Urban Sims

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What happened to Ayesha is heart-wrenching.

First of all, she was lucky. She was hurt, tired, and hungry. After she passed out next to a sewer in a slum area, she was not taken away by a beggar or a human trafficker. A young man who found her took her away. Carry it home.

The young man's name was Lawn, a kind-hearted and honest boy-next-door character. After he carried Ayesha back to his home, his mother nagged him for two weeks.

"It's already very difficult at home, but you still bring people home?"

"Lao En, you have four younger brothers and sisters, and it costs money for them to go to school!"

"Ask that woman to leave when she recovers. Our family can't afford to support so many people!"

Lao En was annoyed by the nagging, and sometimes he couldn't help but say something back: "Mom, I make money in the factory. My salary is enough to support several people."

After such a rebuttal, my mother became even more furious and yelled: "Do you want to starve your mother to death just to raise an outsider? You heartless thing! My mother raised you like this for nothing!" "

Although Ayesha, who could speak a standard and pure aristocratic language, could not understand most of these quarreling slang words, she could see from those eyes that she was not welcomed by the family.

Fortunately, Raoun seemed to have a special affection for her. He would rather save his share, but also let Ayesha eat better and more, and the wound would heal faster.

Even if the synthetic food that Lawn saved had a strange smell, it was a little hard for Ayesha to swallow... but the family regarded it as clean delicacies that they ate every time.

Never lived this kind of life.

The sleeping room was less than five square meters, not as big as the bed she slept in in her palace, not to mention her boudoir, which was hundreds of square meters and looked like a small palace.

As for the current small bed, she had to squeeze in with her two little sisters.

Daily items were cheap and of poor quality, making it difficult for her to adapt.

Most of the food was artificially synthesized. In addition to nutrition, the texture, taste, appearance, color...everything made her frown, but in order to survive, she had to swallow it in her belly, torturing her delicate intestines and stomach.

Apart from an old TV that could pick up a few channels, there were few high-value appliances.

Why is this family so poor?

Ayesha's heart was full of questions. How could such a poor family exist in the interstellar era with highly developed productivity?

You must know that although there are similar slums in Wangdu Star, after her father's vigorous reforms, the living conditions of the poor at the bottom have been greatly improved. She once accompanied her father on a private visit incognito and found that those poor people all live in They have 80 square meters of welfare housing allocated by the state. Those who are unemployed can receive a monthly unemployment benefit that is enough to sustain their lives. There are also very cheap poor canteens that taste good... This has caused many poor people to have no motivation to work. Ayesha also questioned her father. This kind of reform is useless and will only make more people lazy.

"Ayesha, we are the supreme king. Our legitimacy comes from the expectations of the people at the bottom of the society. If we don't do these things, we will definitely be the first nobles to die in the future."

Now, after living at Lawn's house for these days, Ayesha finally has a deep understanding of what the so-called "expectations" are.

Because the people at the bottom have no hope at all!

Take Lawn's family, for example. They are a family of seven, three adults and four children. Among them, Lawn and his father work in a factory. They are two strong laborers. The salary they receive in a week is only enough to live in the middle range of a wealthy area. The cost of a cup of tea in a restaurant... this is the family's entire living expenses.

Classes are completely solidified. Only a very small number of people can rise through the ranks through talent and hard work, but there are still many barriers and discrimination.

The gap is even so big that it can only be filled with charity from the upper-class nobles.

But why do the upper-class nobles give alms to these lower-class poor people?

What benefits can it bring?

What's more, what if after giving alms once, those bitches are greedy and want more?

Resources are limited. If 30 to 40 billion people on a planet all live a life of living in castles and villas, driving hovercrafts, and buying private spaceships, the planet simply cannot bear this kind of consumption.

Only 1% of the nobles can enjoy 99% of the resources; the 99% of the bottom can rob 1% of the resources.

Is this fair?

Of course it's not fair.

It's just that when Ayesha was a noble princess, she didn't think this was a problem.

Now she is at the bottom. After only living in the Lawn family for a few days, she understands why her father has to carry out a series of reforms. The nobles have too many resources. If they don't use some of them to improve the people at the bottom, The life and stability of the kingdom cannot last long.

But are the nobles willing to give away that small part?

Shaked his head.

Totally impossible.

Unless there is a revolution from the bottom up.

And that would kill a lot of people and destroy countless resources.

This is a knot that cannot be opened, an ultimate problem that cannot be solved.

What's more, the main problem before Ayesha now is how to survive, not saving the people from suffering.

So after her injuries were almost healed, Ayesha put on her rather gorgeous and noble dress and went to look for a job in a wealthy area.

The job search went very smoothly. In less than three days, Ayesha found a job as a waiter in a high-end restaurant, with a weekly salary of 50,000 bar - one hundred times the weekly income of the Lawn family.

The reason is very simple. Ayesha is proficient in aristocratic etiquette, can speak fluently in the language of the upper-class aristocracy, coupled with her good appearance, and the noble temperament exuding from her bones... her job search has been quite smooth.

When Ayesha told the Lawn family the good news in an understatement, she looked at the shocked expressions of the family with some amazement, and felt an inexplicable joy in her heart.

But when she saw Raun's head lowered due to inferiority complex, Ayesha felt soft. She stopped the smile on her face, patted his hand and asked, "Laun, aren't you happy for me? "

Lao En made a grimace and said nothing, but his mother quickly held her hand and laughed: "Happy, happy, everyone is happy!"

That night, Lao En's mother kicked the two little girls out and gave the bedroom to Ayesha alone.

Since Ayesha started working, Lawn has been out of shape, confused and wandering. He also accidentally injured his hand by a machine due to an operating error.

After the factory gave him some compensation, he was fired. The superior supervisor was very dissatisfied with his performance recently... No matter how much Father Lao En begged for mercy, it was useless.

Ayesha knew the reason and comforted Lawn several times, but the effect was not very good.

Until one day, Lawn looked into her eyes and asked very seriously: "Will you leave me?"

"I……"

Ayesha's heart was shocked, she didn't know how to answer, she didn't know how to face... This emotion was so disparate that there was no possibility of it.

The gap is just too big.

Even if Ayesha has fallen into the dirt at the bottom, she cannot let go of her princess identity.

In the Kingdom of Sovereign, stories similar to the prince and Cinderella exist, but the story of the princess and the frog prince... is unheard of.

Because nobles can accept the simplicity and kindness of women from the lower class, but are unlikely to accept the honesty and simplicity of men from the lower class.

Perhaps because he saw the meaning in Ayesha's eyes, the light in Lawn's eyes became even dimmer.

However, soon after, Ayesha changed her mind.

It was once on her way home from get off work that a few idle hooligans fixed their greedy and eager eyes on her who was leaving get off work alone.

The security in the slums is not good and there are not many police forces. Although Ayesha ran as hard as she could, she was still blocked in an alley.

"Help, help!"

Ayesha screamed desperately, but no one responded. She could only look at a few gangsters who were getting closer and closer to her with mocking smiles. She gradually felt desperate.

"Don't try to bully Ayesha! She is the woman I protect!"

A voice came that surprised Ayesha.

Lawn!

In a bloody battle, Lawn fought off all the gangsters at the cost of being seriously injured.

"Lao En, I will never leave you again!"

In the hospital, Ayesha realized her weakness. Without a strong man to rely on, she would not be able to protect herself.

From then on, Lawn's main job was to take her to and from get off work.

Ayesha gave half of her income to Raun's mother.

Although Lao En felt that he was a little embarrassed in terms of face, his low self-esteem and poverty had worn away the backbone of most people at the bottom.

Lao En's mother was also very happy. Every time she saw Ayesha, her face was full of smiles and she tried her best to meet all her needs.

Ayesha became the center of the family.

But things... often don't go so smoothly.

The trouble has just begun.

The son of a baron who came to the restaurant for a meal was shocked when he saw Ayesha. He was deeply attracted by her temperament, and then launched a crazy pursuit.

Ayesha refused. Whether it was sending flowers or gifts, Ayesha refused to accept anyone thousands of miles away.

The baron's son became angry, made a scene, and slapped Ayesha hard. However, as soon as he reached the door of the restaurant, Raun pounced on her and bit off half of her ear.

This matter was so big that the restaurant owner spent a lot of effort to sort things out...out of a trace of sympathy, he still didn't fire Ayesha.

But after a while, a genuine viscount fell in love with Ayesha, who had outstanding temperament. Ayesha resigned on the same day.

In the following months, Ayesha changed a dozen jobs in a row, but she was always found by the viscount. The viscount said that he was fascinated by her and was even willing to divorce his wife. Get Ayesha.

"I refuse, please don't disturb my work!" Ayesha said with disgust.

"Okay, okay! If I can't win your heart, I also want to get your people!"

On this day, the Viscount, whose patience finally ran out, shed his polite and gentle disguise, brought a group of men over, and planned to drag her away directly.

"Don't try to bully Ayesha!"

Lawn rushed over, but was pushed to the ground and beaten violently by many strong bodyguards.

"No, no!" Ayesha could only scream.

"Bang! Bang!"

Two gunshots suddenly sounded inside the store.

A group of people wearing military uniforms, who looked like elite soldiers, surrounded the store and took control of everyone.

"Viscount Gabraith, who gave you the courage to steal the Earl's fiancée?"

The words spoken by the man who came in from the door made Viscount Gabraith's knees weak and he almost fell to the ground.