Lin Shu opened the door and asked, "What happened?" ”

Tang Shao said: "I ran away from home because my mother wouldn't let me go to volunteer activities. ”

That's a ...... Unexpected developments.

Lin Shu took Tang Shao into the house, sat down face to face with him, and then asked, "Why don't you let you participate in volunteer activities?" ”

"They think I can't endure hardship, saying that volunteer activities are not beneficial, and the school just wants us to do free labor and earn fame......," Tang Shao frowned, looking angry, and didn't know who it was aimed at.

Lin Shu was stunned when he heard this.

Tang Shao didn't really need his answer, he just lowered his head and stared at the table, and said, "Is it really only possible to do things that are beneficial!?" Is it the wrong thing to do to help others!? I don't know what adults think...... Anyway I think they ...... It's bad. ”

With tears in his eyes, Tang Shao looked up at Lin Shu: "Is it like this for all adults?" Do only good things do? Is it true that the school arranges activities for us to do day jobs and earn fame? ”

Facing Tang Shao's questioning, Lin Shu was silent for a while.

Tang Shao, this kid, has been a little different from others since before. It is different from his neighbor Meng Chao in elementary school, and Xu Liangqi, who often mixes together now. Tang Shao is not stupid, so as long as he puts more effort into it, he can be admitted to Nanzhong High School with his own efforts. However, because he is smart and precocious, this child has a lot of ideas since he was a child. For certain things, he thinks more, is more assertive and stubborn.

He has his own outlook on life, and on weekdays, Xu Liangqi is much more mature and sensible, but in fact, there is always a fire burning in his heart. So when he was in elementary school, he would fight with people because he was just a fat girl Wei Yan who had a good relationship, and he would run away from home because of the neglect of his parents, so this moment ...... He would be angry, suspicious, anxious about his parents' snobbish remarks.

Such a child is actually the most difficult to teach, according to the general saying, this is a deep middle and second disease reserve, and if you are not careful, you will turn black.

So in the face of such a small partner who was in the reserve of the second disease in depth, Lin Shu couldn't help but spend a little time organizing the language before speaking.

Then he spoke, "...... There is a saying that 'to suffer a loss is to take advantage', and there is also a word called 'long-term benefit'. ”

"Tang Shao, if you ask me, do everyone act for the sake of benefit...... I'll sue you, yes. ”

Tang Shao looked at Lin Shu in surprise, opened his mouth for a long time, but never made a sound.

Lin Shu continued: "Everyone in this world does everything for some kind of benefit, some kind of return, that's for sure. For example, if you are good to a classmate and do something for him, sometimes it may be so that he can help you cope with a roll call, sometimes so that he can play games with you, and it may be because he has a common hobby with you and can talk about things he likes together......"

Tang Shao was stunned: "Is this also a benefit?" ”

"Why doesn't it count? The rewards and benefits are varied and don't just include money. You see, according to your mother, if the school arranges for us to volunteer, it will give the school a good reputation, right? So the school got a good reputation, so what about us? When we help others, are we also thanked? Will you be said to be a helpful student who gets a good reputation like this? Even helping others is a pleasant thing to do. Lin Shu showed a smile and said, "For example, do you think that if someone likes you and thinks you are a good person, they want to associate with you because of this...... Does that count as a benefit? ”

Tang Shao thought for a while before he said, "I don't think this is a specific benefit. But Lin Shu, if you say that, I think it should be counted, because I think it's a good thing to be liked. ”

Lin Shu nodded and said, "That's it." Some benefits are visible to you, and some are not visible to you. Fame, friendship, credibility, respect, peace of mind...... These are all unseen benefits. That's why some people will say, 'Suffering is taking advantage', the loss here is not to say that you really suffer, but what you have paid, helped others, maybe in the short term others will not be able to give you anything in return, but one day you will get a good reward. There are many meanings of this word, Tang Shao, you will always experience it little by little in the future, and I will tell you one or two points. Do you know what the long-term benefits are? ”

Tang Shao thought for a while and said, "The benefits of a long time? ”

"So to speak." Lin Shu tilted his head and smiled, "As a simple example, let's say that there are two different supermarkets, and the same purchase price is exactly the same product, one sells for 15 yuan and the other sells for 20 yuan." At first glance, it seems that the one in the back is making five dollars more than the one in front, do you think that in fact, the one that sells for 15 yuan suffers? ”

Tang Shao thought for a moment, shook his head, and said, "Well, I don't think I will suffer." Because things are sold too expensive, no one will buy them after a long time. ”

Lin Shu nodded and said, "This is the 'long-term benefit'. Reputation, relationships, brand credibility...... These are long-term benefits. If for people, there are more types of long-term benefits, such as knowledge, experience, friendship, fame...... So your mom is half right, and the school does have a lot to gain by doing things like sending students to volunteer work -- not just a good reputation. ”

"But you won't get nothing. You'll get experiences, experiences, things you wouldn't normally know, and memories of working with friends, which is the half that your mom didn't say right. It's not something that 'doesn't work'. ”

Tang Shao listened, and his frowning brows slowly relaxed. He nodded vigorously to Lin Shu and said, "Lin Shu, you are right, I think so too, but there is no way to be as clear as you say." ”

Then he said, "I now think my mother is a big fool - short-sighted!" ”

Although Lin Shu also felt that Tang Shao's parents were very bad, but when he heard Tang Shao say this, he still felt a little bad, so he said: "No, actually your mother ......" He hesitated for a moment, and finally smiled, did not correct Tang Shao, but said, "Your mother may pay more attention to practical things such as money and the like, but people must have the ability to make money first." We learn more things now, and we have more knowledge, and it will become our ability in the future. Your mother doesn't understand that. ”

Or rather, I don't want to understand.

Tang Shao admired Lin Shu. Or rather, every child in their circle admires Lin Shu very much. If Ju Mingfeng is the king of children, then Lin Shu is the neighbor brother next door who seems to know everything, and is gentle and kind. Tang Shao obviously listened to Lin Shu's words more than his parents, so he slowly asked for his chagrin and anger before going out.

After that, Lin Shu still called Tang Shao's family, and then told them about Tang Shao. Tang Shao's father has always had a little scruple about Lin Shu, because he doesn't want his son to be too close to Lin Shu, and he has no way to explain his relationship directly to any outsider.

After all, Lin Shu is smart, excellent, has a good temperament, and his family is wealthy, so there is nothing on the surface that parents of students can find fault with and prevent their children from interacting with him. Of course, the most important thing is that Tang Shao didn't listen to them much after he went to middle school.

Tang's father wanted to pick up Tang Shao, but Tang Shao refused. The father and son quarreled on the phone, and Tang's father hung up the phone angrily, but Tang Shao was finally able to stay at Lin Shu's house for one night as he wished.

After that, Tang's mother made another phone call, talked to Tang Shao for a while, and let him participate in school activities after agreeing, so that Tang Shao was a little more comfortable. He told Tang's mother about Lin Shu's "long-term interests" theory, and finally agreed with Tang's mother, and then turned around and made a v gesture with Lin Shu.

Lin Shu smiled.

However, hearing Tang's father's voice, Lin Shu couldn't help but think of the scene when he saw the two parents for the first time, as well as the case that Ju Mingfeng talked about in the taxi. He seemed to ask Tang Shao casually: "By the way, how is Meng Chao now?" ”

Tang Shao was stunned for a moment before he said, "It's okay." He's in Eleventh now, but his grades don't seem to be very good. However, Meng Chao was not very good at reading, and his parents didn't seem to care about this. He said that his grandmother said that it doesn't matter if he can't get into college, sponsor a school for him when the time comes, and then let him have a girlfriend and get married early, just keep the family company. ”

Lin Shu listened and was silent for a while before he opened his mouth and asked Tang Shao: "What about you?" What do you want to do in the future? ”

Tang Shao hadn't actually thought about this question specifically, so when Lin Shu asked him, he paused for a while, and after thinking seriously for a while, he replied, "This...... I didn't think about what I was going to do in the future. But Lin Shu, if you ask me, I think I might want to make a game. I want to make the most fun game in the world with everyone. ”

When Lin Shu heard this, he immediately laughed and said, "Come on!" ”

The next day, the children met in the library. Le Future and several others were very surprised when they heard about Tang Shao's parents. Xu Liangqi was especially fussed, and said to Tang Shao: "Your parents' thoughts are so strange. My dad said that this activity at the school was very good, which allowed us to see the hard work of the farmer uncle and experience the joy of labor. My dad said that if I gave up halfway, he wouldn't recognize me as a son. ”

Le Future also said: "How can volunteering be a meaningless thing? Helping others is the most rewarding thing to do. Your parents didn't think the right thing. ”

Ye Qingdie said: "When my sister had an accident, my family received a lot of help. My parents and I are still grateful to those uncles and aunts, and we have been in contact with them. I think you helped others, and everyone will remember it in their hearts. If someone else is in trouble one day, we will definitely help. How could it be pointless? ”

Tang Shao got the support of his friends, and in an instant, his wounded heart felt a lot healed, but he inevitably felt a little sour in his heart, complaining about how his parents were not as reasonable as other families.

No matter what, the knots in Tang Shao's heart have almost dissolved.

After that, they discussed the summer vacation topic, brainstormed for a while, and went out to eat. As a result, on the edge of Moon Lake, I saw a crowd of people gathering, as if there was a crew out of the scene, and there were people watching in the outer circle.