Chapter 50: Arrogant and Domineering

When Yan Luoying heard Su Wen's words, she couldn't help but ridicule him. "Heh heh, you splurge your money on brothels, yet are so stingy to the poor."

Su Wen rolled his eyes and said, "Why? Are brothel girls not pitiful? If I spend money in a brothel, I will at least enjoy the corresponding services. But if I give these beggars money, what can they give me?"

At this point, Su Wen looked at Yan Luoying and smiled. "Who isn't pitiful? Take those children just now. Are they pitiful? They are, but how long can you care about them? The steamed buns that Lady Yan gave them are enough for them to eat for a day. They don't need to beg or think of a way to make a living. They just need to find a warmer place to stay. However, you can give them the buns for a day, maybe ten days, but can feed them for a lifetime?"

"They are still young, they are still many that will pity them. As long as they learn diligently and become an apprentice for others, they can learn some craftsmanship after suffering some hardships. But because you have given them steamed buns, they will muddle around day to day. In the end, they will waste their time. If Lady Yan continues to hand out the steamed buns for the next two years, I'm afraid these children will not even want to rely on their own hard work. They will only reach out their hands to ask for things for their entire lives. At that time, I wonder if Lady Yan has done something good or bad?"

Yan Luoying was completely trapped by Su Wen's analysis.

She looked confused.

"Did I do something wrong?"

Su Wen smiled. "Your intentions are definitely good, but do you know the difference between a saintess and a sanctimonious bitch?"

"Saintess? Sanctimonious bitch?"

"That's right. The Saintess wants to do good for the world and goes forward to serve as a role model. In contrast, the sanctimonious bitch always wants others to do good things for them instead."

Su Wen looked at Yan Luoying and said with a smile, "Taking my previous example, I pay for the brothel services to help those poor girls within. It's none of your business if I go alone, right? But I like to go to brothels, so I drag you there and make you pay the bill, and even term it as bringing you to experience different forms of life. Would you be unhappy?"

Yan Luoying said bitterly, "So you're saying that I'm a sanctimonious bitch?"

"Not anymore if you change your ways of doing things."

Yan Luoying was confused. "In that case, how can I help those children?"

Su Wen thought for a moment and said, "In your opinion, why don't you give them a chance to make a living? For example, you can take them in as servants and let them rely on their own hard work to earn a living. At the same time, you can also have them pick up some skills so that they can allow them to support their family in the future."

Yan Luoying lowered her head. After a while, she said, "But how many children can I take in?"

Su Wen nonchalantly stated, "You're a general who kills people like flies, why are you so sentimental?"

Yan Luoying sighed and said, "Killing people like flies? If I had a choice, I wouldn't want to kill them either. But if I don't kill them, more people in Great Zhou will die!"

As she spoke, she looked at a total loss.

Su Wen could tell that there was something wrong with her, so he comforted her with a smile. "It's alright, you'll get used to it after killing a few more times. People have to die anyway, be it dying earlier or later. Just as you said, if they don't die, the citizens of our Great Zhou will die. 400,0