"Far? What's so far? I'm telling you this in advance to avoid trouble later. We should all act in accordance with our conscience."

"Okay, okay, Mom, I understand what you're saying. Do you think Dad will be angry?"

Granny Liu glanced at her and said, "Your dad will only be happy, not angry. You know how much your dad loves money. Even though this money won't end up in his hands, it will make him look good! Besides, he's not going to be a live-in son-in-law, and he has Xiao Kai too."

If it were the old man from before, he might have really gotten angry, but now that he's seen it so many times, he's not so stubborn anymore.

"That's good. If Mom and Dad have no objections, then I'll go along with Xiaowen's wishes."

"Sister-in-law, aren't you afraid that rich people's daughters will have bad tempers and won't get along with you, their mother-in-law?" Chu Xiaoxiao was genuinely curious. Isn't that how it's always portrayed in TV dramas?

Zhou Nianmei rolled her eyes. "What does my temper have to do with me? Anyway, I don't live with them. Besides, Yingying's dad said that once they get married, he'll arrange for Xiaowen to work at the company. At that time, being in two different cities will make things better, and who knows, their relationship might even get better."

"Oh, so you don't want to live with Xiaowen? You can help take care of the child later. Besides, what if the child is closer to the maternal grandparents than to you?"

Like Chen Fengjuan, she takes care of her grandson herself, and they're quite close. Of course, she also visits her maternal grandparents often. If she were to live separately from her son and his family, she would really be reluctant. Her sister-in-law also has a daughter. The couple only have one child, Dingkai, so they can only live with their child, which is quite lively, isn't it?

"Pshaw, taking care of the kids? Rich people like them hire nannies to take care of their children, why would I need to do it myself? I see that's how it's portrayed in TV dramas, giving birth in private rooms, and going to those postpartum care centers, they arrange everything perfectly, I just need to go and take a look."

Zhou Nianmei was very open-minded about this. If it could be solved with money, she wouldn't suffer the pain. As for who the child was closer to, what did it matter? The child couldn't just stop calling her grandma, could he?

"Yes, and there's also that thing called a postpartum nanny. Oh my, their salary is so expensive. There's a young man at our school who hired a postpartum nanny when he had his baby, and I heard it cost him 12,000 yuan a month."

When Xu Yanhong was in the office, she heard them talking and thought to herself that it would take her more than two months to earn back the 12,000 yuan. How come other people's money is so easy to earn?

"If postpartum nannies are this expensive, then postpartum care centers must be even more expensive! Oh, by the way, second sister-in-law, did Xiao Kai's wife also hire a postpartum nanny when she was in postpartum confinement? Do you know how much it cost?"

Chen Fengjuan held up her hand and made an eight. "Eight thousand yuan, given by her mother, but it wasn't even for a month, just twenty-six days. If you ask me, that money was spent so easily, there was no need for it."

Back when we had our babies, our families took care of us too, and we all got through it. These days, it's popular for young people to hire postpartum nannies. Of course, more importantly, their mothers probably don't want to suffer through sleepless nights, so they'll spend money if it can solve the problem.

"Tsk tsk, it's so easy for postpartum nannies to make money. What do you guys think if I quit my shop and become a postpartum nanny?" Chu Xiaoxiao was having some wild ideas. She genuinely thought that postpartum nannies made a lot of money.

Zhang Xuemei quickly interrupted his fantasy, "Don't be like that. You only see that nannies earn a lot of money, but the hard work they do is something that most people can't endure."

Staying up all night, especially getting up more than ten times a night, is incredibly exhausting. Haven't you seen some postpartum nannies take a two-week or even month-long break after each job? They're practically risking their lives for money. And now postpartum nannies need certification—they have to be proficient in everything from infant massage and gas-relieving exercises to burping babies after feeding. Babies are so precious these days; if anything goes wrong, you'll be in deep trouble. It's high risk, high reward, after all.

In her past life, Zhang Xuemei had also considered becoming a postpartum nanny, but she was quickly dissuaded from it.

When Panpan gave birth, she took care of her for a few days. She barely slept for more than a few minutes those nights, and her legs were trembling the next day. At that time, she knew that she really couldn't earn this money.

"Is it really that hard? Can it be harder than us staying up all night to ship orders? Third Sister-in-law, you're not kidding me, are you?"

"Why would I scare you? When you're shipping goods, you just need to follow the steps. But being a postpartum nanny is about the baby's safety. They're such tiny, soft little people. You're afraid of rolling over on them while you sleep. Your heart is probably on edge every day. Of course, some experienced nannies find it quite easy. It all depends on the person."

News reports sometimes show new parents accidentally rolling over onto their babies while sleeping, or babies rolling over and getting smothered. Accidents happen every day.

Just like when Panpan was little, there wasn't enough room for her crib, so they had to put her on the big bed. The young couple were scared, so they had to sleep on the edge, far away from the child. It was a pitiful scene.

So being a postpartum nanny isn't easy. Don't assume that people earn money easily just because they have high salaries; it's all hard-earned money.

However, Zhang Xuemei also felt that something was unreasonable: the requirement to pay nannies triple wages or red envelopes during national holidays was hard to understand. She felt that since there was no labor contract, she didn't know where these strange regulations came from.

"Then I'd better stick to my old profession. Now that you've said that, I don't dare touch other people's children anymore." After hearing what her third sister-in-law said, Chu Xiaoxiao's thoughts disappeared.

"Exactly! You're not short of money, why suffer like that? You're not as open-minded as an old lady like me. I know to go square dancing and travel with my girlfriends. You're retired and you still want to find work. You're really not thinking things through."

Grandma Liu looked incredulous. She was living a very comfortable life, so she really couldn't understand why her youngest daughter-in-law would want to become a postpartum nanny after retirement. Was it just for a little money? The family wasn't short of money; there was no need for that.

Chu Xiaoxiao gave her mother-in-law a thumbs up, "Mom, you live such a carefree life, I really envy you. I've made up my mind, when I retire I'll go traveling like you. I've worked hard for most of my life, I want to relax too."

"Yeah, let's all go together then, form a small group, and travel all over the country..."

"Xuemei's idea is good, let's do it that way."

"What about the men? Are they not going to bring them?"

"Who cares what they do? We're not going to starve if we have money."

"It's settled then, we..." The women started discussing where to go first and what to bring, making quite a lively scene.