Chapter 6 The Maid
I know that since my father passed away, my uncle has taken good care of me, and he has asked me several times about my future work, but I have always told my uncle that I have no job now, so my uncle has also kindly mentioned several times that he wants to ask someone to arrange a job for me. Because all the shares of my father's pharmaceutical factory have been sold and turned into cash, my father's pharmaceutical factory has no relationship with me for a long time, so if I want to find a job, I have to find another way.
Now my uncle suddenly told me that he had found a way to get me into the police academy, and that I might be able to enter politics in the future, such a sudden accident really caught me off guard, and I didn't even think about it before.
I know that my uncle must be doing this for my good, and my future development is actually a good way out.
But the big question is, what if I'm going to go down this path, what will Gargi do?
If I go to another country, I will definitely not be able to take care of Jiaqi. Because I can't take Jiaqi with me.
Thinking about it this way, my uncle's kindness put me in a dilemma.
For a while, I felt that I was actually back to a few years ago when I was facing the pressure of both studying and taking care of Jiaqi.
Actually, I also know that it is impossible for me not to look for a job all the time, after all, even if I still have assets, if I don't have income, I will just sit back and spend it one day. I've given up college and three years of work for Gagie if I put it off like this. I'm afraid that I won't do much in my life if I missed the good time of my youth.
But...... What if I get a job and go out of town, what will Jiaqi do?
A phone call from my uncle silenced me.
Just when I was silent, my uncle urged again: "Jiandong, what do you think of my uncle's proposal? β
Uncle's words made my brain run rapidly, if I promised my uncle, then Jiaqi is afraid that there will really be nowhere to go, silent for a long time, I don't know why, my brain suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and suddenly said: "Uncle...... Well, I've got a job. β
"Where do you work now?" my uncle was a little surprised when he suddenly heard my answer.
If I talk about some low-grade jobs, my uncle will definitely persuade me to give up my current job, and then listen to him go to the police academy and enter politics in the future. So I must say that a good job came out.
However, it was not easy to make up a lie that could be concealed from him in a short period of time, and my brain was in a mess for a while.
I don't know why, but at that moment, the postcard of Mr. Chen, who had been hidden in the bedside table for three years, suddenly came to my mind.
Back then, when I asked Jiaqi to come back, Mr. Chen promised me that if I wanted to look for a job, I could contact him.
Now three years have passed, and I don't know what Mr. Chen's situation is, or whether he remembers me and the promise he made back then. But in any case, at this moment, Mr. Chen has definitely become my only rescuer.
"Uncle...... I work in a pharmaceutical factory. "After thinking about it, I finally came up with this excuse.
"Pharmaceutical factory?" Hearing my answer, my uncle was really surprised, "Your father's factory works?"
"It's not...... It's Sanxin Pharmaceutical Factory...... "I remembered that Chen Kaiye was the boss of Sanxin Pharmaceutical Factory, and Sanxin Pharmaceutical Factory was known to everyone here, and my uncle naturally knew its background.
"Sanxin Pharmaceutical Factory?" uncle's voice was a little surprised, "Your boss is Chen Kaiye?"
"Hmmm......"
"It turned out to be him. I remember having dinner with him before, but only once, I didn't remember what he looked like...... It's good that you can work in that factory, it's a big company, but if it's just a technical employee, the salary won't be very high. How are you being treated now? With your education, the salary may not be very high, right?"
My uncle said that Mr. Chen had eaten with him, which surprised me. Fortunately, my uncle is not a deep friend of Mr. Chen, otherwise I would be at a loss once I was knocked out.
"Uh...... It's not too high. But Mr. Chen and my dad know each other...... He said that as long as I could be admitted to the accounting exam, he would arrange for me to go to the finance department...... So I'm preparing for the accounting exam now, uncle. "I concocted the perfect lie as best I could. I don't know if Dad knows Mr. Chen, but I can only make it up.
"Be an accountant?" the uncle's voice still seemed a little incomprehensible. It seems that he can't look at it at all.
"Well, uncle, I've really made up my mind, and I've been ready for a long time. Uncle, thank you so much for your kindness, but I decided to work there anyway, and I've made up my mind...... So, uncle, I'm really embarrassed. β
"There is not much future in being an accountant. My uncle said to me bluntly.
"I know your kindness, uncle...... But uncle, I've really figured it out. I really want to be an accountant, as long as I have a job that I have to work with. "My uncle still didn't give up, and persuaded me over and over again, thinking that there was no future in any area, while I explained to him over and over again, rejecting his kindness.
I don't know how much behind-the-scenes work my uncle has done to find me a stable future, but I really want to turn him down, and I'm very unhappy. But I really have no other way, if I have to give up Jiaqi for the sake of my own future, I'm afraid I will choose to give up the future.
I made such a choice three years ago, and three years later, with a certain family background, I will naturally be more determined.
"Jiandong, uncle is really good for you, you have to think about it clearly. β
"Thank you so much, uncle...... But I really thought about it. "At my insistence, my uncle was still unable to move me in the end, and in desperation, he still respected my choice, but asked me to think about it more, and once I felt that it was difficult, I would go directly to him.
I thanked my uncle, but I had mixed feelings.
Because what I just told my uncle was a lie I made up temporarily, and I have been an otaku for almost three years, and my level of lying has obviously not regressed much.
But if it goes on like this, I won't be able to hide it for long. Since my father's death, my uncle has taken too much care of me, which is a good thing, but I will also be nervous under his care again and again, for fear that the secret I have hidden for so many years will be exposed. Although I also know that now that I am really exposed to Jiaqi, the situation cannot be worse than 3 years ago.
My father's angry look when he found out about Jiaqi is still vivid in my mind the moment I put down the phone microphone.
I really miss my dad.
Even if I could only see my father's angry face, I really wanted to see him again.
Unfortunately, such a wish will never come true.
After hanging up the phone, I thought about it for a long time. Looking at Jiaqi who was copying notes in the bedroom, I also really realized that I should really find myself a stable job, maybe the salary really doesn't need to be too high, but as long as it allows me to maintain the family and minimize the consumption of my father's inheritance.
After thinking about it for a long time, I finally realized that if I really want to find a job, Mr. Chen may really be the best choice, firstly, he is one of the few people who know that Jiaqi exists, secondly, although I have only met once, but I have a good impression of him, he is a very charitable and gentle person, in addition, Mr. Chen also promised me that if I want to find a job, he will arrange a job for me to support Jiaqi, in addition, Mr. Chen's company is also in the city, if I really want to work in his company, I don't have to go too far, on the whole, it is really the best choiceγ
It's just that if I do get into the job, how am I going to take care of Jiaqi?
At that time, my first thought was to find Aunt Bao Juan, whom I hadn't seen for many years, and it would be a good choice if she took care of Jiaqi. Now that I have a lot of savings, as long as I am willing to give Aunt Bao Juan money and not cause her a burden in life, the enthusiastic Aunt Bao Juan will definitely be willing to adopt Jiaqi.
Thinking like this, I immediately moved, I first took out 20,000 yuan from under the bed and hid it in my wallet, and then went out, because I haven't taken a driver's license in the past few years, and I don't go out much, so I still go out on a bike, of course, the bike three years ago has long been rusty and scrapped, a few months ago I bought a brand new sports car, much faster than the previous one.
According to the memory in my mind, after I left the house, I went directly to the street where Aunt Bao Juan opened a steamed bun shop three years ago.
If Aunt Bao Juan had been running a steamed bun shop there for three years, I would have been able to find her, and then everything else would be negotiable.
However, it backfired.
When I came to the street where the familiar Aunt Bao Juan's steamed bun shop was located, I was surprised to see that the familiar steamed bun shop was gone, and in its place, there was a hardware store with several workers soldering gold.
At that time, I just didn't feel good, stopped the sports car, and I walked up to the uncle who was squatting on the ground to solder a burglar window and ask.
"Master, I would like to ask, wasn't there a steamed bun shop here before?" I asked suspiciously.
"Ah, what did you say?"
Uncle Welder stopped the machine in his hand, frowned and turned his head to ask me, the sound of the machine just now was too noisy for him to hear clearly.
I accentuated my tone: "Master, let me ask you, do you know where the owner of the steamed bun shop that used to open here has moved?"
"Oh, oh, this shop has long been transferred. How do I know where he moved?" The welder was not very good-tempered, and continued to turn his head to weld without finishing a sentence.
When I heard this, my heart sank immediately. 3 years ago, Aunt Bao Juan's steamed bun shop business had been in decline, and now it is transferable, which is also reasonable. And it can be seen that Aunt Bao Juan's life is indeed more difficult.
"Do you know their contact numbers, or where their family lives now?" I asked, still unrelenting.
"I don't know, I don't know. "The welder's patience was surprisingly poor, and he didn't say much to perfunctory me.
Seeing that the welder master was not good at talking, I also sighed, clenched my fists, looked at the hardware store for a while, and finally had to leave helplessly.
Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, it is already a matter of things. Thinking of Aunt Bao Juan's kind smile back then, I couldn't help but sigh.
Now, where is she? What kind of life do you live?
I'll never know.
Dad is gone, and Aunt Bao Juan is also gone. I am the only one who knows Jiaqi.
Those who left light or heavy traces in my life back then are now also scattered in all directions, and the end of the world is forever.
In this life, I will never be able to see the people who used to smile at me.
I was extremely tired, and I rode away with tired steps.
On my way back, I accidentally glanced at something that surprised me.
It was a leaflet posted in front of an apartment, the advertisement was quite large, and the font was also black regular script, which was more eye-catching.
But what surprised me the most was that it read:
"Looking for a nanny, come to Guanhe Housekeeping Service Co., Ltd. β
Nanny?
That's when it occurred to me that I could find a babysitter for Jiaqi to take care of her. Although I didn't have the idea of finding a nanny, I didn't have the idea of finding a nanny, but because I couldn't afford to hire a nanny three years ago, and then because I stayed at home for a long time, I didn't think about hiring a nanny, but now when it comes to finding a job, I really have the idea of finding a nanny for Jiaqi.
Babysitting......
At that time, what appeared in my mind was not those aunts and nannies with aprons, but those loli maids with braids and shrill voices in the island country anime.
Damn, where do I want to go?
Putting aside these bad thoughts, I still return to reality, anyway, I have to contact the housekeeping company first, and then find a nanny who can take care of Jiaqi.
I silently jotted down the contact number on the flyer, then went home, ready to contact the housekeeping company when I found a job.
Of course, when I got home, the first thing I did was not to call the housekeeping company, but to take care of Jiaqi first, and tonight, I made Jiaqi not rice, but a big bowl of beef and onion noodles, which was not the first time Jiaqi had eaten noodles. It's just that I remember the first time I made noodles for Jiaqi, she liked to take the noodles in her mouth one by one, and she ate very energetically, so after that, I often made noodles for Jiaqi to eat, first, Jiaqi loves to eat, and secondly, the noodles are simple to make, so you don't have to worry about cooking.
Jiaqi took small sips of the noodle soup with a spoon on the dining table, while I walked to the bedroom halfway through my meal and took out the postcard of Mr. Chen, which I had left untouched for three years, from the drawer at the end of my bed.
Looking at the contact number and address on the yellowed postcard, I felt a little uneasy and couldn't help but swallow a few mouthfuls of water.
Three years have passed since the farewell in the rain three years ago, does Mr. Chen still remember Jiaqi and me? Does he still remember that unintentional promise back then?
But in any case, the biggest hope for me to find a job at the moment is also pinned on Mr. Chen.
With wavering emotions, I picked up the microphone in my bedroom, corresponded to the contact number on the postcard, and pressed it key by key.
It's been three years, Mr. Chen, is he still using the same phone, is he still as charitable and amiable as he was back then?
I do not know.
Until the call is answered, everything is an uncertain unsolved mystery.
Toot toot.
The phone microphone kept ringing unanswered.
And as the number of microphone tones increased, I began to feel uneasy.
Mr. Chen, is he looking at the unfamiliar number on his mobile phone and wondering?
Just when my thoughts were flying, the other end of the microphone suddenly passed-
"Hey, who is it?"
It was a slightly hoarse and slightly old voice, although it had been three years, but this voice still reminded me of three years ago.
Mr. Chen on the other end of the phone was not wrong.