144: I'll wait for you somewhere else.

Tu Nan felt a sense of relief all over her body after leaving Kong Jiamu's private residence.

"Let's go, Lance, didn't you say the house next door is for rent? I'll pay the rent, let's rent it together; it's easier to deal with one landlord than two."

"What? You're not living with me?" Lance was greatly alarmed! "I won't allow it! How can you bear to take the Children away from me! Wuwuwu."

"Shut up... the Children are here." Tu Nan rubbed her forehead.

"Isn't Kong Jiamu the one who asked me to take care of her? She also needs a slightly independent space. And... actually, I thought about it, why don't we start a kindergarten?"

Tu Nan brought up her new employee benefit idea to Lance.

This was mainly because their company hadn't been able to recruit suitable employees for so long... "What kindergarten?" Lance was curious.

"It's a place where Childhood Stage Children can be looked after, cared for, and educated," Tu Nan explained.

"Isn't that a training camp?" Lance suddenly understood, hugging the Two Children. "No, that's what heartless parents do, I don't agree."

She looked at Tu Nan warily, not understanding how Tu Nan, who deeply loved Children, could be so cruel.

"What are you thinking? It's not a training camp."

Tu Nan knew about those training camps; they were similar to juvenile military schools. The first time she heard about such places was... Tu Nan thought of him, who had even considered it back then, actually thinking it was a good place to educate Children.

But it wasn't at all!

It was just a distorted system born from the high-pressure wartime environment. Parents who could bear to send their Children there often had no choice, or were simply heartless.

Which parents who truly loved their Children would send them there? At such a young age... "What I plan to run is a place for concentrated child care, so they can learn and play safely, not some early military camp."

Tu Nan sighed, stroking the heads of the Two Children, which brought her their worry through their mental link.

They perceived her momentary melancholy.

Tu Nan smiled and continued to explain, also to comfort the little ones.

"Haven't you noticed that almost all the resumes we've received are from Male Beasts? The only lady is almost sixty, has no skills, and only says she can fold boxes and pack things," Tu Nan said helplessly.

"And those Male Beasts, huh? After discovering that we are their future bosses, they either immediately become arrogant and make exorbitant demands, or they never respond again. They simply look down on Females!"

"Have you thought about what the problem is? Why aren't there any Females of suitable age coming out to work?"

Lance thought hard for a long time, "Hmm... taking care of Children? But many Females don't have Children, why aren't they applying?"

Yi Xingye rarely interjected. "What do they know? Except for nobles, Females have nowhere to study, who teaches them?"

"Ah... wasn't I always..." Lance hadn't thought of it; wasn't she always able to learn whatever she wanted?

"My research has always had investors..." Hadn't she always had a smooth path? Lance scratched her head, attributing this to her own Genius and uniqueness.

Yi Xingye said no more. Tu Nan, however, sensed something was amiss.

What? Could it be that Lance's research path... or rather, her initial ability to embark on this path, wasn't supported by the base?

Hmm, interesting. Tu Nan looked at the silent Yi Xingye and the completely oblivious Lance, deciding to wait and see.

"Starting an education facility would require too much investment; we don't have that much capability right now," Tu Nan continued the previous topic.

"First, we need to find suitable employees.

You can handle perfume research for now, and I'm learning too. There are also many delicate operations in the factory, monitoring machine filling and inspection, external relations dealing with the government, and operations for publicity and promotion."

Tu Nan was ambitious.

"I don't believe Females can't do it! They don't come because they are held back!

As long as we offer good pay, a good environment, and a transparent atmosphere, unmarried Young Misses will always come to try.

And if we set up a kindergarten where employees can send their Children for free care and education, then I think married and mothers will also be tempted."

"Sounds... reasonable." Lance felt dizzy.

Amy, however, was very excited.

"The boss is right! This will be very attractive."

"In that case, I want to contribute money too. Didn't we say we'd do it together? I can't let you do it alone." Lance excitedly opened her bracelet, and after just one glance, she was horrified.

"Where's my money! Why is there no money in my account?" She thought about it with distress and realized that she had spent quite a bit recently on buying materials and precious reagents.

Lance's scream echoed in the small car.

Suddenly, her wrist vibrated slightly. She glanced at her bracelet and immediately became overjoyed.

"Oh oh oh, I love Mama, how could she send me pocket money so timely, so much oh oh oh, I'm so happy."

Tu Nan noticed that Yi Xingye was driving with one hand just now, seemingly operating something on his bracelet.

Hmm... "Alright, this kindergarten also needs to be registered! And Amy, can you take on a position there first?" Tu Nan noticed that Amy was indeed very patient and meticulous with Children.

"You're an employee, so, your family member... your younger brother can attend for free." Tu Nan smiled and poked her own Children's cheeks.

"That's right, Ao Ao and Miao Miao are also family members, you two go too! How about being classmates with Jimmy?"

"Yay! Mama is great!" The Two Children were overjoyed; they had long looked forward to playing with their friends.

Amy was always so easily moved, her eyes welling up again.

Tu Nan actually had other ideas.

That Foster Mother, a Female whose intimate partner had passed away, would likely fall into depression if she remained idle.

It would be better to give her something to do, something else to distract her, to give her new hope for life, so she could emerge from her grief.

Tu Nan sighed, inferring from her own experience.

After settling back into Lance's home, they quickly rented the house the next morning.

After all, time was limited today, and that special guest would arrive around dinner time.

Just as they had settled down and were about to have some tea, Kong Jiamu's video call came in again. Tu Nan reluctantly bade farewell to everyone and returned to the master bedroom on the third floor.

The master bedroom had actually always been empty.

Lance said she was too lazy to climb another flight of stairs, so she had only chosen to live on the second floor before, and when Yi Xingye arrived, he naturally moved into the room next to hers.

Amy stayed with the Children on the first floor, which was close to the yard and the underground recreation and training rooms.

"This is... where?" As Tu Nan's location changed, Kong Jiamu realized she was in an unfamiliar residence, and crucially, it wasn't his home.

"Oh, I just moved in last night. Lance and I are sharing the rent here. We'll be working and living here from now on."

Kong Jiamu was greatly alarmed!

"What about Hain? How could he agree to you moving out? Has that matter been resolved? He didn't tell me."

Tu Nan comforted him.

"Of course it's resolved." She didn't plan to go into detail now; there would be plenty of time to coax him later. "Alright, I can't keep living at your place, can I?"

Tu Nan's eyes flickered, as if in playful reproach.

Lance had asked her yesterday why she was leaving after finally getting close to the Peacock.

Of course, it was because of Hain! Tu Nan didn't want to either.

Moreover, times had changed; she hadn't expected Kong Jiamu's entire attitude to undergo a qualitative change after returning from a mission.

On the starship, his attitude towards her was more of a physical attraction between different sexes and a fondness for chasing women.

Now, Kong Jiamu clearly had a deeper emotional connection with her.

What kind of carnivorous person would call their Female companion every day to tell travel stories?

Kong Jiamu had actually changed somewhat during this operation.

Since that was the case, keeping a proper distance would only make him more "passionate"... Tu Nan curved her lips, thinking this.