Chapter 102 New Gardener
It was a rare weekend, so Yu Yin slept until noon. Not long after lunch, Yu Hao brought Jia Jia to the villa to play.
It was Yu Yin who invited them, and Zhao Shunian was not often at home. She was bored at home on weekends, so it was nice to have her sister and little niece to accompany her.
Yu Hao had only been to Hushan Villa once, which was a long time ago. Usually, Yu Yin would go to her house.
Jiajia had never been here before, and when she entered the villa, she looked around with wide eyes, as if she couldn't see enough. With her mother around, Jiajia was not timid when she came to a strange place.
The weather in the capital was sunny and not too cold in early November. After Yu Hao and Jia Jia had a short rest, Yu Yin took them to the garden.
Jia Jia walked in front, constantly exploring the garden, occasionally looking back to make sure her mother and aunt were there.
One time, Jia Jia turned around and accidentally made eye contact with Yu Yin. Yu Yin couldn't help laughing and said to Yu Hao, "Jia Jia is so cute. She knows this place is unfamiliar and should leave the adults' sight."
Yu Hao also laughed. "Xiang Jie and I taught her many times before she finally had this awareness. It's rare that she still remembered it today even though I didn't remind her."
At this time, Yu Yin saw the gardener pruning the bushes. He felt that he was a stranger and didn't know when he was invited in.
Yu Hao asked Yu Yin: "What are you looking at?"
"I just haven't seen that gardener before. He must be new. I remember it was someone else before."
Yu Hao asked in surprise: "Your family has changed servants, don't you know?"
Yu Yin shook his head. "They didn't tell me, and I haven't been to the garden recently, so I really don't know. Maybe Shunian knows. Mama Ye wouldn't hire anyone to do work without my or his consent. We had a new maid come in before, and I agreed, but Shunian didn't even know."
"Won't you two tell each other?"
"Let's not talk about these things. Let's..." Yu Yin paused and said, "Let's talk about other things."
Yu Hao thought of someone at this moment, "That Wen, I don't think I've seen her. Is she no longer working for you?"
Yu Yin suddenly realized that she hadn't seen Xiaowen for a few days. In the past, if Xiaowen didn't appear in front of her for a day or two, she would notice it and ask Ye Ma.
But since she was discharged from the hospital due to illness, Xiaowen gradually rarely appeared in her sight, and she had become accustomed to Xiaowen's absence.
"I don't know. I need to ask Ye Ma. Not only have you not seen her, I haven't seen her for several days either."
Yu Hao knocked Yu Yin on the forehead and said, "Don't you take this kind of thing to heart? I just think she's restless, that's why I have a deep impression of her. You should pay more attention to her and don't be lenient. Didn't you say before that you would observe her more? Didn't you do anything?"
Yu Yin was accidentally caught in Yu Hao's trap. She originally wanted to observe whether Xiaowen was interested in Zhao Shunian, but Zhao Shunian left the capital before she was discharged from the hospital, so she never had the chance.
After they returned from their vacation, Zhao Shunian, having recharged, became even busier. Not only did Yu Yin rarely see Xiaowen, but she also forgot about the incident, putting it out of her mind.
"I had this intention, but she and Shunian had almost no contact opportunities, and she didn't behave unusually in front of me, so I forgot about it..."
Yu Hao knew that Yu Yin was no naive person. She probably had no chance to observe, so she gradually forgot about it. "It just so happens that there's someone I can ask."
Yu Yin and Yu Hao walked over and she asked the new gardener what his name was.
The gardener pointed to his throat, took out a small notebook, and wrote a sentence: "Hello, Madam. My last name is Cao. I can hear but cannot speak."
Yu Hao was surprised that the gardener was a mute, and Yu Yin was also surprised, but she didn't have any objection to it. As long as the gardener's business ability was acceptable, it was fine.
Yu Yin asked the gardener, "Isn't the previous gardener going to quit?"
The gardener nodded.
"Do you know Xiaowen?"
The gardener thought for a moment, then shook his head to indicate that he didn't know.
Yu Yin wondered if the gardener or Xiaowen had done something wrong. They were uncle and nephew, and one of them might have been implicated and fired together. It was unlikely that two people would quit at the same time if they both wanted to quit.
Jia Jia turned around and found her mother and aunt talking to someone. She also walked over, pulled Yu Hao's skirt, and tilted her head to watch the adults talking.
They sat in the sunroom at the back, and the servants brought them desserts, juice, and cut fruits.
Jia Jia looked at the food excitedly, and Yu Yin picked up a piece of fruit and gave it to Jia Jia.
Yu Hao touched Jia Jia's head and said, "Hurry up and say thank you to Auntie."
Jia Jia imitated her and said sweetly, "Thank you, auntie."
Yu Yin smiled and said, "Jia Jia is so good."
After Ye Ma and another servant put down their things, Yu Yin asked them to leave. Yu Yin originally wanted to ask Ye Ma about Xiao Wen, but after thinking about it, he decided to wait until Yu Hao and the others left before asking. They were here as guests, and he didn't want these things to disturb them.
Yu Hao was just saying it, reminding her that this was Yu Yin's business and she wouldn't interfere. Seeing that Yu Yin didn't ask Ye Ma about it, she didn't say anything more.
Yu Yin and Yu Hao chatted for a while, and when Jia Jia was almost sleepy, they returned to the main building.
Yu Yin felt tired after walking a short distance with Jia Jia in his arms, so Yu Hao took Jia Jia in his arms.
Yu Yin rubbed his arms and said, "Jia Jia is a lot heavier now. I can't really hold her anymore."
Yu Hao said, "Her current weight is far greater than when she was just a few months old. I remember when you were holding her and trying to coax her to sleep, you couldn't stand it after walking around the living room twice, so you asked your brother-in-law to hold her for you."
Yu Yin also recalled, "It was his first time visiting us, and you and your brother-in-law were busy cooking in the kitchen. I wanted to help you a little, so when I couldn't hold the child anymore, I asked him to help. But after he started holding the child, he wouldn't move, as if his limbs weren't his own, and they were so stiff."
At that time, Yu Yin felt that Zhao Shunian, who was holding the child, was not flexible and looked a bit clumsy.
"Yeah, you even came to the kitchen to complain to me about him. At that time, I thought you weren't afraid of him and that you wouldn't have any trouble getting along with him."
Yu Hao and Jia Jia went home after dinner, and Yu Yin asked the driver to take them back. They got off the car at the gate of the residential complex, and the driver took out two large bags from the trunk and gave them to Yu Hao. They were specially bought for them by Yu Yin.
If Yu Hao gave it to her in person, she would not accept it. She felt that she had received enough favors from her sister and brother-in-law, so she did not dare to ask for anything more. That was why Yu Yin gave her the things.
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