With the help of their grandparents, Yu Yin and Lu Shurui were able to focus wholeheartedly on preparing for the start of the school year for the whole family.
Yu Yin had already taken the opportunity to take the bicycle and sewing machine out of the space.
With school starting soon, school bags are a big deal for kids, especially four of them!
Yu Yin and her second sister went to the secondhand market and picked out a thick piece of fabric, similar to canvas in later times, but not as thick.
Yu Yin cut out the design of a schoolbag based on the style of schoolbags used by elementary school students in later generations, and made a simple version of a backpack. This kind of backpack was also sold at the Friendship Store, but it required foreign exchange certificates.
Yu Yin not only made one for her four children, but also for her second sister's children, Zhuangzhuang and Duoduo. The two children were overjoyed to receive the gift and kept saying that their aunt was the best and that they liked their aunt the most!
Everything for the children has been prepared, and Yu Yin and Lu Shurui are almost done as well. Now all they need is a nanny they know well.
In the end, Yu Yin found Director Ma of the neighborhood committee. When she had just registered her child's household registration and received the food ration book, her second brother-in-law specially took them to see Director Ma and greet him. Yu Yin also brought Yunnan Province specialties as a gift.
Director Ma was very enthusiastic and said that I could ask her for help if I needed anything in the future.
"Aunt Ma, are you busy?" Yu Yin greeted Director Ma with a smile when she arrived at the neighborhood committee.
"Ah, you're the new Xiao Yu who moved in. No rush, no rush, come in quickly, what can I do for you?" Director Ma recognized Yu Yin, the young woman who had been introduced to him by an acquaintance last time.
The couple had four children, including two sets of twins, so she had a deep impression of them.
"Aunt Ma, I'm so sorry to bother you again. There really is something I need your help with today; no one else can do it." Yu Yin said with a smile, trying to flatter her. It's important to maintain good relationships with the neighborhood committee aunties.
"Oh, what is it? Is it that important?" Aunt Ma asked with a smile and a kind and friendly attitude.
"Aunt Ma, my husband and I are about to start school, and our child also needs to go to school. We're looking for someone to take care of things. We'd like to find someone we know well who can cook well and help with housework, otherwise we won't be able to manage," Yu Yin said honestly. She just wanted to find a nanny who could cook and do housework.
Director Ma knew that Yu Yin and her husband had both been admitted to Shanghai University, which was located nearby. They were among the first batch of college students after the resumption of the college entrance examination, and their future was bright!
"Are you looking for someone who will live at home permanently, or someone who works during the day and comes home at night?" Director Ma has been handling many such cases lately. With the policy changes, everyone has seen hope and is no longer so fearful.
Although policies have opposed hedonism in recent years and many nannies and maids have lost their jobs, some people still secretly do similar work, just under different names, and most of them help out at home as distant relatives.
"Aunt Ma, we don't need to live here. We just need to cook three meals a day and do some simple housework." Yu Yin thought that the house was still not big enough. After her grandparents came, all the rooms were full. She had to find a way to move to a bigger house.
“After school starts, our grandparents will come to live with us. However, they are a bit older and are not as capable of doing housework and cooking as they used to, so we would like to find someone to help us.”
"I cook lunch and dinner, help with cleaning, wash the children's clothes, and then I can go home after I finish cooking dinner."
"I'm looking for someone who is clean, efficient, a good cook, and doesn't like to gossip. As for salary, I'll go with the market rate."
Yu Yin rattled off all her requirements, hoping to find a suitable candidate from Director Ma's side.
"I must say, this job is actually quite easy. You don't have to get up early or work late, and you can take care of your own family. It should be easy to find. I'll help you screen some and find the most suitable one. Don't worry about it, I'll get back to you in a day or two."
Director Ma said he would definitely help them find a suitable person; it would be a win-win situation. As the director of the neighborhood committee, Director Ma has the responsibility and obligation to ensure the stability and unity of the people in his area.
If all the unemployed and idle people find suitable work, there will be fewer conflicts, and their work will be much easier.
Yu Yin thanked the horse owner repeatedly before turning around and leaving to go home.
Director Ma is very efficient; we received news the very next afternoon.
It just so happens that my grandparents moved in these past two days, and they need to hear about my aunt's affairs. After all, the two elderly people have spent more time with my aunt, and their temperaments need to be compatible.
Director Ma came over and told her about the woman's situation. She was in her thirties, her husband was a full-time employee at a nearby factory, and they had four children, the eldest in junior high school and the youngest in elementary school.
There's also a mother-in-law living with them; the family of seven relies entirely on her husband's salary. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law occasionally take on odd jobs, and they probably live a tight life.
Fortunately, the family is harmonious and living a good life.
Now that her child is older and her mother-in-law can take care of him, she wants to find a long-term job. She's not counting on factory work; there's no chance. She's a good cook, and she's clean and efficient. That's why Director Ma thought of her as soon as Yu Yin mentioned it.
I asked her yesterday, and she said she was willing to come and work here.
Yu Yin also inquired about the current rates and said to Director Ma, "Let her come and try tomorrow. If it works out, she can get twenty yuan a month and two days off."
"Xiao Yu is kind-hearted and pays a good salary, plus she gets days off. I'll let her know in a bit and tell her to work hard." Director Ma hadn't expected Yu Yin to pay such a good salary; she thought it would be at most eighteen a month.
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