Why it never ends

"...Are you at home now?" Hesta's nerves tensed up, "Do you need me to come over -"

"No, he has already left in the afternoon," Yugali sighed, pinching her fingers, "I will take a shower tonight, go to bed early, and go to the supermarket tomorrow to do some shopping for next week...the day after tomorrow. You can go out to play in a relaxed manner! Where can we meet then?"

"The introductory meeting starts at two o'clock in the afternoon. I have to pick up Eleven first, and then we'll meet at the city hall."

"Okay." Yugali's voice sounded like a smile, "I'll go early, maybe I can go shopping alone."

……

At noon on Sunday, Hesta went to pick up Eleven early. Teacher Yan personally escorted them out of the house and solemnly told Hesta not to go around the center teacher and give gifts to Eleven alone next time.

Only then did Hesta realize something was wrong and seriously agreed.

The child following Eleven was very shy. She was about the same height as Eleven, but she huddled up with her shoulders lowered and her head lowered. She only pretended to look at Hesta inadvertently at certain moments, carefully. Observing this big sister who looks a bit fierce.

Hesta took them to have lunch together, and at eleven o'clock they were asked to go to the fried chicken restaurant from last time.The two children devoured their food together, and Hesta also observed the taciturn child. It seemed that only at this moment could he see some childishness in her.

"What's your name?" Hesta asked.

"Her name is Five Point Five!" Eleven answered quickly, "You can just call her Five Point Five!"

"Five point five...?" Hesta frowned slightly, "Really?"

"Yes! Because last time we had an arm wrestling match, she couldn't beat me with both hands!" Eleven raised his head proudly, "After that, she called it five point five!"

Hesta narrowed her eyes slightly and looked at the girl aside again, "...What's your name?"

The girl returned to her previous reserved demeanor, and after a while she whispered, "Qiqi."

Qiqi has a small appetite and has died down after finishing a children's meal. However, there is an extra order of potatoes and chicken nuggets on her plate.

"Can you eat it?" Hesta asked, pointing to the remaining snacks.

Kiki mistakenly thought that Hesta was coming to eat the rest of her food, and instinctively threw herself on her plate, hiding everything under her arms.

"If you can't eat it, you can..." Hesta thought about it for a while, "Pack it up."

Qiqi retracted her hand in embarrassment and slowly sat back on the chair.

"This is nothing," Eleven patted Qiqi's arm very experiencedly, "Come back later and Jane can buy us another new one. If there is anything else you want to eat, you can order it then!"

"...is that okay?" Qiqi's eyes lit up slightly.

"Okay." Eleven raised his eyebrows, "When do my words not count?"

After the meal, Qiqi clutched the packed food bag tightly and followed Eleven. The three of them took the bus to the city hall. Every once in a while, Qiqi secretly grabbed a French fries from the paper bag and stuffed it into her mouth.She sat on the window seat, staring at the street scene outside the window with her eyes wide open.

Hesta stood next to the two of them, lowering his head and sending messages to Yugali to confirm each other's locations.

Someone was getting married outside the city hall today. As soon as Hesta got off the bus, he saw a group of formally dressed people standing in front of the square of the city hall.A classic car was parked in the square, and a couple from the North [-]th District were smiling and taking photos in front of the car.

Farther away, Eucalyptus waved his arm toward Hesta.The four of them entered the magnificent municipal building together. It looked no different from the church in the North Fourteenth District.Climbing up the marble steps, several people went to the front desk to register.On the wall to their right, a number of golden names shone brightly under the lights. They were the names of the mayors of Orange Town since its establishment.

The lady at the front desk saw the two children who came with her, and told Hesta with a smile that she could take the children to the parent-child room next to it. There are some toys and picture books for the children in it - after all, the city's propaganda will be introduced next to the children. It may be too boring for us. It happens that many guests today have children, so the city hall has arranged for special care.

"Oh, two Hesta girls?" A strange voice came from behind. Hesta and Yugali turned around at the same time and saw an old man with gray hair standing not far away.He was dressed simply and in good spirits. His upper body was a navy blue shirt, and his lower body was a pair of off-white trousers. The trouser legs were pressed extremely flat and the uppers were clean and smooth.

A man wearing a sky blue suit and a light pink tie followed him, holding the old man's crutch in his hand.

Yugali immediately became nervous. She had already recognized the person - this person was the mayor of Orange Town. As for the man next to her, he was either a secretary or a congressman.

"Hello." Hesta stretched out her left hand, "...who are you?"

"I'm here to entertain you later." The old man smiled and shook hands with Hesta, "Are you new to Orange Town?"

Hesta looked back at Yugali, who quickly understood the meaning and translated the old man's words to Hesta in a low voice.

"It doesn't count," Hesta replied in Southern District [-] dialect, "It's been almost two months."

"It seems that there are still some language problems. Are you still used to it?"

"Fortunately." Hesta replied, "There are many people in the school who can speak common language, so there is no barrier to communication."

The two exchanged pleasantries for a few more words, and the old man left.

After sending the two children to the parent-child room, Yugali grabbed Hesta's arm and said, "...Do you know who the old man was who was talking to you just now!"

"Is it the mayor?"

"Correct!"

Through the huge glass windows in the corridor, the two saw that the old man who had been talking to them in the city hall building just now had walked to the square and was talking to the young couple. The two young people were obviously very happy and were leaving. He shook hands with the old man repeatedly and took photos with him.

"You are too calm," Yugali looked at the scene in the distance, "I thought you didn't recognize who he was, are you not nervous at all?"

"...What are you nervous about?"

At this time, Yugali was speechless, but after a while, she smiled and bent over, resting her head on Hesta's arm.

"Eucalyptus?"

"...Yes, you are right, there is nothing to be nervous about." Yugali stood up again and looked into the distance. She grabbed the fence by the window and sighed with a smile, "But every time I encounter this situation, I You always worry that you said the wrong thing or did something you shouldn't have done...don't you know that at all, Jane? "

Hesta shook his head.

"Teach me," Yugali couldn't help but said, "How did you do it?"

Hesta also looked into the distance. She thought for a while, raised her left hand, and pointed her four fingers at the old man in the distance.

"He is no different from you," Hestad's hand slowly moved down from the midline. "If you cut open his chest, you will find that he only has one heart, five lungs, and twelve pairs of ribs."