Family

The prep work in the kitchen was basically finished. Cheng Xiaoshu and Eucali had only come in to lend a hand, but by now, they had both become the main workforce. The plates and cutlery that needed washing had been washed, and the only two pots were occupied by stewing dishes... The once-busy kitchen suddenly became idle.

They helped each other scoop water to wash their hands, shook out their arms, and found a place to sit down together.

"So you're not a student at our school? You just came along with Jane to have fun?"

"Mm."

"Then what school do you go to?" Cheng Xiaoshu asked curiously. "Comprehensive University? Agricultural University? Or—"

"Neither. I'm not in school right now."

"Not in school..." Cheng Xiaoshu still did not understand. "Have you already graduated from university?"

Eucali smiled shyly and tucked the hair hanging down by her ear. "...I only studied through high school. I recently got some certificates. After this, I'll see if I can work as a tutor or translator..."

Cheng Xiaoshu frowned at first, then could not help sighing. "But your Common Tongue is so good... Oh, right. When Jane was with you earlier, were you speaking District 3 Language?"

"Mm." Eucali nodded.

"That means you can speak three languages!" Cheng Xiaoshu began counting on her fingers. "Common Tongue, Southern District 14 dialect, and District 3 Language?"

"I know a little Northern District 14 dialect too," Eucali added. "But I can only listen and read it. I'm not good at writing it."

"...My God, are you some kind of language genius?"

"No, no," Eucali hurriedly denied it. "I'm very ordinary."

"What are you talking about? That's already amazing. You know, even at university, people who can master so many foreign languages at once—"

"It's really nothing," Eucali said