Chapter 958 Want to go to J City
Gu Wanqiu has wanted to go to J City for a long time. The climate and temperature there are suitable for her. There is also the sea she likes, and the land there is suitable for growing many flowers. Let's go and take a look first.
Once Gu Wanqiu made up her mind, she would start making preparations. She also knew that she didn't have much time left, so she had to hurry, and hurry up...
Gu Wanqiu paid Mrs. Liu a lot of salary this month. Originally it was 15,000 yuan a month, but this time she received 50,000 yuan.
Mrs. Liu was incredulous after receiving her salary. She thought Gu Wanqiu had sent her the wrong amount. She felt a little uneasy for some reason, as the amount went from 15,000 to 50,000. "Ms. Gu, that salary...did you send it by mistake? Why is it so much more?"
"I didn't send it by mistake. You deserve it. You even took care of me in the hospital."
"There are only three people in the hospital and I didn't take care of them much."
"I think it's quite a lot. Sister Liu, you can keep it. I'm your boss and you can keep whatever salary I pay you. Think of it as a reward. With this money, your daughter can learn to paint. Didn't you say your daughter wants to learn painting and has a talent for it? If she has talent, don't waste it. Hire a good teacher and enroll her in classes. Painting tools are very expensive these days."
Mrs. Liu was calling her daughter in the living room one day and she happened to hear these words.
Mrs. Liu never took the initiative to tell her that her daughter liked painting, because she knew that Gu Wanqiu used to paint. She often cleaned the room, and Gu Wanqiu's former studio was still preserved, with various painting tools and some draft drawings. She originally wanted to see the paintings that Gu Wanqiu had painted before, but there was not a single one in the studio.
Later, she learned that Gu Wanqiu had fractured both hands. Although she has recovered now, the sequelae are not small. Her hands shake so badly that she can't even hold chopsticks to eat, let alone paint.
Gu Wanqiu must have been very good at drawing in the past. One can tell from the sketches she drew casually that she had good skills. Moreover, these wealthy families would spend money to cultivate any hobbies or talents they had.
"I've seen people complaining about too little money, but I've never seen anyone complaining about too much money. Sister Liu, you may not have helped me much in your eyes, but to me, what you've done for me is irreplaceable and very precious. So, just accept this money. You deserve it."
Gu Wanqiu had said so, it would be bad for her to refuse, she took the money and said "thank you"
Fifty thousand yuan is just a thank you. If Mrs. Liu knew that she secretly bought her an insurance policy at a sky-high price, wouldn’t she be shocked to the point of fainting?
Speaking of painting, Gu Wanqiu thought that her studio was still there. She could no longer paint, so she might as well donate those tools to Mrs. Liu's daughter. Those brushes, paper, and various materials and tutorials could all be used. They would just gather dust anyway, so it would be better to give them to others so that they can play a real role.
When the painting tools were given to her, Mrs. Liu did not refuse, but there were too many things and she didn't know how to take them back for a while.
This is easy. Gu Wanqiu directly called a moving company, packed up the studio, and sent it to Mrs. Liu's house in two days.
Mrs. Liu was so moved that she was speechless. She could only cook more delicious food. These past few days, the table was full of dishes. Each dish was very small, but two people could still barely finish it.
Gu Wanqiu asked Mrs. Liu, "Mrs. Liu, what do you want to do in the future?"
"What do you want to do in the future?" Mrs. Liu wondered. Hadn't she been working here as a nanny to take good care of Gu Wanqiu? And now the work was easy and the salary was high. She was already very satisfied. How could she still be greedy and think about other things?
"I think it's fine to stay like this from now on. I'll work here and take good care of you."
"Besides this? Suppose you don't work here anymore."
"You're not working here anymore?!" Mrs. Liu widened her eyes and her facial expression instantly became tense. She thought Gu Wanqiu asked her these questions because he wanted to fire her.
But in fact, Gu Wanqiu just wanted to know if Mrs. Liu had any other dreams that she could help her realize.
Although money is not everything, it is absolutely impossible to live without it. It is true that money can make the world go round. In many cases, money can solve many problems, including helping others realize their dreams.
Gu Wanqiu has nothing, but the thing she lacks the least is money.
Gu Wanqiu looked at Mrs. Liu's frightened expression and probably guessed what she was thinking.
"Just suppose, I'm just curious and want to ask."
Mrs. Liu breathed a sigh of relief: "I thought I did something wrong and you wanted to fire me."
This was the first time Mrs. Liu mentioned her family to Gu Wanqiu. She divorced her husband and didn't ask for anything but her daughter.
Mrs. Liu is also a miserable person. Her husband is an alcoholic and abusive, and her mother-in-law is patriarchal. It was fine when they just got married, but after she gave birth to a daughter, it seemed to have become an unforgivable sin.
Her mother-in-law scolded her for being a good-for-nothing who couldn't give birth to a son, saying she had a belly for nothing. Every day, she made different kinds of tonics for her that they said could help her give birth to a son. Those tonics contained all kinds of things, including the ashes of burnt talisman paper given by Taoist priests, incense ashes from temples, ashes from ants and geckos...all kinds of folk remedies that had no medical proof.
Her stomach was damaged from eating these things every day. She had been married for three years and had no symptoms except for the birth of her first child, a daughter.
Her husband gradually became dissatisfied with her. He was often instigated by others to get drunk, come home, close the door and beat her up. He even thought that she deserved to be beaten because she couldn't have children. During those three years, she could be said to have lived a life worse than death. She wanted to divorce, but was beaten again whenever she had such thoughts.
It was not until her husband cheated on her and the mistress came home pregnant that Mrs. Liu was able to divorce him. Divorce was just a "nice-sounding" way of saying it. She was kicked out. The mistress was pregnant with a son, so her ex-mother-in-law and ex-husband naturally couldn't stand her being an unnecessary presence.
She could leave, even if it meant leaving the house with nothing, but she had to take her daughter with her. Fortunately, that family valued boys over girls and didn't care about her daughter at all.
When Mrs. Liu mentioned these things, her eyes couldn't help but turn red and she shed tears.
"Fortunately, everything is fine now. I met a good person, have a good job, and I raised my daughter. She can study hard and receive higher education, and she can also learn her favorite painting. Miss Gu, I have thought about your question myself. I don't have any big dreams or lofty ambitions. As long as I can maintain my current life, a simple and ordinary one, as long as my daughter is healthy and happy, that's my dream."
Gu Wanqiu felt a little blocked in her heart. She suddenly felt envious and jealous of Mrs. Liu's daughter. Why did she have such a good mother?
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