Hesta took the initiative to say hello to her, and the other party glanced in Hesta's direction very seriously, then ducked back to the kitchen.
Shi Pingchuan was the only one eating in the living room. He raised his head, smiled when he saw Hesta, and then very friendly invited her to sit down next to him.
Hesta sat down opposite him. There was a bowl dedicated to Ding Jiali on the seat next to him, with some yogurt and cereal left in it. He had obviously just finished eating it.
The cooking aunt reappeared carrying Hesta's breakfast. She took away Ding Jiali's dirty bowl and wiped the table briefly before leaving silently.
"I was just talking to Jiali about you. I heard that you have been helping take care of Miaomiao in the hospital these days."
"Nothing. I don't share much."
"You are really cold on the outside and warm on the inside. No wonder Jiali thinks highly of you."
The conversation at the dinner table cooled down—Hesta didn't pick up the conversation.
"Do you have any plans for this week?" Shi Pingchuan asked again.
"Attend class."
"Are you interested in going out for a walk on the weekend?"
"where to?"
"A few of my friends from work are coming to Orange Town this weekend to discuss things. We plan to rent a yard near the reservoir for fishing. We will go there on Friday and come back on Sunday morning."
"It's not appropriate. I have a one-day class on Friday and I have plans for Saturday."
"...That's it. It's a pity."
"You might consider taking Ms. Ding with you -"
"She doesn't like this kind of activity, not to mention that Miaomiao needs someone to take care of her."
Hesta glanced at Shi Pingchuan, "...I don't know much."
"You can learn, and we can teach. If you want to go, Jiali will come with you." Shi Pingchuan said, "Everything is familiar once and twice. If you have any good friends here, you can also make an appointment. Come together, don’t worry about money, I’ll cover all the expenses.”
"I'd better stay," Hesta whispered. "If Ms. Ding needs help at that time, it will always be more convenient to have one more person."
Shi Pingchuan couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, vaguely feeling that Hesta's words seemed to be a bit of a nod to him, but when he changed his mind, he was not angry, and just let out a few hearty laughs like those who had come before.
"...It's good that you are here, at least one more person can persuade her. I have told her before that she is pregnant now and should not worry too much about these things. She can find caregivers and nannies to do the work. Just don't do it yourself... But if she doesn't listen, what can you do? Even if you stay by her side every day, she can still find a lot of work for herself. "
"I heard Yuqing mentioned the reason for this," Hesta said softly, "Several of the nanny-in-laws you are familiar with are all in Songxueyuan. There are no reliable aunties here in Orange Town, and it is difficult to take care of Miaomiao-"
"You don't need to tell me these trivial things. These are all things Xueyang should consider. She has nothing to do when she is at home. It's good to have something to do."
Shi Pingchuan took out a few napkins and pressed the corners of his mouth hard. "Fathers and mothers have different responsibilities. When the children grow up in the future, they will say, 'Dad, I think Pingjing is good. I want to live there and marry a wife there.'" When giving birth to a child, can you, as a father, take out a sum of money and buy him a house directly? If you can, you are a good father. If you can't, then you will be a dead man. There is no other excuse. As for the child's daily life Whether there is someone to accompany you, whether the person who takes care of you is meticulous or not... a man's heart can't care about this."
"Yeah."
"You are most likely not able to realize this at your age. Young people always like to talk about love and character when we are together... They are all false. When you find a boyfriend in the future, you don't need to look at anything else, just when he is with you. Where the money is spent, the heart is where the money is. A man who is really responsible for his family will never shy away from this, understand."
Shi Pingchuan put the bowl down, stood up, took out a business card from his pocket, and pushed it in front of Hesta.
"If you know another Hesta person and want to do some part-time work to make some extra money, you can give her my contact information."
Hesta glanced at Shi Pingchuan's business card. The name of a consulting company was written on it in common language, and the rank next to the name read "senior director."
Shi Pingchuan got up and went to the kitchen, and quickly took out a dinner plate full of food. He hummed a song and walked briskly upstairs.
Soon, Hesta heard him call Ding Xueyang to open the door for him with a very affectionate name. After two clicks of the lock, the whole living room returned to calm.
Hesta looked back at Ding Xueyang's room on the second floor. She seemed to be able to hear the faint laughter of men and children inside again... Apparently the quarrel last night was over.
Hesta looked away and started eating her breakfast again. She suddenly felt that she still knew nothing about life in the habitable land.
…
At night, Hestad did not return home immediately.
She sat alone in the bustling cafeteria waiting for Cheng Xiaoshu to pick her up - tonight was the second batch of newcomer activities of the Islands Poetry Society, and after some weighing, Hesta still decided to go and have a look.
As for how to explain to Yu Xuekun after going there... I'll leave it to myself on Wednesday to figure out a solution. There will always be a solution anyway.
"Jane!" A voice came from behind her, and Hesta turned around - the person coming was Lin Jiao, "Have you been waiting for a long time?"
"No, I just finished eating."
"Come on, this way."
The two left the canteen one after another.
"Where's Xiaoshu?"
"She has something to do at the moment. I will pick you up on her behalf." Lin Jiao said without looking back, "Don't worry, no matter what, I can't sell you out in these few steps, haha."
"Where are we going now?"
"Eastern District Gymnasium." Lin Jiao replied, "Everyone except Xiaoshu is a new face tonight."
The two continued walking forward for a while, and Lin Jiao looked sideways at Hesta, "I just heard about your heroic deeds last week from Xiaoshu today."
"What are you referring to, being kicked out of Zuo Wentao's class?"
"Yes," Lin Jiao nodded, "but if I were you, I wouldn't complain afterwards. This old man has deep roots in the liberal arts college. The faculty has been streamlined three times in the past five years, and he has never been admitted to the waiting list. Shortening the list—even though it’s well known that his lectures are terrible.”
"He can't just kick students out even if he teaches the class well," Hesta said in a low voice, "I have written letters and conducted interviews. There is no point in talking about these now."
"I have asked Xiaoshu to dismiss her complaint," Lin Jiao suddenly stopped, "You don't mind, right?"
Hesta took a few steps forward and then stopped, "I don't mind, will this matter have any bad impact on her after it is sold?"
Lin Jiao shrugged, "I guess not."
"That's good."
"But do you know what I would do if this happened to me?"
