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Because she had no money to pay the transfer fees, and Susie was still young and didn't know about the evil in that area, so she could only sell newspapers in the downtown area.
He also protected her in disguise.
The pink kitten was sweating profusely after just standing in the sun for more than ten minutes, so she had to hide in the shade and rest for a while before she could continue to sell on the street.
Susie, who was hiding in the shade, looked at the people coming and going in the restaurant opposite, and her stomach growled unsatisfactorily.
"I'm sorry Mr. Tummy, I still have to eat black bread to make you happy today..."
Little Susie sat on the steps, put the newspaper in her arms, and took out a piece of bread that had been broken several times from her pocket.
The bread has a scorpion pattern printed on it, which is free bread from the Scorpio Group's public welfare project.
Anyone from Xiacheng District can go there and get one.
It can only be collected once every three days.
“When can I have my own little shop?”
The biggest dream of this 13-year-old girl is to have a shop of her own and survive here well.
Susie also wants to try to learn her mother's craft, but she is still too young.
She can't go to formal places either. Legally, people have to reach adulthood before they can own their own business assets and get serious jobs that require ID cards.
Little Susie is only 13 years old now. It is impossible for her to work part-time in a regular place to support her family.
I could only work as a newsboy in a shady newspaper company through an intermediary.
Don't know if this is lucky or unfortunate.
The law clearly protects children, but in a sense it also deprives some desperate children of legitimate protection from social forces.
This is a very wonderful thing.
But in a sense, it does curb a large group of black-hearted factories that exploit minors without any bottom line.
It can only be said that the vast majority of people are protected, but there is always a small group of people who are not protected due to various reasons.
The closure of black-hearted factories has allowed many children to return to the arms of their parents, but it has also increased the burden on families.
As a result, they have to look for jobs outside again, even if some labor jobs have been opened at the national level, so that some children can perform some simple tasks in a more formal and protected manner.
But the number is limited, and more people can only wander the streets aimlessly, join gangs or directly break the law.
Or like little Susie, she entered a darker place and was squeezed and oppressed.
What exactly is the error?
Huang Cheng doesn't know or no one knows. The country is also aware of this but they really don't have the ability to deal with these things.
In other words, no country in the world can handle this contradiction. Perhaps a world with high moral standards can indeed solve this problem perfectly...
The aristocrats of Victoria had some conscience at least. At least they were willing to help some poor people for the sake of face, even if these poor people were caused by their endless exploitation.
If it were the nobles of Ursus, they wouldn't be worthy of the title of nobles if they didn't squeeze out the last bit of your marrow.
It only took 5 minutes to finish the bread on hand. The pink kitten took a sip of water and then started selling newspapers again.
Susie glanced at the drink vending machine next to her and swallowed a mouthful of tasteless saliva eagerly.
Then he carried the heavy newspaper frame on his back, and his petite body was once again exposed to the strong sunlight.
Chapter 530: Tied the Scorpion in Victoria!
This is something that all grassroots people in this world have to go through.
They have no choice but to accept the exploitation from the top.
The cruelty of the capital and feudal forces here is even worse than in the previous life. At least in the previous life, capital had to pay attention to face and law when robbing money.
At least it's better than the feudal aristocracy.
But most of the capital in this world was transformed from feudal capital. They did not experience the Renaissance, and not most people were born in poverty.
Or maybe it was the same in the previous world...
"Hello miss, can you give me the latest Victoria newspaper?"
"Okay! This sister!"
The little pink cat who was selling newspapers on the street suddenly felt a hand tap on his shoulder.
She looked back and saw a flash of white snow shining on her glasses.
It's really big.
This is rude!
Little Susie raised her head and looked at the person who just patted her shoulder.
It was a big sister with golden hair.
And what he’s wearing is so cool! Looks very determined and strong.
And the eldest sister's eyes are really majestic, as if she were facing an adult.
"Okay, a freshly minted Victoria newspaper, for you, miss!"
The visitor took the newspaper, tossed a golden coin to the cute little girl in front of him, and then left quickly without giving the other party any chance to react.
"Miss! I gave you too much money!" Little Susie raised the newspaper in her hand and wanted to return the remaining money, but when he just reacted, the figure had disappeared.
Little Susie's movements were still a step slower.
The pink kitten looked at the long road and a coin in her hand.
A sweet smile appeared on his face.
"This eldest sister must be a good person..."
.......
"Vina, you spent money recklessly again." The blond girl who had just hid in the alley looked at the newspaper in her hand. Next to her was a white-haired girl who looked equally majestic.
“One good deed a day, and it’s just a small amount, won’t make the sky fall.”
"We are not in the palace now. In the eyes of ordinary people, a pound is a day's expense. At present, the gang's expenses still require you to be more reserved. This newspaper is at most 1/10 of that coin. Value, and the date on it is from a few days ago.”
"I'll pay attention."
The blond girl named Vina shrugged her shoulders and apologized, then sat on an old wooden barrel and read the news in the newspaper.
Due to various reasons, she needs to take care of various affairs of the gang, and he has no extra energy to care about the general development of the entire country.
Very few people in this gang knew his true identity, at least the cool-looking girl next to him didn't know either.
"Dagda, what is your attitude towards the Scorpio Group?"
Wei Na looked at the news in the newspaper in her hand. Half of the space was used to praise and half of the space was used to slander the company.
It is obvious that these two traffic media are competing with each other for control of public opinion in this newspaper.
The girl named Dagda touched her chin and thought carefully, and finally came to a conclusion:
"Foreign companies with stupid people and lots of money."
What he said was really appropriate, and Wei Na covered her face in embarrassment.
Indeed, in the eyes of outsiders, the Scorpio Group has been doing some thankless things.
He does charity as crazy as he doesn't need money, no matter where he is, he will get involved.
But no one has discovered that the company's vision has gradually begun to hide in the charity, and gradually penetrated into all aspects of the country.
For example, Scorpio Group distributed free gloves to people in the machinery processing factory. The workers used them very well, but they accidentally broke. After gaining experience in using them, the workers came to buy gloves from this company, but this time The gloves I bought never wore out.
Very good marketing methods can only be done by those with sufficient wealth.
The nobles will not care about this small business, but water drops can penetrate rocks, and even drops of water can form rivers and seas.
Small businesses were gradually monopolized by the Scorpio Group, and many small businesses eventually gathered into department stores one after another.
Nowadays, the department stores opened by the Scorpio Group are almost all over Victoria, and raw materials and parts for almost all walks of life must be purchased from them.
The profits from this were not much less than those from the ore and arms trade. By the time the nobles discovered it, it was almost too late.
That's why the nobles are now trying to take back the Scorpio Group's properties, but everyone knows the capital.
Not all of this country is a monarchy, and the role of capital in this country is not as weak as before.
And with so much living expenses being closed at your doorstep, what should the people at the bottom use to find alternatives? Asking them to pay even one more penny would kill them.
But fortunately, Victoria's old aristocrats were not completely at a disadvantage. They were always the ones in power in the country, and it was relatively easy for them to deal with a foreign company locally.
It's just that the Scorpio Group is not a vegetarian, so the competition between the two companies started a year ago.
And the rhythm is getting more and more intense.
"A company with a lot of stupid people and lots of money. If this company doesn't care about money and resources, then it only cares about one thing."
Wei Na, who was born into the royal family, is very aware of the twists and turns of politics, even though she has not spent a few years in the royal family.
But the authorities are blind to the beholder, and it is very easy to draw conclusions as long as they understand the context of the matter.
"The sole heir to the Scorpio Group will visit Victoria in a month's time, striving to reach a common strategic partnership to address weak economic growth and fund technological research and development cooperation."
Calculating the time, it should be only three weeks later. Weina raised her head and looked at the high-rise buildings in the upper city. There was a building in one place that was very conspicuous.
It's all golden and has a huge scorpion logo.
Even in Xiacheng District, ordinary people can see this golden company logo as long as they raise their heads.
Storm is coming.
After Vina finished reading the newspaper, she crumpled it into a ball and threw it into the trash can, even though she was not interested in the throne.
I don’t want to be the monarch of this country, but some things still need to be done.
Even if you can't achieve anything, you still need to raise some weight for your future plans.
"We have to find a way to get close to him..."
"It's very easy to get close to him. We just need to wait for him to pass by on the street, right?"
"Thank you for coming up with this plan..."