Sarah quickly replied with an “OK” emoji without even asking what Jacob wanted her to do.
This silly girl, she isn’t afraid I’ll sell her out.
Jacob smiled; the feeling of being trusted was still very nice.
What he didn’t know was that Sarah was already mentally prepared to help him sell pancakes, so she didn’t care at all about what work Jacob would arrange for her. At worst, she would just be running a roadside stall.
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
It would definitely get better and better; she believed in Mr. Jacob! The gathering was settled, and Macy would be getting out of school soon.
Jacob got out of the car and walked to the kindergarten gate.
As soon as he appeared, Megan immediately approached him with a beaming smile: “Little Jacob, I heard you and Josie are getting along quite well!”
“Why did you say it wasn’t suitable before?”
“Uh?”
Jacob was slightly taken aback: “Aunt Megan, who said we were getting along well?”
“Josie! She said she is very satisfied with you.”
Megan said with a smile: “Little Jacob, Josie is young, and it’s her first marriage. After getting married, she might even give you a big fat boy, and then you’ll have both a son and a daughter!”
Jacob was sweating; he and Josie had only met once, how did it turn into a discussion about marriage and children?
“Aunt Megan, I just got divorced not long ago; I really haven’t thought about getting married so soon.”
“And Josie and I are just ordinary friends; you might have misunderstood!”
Jacob hurriedly clarified his relationship with Josie, as this concerned the reputation of this divorced old man.
“Little Jacob, it’s not that I’m criticizing you!”
“Why are you still being picky? Auntie introduced Josie to you because she thinks highly of your character. You must seize the opportunity!”
Seeing Jacob’s attitude, Megan became a bit anxious. Jacob knew that this kind-hearted Aunt Megan meant well. For a divorced man with a child to marry, a young and beautiful girl like Josie was indeed not easy.
But the problem is, times have changed.
The information Megan had was outdated. The current Jacob was like the saying, “Thirty years in the east, thirty years in the west; do not underestimate the poor in middle age!” If there were ranks, he would be at the king level among divorced men! “By the way, Little Jacob, you have a house, right?”
Megan asked again.
“Uh, yes.”
Jacob nodded. If she had asked this question yesterday, his answer would have been negative.
“How big is it?”
“Aunt Megan, which one are you asking about?”
Jacob now had two houses, one over sixty square meters and the other over six hundred square meters.
“Little Jacob, you have more than one house?”
Megan had never talked to Jacob about housing before. In her subconscious, she thought that a divorced man with a child should at least have one house, but she didn’t expect this unexpected gain.
“Uh, I have two.”
Jacob replied truthfully.
“How big are they?” Megan asked curiously.
“One is 65 square meters.”
“Is it a two-bedroom?” Megan interjected.
“Yes.”
Megan nodded slightly: “A bit small, but enough to live in. What about the other one?”
“688 square meters,” Jacob said.
“Six…”
“Wait, how many square meters???”
When Megan heard it started with six, she thought it was also over sixty square meters, but the number coming out of Jacob’s mouth seemed to be six hundred.
“688 square meters!” Jacob calmly repeated.
But this time, Megan directly exploded: “Little Jacob, Auntie always thought you were a down-to-earth kid. How could you lie to Auntie!”
“Actually, a house over sixty square meters is also enough to live in!”
Megan seriously reminded him: “In the future, don’t chat like this in front of Josie; she will think you are too extravagant.”
“Yeah, little brother, a man should know when to boast and when to be modest.”
An old man nearby, picking up his grandson from school, chimed in.
“Uh…”
Jacob was at a loss for words and could only respond with a bitter smile.
Nathan, in this day and age, no one believes the truth anymore.
He just wanted to be an honest old man; it was too hard!
Fortunately, at this moment, the children were getting out of school, successfully diverting Megan and the old man’s attention.
Macy spotted her father standing out in the crowd and excitedly waved her little hand.
This little girl has two moments each day when she is the happiest: one is mealtime, and the other is when school is over.
He picked up Macy from Kyra, but he felt that the usually friendly Teacher Kyra looked at him a bit strangely today, even a bit cold.
