Chapter 10 Rehabilitation and Nursing Home 1

How did things turn out this way? Tong Jia tried hard to recall.

At first, she thought Yun Xin was just as young, naive, and foolish as Zhao Zechen.

Later, it was discovered that she was the naive one, the foolish one, the one who was completely manipulated, and the one who could do nothing but rage in vain.

Tong Jia couldn't understand how she, a seasoned adult with years of experience in the workplace, could be so easily manipulated by a girl younger than her.

“After the car accident, I asked you if you noticed anything unusual. You clearly sensed danger, but you said nothing was different, and everything was the same as usual.” Tong Jia brought up old grievances.

“Yes, there were no obvious changes before and after the car accident,” Yunxin explained. “I discovered that my sixth sense could give me warnings, but that was a long time ago.”

Tong Jia asked again, "Why did you keep it a secret? If I hadn't noticed, were you planning to never tell me?"

"Shortly after the car accident, you found that your physical strength had greatly improved, but you didn't want to tell anyone, did you?" Yun Xin sipped her milk tea, swinging her feet, and replied casually, "The reason I told you was just to have someone to talk to. I didn't want to talk to anyone, so I didn't mention it to anyone."

After several back-and-forth exchanges, Tong Jia was surprised to find that the problem was like a boomerang, always flying back and hitting her back.

She was tired, and finally asked, "What are your plans for the future?"

Yunxin thought for a moment and replied, "Find a job, work hard, and live an ordinary life."

"Why don't you come work at the new company with me?" Tong Jia suggested casually.

"No way." Yun Xin stood up and earnestly warned, "You'd better pray you never see me again, that would be more blissful."

What are you talking about? Without Yun Xin, she wouldn't have survived the car accident. For her, meeting Yun Xin was definitely not a bad thing.

Tong Jia gulped down a large mouthful of coffee, not wanting to say anything.

"Although I lied to you, I made you rich and successful without losing your life. Overall, I'm a good liar," Yun Xin concluded, then smiled and said to Tong Jia, "I forgot to mention, you looked really cool when you made a false police report to save someone."

"I'm just a tool." Tong Jia turned her face away. "Even if I didn't step forward, you would still find a way to save them."

“You’re wrong,” Yun Xin said frankly. “I could never be as reckless as you. Thinking about making a false police report is one thing, doing it is another.”

“A strange guy,” Tong Jia grumbled. “He’s super weird no matter how you look at it.”

Yun Xin smiled, "Perhaps."

Tong Jia didn't say anything more, but her mood was much better than before she came.

The boss went to jail to work on a sewing machine, and Yunxin has to look for a job again.

Generally speaking, she changes jobs quite frequently. Sometimes she changes every two weeks, and sometimes every one or two months.

It's not that I'm all talk and no action or can't handle hardship, it's just that the company and the boss always seem to disappear suddenly.

On the third day after submitting her resume, Yunxin received an email that read, "We are pleased to inform you that your resume has passed our initial screening. Please come for an interview at 9:00 AM tomorrow (date)."

Sender: Rehabilitation and Nursing Home

At nine o'clock the next morning, Yun Xin appeared at the entrance of the rehabilitation and nursing home on time.

An employee led her into the office for an interview.

After friendly communication, Yunxin learned that the job was for a nursing home caregiver, whose main job was to accompany the elderly, provide them with care and love, and help elderly patients build confidence in overcoming their illnesses.

As for benefits—monthly salary of 10,000 yuan, bonuses not included; free meals at the staff canteen; and standard single rooms in the staff dormitory.

The only downside is the working hours; you have to be available 24/7, live in a nursing home to care for patients, and only have two fixed days off per month.

Yunxin was not picky about the job and readily agreed to start work the next day.

On her first day of work, a senior caregiver showed Yunxin and another newcomer around to familiarize them with the environment and explained the daily work routine: "Although the name is a rehabilitation and nursing home, it actually operates more like a sanatorium. Many of the residents are patients, and there are dedicated doctors and nurses to take care of their treatment."

"What we need to do is very simple: chat with the elderly and keep them entertained. Occasionally remind them that it's time to take their medicine."

"Working hours are from 8 am to 5 pm, and the night shift is from 5 pm to 8 am. If you get hungry, you can eat in the cafeteria, which is open 24 hours a day. By the way, our cafeteria chef was specially hired from outside, and his cooking skills are top-notch. You'll know once you've eaten there."

The other newcomer was a man in his early twenties, whose nameplate read "Nurse: Wu Peng".

Upon hearing that the chef was a good cook, he immediately became excited. "I was terribly poisoned by terrible food during my four years of university! When I heard that room and board were included in the interview, I was worried that the food would be bad, but now I can finally relax."

As the three walked, they came to a lawn. Not far away, an elderly man sat in a wheelchair, being pushed around in the sun.

There were also elderly people sitting in rattan chairs, gathered in groups of three or five, chatting and basking in the sun, looking very content.

The experienced caregivers led Yun Xin and Wu Peng over to greet the elderly, "Grandpa Xu, Grandma Liu, Grandma He, this is our new caregivers—Yun Xin and Wu Peng."

"Hello, Grandpa and Grandma!" Wu Peng strode forward and began to chat familiarly. "Grandma, did you get your hair done? Wow, you look so fashionable and beautiful."

Grandma He couldn't stop smiling, praising the young man for being clever and sweet-talking, saying he would never have trouble finding a girlfriend in the future.

Grandma Liu looked at Yunxin and liked her more and more. "My daughter is so pretty. Does she have a boyfriend?"

Yun Xin seemed to remember something, her expression dimming for a moment before she smiled and said, "No, we didn't talk about it."

"It's alright, Grandma will introduce you," Grandma Liu said warmly. "My grandson graduated from a top university, is good at sports, has excellent grades, and is handsome. You two are a perfect match!"

"No, no," Yunxin refused with a smile. "Grandma, I have someone I love."

Ah…Grandma Liu was extremely regretful. After a while, she said again, “Daughter, if you ever figure things out and want to find a boyfriend, remember to tell Grandma. Grandma knows lots of handsome young men!”

"Okay, sure," Yunxin replied with a smile.

After chatting with Grandma Liu, Grandpa Xu pulled Yunxin aside and asked, "The caregiving job requires living in a nursing home, and you can only go out once every two weeks. Are your parents worried about you being a young woman?"

Yun Xin stiffened for a moment, then smiled and said, "My parents respect my choices and let me have my way in everything."

"They're so open-minded," Grandpa Xu remarked. "Parents like this are quite rare. Everyone's so nosy and concerned about everything. But children and grandchildren have their own lives to live, so why worry so much?"

After chatting for fifteen minutes, the experienced caregiver said goodbye to the grandparents and prepared to take the newlyweds to explore other places.

“I’m not going.” Yun Xin stopped in her tracks. “I just realized that I’m not really suited for this job, so it’s better to resign.”

After saying that, he turned and headed to the dean's office.

"You want to resign?" The dean looked at Yun Xin in surprise.

"Yes," Yun Xin replied with a very certain tone.

"If I remember correctly, during the interview you said you had extensive work experience, weren't afraid of hardship or fatigue, and could do any kind of work?" At this moment, the dean's feelings were very complicated.

“That’s right.” Yun Xin wasn’t ashamed at all. “Before today, I didn’t know that chatting with the elderly was such a difficult job.”

The director couldn't understand, "Our nursing home is full of ordinary elderly people. If you have experience communicating with your own elders, it shouldn't be difficult to handle them."

Yun Xin remained silent. She knew that if she didn't explain clearly, others wouldn't understand, so she simply said, "I've never met my grandparents or maternal grandfather since I was a child. I only lived with my maternal grandmother."

“My parents passed away when I was ten, and my grandmother passed away when I was eighteen. I don’t want to talk about these things with people.”

"But my grandparents love to chat about family matters. It would be disrespectful to suddenly frown during their conversation, and it would be too tiring for me to force a smile, so quitting is better for everyone."

The dean was stunned and remained silent for a long time.

"If you have nothing else to say, I'll take that as your agreement."

On my first day at the company, I didn't even have time to sign a contract, and leaving the company didn't require any complicated procedures.

After Yunxin finished speaking, she tried to walk out.

"Wait a minute," the director called out to her, "If the caregiving job isn't suitable, how about switching to another position?"

Yun Xin stopped and slowly turned around.

The director stated, "Actually, we are a newly opened nursing home, and we are short-staffed for many positions. Kitchen helpers, cafeteria ladies, gardeners who trim lawns and trees, doctor's assistants... No professional knowledge is required; you just need to record patients' conditions and do some paperwork."

"Even if you're not happy inside, you still put on a smile and chat with the elderly. I personally admire this kind of work attitude."

"I hope you can stay."

Yunxin thought for a moment, "I've worked as a kitchen helper before, so it should be fine."

Yunxin's understanding of "kitchen helper" includes washing, chopping, and preparing vegetables.

The actual "kitchen helper" is: "The old lady in room 203 is too sick to go to the cafeteria to eat. Newcomer, go and deliver her a meal."

Yunxin was completely bewildered. Shouldn't this job description, the job title, be changed to "errand runner"?

But whatever, running errands is better than chatting with someone, and she's done odd jobs and tiring work before.

Yunxin packed the lunchboxes into plastic bags, then carried the rice, two dishes, and a soup, and easily made her way to room 203.

Before even approaching the apartment building where the elderly lived, Yunxin looked up into the distance. She saw someone jump from the top floor, and a few seconds later, the person landed on another elderly person who was walking slowly with a cane and was about to go back to their room for a midday rest.

In the end, the two of them fell together in a pool of blood.

Yun Xin paused in her steps.

At the same time, Wu Peng shouted in terror, "Something's wrong! Someone jumped off a building!!"

Upon hearing the noise, security guards rushed to the scene immediately.

Because the way the person jumped to their death was so gruesome, and fearing that other elderly people would be frightened or have nightmares if they saw it, the security guards quickly found a white sheet and covered the person with it.

No matter how fast you act or how quick your reaction is, it can't stop some elderly people from being nearby.

Someone peeked out and exclaimed, "Isn't that Old Yang?"

(End of this chapter)