Progress

Hesta watched Yu Xuekun write continuously in her notebook. She waited for about five minutes, and when Yu Xuekun still showed no sign of stopping, she took the initiative to speak. "I have a few more questions for you, about Eucali."

"Go ahead."

"How is she doing now?"

"Hm?" Yu Xuekun looked up at Hesta. "Last week, she said she was planning to invite you over for a meal that weekend. Didn't you go? Or didn't she invite you?"

"She invited me, and I went."

"Then you should have seen for yourself. Why ask me?" Yu Xuekun lowered her head and continued writing. "I haven't been to her new home yet, but the conditions should be pretty good... This time, I got her a place with a south-facing living room and east-facing bedroom windows. She said she particularly liked that layout."

"Does she have enough money to spend every month?"

"Enough? Of course she does," Yu Xuekun answered briskly. "She has a monthly reimbursement allowance of two thousand Robbie now. That's enough to support a family of three in Orange Town... And this July, AHgAs transferred another three thousand Robbie into her account as startup assistance."

"But she seems to be saving money in every possible way—"

"She has the right to choose how she lives. That's none of your business."

"What was the point of saving that money?" Hesta asked. "The two thousand Robbie every month isn't cash. The more she spends, the more she can claim. If she doesn't spend it, she can't claim it."

Yu Xuekun finally finished her annotations. She set her pen aside, leaned back in her chair, and looked at Hesta. "Why don't you ask her that directly?"

"...She wouldn't talk to me about it." Hesta answered. "She wouldn't even talk to me about