Sweetie, sleep with me tonight.

"You two aren't together yet?"

He Zhuo said expressionlessly, "I just found out she likes me."

"You already have a child, do you still need to pursue another one?"

He Zhuo raised an eyebrow: "Even if she's your mother, she's still my wife. We have to have a proper ceremony."

Jiang Xu said "Oh," and then asked, "So, how do I pursue her?"

"You'll play support; I'll call you when I need you."

"it is good."

He Zhuo patted his head and smiled with satisfaction: "Good son."

The father and son began to make plans, showing their filial piety and creating a wonderful atmosphere.

Where is your mother now?

"Her part-time tutoring job at the pharmacy ended, and she went to find another one today." Jiang Xu glanced at the time. "She's probably interviewing right now. Dad, why don't you call Mom later and just tell her you love her! Love her to death, love her forever!"

He Zhuo glanced at him sideways: "Watch less mindless dramas."

"..."

However, He Zhuo eventually called Jiang Youxi.

"XiXi, where are you?"

Jiang Youxi looked at the luxurious gate in front of her: "I'm at your house."

He Zhuo was taken aback: "My home?"

"Yes, I'm here for an interview."

He Zhuo didn't ask any further questions and immediately stood up: "I'll be right there."

Jiang Youxi was puzzled when the call was disconnected.

Before she could think much of it, the door opened and a maid led her in.

"Madam, the tutor has arrived."

The woman on the sofa turned her head to look at her upon hearing this.

Upon seeing her, her eyes crinkled into a smile, and she immediately stood up and walked over, her smile gentle: "You must be Jiang Youxi, Teacher Jiang?"

Looking at the well-maintained, elegant woman before her, Jiang Youxi smiled and replied, "Yes."

The woman looked at her with certainty: "I've seen some of your resumes. You have excellent grades and experience tutoring students. Most importantly, you're also a student at Bojiang University."

"A student from Bojiang University?"

"Yes. My second son also goes to this school." The woman didn't talk much, and led her upstairs. "The student I'm tutoring this time is my daughter. She's nine years old and in the fourth grade."

"She's not very good at math, so I'd like you to tutor her so she can catch up with the school's curriculum as soon as possible." She smiled warmly. "Don't worry, if you can help her improve her math score by twenty points by the end of this semester, I'll give you an additional generous reward."

The salary offered by the other party was not low, 1500 yuan per hour, two hours a day, four days a week.

Jiang Youxi was so excited by the high salary that she forgot to check the address and contacted the other party directly.

It wasn't until they arrived at their destination that they discovered it was the renowned He family of Jianghai City.

As soon as the door opened, Jiang Youxi saw a little girl in a school uniform with braided pigtails sitting at her desk, writing furiously.

"Weiwei, come and meet Teacher Jiang."

The girl immediately put down her pen and ran over, extending her hand to her and sweetly saying, "Hello, Teacher Jiang, my name is He Yunwei, you can call me Weiwei."

He Yunwei?

It turns out she's He Zhuo's younger sister.

The woman before me...

Is that the stepmother He Zhuo mentioned—You Huilin?

What a coincidence! The first tutoring job I ever got was with this mother and daughter.

Jiang Youxi took her small hand and smiled politely, "Hello."

"Okay, today is the first day of the trial class. Teacher Jiang, please don't be shy. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask me. I will definitely cooperate if I can."

"OK, thanks."

The trial lesson is like this: either party can raise any objections or dissatisfaction, and the cooperation can be terminated in a timely manner.

After learning the other party's identity, Jiang Youxi wanted to refuse, but since she was already at their home, it wouldn't be appropriate to refuse to leave directly.

The only option is to wait until after the trial class and then find a reason to refuse.

"Teacher Jiang, come in quickly! Let me show you my big fox!" He Yunwei enthusiastically pulled her into the room, then ran over to grab her large plush toy. "Teacher Jiang, look! Isn't it beautiful?"

Looking at the innocent and carefree little girl in front of her, Jiang Youxi ruffled her hair: "Pretty."

"My second brother bought this!" The little girl hugged the big fox plush toy, rubbed her face against it, and her eyes were full of love for the big fox. "Whenever I can't sleep, I hug this big fox and count down the days until my second brother comes home."

"The day I go home?"

"Yes, he rarely comes back. He only comes back once a year for my brother's and my birthdays. But he leaves again soon after he comes back, and sometimes I don't even see him." The little girl looked disappointed. "Last time it was my second brother's birthday, I forgot to ask the maid to order a birthday cake. I feel so sorry for him."

Jiang Youxi learned a little about the birthday from Jiang Xu.

They knew that the little girl in front of them shared the same birthday as He Zhuo, and they also knew that every year the little girl would ask her family to order a birthday cake, but the He family never cared and never took the little girl's words to heart.

Perhaps it's because the little girl is still young, and children's words don't carry weight and don't need to be respected.

It's also possible that the adults were pretending to be stupid, doing it on purpose.

"It's alright, your second brother doesn't blame you."

He Yunwei looked up at her: "Teacher Jiang, how do you know my second brother won't blame me?"

"Because I know your second brother."

"real?"

"Yes," Jiang Youxi explained, "I went to the same school as him, and your second brother is my senior."

Seeing the joy in her eyes, He Yunwei tilted her head and asked with a smile, "Teacher Jiang, are you very familiar with my second brother?"

Jiang Youxi smiled and nodded: "We're very familiar with each other."

"How familiar are you?"

"So familiar, it couldn't be more familiar."

"for example?"

Jiang Youxi, seeing her quirky and mischievous appearance, couldn't help but flick her nose and chuckle, "Like what?"

"For example..." the little girl asked, hugging the large fox, guessing, "Do you like my second brother?"

Jiang Youxi was startled and subconsciously touched her face.

Is it that obvious?

Even a nine-year-old girl can tell that she likes He Zhuo?

Jiang Youxi smiled and nodded solemnly: "Yes, I like your second brother very much, very much."

"Second Brother?!"

Jiang Youxi paused.

He Yunwei's eyes suddenly lit up. She threw away the large fox she was holding, ran over, and threw herself into the man's arms: "Second Brother!!"

He Zhuo caught her steadily and ruffled her hair: "Have you finished your homework?"

The little girl looked at him with disdain: "Second brother, you rarely come back, can't you at least not mention homework?"

"Not to mention you got a zero in math too."

"No way! I got fifty points on the test!"

"Sixty points is a passing grade. What's the difference between your fifty points and zero?"

Unable to argue with him, He Yunwei pushed him away, crossed her arms, and said, "Tell me, why did you suddenly come back?"

He Zhuo glanced at the person who was crouching down, intending to play the coward, and then crossed his arms, leaning against the door frame, and smiled: "I'm back to ask someone for confirmation about something."

"Someone? Who is it?" He Yunwei secretly turned her head to look at Jiang Youxi behind her. "Is it Teacher Jiang?"

"Yes, it's her."

"What are you trying to verify?"

"To find out whether she likes me or not."

"Huh?" He Yunwei scratched her head, confused by the adults' intricacies. "But she just said she likes you, didn't you hear that?"

"I didn't hear the whole thing."

He Yunwei said "Oh," and immediately ran over to pull Jiang Youxi over: "Teacher Jiang, my eldest brother said that if you like someone, you should be brave, pursue them boldly, and love them boldly. Come on, say what you just said again in front of my second brother."

He Zhuo's gaze fell on her, a mischievous smile gleaming in his peach blossom eyes: "Jiang Youxi, did you hear that?"

Seeing that she couldn't avoid it, Jiang Youxi had no choice but to straighten her back and face him: "What did you hear?"

"Repeat what you just said to me in detail."

Jiang Youxi said "oh," shrugged, and went straight for the point: "I didn't say anything, I just said I like you."

"Didn't you hear me? Speak louder."

"I said I like you!"

"Louder!"

Jiang Youxi, in a fit of anger, strode up to him, stood on tiptoe, used her hand as a megaphone, and shouted into his ear—

I said, I like you!