Chapter 210 Hiring a Nanny
"It's okay, we're used to it. Garlic is good, it can kill germs!"
The prepared garlic juice was laid out on the table, but it hadn't been touched. Peeling and eating garlic was just a pretense; the real purpose was to elicit Aunt Wu's pity.
Haha, you've already won her over, and you're still acting!
However, although she felt contempt, Yunxia had no intention of exposing her, since Aunt Wu was also enjoying herself.
The couple's public display of affection was almost sickening, but thankfully the dumplings were delicious, otherwise... the three of them would have had to take their bowls to the door to eat.
After lunch, Jiang Chao got back to his old job... washing pots and dishes. Bai Jie leaned against the door, looking troubled. "How can we let the kids do such rough work? We can't do without a nanny at home!"
"Then let's just hire one from the market!"
The Jiang family's courtyard, at most, is only a little over 100 square meters, and most of it is a yard, so cleaning it is not a big deal. The Bai family's villa is different. It has three floors and countless rooms, including a storage room, study, office, bedroom, collection room, etc., and each room is huge.
Yunxia is a senior in high school with a heavy workload. When she was in the Jiang family's courtyard, she was not allowed to do any chores such as cooking or sweeping. Jiang An, well, she was spoiled since she was a child and doesn't know how to do housework at all. Her own mother has to go to work, so asking her to quit her job and stay at home as a maid is absolutely impossible.
"Okay, let's go take a look together tomorrow."
We need to be more careful this time; those with ulterior motives should absolutely not be hired.
The following day, in the morning, at the job market, in the domestic service area!
After explaining the requirements for the nanny to the introducer, wait for them to select someone. Soon, five selected nannies appeared in the small cubicle.
The first one was older, unkempt, and spoke in a loud and careless manner. She claimed to have been a nanny for over twenty years and was the best at taking care of women during postpartum confinement.
The second one has fair skin, and the years have not left too many marks on her face. She speaks softly and has eyes as clear as autumn water. No matter who she looks at, her eyes are full of affection. She can be described as an upgraded version of Gao Rui.
The third person was tall and straight, wearing black-rimmed glasses. His profile said he was a retired intellectual, characterized by his obsessive-compulsive disorder about cleanliness and his meticulous and conscientious work ethic.
The fourth one was short and fat, with rough, dark hands full of wrinkles. His eyes were clear but mixed with fear and tension. He looked like the kind of person who was down-to-earth, hardworking, and able to endure hardship.
The fifth woman had curly blonde hair and wore a fashionable floral cotton-padded jacket. She exuded confidence in her every move. The introducer said she was efficient and articulate, and that she would never have appeared at the market if her former employer hadn't immigrated overseas.
However, the scene of Jiang An accidentally bumping into him while running wildly and spitting out feces is still vivid in my mind.
Yunxia could hear it from afar. By the time she managed to squeeze through the crowd and arrive, the person had already left. At this moment, Jiang An, whose young heart had been hurt, was being dragged by his older brother to a small shop next to the market to eat cake!
If it weren't for what happened before, choosing between the fourth and fifth positions would have been really difficult. Yunxia leaned close to Aunt Wu's ear and whispered her thoughts.
"Ah Jie, pick the fourth one, it looks pretty good to you."
Before Bai Jie could nod, the fifth applicant strode forward and introduced himself: "I've been intelligent since I was a child. If my family hadn't been poor and unable to afford school, I would definitely be a college student. But I never underestimate myself. I work to support myself. I'm more proficient than anyone else at using the latest machines, and I'm an expert in sterilization and disinfection in housekeeping. Plus, I speak multiple languages..."
To be honest, even though the foreign language is spoken slowly and has a bit of a local accent, I can still understand what they are saying, albeit barely.
Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Uncle Bai, who was always clueless, and her expression was somewhat touched. Her lips twitched slightly, and she stepped forward to quietly explain what had just happened.
Bai Jie's pupils dilated as he listened, and he looked at the woman recounting her bitter life in shock. Finally, he waved his hand and said, "My family doesn't have diplomats. All our phone calls are with colleagues, family, and friends, and we speak Mandarin. We don't need any foreign languages. Besides, I'm rather sentimental, and we don't have any modern appliances at home. We'll just hire a live-in housekeeper who can do laundry, cook, sweep, and wipe tables. So, let's choose the fourth option. Don't change it."
"Thank you so much!"
Because of her appearance and clothing, Li Ying had been rejected many times. If she couldn't find a job soon, she would run out of money for rent and food. Her son and daughter-in-law back home kept urging her to send money. Therefore, she was very grateful to have gotten this job.
The fifth person who was not selected rolled her eyes at Li Ying and said sarcastically, "Sigh, there's something I don't know if I should say."
"I shouldn't say that, Uncle. The job is already arranged, let's talk about the salary quickly, I'm starving!"
The woman cursed under her breath for being ill-mannered, and continued, "There are some things I can't live with if I don't say them, so it's best to say them. It's a nanny's duty to take good care of her employer's family, but this person has a whole body of skin disease, yet she dared to apply for a nanny job. Isn't she afraid of infecting others?"
"I...I didn't. It was because the basement I lived in was too damp, and the summer weather was hot, that's why I...I got eczema. It's much better now."
If you ask what the poor fear most, out of a hundred poor people, probably more than ninety would answer 'illness'. After enduring a summer, their skin disease gradually improved as autumn approached.
The woman strode up to her and roughly pulled open her sleeve, instantly exposing the ring-shaped red and swollen lesions to everyone's eyes. "Eczema doesn't look like this. This is clearly tinea corporis. It's on both arms. What if we bring her into the house and she infects the children?"
Judging from the condition of the skin lesions, it was indeed tinea corporis, but the resume stated that she was in good health. Just for lying, she couldn't be hired. Yunxia reached into her handbag, took out a large box of ointment, and handed it to her. "I'm sorry, although you meet the requirements, but... I don't dare to take the risk. I have a distant relative who is a doctor. Just yesterday, I got a box of ointment for treating fungi for a friend. It's twice a day. You can take it and use it first!"
She knew how expensive skin medications were. She asked at more than a dozen pharmacies but couldn't bring herself to buy any. A small box cost several yuan, and with such a large area on her body, a few grams of ointment wouldn't last more than a few days. This big box in front of her must have cost several hundred yuan.
"I'm sorry, I lied to everyone. You've been so kind to me. I'm so sorry, so very sorry. I really have no other choice. This medicine... is too expensive. I can't accept it!"
"Hehe, if everyone were like you, using the excuse of 'I have my reasons' to do all sorts of unscrupulous things, that would be terrible. Girl, don't pity her. The ointment is expensive. Giving it to her is just a waste of money."
Ignoring the provocative words, Yunxia took out another three hundred yuan and stuffed it, along with the ointment, into her arms. "The ointment should be used twice a day and will take effect in 3-7 days. If you're still not better after using it up, come find me at Grandma's Dumpling Restaurant next to Jiangcheng Middle School. The ointment will be provided free of charge. Take this 300 yuan. After you're cured, whether you go back to your hometown to farm or stay in the city to work is up to you. Oh, and by the way, wash all your underwear, blankets, and sheets and scald them with boiling water after washing them to prevent a relapse."
I don't know how far the infection spreads, but if I apply this ointment to both arms, it will definitely cure them. I figured it out by chance, based on something I read in a medical book. I tried it on a homeless person and it worked pretty well.
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