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Although the Ruanlin Family patriarch had long since known that his daughter might have lived an extra life, in his eyes, no matter how many more lives she had, she would always be the little girl who needed his doting and protection. This would never change.
Therefore, he didn't want her to worry too much, but rather hoped she would grow up happy and carefree, just like any ordinary girl.
Shu Jiao had many reasons for her actions.
Firstly, it is better to teach people how to fish than to simply give them the fish. She wasn't a philanthropist and wouldn't take a child home to raise them just because they were pitiable. There were too many pitiable people in the world; how could she possibly support them all? It is better to teach him how to obtain food rather than just giving him food.
