I opened my mouth to say something, but my last words turned out to be, “Take care of yourself.”
When Dennis came back, it was already midnight, and I slept dazedly and felt him go to bed.
Because I was too sleepy, I didn’t ask him how things were going.
When I got up in the morning, he was already out the door.
Finn knocked on the door and said, “Mrs. George, you’re awake, breakfast is cooked, and when Mr. went out this morning he said I should come up and take the clothes to be washed.”
I nodded and let her into the bedroom and went to the washroom.
She washed all the clothes on weekdays, so I didn’t worry much about it, and tied my hair and went into the bathroom.
Seeing her sorting out the clothes Dennis had changed yesterday.
Out of instinct, I looked over and saw that a bright red lipstick mark had fallen on the collar of the white shirt she was holding, and it was obvious.
“Mrs. George, sir he may …” Finn spoke up, a little embarrassed for a moment.
I smiled lightly, “It’s okay, probably accidentally rubbed on. Wash it!”
I still trust him, not so much as to doubt him because of this matter.
Finn breathed a sigh of relief and packed her clothes to go out.
After a few steps, she came back and stood outside the door and said, “Mrs. George, sir is not that kind of person, don’t think too much about it.”
I smiled lightly, “I have known him for eight years, what kind of person he is in my heart, I still have this trust.”
She breathed a sigh of relief and left the bedroom.
After eating breakfast, I asked Finn to take care of Clariana and went straight to Karina’s place.
I hadn’t seen her for almost six months, so I went to the mall on the way and picked out a jade lock and a bunch of silver bracelets. The old ancestors say that jade nourishes the heart and silver nourishes the body, so it was always right to give it to a child.
When I went there, less than a year old baby was crying very sadly. Karina was holding the child and coaxing.
When she saw me, she froze for a moment, handed the child to the nanny and came towards me, “Why didn’t you tell me in advance, I’ll pick you up, have you eaten?”
I smiled lightly, “I ate before I went out.” My eyes fell on the child and I couldn’t help but say, “Are you hungry?”
She sighed slightly and complained instead, “It’s always the kids crying, a boy, crying about everything. I’m also convinced, more delicate than girls.”
Looking at the happy look on her face, I couldn’t help but feel a bit envious and said, “It’s always a child. It’s better when it’s older.”
I wantED to hug her, but in the end, I just handed her the gift in my hand.
She chattered for a while and pulled me to sit in the living room for a while, chatting about trivial matters.
On the way back, I didn’t know where to go for a while and saw an old man buying roasted corn in the alley by the roadside, so I felt familiar with the scene.
So I went up and asked for a packet of corn, and the old man smiled and said, “Girl, there are sweet potatoes. Want to bring the same one?”
Looking at his dark and kind face, I nodded, “Good!”
There was no wallet in the bag, only a cell phone and a few bank cards, and I had not brought cash for many years, so I was a little embarrassed.
The old man seemed to see my embarrassment and laughed, “It does not matter. I am here every day, you pass by that day, and then give me the money.”
I looked down at the stuff in my hand, could not help but return it to the old man, some apologies, “No cash. I don’t want to trouble you.”
The old man did not take it, smiled, “girl, if you do not mind my old and dirty, you take it, as if I invited you, you will come in the future.”
There was always no way to refuse other people’s goodwill. I nodded, holding the paper bag in my hand.
“Girl, life is so long, no matter what difficulties we encounter, let’s persevere, try a little, boil a little and it’s all over. Let’s cry and start all over again!”
I nodded my head and gave him the potatoes in my hand, smiling lightly, “Thank you!”
I didn’t take a taxi, but simply wanted to walk around in the sunny place.
Dennis called and said, “Let’s have lunch together?”
I raised my eyes and actually felt as if the day was starting to heat up in City P. I raised my hand and held my fingertips in front of my eyes, looking through them at the dappled leaves.
“I want to go see my aunt.”
He gave a slight pause and said, “Finn said you weren’t driving, so take a taxi and be safe.”
I nodded my head and said, “Yes!”
When I hung up the phone, it was already twelve o’clock, noon, so I took a taxi to the southern suburbs.
It wasn’t too far, and when I arrived at the courtyard, Yara was ready to eat.
I froze for a moment. She was a little surprised to see me, but paused and said, “You are in a hurry.”
She said, got up and took another set of dishes.
She looked at me and said, “Let’s eat together!”
I smiled lightly and sat down at the table, “Dilly-dallying is successful.”
After eating, she said she wanted to take a walk in the late afternoon to better digest food, so she dragged me around the house for a walk.
Many people lived nearby. There were young women with their kids out in the sun. She liked it so much that she was apt to tease the children.
When people left, she pulled me longingly and said, “You and Dennis need to hurry up to have a baby. I do not work now, waiting for you and taking care your children.”
The first thing you needed to do was to look at me and think about it, “You and Dennis are so good-looking, and the kid that gave birth to Charley must also be very beautiful, certainly more lovely than Dennis as a child.”
She thought so.
I smiled lightly, but my heart was sour.
When I got back to the house, I saw her carrying the laundry to the backyard, and I couldn’t help but follow her.
When I saw that she was washing her clothes by hand, I squatted down beside her and washed them with her.
She excused herself a few times, and when she saw that I did not respond, she sighed and said, “These clothes are all brands, they have to be hand washed or dry cleaned, it is too far to send them to the laundry, so I had nothing to do, so I washed them myself.”