Chapter 61 The Oblique Accusation
After finishing two classes, Jane and Justin sat in the dining room, chatting. Smith came to the dining room after a while, and the matron gave him a cake, which was half strawberry and half chocolate flavor.
Jane only took a glance at the cake and then hurriedly looked away, so as not to laugh as she looked at it more.
Justin asked, "Uncle Edward, do you have time later?"
Smith was eating cake with a spoon and said as usual, "What's up?"
Justin said, "Let's fly kites together."
Smith said, "You guys can play."
Smith didn't want to run all over the yard, just like a rabbit.
Jane was afraid that Justin would be upset and took the initiative to say, "Let's try something else."
Smith didn't participate in them, but he could give advice, "I will ask Sam to find out the blower."
He firmly believed that without wind, the kite would not fly, otherwise why people run to fly a kite.
Justin stood behind the blower and said, "I'll help you."
Justin put down the blower and frowned, saying, "What are you doing up there?"
Jane turned her head and simply said, "Have a try."
Jane said, "Come on."
Justin lifted the kite and ran quickly, and Jane turned the blower upward to the sky. Instantly, the wind, which was like a seven-level gale, slapped on Justin. He tried to stay away, but he didn't catch his breath and almost stroked to death when the wind came to him.
Justin ran the same route as Jane did. Jane put down the blower and said, "What are you doing up there?"
Justin was red in face and angry, secretly taking a breath.
Sam laughed when he saw them from beside. He turned around and went back to the villa, ordering the matron to bring drinks to the backyard. Smith sat on the sofa with an iPad in his hands, focusing on the stock market, and he casually asked, "Do they fly it successfully?"
Sam couldn't help to smile and said, "No, they don't."
Smith said, "Is the blower also useless?"
Sam said, "They are trying the blower there. I haven't seen Justin being so happy for a long time."
Smith said, "He is still so happy even if he can't fly the kite."
Sam said, "He is a child, and what he wants is to have fun."
When Smith came closer, he heard Jane say, "Your kite is too heavy. If you change it to a lighter one, it will fly."
Justin said unhappily, "Where can I get a lighter one? I just want to fly it today."
Jane said, "Let's make a kite."
Justin said, "If we can make a kite, then why do we need a kite seller?"
Jane said, "I'll teach you, and if you learn how to make a kite, you can show it off to the kite sellers."
Justin said, "Really?"
Jane replied to him, "Why do I lie to you? Will you give me an extra salary?"
Jane said for no purpose. Suddenly Smith said behind her in a low voice, "Yes."
Hearing the words, Jane turned her head, only to see Smith walking over, and he said without changing his expression, "This is the handicraft class, and the salary is extra."
Jane wanted to say that she made a joke just now, but Smith said before her, "What do you need? I'll ask people to prepare."
Justin rolled his eyes slightly and said, "If you don't know how to make it or can't make it well, is Uncle Edward going to cut your salary?"
Jane said, "If I make a good kite, do you get up by yourself in the future? I mean from Monday to Saturday. Don't try to trick me. Tomorrow is Sunday."
Justin was canny and said, "You make a good kite first."
Sam prepared the material and tools for Jane. He thought that they needed very complicated materials to make the kite, but she said, "I need some bamboo, cotton thread, and plastic paper. Sugarcane peel is also fine if there is no bamboo. Some thick ordinary paper is also alright if there is no plastic paper."
Sam took note of them one by one and nodded, "Yes, we have all of them ."
Soon, Sam prepared all the things Jane needed. The bamboo was taken from a bamboo art ornamental, and the plastic paper was from a few limited edition umbrellas, which were cut and then ironed flat.
Smith, Jane, and Justin sat in a gazebo in the backyard with a few tools scattered on the table. Jane handed the waterproof umbrella surface to Justin and said, "Draw Something."
Justin asked, "What should I draw?"
Justin didn't speak and didn't move for a long time. Then he raised his eyes and said to Smith, "Uncle Edward, please help me draw it."
Smith originally didn't want to join them, but he would be embarrassed if he said he didn't know how to draw. Therefore, he said without changing his expression, "You guys have fun."
Justin looked at Jane and said, "You are the person who makes the kite, so you draw it."
Jane was dealing with the bamboo, organizing the branches and cutting them into the suitable shapes. She said in a plain voice, "I make the kite ribs, and if you pick the kite cover, then you make it by yourself."
Justin didn't know how to make it because he hadn't learned to draw.
Justin said, his eyes gleaming, "Yeah, why didn't I think of that?"
Jane saw that they were discussing and then made the decision, so she couldn't help but said, "It would be wasteful to cut the new kite."
Jane said, "We can't fly it successfully because of external objective reasons. The weather may not be suitable to fly a kite, or the person who flies it doesn't get the point. Don't find the other excuses."
Justin said, "The kite is dead, but I'm alive. Is it because of me but not the kite?"
Jane said, "You find the excuse because the kite can't speak."
Jane said, "I am also hired by you at your expense, and you have the right to fire me without any reason. However, if you can't learn well, you can't say that you fire me because I can't teach you well."
Justin raised his head and frowned, saying, "I just cut a kite. What does it have to do with you?"
In fact, he wanted to say that it had nothing to do with firing her because he never wanted to fire her.
Jane calmly looked back at him and said, "First, no matter how rich you are, waste is not a good habit. Second, you didn't earn the money, so you should know to be grateful. Third, it's not mature to be stubborn and reluctant to admit mistakes. Last but not least, you can't turn on me because I'm not only a teacher but also a woman."
After saying that, Jane looked away and made a kite by herself as if she had nothing to do with the stalemate.
Justin changed his expressions and finally looked at Smith who didn't say a word, "Uncle Edward, she made the oblique accusation against you."