Song Xia was completely stunned when she was chosen by the system; she couldn't understand it at all. She had never given birth, and her heart had long since turned to ice, so why was she chose...
Song Xia had already hired a lawyer and coordinated all the information. They were just waiting for her notification. The lawyer sent a lawyer's letter to Sun Xiurong and then filed a lawsuit in court. They even went to Qin Zhenwu's former company to retrieve his income certificate. Song Xia didn't need to show up at all.
So she settled down and started her own business. Setting up a stall was temporary. Her ultimate goal was to open a private restaurant. She didn't need too many customers each day, just two or three tables would be enough. Of course, her prices wouldn't be too low, so she could make money without being too tired, since she wanted to spend more time with her daughter and parents.
However, she doesn't even have the money to set up a stall now. After all, she was penniless before, and all her clothes, shoes, and daily necessities were thrown away by Sun Xiurong. Even if she buys the cheapest things, she still needs to get through the period of receiving compensation from the company. Moreover, she has nowhere to live.
However, to Song Xia's surprise, Director Chen from the Women's Federation had found her a very suitable job.
"It's a young couple from the next neighborhood. The wife is newly pregnant, and the husband doesn't want her to continue doing housework. The husband's parents are abroad, and the wife's mother only has two months left before retirement. So, they want to find someone to do housework and cooking for these two months, and then live with the pregnant woman until the wife's mother comes. Usually, nannies don't work for such a short period, so they asked around and found me, Song Xia. I wonder if you would be willing?"
Seemingly worried that she might be unwilling, Director Chen added, "Although two months is a bit short, the salary they offer is not low, which should be enough to help you through this period."
"Yes, of course I'm willing." Song Xia nodded repeatedly, feeling like a godsend. "Director Chen, I was just wondering what to do. Thank you for thinking of me."
Director Chen chuckled, "I wouldn't trust anyone else with this. It's great that you agreed to go. They want it to be done as soon as possible. Do you have time this afternoon?"
"some."
"Okay, let's meet at the entrance of that residential area at three o'clock this afternoon. I might let you try the dishes. You don't mind, do you?"
"I don't mind."
"See you at three o'clock then."
Song Xia went home and briefly told her mother that she had moved out of the Qin family's house. Then, amidst Hua Ling's sigh, she went to the entrance of the residential complex that had been mentioned on the phone.
This is in the city center. Although the community has been built for almost ten years, the housing prices are extremely high, so it's no wonder that they are willing to pay high prices for a nanny. But why didn't they hire one before, and why are they only hiring one for two months now? Maybe young people don't like having outsiders in their homes for extended periods.
She arrived fifteen minutes early, and ten minutes later, Director Chen arrived, made a phone call to the employer, and they were then ushered inside by security.
As Director Chen walked, he said, "They specifically instructed us to pay attention to hygiene at home, especially when cooking. They said that vegetables are now sprayed with pesticides, so we need to soak them in advance. Also, we must make sure that things like hair are not in the food."
"Yes, people pay attention to these things nowadays, I will definitely keep that in mind."
"Nothing else is wrong. The reason for the food tasting is that the pregnant woman is newly pregnant and feels a bit nauseous. We want to see if what you make suits her taste. Don't have any objections. They also said that as long as the food is to her liking, it's no problem to add two thousand to the payment."
"I will definitely do my best later."
Director Chen nodded with relief. Before entrusting this task to Song Xia, she had inquired about her. Song Xia was definitely a master at housework and cooking was no problem either, after all, she had lived under the nose of someone as picky as Sun Xiurong for so many years.
After knocking on the elevator door, just as Director Chen had said, the young couple were easy to talk to. They were even offered tea and fruit upon entering.
The brief conversation that followed was similar to what Director Chen had said. Song Xia stood up and said, "Since Miss Xia didn't eat much for lunch, how about I make a few dishes now?"
"Alright, Sister Song, thank you for your trouble. No matter how well you do, I'll give you two hundred yuan as a reward for this meal."
"You're too kind. Do you have any dietary restrictions?"
"There are no dietary restrictions, but my wife feels nauseous after she got pregnant, no matter what she eats."
"I see."
When Song Xia entered the kitchen, the refrigerator was piled high with ingredients, and in just a moment, several dishes came to mind.
Pregnant women shouldn't eat cold food, so she won't be making cold dishes today. Instead, she plans to make a quick meatball and vegetable soup, then braise pork in a pressure cooker, pan-fry small fish, followed by salt-baked chicken, and finally finish with Mapo tofu and stir-fried shrimp with broccoli.
Director Chen didn't leave; she wanted to see if the introduction would work. If not, she really didn't know where to find someone else.
So as not to interfere with Song Xia's work, the three of them did not go into the kitchen, but chatted casually. Before long, they smelled a strange aroma.
"It smells so good!" The listless pregnant woman sniffed the air and tugged at her husband's sleeve. "I want to eat it."
The soon-to-be young father asked excitedly, "Don't you feel nauseous?"
"No, I smell fried fish. Go get me some."
"I'll go right now." Xiao Cheng stood up excitedly. He just wanted to eat something. The doctor said the pregnancy wasn't going well and told him to eat well and rest. These past few days, he had tried everything his wife wanted to eat, not just his cooking, but all the restaurants in the city, but he hadn't found anything she liked. Had he finally found the right person today?
Upon seeing someone enter, Song Xia proactively asked, "Miss Xia, are you hungry? The food will be ready soon."
Just outside, but after coming in, Xiao Cheng felt his mouth watering. And all the dishes looked so beautiful! He and his wife had really struck gold!
"Sister Song, let me take out two fish first. My wife said she wants to eat them now."
"Let me serve it." Song Xia quickly picked up two meatballs with a small plate and ladled out a bowl of meatball soup. "The soup is ready too, be careful it's hot."
"Oh!" Xiao Cheng took the fish out like a precious treasure and placed it in front of his wife. He thought his wife would eat the fish first, but she took a sip of soup first.
"How is it?" he asked nervously. He knew that his wife had been vomiting up shark fin, bird's nest, sea cucumber and all kinds of chicken soup these past few days. There was oil on the meatball soup. Wouldn't his wife feel nauseous?
Xia Ru also tried a sip first. After all, there were times when she didn't vomit after looking at the meatball, but immediately vomited after drinking it. However, this time, she stared wide-eyed in surprise, and then, under Xiao Cheng's nervous gaze, she ate another bite of the meatball.
"Honey, you ate it! You didn't throw up!" Xiao Cheng exclaimed in surprise. Director Chen also breathed a sigh of relief; it was good that she had passed the test.
"Honey, it's so delicious! It's really so delicious!" After taking her third bite, Xia Ru finally decided to share. She sighed, "I feel like I've come back to life."