Mrs. Jones was still in the room packing and nagging Jenny not to get carried away by emotions and give up everything. After talking for a long time without hearing a response, she turned around and saw Jenny suddenly sitting at the desk, picking up a pen to write. "Hey, I'm talking to you, what are you doing?" "Writing a proposal. Mom, what do you think if I pick two romance novels for the weekly magazine next quarter?" Mrs. Jones rolled her eyes at this stubborn girl who didn't listen. "Aren't romance novels everywhere these days? Even our kitchen maid is always reading those European love stories about squires' daughters marrying noble sons. Can't you do something different?" Jenny smirked secretly. She wanted to do two romance novels centered on catching an affair—something anti-romantic. But before finding suitable works, she couldn't say it out loud.
That afternoon, Mrs. Jones finished packing. She and Jenny picked up Katie from school. Jenny took two days off to see her mother off. Mrs. Jones departed with heavy luggage on Monday. Jenny saw her onto the ship; the first-class ticket service was very attentive, requiring little effort on Jenny's part. After seeing off her mother, Jenny worried Katie might not adjust, so she spent half a day playing with her and planned to pick her up for two days every week. But Katie herself was completely fine with it. With many children at home, parents naturally couldn't pay attention to each one. Katie had been used to playing by herself in the village since childhood, and now she was used to playing with the girls at school. She had no objection to not seeing her mother often. However, Katie wanted Jenny to bring her every week for a cake. Jenny agreed.
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