Why it never ends

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Younis left in a rage, leaving Xia Yixue and Hersta standing there.

"Are you alright?" Hesta asked Xia Yixue. "Did you get hurt just now?"

"No." Xia Yixue rubbed her forearm. She did feel a pain when Eunice pushed her earlier—did this girl hit her with this much force yesterday?
Hershta pointed in the direction of Boheng's room: "Then when he comes back, I'll—"

Xia Yixue shook her head: "I don't need to see him again."

The two walked together toward the children's dormitory. Along the way, Xia Yixue reflected on her negligence during this period. It seemed that after realizing Younis's self-harming behavior, many details that she had temporarily overlooked in the past also surfaced.

Eunice is a very responsible person. When Gahodore used various excuses to avoid the group activities here, she took the initiative to take over the responsibility of leading the children's morning run.

What troubles Xia Yixue is that when some children—like Qiqi—fall behind, Younis will give them a very harsh scolding.

Xia Yixue had encountered this a few times. She couldn't understand what Eunice was cursing, but from the other children's reactions, she realized that Eunice's words were probably inappropriate. She reminded Eunice to watch her words, explaining that children's physical abilities varied, and it was normal for some to run faster than others. Eunice clearly didn't take it seriously, but never refuted Xia Yixue's points.

Another incident left a deep impression on Xia Yixue. When Eunice participated in a children's ball game, and several children missed an attacking opportunity due to poor teamwork, Eunice almost flew into a rage and charged at one of the children. Several teachers present noticed that moment and also instinctively moved closer to that child—

Fortunately, Eunice only picked the child up and cursed at her a few times in District 12.

A teacher pulled the child aside, displeased, and asked Eunice why he was being so fierce. Eunice's response was very cold: "Winning and losing are cruel. If you don't take winning and losing seriously, why are you playing a football match? Why don't you just say we're all playing together?"

"Of course, the competition will be competitive, but..." Xia Yixue tilted her head slightly and did not continue.

After a moment of silence, she suddenly looked at Hester: "Compared to other teachers, the children also have more respect for Eunice."

"Because they can understand Eunice?"

Xia Yixue shook her head: "They can also understand Gahodore's language, Worsandta's language... There are many people on this farm who can speak District 12, but their respect for Eunice is unique."

At this point, Xia Yixue suddenly looked at Hershta: "Some children also respect you."

“Is that so?” Hersta said. “But I’m not very involved in school affairs.”

“Perhaps that’s the reason,” Xia Yixue said. “If you really participate in our teaching often, the children probably won’t have the opportunity to mold you into the image they like.”

Hersta listened quietly as Xia Yixue shared what had happened to the children these past few days. Besides the tearful conversation between Qiqi and Eleven late at night, there was another matter the teachers were dealing with—after sharing the story of "betrayal" at the last heart-to-heart talk, the little girl named Lutz seemed to be isolated.

Right now, only Kiki and Eleven play with Lutz, but it's not always the three of them together. If Kiki is around, Eleven will avoid her; if Eleven is there, Kiki will do something else.

"They haven't made up yet?" Hershta was a little surprised. After hearing that the two children had had a serious talk, she thought the matter was over. "I don't know what's going on between the two children, but they seem to be doing well," Xia Yixue said. "Qiqi can already read some abridged versions of classic novels. We picked some themes for her that she might like, and she's reading by copying them down. She's making rapid progress. During her free time after school, she's been at the blacksmith's, making a lot of interesting little things. She even said she wanted to give us some gifts."

Hesta seemed thoughtful; this didn't seem so bad.

"How long have you been doing this?" Hersta asked curiously. "Sorry, you've been here for a while, but we haven't really talked much before."

“It’s been almost fifteen years,” Xia Yixue replied. “I was working on Ms. Packart’s project before. After she came to District 12, I became a grammar teacher at a public school in District 3. I was promoted to head of the grade last year.”

“…I’m not very familiar with positions at schools in habitable areas,” Hester looked at her again with some surprise, “but did you give up a lot to come here to work for me?”

Xia Yixue laughed: "I guess so. When I resigned from my job and told the principal I wanted to work at a newly built children's school in District 12, she said I was crazy."

"Then why did you..."

“Pakate told me she couldn’t promise me anything, but that if I came, I definitely wouldn’t regret it,” Xia Yixue said. “And as things stand, that’s certainly true.”

Hesta was momentarily at a loss for words, and simply pondered the possible reasons.

“I have a question for you,” Xia Yixue said, “it’s about your ‘Askia Freedom Front’…”

"You said."

"Why Aschia? Are you from there?"

“This is the hometown of a good friend of mine,” Hesta replied. “I mentioned it in my speech, Liz Fletcher.”

Xia Yixue lowered her eyes and smiled, as if she had expected this answer.

“Xia Ying and I are often mistaken for sisters because we share the same surname, but we are actually classmates,” Xia Yixue said. “When we were working on a project with Packart, we noticed that she often placed experimental schools in areas with limited educational resources, such as the province of Nia. I asked her why, and she said—”

“I know,” Hester continued, “‘If a method makes a good difference to children in middle-class families, that doesn’t mean the method works. It’s only convincing if an educational method works for children in impoverished areas,’ she told me.”

“I have never met anyone who is as committed to the purity of education as she is. She could have stayed in a big city like Tanyi, where parents are more willing to spend money on their children’s education, but she still went to Nia Province,” Xia Yixue said. “Xia Ying and I have been with her project from beginning to end, organizing one pilot project after another. If she hadn’t suddenly insisted on going to District Twelve alone, we would probably still be working with her.”

“Just like you said in your speech, we have witnessed firsthand how she gave her all,” Xia Yixue said. “Next, it is naturally the turn of young people like us.”