ask.
Because I'm poor, I want Master Xiao to help me and donate some money to me? To get me through this crisis?
No way.
That would only make Master Xiao and everyone in the livestream look down on me.
There are plenty of people in this world poorer than me.
I have nothing left now. All that remains is one last pathetic shred of cheap self-respect.
I can't lose even that.
Besides, I caused this in the first place. How could I have the nerve to ask Master Xiao for help? I'd only be making a fool of myself.
With a bitter smile, Ye Wei sighed again.
He watched the livestream, curled up on his bed in the cramped, otherwise empty dorm room.
Compared to homeless people, Ye Wei felt he was already far better off. At least he had a dorm to live in, instant noodles to eat, internet access, and livestreams to watch.
If I lost a kidney... it probably wouldn't affect my life much, right?
In a daze, he thought of his childhood again.
Ever since he was little, he had lived in a home with nothing but bare walls. Even his schooling had only