Chapter 108 Babysitter
The slanting sun shines into the house, the sunlight is dyed with a layer of golden yellow by the twilight, even the clouds become brilliant and colorful, and the outline of the mountains can be faintly seen in the distance, forming a beautiful natural picture against the golden sunset.
Wang Zhong was lying on the chaise longue on the terrace, facing the direction of the setting sun, still sprinkled by the golden sunlight on his body, next to a small eucalyptus, on which was a dark tea tray, on which there was a small ceramic teapot, the color was ruddy and deep, slightly larger than a fist, and there was a book on the side of the tea tray, the pages were not neat, and the bookmark was sandwiched in a third of the position.
Wang Chong reached out and held the teapot in his hand, his middle finger and index finger passed through the handle of the pot, the palm of his hand supported the bottom of the teapot, the spout was facing himself, and he took a sip.
The teapot is not full of tea leaves, but also wolfberries and chrysanthemums.
Even if you exercise all year round and never slack off, when you reach middle age, many things are a little overwhelmed.
Zheng Juan, who was wearing a pair of light-colored female envoy slippers on her upper body and loose trousers on her lower body, also walked to the terrace with a pot of hot water, took the teapot away from Wang Chong's hand, opened the lid, added half a pot of hot water to it, and reminded: "The boiling water you just added, let it cool before drinking." โ
Wang Zhong pointed to the brilliant sunset twilight on the horizon and said, "Look, what a beautiful scenery." โ
Zheng Juan sat on the round stool next to Wang Chong's hand and looked at the sky: "It's really good-looking." โ
Looking down at Wang Chong with his eyes closed and a look of enjoyment, Zheng Juan struggled for a long time, and finally couldn't help but ask.
"There's going to be buried tomorrow, why don't we really go?"
Wang Chong opened his eyes and turned his head to look at her, and said, "If you don't go, you won't go, then there can be a fake!" By the way, you are not allowed to sneak over. โ
The expression and tone are quite serious.
Zheng Juan glanced at Wang Zhong angrily, raised the bar and said: "Even if you want to go, it is to go openly, how can you go secretly." โ
"Don't go to the open."
"After all, that's also the eldest brother's mother-in-law, and people die greatly, the past has passed, and now that everyone is gone, let's still care about what to do!" Zheng Juanyi is very open-minded, and as she said, there is no need to deal with a dead person.
If the key king is not to go, Zhou Bingyi will not be able to say it.
"It's not a matter of carelessness."
"What's that?" Zheng Juan was puzzled.
Wang Chongdao: "This is a matter of attitude, doesn't their Hao family look down on our workers' family, then we will fulfill their wishes, have any dealings with them, and don't have any involvement."
They continue to be their high-ranking families, and we will live a small life of firewood, rice, oil and salt for our ordinary people, without affecting each other, and fulfilling their wishes, isn't this good? โ
"What's good, the Hao family is now alone with the sister-in-law, and there are no relatives next to them, is it possible that we still have to draw a line with the eldest brother and sister-in-law, and we will not communicate with each other in the future?"
If this is in other matters, Zheng Juan is basically obedient to Wang Chong, but when it comes to matters related to family relations, many times, although Zheng Juan will not refute Wang Chong in front of others, she will still persuade Wang Chong in private.
"It's not bad to draw a clear line, to be honest, Zhou Bingyi, I really don't like it, like now, it's good for us to go our separate ways."
In fact, Zhou Bingyi is not bad, but he is always unclear about the Hao family, and he has come over several times to block Wang Chong, which makes Wang Chong tireless.
"What do you say?" Zheng Juan raised her hand angrily and slapped Wang Chong's arm: "That's your eldest brother, they were all born to the same mother, how can there be brothers who draw a clear line and never get along with each other." โ
"Why not, from ancient times to the present, brothers have been fighting against each other, and there have been more in the past, the princes of all dynasties and dynasties have fought for the dragon and the heirs, and the sons of big families have fought for the right to inherit, which is not bloody and bloody, stepping on the lives of their brothers, or ordinary people in their families divide their families and fight for property, brothers and sisters turn against each other, and there are countless ones that do not get along with each other."
"Humph! You're right! Zheng Juan glared at Wang Chong, a little angry: "If in the future, when we are old, when the children grow up, they will each have a family, and we have to draw a clear line, and we will not get along with each other?" โ
"It's not the same thing."
"It's the same thing." Zheng Juan said: "Don't you often say that we as parents are the best teachers for our children, and the principles of how children behave in the world are all learned from us!" โ
"That's a good thing." Wang Chongdao.
"But the truth is reasonable, you have to adapt measures to local conditions, and you can't kill them all with a stick." Wang Zhong explained: "Besides, isn't it just a funeral, if we don't go, we won't go, and it's not without reason, if it's because of this, he Zhou Bingyi has to draw a line with me, then I will admit it." โ
"As for the children, nothing in this world can escape reason, let's do it right, sit upright, do we have to compromise everything in order to educate the children?"
"Besides, you don't know my temper, if we really go, I will definitely not be happy in my heart, and if I say anything more than what should not be said, maybe something will have to happen, and make both sides faceless, isn't it self-defeating."
"Rather than this, it's better not to go in the first place, isn't this just hello, I'm good, everyone!"
"Good, good! Don't go, don't go! Zheng Juan was also helpless, "Such a big person, how can he still look like a child." โ
Zheng Juan was also helpless, the reason why she persuaded Wang Chong was that she didn't want to hurt Wang Chong because of this incident, and the relationship between Wang Chong and Zhou Bingyi finally repaired a little bit and deteriorated again.
But Wang Chong made it clear that he didn't want to go, and listening to Wang Chong's words, it was obviously not because he was angry, but after careful consideration, what Wang Chong refused to do, Zheng Juan would never force Wang Chong to do it, so he simply complied with his wishes.
Wang Chong walked behind Zheng Juan, hugged her from behind, rested his chin on Zheng Juan's shoulder, and said softly: "Daughter-in-law, I know that you are for my good, and I am afraid that I will regret it in the future." โ
Wang Chong's voice sounded in his ears, accompanied by the sound of breathing, Zheng Juan's palms rested on the backs of the two big hands that were wrapped around his lower abdomen, and tilted his head back slightly: "You have always had the right idea, as long as you don't make a decision on the spur of the moment, I support you." โ
Wang Chong pulled Zheng Juan around, looked at each other, and Wang Chong's face naturally showed a happy smile: "Don't talk about these bad things." โ
"Hmm! Zheng Juan nodded.
Wang Chong's eyes rolled, and his voice also turned and said, "By the way, why don't you go back to the light word piece tomorrow." โ
"Oh, why didn't you say it sooner." Zheng Juan first woke up, then worried, and then glanced at Wang Chong complainingly: "Big brother has been busy with the aftermath these days, Zhou Rong must have gone over to help, my mother is alone next to my father, so my mother is too busy." โ
Compared with letting Zheng Juan run to attend Jin Yueji's funeral, Huiguang helped Li Suhua with the word piece, which was more acceptable to Wang Chong.
"Didn't I just remember that!" Wang Zhong laughed.
Zheng Juan said: "Why don't I go back and have a look later?" โ
"Forget it, it's going to be dark later, and I'll go back tomorrow."
Early the next morning, Zheng Juan went to the restaurant to take a look at it, explained it, and then drove to the vegetable market, sold four or five ribs, cut five catties of mutton, and went to the store to buy a tonic, two boxes of milk, and the big and small bags almost didn't fill the trunk of the car, and then drove back to the light word piece.
On the other end, the Hao family!
Today is the day of Jin Yueji's burial, relatives and friends, Hao's father and Jin Yueji's old comrades-in-arms, old colleagues, who couldn't come over yesterday, also squeezed out time to come over today to condolence and send Jin Yueji on her last journey.
Zhou Rong is still there, she took leave from the school and came over to attend Jin Yueji's funeral, and she is Zhou Bingyi's own sister, so she has helped Zhou Bingyi a lot in the past two days.
Although a big leader like Jin Yueji, even if no one takes care of the future, there is a yamen to help handle it, but whether it is Zhou Bingyi or Hao Dongmei, they all want to handle it personally and personally send Jin Yueji on her last journey.
Zhou Rong is Zhou Bingyi's own sister, so naturally she will not sit idly by.
There were also a lot of guests who came to mourn, and the leaders of the various yamen departments and departments came by themselves, and if there was something delayed and couldn't come, they also asked their families or secretaries to help them.
Even the president of Jichun University came over, and it was not surprising to see Zhou Rong, the two said hello and chatted a few words.
Zhou Rong was originally a native of Jichun, when the college entrance examination was resumed, the three brothers and sisters of the old Zhou family were a few outstanding talents in Jiangliao Province who were admitted to Yanda and Shuimu, and the three brothers and sisters of such a family were admitted to such a good school, not to mention the entire Jiangliao, even in the whole country, it was rare.
Moreover, before inviting Zhou Rong back to Jichun, the school did an investigation on Zhou Rong's situation and had a basic understanding of Zhou Rong's family situation.
Seeing that Jin Yueji was about to enter the ground, Hao Dongmei only felt that infinite grief poured out from the bottom of her heart again, and she cried directly into tears, Zhou Rong and Qu Xiuzhen kept persuading.
In the evening, after sending off all the guests, the two of them sat in the living room and had a simple dinner, Hao Dongmei finally couldn't help but say: "Bingkun and Zheng Juan really didn't come today." โ
Zhou Bingyi's expression darkened when he heard this, nodded with difficulty, and sighed: "Hey." For Wang Chong, he really has no way, in front of Wang Chong, he can't even stand up the majesty of his eldest brother, and he is speechless when Wang Chong returns.
Hao Dongmei had an unspeakable grievance in her heart: "Even if my mother used to have a place where she couldn't live with them, and they refused to see my mother's last face, then forget it, but now that my mother is gone, they won't come to send them off on this last trip?" โ
....At the same time, I am also upset for my mother.
"You're his big brother!"
Hao Dongmei cried as she spoke, and tears couldn't stop falling from the bottom of her eyes.
Zhou Bingyi could only continue to sigh, full of helplessness and comfort, but he didn't know how to speak.
After this incident, Hao Dongmei's heart must have a pimple with Wang Chong and Zheng Juan.
Zhou Bingyi understood that the relationship between him and Wang Chong could never go back to what it was six or nine years ago.
On the other hand, Zheng Juan, who had just come out of the light word film, was not in a good mood, Zhou Zhigang's situation was even more serious than the last time she came, not only her memory was getting worse and worse, but also in terms of cognition, she was far less than before, Li Suhua also said that in the past few nights, Zhou Zhigang has begun to have a situation of urinating on the kang. made Li Suhua smell urine every morning when he got up.
The first thing he did was to change the sheets, dry the quilt, and help Zhou Zhigang wash his pants.
When I got home, I told Wang Zhong the truth about Zhou Zhigang's situation, and suggested whether to take Zhou Zhigang to Yanjing or Shanghai to have a look.
Wang Zhong said: "Didn't the expert invited by my sister-in-law last time say, the current medical methods have no way to treat Alzheimer's disease, although taking medicine can improve the cognitive ability of the old man, but it is also limited, and it is a three-point poison, if you eat it for many years, it may bring any side effects." โ
"So what now?" Zheng Juan was completely out of ideas.
Wang Chongdao: "Hire a nanny, there is a nanny to help my mother take care of the old man, and she can save a little light." โ
"Babysitting?" Zheng Juan has never thought about it this way, not because she is not filial, but because she has been writing about it until now, the word nanny has always been very far away from Zheng Juan.
"That's a good idea."
"You are now busy enough to run between the company and the magazine every day, and I have to take care of the restaurants and the children every day, so I really can't spare time."
Zheng Juan has to cook breakfast and dinner for the children every day, and occasionally the children study late, and there is supper sugar water or something.
There is also a restaurant, which can bring tens of thousands of income to the family every month, and in a year, it is hundreds of thousands.
It's only been 90 years now, and although 10,000 households are not as rare as before, the annual income of hundreds of thousands of dollars is unimaginable to many people.
Let Zheng Juan leave her income of hundreds of thousands of dollars a year to take care of Zhou Zhigang this time, not to mention Zheng Juan herself, even Li Suhua will not agree.
As for Zhou Rong and Zhou Bingyi, if you want them to take care of Zhou Zhigang around the clock, don't even think about it.
And with Wang Chong's temperament, he will definitely not agree to let Zheng Juan take care of Zhou Zhigang, after all, Zheng Juan is a woman, and Zhou Zhigang, although he is the father of this body, but Wang Chong, who now occupies this body, has no feelings for Zhou Zhigang at all, and lets his daughter-in-law take care of a man.
How could Wang Chong let this happen.
Comparatively speaking, it is much easier to hire a babysitter.
"It's a good idea, but this babysitter is not easy to invite!" Zheng Juan said: "My parents are old, this nanny has to find a young and strong one, and she has to work diligently." โ
"Isn't there our mother watching, if you encounter a cheater, let's change the person." Wang Chongdao: "There are so many waiters in your store, isn't there a seven aunts and eight aunts who don't have jobs?" โ
"Hey! How I didn't think of that. Zheng Juan's eyes lit up: "This is a good idea." โ
"I'll go to the store tomorrow and ask."
Wang Chongdao: "Let them recommend themselves, find a time, let them bring people to your store, let's interview in person, find someone who is honest and diligent, works quickly, and most importantly, finds someone who can cook." โ
"In this way, our mother will be able to save a lot of trouble." Zheng Juan said happily.
Don't look at Zheng Juan who is usually gentle and soft-spoken, but once she gets down to business, she can be resolute and tight.
The next day, it was arranged.
Three days later, early in the morning, Wang Chong was dragged by Zheng Juan to the restaurant.
The two of them screened out a round of screening, and three of them were screened out of more than 20 people.
The age gap between the three people is not big, the youngest is only twenty-five years old, and the oldest is forty-five years old, but these three have several common characteristics, first of all, the appearance is quite Zhouzheng, and secondly, they look more honest and loyal, and often do rough work at home, the most critical point is that these three people are all in Jichun City, have a place to live, and have the experience of taking care of the elderly.
"If you don't pick this forty-five-year-old, although he is a little older, he is very strong, and he looks like a quick worker, maybe he can talk to our mother and relieve our mother's boredom." Zheng Juan suggested.
Wang Chong shook his head, "Don't worry, let's take a look at their family situation first." โ
Zheng Juan asked, "It also depends on their family situation?" โ
"Of course, just now we just had a preliminary understanding of their basic situation, if we recruit one, she won't do it because of something for a while, and then we won't have to toss again."
"That's right." Zheng Juan nodded approvingly.
The first interview was the forty-five-year-old eldest sister, whose surname was Hu and her name was Hu Meili.
"Hello boss, good hostess!" Sister Hu was a little nervous, squeezed her hands, and looked at the two of them stiffly.
Wang Zhong smiled and said, "Sister Hu, don't be nervous, we just want to ask about the situation at your home, we don't mean anything else." โ
"Ask me about my family? What does this have to do with me being a babysitter? Xu is Wang Zhong and Zheng Juan looked very kind, although the eldest sister was a little nervous, but it was not to the point of not choosing what to say.
Wang Zhong didn't answer, but asked directly: "It says that there are eight people in your family, eldest sister?" โ
"Yes, my old man and I, as well as two sons, daughter-in-law, a grandson, and a granddaughter, a total of eight people."
"How is your old man's health?"
"You're in good shape."
"What do your old man, your two sons, and your two daughters-in-law do?"
"My old man is a street sweeper, and my two sons both work in a lumber mill, the eldest son is a material discharger, and the younger son is a salesman."
The lumber mill is now on the verge of closure, and has been laid off several times for layoffs.
Sister Hu's two sons also escaped because they were young, strong, and willing to work.
But if the situation continues, it will be a matter of time before the two of them lose their jobs.
That's why Sister Hu wants to come out to find a job at this time to increase her family's income and reduce her burden.
The eldest daughter-in-law has no job, she cooks at home and takes care of the children, and the younger daughter-in-law works here with you. โ
"Eldest sister, the information says that you have experience in taking care of the elderly, can you tell us more about it?"
"It's to take care of my old man's mother, who was paralyzed by a stroke and lay on the kang for seven or eight years, and I have always taken care of ยทยทยทยทยทยท"
Wang Chong and Zheng Juan were both a little moved.
has been paralyzed in bed for seven or eight years, and the urine and urine must only be on the kang, and they have to be cleaned up by hand.
But for the sake of safety, the two of them still met the remaining two.
The second was a thirty-eight-year-old woman, the same age as Wang Chong, and asked the same questions.
The last one was the twenty-five-year-old girl.
"Hello boss and lady, my name is Sun Xiaohong!" The girl was the most unrestrained and polite, and as soon as she entered the door, she bowed to Wang Chong and Zheng Juan.
"Sun Xiaohong, hello!"
"You say you're married?"
"I've been married for five years."
"How many children?"
"Two!"
"So both of your children are young?" Zheng Juan was the first to frown.
After asking a few more random questions, Zheng Juan asked Sun Xiaohong to go out first.
The two closed the door and discussed.
"I think the first Sister Hu is quite suitable." Zheng Juan was the first to express her opinion, she was originally more inclined to this Sister Hu.
Wang Chongdao: "Since we have the same opinion, let's decide on Sister Hu!" โ
Sister Hu, who learned that she had been hired, was very happy and thanked Wang Chong and Zheng Juan again and again.
Especially when she learned that she could have a salary of 240 yuan a month, Sister Hu was almost stupid with joy, his old man swept the streets, got up early every day and was greedy for darkness, and it was only more than 100 yuan a month.
almost didn't kowtow to Wang Zhong directly.
Wang Chong also told Sister Hu about Zhou Zhigang's situation, and showed that this work would not be easy, Sister Hu agreed without hesitation, and signed a contract with Wang Chong on the spot.
The next day, Zheng Juan drove Sister Hu back to the light character film.
"Mom!"
"This is Sister Hu, the nanny hired by Bingkun and I to take care of you and Dad."
Li Suhua was anxious when she heard this, and pulled Zheng Juan aside to complain in a low voice: "It's not that I can't work, I don't have to hire any nanny, what are you wasting this money for!" โ
"This is Bingkun's master, you also know that our family has always been Bingkun's decision, what he decides, how dare I say nothing."
"This ruined thing!" Li Suhua was so angry that he scolded directly: "If you make some money, you don't know what your surname is, and you don't know how to save it, so you spend it all indiscriminately." โ
Zheng Juan couldn't cry or laugh, "Mom! This person has been invited, and the contract has been signed, if you let Sister Hu go back this time, we will still give her a month's salary. โ
"Huh?" Li Suhua was stunned for a moment, and looked at Zheng Juan in disbelief: "You have to pay if you don't work?" โ
"No way, that's what the contract says." Zheng Juan looked helpless.
"And Bingkun isn't worried about your body, you have to take care of your dad now, and you have to clean up such housework, Bingkun is afraid that you will be tired."
"He's still a little filial." Although Li Suhua is unforgiving in his mouth, he is beautiful in his heart.
Zheng Juan continued to persuade: "Besides, if you are really tired, you will be hospitalized and treated, and the money spent will not be much more than hiring a nanny, so you don't feel distressed." โ
"Hey!" Li Suhua sighed: "Okay, okay!" Forget it this time, if there is such a thing next time, you give me a call first, don't let that stinky boy make his own decisions. โ
"Okay, okay!" Zheng Juan pursed her lips and chuckled, took Li Suhua's hand and promised again and again: "Next time, I will definitely discuss with you first, and don't let Bingkun make his own decisions." โ
Li Suhua glanced at Zheng Juan and shook her head helplessly: "I don't know you yet, and I don't have an idea, so I know to listen to that stinky boy." โ
"If it makes sense, we must listen to it!" Zheng Juan said: "In the future, you can hand over all the work at home and outside the home to Sister Hu, and you can watch TV carefully, go out for a walk, and chat with Aunt Qiao to relieve your boredom." โ
"How's that going to work!" Li Suhua said: "Although people are nannies, we can't throw everything to others, we can do it ourselves, or do it ourselves." โ
"Okay, you can just do it yourself." Zheng Juan said.
"Your restaurant is closed today?" Li Suhua saw that Zheng Juan had no intention of leaving, and immediately frowned.
"Nope!" Zheng Juan said: "It's the same later." โ
"Then what's the matter, you're the boss, it's okay to walk away for a while, if it's delayed for a long time, what's going on in the restaurant!" After speaking, he couldn't help but drive Zheng Juan out of the door.
"Hurry up and look at the restaurant." Everyone Hu looked at this scene and was a little overwhelmed.
"Okay, okay, I'll go now, if there's anything, you can call me directly."
couldn't resist Li Suhua, Zheng Juan could only agree, explained a few words to Sister Hu, and drove back to the restaurant directly.
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