Xingxing opened the durian herself. The perfectly ripe Musang King durian was incredibly delicious, its fragrance instantly filling the house. She freed each pod of soft, sticky flesh from its hard shell and placed it on a cartoon plate. She carried it to the living room sofa, turned on the projector and storage, selected the cartoon "Barbarian," and lay on the sofa, donning disposable gloves while she ate the durian and watched the cartoon.
Professor Dong returned to Kyoto a week ago. Her company only allowed her to take a week off, so after she'd spent a week in Shanghai, Jiang Huashu pulled her back to Kyoto. Then, Professor Dong would pop into the space a few times a day to check on Xingxing.
Just when Professor Dong thought he was overthinking it, the Zhao family made a request to Xingxing.
Professor Dong's office hours are 8 a.m., and while cultural relics protection units offer more flexibility than other organizations, they spend half the year away from home, and it's not uncommon for them to stumble upon a newly excavated ancient tomb and remain away for years.
It was 7:45. Professor Dong arrived at work a little early today, so he wandered into the women's restroom and then entered the space to see if Xingxing was okay. The durian odor nearly overwhelmed him upon entering the space, and he took several deep breaths to recover. Even after entering the space from the smelly women's restroom, he was still overwhelmed by the odor. This shows how overpowering the Musang King durian smell in the space was.
Professor Dong located the entrance to the space in the kitchen today, so she had no idea who was eating durian in the living room. She thought they were just sleeping. Who would eat durian before 8 o'clock in the morning and make the house stink?
Furious, he stormed into the living room, only to find Xingxing still lying there, happily eating and watching cartoons. Professor Dong instantly lost his temper. Pregnant women, after all, have strange tastes. They might suddenly crave something in the middle of the night, and they'll do whatever they can to get it, otherwise they'll be too greedy to sleep. Forget about eating durian so early in the morning; even eating stinky hairtail and tofu wouldn't be surprising to Professor Dong; it's completely normal for pregnant women.
Xingxing saw her mother coming and stood up, hugging Professor Dong affectionately. As she spoke, the smell of durian hit Professor Dong so hard that he almost couldn't hold it in. For someone who doesn't like durian, the authentic taste is truly a torture. She glanced at her watch and saw it was still ten minutes to eight. The watch she brought into the space was still working properly, so Xingxing kept to the important points and made a long speech.
Xingxing condensed what happened to the Zhao family that morning and told Professor Dong about it. After listening to Xingxing's explanation, Professor Dong was also moved. He had never expected that the Zhao family was such a family. Xingxing also turned to comfort Professor Dong, saying that now that he knew what his family's intentions were, the matter would be easier to handle.
Professor Dong thought for a moment and told Xingxing to get 10,000 yuan in cash from the drawer of her bedroom nightstand and take it to the Zhao family. After all, it was her mother-in-law's family, and it would be wrong for Xingxing to not help when things were going wrong. If they wanted to do business with the Jiang family, they should do it openly and according to the normal procedures, not just thinking of shady ways.
This ten thousand yuan is Xingxing's gift to the Zhao family as their daughter-in-law. Unless something serious happens, Xingxing won't give the Zhao family any more money, or else her appetite will become too big to handle.
After giving some instructions, Professor Dong left the space and went to work. Xingxing was still watching cartoons in the space by herself. It was really cool to watch animations on the projection.
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